What kills raids on Sszorak

Heroic Sszorak

Wipes for every kill

4.8

Typical kill time

5:33

Typical deaths on a kill

4

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.

1. Tempest19%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 74% fewer players per minute to Tempest than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Dodge the vortices as they leave Sszorak and dispel the poison at once (Poison Cleansing Totem, Cleanse Toxins, Detox and the like).
   • Counter: They keep circling long after the cast: never walk, dash or float through one, because every touch adds a stack that ticks for a large share of health.
2. Melee hits16%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 58% fewer players per minute to Melee hits than raids that wipe.
3. Raging Crosswinds12%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 74% fewer players per minute to Raging Crosswinds than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Pair with a player whose arrow points the opposite way and stand about 10 yards apart, arrows pointing at each other; you collide mid-air.
   • Counter: Every set marks as many of one arrow as the other, so everyone has a partner; unmarked players stay 6 yards away from the marks.
4. Venomous Surge12%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 58% fewer players per minute to Venomous Surge than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Marked players run to the raid marker opposite a tornado tunnel, one per marker, and let the 10 s debuff end there, away from the raid.
   • Counter: Read the tunnels at the pull and after each Dig In: 1, 2 and 3 tornadoes give the wind order, and the four cysts cover the three winds plus one spare.
5. Ravage11%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 62% fewer players per minute to Ravage than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Only the current tank stands in front of Sszorak: point him away from the raid and use a defensive for every Ravage.
   • Counter: The other tank takes the next Ravage; a tank still carrying the last one must not be hit again within 25 s.
6. Mutilate10%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 73% fewer players per minute to Mutilate than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Two soak groups of five or more take turns: group one soaks the first Mutilate of each combo, group two the second, and nobody soaks twice in a row.
   • Counter: Your last soak makes the next one hit you 500% harder for 22 s, so step out of the cone when it is not your group's turn.
7. Ula'tek's Presence6%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 72% fewer players per minute to Ula'tek's Presence than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Keep everyone topped between mechanics: the mist never stops, so a player left low after Mutilate, a Surge burst or a cyst pop dies to the next tick.
   • Counter: Rotate healing cooldowns through the pull and keep one for each Dig In, where cyst pops land on top of the mist.
8. Viscous Cyst5%
   • Raids that kill Sszorak lose 85% fewer players per minute to Viscous Cyst than raids that wipe.
   • Counter: Pop exactly one cyst per gale during Dig In and never two within a few seconds of each other: each pop hits every player for about 40% of max health plus a stacking toxin.
   • Counter: Nobody touches a cyst outside Dig In, even while floating; after the third gale, pop the spare together once the raid is healed.

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.

1. Melee hits19%
2. Viscous Cyst17%
3. Tempest12%
4. Mutilate12%
5. Ravage9%
6. Raging Crosswinds8%
7. Ula'tek's Presence7%
8. Mutilated Gash6%

How much health Sszorak has left when raids wipe

• Over 75% health left24%
• 50–75% health left50%
• 25–50% health left19%
• 10–25% health left5%
• Under 10% health left2%