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N'Zoth, the Corruptor
N'Zoth the Corruptor - Ny'alotha, the Waking City
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the N'Zoth the Corruptor encounter in Ny'alotha, the Waking City.
From his titan-forged prison deep beneath the waves, N'Zoth spent eons subtly spreading his influence across Azeroth. Now free from captivity, the Corruptor reveals his true form as he enacts his ultimate plan to make his vision of the Black Empire our new reality. If he is not stopped, all we have ever known will be remade in the image of his eternal madness.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Ny'alotha, the Waking City, N'Zoth, the Corruptor comes 12th of 12, after Fury of N'Zoth.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
N'Zoth assaults players' bodies and minds across two separate realms, the physical realm and the Mind of N'Zoth. In the physical realm, N'Zoth defends himself with an array of fearsome tentacles and dominating psychic magic. Players are drawn into the Mind of N'Zoth by the Corruptor's Glimpse of Infinity or by entering a Mindgate. Within the Mind of N'Zoth awaits Psychus, the guardian of N'Zoth's thoughts, along with other denizens and visions conjured by the Corruptor. Slaying Psychus triggers Shattered Ego, making N'Zoth vulnerable for a window within the physical realm. To return to the physical realm, players must reach their lifeless bodies and Restore Consciousness. As players weaken N'Zoth, he casts Convergence, drawing the Chamber of Heart and Ny'alotha into dimensional alignment to fulfill his ultimate purpose.
Tanks
- Invoke Azeroth's Radiance strategically to ensure you and your allies remain sane in the face of N'Zoth's assault on your Sanity.
- Position carefully within the arena to ensure that Mindgrasp does not pull you into a Veil of Anguish.
- Move Psychus around the space strategically to control its placement of Creeping Anguish.
- Be certain that Basher Tentacles are tanked at all times, or they will cast Tumultuous Burst.
Healers
- Invoke Azeroth's Radiance strategically to ensure you and your allies remain sane in the face of N'Zoth's assault on your Sanity.
- Position carefully within the arena to ensure that Mindgrasp does not pull you into a Veil of Anguish.
- Leave room for pairs of your allies with Paranoia to reach one another safely.
- Dispel Corrupted Mind before it expires to preserve your allies' sanity.
Damage Dealers
- Invoke Azeroth's Radiance strategically to ensure you remain sane in the face of N'Zoth's assault on your Sanity.
- Position carefully within the arena to ensure that Mindgrasp does not pull you into a Veil of Anguish.
- Leave room for pairs of your allies with Paranoia to reach one another safely.
- Maximize the effects of Synaptic Shock to bring down Psychus before it can cast Manifest Madness.
Stage One: Dominant Mind
N'Zoth reaches into the minds of the players before him, giving them a glimpse into the infinite mind of the Corruptor. Inside dwells Psychus, the defender of N'Zoth's infinite Mindscape.
Stage Two: Writhing Onslaught
N'Zoth defends himself with a mass of tentacles, while some players brave N'Zoth's most coercive visions to weaken the Corruptor from inside his mind.
N'Zoth
Basher Tentacle
Corruptor Tentacle
Spike Tentacle
Through the Mindgate
Players re-enter the Mind of N'Zoth via a defeated Mindgate Tentacle, intent on wounding the Old God's psyche and weakening his physical form. Players are subjected to N'Zoth's mental reconstruction of fearsome creatures over whom he has held sway in Azeroth.
Corruption of Deathwing
N'Zoth draws players into a vision of the shattering of the World Pillar, and the fearsome power of Deathwing corrupted by the Old God's relentless whispers.
Treacherous Bargain
N'Zoth conjures a troubling vision which reveals the treacherous bargain agreed between Queen Azshara and Lady Sylvanas Windrunner.
Psychus
Exposed Synapse
Severed Consciousness
Collapsing Mindscape
Stage Three: Convergence
N'Zoth bends reality, converging Ny'alotha and the Chamber of Heart on Azeroth. With the Chamber in his grasp, N'Zoth begins to fulfill his ultimate purpose: bringing the Black Empire to fruition on Azeroth.
N'Zoth
Thought Harvester
Stage One: Writhing Onslaught
N'Zoth defends hismelf with a mass of tentacles, while some players brave N'Zoth's most coercive visions to weaken the Corruptor from inside his mind.
N'Zoth
Basher Tentacle
Corruptor Tentacle
Spike Tentacle
Through the Mindgate
Players re-enter the Mind of N'Zoth via a defeated Mindgate Tentacle, intent on wounding the Old God's psyche and weakening his physical form. Players are subjected to N'Zoth's mental reconstruction of fearsome creatures over whom he has held sway in Azeroth.
Corruption of Deathwing
N'Zoth draws players into a vision of the shattering of the World Pillar, and the fearsome power of Deathwing corrupted by the Old God's relentless whispers.
Treacherous Bargain
N'Zoth conjures a troubling vision which reveals the treacherous bargain agreed between Queen Azshara and Lady Sylvanas Windrunner.
Psychus
Exposed Synapse
Severed Consciousness
Collapsing Mindscape
Stage Two: Convergence
N'Zoth bends reality, converging Ny'alotha and the Chamber of Heart on Azeroth. With the Chamber in his grasp, N'Zoth begins to fulfill his ultimate purpose: bringing the Black Empire to fruition on Azeroth.
