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MOTHER
MOTHER - Uldir
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the MOTHER encounter in Uldir.
Uldir's titanic watcher was gifted with tenacity and an insatiable desire to discover a "solution" to the Old Gods. Her protocols have remained fully intact, even though many other systems in her facility have collapsed. WARNING: M.O.T.H.E.R. will not accept aid from contaminated subjects.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Uldir, MOTHER comes 2nd of 8, after Taloc and before Zek'voz.
Instance Entrance: Nazmir
Uldir entranceThe Uldir entrance is in Nazmir, at 53.7, 62.6 on the Nazmir map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Pass through Defense Grids to reach the final chamber of the Hall of Sanitation. Reaching the third and final chamber cleanses the raid of all corruption, and inflicts MOTHER with Depleted Energy. When MOTHER is first active in any chamber she will begin a countdown to activate Cleansing Purge within that chamber.
Tanks
- Coordinate with your allies to pass through the Defense Grids.
- Coordinate with the other tank to maintain as few stacks of Sanitizing Strike as possible.
- Round up Remnants of Corruption to keep them from attacking your allies.
Healers
- Coordinate with your allies to pass through the Defense Grids.
- Avoid standing in front of MOTHER so as not to take damage from Sanitizing Strike.
- Allies will take significant damage when passing through the Defense Grids.
Damage Dealers
- Coordinate with your allies to pass through the Defense Grids.
- Avoid standing in front of MOTHER so as not to take damage from Sanitizing Strike.
- Interrupt Clinging Corruption cast by Remnants of Corruption.
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.
Defense Grid
Arcane · Instant
Passing through a Defense Grid inflicts Arcane damage to all players. Additionally, an Embodiment of Contamination is summoned after 3 sec.
Clinging Corruption
Nature · 2 sec cast · Lasts 5 sec
Bacterial Outbreak
Shadow · 1.8 sec cast · Lasts 10 min
A violent outbreak of corruption bursts from the caster, inflicting Shadow damage to their target. Additionally, other Embodiments of Contamination inflict 10% more damage. This effect stacks.
Endemic Virus
Shadow · 1.8 sec cast
Spreading Epidemic
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 8 sec
Depleted Energy
Physical · Instant
Having expended immense energy cleansing the chambers of corruption, MOTHER takes 100% more damage while within the final room.
Cleansing Purge
Fire · Instant
Upon entering a room, MOTHER begins a countdown to performing a full cleansing purge of all living matter within the space. Once the room has been purged it inflicts Fire damage every 0.5 sec to players within.
Sanitizing Strike
Fire · 3 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
MOTHER inflicts Fire damage in a cone in front of her. Injured targets take 50% increased damage from Sanitizing Strike for 30 sec. This effect stacks.
Purifying Flame
Physical · Instant
Wind Tunnel
Physical · Instant · Lasts 11 sec
Massive air vents throughout the chamber open, moving players towards jets of Purifying Flame.
Uldir Defensive Beam
Physical · Instant
Focused beams of energy project from the arena, inflicting Arcane damage every 0.2 sec to players within.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Uldir.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The MOTHER encounter lists 11 items in the dungeon journal, item level 60. Equip slots covered: Waist, Shoulder, One-Hand, Hands, Head, Legs, Finger and Held In Off-hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Decontaminator's Greatbelt Waist (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 37g 25s for it.
- Flame-Sterilized Spaulders Shoulder (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 56g 15s for it.
- Glaive of the Keepers One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 99g 41s for it.
- Gloves of Involuntary Amputation Hands (Mail), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Mastery. A vendor pays 34g 71s for it.
- Gridrunner Galea Head (Plate), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 56g 55s for it.
- Latticework Scalpel One-Hand (Dagger), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 100g 16s for it.
- Leggings of Lingering Infestation Legs (Cloth), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 73g 30s for it.
- Mother's Twin Gaze One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Haste and Critical Strike. A vendor pays 99g 78s for it.
- Pathogenic Legwraps Legs (Leather), item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Mastery. A vendor pays 68g 77s for it.
- Rot-Scour Ring Finger, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 43g 22s for it.
- Uldir Subject Manifest Held In Off-hand, item level 60, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Critical Strike, Versatility and Intellect. A vendor pays 58g 28s for it.
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 MOTHER among their criteria.