Crystalline Stomp
Tank: The Crystal Atronach winds up a heavy ground stomp that shoots crystalline shockwaves forward. Keep the atronach faced away from the group and hold active block.
Crystal Atronach
Prismatic Shards
All: Exploding crystal shards burst across the arena floor. Sidestep the jagged ground spikes before they detonate.
Darkcaster Firestorm
Firestorm Channel
All: The Darkcaster channels an escalating arena-wide firestorm. Interrupt the channel immediately and burst down the Firestorm caster.
Lightbringer Radiant
Radiant Aegis
All: The Lightbringer grants radiant damage immunity shields to nearby allies. Use opposite light/dark mechanics or focused single-target burst to shatter the ward.
Count Ryelaz and Zilyesset
Hard Mode: Activate the Challenge Banner at the entrance to the Mirror of Opposition before pulling Count Ryelaz and Zilyesset (Veteran difficulty only; achievement: Mirror's Edge).
Mirror Split and Balanced Burn Protocol: Split the raid evenly across both sides of the center mirror: Main Tank holds Count Ryelaz, Off-Tank holds Zilyesset. Coordinate Lusterbeam runners to strip shields from Gloomy Blackguards and Lightweavers. Every 60 seconds during Bleak/Radiant Pulse, look through the mirror, identify the lit pad, and step on the symmetrical pad on your side. If one boss dies first, the survivor casts an inescapable Annihilation wipe; balance group damage and kill them simultaneously.
Hard Mode Meteors and Add Cadence: On Hard Mode, Gloomy Impact drops two consecutive waves of meteors, and adds spawn with tighter timers. Enforce wide spread positions during wing charges and prioritize burning Gloomy Blackguards immediately.
Lusterbeams
All: Random players are tethered by Brilliant (Light) or Bleak (Dark) Lusterbeams. Marked players must sprint to adds carrying matching elemental shields to drop their immunities so the group can damage them.
Bleak Annihilation and Mirror Pads
All: Every 60 seconds (and at 80% and 35% in Hard Mode), the bosses channel Annihilation. Look through the central mirror to see which pad glows, then run to the symmetrical pad on your side of the room. Standing on the correct pad teleports you safely; missing the pad results in an instant kill.
Zilyesset Triple Strike
Tank: Zilyesset unleashes a relentless three-part heavy attack sequence (Heavy Slash, Heavy Smash, Heavy Strike). Do not attempt to perma-block; cycle active block on key hits, apply major defensives, and communicate for healer shields.
Gloomy Impact Meteors
All: Count Ryelaz charges with his wings and summons targeted meteors marked by tracking rings. Spread out immediately to prevent overlapping circles on teammates and hold block through the impact. In Hard Mode, brace for a second meteor wave.
Shared Annihilation Enrage
Dps: If either boss dies before the other, the survivor channels an inescapable Annihilation that wipes the raid. Monitor both health bars and execute Count Ryelaz and Zilyesset together.
Healer: Coordinate burst heals and barrier Ultimates if one boss drops low, but ensure the raid balances DPS to avoid premature single-boss enrage wipes.
Cavot Agnan
Ghost Light Synergy and Add Control: Main tank positions Cavot Agnan in the center facing away from the group. Assigned runners must activate and direct the Ghost Light synergy into shrouded enemies to strip their invulnerability. Off-tank chains necrotic skeletons and casters directly into the boss for cleave burn.
Ghost Light Illumination
All: Cavot Agnan and his summoned minions cloak in shadow immunity. Activate the Ghost Light synergy prompt and channel radiant illumination onto cloaked targets to reveal them for combat.
Shadow Blade Cleave
Tank: Cavot Agnan delivers a sweeping physical strike imbued with shadow magic. Keep him pointed strictly away from allies and maintain active block.
Sunken Shades and Skeletons
Tank: Waves of skeletal ravagers and shadowcasters spawn throughout the encounter. Pull and chain all adds into the boss stack.
Dps: Cleave down skeletal adds clustered around Cavot Agnan, prioritizing shadowcasters to prevent escalating ranged projectile pressure.
