The Venomous Abyss · Midnight Season 2
What kills raids on Entombed Sentinels
Living Venom causes 23% of first deaths on Mythic Entombed Sentinels wipes.
Measured from this season's Mythic and Heroic Entombed Sentinels pulls uploaded to WowCoach: what causes the first death, what kills players while raids wipe, and how far raids get. Each ability links to Wowhead and carries a short counter. Updated October 16, 2026.
Mythic Entombed Sentinels
- Wipes for every kill
- 27.3
- Typical kill time
- 6:35
- Typical deaths on a kill
- 3
What causes the first death on a wipe
The ability behind the first player death of each Mythic wipe. The first death usually starts the wipe.
- Living Venom23%
- Counter: Stomp, then sidestep at once; never stand on the line between a stomped droplet and the Breath.
- Counter: Blood team: keep out of the lane toward the Breath, since droplets on your side fly all the way across. Breath tank: back the boss into a corner after nearby stomps so lines hit it from behind.
- Counter: Each team stomps the droplets on its own half: 20 land per cast, so one per player and a second only above 70% health.
- Counter: Each stomp cost ~250k in the logs; never take three unless immune. Sidestep after stomping: the venom flies back to the Breath 4 s later.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 39% fewer players per minute to Mark of Blood than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Stacks peak in the last 20 s before each Vitriolic Stasis: healers plan a raid cooldown there, and the team takes the other boss after every Stasis so the old stacks fall off.
- Counter: Hold the Blood 40+ yards from the Breath; never stand between them, where you stack both marks at once.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 66% fewer players per minute to Mark of Acid than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Stacks peak in the last 20 s before each Vitriolic Stasis: healers plan a raid cooldown there, and the team takes the other boss after every Stasis so the old stacks fall off.
- Counter: Never stand between the Sentinels: inside 40 yards of both you stack both marks at once.
- Counter: Breath team: kill the slime add within 10 s of its spawn; each 3 s pulse hits all 20 players for ~77k (measured).
- Counter: Healers: raid cooldown if it lives past 10 s, most of all late in a cycle when mark stacks are high.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 43% fewer players per minute to Shifting Protovenom than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Pre-spread before it lands; each side's 4 carriers pair up on their own side at once, nearest carrier with nearest carrier.
- Counter: Everyone without it steps 10 yards away from carriers first; carriers then walk only to another carrier and never cross to the other team.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels almost never lose a player to Protovenom Eruption.
- Counter: Players without the debuff keep 10+ yards from carriers until every pair has cleared; carriers walk only to another carrier.
- Counter: Stay off the edge while carriers are active: a knockback there throws players into the venom.
- Counter: Whole Blood team stacks on the marked player at the room edge or on old pools and stays until it erupts; more soakers means a smaller hit each.
- Counter: Each soaker took ~320k in the logged Mythic pull and eruptions killed up to three at once: top the group off before the 8 s end.
What kills players during wipes
Every player death on Mythic wipes, by ability. Deaths in the last 20 seconds are left out: that is usually the reset.
- Mark of Acid11%
- Living Venom10%
How much health Entombed Sentinels has left when raids wipe
- Over 75% health left24%
- 50–75% health left46%
- 25–50% health left23%
- 10–25% health left4%
- Under 10% health left3%
Heroic Entombed Sentinels
- Wipes for every kill
- 1.5
- Typical kill time
- 6:10
- Typical deaths on a kill
- 2
What causes the first death on a wipe
The ability behind the first player death of each Heroic wipe. The first death usually starts the wipe.
- Living Venom21%
- Counter: Stomp, then sidestep at once; never stand on the line between a stomped droplet and the Breath.
- Counter: Blood team: keep out of the lane toward the Breath, since droplets on your side fly all the way across. Breath tank: back the boss into a corner after nearby stomps so lines hit it from behind.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 38% fewer players per minute to Toxic Droplets than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Each team stomps the droplets on its own half: one per player, a second only when healthy, never three unless immune.
- Counter: After stomping, sidestep at once: the venom flies straight back to the Breath 4 s later.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 53% fewer players per minute to Mark of Acid than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Stacks peak in the last 20 s before each Vitriolic Stasis: healers plan a raid cooldown there, and the team takes the other boss after every Stasis so the old stacks fall off.
- Counter: Never stand between the Sentinels: inside 40 yards of both you stack both marks at once.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 84% fewer players per minute to Blood Venom than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Drop every pool at the room edge or on top of an old pool, then step out of it at once.
- Counter: Keep the middle and the soak spot clean; stay a few yards inside the wall, because the venom past the edge also kills.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 66% fewer players per minute to Unstable Miasma than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Whole Blood team stacks on the marked player at the room edge or on old pools and stays until it erupts; more soakers means a smaller hit each.
- Counter: Everyone hit then spreads a few yards along the edge: each drops a pool when the debuff ends 6 s later.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 85% fewer players per minute to Cultivated Burst than raids that wipe.
- Counter: If your orbs cannot reach four, walk to the punishment corner and use an immunity or your strongest personal before the 28 s end.
- Counter: Healers: heal survivors through the minute of ticks.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 94% fewer players per minute to Noxious Blast than raids that wipe.
- Counter: Stomp every droplet within 10 s of landing: each team clears its own half, one per player, a second only when healthy.
- Counter: Assign each team's stompers before the pull; two blasts together can wipe the raid.
- Raids that kill Entombed Sentinels lose 87% fewer players per minute to Cultivated Burst than raids that wipe.
- Counter: If your orbs cannot reach four, walk to the punishment corner and use an immunity or your strongest personal before the 28 s end.
- Counter: Healers: heal survivors through the minute of ticks.
What kills players during wipes
Every player death on Heroic wipes, by ability. Deaths in the last 20 seconds are left out: that is usually the reset.
- Blood Venom11%
- Living Venom11%
How much health Entombed Sentinels has left when raids wipe
- Over 75% health left36%
- 50–75% health left33%
- 25–50% health left19%
- 10–25% health left8%
- Under 10% health left3%
Which of these killed your raid?
Upload your Entombed Sentinels log and WowCoach shows who died to what on each pull, the first death that started each wipe, and what to change on the next pull.
About these numbers
Every percentage comes from The Venomous Abyss pulls uploaded to WowCoach since September 1, 2026. A difficulty appears only once there are enough wipes and kills for the shares to hold steady. Counters are WowCoach's coaching notes for each ability. For full fight strategy, read the boss guides at Icy Veins and Wowhead.