TheWoWDBNerub-ar Palace
Nexus-Princess Ky'veza Guide
Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in Nerub-ar Palace, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Ky'veza marks targets for their Assassination while haunting Nether Phantoms emerge from her shadow to mirror the massacre.
- Upon reaching 100 energy, Ky'veza invokes a Starless Night as phantoms slaughter her enemies in the darkness.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: The Phantom Blade, Stage Two: Starless Night.
- Tanks: Chasmal Gash increases damage taken from each strike of Void Shredders.
- Healers: Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
- Damage dealers: Assassination creates Nether Phantoms that mirror some of Ky'veza's abilities.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Ky'veza marks targets for their Assassination while haunting Nether Phantoms emerge from her shadow to mirror the massacre. Upon reaching 100 energy, Ky'veza invokes a Starless Night as phantoms slaughter her enemies in the darkness.
- Chasmal Gash increases damage taken from each strike of Void Shredders.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
- Assassination creates Nether Phantoms that mirror some of Ky'veza's abilities.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
- Starless Night and Regicide inflict heavy damage across the raid.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: The Phantom Blade
- Stage Two: Starless Night
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Chasmal Gash increases damage taken from each strike of Void Shredders.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
- Starless Night and Regicide inflict heavy damage across the raid.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Assassination creates Nether Phantoms that mirror some of Ky'veza's abilities.
- Players pulled into a Nether Rift become Atomized.
- Reaper attemps to execute players that are low health.
Normal, Heroic, and Mythic
Adventure Guide says
Only sentences the Adventure Guide itself marks as a difficulty change. We do not invent extra Heroic or Mythic strategy.
- On Heroic difficulty, Dark Viscera spews from the bursting player.
Boss abilities
| Ability | Adventure Guide | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stage One: The Phantom Blade | ||
 Assassination | ||
 Queensbane | On Heroic difficulty, Dark Viscera spews from the bursting player. | |
 Death Masks | ||
 Death Cloak | ||
 Twilight Massacre | ||
 Nether Rift | ||
 Atomized | ||
 Nexus Daggers | ||
 Reaper | ||
 Void Shredders | ||
 Chasmal Gash | ||
 Starless Night | ||
 Eternal Night | ||
 Regicide | ||
 Eclipse |
Loot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Bindings of the Starless Night
Dreadful Slayer's Icon
Fleeting Massacre Footpads
Ky'veza's Covert ClaspsMystic Slayer's Icon
Nether Bounty's Greatbelt
Plans: Siphoning Stiletto
Regicide
Shade-Touched Silencer
Treacherous TransmitterVenerated Slayer's Icon
Void Reaper's Contract
Void Reaper's Warp BladeZenith Slayer's IconMounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Ascendant Skyrazor · Sureki Skyrazor
Item sets and transmog
Achievements
Heroic: Nerub-ar Palace · Mythic: Broodtwister Ovi'nax · Mythic: Nerub-ar Palace · Mythic: Nexus-Princess Ky'veza · Mythic: Queen Ansurek · Mythic: Rasha'nan · Mythic: Sikran, Captain of the Sureki · Mythic: The Bloodbound Horror · Mythic: The Silken Court · Mythic: Ulgrax the Devourer · Nerub-ar Palace
Entrance and instance
Nerub-ar Palace is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Nerub-ar Palace database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.
Related bosses
Player strategy
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Questions
What does the Adventure Guide say about Nexus-Princess Ky'veza?
Ky'veza marks targets for their Assassination while haunting Nether Phantoms emerge from her shadow to mirror the massacre.
How many abilities does Nexus-Princess Ky'veza have?
The current datamine lists 15 named abilities on the Nexus-Princess Ky'veza encounter.
What does Nexus-Princess Ky'veza drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 14 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Nerub-ar Palace database page.
Does Nexus-Princess Ky'veza change on Heroic or Mythic?
Yes. The Adventure Guide adds difficulty sentences on the abilities that change; those sentences are collected in the difficulty section. We do not invent additional Heroic or Mythic strategy.
Does Nexus-Princess Ky'veza drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Ascendant Skyrazor, Sureki Skyrazor. Each links to its TheWoWDB mount page.
Where does this guide's text come from?
Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.
Source and build
This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.