Araz
“Using powerful sigils and technospells, Forgeweaver Araz controls the flow of energy from the forge into Dimensius, feeding the void lord to bring him into our plane. An ardent follower of the All-Devouring, he strives to see his work through–at all costs.”
Resources
Mechanics
Phase 1
Astral Harvest
This will be assigned to a few random players. They should stack with the boss or large add if it’s active. Upon expiration, adds will spawn that need to be killed before they reach their goal pylon.
Important
Adds
Arcane Obliteration
Araz picks a random player to deal massive damage to. It needs to be split between 5-6 players.
Silencing Tempest
Deals moderate damage and silences those affected. Healers just need to dispel this.
Healer
Inter.
~02:40
Araz will activate the three pylons. As a group, the raid needs to roam around the room and kill each of them fairly quickly. Ranged and DoT classes are able to invest damage into multiple at the same time.
Unstable Surge
There will be arcane eruptions at random places while we walk around the room. Be sure to dodge these.
Dodge
Shielded Attendant
Two of these spawn. They gain a stacking damage buff each time they swing, so they need to be taunt swapped. Kill them as the raid is moving between collectors and cleave if you’re able.
Tank
Adds
Phase 2
25%
Dark Terminus
Occurs on phase entry. Deals a large amount of damage and knocks back very far. Don’t get tossed into the void zone.
Deadly
Knockback
Dark Singularity
This will pull the raid toward Crushing Singularity, a void zone at the front of the room that shows up at the beginning of P2. The pull gradually strengthens until the boss dies.
Deadly
Pull
Strategy
TLDR
- Take the Astral Harvest debuff on top of the boss or the big add
- AoE down Arcane Manifestation adds (Astral Harvest spawns these) and CC them to prevent them from reaching pylons
- Group soak Arcane Obliteration in groups of 5-6 at a time. Don’t soak again if you have the debuff it leaves
- Healers dispel Silencing Tempest
- Kill pylons when they activate, being careful to avoid standing in ground AoE and beams
- Tanks pick up attendant adds and taunt swap as needed
- Lust at 25%, burn the boss, and avoid being knocked into the void pool at the back of the room
Pre-Release Content Warning
These guides are best guesses based on available information from PTR boss testing, player speculation, and the in-game dungeon journal. Their accuracy is not guaranteed, but understanding the spirit of the encounters and how their mechanics interact is what’s truly important.
Take what’s said here with a grain of salt and be ready to adapt on raid day.
Arcane Obliteration Heroic Change
Once it explodes, it will spawn a large add that needs to be killed. Additionally, players that soaks receive Astral Mark, so they can’t soak for the remainder of the fight.