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Here's your best quick guide to the new raid Crucible of Storms!
Crucible of Storms is an unusual raid.
So it's only natural that you have questions.
And we are happy to give you answers to them!
ARMADA provides!
1/7. WHAT IS CRUCIBLE OF STORMS?
Crucible of Storms is the third raid of the BFA, coming in 8.1.5 and following Battle of Dazar'alor. It consists of 2 bosses: The Restless Cabal and Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void.
It's located in the Stormsong Valley, right under the Shrine of the Storm.
The ilvl of items dropped in the raid varies from 375 to 425.
Also, it looks like a prelude to a bigger Old Gods action.
2/7. WHEN DOES CRUCIBLE OF STORMS COME OUT?
Crucible of Storms' release date is April 16.
That's when Normal and Heroic difficulties come out.
As for the LFR and Mythic, expect them on April 23, a week later.
Fun fact: the raid is considered to be one of the main features of patch 8.1.5., but gets released about a month later.
3/7. WHAT ILVL DOES ITS GEAR HAVE?
It varies from 375 to 425, depending on the difficulty and the boss.
LFR gear has 375 iLvl for The Restless Cabal and 380 iLvl for Uu'nat.
Normal loot has 390 ilvl for the Restless Cabal and 395 ilvl for Uu'nat.
Heroic gear has 405 iLvl for The Restless Cabal and 410 iLvl for Uu'nat.
Mythic items have 420 iLvl for the Restless Cabal and 425 ilvl for Uu'nat.
4/7. CAN I GET ANY SPECIAL LOOT THERE?
Each item in CoS is special.
Unlike other BFA raids, the Crucible has effects for EVERY item on the loot table.
Some of them are active, some are passive, but they all are cool, and most even have unique visuals.
Here's Malformed Herald's Legwraps, a cloth legs slot item, with an example of the effects.
And here's a Wowhead page on the CoS items' effects.
5/7. WHERE DO I FIND THE RAID ENTRANCE?
It's in the North-Eastern Stormsong Valley, exactly where there's a grey octopus on the map — it's on a huge island, South of Shrine of the Storm.
We recommend traveling from the Mariner's Strand area, not from Shrine of the Storm. The latter might seem shorter, but in fact is pretty confusing.
6/7. CAN I FIND N'ZOTH INSIDE CRUCIBLE OF STORMS?
Yes.
Not as a boss or any other sort of enemy.
But as a spectator, commenting on what's happening.
"They were tested... and found wanting."
This is what you hear N'Zoth say when you die during the Uu'nat fight.
Needless to say, you'll never hear that on a run with ARMADA!
If you're really interested in the Crucible of Storms lore, check out this amazing article by Perculia on Wowhead: Why N'zoth wants us to win?
7/7. DO I NEED A CRUCIBLE OF STORMS BOOST?
A fair question!
You do, if you're after the best gear the game currently has.
You do, if you need great progress sooner than friends and most players.
You do, if you're sick of PUGs and LFR, and ready for a real PVE accomplishment.
But if none of the above is about you — well, you'd better skip it.
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