Nek'zali the Soulcoiler abilities
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Overview
As Nek'zali energizes the Soulcoil Well by invoking the Soulcoil Rite, she provokes the Restless Amani to the well.
Upon reaching 50% health, Nek'zali retreats to begin the Ritual of Awakening. Destroying Echoes of Jawae removes their Tethers of Awakening and draws her back.
Upon reaching full energy, she unwinds the Soulcoil and begins Uncoiling, empowering her with new abilities until her defeat.
Damage Dealers
• Essence Rend lingers and leaves behind a Latent Cultist upon expiration.
• Restless Amani awaken from the sarcophagi on the outer edges of the room, empowered with Gravebound Advance until they are destroyed.
• Echoes of Jawae awaken during Soul Transfer and provide Nek'zali with Tether of Awakening.
Healers
• Essence Rend lingers and leaves behind a Latent Cultist upon expiration.
• Soulcoil Ignition inflicts significant damage to all players.
• Soulcoil Rite inflicts deadly damage if too many souls enter theSoulcoil Well.
Tanks
• Possession Barrage inflicts damage based on the distance each barrage travels.
• Echoes of Jawae awaken during Soul Transfer and provide Nekk'zali with Tether of Awakening.
• Nek'zali attacks her target with Hollowing Strikes.
Stage One: Soulcoiler Initiation
Soulcoil Well
A well of necrotic energy used to raise the cult of the Soulcoilers. Any Restless Amani that reach the well trigger a Soulcoil Rite.
Standing in the well inflicts Shadow damage every sec. Players who die within the well are Soulcoiled.
Soulcoil Rite
(Heroic/Mythic) On Heroic difficulty, the rite's power afflicts players with Ritual Burn$
Ritual Burn
Increases damage taken from Soulcoil Rite by for . This effect stacks.
Uncoiled Rage
Upon reaching full energy, Nek'zali gains her full potential, increasing her attack and movement speeds by and all damage by . Additionally, grants immunity to Taunt effects.
Soulcoiled
Nek'zali claims a player's soul, compelling them towards the Soulcoil Well. The target is sacrificed upon reaching its waters, triggering Soulcoil Rite.
Soulcoil Ignition
Nek'zali stirs the Soulcoil Well, invoking the Soulcoil Rite every sec for . During the channel, Anguished Echoes emerge from the well.
Anguished Echoes
An anguished spirit emerges, inflicting Shadow damage to players within yards of its impact location and knocking them away.
Essence Rend
Nek'zali entraps several players, pulling them in for before knocking them away and inflicting Shadow damage.
A ghostly essence remains, inflicting Shadow damage every sec for . Upon removal, a Latent Cultist emerges at the player's location.
Latent Cultist
A cultist's spirit materializes, inflicting Shadow damage to players within yards. Necrotic energy clings to the spirit, inflicting Shadow damage every sec and reducing movement speed of players standing within it by %.
Restless Amani
Ancient spirits return to their corpses, and make their way towards the Soulcoil Well.
(Heroic/Mythic) On Heroic difficulty, Raised Amani corpses remain on the ground upon defeat as Vessels of Awakening.$
Vessel of Awakening
A corpse lingers on the ground to be repossessed by Restless Amani while the Ritual of Awakening is active. Reawakened Amani become empowered, inflicting Shadow damage every sec for .
Gravebound Advance
Corpse Blight
Restless Amani erupt in necrosis, inflicting Plague damage to all players and an additional Plague damage every sec for . This effect stacks.
Possession Barrage
Nek'zali launches spectral echoes in the direction of her primary target that burst on impact, inflicting Shadow damage to all players. This damage is reduced the farther each echo travels.
Hollowing Strikes
Intermission: Ritual of Awakening
Upon reaching 50% health, Nek'zali retreats to the Soulcoil Well and summons an Echo of Jawae that protects her from harm.
Echo of Jawae
A spectral echo that protects Nek'zali from harm. Defeating an Echo of Jawae severs their Tether of Awakening.
Soul Transfer
Jawae transfers her essence to an Echo of Jawae over sec. A surge of soul energy then inflicts Shadow damage to players caught in the blast.
