WoW The War Within - Season 1 Ara-Kara Dungeon Overview

The War Within Season 1 has just started, and players are rushing to start completing Mythic+ dungeons as well as the new Nerub-ar Palace raid, and higher difficulty Delves. This time around, Blizzard has introduced a lot of options for the community to choose from should they wish to gear up and get the very best loot for their characters. 

With that in mind, we will take a look at one of the newest dungeons added to WoW so you can have a better understanding of what you're getting yourself into. This guide should lay down a solid baseline of what to expect in the Ara-Kara. 

The War Within Ara-Kara, City of Echoes Dungeon

This new WoW dungeon is located in the City of Threads, southwest of Azj-Kahet at /way 52.1 45.7. The instance has two floors with a total of 3 bosses you need to defeat in order to clear it:

• Avanoxx
• Anub'zekt
• Ki'katal the Harvester

You will need to summon the first boss, Avanoxx, by killing three mini-bosses called Ixin, Nakt, and Atik. They are marked on your map when you enter the instance. 

You may notice that there are several Discordant Attendants that Tailors with at least 25 Skill can interact with, giving you a Silk Thread capable of stunning mobs for 10 seconds! The item can be used on the mini-bosses as well. 

Avanoxx Trash Guide

Before you get to the first boss, here are some tips as to how to deal with the trash:

• You should prioritize Trilling Attendants as their Resonant Barrage can deal massive damage to your party. Make sure to interrupt Web Bolt when possible as well.
• Watch out for the Venomous Spit that Engorged Crawlers cast. At 20% health, they cast Toxic Rupture which creates a small ring around the mob that deals damage and knocks back players. 
• Jabbing Flyers have a stacking Bleeding Jab that you should be aware of. 

Mini-Bosses Guide

We will now go over everything you need to know about the mini-bosses before you can summon the first dungeon boss. 

Ixin

Not too difficult to deal with, just make sure to interrupt channeled casts and you should be good to go.

• Horrifying Shrill must always be interrupted
• Web Spray must be dodged as you can see indicators on the ground

Nakt

Very similar to Ixin, Nakt does not cast Horrifying Shrill but you should be aware of his Call of the Brood and be ready to deal with the adds. 

• Web Spray must be dodged as you can see indicators on the ground

Atik

The same as the previous two mini-bosses, although Atik has a lot of Nature damage you should be aware of. 

• Web Spray must be dodged as you can see indicators on the ground
• Tanks should pay attention to their Poison Bolt stacks
• Step out of the Poisonous Cloud to avoid unnecessary damage

Avanoxx Guide

Here is what you should know when fighting the first boss of the Ara-kara dungeon. You will need to manage the countless adds during the encounter.

• Gossamer Onslaught deals party-wide damage as well as create small indicators on the ground which you should sidestep. Make sure to avoid the webbing it spawns as a stacking debuff is applied which slows you and deals damage. Upon getting 10 stacks of the debuff, you are encased in webbing for 10 seconds.
• Alerting Shrill deals party-wide damage and summons Starved Crawlers you need to kite and kill. The adds have a stacking buff that increases their damage so watch out.
• Voracious Bite is a strong tank buster that inflicts a debuff that increases damage taken by 15 seconds. 

Mythic Mechanics:

• Insatiable has to be taken into consideration as you must not allow Starved Crawlers to reach the boss as they will grant a stacking buff that increases damage dealt by 50%.

Avanoxx Role Tips

• Tanks should use defensive cooldowns when Voracious Bite is cast.
• Healers should mind the AoE damage from Gossamer Onslaught and Alerting Shrill.
• DPS must use their crowd control on the Starved Crawlers and avoid Webbing on the ground. 

Anub'zekt Trash Guide

Before you get to the second boss, here are some tips as to how to deal with the trash:

• Sentry Stagshells must be dealt with ASAP as the Alarm Shrill will summon reinforcements.
• Bloodstained Webmages should be kicked as often as possible. Revolting Volley also inflicts a heal absorb so be on the lookout. 
• Bloodstained Assistants can deal a lot of damage to the tank with Extraction Strike so be aware. 
• Hulking Bloodguards have a massive AoE Slam. Impale should be dodged. 

Anub'zekt Guide

This fight will keep you on your toes as the boss' abilities will require you to reposition and dodge incoming damage. 

• Infestation upon expiring creates a small swarm with a blue circle indicator that you need to avoid as it deals stacking Nature damage and slows you down. 
• Burrow Charge will charge the farthest away player marking them with a red arrow. 
• Impale targets the tank so be on the lookout as Anub'zekt also casts it after Burrow Charge.
• Eye of the Swarm creates a moving circle on the ground in which you must stay at all times. 

Mythic Mechanics:

• Bloodstained Webmages will be summoned throughout the fight so make sure to CC and kill them ASAP. Be mindful of their Silken Restraints ability.

Anub'zekt Role Tips

• Tanks should position the boss facing away from the party.
• Healers should be aware of the huge damage coming from Burrow Charge and Infestation. 
• DPS should watch out for the swarms and use your defensive cooldowns when targetted by Burrow Charge.

Ki'katal the Harvester Trash Guide

Before you get to the third boss, here are some tips as to how to deal with the trash:

• Blood Overseers have the Venom Volley ability which must be interrupted. Watch out for Erupting Webs on the ground as well.
• Nerubian Haulers have the Massive Slam which deals a lot of damage and stuns your party so watch out. Be aware of their stacking damage buff Intensity
• Reinforced Drones will use a stacking Grasping Slash ability that damages and slows.
• Winged Carriers will drop Black Blood on the ground upon taking damage which roots players and deals damage.

Ki'katal the Harvester Guide

You will need to avoid pools on the ground until the boss uses his ultimate ability. Throughout the fight, Bloodworkers will spawn around the arena. When damaged, they will drop Black Blood on the ground, similar to Winged Carriers.

• Venom Volley reduces movement speed and applies a Nature DoT to all players.
• Erupting Webs mark the arena with small indicators that stun players. 
• Cosmic Singularity is a channeled ability that pulls players in. Upon finishing, the boss deals massive Shadow damage and knocks back players. You also get the Faded debuff if you manage to get hit by the ability. You can use the Black Blood to avoid getting sucked in.

Mythic Mechanics:

• The boss casts Cultivated Poisons instead of Venom Volley. Upon ending, the ability emits wave you should dodge. 
• Only one player can use a Black Blood pool, whereas on Normal/Heroic every player can use the same pool to avoid Cosmic Singularity.

Ki'katal the Harvester Role Tips

• Tanks should watch out for the pools on the ground as you move the boss around. Make sure to position the boss away from the pools right before Cosmic Singularity.
• Healers should keep everyone topped up due to the Nature damage from Venom Volley.
• DPS should damage workers so they drop pools on the ground.

And that covers everything you need to know about this new World of Warcraft dungeon. Best of luck on your runs and may the RNG Gods bless you with some gear upgrades.