Elemental Shaman DPS Manaforge Omega Raid Guide — The War Within (11.1.7)

This is one of several bosses in the raid where you get to use your Extra Action Button to active a Reshii Wraps mechanic. Use this macro to bind that ability.

• /click ExtraActionButton1

When using your Reshii Wraps to phase through the wall be sure to have your character facing the direction you want to go, not your camera.

• You probably want to delay your second Ascendance to nuke down the shield from Protocol: Purge.
• Try to nuke down Volatile Manifestation as soon as possible.
• Try to keep Spiritwalker's Grace for Manifest Matrices, though it can also be a nice additional speed boost for Phase 2.

• Astral Shift should be kept for when you are targeted by Eradicating Salvo.
• Obliteration Arcanocannon should not be threatening enough to require a defensive.
• If an Energy Overload goes off you should use Stone Bulwark Totem and healing consumables.
• It might be possible to survive the wall if using a combination of Astral Shift, Earth Elemental and Stone Bulwark Totem if your cloak ability is on cooldown.

• Wind Rush Totem is a fantastic tool in Phase 2 to help everyone get to the boss as quickly and safely as possible. Do not forget that you can recast it via Totemic Projection and get a second one with Totemic Recall.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc or Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc. If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent). If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc, you should pick Liquid Magma Totem instead of Primal Elementalist.

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• Make sure you will have Ascendance available for the damage phase from Unbound Rage when Phase 2 begins.
• Spiritwalker's Grace is in high demand here, but should be most useful when targeted by Infusion Tether. It is also nice to help give others more room during Arcane Outrage.

• Astral Shift can either be used to help mitigate Writhing Wave and Arcane Outrage or kept for Infusion Tether.
• If you are assigned to soak an Infusion Pylon you should use Stone Bulwark Totem and be ready to use a healing consumable when reaching high stacks of Hyper Infusion Do not hesitate to use healing gcds on yourself.

• Wind Rush Totem is best used to help people break their Infusion Tether, or alternatively to help people spread for Arcane Outrage.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc or Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc. If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent). If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc, you should pick Liquid Magma Totem instead of Primal Elementalist. Depending on your raid dps, it may be better to use First Ascendant in order to have Ascendance for Unbound Rage.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!

• Unbound adds appear every 30 seconds, making it a great timing for Liquid Magma Totem and Primordial Wave.
• The main adds spawn at 2:00 and 4:30, meaning you should use First Ascendant and hold your third use a little. Have Stormkeeper and Ascendance prepared for when the adds spawn.
• Gust of Wind can counter Arcane Expulsion. Spiritwalker's Grace is particularly nice when targeted by Soulfray Annihilation or to perfectly position Soulfire Convergence.

• Astral Shift is perfect to mitigate damage from Arcane Expulsion.
• Stone Bulwark Totem works nicely to mitigate damage from Voidblade Ambush.
• Interrupting Void Burst will help mitigate all the add damage on yourself thanks to Seasoned Winds.

• Capacitor Totem with Guardian's Cudgel will help lock down adds.
• Wind Rush Totem is best used to help players position themselves to break the Binding Chambers.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc or Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc. If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent). If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc, you should pick Liquid Magma Totem instead of Primal Elementalist. Due to the add timing on the fight, you almost certainly want to use First Ascendant here.

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• Use Liquid Magma Totem and Primordial Wave against Arcane Manifestations and Void Manifestations.
• After the intermission ends the boss will go into Mana Splinter phase where he takes double damage. This only lasts for 12 seconds so be sure to have Ascendance and Stormkeeper prepared to make the most of this window. This should occur around 3:30 and 6:30, so do not use your second Ascendance too early!
• Spiritwalker's Grace is best used to keep doing damage while moving with Astral Harvest (Phase 1) and to deal with Dark Singularity (Phase 2).

• Astral Shift is best used for soaking Arcane Obliteration.
• Stone Bulwark Totem can help mitigate the damage from Dark Singularity.

• Arcane Manifestation and Void Manifestation orbs can and should be stunned.
• Wind Rush Totem is helpful to counter the pull from Dark Singularity.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc, if you do you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent).

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!

• Try to use Liquid Magma Totem when all three bosses are stacked.
• Spiritwalker's Grace's best use is easily soaking Encroaching Oblivion when affected by Devourer's Ire.

• Astral Shift is best used against The Hunt or if you have several stacks of Dark Residue.
• Stone Bulwark Totem and healing consumables are best used to soak Stellar Fragments from Collapsing Star.

• Wind Rush Totem is best used against Collapsing Star.
• In Mythic Difficulty, Thunderous Paws can remove the slow from Sigil of Chains. Make sure not to use Ghost Wolf too much to keep this effect off cooldown! Wind Rush Totem with Jet Stream works but only on yourself!