Orphic Shattered Shard
Hard Mode: Activate the Challenge Banner inside the Catalyst Nook before engaging the Orphic Shattered Shard (Veteran difficulty only; requires defeating Count Ryelaz and Zilyesset on Hard Mode; achievement: Prismatic Perfection).
Mirror Assignments and Sentinel Focus: Pre-assign exactly 8 players to the 8 outer mirrors. Each assigned player is responsible for flipping one mirror when the Shard enters invulnerability. Never have one player take multiple mirrors—the stacking percentage Max Health DoT is lethal. Off-tank must immediately grab Crystal Hollow Sentinels at 90% and 40%, and Ruinachs at 60%, 25%, and 15%.
Hard Mode Mirror DoT Discipline: On Hard Mode, the mirror percentage DoT ticks significantly harder. Healers must pre-cast damage shields and sustained HoTs across the raid before mirror phases, and DPS must burn Sentinels down before room quakes overlap.
Mirror Matrix Coordination
All: When the Shard turns invulnerable, 8 perimeter mirrors activate. Exactly one player must interact with each assigned mirror to break the boss's shield. Each mirror interaction inflicts an aggressive percentage Max Health Magic DoT; never interact with more than one mirror.
Crystal Hollow Sentinels
Tank: Colossal Sentinels spawn at 90% and 40% health. Off-tank must taunt immediately, face their crystalline cleaves away from the raid, and prepare for heavy physical strikes.
Dps: Drop all focus onto Crystal Hollow Sentinels when they spawn. Burn them down immediately to eliminate their heavy area shockwaves.
Ruinach Crush
Tank: Ruinachs spawn at 60%, 25% (two simultaneously), and 15% health. Taunt immediately and hold block against their multi-armed ground smashes and leaps.
Prismatic Shatter Barrage
All: The Shard discharges barrages of crystal projectiles and blankets the floor in shattered glass hazards. Avoid standing on sharp crystal residue and hold block during heavy volleys.
Xoryn
Hard Mode: Activate the Challenge Banner in the Final Chamber before initiating combat with Xoryn (Veteran difficulty only; requires defeating Count Ryelaz/Zilyesset and the Orphic Shattered Shard on Hard Mode; achievement: Knot Unraveled).
Arcane Knot Rotation and Mirror Calls: Establish an Arcane Knot carrying order (3-4 designated runners) to manage the Knot's escalating debuff and pass it using synergies. Main tank keeps Xoryn positioned steadily, turning his heavy shock channel away from the group. When Xoryn enters mirror phases, execute the pre-assigned mirror rotation cleanly while healers pump sustained group heals.
Hard Mode Cataclysm and Spreading Discipline: On Hard Mode, chaotic lightning and meteor circles hit for lethal burst damage. Enforce strict spreading during lightning mechanics, pre-assign defensive Ultimates for the execute burn below 25%, and ensure Knot carriers swap before debuffs stack too high.
Arcane Knot Overload
All: The Arcane Knot pulses with chaotic instability. The designated carrier takes escalating damage over time and must pass the Knot to the next player via synergy before the debuff becomes lethal.
Heavy Shock and Lightning Burst
Tank: Xoryn channels a lethal Lightning Staff heavy attack that culminates in an explosive Lightning Burst. Hold active block, pop major damage mitigation, and call for healer shields.
Mirror Matrix Empowerment
All: Xoryn periodically shields himself with invulnerability and powers up outer crystal mirrors. Assigned players must interact with the mirrors in sequence to disrupt his barrier while managing the percentage DoT.
Chaotic Lightning Spread
All: Tracking electrical bolts and pulsing storm circles target random players. Spread out immediately around the arena to prevent overlapping shock damage on allies.
Cataclysmic Execute
All: Below 25% health, Xoryn channels the untamed power of the Arcane Knot, unleashing continuous full-room lightning surges. Stack tightly behind Xoryn, drop all defensive barriers and offensive Ultimates, and burn him down before group healing collapses.
Xoryn Hard Mode Overdrive
All: On Hard Mode, Xoryn's health pool is significantly expanded, lightning circles inflict near-instant death if overlapped, and the execute burn requires flawless group coordination.