Venomous Abyss opens August 19 with eight bosses and four Raid Finder wings

Midnight Season 2's eight-boss Venomous Abyss raid opens on Normal, Heroic, Mythic, and Raid Finder Wing 1 on August 19.

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Venomous Abyss opens in Europe on August 19. The raid descends beneath the Coiled Isle into the Vaults of Atal'Utek, where eight encounters culminate in the ancient Ula'tek. Normal, Heroic, and Mythic open immediately; Raid Finder requires item level 273.

Eight bosses

The bosses are Nek'zali the Soulcoiler, Entombed Sentinels, Vashnik the Malignant, The Lost Explorers, Sszorak, The Twin Fangs, The Coiled Altar, and Ula'tek. In the story, Zul'jan is trying to free Ula'tek, an ancient weapon of the Amani empire whose imprisonment was the reason Atal'Utek was built.

Raid Finder schedule

  • August 19, The Soulcoilers: Nek'zali and The Twin Fangs
  • August 26, The Essence of Venom: Entombed Sentinels and Vashnik; Story Mode also opens
  • September 2, The Serpent Warren: The Lost Explorers and Sszorak
  • September 9, The Tomb of Ula'tek: The Coiled Altar and Ula'tek

Mythic Ula'tek drops three Primeval Skyfriend mounts. The raid also provides class sets, achievements, and difficulty-based housing trophies. Verify final abilities and loot in the live Adventure Journal before the first pull.

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