Zekvir ?? Helpful Hints
Hi all,
I just downed Zekvir ?? as a 617 ret pally. I am admittedly a horrible WoW player. I am a decent goblin and have spent the vast majority of my WoW time making gold. As a non-raider, I’d thought I’d give a couple of tips to other non-raiders in case anyone is trying to finish the achievement before S2.
Keybind your spells. Your eyes have to be on Zekvir or on mechanics the entire fight at all times. Use keybinds to help you position yourself and keep yourself alive while also attacking. Previously I had an occasional keybind for interrupts or a cleanse for the occasional delve or dungeon but for Zekvir I keybound every single spell that I used during the fight.
Know how to kill the egg and know which the exact order of spells and resources you need for the egg. For ret, wake of ashes is used only for the egg but you must have 2 holy power saved before wake so you can smash the hammer that costs 5 holy power.
3 Read and understand the mechanics. Phase 2 it is especially crucial to understand that the fear shoots off balls that insta-kill you and you have to position yourself accordingly. You also must understand during unending spines that the swirlies on the ground are only random for the initial swirlies but then show up where you step. You can choose a path to avoid the swirlies.
Position is key. You have to be just outside Zekvir’s circle at all times. If you are too close, you can’t escape the fear. Too far and you can’t avoid claw smash. Some guides give specific distance in yards, I just know for me I always ran back to being just outside of his target circle after every mechanic.
Dodge and avoid all of the mechanics and you will win. Don’t try and burn the boss down. The achievement is about survival and steady damage. When I won, I actually wasn’t paying attention to Zekvir’s health so I was surprised when he died. I was paying attention to the mechanics and surviving.
Expect the fight to last 10 minutes. I was able to get through phase 1 pretty reliably in 3-4 minutes. Phase 2 took longer because there’s just more shit to avoid and it’s harder to do damage when avoiding mechanics.
That’s all that I have. I know there are some excellent guides out there from very impressive players. If any other non-raiders have any tips, it might help folks trying to get this achievement.