In Torghast, a new event is active that functions almost like a completely new game mode. As a group, you can have a lot of fun in WoW.
The Tower of Torghast in World of Warcraft is primarily used to collect Soul Ash to craft legendary items. However, there are also a number of cosmetic rewards, and some players visit the tower simply for fun. After all, there are plenty of absurd Anima powers that make your character incredibly enjoyable.
As of today, the “Chorus of Souls” event is live and takes Torghast to a whole new dimension of fun.
What kind of event is this? With the first Anima power in Torghast, all players now receive an additional option. This is always “Howling Soul Core” and allows the player to transform into a Chorus of Souls. These are the Maw spirits with many faces. During the transformation, you lose access to your normal abilities but are granted a set of new ones.
The special thing is: Other players can click on the Chorus of Souls and effectively “hop on” to become part of the Chorus of Souls. These additional players can continue to use their normal spells and abilities but share movement with the spirit. The player of the Chorus of Souls essentially controls a “vehicle” from which the other players can act and attack.
You are effectively a large bundle of destruction.
The Chorus of Souls has powerful abilities
What can the Chorus of Souls do? The player of the Chorus of Souls has no access to their normal abilities. Instead, they can use the following skills:
- Wailing Shot: A spell with a medium cooldown that deals high damage to a single target.
- Painful Scream: An area spell around the player with no cooldown that deals medium damage and interrupts spellcasting.
- Phase Shift: A protective spell that temporarily reduces damage taken by 90% and can be used while casting other spells.
- Winding Shadows: A teleport spell that brings you instantly to a target point up to 30 meters away.
- Return to Existence: This ends the form of the Chorus of Souls. You can activate it again without cooldown.
What new Anima powers are there? The event brings a plethora of new Anima powers that enhance or alter the Chorus of Souls. The cool thing about this is that the event is clearly designed for groups. Because even players who have not taken on the form of the Soul Chorus can choose enhancements that are active while they stick to the Chorus of Souls!
But let’s start with the Anima powers that the active Chorus of Souls player can choose:
- Unlikely Changeable Sphere: Increases the maximum number of charges of your Phase Shift by 1.
- Eerie Amplifier: The cooldown of Wailing Shot is reduced by 2 seconds.
- Aural Fracture: Wailing Shot causes targets to burst their eardrums, dealing additional damage every 2 seconds for 12 seconds.
- Screaming Statues: The range of Painful Scream is increased by 5 meters.
- Variable Boost: Phase Shift heals all nearby players for a large amount.
- Incorporeal Wave: Phase Shift increases your movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds.
- Distorted Idol: Increases the maximum number of charges of Winding Shadows by 2 and reduces the cooldown by 2 seconds.
- Brand of Instability: As long as you take on the form of the Chorus of Souls, your movement speed is increased by 10%.
- Hanging Soul Catcher: Each time you take on the form of the Chorus of Souls or return to physical form, you are healed for a massive amount. This can only be triggered every 15 seconds.
- Soul Explosion Talisman: Each time you return to your physical form after being in the Chorus of Souls, you deal high damage to all enemies within 15 meters and blind them for 8 seconds. This can only be triggered every 15 seconds.
With enough of these bonuses, you are effectively a “Turbo Spirit” that carries the group through the realms.
What can the other players choose? All other players also get special Anima powers offered, as long as at least one player has selected the Soul Core. The bonuses are active as long as you are part of the Chorus of Souls, meaning you are attached to that player.
- Aegis of the Lost Souls: As long as you are part of the Chorus of Souls, your damage taken is reduced by 25%.
- Distorted Hourglass: While you are part of the Chorus of Souls, time passes 20% faster for you.
- One of Many: While you are part of the Chorus of Souls, you deal 25% more damage and healing.
- The Spectral Hands of Arcadnes: While you are part of the Chorus of Souls, your auto attacks deal 100% more damage and the attack range for auto attacks is increased by 20 meters.
- Arcadnes’ Mark of the Feast: Each time a Chorus of Souls (that you belong to) uses Phase Shift, you are healed for a medium amount every 2 seconds for 10 seconds.
- Arcadnes’ Ritual Mask: Each time a Chorus of Souls (that you belong to) casts Winding Shadows, you gain 50% critical hit chance for 8 seconds.
- Essence Siphon: As long as you are part of the Chorus of Souls, you receive 50% more Phantasma.
However, you should not forget: All the other Anima powers from Torghast are still available. This leads to crazy combinations that are sure to elicit many laughs.
Who benefits from this event? In general, this event is much more fun when you play in a group of at least three people. It’s incredibly fun to “stick” to a player navigating through Torghast while you just throw abilities in all directions. The new Anima powers accompanying this event make it a pleasure for almost every class.
If you’re already fed up with Torghast, you should give the event a chance and complete one or two wings – it’s definitely worth it just for the fun.
Cortyn says: I have only briefly looked into the event with my guild so far, but that was enough to clearly say: This Torghast event is far better than the first one with the dogs. It feels much more dynamic, changes gameplay in interesting ways, and provides a lot of laughs.
It’s definitely worth making just one player the Chorus of Souls, who then leads the group. The best choice for that is a tank, as they retain their stats and can take a lot of damage.
However, the event also has its pitfalls. If the Chorus of Souls player boldly jumps into the abyss after a teleport, the entire group will die. But this makes these undertakings even more fun.
Have you checked out the event yet? Do you find it fun or do you think such transformations are rather silly?
