Phase 3 has brought a new 20-man raid in the Sunken Temple where players will need to defeat 8 different bosses for a chance to get some sweet loot and gear as well as prove their might in the face of new challenges. Blizzard has made this raid a bit more mechanically-complex in comparison to the Gnomeregan and Blackfathom Deeps raids so players will have to put in some extra work.
With that being said, we will go over how you can defeat the first boss of the Season of Discovery Sunken Temple raid, namely Atal'Alarion. We will discuss the abilities, strategy, and some helpful tips you can use to ensure that your group smoothly clears without much fuss.
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Sunken Temple Atal'Alarion Boss Guide
The first boss you encounter in the Sunken Temple raid is very straightforward, however, there are some caveats you need to take into consideration. You will first make sure to clear out the room before engaging the boss.
You will need to activate 6 different statues by using a rope to climb to the top of the chamber where each of the statues is located. You will know once you have activated all of the statues, the boss will stop glowing a bright green color.
For this fight, you can have one person tanking, 4 people healing and the rest can be DPS though some compositions may require more healers as this encounter is very punishing for melee DPS.
Atal'Alarion Abilities
- Pillars of Might: The boss will drop statues from the ceiling that will increase the damage the boss deals by 5% per pillar (Pillars of Might).
- Demolishing Smash: This is a raid-wide AoE ability that deals a lot of damage and knocks you back.
You can destroy the statues by positioning yourself so that you are knocked back toward them. Please keep in mind that Healers will lose sight of you when standing behind a pillar so make sure you are topped up.
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Atal'Alarion Tips
This should be a very straightforward encounter without players struggling too much to defeat him. Make sure to save your mobility as even if you collide with a statue, you will continue flying away.
Make sure you are topped off when Atal'Alarion casts Demolishing Smash so if you are healing, try to keep everyone as healthy as possible to avoid wipes.
If you are tanking, make sure to keep your back against the stairs so that you do not have any downtime on your threat generation.
And that is everything you need to know about defeating the first boss of the Sunken Temple Raid in Season of Discovery Phase 3. Best of luck, Champions of Azeroth, and may the RNG Gods be ever in your favor!
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