So I’ve just defeated Zekvir on ?? difficulty and thought I would share some tips on what helped me get him down.
Starting with Brann:
I found him very inconsistent in all honesty. I set him up as the standard Healer, with Porcelain Arrowhead Idol and the Amorphous Relic.
Edit - Also try to only take 1 potion at a time. Spread them out if and when possible for maximum efficiency. 1 Last thing, popping evasion at the start of the fight allows Brann enough time to set up his potions. From that point on, save evasion for when Brann goes down. (he will eventually if you use vanish for burst/dot removal)
- The 2 main mechanics
The 2 biggest threats in this fight are killing the eggs before they hatch and the “Enfeebling Spittle” Dot.
The eggs do have reduced health now, so bursting them down should not be an issue. I did hold Adrenaline Rush back if an egg was due to spawn alongside a vanish. Other than that you can use AR as and when and it should be off CD or close when you need it.
The dot on the other hand is a bit of a pain. Brann has a dispel on a whopping 60-second CD, which is not short enough to cleanse every cast. You do not want to interrupt this cast at all due to needing to interrupt the healing cast.
We do have 3 spells that can get rid of the dot.
- Cloak of Shadows
- Vanish
- Killing Spree
Killing Spree made this fight much easier for me as it makes you immune to slow effects, bypassing the dot mechanic every time. It also clears the dot if you have it when you use Killing Spree. You don’t have to use it with max combos if you fear landing in AOE, just 1 combo point is enough. I held Killing Spree until he started to cast “Enfeebling Spittle”.
Vanish is a solid alternative however the pitfalls I noticed were that sometimes I needed it for extra burst and if Brann was dead, the boss reset. I even found that vanishing for burst on the egg would cause the boss to chase Brann, however, if Brann died before I hit the boss with another attack, he would reset. Be very careful how you use Vanish, make sure Brann is alive and healthy when you use it.
If using killing spree, cloak of shadows is now free to abuse a fear immunity or clean the dot should killing spree/vanish not be ready. (Brann’s cleanse is the backup backup)
Ensure that your kick is used for His healing cast “Regenerating Carapace” or “Blood-Infused Carapace”. To help me with this and for emergencies where I needed to get out of AOE I used focus macros for both shadowstep and kick.
Using Shadowstep focus macro makes it easy to get out of his claw cone should he cast in towards you while you are on an egg. Or if he is casting a heal, I used it to perform a quick Shadowstep, kick, using the movement to get back to the egg.
#Showtooltip Shadowstep
/cast [@focus] Shadowstep
#Showtooltip Kick
/cast [@focus] Kick
#showtooltip Grappling Hook
/cast [@cursor] Grappling Hook
Set Zekvir as your focus and your macros are live.
I hope this might help someone. I’m here if anyone needs some more advice.