• Overview
Players battle the brewmaster Rook Stonetoe, the rogue He Softfoot, and the priest Sun Tenderheart, as the three Fallen Protectors assault the raid simultaneously. At 66% and 33% health remaining, each Protector performs Desperate Measures, manifesting spirits of fallen allies to bring new and powerful attacks to bear against the raid until those spirits are defeated. |
| | •  Damage Dealers - Each Protector channels  Bond of the Golden Lotus at 1% health remaining, and will recover unless all three are defeated at once. Defeat the dark manifestations summoned by each Protector's Desperate Measures to end that phase. During Rook's Desperate Measures, interrupt Embodied Gloom's  Corruption Shock. |
| | •  Healers - Dispel Sun Tenderheart's  Shadow Word: Bane quickly before it spreads. During Sun Tenderheart's Desperate Measures, her  Dark Meditation inflicts sustained damage to the entire raid. |
| | •  Tanks - If tanking Rook Stonetoe, position him carefully so that his  Vengeful Strikes do not damage the raid. If tanking He Softfoot, turn your back when he performs  Gouge to avoid being incapacitated. |
•  Bond of the Golden Lotus - Rook Stonetoe, He Softfoot, and Sun Tenderheart share a spiritual bond, linking their fates to each other. Upon reaching 1 health, each of them will begin to cast Bond of the Golden Lotus if any of the other Protectors are still in combat, restoring 20% of maximum health upon completion. Bringing all three Protectors to 1 health simultaneously will restore clarity to their clouded minds. |
| • Rook Stonetoe |
| | • Desperate Measures - Upon reaching 66% or 33% health remaining, Rook Stonetoe manifests evil forms of his closest friends, making Embodied Misery, Embodied Sorrow, and Embodied Gloom. Once all three spirits are defeated, Rook Stonetoe resumes fighting players. |
| | | • Embodied Misery |
| | | | •  Defiled Ground
Embodied Misery smashes the ground with fervor, inflicting 341249 Physical damage to her current target, knocking them back. This force burns into the ground, inflicting 100000 Shadow damage every second. |
| | | • Embodied Sorrow |
| | | | •  Inferno Strike
Embodied Sorrow casts a massive Fire damage spell at a random target. Inferno Strike divides 1200000 Fire damage among all targets within 8 yards. |
| | | | | • [NO DIFFICULTY]   Residual Burn
Secondary targets are afflicted with Residual Burn, taking 0% increased damage from Inferno Strike for until cancelled. |
| | | • Embodied Gloom |
| | | | •  Corruption Shock
Embodied Gloom hurls a bolt of corrupted lightning at several locations, inflicting 146249 Nature damage to all enemies within 4 yards. |
| | | | • [NO DIFFICULTY]  Corruption Chain
On Heroic difficulty, Corruption Chain replaces Corruption Shock. Embodied Gloom hurls a bolt of corrupted lightning at an enemy, inflicting 17549 Nature damage and chaining to enemies within 10 yards. |
| | | • [NO DIFFICULTY] Shared Torment - Embodied Misery, Sorrow, and Gloom share health. |
| | • Vengeful Strikes - Rook Stonetoe enters an offensive stance, stunning his target and inflicting 180000 physical damage in a frontal cone twice per second for 3 seconds. |
| | •  Corrupted Brew - Rook Stonetoe hurls a keg of Corrupted Brew at a distant target, inflicting 118749 Shadow damage to enemies within 5 yards and slowing targets hit by -50% for 15 seconds.$[!16 In Mythic difficulty, every two casts, Corrupted Brew's travel time is reduced by half a second. This effect resets when Rook Stonetoe begins his Desperate Measures.$] |
| | •  Clash - Rook Stonetoe clashes against an enemy, charging each other and meeting halfway. Rook Stonetoe then immediately begins to perform Corruption Kick.$[!14,15,17 In Non-Mythic Difficulty, Rook Stonetoe's Clash will not be cast during any Desperate Measures phase.$] |
| | | •  Corruption Kick - Spins rapidly in a circle, rooting himself and inflicting 116999 Physical damage to targets within 10 yards every second for 4 seconds. Additionally torments targets struck, inflicting 75000 Shadow damage every two seconds for 6 seconds. |
