Vashnik the Malignant Mythic Raid Guide – Shadow and Fire Only
The Venomous Abyss · Midnight
TL;DR: Raidstrats Guide to Mythic Vashnik the Malignant in collaboration with Consequence (US)
Pre-Pull
Before you pull the boss Assign two Death Knights to grip in the fire adds Assign one to do the first grips to get two closer, and one to grip them on boss, one at a time, to get cleaved down on top of the boss. Assign a Warlock to the third one. Position world markers and decide your strategy for the first clear. Assign your healing cooldown to make sure you live each Imbibe cast, as these will be the hardest hitting moments of the fight. Optional Assign at least 2 players to be "Scouts", looking for good placed to clear totems from. This requires a line/cross addon. This is available…
Phases
Phase: Quick Overview
What's changed going from Heroic to Mythic? After each , Vashnik will also summon [npc=269430]s around the two fountains he empowers. These totems cast . The now deals ramping damage until it gets dispelled. Fight Overview Vashnik the Malignant is a single target boss with cleave. The boss empowers the two closest…
Phase: Encounter
Note about the cadence: The boss will cast once before the cadence starts: Positioning As a general rule, the raid should position themselves loosely spread around the boss and near the line of world markers in the middle. The tanks should position the boss close to the shadow fountain on pull, but on the side of the…