A small patch is nerfing the last boss in World of Warcraft in the Crucible of Storms. Will there be a World First Kill soon?
Actually, the Crucible of Storms is just a small interim raid that shouldn’t hold players back for long. However, the “Mythic First Kill” of the end boss Uu’nat is still pending. Since the fight in its current form seems to be too hard, Blizzard has now made some adjustments.
How Uu’nat was changed: The following adjustments were made to the raid boss Uu’nat:
- On Mythic difficulty, Uu’nat no longer casts Rupture of Forgetting immediately after casting Unstable Resonance.
- On Mythic difficulty, N’zoth’s Eyes are now cast further away in time from Unstable Resonance.
- The duration of Unstable Resonance has been increased from 12 to 15 seconds.
What the changes mean: In summary, the adjustments give players a little more time to react to different mechanics and make necessary preparations.
However, there is also a downside. Due to the shift in casting times, N’zoth’s Eyes are now more dangerous and particularly pose a greater problem in the final phase of the fight. There, raids have to endure more damage.
In summary, the changes are therefore both a nerf and a buff – which one prevails remains to be seen.
Uu’nat is deadlier than Jaina: It is also interesting to note that Uu’nat is already a deadlier boss than Jaina Proudmoore in the previous raid “Battle of Dazar’alor”. There, Jaina fell after 346 attempts by the guild Method. For comparison: Uu’nat has now been attempted roughly 500 times by Method. The best attempt was at 24.5%. So about three-quarters of the fight is mastered.
Some guilds are not participating “properly”: Some professional guilds, such as Limit or Method, are not going all out in the Crucible of Storms. For them, this “interim raid” is not really a race. They are already focusing on the next raid, Azshara’s Eternal Palace. Some of the boss fights are already being tested on the PTR of Patch 8.2 Azshara’s Rise.
Some players are also participating in the Dungeon Tournament (MDI) and therefore can only raid to a limited extent or not at all.
So far, Uu’nat has proven to be significantly more stubborn than players or Blizzard expected. Whether further nerfs will be necessary or if the adjustments are now sufficient for a First Kill will be shown in the coming days.
