Queen Anarak Boss Fight Guide - World of Warcraft: The War Within

General Overview

• Queen Anarak is the final boss in the Narbar Palace raid.
• The fight consists of four stages, each on different platforms with unique mechanics.
• Group Setup: Split your group 50/50 for phase two, ensuring even distribution of tanks, healers, and DPS.
• Strategy: Use Lust on pull as the fight is timing-based.

Phase 1: Acid Phase

• Liquefy:
  • Massive debuff on the tank, increasing physical damage by 500%.
  • Causes an acid explosion and leaves a damaging pool on the ground.
  • Tank swaps needed; move out of the acid pool.
• Feast: Massive damage and heal absorb on the tank.
• Reactive Toxin:
  • Player receives a debuff with a green circle.
  • Needs to drop a frothy pool away from the group.
• Venom Nova:
  • Cast at 100 energy, spreads a large ring from the boss.
  • Use the frothy pools to bounce over the Venom wall.
• White Circles:
  • Players are marked and rooted, requiring mass AOE to remove roots.
• Web Blades:
  • Marked players need to dodge incoming waves of webs.
• Acrid Presence: Constant AOE damage to the group.

Phase 1 Intermission

• Shield Phase:
  • Boss gains a massive shield and pulls players in with 'Rest'.
  • Avoid getting within 15 yards of the center.
• Paralyzing Venom:
  • AOE damage and slow.
  • Dodge additional paralyzing waves.

Phase 2: North & South Platform Battle

• Void Speakers:
  • Must be kept apart; immune to damage if together.
  • Interrupt 'Shadow Blasts'.
• Gloom Orb:
  • Use it for knockback to the next platform.
• Platform Enemies:
  • Focus DPS on 'Chamber Expellers'.
  • Tanks manage 'Chamber Guardians'.
  • Avoid edge knockbacks.
• Web Bridge:
  • Cross cautiously to avoid 'Rest'.
• Devoted Worshippers:
  • Must be killed before casting 'Cosmic Apocalypse'.

Final Platform

• Ascended Void Speaker:
  • Must be defeated to progress.
• RP/Burn Phase: Transition into Void Phase.

Phase 3: Void Phase

• Infest and Gorge Mechanics:
  • Infest requires tank swap and kite.
  • Gorge necessitates cooldowns; dodging swirls.
• Aysell Infusion:
  • Marked players leave conduits used for teleportation.
• Frothing Gluttony:
  • Use conduits to teleport over the encroaching dark band.
• Rotational Movement:
  • Move around the room to avoid void zones and the dark band's advance.
• Queen's Summons:
  • High priority to burn attendants and interrupt 'Null Detonation'.
• Final DPS Race:
  • Post fourth dark conduits, engage in a DPS race against the soft enrage.

Conclusion

• Engage in efficient DPS management and strategic movement.
• Focus on understanding and countering each mechanic.
• Achieve victory by minimizing unnecessary damage and maximizing raid coordination.