Vashnik the Malignant

Single target with add controlBloodlust On pull

Difficulty

At 100 energy Vashnik drinks the two nearest venom fountains (Blood, Shadow or Flame). Each one spawns a Living Venom add that walks to the Malignant Cavity in the middle. Kill every add before it gets there, because each arrival is a big raid hit and a stacking DoT.

Whole fight

Single phase, repeating Imbibe

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0:00 / 0:10

0:00Imbibe: Living Venom spawns from drained fountains
0:02Swap to the adds right away
0:06Every add dies before the Cavity
0:07Back on the boss

Tanks walk Vashnik between the two fountains the raid wants him to drink. Venom adds walk from the fountains toward the center.

Your job (melee)

Turn to the newest Living Venom right away. The boss can wait.
Blood add (Clotting Venom): can't be CC'd. When it dies it splits into smaller clots, so kill all of them.
Shadow add (Shrouded Venom): has a shield worth 100% of its health, so it dies twice. Kill it where its death circles won't matter.
Flame add (Burning Venom): pulses raid fire while alive. Stagger the two Flame deaths so they never explode together.
Any add still alive after 60 seconds becomes CC-immune and 50% faster.
Malignant Catalyst throws bile around the room. Make sure someone is within 6 yards of every splash.
If you get Plague Froth, leave the raid. The cross-shaped Plague Wave fires from you when it ends.
heroic Each Flame add's death explosion leaves a stacking DoT on the raid. Space out the kills.

Abilities

Imbibehealtank
At 100 energy he drinks the two closest fountains. The raid takes damage and a Toxic Vapor stack, and each drained fountain spawns a Living Venom and gives him a 90-second Infusion.
Malignant Burstenrageadd
A Living Venom reaching the center is a heavy raid hit and a 30-second stacking DoT. Two or three of them usually ends the pull.
Toxic Vaporheal
Permanent stacking raid Nature damage from each Imbibe. Soft enrage.
Clotting Venom (Blood)add
CC-immune. Splits into smaller Clotting Venoms on death.
Shrouded Venom (Shadow)addcc
Miasmic Coating absorbs 100% of its health. CC it, then kill it where you want Umbral Ejection to land.
Burning Venom (Flame)addcc
Burning Presence pulses raid fire while alive. Caustic Surge explodes on death. CC one, kill the other.
Hardened Venomenrage
Adds alive after 60 seconds become CC-immune and 50% faster.
Malignant Catalystsoak
Catalytic Bile lands around the room. An uncovered splash means a bigger raid hit.
Plague Frothspreaddodge
Corrodes players within 5 yards for 8 seconds, then fires Plague Wave in four directions.
Adaptive Infectionmovedispel
Matches his last two fountains. Blood: grouped infected players leech each other. Shadow: spread out (6-yard Stygian Burst). Flame: stagger the dispels, because each removal hits the raid.
Dripping Fangstankswap
Big hit plus 100% more physical damage taken for 32 seconds. Swap every cast.

Retribution Paladin tips

Hammer of Justice works on the Shadow and Flame adds until 60 seconds. Use it to slow the Shrouded Venom's walk.
Blinding Light doesn't work on the Blood add (it's CC-immune). Save it for when the Flame and Shadow adds come together.
Divine Shield can tank a Plague Froth or Exploding Infection mistake.

Death Knight (Frost / Unholy) tips

Death Knights grip the Burning Venom (Flame) adds back over the boss. Expect to be assigned a grip.
Asphyxiate and Blinding Sleet control the Shadow and Flame adds until Hardened Venom.
Anti-Magic Shell is excellent for Imbibe, Burning Presence and Malignant Catalyst.

Other roles (short)

Tanks

Walk Vashnik to the fountain pair the raid wants before each Imbibe and call it out. Swap on every Dripping Fangs.

Healers

Stagger Exploding Infection dispels. Ramp for each Imbibe.

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