For many guilds, the final current boss in World of Warcraft is now easier to defeat. Blizzard has nerfed Scale Commander Sarkareth, but they overshot. Now it remains, despite the oversight.
Which boss is it about?
- Scale Commander Sarkareth is the final boss in the current raid Aberrus.
- According to current standings, only 191 guilds worldwide have defeated the boss on the highest difficulty level Mythic (via wowprogress, as of June 22).
- In a hotfix, Blizzard significantly nerfed the boss, but apparently much harder than intended.
This is the nerf: One of the core mechanics in the fight is “Oblivion.” Various abilities from Sarkareth apply a stack of this effect, which causes increasing damage per stack. At 10 stacks, the effect dissipates, and you are moved into a different phase.
Normally, these stacks last only 25 seconds, allowing you to “expire” them. However, in Mythic mode, the effect lasts for 20 minutes, leading to a quick accumulation of damage.
Before the nerf, Oblivion caused 15,830 damage per second and stack. Blizzard wanted to reduce this by 10%. However, players found out that the ability now deals nearly a third less damage: only 10,619.
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Blizzard nerfs too hard, apologizes, but stands by it
As community manager Kaivax writes in the official forum, the nerf is indeed harder than planned. He apologizes for the confusion caused but also states that they do not want to change anything for the time being.
After reassessing the situation, they have concluded to maintain the new value. However, there is no detailed explanation for the decision.
The nerf is received mixed reactions in the community forum. While the adjustment to Sarkareth is at least accepted with a nod, some players ask why precisely the difficulty is being adjusted here.
Sarkareth is not the boss that the majority of guilds are currently struggling with. That would be Rashok and Zskarn, with the latter having become significantly stronger due to a patch. These two are currently the major blockades for the community, not the final boss.
Even Neyssa, a member of the Community Council, agrees and says: “I guess now Zskarn is the hardest boss in the raid.” She hopes for nerfs for the boss, but whether these will come is still uncertain. Perhaps something will happen with the next patch that is coming soon:
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