BlizzCon 2017: What We Know About Battle For Azeroth's Raids

Blizzard Posted 2017/11/19 at 1:44 PM by Squishei

What's Next Panelthe future of tier setsexpansion overview pageUldir, Halls of ControlZandalar.DescriptionNazmir, Zandalar.

Uldir was once a laboratory and quarantine facility as the titans tried to analyze and understand their ancient enemy, the Old Gods

It has since been shut down and sealed away for thousands of years.

Players will have to venture forth and face off against the source of Zandalar's corruption.

There will be a new spin on titan architecture as seen in the image below.

Bosses

There will be 8 bosses in the raid.
One of the foes is a particularly slimy and very very large creature seen in the picture below. On the artist Rob Sevilla's Facebook Page, we can see the art is titled "Blood God Concept," likely referring to the god G'Huun. Thanks to MyMindWontQuiet for the note.

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Originally designed by the titans as a quarantine facility used to analyze and dissect their ancient enemy, the Old Gods, this large pyramid looms menacingly over Zandalar. But as with most things involving the Old Gods, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
We’ll have more details about this first 8-boss raid dungeon at a later date.
And before we leave, you might want to keep your eyes out for Queen Azshara, too. The sea, after all, is her playground.

Future Raids and Queen AzsharaQueen Azshara

Now following , and I'm going to say even less about this raid, it might have occurred to you when Alex was up here earlier talking about the dark threats from the sea plaguing Kul Tiras,... we know a couple dark threats from the sea.... some we have heard a lot from in Legion... you know, some Tidestone related stuff. And before all is said and done in Battle for Azeroth, we'll be facing off against Queen Azshara. Lots more story to tell on that front.

Tier Armorno tier bonusesclass-specific tier appearancesSpeculationDesign a Dungeon BossOld Gods References

Comment by GartDefinitely old god theme this expac. If we look at the chronicles map, N'zoth's location should be somewhere in the area between the two new continents. Would not be surprised if he's in the expac too!Comment by MaximusPMAm I the only one 1000 times more excited about all the non-faction war stuff in this expansion pack?Comment by wisedadaAs usual, at Blizz they know how to make people hype...Comment by Shahaman95Faction war raid would be great with 2 different versions of it - Alliance and Horde.Comment by DitjuI want the armies of the alliance and horde arrive at azsharas castle fully equipped with all the azerite they could get, only to realize that living right next to the biggest wound of Azeroth (the maelstrom) gives you way more azerite. Then she would suck up all our azerite and we have to guarantee our armie's escape and voilà: Next expansion baddie: A Queen Azshara, strongest magic user in Azeroth, infused with old god power and also pumped full with the blood of mightiest titan Azeroth.Comment by CaptainDopeI hope Azshara is not the final boss of the first raid tier. That would be a huge waste. She should be at least the mid tier boss, but personally I think she should be the final boss of the expansion. If her raid encounter doesn't take place in Nazjatar (whether it's at the bottom of the sea or raised to the surface) then we probably won't kill her.Comment by Darksora110I hope Azshara is not the final boss of the first raid tier. That would be a huge waste. She should be at least the mid tier boss, but personally I think she should be the final boss of the expansion. If her raid encounter doesn't take place in Nazjatar (whether it's at the bottom of the sea or raised to the surface) then we probably won't kill her.Comment by 1715648I think I'm most excited to see how the armor is gonna end up looking. No more tier sets, sounds like they have some good things up their sleeves.Comment by DethrixSaid it before and will say it again. The faction war will be short lived, it's weak story but it allows the Genn/Sylvie story some closure and gets features like warfronts and island scenarios in...

I would put money on the fact by the time the Uldir is done the expansion will have shifted up a gear to naga / old gods....and a big bad... It's all smoke and mirrors!Comment by stymAm I the only one 1000 times more excited about all the non-faction war stuff in this expansion pack?Comment by midderIm not excited about announcement Azshara as boss, of course i want fight her, but i think this is character what deserve whole expansion with herself cinematic and expansion "name". At this moment im so hyped! I want more Sylvanas vs Greymane story, but this is the only thing I do not like.Comment by kodora1316I’ve been getting more and more into raiding as the expansions go on. I’m really excited to get into these new raids in the next expansion. Please let Azshara be an underwater fight! I love underwater zones and themes.Comment by 968833This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by RaindanceEUI hope Azshara is not the final boss of the first raid tier. That would be a huge waste. She should be at least the mid tier boss, but personally I think she should be the final boss of the expansion. If her raid encounter doesn't take place in Nazjatar (whether it's at the bottom of the sea or raised to the surface) then we probably won't kill her.Comment by Tombsv

Her being the final boss of the whole expansion would be a waste as well. She is weaker than KJ and Archie and not worthy enough of that spot.Comment by WithNoPantsThe old gods and titans theme breaks the boundaries for boss designing. I hope that Blizzard will do an amazing job on them. They will!Comment by BillredskinWhat does being Highmaul or Emerald Nightmare of the expansion mean exactly in this context?Comment by KatalynaI hope Azshara is not the final boss of the first raid tier. That would be a huge waste. She should be at least the mid tier boss, but personally I think she should be the final boss of the expansion. If her raid encounter doesn't take place in Nazjatar (whether it's at the bottom of the sea or raised to the surface) then we probably won't kill her.https://wow.gamepedia.com/Queen_AzsharaComment by vegeta0585I hope it's the highmaul of the expansion and not the emerald nightmare. Cause EN was easy, boring, and....boring.Comment by kbruce23What does being Highmaul or Emerald Nightmare of the expansion mean exactly in this context?