| • He Softfoot |
| | | •  Mark of Anguish
Mark of Anguish periodically inflicts Shadow damage every second and roots the target. The Marked player gains the ability to transfer the Mark to another friendly player within Mark of Anguish yards. Embodied Anguish's gaze moves to a random target upon killing his current target. |
| | | •  Shadow Weakness - When Embodied Anguish strikes targets, he applies Shadow Weakness, increasing damage taken by Mark of Anguish. Additionally, passing the Mark of Anguish applies one Shadow Weakness to all players. This effect stacks. |
| | | •  Debilitation - Possessing the Mark of Anguish debilitates targets, decreasing their armor by -50% for 2 minutes. |
| | •  Garrote - Traveling through the shadows, He Softfoot Garrotes targets, inflicting 80000 Physical damage every 2 sec. This effect is removed when He Softfoot begins his Desperate Measures. |
| | • Gouge - He Softfoot attempts to gouge the eyes of his target, incapacitating them for 6 seconds and fixating on a random target until Taunted. If the target is facing away, Gouge will instead knock them away a short distance. |
| | • Master Poisoner - He Softfoot is a Master Poisoner and occasionally coats his weapons with various types of poisons.$[!16 In Mythic Difficulty, Master Poisoner abilities also take effect when using Garrote or Fixate.$]$[!14,15,17 In Non-Mythic Difficulty, He Softfoot's Master Poisoner abilities will not be cast during any Desperate Measures phase.$] |
| | | •  Noxious Poison - He Softfoot coats his weapon in a Noxious Poison, causing successful melee attacks to create pools of poison on the ground, inflicting 85000 Nature damage every second. These pools may be jumped over. This effect is removed when He Softfoot begins his Desperate Measures. |
| | | •  Instant Poison - He Softfoot coats his weapon in an Instant Poison, causing successful melee attacks to inflict 73124 additional Nature damage. |
| • Sun Tenderheart |
| | • Desperate Measures - Upon reaching 66% or 33% health remaining, Sun Tenderheart manifests an evil form of her protectors, making Embodied Despair and Embodied Desperation. Once both spirits are defeated, Sun Tenderheart resumes fighting players. |
| | | • Dark Meditation - Sun Tenderheart enters a Dark Meditation, inflicting Shadow damage to all enemies every half second. Players take -35% less damage from Dark Meditation when inside her Meditative Field. |
| | | • Manifest Emotions - Embodied Despair and Embodied Desperation focus their negative emotions, creating Sha manifestations which attack players. Any damage taken by these manifested emotions will also be suffered by the creature that spawned them. |
| | | •  Meditation Spike - Sun Tenderheart periodically fires a bolt of dark energy that inflicts 29249 Shadow damage upon impact to enemies within 6 yards. |
| | •  Sha Sear - Causes an explosion of Shadow magic around the target, inflicting increasing Shadow damage every second to all enemies within 5 yards around the target. |
| | •  Shadow Word: Bane - Expels a word of misery upon multiple targets, inflicting 100000 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 18 seconds. Each time this effect deals damage, it will jump to an additional target, up to a total of 3 times. |
| | •  Calamity - Calls forth a great Calamity, striking all players for 30% of their maximum health as Shadow damage. This also removes Shadow Word: Bane from all targets.$[!16 In Mythic difficulty, Calamity increases in magnitude by an additional 10% of maximum health each addtional time it is cast. This effect resets when Sun Tenderheart begins her Desperate Measures.$]$[!14,15,17 In Non-Mythic Difficulty, Sun Tenderheart's Calamity will not be cast during any Desperate Measures phase.$] |
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