Coiled Altar
KilledHeroic · Venomous Abyss · Wed, Oct 21 · Killed on attempt 2 in 6:42
What to work on
- 1
Dark Transformation with 
Army of the Dead.Your role - 2
Soul Reaper inside each Dark Transformation.Your role - 3Cut the long pauses.Your role
Doing well
- No early deathsMechanics
- Held Dark Transformation for the double-damage windowYour role
- Ready on every attemptGear
Your role
Damage and rotation
Phase 1 74%, Phase 2 64%, Intermission 79%, Phase 3 62% of a typical Unholy DK. Kill parse 36. 4 things to fix
- Dark Transformation with Army of the DeadWorth the most3 of 4 times on this attempt, missed at 0:03; top Unholy DKs 100% of the time
- Army of the Dead when it's back, lined up with Dark Transformation8 of 8 windows; top Unholy DKs 28% of windows
- Dark Transformation soon after it comes back7 of 8 on time; the longest wait 35 s, from 1:34
- Soul Reaper inside each Dark Transformation6 of 7 times on this attempt, missed at 6:40; top Unholy DKs 100% of the time
Putrefy right after 
Blightfall6 of 6 times on this attempt; top Unholy DKs 100% of the time
Festering Scythe as often as top players4.1 a minute on this attempt; top Unholy DKs 3.6
When you pressed each button
The fight
Phase 1 · 0:00–1:59
Zul'jan alone. Raid damage from 
Fangs of the Coiled Altar, venom orbs to collect and clear with 
Sever, alternating 
Guillotine soaks, and roaming 
Axegrinder axes.
Phase 2 · 1:59–3:32
Malacrass joins. 
Dreadmarch mind-controls players, whose shields spawn ghosts when broken. 
Soul Sever leaves 
Gravebound (pick up your three 
Soul Fragments). 
Gloombomb circles, the 
Spiritcackle add, and the 
Eternal Nightfall shield and interrupt.
Intermission · 3:32–4:10
Soulbinding: Zul'jan takes 100% more damage while healing himself. 
Bloodlust goes here. Fragments of Malacrass race to Zul'jan and must be intercepted, and each soak hits the raid with 
Spirit Erasure.
Phase 3 · 4:10–6:42
Both bosses at once with every earlier mechanic. When one dies the other enrages, so the raid balances their health.
Your DPS compared with the raid iDPS over the whole attempt, the way the raid's meter counts it, so it includes any time after you died.
#9 of 11 damage dealers on attempt 2, the kill
Each bar splits a raider's damage on attempt 2 by target.
Talents compared with top players
San'layn; 100% of top Unholy DKs play it
Most common talents for top San'layn Unholy DKs
6% of top San'layn players on this boss use exactly this build.
Your build matches what top San'layn players take here.
5 talents top players swap between bosses
| Talent | Here | Kith'ix | Ula'tek | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Menacing Magus | 4% | 4% | 58% | – |
 Unholy Devotion | 94% | 96% | 42% | ✓ |
 Bloody Fortitude | 56% | 30% | 60% | ✓ |
 Vampiric Aura | 42% | 66% | 40% | – |
 Wraith Walk | 44% | 66% | 42% | – |
Either is fine: 
Runic Protection ✓, 
Desecrate, 
March of Darkness, 
Blood-Soaked Ground ✓, 
Death Defiance ✓
Damage by ability
Biggest damage sources first, with how often you cast each, on attempt 2
Biggest sources first: your share and casts a minute.
Lord of the Dead
Dread Plague
Virulent Plague
Lesser Ghoul
Death Coil
Necrotic Coil
Army of the Damned
Vampiric Strike
Blood Beast
Melee
Raise Abomination
Scourge Strike
Festering StrikeMechanics
All 2 attempts · deaths and avoidable damage
Deaths
4 early deaths, none yours
Doing well
- You stayed up on every attempt; the raid had 4 early deaths.
Deaths more than 20 seconds before the attempt ended.
You stayed up on all 2 attempts. The raid had 4 early deaths.
Avoidable damage iDamage you could dodge, per minute alive, across all attempts tonight. You were alive 7:30 across 2 attempts.
243k a minute alive, raid median 129k, #15 of 17
What you could have dodged that can kill you on Coiled Altar. The bar is how much of your health (965k) it takes: one hit, or the worst 8 seconds when hits stack. The (?) has the dodge.