N'Zoth
Thought Harvester
Stage Three: Forge of Fate
As N'Zoth the Corruptor's tentacles tighten on the Chamber of Heart, Magni and MOTHER begin unleashing the fury of the Forge of Origination to put an end to the Corruptor's plans. Or, so they hope.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for N'Zoth, the Corruptor, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Sanity
Physical · Instant
N'Zoth assaults your Sanity throughout the encounter. When your Sanity reaches 0, N'Zoth invades your mind fully, granting Gift of N'Zoth.
Gift of N'Zoth
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Servant of N'Zoth
Shadow · Instant
Mental Decay
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 12 sec
Azeroth's Radiance
Arcane · Instant
Invoke the Heart of Azeroth, restoring Sanity every 1 sec for 4 sec. Moving or attacking will break this effect.
Glimpse of Infinity
Shadow · 4 sec cast
Opens players' minds, showing them a glimpse into the infinite mind of N'Zoth.
Mindwrack
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 14 sec
The caster's mental torment manifests as physical pain in the body of its current threat target, inflicting Physical damage and increasing Physical damage taken by 33% for 14 sec.
Creeping Anguish
Shadow · 3 sec cast
Psychus creates an zone of void energy at its location, which expands to cover 60 yards. Players entering the zone are afflicted by Anguish.
Anguish
Shadow · Instant
N'Zoth inflicts terrible anguish upon the player, inflicting Shadow damage, draining sanity every 1 sec, and reducing the player's movement speed by 33% while within the area.
Synaptic Shock
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
Slaying an Exposed Synapse while Psychus is within 8 yards weakens N'Zoth's mind guardian, increasing damage dealt to Psychus by 50% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.
Shattered Ego
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 30 sec
Slaying Psychus inside the Mind of N'Zoth takes a heavy toll on N'Zoth himself, stunning him and his tentacles for 30 sec.
Manifest Madness
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 5 min
Upon reaching full energy, Psychus channels Manifest Madness. While channeling, Psychus appears in all phases and takes 99% reduced damage.
Void Gaze
Shadow · Instant
The Mind's Eye opens, inflicting Shadow damage and draining 5% Sanity from all players in the Mind of N'Zoth every 1 sec for 3 sec.
Probe Mind
Shadow · 2.5 sec cast
The probe chains to players within 5 yards, also inflicting Shadow damage as it chains.
Resilient Synapses
Shadow · Instant
Heals all Exposed Synapses to full health whenever another Exposed Synapse is slain.
Restore Consciousness
Shadow · Instant
Being drawn into the Mind of N'Zoth severs the link between mind and body. When Psychus is slain, N'Zoth's hold on the player is broken, allowing them to Restore Consciousness to their lifeless body. This returns the player to the Physical realm.
Collapsing Mindscape
Shadow · 20 sec cast
Slaying Psychus inflicts significant damage to the Mind of N'Zoth, destabilizing the current Mindscape. Players within the Mind of N'Zoth when Collapsing Mindscape finishes casting are killed instantly.
Mindgrasp
Physical · 12 sec cast · Lasts 6 sec
N'Zoth worms his tendrils into the minds of all players, horrifying them into moving either toward or away from him.
Corrupted Neuron
Nature · Instant
Spawns a set of Corrupted Neurons, which heal 1% of their maximum health every 2 sec. Corrupted Neurons project a Veil of Anguish from their location.
Veil of Anguish
Shadow · Instant · Lasts 18 sec
Projects a Veil of Anguish around N'zoth, the outer rim of the arena, and all Corrupted Neurons. Veils attached to Corrupted Neurons decrease in size as the Neurons' health diminishes.
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 N'Zoth the Corruptor encounter lists 12 items in the dungeon journal, item level 95. Equip slots covered: Two-Hand, Ranged, Head, Chest, Trinket, Shoulder and Finger. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Devastation's Hour Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Haste. A vendor pays 133g 80s for it.
- Dominion, Lurker Beyond Dreams Ranged (Gun), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility, Stamina, Critical Strike and Mastery. A vendor pays 134g 80s for it.
- Greathelm of Phantasmic Reality Head (Plate), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 57g 41s for it.
- Last Vestige of Neltharion Chest (Mail), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 82g 49s for it.
- Lingering Psychic Shell Trinket, item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 64g 99s for it. Use: Psychic Shell. Equip: Psychic Shell.
- Manifesto of Madness Trinket, item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect. A vendor pays 2g 34s for it. Use: Manifesto of Madness: Chapter One.
- Pauldrons of the Great Convergence Shoulder (Leather), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 58g 72s for it.
- Ring of Cosmic Potential Finger, item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 49g 47s for it.
- Visage of Nightmarish Machinations Head (Cloth), item level 95, requires level 50. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect and Stamina. A vendor pays 59g 81s for it.
- Encrypted Ny'alothan Text Consumable, item level 50. Bind on Pickup. Use: Ny'alothan Void Ritual.
- Ny'alotha Allseer Miscellaneous, item level 30. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this mount.” Use: Learning.
- Eye of Corruption Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” Use: Learning.
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
9 achievements list a victory over N'Zoth, the Corruptor among their criteria.