User:Serillian/Wind Mistress Nil'siyak

Wind Mistress Nil'siyak is the 2nd boss encounter of The Temple of Qri'vexx. She rules the skies of Kypari La and destroys anything intruding on her territory. She is merciless in battle, crushing her foes without them ever retaliating. She is slightly similar to the Alysrazor encounter in which several adds must be dealt with all the while doing damage to the main boss during several windows of opportunity.

Background
The dreadful Nil'siyak, known by the Qri'thik mantid as the Sky Terror, rules the air surrounding Kypari La. She makes the skies her domain as well as watching over the terrace that leads deeper into the dark temple. The Qri'thik have lost control of her, using any means at their disposal in order to bring her down in an attempt to reclaim her. Fierce in her vigil and wishing to be ruled by no other mantid other than the Empress, Nil'siyak will not hesitate to destroy both "ally" and enemy. It would be unwise for outsiders to intrude upon her terrace, gaining her ire. Those wishing to progress further into the Temple must find a way to bring down this malevolent creature, who only leaves death in her wake.

Abilities
The Sky Terror goes berserk after 10 minutes.

Stage One: Bring Down the Sky Terror!
Wind Mistress Nil'siyak spends the majority of phase 1 in the skies, untouched by all ground enemies.

Wind Mistress Nil'siyak







 * 29,500,000 (10-man Normal)
 * 36,700,000 (10-man Heroic)
 * 59,000,000 (25-man Raid Finder)
 * 88,500,000 (25-man Normal)
 * 110,100,000 (25-man Heroic)
 * 110,100,000 (25-man Heroic)



Qri'thik Terrace Guard
By the order of the Elders, the Qri'thik rush to the terrace to deal with the commotion and attempt to subdue Nil'siyak. 30 seconds into Phase One and every minute afterwards, 1 Qri'thik Amber Weaver, 2 Qri'thik Swarm Soldiers, and 1 Qri'thik Sky Warden will come to the Terrace's defense.


 * 32,500,000 (10-man Normal)
 * 41,700,000 (10-man Heroic)
 * 65,000,000 (25-man Raid Finder)
 * 97,500,000 (25-man Normal)
 * 125,100,000 (25-man Heroic)
 * 125,100,000 (25-man Heroic)








 * 37,800,000 (10-man Normal)
 * 45,300,000 (10-man Heroic)
 * 75,600,000 (25-man Raid Finder)
 * 113,400,000 (25-man Normal)
 * 135,900,000 (25-man Heroic)
 * 135,900,000 (25-man Heroic)








 * 19,700,000 (10-man Normal)
 * 23,634,000 (10-man Heroic)
 * 39,400,000 (25-man Raid Finder)
 * 59,100,000 (25-man Normal)
 * 70,902,000 (25-man Heroic)
 * 70,902,000 (25-man Heroic)







Stage Two: Nuisances to Nil'siyak
Wind Mistress Nil'siyak enters Phase 2 when her Wings are damaged to 75%, 50%, and 25% health. She lowers herself to the ground temporarily and engages the players shortly after. She remains in this Phase for 1 minute and 30 seconds (LFR: 2 minutes) before casting Sonic Shriek, signalling the return of Phase 1. : Nil'siyak remains in Phase 2 for only 1 minute before returning to the skies and restarting Phase 1.









Stage Three: Showdown with the Sky Terror
Once Nil'siyak's Wings are destroyed, she crashes into the ground knocking players off of her and takes additional damage for 30 seconds. Afterwards, she no longer returns to the skies and remains at a low altitude, allowing ground players to attack her until either are defeated. She uses a new set of abilities different from Phase 1 and 2. '' She will also prematurely enter Phase 3 if she is brought below 40% health during Phase 1 or Phase 2 even if her larger wings are still intact.: Wind Mistress Nil'siyak will use her Wind Charge ability in this Phase as well. Nil'siyak will cast one last Sonic Shriek before engaging players and each time she cast Wind Charge.''







Strategy
Nil'siyak is a 3-phase encounter that carries with it a 10 minute enrage timer. The entirety of the fight must be completed in that time which makes DPS a top requirement in this fight. At the beginning of the fight, Nil'siyak unleashes Sonic Shriek on the raid. This slows casting speeds down so instant heals is preferable. Nil'siyak will use this attack each time before she goes back up into the Air.

Phase One
After the Sonic Shriek, Nil'siyak flies into the air and cannot be attacked by players on the ground. The goal in this phase is to sent players "up top" and get some time on her wings to damage it enough to bring her down for a time before resuming this Phase. In the meantime, the raid will be under attack by 3 types of adds that spawn on a set timer.

Nil'siyak will constantly use Poison Bolt at random players - just heal through its damage. The important part of this Phase is the adds that will spawn 30 seconds into the fight and every minute afterwards.

The order of Adds that must be killed/focused is as follows:

Qri'thik Sky Warden
The Sky Wardens carry Qri'thik Grappling Hooks, which allows players to pick them up on the warden's death. This allows selected players (chosen beforehand) to grapple onto the back of Nil'siyak which allows them to start dps on her Wings. However, they will fall off without having a method of staying on. That's where the Amber Weaver comes in. The Fan of Blades ability is not that threatening unless he gains Warden Rage which increases the number of times the Fan of Blades attack goes off.

