World First Mythic Lost Explorers by xD
xD defeated The Lost Explorers, the second boss of Venomous Abyss, during the Race to World First. Their 20-player roster featured 2 Blood Death Knights, 4 healers, 4 melee, and 10 ranged.
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World of Warcraft: Midnight Hotfixes - August 21
Midnight hotfixes for August 21 tune Altar of Fangs, fix Delves and raid encounters including Vashnik and Ula’tek, and restore Coiled Isle portal access for alts.
Upcoming Class Tuning for the Weekly Reset - Ret Paladin and Warlock Buffs
Class tuning for the weekly reset buffs multiple PvE specs, while broad PvP changes adjust damage, defenses, healing, and utility across nearly every class.
Altar of Fangs Nerfed - Mythic+ Dungeon Tuning Hotfixes
Altar of Fangs gets Mythic+ hotfixes reducing enemy damage, health, movement speed, and key ability pressure while adding clearer warnings and longer cast times.
Corrosive Victory Toy Displays Delve Hall of Fame Rank for Everyone
Corrosive Victory toy displays a player’s Hall of Fame rank when they earn the Fabled Let Me Solo Him: Azta’rec achievement during Season 2’s first week.
WoW Weekly: The Venomous Abyss and Midnight Season 2
Midnight Season 2 is live alongside the eight-boss Venomous Abyss raid, a new Mythic+ rotation, PvP challenges, and another Race to World First.
Heroic Ula'tek Defeated by 清水 on China Realms
Heroic Ula'tek has been defeated for the world first by Chinese guild 清水 after nerfs, beating Liquid to the finish on the brutally overlap-heavy encounter.
World First Nek'zali the Soulcoiler by Consequence
Nek'zali the Soulcoiler falls to Consequence in one pull, claiming the first World First victory of the Venomous Abyss Race to World First.
Heroic Vashnik Stealthily Nerfed
Heroic Vashnik was stealthily nerfed: Exploding Infection now targets only 2 players instead of up to 5/7, making the encounter’s punishing orange overlaps far easier to coordinate and heal.
Heroic Ula'tek Nerfs and Raid Bug Fixes - Patch 12.1 Hotfixes
Patch 12.1 hotfixes nerf Heroic Ula’tek and fix raid bugs across Vashnik and the Coiled Altar, alongside class, delve, item, quest, and treasure corrections.
Nightmare Prey Affix Nerfed in Latest Hotfixes
Toxic Snare in Nightmare Prey has been nerfed, reducing its slow from 90% to 50% and cutting its damage by 75%.
Blizzard Looking at Nerfing Heroic Ula'tek According to Maximum
Heroic Ula'tek has zero kills in The Venomous Abyss, and Blizzard is reportedly considering another nerf after feedback on the encounter's punishing Phase 2.
The Ula'tek's Boss Fight in The Venomous Abyss Raid
Ula'tek guards The Venomous Abyss with venom waves, egg-handling mechanics, split-group cauldrons, and a final arena-splitting phase where Serpent's Bite can turn players into Calcified Corpses.
Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for August 19th - Bug Fixes for Raids and Mythic+
Patch 12.1 hotfixes fix class bugs, Delves, dungeons and raids, quests, and PvP item-level application, including changes to The Blinding Vale and The Venomous Abyss.
Ula'tek Nerfed - Venomous Abyss Hotfixes
Ula'tek’s Spectral Coils no longer scales with raid size on Normal and Heroic, preventing 30-player groups from taking up to 200% bonus damage in Venomous Abyss.
Venomous Abyss Raid Buff Starts in 28 Days
Venomous Abyss gets the Fury of the Dead raid buff on September 15, starting at +1% damage and healing and rising by 1% weekly to +15%, giving guilds time before the nerf begins.
Earn a Champion-Track Ring from The Venomous Abyss Campaign Quest
The Venomous Abyss campaign quest rewards a choice of two Champion-track rings at item level 292, plus Mistcrests and reputation. Story Mode queues with Seh’ka the Sturdy from the week of August 25.
Nightmare Prey Now Available - Earn a Guaranteed Trovehunter's Bounty Map
Nightmare Prey Hunts are live in Season 2. Complete three on Nightmare difficulty to earn a Scalebound Herald's Flute, then summon Azta'rec in a Delve for a guaranteed Trovehunter's Bounty map.
Coiled Altar Massively Nerfed - Venomous Abyss Raid Tuning Hotfixes
Coiled Altar gets massive health nerfs in the Venomous Abyss raid, with hidden boss-health bonuses slashed across Normal, Heroic, and Mythic to speed up its final phase.
Patch 12.1 Hotfixes for August 18th - Many Class Bug Fixes
Patch 12.1 hotfixes for August 18 bring widespread class buffs, nerfs, set-bonus fixes, dungeon tuning, Mythic+ changes, and PvP adjustments across Midnight.
