Blizzard Responds to Mythic Queen Ansurek Challenges with Nerfs
The legendary Nerub’ar Palace raid in “World of Warcraft: The War Within”has posed significant challenges for dedicated guilds, prompting Blizzard to implement additional nerfs for the raid’s climactic encounter with Queen Ansurek.
In a recent official post on the WoW forums, community manager Kaivax outlined the adjustments made to all three phases of this formidable boss fight. Below is a summary of the key changes:
Nerf Breakdown by Phases
- Web Blades:
- Reduced the number of targets from 4 to 3.
- Decreased Grasping Silk damage by 25%.
- Phase 1:
- The maximum number of Reactive Toxins applied per cycle is capped at 3, down from 4.
- The final cycle will now exclude the second cast of Silken Tomb, with an adjustment to the timing of other abilities.
- Silken Tomb’s health pool has been reduced by 30%.
- Frothy Toxin damage sees a 23% reduction.
- Phase 2:
- Shadowy Distortion duration has been significantly cut to 30 seconds, previously lasting 3 minutes.
- Gloom Blast damage has been lowered by 20%.
- Phase 3:
- The number of Summoned Acolytes per cycle is limited to a maximum of 4, reduced from 5.
- The initial cast of Royal Condemnation in the final cycle has been removed, necessitating additional timing adjustments for several abilities.
- Web Blades casts that overlapped with Abyssal Infusion have been eliminated.
Progress and Competitions
Team Liquid was the first guild to conquer Mythic Ansurek on September 29, 2023, followed closely by Echo and Method. To date, 95 Mythic progression guilds have successfully completed this battle, prompting Blizzard to ease the difficulty level to encourage broader participation.
Notably, “The War Within”expansion has proven to be more challenging than previous expansions concerning Mythic raiding and dungeons. Players have found themselves struggling with Mythic+ dungeons, particularly after adjustments made during Dragonflight aimed at curbing the high-tier keys.
Looking Ahead
The specifics of future balancing measures for Mythic+ dungeons remain uncertain. However, significant changes to Queen Ansurek in the near term are unlikely. Blizzard is closely monitoring the impacts of these recent nerfs, especially as the Hall of Fame: Queen Ansurek achievement is up for grabs for the first 200 teams to complete the encounter.
The developers will likely evaluate the competitive dynamics before considering further modifications to the fight.
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