Qri'thik Amber Weaver
The Qri'thik Amber Weaver can be tanked along with the Sky Warden. Interrupt his Amber Blast and keep him stunned when Overwhelming Mixture is cast. The last ability this mob has is the Sticky Amber effect. This occurs as the Amber Weaver takes damage. It deals damage to those standing in it but allows 2 (or 5 for 25-man) players to click on it to grant them the Sticky Amber effect. This allows those players to avoid knock backs and prevents them from falling off of Nil'siyak. So have the designated players (and raid) burn the Sky Warden, chosen players pick up its hooks, kill the Amber Weaver, get the Sticky Amber effect. After this, use the hooks to climb onto Nil'siyak and burn the Wings as much as possible before the 35 second timer on Sticky Amber goes away. Players will also lose the Grappling Hook ability when they fall off the boss so it is imperative to push as much dps on the Wings as possible. The rest of the raid will be dealing with the last type of add that spawns.

Qri'thik Swarm Soldier
These mobs spawn in pairs and must be kept stunned or CC'd in any way possible to prevent them from casting Impeding Winds as it will knock players off Nil'siyak earlier than expected which in turn lowers the overall DPS done during the encounter. They will also cast Swarm Strike which is a stacking DoT that encourages dispelling/interrupting. They will attempt to use Cyclone Nova quite often so quickly heal everyone (stacking up for this ability works wonders) and remove the debuff before the next Nova goes out. Kill these mobs one at a time to prevent Impeding Winds from going out twice in a row.

Phase Two
When the Wings are damaged to 75%, 50% and 25% health, Nil'siyak will lower herself for a limited time allowing players to engage her before she restarts Phase 1. This would be a good time to blow cooldowns (save for Bloodlust) to burn her as much as possible each time she lowers herself to bring her down as much as possible before Phase Three.

Wind Mistress Nil'siyak begins this Phase by performing Lashing Strikes, killing any player in her path. Afterwards she engages the raid. She applies Poison Saliva on the current tank which stacks quite fast and is deadly if the same player tanks her for too long. Additionally, starting when she first enters Phase 2, she begins stacking an attack speed buff in the form of Mistress's Frenzy. This applies a stack every 10 seconds in Phase 2 and Phase 2 only. She will eventually get to the point of inevitably having a high number of stacks that will quickly kill her tank if she isn't low enough. In addition, she will cast Toxic Volley every 5 seconds, adding more damage to the raid and especially to tanks when she enters Phase 2 the second or third time. However, with good cooldown usage the Tanks can survive most of the damage from Nil'siyak as her stacks sky rocket.

Her last ability used is the Wind Charge attack. She charges a distant player, inflicting a heft amount of damage to that player and anyone else nearby and spawns a tornado which remains for 3 minutes. Players must remain spread out when entering this Phase. Each time she leaves this Phase, there will be more and more tornadoes on the Terrace, effectively reducing the amount of space players have to move around and to handle the adds with. She will use Sonic Shriek as a reminder that Phase 2 has ended and she is returning to Phase 1 again. Depending on the raid's gear level, it would be best to have Nil'siyak in Phase Three as soon as possible by forcing her into Phase 2 after only one "wing phase" each time.

Phase Three
When her Wings are completely destroyed (or she is damaged to 40% health during Phase 1 or 2), Nil'siyak engages the raid and will not return to the skies. This is the time to burn any remaining cooldowns (save Bloodlust for the enrage ability). Nil'siyak begins using Acid Volley each time she attacks, and since she still has a high amount of frenzy stacks, this attack will quickly become a problem for healers. Players must remain spread out (while avoiding any tornadoes present) so only the players targeted for Noxious Toxin can get by it and no one else. The poison can be cleansed and it is recommended to reduce the damage going out so healers can focus tanks, and aoe heals.

Once she hits 25% health, Nil'siyak will gain Wind Frenzy, increasing her damage by 5% per stack of Mistress's Frenzy while removing the latter buff. She will also gain a 100% attack speed increase. This is the time to blow any remaining cooldowns including Bloodlust and burn her down before she kills the raid with her now high damage Acid Volleys coupled with the 100% attack speed causing her to release the AoE at a high frequency. Her Noxious Toxin will quickly kill players if it is not removed quickly enough at this point of the encounter. Eventually, her damage dealt will be too high and she might end up killing the tanks, forcing players to kite her (and thus prevent Acid Volley) while the raid burns down whatever remains of her health.

Heroic Changes

 * Nil'siyak gains the High Altitude effect that weakens players on her and preps her for a Divebomb Strike. This attack will kill any player it hits in addition to knocking players off of her.
 * The Amber Weaver's Sticky Amber ability will end up healing its caster if he stands in it.
 * Qri'thik Sky Wardens will pull players to them with their grappling hooks whenever they switch targets, dealing high damage to them.
 * Swarm Soldiers' Impeding Winds attack will push players away at a much faster speed, causing them to eventually fall off of the Terrace.
 * When entering Phase Two, Nil'siyak will stand grounded for only 1 minute before starting Phase One over again.
 * Wind Mistress Nil'siyak will use her Wind Charge ability during Phase Three and will cast Sonic Shriek each time she does.
 * Nil'siyak will replace Wind Frenzy with Reckless Fury when damaged to 25% health. This ability changes the last part of the fight where players have to end the encounter quickly before Nil'siyak does.

Quotes

 * Aggro
 * yell
 * bossemote


 * Call Terrace Guards
 * yell


 * Falter
 * yell
 * yell
 * yell


 * High Altitude
 * bossemote


 * Divebomb Strike
 * bossemote


 * Phase Three
 * yell


 * Player Killed
 * yell
 * yell
 * yell


 * Berserk
 * bossemote
 * yell


 * Death
 * yell
 * yell

Achievements

 * Heroic: Wind Mistress Nil'siyak - Bring down Wind Mistress Nil'siyak in the Temple of Qri'vexx on Heroic difficulty.
 * Winging It - Defeat Wind Mistress Nil'siyak in the Temple of Qri'vexx on Normal or Heroic difficulty after forcing her on ground while her wings are still intact.