Move away from your allies when afflicted with Manifest Nightmares.Healers will need to counter ever increasing raid damage from the Hysteria stacks.Passively cleave down the Horrific Vision adds.Kill the Horrific Summoner adds as soon as possible.Dispel Dread debuffs in a staggered way to prevent the raid from being one shot.Everybody dodge the Crushing Grasp tentacles that shoot across the room.Tanks: Stay within 12 yards of each other to keep Mind Tether reflect damage to a minimum.Do not enter the Dark Beyond void around the edges of the room.Normal Loot starts at Item level 415, Heroic Loot at 430 and Mythic Loot at 445. After defeating Za'qul, players may proceed to the final encounter, Queen Azshara. Za'qul is the seventh boss of Azshara's Eternal Palace. An excellent understanding of boss abilities is needed to defeat this mechanically complex encounter. Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha is a four phase encounter in which the raid will be dragged to several different realms to deal with the bosses dangerous abilities.
Changes to the fight for the other difficulties are listed below in their respective sections, including tips and strategies for dealing with the new mechanics introduced in these difficulties. This guide provides tips and strategies for defeating the Za'qul encounter in Normal Difficulty in Azshara's Eternal Palace.
