WoW Dragonflight - The Zaqali Elders Boss Guide
In the land of Zaqal, two formidable djaradin elders, Vakan and Gholna, reign supreme over their respective elements. Gholna, a master of the seething fury of lava, and Vakan, a wielder of the sinister power of shadowflame, stand as titans in a realm where elemental prowess is revered above all else. However, their mastery has not bred harmony, but rather ignited an unending rivalry, casting the land into a perpetual state of turmoil.
Each elder, consumed by an insatiable desire to prove their dominance, unleashes torrents of destruction upon the land in a bid to outshine the other. Gholna's molten rivers carve paths of fiery destruction through the earth, while Vakan's shadowflame consumes all light, leaving naught but desolation in its wake. Villages are reduced to ashes, forests are swallowed by darkness, and the very fabric of reality trembles beneath their awesome power.
The conflict between Gholna and Vakan knows no bounds, as they clash in epic battles that shake the foundations of Zaqal itself. The sky becomes a canvas for their fierce duel, as torrents of lava clash with tendrils of shadowflame, casting an ominous glow upon the land below. The cries of the afflicted echo across the ravaged landscape, a haunting reminder of the cost of their relentless feud.
The Zaqali Elders Abilities
Empowered Rivalry: Gholna and Vakan's rivalry is so potent that they gain strength while within 0 yards of each other, reducing the damage received by 90%.
Vakan Abilities:
1. 
Umbral Smash: Vakan smashes his current target, inflicting 75 Shadowflame damage to players in a frontal cone and knocking them back. Additionally, applies Burning Shadows to players hit by this effect.
2. 
Blazing Pitch: Vakan hurls dark bolts at 10 random players, inflicting 15 Shadowflame damage and applying Burning Shadows.
3. 
Enveloping Darkness: Vakan hurls darkness at 6 random player destinations, inflicting 75 Shadowflame damage to all players within 5 yards of the impact and summons a Blistering Cyclone.
4. 
Scorching Eclipse: Vakan unleashes darkness at random destinations, inflicting 75 Shadowflame damage to players within 0 yards of impact.
Gholna Abilities:
1. 
Burning Strike: Gholna strikes her current target, inflicting 65 Volcanic damage to players in a frontal cone and knocking them back. Additionally, applies Searing Touch to players hit by this effect.
2. 
Stoking the Flames: Gholna hurls lava at 10 random players, inflicting 15 Volcanic damage and applying Searing Touch.
3. 
Lava Geyser: Gholna causes magma to erupt at 5 random player destinations, inflicting 75 Volcanic damage to players within 5 yards of impact and creating a Molten Pool.
4. 
Incineration: Gholna hurls magma every 5 sec for 20 sec, at random destinations inflicting 75 Volcanic damage to players within 5 yards of impact.
Shared Abilities:
1. 
Burning Shadows (Vakan) / 
Searing Touch (Gholna): Inflicts damage over time and disperses specific environmental hazards.
2. 
Blistering Cyclone (Vakan) / 
Molten Pool (Gholna): Environmental hazard causing periodic damage to players standing within.
Empowered Effects:
1. Gholna's Might: Using Searing Touch to disperse a Blistering Cyclone fills the player with Gholna's might, increasing their haste by 10% for 10 sec.
2. Vakan's Might: Using Burning Shadows to disperse a Molten Pool fills the player with Vakan's might, increasing their haste by 10% for 10 sec.
Defensive Shields:
1. 
Stygian Shield (Vakan): Shadowflame wreaths Vakan, reducing all incoming damage by 90%.
2. 
Smelted Bulwark (Gholna): A fiery shield surrounds Gholna, reducing all incoming damage by 90%.
Tips and Strategy
In a deadly competition for dominance, Vakan and Gholna unleash devastating attacks to claim victory. Vakan summons Blistering Cyclones with Enveloping Darkness, while Gholna creates Lava Geysers that continuously damage players. At full energy, Vakan casts Scorching Eclipse, countered by Gholna's Incineration. Defeating one elder empowers the other, accelerating their abilities.
DPS:
Beware Gholna's Incineration and Vakan's Scorching Eclipse to survive.
Healers:
Manage stacks of Gholna's Searing Touch and Vakan's Burning Shadows on players to mitigate damage.
Tanks:
Handle applications of Searing Touch from Gholna's Burning Strike and Burning Shadows from Vakan's Umbral Smash. When close, their Empowered Rivalry reduces damage received.