How to Defeat Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in War Within Season 3 (Delve Guide)

Nexus-Princess Ky'veza, the Nerub-ar Palace raid boss, has returned as the pinnacle boss for delve in Season 3. Players can fight her in Voidrazor Sanctuary on two difficulties for new seasonal achievements and rewards.

The entrance to Voidrazor Sanctuary where Ky'veza resides can be found on K'aresh in Tazavesh at /way 38.90, 51.81.

You can defeat Nexus-Princess Ky'veza on two difficulties.

• Tier ? unlocks when you clear a Tier 7 delve with lives remaining in Season 3.
• Tier ?? unlocks when you clear a Tier 10 delve with lives remaining in Season 3.

To comfortably defeat the Season 3 pinnacle boss, Blizzard recommends an average Item Level of 678 for Tier ? difficulty. The Tier ?? difficulty has no recommended average item level indicated.

To make the most out of your companion during the fight, we recommend using specific WeakAuras, addons, and curios that make the fight easier to manage.

Here are the recommended WeakAuras for Brann for this season:

• Dwarven Medicine Tracker: Ensures 100% uptime on Dwarven Medicine to build stacks indefinitely.
• Brann Bronzebeard Interrupt Tracker: Shows you the cooldown on Brann's interrupt so you do not waste yours!

Do not forget to download Deadly Boss Mods to stay on top of when Ky'veza casts her abilities.

Ky'veza has only one phase. This fight is all about dodging her 4 deadly abilities cast on a fixed rotation.

• Nexus Daggers — Ky'veza flings 5 regal knives in multiple directions, inflicting Shadow damage to any player struck.
• Nether Rift — Ky'veza tears open a rift to the Twisting Nether, inflicting Shadow damage to players within 5 yards. The rift inflicts Shadow damage to all players every second for 4 seconds and pulls players towards its center (1.5-second cast time).
• Dark Massacre — 3 Nether Phantoms ambush you and strike from the shadows, inflicting Shadow damage. Failing to face a phantom as it dashes instead inflicts Shadow damage.
• Invoke the Shadows — Ky'veza summons several Nether Phantoms.

Here is Ky'veza's full rotation. Every time she finishes casting her rotation, she will gain 1 stack of the Death Cloak buff that increases her damage done by 5%. This effect stacks.

1. Nexus Daggers;
2. Nether Rift;
3. Dark Massacre;
4. Nexus Daggers;
5. Nether Rift;
6. Dark Massacre;
7. Invoke the Shadows;

• Dodge Nexus Daggers as they appear on the ground. Quickly move to a safe spot when you have multiple pulses overlapping. Keep in mind the safe spots are quite narrow and we recommend a few blind tries to get the hang of the rhythm.
• When Nether Rift is cast, a portal will appear beneath you. Move it to a spot where it, Brann’s portal, and the existing portal form a triangle. These portals pull you toward them, so keeping them in a triangular formation lets the pull effects cancel out. Once placed, stand in the middle of the triangle (room) and continue attacking the boss.
• When Ky'veza summons 3 illusions via Dark Massacre, you need to face them quickly or reposition the boss between you and the illusion. Otherwise, you will get one-shot.
• Ky’veza ends her rotation with Invoke the Shadows, summoning several illusions in the middle of the room. You must watch closely, because the first one to move is the real Ky’veza. Follow her as she jumps between positions, then click her once the movement stops. Picking the wrong one, or not clicking in time, will result in a wipe.

Ky'veza does not gain any new abilities on ?? difficulty. Instead, all the existing abilities become more powerful and deadly.

• Nexus Daggers now pulses 7 times.
• Nether Rift now limits where you can drop the puddle.
• Dark Massacre summons 6 Nether Phantoms.
• Invoke the Shadows spawn more Nether Phantoms, they also move faster, making it harder to identify the real Ky'veza.

Defeating Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in War Within Season 3 provides players with the following achievements and rewards:

• Let Me Solo Her: Nexus-Princess Ky'veza: Defeat Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in her lair on Tier ?? difficulty without any other players in your party before the release of the next season of delves. Rewards the Delver's Mana-Skimmer Schematic: Hyperdrive.
• My Stab-Happy Nemesis: Defeat Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in her lair before the release of the next season of delves. Rewards: Hal'hadar's Phasebound Visor.
• Pruning the Princess: Defeat Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in her lair on Tier ?? before the release of the next season of delves. Rewards the Contract Killer title.
• Let Her Solo Me: Get killed by Ky'veza in a delve.

For those looking to obtain Delver's Mana-Skimmer Schematic: Hyperdrive in Season 3, here is what it looks like in the game:

Completing the Defeating Ky'veza seasonal quest by defeating Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in her lair grants the Etheric Victory toy that makes you emanate void when used for 30 minutes.

Finally, here is a preview of the Hal'hadar's Phasebound Visor Helm cosmetic:

To learn more about Delves and the updates in War Within Season 3, we recommend reading our updated Delves guide: