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TRUTHGUARD STRATEGY GUIDE

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• Void Ascendants drop Gift of the Void when killed. Use this to remove Void Corruption.
• Tanks face Twilight Breath and Annihilation away from the raid.
• Despair deals raid-wide damage in relation to the tanks missing HP when it expires.
• MOVE AWAY from allies with ENCROACHING SHADOWS.
• FOCUS the CULTISTS when they appear and use CROWD CONTROL on them.
• Ensure tanks are topped up before Despair expires to avoid heavy raid damage.
• Players targeted by Annihilation require more healing.
• BLOODLUST on PULL!

STARTING POSITIONING
• Have one tank take Vexiona, whilst the other takes the Void Ascendant. GROUP THESE TOGETHER
• MDPS hug the bosses side whilst RDPS and HEALS SPREAD 9 YARDS FROM ONE ANOTHER.

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VEXIONA Twilight Breath
50 yd range
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Inflicts 98163 Shadow
PHASE ONE: CULT OF THE VOID damage and applies
This stage ends when Vexiona reaches 100% energy and begins Phase Two. Void Corruption to
players in a cone in
PHASE ONE MECHANIC: TWILIGHT BREATH
Inflicts HEAVY Shadow damage and applies VOID CORRUPTION to all front of Vexiona every
players in front of Vexiona for 1.6 SECONDS. 0.4 sec for 1.6 sec.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC

Don’t stand in front of Vexiona when they are channelling this ability.

Void Corruption
Unlimited range
Instant
Void Corruption eats
away at players,
inflicting 7853 Shadow
damage every 3 sec.
This effect stacks.

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PHASE ONE MECHANIC: ENCROACHING SHADOWS
A random player is targeting by Encroaching Shadows DEBUFF inflicting
Moderate Shadow DMG to the target and all players within 9 YARDS, and
repeating the DMG again after 8 SECONDS.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC

Stay SPREAD 9 YARDS throughout the encounter and if for some reason Encroaching Shadows
you are near another player when you take the initial DAMAGE then move
500 yd range
away immediately after to ensure the 2nd HIT only DAMAGES you.
Instant
Vexiona wraps random players
in dark energy that inflicts
71422 Shadow damage to the
target and players within 9 yds
immediately, and again after 8
sec.

Upon expiration, leaves behind

a pool of Shadowy Residue.

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VEXIONA Despair
300 yd range
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Vexiona breaks her
PHASE ONE - TANK MECHANIC: DESPAIR target's spirit, inflicting
This is the main mechanic the tanks and healers will be dealing with. 53567 Shadow
Vexiona’s active tank will be hit by despair dealing MASSIVE DAMAGE
damage every 1 sec
every 1 SECOND for 6 SECONDS.
for 6 sec.
HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC
TANKS USE MITIGATION to reduce damage from this attack.
Healers need to FOCUS HEALING on the DEBUFFED TANK.
Despair
Note: The Edicts of the Faithless Trinket from Eternal Palace is strong here.
This trinket absorbs 10% of all damage taken from Aszhara. 53567 Shadow
It can be well used here to help absorb the magic damage. damage inflicted every
1 sec.

Upon expiration, inflict

Shadow damage to
allies based on your
missing health.
6 seconds remaining
NOTE: It maybe possible to USE BLESSING OF SPELLWARDING. TRUTHGUARD STRATEGY GUIDE
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PHASE ONE MECHANIC: DARK GATEWAY
A portal ones flooding the area with multiple ADDS. Fanatical Cultists, Spellbound
Ritualists and a Sinister Soulcarver.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC

KILL ORDER > 1. CULTISTS > 2. RITUALISTS > 3. SOULCARVER
ALL ARE VULNERABLE TO CROWDCONTROL.

Cultists will transform into a Fanatical Ascension at 100% energy and need to be
focussed down fast. INTTERUPT Ritualists VOID BOLTs.
On HC the Sinister Soulcarver should be CC’d until others are DEAD.
Dark Gateway
300 yd range
Instant
Vexiona's dark power tears
open a portal, inflicting
171784 Shadow damage to all
players and allowing Cultists to
enter the arena.
NOTE: Having a BLOOD DK use GOREFIENDS GRAPS HERE. TRUTHGUARD STRATEGY GUIDE
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PHASE TWO: TWILIGHT DECIMATION
When Vexiona reaches 100% energy PHASE TWO begins and will only
END after THREE Twilight Decimators have been cast.

PHASE TWO MECHANIC: TWILIGHT DECIMATORS

Vexiona flies to one side of the platform EXHALING twilight flames as she Twilight Decimator
moves to the other side of the platform 300 yd range
Instant
HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC
Pay close attention to where the boss is then… Vexiona soars overhead,
Position yourself so you are not in her flightpath avoiding all the damage. exhaling twilight flames
This is basically Operator Thro’gar 2.0 HFC. in a line as she travels.

Inflicts 1227027 Shadow

damage to players upon
impact, plus
98162 Shadow damage
every 0.5 sec while they
remain in the area.
NOTE: RAIDLEADER will call which MARKER is the DANGERZONE. TRUTHGUARD STRATEGY GUIDE
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PHASE THREE
This stage begins when Vexiona reaches 40% HEALTH and will remain until her death.
CULTISTS ARE NO LONGER SUMMONED.
PHASE THREE MECHANIC: TERRIFYING PRESENCE
Vexiona’s mere presence overwhelms players, reducing their haste by 100% unless
they are within 6 YARDS of another player.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC

Just before Vexiona hits 40% RDPS and HEALERS should tighten formation moving
towards the BOSS whilst remaining clear of the TAIL.

Terrifying Presence
Unlimited range
Instant
Vexiona's mere presence
overwhelms players, reducing their
haste by 100% unless they're within
0 yds of another friendly player.
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PHASE THREE MECHANIC: HEART OF DARKNESS
Vexiona’s channels an LETHAL ENERGY that will kill all within it’s radius.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC Heart of Darkness

Move to the side with the coloured markers and get MAXIMUM DISTANCE on 4 sec cast
the BOSS, the further you are away from Vexiona when she finishes this cast,
the LESS DAMAGE you will take.
Vexiona channels immense
Note: Anyone not within 6 YARDS will be FEARED for 8 SECONDS. energy that inflicts up to
1177946 Shadow damage
to all players. Players
farther away from Vexiona
take reduced damage.

Players affected by
Terrifying Presence are
Feared for 8 sec and gain 1
additional stack of Void
Corruption.

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PHASE THREE MECHANIC: DESOLATION

Vexiona’s debuff a player with Desolation, slowing them by 50% and

shortly after inflicting HEAVY Shadow DAMAGE and 60 Stacks of Void
Corruption.

HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANIC

The DAMAGE and stacks are SPLIT between all those stacking with the
DEBUFFED player.

Note: LESS THAN 3 PEOPLE SOAKING BUFFS THE BOSS! Desolation

Unlimited range
Instant
Vexiona slows her target by 50%
and blasts them with negative
energy, inflicting 1595135 Shadow
damage and 60 stacks of Void
Corruption divided among all
players hit.

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