TheWoWDBNy'alotha, the Waking City
Maut Guide
Maut in Ny'alotha, the Waking City, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.
30-second TL;DR
Adventure Guide says
- Maut gains mana by Devouring Magic, leaving behind magical voids of Devoured Abyss.
- Upon reaching full mana Maut becomes encased in Obsidian Skin and prepares to unleash Obsidian Shatter.
- Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Stage One: Obsidian Destroyer, Stage Two: Obsidian Statue.
- Tanks: Take turns tanking to mitigate the effects of Shadow Claws and Shadow Wounds.
- Healers: Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Damage dealers: Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
Overview
Adventure Guide says
Maut gains mana by Devouring Magic, leaving behind magical voids of Devoured Abyss. Upon reaching full mana Maut becomes encased in Obsidian Skin and prepares to unleash Obsidian Shatter. When its cast completes or the mana shield is consumed, Maut will once again come alive to drain magic from its enemies.
- Take turns tanking to mitigate the effects of Shadow Claws and Shadow Wounds.
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation and interrupt the spellcasting of Dark Manifestations.
- Intercept orbs of Forbidden Mana before they reach Maut and use their power to aid your allies.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Quickly break Maut's Obsidian Skin before it completes its cast of Obsidian Shatter.
- Destroy Dark Manifestations before they're able to aid Maut.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Avoid triggering Drain Essence near allies.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
Encounter phases
Adventure Guide says
- Stage One: Obsidian Destroyer Maut Devours Magic from players while wielding powerful Shadow magic. Upon reaching full mana Maut transforms into an obsidian statue.
- Stage Two: Obsidian Statue Maut protects itself with Obsidian Skin and prepares to destroy its enemies with Obsidian Shatter. Maut transforms again when the mana shield is broken or its cast of Obsidian Shatter completes.
Tank mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Take turns tanking to mitigate the effects of Shadow Claws and Shadow Wounds.
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation and interrupt the spellcasting of Dark Manifestations.
- Intercept orbs of Forbidden Mana before they reach Maut and use their power to aid your allies.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
Healer mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Avoid triggering Drain Essence near allies.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
DPS mechanics
Adventure Guide says
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Quickly break Maut's Obsidian Skin before it completes its cast of Obsidian Shatter.
- Destroy Dark Manifestations before they're able to aid Maut.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
Boss abilities
Devour Magic
Devoured Abyss
Stygian Annihilation
Shadow Claws
Dark Manifestation
Devour Manifestation
Consuming Shadows
Black Wings
Ancient Curse
Obsidian Skin
Obsidian Shatter
Consumed Magic
Forbidden Ritual
Drain EssenceLoot
Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.
Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog
Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.
Mounts
Achievements
Mythic: Carapace of N'Zoth · Mythic: Drest'agath · Mythic: Il'gynoth, Corruption Reborn · Mythic: Maut · Mythic: N'Zoth the Corruptor · Mythic: Ra-den the Despoiled · Mythic: Shad'har the Insatiable · Mythic: The Hivemind · Mythic: The Prophet Skitra · Mythic: Vexiona · Mythic: Wrathion, the Black Emperor · Ny'alotha, the Waking City
Entrance and instance
Ny'alotha, the Waking City is a raid in the Adventure Guide. See the Ny'alotha, the Waking City 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 Maut?
Maut gains mana by Devouring Magic, leaving behind magical voids of Devoured Abyss.
How many abilities does Maut have?
The current datamine lists 16 named abilities on the Maut encounter.
What does Maut drop?
The Adventure Guide lists 11 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Ny'alotha, the Waking City database page.
Does Maut change on Heroic or Mythic?
The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.
Does Maut drop a mount?
The journal loot table includes Ny'alotha Allseer. 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.