Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 11:20by Azortharion131 comments
1.
Introduction
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.
Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Raid Guides
On this page, you will find Marksmanship Hunter specificinformation to deal with each boss in the Aberrus raid.These are not complete encounter guides but specific tips fordoing the bosses as a Marksmanship Hunter.
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 Marksmanship Hunterand how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.
All recommendations are progression-based tips and will not necessarily be thebest for an overall DPS ranking.
1.1.
Talent Builds By Boss
To make importing talents easier, I have aggregated the builds into the listbelow into three main builds. Taking these as a baseline, you can handle allraid encounters in this tier.
2.
Dragonflight Raid Talent Builds for Marksmanship Hunter
Single TargetAoE Build
3.
Single Target Raid Build for Marksmanship Hunter
This build is the default single target build for MarksmanshipHunter.
Suggested Encounters:
- Kazzara
- Amalgamation Chamber.
- Rashok.
- Zskarn
- Magmorax
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
4.
AoE Raid Build for Marksmanship Hunter
This build suits the AoE-heavy encounters in the Raid. Note that going forthis build incurs a pretty heavy single-target DPS loss, which may not alwaysbe worth it.
Suggested Encounters:
- The Forgotten Experiments
- Assault of the Zaqali
- Echo of Neltharion.
- Scalecommander Sarkareth
Be sure to make use of the 'Copy Export String' button to import the build directly into your game!
4.1.
General Defensive Usage Notes
Marksmanship Hunter has several defensive spells that you should plan to use and rotatethroughout mechanics. You should opt to use the smaller cooldown spells oftenas needed with incoming mechanics and save bigger cooldowns like Aspect of the Turtlefor large incoming damage.
Exhilaration
Fortitude of the Bear
Survival of the Fittest
Marksmanship Hunter Rotation and Cooldowns
4.2.
General Cooldown Usage
Marksmanship Hunter has a few cooldowns to think about usingoptimally on the fights in Aberrus:
Trueshot — Our main, 2-minute cooldown.
Death Chakram and
Volley — Our small, 45-second mini-cooldown.
In addition to the general rotation, you want to keep in mind that yourgoal is to use your cooldowns as often as possible during an encounter. Withthat in mind, your secondary goal is to use them at the correct time.
I highly suggest using some Addon or WeakAura to track the estimated time todie of your target/boss target.MethodRaid Tools has this as an option if you are already using this addon.By tracking time to die, if you know that you can only fit one more cycle ofyour cooldowns in before the boss dies, you can choose to hold these cooldownsto better line up with Bloodlust, your Potion, or even your othercooldowns, trying to look for opportunities to stack all of them.
5.
Kazzara, the Hellforged
5.1.
Talents/Build
- We recommend the standard single-target build above for this fight.
5.2.
Defensive Usage
- Use your defensives for
Wings of Extinction and
Hellsteel Carnage, in particular their overlaps at ~1:30 and ~2:30 inthe encounter.
5.3.
Cooldown Timings
- No special considerations.
5.4.
Mechanical Tips
- Use
Disengage when targeted by
Rays of Anguish to more easily drag the laser over the
Dread Rifts.
For more information, please refer to our Kazzara guide.
6.
The Amalgamation Chamber
6.1.
Defensive Usage
- Use your defensives for
Gloom Conflagration in Phase 2.Generally, Phase 2 hurts far more than Phase 1, so you want to enter Phase 2with all of your defensives available if possible.
6.2.
Cooldown Timings
- No special considerations.
6.3.
Mechanical Tips
- Use
Disengage when targeted by
Blistering Twilight toplace the puddles optimally.
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle to solo-soak the
Fiery Meteor/
Gloom Conflagration mechanics.
For more information, please refer to our Amalgamation Chamber guide.
7.
The Forgotten Experiments
- Use defensives when you have
Unstable Essence if needed to holdonto the debuff for longer. You will definitely want to use defensives if youhave
Unstable Essence and
Infused Explosion occurs at thesame time.
7.2.
Cooldown Timings
- No special considerations.
7.3.
Mechanical Tips
- You can use
Aspect of the Turtle to prevent the Bleed application from
Rending Charge.
For more information, please refer to our Forgotten Experiments guide.
8.
Assault of the Zaqali
8.1.
Defensive Usage
Molten Barrier hurts and you should use your defensives forsurviving the tail-end of it happening. It can coincide with
Scorching Roar as well, which you should have a defensive prepared forevery time.