KILLS ON THEIR OWN
Axegrinder?Dodge the roaming axes and keep them away from the venom stack.Phase 1Phase 295%of your health in 8 seconds2 of 7 hit youKILLS WITH SOMETHING ELSE
Blighted Sever?It's a tank frontal: stay behind Zul'jan.Phase 348%of your health a hit0 of 3 hit youGloombomb?If you get the purple circle, move away from the raid before it explodes, then collect your soul fragments.Phase 2Phase 329%of your health a hit0 of 5 hit youAbility by ability
6 abilities, none hitting you more often than the raid
| Ability | Hit rate iHow many of the times it went out while you were alive it hit you, across all attempts. | Raid hit rate iThe raid median of the same hit rate. | Damage per minute iYour damage from it per minute alive, across all attempts. Underneath: the raid median, and the median of the top 50 players of your spec on their kills. Red means a lot more than the raid. |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeverHow to avoid?Stay behind Zul'jan so Sever never hits you. | 1 of 714% | 14% | 158kraid 87ktop players under 1k |
| AxegrinderHow to avoid?Dodge the roaming Axegrinder axes and keep them away from the venom stack. | 2 of 729% | 21% | 86kraid 18ktop players under 1k |
 Noxious GroundHow to avoid?Stay out of the poison at the sides of the room. | 0 of 60% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
| GloombombHow to avoid?If you get the purple circle, move away from the raid before it explodes. | 0 of 50% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
| Soul SeverHow to avoid?It's a tank frontal: stay out of the cone in front of Malacrass. | 0 of 20% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
| Blighted SeverHow to avoid?Stay behind Zul'jan so Sever never hits you. | 0 of 30% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
Attempt by attempt
Each mechanic on every attempt: how often it went out while you were alive, and how often it hit you
| Attempt | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sever | 1/2 | 0/5 |
| Axegrinder | 1/2 | 1/5 |
| Noxious Ground | 0/2 | 0/4 |
| Gloombomb | 0/5 | |
| Soul Sever | 0/2 | |
| Blighted Sever | 0/3 | |
| Alive | 0:48 | 6:42 |
Avoidable damage across the raid
Everyone's damage per minute alive, most first
Right target in the burn iYour share of damage on Zul'jan in each window, compared to the raid.
100% of your damage on Zul'jan, raid 100%
Intermission · attempt 2 · 3:32–4:10
Every attempt: on par with the raid on Zul'jan in 1 of 1 windows you were alive for.
Stats
Lightest on Crit, heaviest on Versatility
Strength 2,649, top Unholy DKs 2,544
What each stat is worth to you now
Your stat values are on their way.
Crit is your spec's best stat, and it's only 31% of your secondary stats. Crit gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage, and your Mastery makes your diseases and minions crit harder. When two items are close, pick Crit.
Gear upgrades
Nothing to replace or upgrade; you wear none of the 2 most worn trinkets
Nothing to replace or upgrade: every slot is as high as its track goes, trinkets included.
Head 321
Shoulders 321
Chest 321
Feet 321
Hands 321
Trinket 321
Wrists 331
Main hand 331
Neck 334
Waist 334
Legs 334
Ring 334
Ring 334
Trinket 334
Back 334Trinkets
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique
Gebbo's Bottomless Bag
Sszorak's Ferocity
Resonant BellowstonePopular isn't always best for your stats. Sim the trinkets you own on Raidbots before you swap.
Consumables
All set on this boss
Doing well
- Everything on your before-pull checklist was done for this boss.
Your before-pull checklist, from your 2 attempts of this boss.
- Done
FlaskMastery - Done
FoodEvery attempt - Done
Weapon oilEvery attempt - Done
Combat potionOn 1 of 1 attempt that lasted 2 minutes or more - Skip
Health potionNone used, and you didn't die
Enchants and gems
3 enchants to change; 2 gems to swap
Enchants
4 slots already match: Shoulders, Legs, Feet and Main hand
- Shoulders
Akil'zon's Swiftness - Legs
+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina - FeetFarstrider's Hunt
- Main hand
Rune of the Apocalypse
Gems
You're lightest on Crit and Haste, your spec's best and third-best stats. Haste speeds up your attacks, Rune regeneration and global cooldown, but it does not make your diseases tick any faster. A Crit and Haste gem helps with both.
Flawless Deadly Amethyst
Flawless Quick Garnet
Flawless Masterful Garnet