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Dark Manifestation
Maut - Ny'alotha, the Waking City
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Maut encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
As the ancient aqir arose from the desert sands, their prophets set about the construction of an obsidian destroyer imbued with the essence of the Old Gods. Driven by an insatiable thirst for magic, Maut consumed the mana of its creators once it awoke and left their corpses to rot under the scorching sun of Uldum.
Encounter Facts
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
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.
Tanks
- 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.
Damage Dealers
- 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.
Healers
- Utilize Devoured Abyss to escape the effects of Stygian Annihilation.
- Avoid triggering Drain Essence near allies.
- Remove Ancient Curse before the curse becomes deadly.
Stage One: Obsidian Destroyer
Maut Devours Magic from players while wielding powerful Shadow magic. Upon reaching full mana Maut transforms into an obsidian statue.
Devour Magic
Stygian Annihilation
Shadow Claws
Dark Manifestation
Dark Manifestation
Shadows twisted into a terrible manfestation of Ny'alotha's dark magic.
Devour Manifestation
Consuming Shadows
Black Wings
Ancient Curse
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.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for this encounter, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Devour Magic
Shadow · 2 sec cast
Devoured Abyss
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 10 min
An area devoid of magic that silences and prevents incoming healing, but grants immunity to all other magic for players and creatures within it. Devoured Abyss also drains mana and inflicts Shadow damage every 2 sec. This effect stacks.
Stygian Destruction
Shadow · 5 sec cast
Maut causes ancient power to erupt throughout the chamber, inflicting Shadow damage to all players.
Dark Wreath
Shadow · Instant
Swirling Shadow magic protects the Dark Manifestation, causing it to lose mana instead of health.
Dark Offering
Shadow · 4 sec cast
The Dark Manifestation sheds up to 20% of its total mana and grants it to Maut.
Devour Manifestation
Shadow · Instant
Maut destroys any Dark Manifestation within 20 yards, devouring part of its mana pool and adding it to its own.
Black Wings
Physical · 2.5 sec cast
Maut's wings unleash a blast of wind, knocking back all players in a 40 yard cone in front of the caster and inflicting Physical damage.
Obsidian Skin
Arcane · Instant
Maut transforms into an obsidian statue protected by a mana shield. While the shield lasts, Maut loses mana instead of health and inflicts 100% of incoming damage back on attackers as Arcane damage.
Obsidian Shatter
Shadow · 2 sec cast · Lasts 1 min
Maut gathers power for 1 min. Upon finishing its channel Maut's mana shield shatters, inflicting Shadow damage on all players.
Consumed Magic
Physical · Instant
Maut consumes 10% mana every 6 sec to permanently increase all magic damage done by 1%. This effect stacks.
Forbidden Ritual
Arcane · Instant
Maut draws orbs of mana from the altars around it. Players or creatures that touch the orb explode, inflicting Arcane damage to all players based on how far the orb traveled. Each mana orb that reaches Maut restores up to 20% of its mana.
Forbidden Mana
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
Drain Essence
Shadow · Instant
Maut drains life and mana from players, inflicting Shadow damage and burning mana every 1 sec for 8 sec.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Maut encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 85. Equip slots covered: Two-Hand, Feet, Trinket, Legs, Waist, Shoulder and Head. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- An'zig Vra Two-Hand (Staff), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 134g 71s for it.
- Boots of Manifest Shadow Feet (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 59g 94s for it.
- Forbidden Obsidian Claw Trinket, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 1g 40s for it. Use: Obsidian Claw. Equip: Obsidian Claw.
- Greaves of Forbidden Magics Legs (Mail), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 78g 34s for it.
- Living Obsidian Legguards Legs (Plate), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 77g 47s for it.
- Mana-Infused Sash Waist (Cloth), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Versatility. A vendor pays 40g 70s for it.
- Pauldrons of Ill Portent Shoulder (Mail), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58g for it.
- Sigil of Warding Trinket, item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 64g 93s for it. Use: Stoneskin.
- Sk'shuul Vaz Two-Hand (Two-Handed Axe), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 139g 31s for it.
- Stygian Guise Head (Leather), item level 85, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58g for it.
- Fractured Obsidian Claw Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon Muar.” Use: Learning. Effect: Muar.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Achievements for Defeating It
4 achievements list a victory over Dark Manifestation among their criteria.