Blood Death Knight Tank Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guide - Dragonflight 10.2.7 (2024)

Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20 by Mandl and Panthea36 comments

Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight inAberrus. If you are looking for a general overview ofthe Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible guides.

On this page, you will find Blood Death Knight specificinformation to deal with each boss in the Aberrus raid.These are not complete encounter guides but rather provide specific tips fordoing the bosses as a Blood Death Knight.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of eachencounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is containedhere are details specifically tailored toward Blood Death Knightand what you can do to deal with each fight as best as possible.

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For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap on every stack of Terror Claws.
• Terror Claws deals a combination of Physical and Magic damage.If you have Blood Shield active and some Runic Power for Death Strikeyou should be more than fine. You can use additional cooldowns if necessary, dependingon your HP% at the time of cast.
• Death's Advance to negate the pushback from Wings of Extinction.

For more information, please refer to our Kazzara guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Be prepared with Death Strike for Shadow Spike / Flame Slash.
• Depending on your strategy for this encounter, you may need to swap bosses during Phase 1.If this is the case, be ready to run with Death's Advance.
• Fire - Phase 1: You can comfortably solo soak Fiery Meteorwith Anti-Magic Shell.
• Shadow - Phase 1: The stacking health reduction from this boss will make Shadow Spike more deadly. Be prepared to use cooldowns to survive thesehits.
• Phase 2: The tank combo in this phase will require a taunt immediatelyafter Withering Vulnerability and the tank that taunted shouldmake sure that the other tank is not hit by Shadowflame Burst.

For more information, please refer to our Amalgamation Chamber guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap at 3-4 stacks of Infused Strikes.
• When both tanks have Infused Strikes stacks, run into eachother to clear them. Do not do this again until Infused Explosion hasfaded.
• Phase 3: Whoever is not tanking the boss should focus on keeping Temporal Anomaly orbs away from the boss by running into them.

For more information, please refer to our Forgotten Experiments guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Be ready to Dark Command and Death Grip adds as theyappear.
• Tank all adds on top of the Magma Mystic.
• Taunt the boss as soon as he jumps to your platform.
• Mythic: The pushback from Ignara can be negated with Death's Advance.

For more information, please refer to our Assault of the Zaqali guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• The tank mechanic of this fight is a combo hit. Taunt when you see the sameattack appear in the pattern. You do not want to be hit by Flaming Slashor Earthen Crush twice in the same combo.
• When Shadowlava Blast is cast (big purple cone). Use this asyour indicator to drag the boss into the middle of the room.

For more information, please refer to our Rashok the Elder guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Taunt swap at 5-6 stacks of Searing Claws.
• When you are not tanking, try to soak Shrapnel Bomb's. Aimto have some Blood Shield active for this so you do not die whilstbeing out of range of the boss.
• The pushback from Blast Wave can be negated with Death's Advance.
• The Golems can be gripped together. You can opt to save Abomination Limbon the pull and use it on their first appearance, or use it on pull and saveit for the second set.
• You can stop the casts from the Golems with Death Grip, Mind Freeze, Blinding Sleet and Asphyxiate.
• Tactical Destruction is always cast on the pillars closestto the boss. When the Golems spawn, move the boss closer to the middle so themelee DPS do not have to run as much.

For more information, please refer to our Zskarn guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• When Incinerating Maws is cast, wait until the attack hasfinished before taunting.
• If you are the target of Incinerating Maws use Anti-Magic Shellto help survive the hits.
• Keep the boss away from Magma Puddle's.
• When you are not tanking soak Magma Puddle's to reduce theirsize.
• The knockback from Overpowering Stomp can be negatedwith Death's Advance.

For more information, please refer to our Magmorax guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Do not use Death's Advance on the knockbacks in this fight.You want to be knocked through walls.
• Phase 1: Taunt after Calamitous Strike.
• Phase 1: After Calamitous Strike the boss will cast Echoing Fissure, and this will be your indicator to move to anew area.
• Phase 2: Keep the boss near the Voice from Beyond adds to kill them.
• Phase 2: When an add has died, move to the next one.
• Phase 2: The tank mechanic in this phase is Sunder Shadow.He will knock you through a wall, and shortly after, all walls between where youwere knocked from to where you are now will be destroyed.
• Phase 3: Gain threat on the spawning adds.
• Phase 3: When Ebon Destruction is cast run into a portalto survive.

For more information, please refer to our Neltharion guide.

For this, boss, I suggest you use the default build at the top of this page.

• Phase 1: Swap after each stack of Burning Claws. This will leavea debuff on the tank which will deal damage to the entire raid based on the amount ofdamage you took. Utilise Anti-Magic Shell, Icebound Fortitude and Lichborneto mitigate it.
• Phase 1: Stand in one Searing Breath to remove Oppressing Howl.
• Intermission 1: Soak the 3 pools that spawn around your character to leave this realm. Ifyou take too long between the soaks or do not soak all 3 you will die.
• Intermission 1: Run through 10 Astral Flares before you soak all 3 pools.
• Phase 2: Swap after each stack of Void Claws.
• Phase 2: Stand in pools on the ground to enter the shadow realm from the intermission andlet your Void Claws debuff expire inside there to avoid dealing damage to the raid.
• Phase 2: Make good use of your grips to keep the adds on top of the boss.
• Phase 3: Swap after each stack of Void Slash. This is a frontal attack; ensureno other player is hit.
• Phase 3: Similar to Phase 2 stand in pools on the ground to enter the shadow realm and letyour debuff expire in here to avoid dealing damage to the raid.
• Phase 3: The pushback from Scouring Eternity can be negated with Death's Advance.

For more information, please refer to our Scalecommander Sarkareth guide.