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc, if you do you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent).

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!

• Spiritwalker's Grace is best used for spreading during Null Explosion and to place Crystalline Shockwave.

• Astral Shift is best used against Crystalline Shockwave.
• Stone Bulwark Totem can be used against Null Consumption or Shattershell, but in Mythic is best used to mitigate Crystal Lacerations.

• Wind Rush Totem is best used to help people spread for Null Explosion.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc or Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc. If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent). If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc, you should pick Liquid Magma Totem instead of Primal Elementalist.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!

This is one of several bosses in the raid where you get to use your Extra Action Button to active a Reshii Wraps mechanic. Use this macro to bind that ability.

• /click ExtraActionButton1

• Focus the Manaforged Titan during the add phase.
• While both bosses are active be sure to focus Voidwing and cleave onto the boss.
• Shortly after you finish the platforms you will jump into the second intermission where Voidwing will take double damage from King's Hunger. Be sure to have Storm Elemental, Ascendance and Stormkeeper available for this damage amp.
• There is a lot you want Spiritwalker's Grace here, most importantly Behead, Nexus Beams, and Starkiller Swings in the final phase, though you may just want to press it whenever it feels needed to have more uptime on it. Remember that for punctual movement, Gust of Wind is preferred.

• Astral Shift should be used whenever you are targeted by Behead or Reap, and for Twilight Scar in the final phase.
• Stone Bulwark Totem should be used to back up Astral Shift if it is not available, or you can feel free to drop it as a movement cooldown whenever healing the raid starts becoming problematic, especially during the final phase.
• Interrupting Netherblast from Nexus Princes during the add phase is especially nice for us due to Seasoned Winds and everything doing Shadow damage.

• Wind Rush Totem is best used to assist with Behead and especially Twilight Spikes in the final phase.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc, if you do you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent).

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!

This boss was not testable on PTR, we cannot give educated advice until we get time to test the boss on live servers.

• Be careful with your Ascendance timings, as depending on your raid DPS, you may not have it available at the start of Phase 3 where it is most important. This entirely depends on your overall raid dps.
• You can cleave from one Living Mass in front of the boss through Dimensius to the other Living Mass on the other side with Chain Lightning and notably the Chain Lightning from your ancestors, which is especially good because the latter only hit 3 targets anyway. Note that Chain Lightnings do not bounce from or two the Living Mass adds that are farther from the boss.
• In phase 1, use Spiritwalker's Grace and Gust of Wind to counter knockback from Massive Smash and to position Dark Matter pools (Heroic).
• In Phase 2, use Spiritwalker's Grace as you first move to an edge to avoid the one-shot from Extinction, this will carry over to the "wind" effect from Gamma Burst allowing you to maintain full DPS throughout. Use Gust of Wind only if you're falling behind.
• In Phase 3, make sure you have all your cooldowns available for the damage amplification at the start of the phase. Be careful not to use Storm Elemental too early when falling to the platform as it may not actually work correctl. Use Spiritwalker's Grace freely to keep moving around. Be VERY careful with Gust of Wind not to land into the boss or next to a Black Hole. Note that the Black Hole is lethal if you get NEAR them, you die before touching the actual animation.

• In Phase 1, use Astral Shift when soaking Antimatter spheres and drop Stone Bulwark Totem while moving to position Dark Matter (Heroic).
• In Phase 2, use Astral Shift to reduce the damage from Gamma Burst. Do not hesitate to drop a Stone Bulwark Totem to mitigate it further if it feels helpful.
• In Phase 3, use Astral Shift when hiding from Devourin a planet's Gravity Well, you can also use Stone Bulwark Totem there. If you are low before or after a Supernova explosion, make sure to use healing consumables.

• At the very end of Phase 1 when the boss pulls you in, you have 2 GCDs to refresh Earth Shield on yourself and another target. At the end of the first Phase 2 platform, you have around 8 GCDs to do the same and spam Healing Surge to help top up the raid. At the end of the second Phase 2 platform, you have 2-3 GCDs to refresh Earth Shield.
• In Phase 2, use Wind Rush Totem to help the raid move around either to avoid Extinction or preferably to help run against the "wind" from Gamma Burst.
• In Phase 3, use Wind Rush Totem to help the raid run away from Supernovas.

Note that this build assumes you do not yet have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc or Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc. If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 2pc you should pick Latent Wisdom instead of Ancient Fellowship (hero talent). If you have Shaman Farseer 11.2 Class Set 4pc, you should pick Liquid Magma Totem instead of Primal Elementalist.

Be sure to make use of the 'Copy' button to import the build directly into your game!