World of Warcraft’s Ula’tek Nerfs Will Target Stages 2 and 3 on Oct. 6

Ula’tek is scheduled to receive a broad raid nerf pass during weekly maintenance on October 6 in this region. The adjustments cover the final boss of The Venomous Abyss, with changes to stages 2 and 3 and a general adjustment detailed in Blizzard’s official tuning notice.

Stage 2 will have less pressure from Warden’s Protection, whose damage is being reduced by 80%, and fewer ground targets during Virulent Spit. On Heroic and Mythic, Grasping Fangs will deal 30% less periodic damage, while Blight Vein’s duration will fall from 6 seconds to 4.

Stage 3 also gets several direct reductions. Blightscale Shrieker and Blightscale Clutch will each have 20% less health on Heroic and Mythic, while Slithering Clutch will have 20% less health on Mythic. Circling Prey’s raid damage will be cut by 30% on both difficulties, and Mythic Toxic Burn will also deal 30% less damage.

Two mechanics are getting simpler numerical targets. Serpent’s Bite will no longer require more than 3 players to soak, regardless of raid size. On Mythic, Caustic Waves will send out 3 waves from a tail instead of 7. A previous fix for Unnerving Fixation’s tank targeting also addressed an issue in The Coiled Altar.

Patch Notes for World of Warcraft

Dungeons and Raids

• The Venomous Abyss
  • Ula’tek
    • General
      • Spectral Coils damage reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
    • Stage 02
      • Warden’s Protection damage reduced by 80%.
      • Reduced the number of ground targets during Virulent Spit.
      • Grasping Fangs periodic damage reduced by 30% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
      • Blight Vein duration reduced to 4 seconds on Heroic and Mythic difficulties (was 6 seconds).
    • Stage 03
      • Blightscale Shrieker health reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
      • Blightscale Clutch health reduced by 20% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
      • Slithering Clutch health reduced by 20% on Mythic difficulties.
      • Circling Prey raid damage reduced by 30% on Heroic and Mythic difficulties.
      • Adjusted the Drain Rate of Serpent’s Bite so you no longer need more than 3 people to soak regardless of raid size.
      • Toxic Burn damage reduced by 30% on Mythic difficulty.
      • The number of waves that emit from a tail during Caustic Waves reduced to 3 on Mythic difficulty (was 7).

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