8.2.
Cooldown Timings
- If a
Molten Barrier is imminent, save your cooldowns for it!
8.3.
Mechanical Tips
- You cannot use
Aspect of the Turtle to soak
Catastrophic Slam.
- Kick
Lava Bolt as much as possible.
For more information, please refer to our Assault of the Zaqali guide.
9.
Rashok, the Elder
9.1.
Defensive Usage
- This fight hurts and you will have to be smart about your defensive usage.The main mechanics to look out for are
Overcharged/
Conduit Flare, and their overlaps at roughly 1:00,2:30, and 3:20. You might also want to use a defensive on
Scorching Heatwave.
9.2.
Cooldown Timings
- No special considerations.
9.3.
Mechanical Tips
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle either as part of your defensive kit, orto negate the knockback from
Smoldering Rage.
- You can also use
Disengage immediately after the knockback tooptimize your positioning.
- When targeted by
Searing Slam, use
Disengage to place itwell.
For more information, please refer to our Rashok the Elder guide.
10.
The Vigilant Steward, Zskarn
10.1.
Defensive Usage
- Use defensives for overlaps of
Blast Wave with other mechanics.These are separated by around 35 seconds, starting 45 seconds in. At 2:30 and3:00, they will possibly overlap with
Unstable Embers if you aretargeted by it.
10.2.
Cooldown Timings
- If an add spawn is imminent, hold your cooldowns for them!
10.3.
Mechanical Tips
- We have no specific tips for the mechanics of this fight besides using
Disengage liberally to position yourself optimally. If anythingarises, we will add some more tips to this section.
For more information, please refer to our Zskarn guide.
11.
Magmorax
11.1.
Defensive Usage
- Defensives should primarily be used for
Igniting Roar, whichhappens at various intervals throughout the fight. When a Roar is coming up,pay attention to your health and that of the raid before deciding on using adefensive.
11.2.
Cooldown Timings
- No special considerations.
11.3.
Mechanical Tips
- Use
Aspect of the Turtle to negate the
Overpowering Stompmechanic where possible. Use
Disengage otherwise.
- Use
Disengage to be a mechanical hero! Your mobility makes you excellent for soaking
Magma Puddles on this fight, especially ones far away.
For more information, please refer to our Magmorax guide.
12.
Echo of Neltharion
12.1.
Defensive Usage
- Defensives should be used when targeted by
Volcanic Heart, andwhen wall breaks in the fight overlap with other mechanics.
- If necessary, you can also use cooldowns for
Umbral Annihilation,but this is generally a healer mechanic where if you would have died with nodefensive, so would half the raid.
12.2.
Cooldown Timings
- If
Surrender to Corruption is imminent, you might want to saveyour cooldowns to see if you get Corrupted. If you do, send your cooldowns onthe add!
12.3.
Mechanical Tips
- We have no specific tips for the mechanics of this fight besides using
- We have no specific tips for the mechanics of this fight besides using
Disengage liberally to position yourself optimally. If anythingarises, we will add some more tips to this section.
For more information, please refer to our Neltharion guide.
13.
Scalecommander Sarkareth
13.1.
Defensive Usage
- You can assist your Healers by using defensives on
Glittering Surge, though it should rarely be needed.
- Other than this, you should primarily use defensives to cover mistakes asthere are no other, specific moments of high incoming damage.
13.2.
Cooldown Timings
- Simply use your cooldowns on cooldown. Every 45-second cooldown should line up with add spawns starting in Phase 2.
13.3.
Mechanical Tips
- When entering the Void Phase in both intermissions and other times, use
Disengage to speed yourself up via the
Posthaste Talentwhile collecting the orbs to increase your Haste. Use
Aspect of the Cheetah to extend your movement speed. The faster you canget out, the more damage you can do!
For more information, please refer to our Scalecommander Sarkareth guide.
14.
Changelog
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1.5.
- 27 Jun. 2023: Additional Talent Change, and moved Steel Trap to be default for single-target.
- 26 Jun. 2023: Updated the single-target build to account for new tuning.
- 03 Jun. 2023: Updated the recommended default talent build, and added a Mythic build for Forgotten Experiments.
- 13 May 2023: Updated with tips for Scalecommander Sarkareth.
- 08 May 2023: Page added.
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