WoW Dragonflight - The Forgotten Experiments Boss Guide
The development of the dracthyr involved many iterations, with early versions proving too volatile to destroy. These powerful yet unstable beings were kept dormant for thousands of years. Now, they have awakened, seeking to test their prowess against Azeroth's champions.
Created as the ultimate warriors, the early dracthyr combined dragon ferocity with mortal cunning. However, their instability led to their entombment, as they were too dangerous to exist freely. For millennia, they remained in magical slumber, their existence fading into legend.
In the present day, the early dracthyr have emerged, driven by an innate desire to prove their worth. They challenge Azeroth's seasoned heroes, not as villains, but as beings seeking to fulfill their original purpose. This confrontation is a clash of eras, testing the strength and resolve of today's champions against ancient, forgotten powers.
The return of the dracthyr is a pivotal moment for Azeroth. It underscores the enduring impact of the past and the ever-present potential for ancient forces to resurface. As the dracthyr and Azeroth's heroes prepare to face off, the outcome will shape the future, blending forgotten ambitions with modern valor.
The Forgotten Experiments Abilities
Neldris
1. 
Rending Charge: Charges between several players, inflicting 147,590 Physical damage, knocking them back, and causing them to bleed for 14,759 Physical damage every second for 15 seconds. This effect stacks.
2. 
Massive Slam: Unleashes a shockwave inflicting 206,625 Physical damage in a frontal cone.
3. 
Bellowing Roar: Bellows an arcane roar, inflicting up to 206,625 Arcane damage. Damage decreases with distance from Neldris.
4. 
Infused Strikes: Melee attacks inflict 14,759 Arcane damage every second. This effect stacks. Touching another afflicted player removes all applications and causes an Infused Explosion.
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Infused Explosion: Explodes, inflicting 14,759 Arcane damage to all players and an additional 17,711 Arcane damage every 2 seconds for 20 seconds. This effect stacks.
5. 
Erratic Burst: Periodically erupts with energy, inflicting 44,277 Arcane damage to all players.
Thadrion
1. 
Unstable Essence: Infuses players with unstable energy, inflicting 5,904 Arcane damage every 2 seconds, increasing over time. Upon removal, it explodes, inflicting 177,107 Arcane damage to players within 12 yards and jumps to another player.
2. 
Volatile Spew: Spews arcane globules inflicting 206,625 Arcane damage to players within 7 yards of impact.
3. 
Violent Eruption: Erupts with energy, inflicting 44,277 Arcane damage to all players every second for 8 seconds.
4. Infused Strikes: Melee attacks inflict 14,759 Arcane damage every second. This effect stacks. Touching another afflicted player removes all applications and causes an Infused Explosion.
- Infused Explosion: Explodes, inflicting 14,759 Arcane damage to all players and an additional 17,711 Arcane damage every 2 seconds for 20 seconds. This effect stacks.
Rionthus
1. 
Deep Breath: Takes a deep breath and flies across the lab, spewing molten cinders inflicting 88,554 Volcanic damage every 0.5 seconds for 1 second to players in his path.
2. 
Temporal Anomaly: Creates a vortex of temporal energy that drifts toward him. If it collides with Rionthus, he gains a shield absorbing damage equal to 10% of his maximum health. If a player collides with the anomaly, it inflicts 59,036 Arcane damage and knocks them away.
3. 
Disintegrate: Tears into players with blue magic blasts, inflicting 38,373 Spellfrost damage every second for 3 seconds. The magic lingers, slowing players by 30% and causing them to inflict 8,858 Spellfrost damage every second to nearby players for 16 seconds.
4. Infused Strikes: Melee attacks inflict 14,759 Arcane damage every second. This effect stacks. Touching another afflicted player removes all applications and causes an Infused Explosion.
- Infused Explosion: Explodes, inflicting 14,759 Arcane damage to all players and an additional 17,711 Arcane damage every 2 seconds for 20 seconds. This effect stacks.
Tips and Strategy
The forgotten experiments within Neltharion's laboratory each represent a dark stage in the development of the dracthyr. Neldris enters the fray first and assaults the laboratory's intruders with Rending Charge. Upon Neldris' defeat, Thadrion bursts from his containment vat, afflicting players with Unstable Essence and belching forth Volatile Spew. As Rionthus' predecessor is defeated, he escapes his containment vat and begins to devastate the chamber with Neltharion's most potent version of **Deep Breath.
Tanks
- Infused Strikes inflict increasing Arcane damage.
- Rionthus soars across the room during Deep Breath.
Damage Dealers
- Neldris dashes between marked players with Rending Charge, affecting anyone in her path.
- Unstable Essence creates an explosion upon removal and jumps to a nearby player.
- Rionthus gains a shield that absorbs damage if Temporal Anomalies reach him.
Healers
- Neldris' Rending Charge inflicts heavy bleed damage on several targets.
- Violent Eruption inflicts heavy damage to all players.
- Unstable Essence creates an explosion upon removal and jumps to a nearby player.