Venomous Abyss Raid Guide: Normal and Heroic Boss Mechanics

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1. Phase 1: Prevent Amani ads from reaching the center of the arena. Ads are completely CC-able. Dispense debuffs carefully as healers need to avoid dispelling or healing too quickly to prevent spreading harmful circles.
2. Intermission: Two mini-bosses spawn sequentially along with more Amani ads. Focus on clearing ads and defeating mini-bosses one at a time on heroic.
3. Phase 2: The boss utilizes moving circles caused by Invoke ability alongside passive AoE damage. Save Bloodlust for this hectic phase.

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1. Boss Mechanics: Keep the bosses separated by at least 40 yards to avoid their damage reduction buff. Handle the blood boss by managing dots and spreading out to avoid large puddles. Soak Unstable Miasma strategically, balancing group size to avoid excessive puddle creation. For the green boss, soak toxic puddles promptly and focus on Venom Coagulation adds.
2. Intermission: Balance stacks pre-spread across the raid, aiming to add up to four by colliding with others. Pre-spreading is crucial to avoid errors that result in penalties.
3. Alternate bosses back and forth while handling their respective mechanics.

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1. Position melee carefully to bait First Mate Nama's turtle shell spin frontal, and soak his Mighty Thud mechanics based on group size.
2. Destroy Gebbo's boxes to prevent AoE damage and find the fish to reset energy. The fish also triggers each boss’s ultimate ability—prioritize triggering based on your team’s strengths.
3. Handle ultimate abilities effectively, such as mushrooms for Gebbo, Mighty Thud for Nama, and Frostfire Volley for Iku. Use strategic defensive cooldowns and clears during heightened moments of these abilities.

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1. Position the boss carefully to avoid excessive stacking of shrine empowerment.
2. Manage adds spawned from empowered shrines, staggering their kills where possible.
3. Handle Plague Rot debuffs by spreading out and ensuring waves travel away from allies and the boss’s location. Address shrine-specific infections with appropriate dispels or positioning adjustments.

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1. Carefully manage venom-related debuffs and poison waves to avoid accumulating too many stacks. Limit exposure to stack sources and position appropriately.
2. Use Ravenous Feast soak mechanics on normal difficulty to clear stacks for your team.
3. Pay attention to repositioning mechanics during the fight to avoid being caught in the path of the boss’s beam attack.

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1. Avoid obtaining excessive stacks of Eternal Venom, which lead to instant death. Use Ravenous Feast soaks to manage stacks effectively, clearing them every phase as needed.
2. Handle adds and venomous waves carefully to minimize stack accumulation. Focus on defeating what spawns in the middle of the arena promptly to avoid spreading the venom further.
3. Position effectively to avoid mechanic-induced stacks from Coiling Ichor circles and venom waves. Be strategic with defensive cooldowns for final damage ticks.
4. Use strategic repositioning methods during beam attacks, anticipating its rotation direction on heroic difficulty and adjusting accordingly.