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Nek'zali the Soulcoiler

Long ago, the shadow hunter Nek'zali and her followers were entombed for the blasphemous act of summoning Ula'tek. Restored by the very power she unleashed, she calls the other Soulcoilers from their tombs to serve her once more.

Bloodlust: start of Phase 2NPC portrait not verified

Third-party strategy draftEncounter identity and localization are verified against Journal DB2 for 12.1.0.69814. Assignments, timings, arena plan, and difficulty deltas remain source_tracked and are not verified.

VERIFIED IDENTITIES

Encounter Journal overview abilities

Names, spell IDs, and matching icons are verified. 3 of 6 abilities have bilingual descriptions without unresolved client tokens in build 12.1.0.69814; other descriptions, all mechanic tags, and execution instructions remain withheld pending verification.

Soulcoil WellSpell ID 1284032 · Icon ID 574792Blizzard API · 12.1.0.69814Description withheld: source contains unresolved client tokens

Soulcoil RiteSpell ID 1288772 · Icon ID 2576091Blizzard API · 12.1.0.69814Description withheld: source contains unresolved client tokens

Restless AmaniSpell ID 1289919 · Icon ID 7214199Wago CASC · 12.1.0.69814

Ancient spirits return to their corpses, and make their way towards the Soulcoil Well.

Ritual of AwakeningSpell ID 1289683 · Icon ID 1568673Blizzard API · 12.1.0.69814

Upon reaching 50% health, a loyal Soulcoiler, Summoner Jawae, activates the Tethers of Awakening to protect Nek'zali from harm. Severing all the tethers causes her to return.

Tether of AwakeningSpell ID 1289696 · Icon ID 3528290Blizzard API · 12.1.0.69814

Tethered to the Soulcoil Well, gaining immunity to all damage.

UncoilingSpell ID 1290003 · Icon ID 7549439Wago CASC · 12.1.0.69814Description withheld: source contains unresolved client tokens

VERIFIED STRUCTURE

Encounter Journal phase headings

Journal DB2 for 12.1.0.69814 explicitly labels 3 sections. Only titles and order are verified; timing, descriptions, and mechanics are not inferred from the section tree.

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Stage One: Soulcoiler InitiationJournal Section ID 36184 · stage · 12.1.0.69814
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Intermission: Ritual of AwakeningJournal Section ID 35255 · intermission · 12.1.0.69814
03
Stage Two: UncoilingJournal Section ID 36195 · stage · 12.1.0.69814

ENCOUNTER PLAN

Choose difficulty

Heroic

Ritual Burn raises the healing check

Soulcoil Ignition also applies Ritual Burn.
Mobile ranged players use Slithering Flame on stray corpses.

ASSIGNMENTS

Mechanics by role

Tanks

Swap at 5–6 Hollowing Strikes stacks.
Point Possession Barrage away and place Hungering Pyre on corpses.

Healers

Dispel Essence Rend only after its target reaches the wall.
Commit raid cooldowns to Soulcoil Ignition and late Invoke stacks.

Damage

Magic damage breaks Restless Amani shields; cleave them into the active Echo.
Phase 2 is a hard energy race—save damage for it.

SEQUENCE

Timeline

P1
Coffins awakenShields, Essence Rend and tank combo.
100
Soulcoil IgnitionHeavy raid damage; dodge Anguished Echoes.
INT
Two Echoes of JawaeKill one at a time and burn corpse piles.
P2
Uncoiled raceBloodlust, permanent Rite stacks, kill before 100 energy.

Markers show mechanic order; exact timing shifts with group damage.

ARENA PLAN

Positioning

BOSST1T2GROUP AGROUP B××→→

Walk the boss toward the largest coffin cluster. Drop Essence Rend on the outer wall and build one corpse pile for Hungering Pyre.

RECOMMENDED

Composition

2TANKS4HEALERS14DPS

Mobile ranged make corpse cleanup safer.

VERIFIED REWARD BAND

Encounter item levels

Difficulty	ilvl	Track
Raid Finder	279	Veteran
Normal	292	Champion
Heroic	305	Hero
Mythic	318	Myth

This is a verified item-level band, not an item list. Loot rows are withheld until their canonical itemId, encounter source, difficulty, upgrade track, and chanceStatus are verified. The exact drop chance has not been published.

Source · verified 2026-09-14

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Difficulty

ilvl

Track

Raid Finder

279

Veteran

Normal

292

Champion

Heroic

305

Hero

Mythic

318

Myth