Tether of Awakening
Tethered to the Soulcoil Well, gaining immunity to all damage.
Hungering Pyre
(Heroic/Mythic) On Heroic difficulty, Slithering Flame combusts into Cremation upon expiration.$
Slithering Flame
A serpentine flame slithers to a player and ignites, inflicting Fire damage and an additional Fire damage every sec for .
Cremation
The flames explode, incinerating corpses and Restless Amani within yards. Inflicts Fire damage to players and an additional Fire damage every sec for .
Grasping Depths
A Drowned Echo awakens within the well, periodically pulling players towards the well and inflicting Shadow damage every sec to all players until it is defeated. Players may enter the well while the echo lives, and are marked with Soul Exhaustion upon leaving.
Immortal Coil
Necrotic energy within the well inflicts Shadow damage every sec.
Drowned Echo
Soulcoiler's Curse
The Drowned Echo coils around all players within the well, ejecting them and leaving them Soulcoiled.
Soulcoiled
Nek'zali claims a player's soul, compelling them towards the Soulcoil Well. The target is sacrificed upon reaching its waters, triggering Soulcoil Rite.
Swirling Spirit
Spirits swirl within the Soulcoil Well, inflicting Shadow damage every sec for on contact. This effect stacks.
Soul Exhaustion
The Soulcoil Well marks those who leave it, increasing damage taken from Soulcoil Well and Immortal Coil by .
Restless Amani
Ancient spirits return to their corpses, and make their way towards the Soulcoil Well.
(Heroic/Mythic) On Heroic difficulty, Raised Amani corpses remain on the ground upon defeat as Vessels of Awakening.$
Vessel of Awakening
A corpse lingers on the ground to be repossessed by Restless Amani while the Ritual of Awakening is active. Reawakened Amani become empowered, inflicting Shadow damage every sec for .
Gravebound Advance
Corpse Blight
Restless Amani erupt in necrosis, inflicting Plague damage to all players and an additional Plague damage every sec for . This effect stacks.
Stage Two: Uncoiling
Nek'zali uncoils the Soulcoil Well, gaining new abilities until defeated.
Uncoiling
Nek'zali pours all her power into the Soulcoil Well, causing it to overflow, energizing her and inflicting Shadow damage every sec until she is defeated.
Uncoiled Rage
Upon reaching full energy, Nek'zali gains her full potential, increasing her attack and movement speeds by and all damage by . Additionally, grants immunity to Taunt effects.
Invoke
Nek'zali invokes the Soulcoil Rite and calls upon the Latent Cultists to perform an Entwined Step.
Latent Cultist
A cultist's spirit materializes, inflicting Shadow damage to players within yards. Necrotic energy clings to the spirit, inflicting Shadow damage every sec and reducing movement speed of players standing within it by %.
Entwined Step
Latent Cultists reenact an ancient ritual, repositioning around the Soulcoil Well.
Soulcoil Rite
(Heroic) On Heroic difficulty, the rite's power afflicts players with Ritual Burn$
Ritual Burn
Increases damage taken from Soulcoil Rite by for . This effect stacks.
Soulcoil Well
A well of necrotic energy used to raise the cult of the Soulcoilers. Any Restless Amani that reach the well trigger a Soulcoil Rite.
Standing in the well inflicts Shadow damage every sec. Players who die within the well are Soulcoiled.
Soulcoiled
Nek'zali claims a player's soul, compelling them towards the Soulcoil Well. The target is sacrificed upon reaching its waters, triggering Soulcoil Rite.
Essence Rend
Nek'zali entraps several players, pulling them in for before knocking them away and inflicting Shadow damage.
A ghostly essence remains, inflicting Shadow damage every sec for . Upon removal, a Latent Cultist emerges at the player's location.
Latent Cultist
A cultist's spirit materializes, inflicting Shadow damage to players within yards. Necrotic energy clings to the spirit, inflicting Shadow damage every sec and reducing movement speed of players standing within it by %.
Hollowing Strikes
Possession Barrage
Nek'zali launches spectral echoes in the direction of her primary target that burst on impact, inflicting Shadow damage to all players. This damage is reduced the farther each echo travels.