Dragonflight 10.1 Aberrus Raid Guide: Bosses, Loots, Tier Set Bonuses, Item Level of Aberrus the Shadowy Crucible

The upcoming 10.1 Patch for World of Warcraft Dragonflight will introduce a new raid called Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible in Season 2. This Aberrus raid will feature exciting challenges and rewards for players. Additionally, players can expect to learn more about the Embers of Neltharion lore within the game. Keep reading for further details on the Aberrus raid in WoW Dragonflight Season 2.

WoW Dragonflight 10.1 Aberrus, the Shadowy Crucible Raid Guide

Although the information on Aberrus is limited, players may already be familiar with the name from the Warden of the Forbidden Reach storyline in Patch 10.0.7. This storyline features a series of collected journal entries detailing the experiences of Adamanthia, a Black Dragon who was sent by Neltharion to report on the Forbidden Reach following Raszageth's initial imprisonment. These entries provide some context for the upcoming Aberrus raid and the Embers of Neltharion lore that will be explored. Below is the info we know about the raid so far:

• The raid includes 9 bosses.

• We will explore Neltharion's mysteries and follow Sarkareth as he seeks to claim the power he believes is his right.

• The leaders of the black Dragonflight must confront Deathwing's legacy and the horrific place where he went insane.

• The raid includes an Elementium Dragon, Hydras, and other enemies to be revealed soon.

• Normal, Heroic, and Mythic modes for the raid will be available simultaneously, and new class sets will be obtainable in this grand new raid. This will allow players of different skill levels to experience the raid at their own pace and level of challenge.

Where is the Entrance Portal to the Aberrus Raid in Dragonflight 10.1 Patch?

In Dragonflight 10.1, you can take a stroll through the Zaralek Cave to see what's new. It is in this new zone that Aberrus, the Dark Crucible, is located. We propose you discover where is the access portal to the instance.

The access to Aberrus is quite simple. Once in the area, which you can access from the Plains of Ohn'arha, you just have to go north. This is where you will find a huge building, at the foot of which you will find the portal. We've seen raids that were more difficult to access, it must be said. 

For now, the place is very quiet and it is of course impossible to enter the raid. 

Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Bosses

Enter Neltharion's secret laboratory hidden in the cave of Zaralek. It was here that he created the Dracthyrs and eventually succumbed to the whispers of the Old Gods. Here, player characters will face the new raid bosses in an effort to stop the Incarnations as well as the Scalecommander Sarkareth, whose forces seek to claim the Dracthyrs' legacy. 

There are 9 bosses waiting for us and we will of course be able to pick up new sets:

• Kazzara

• Molgoth

• Experimentation of Dracthyr

• Rashok

• Zskarn

• Magmorax

• Neltharion

• Scalecommander Sarkareth

• Zaqali Invasion (World Boss)

Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible Rewards (Gear Tier Sets)

Now we propose you have a look at the class sets you will be able to get after having defeated the different bosses. The pictures show sets from different difficulties. Note that the normal, heroic, and mythic modes will be available simultaneously, which is important enough to be underlined.

Druid, Warrior (heroic), and Shaman

Hunter (heroic), Monk, Demon Hunter, and Evoker

Mage (Mythic), Rogue (Mythic), and Warlock (PvP)

Death Knight, Priest, and Paladin

Abberus the Shadowed Crucible Tier Set Bonuses for Each Class

Here are all the brand new tier sets that will be coming with the Season 2 Abberus the Shadowed Crucible raid in patch 10.1: 

Death Knight 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Blood

(2) Set Bonus: Heart Strike and Blood Boil deal 20% increased damage and have a 10% chance to grant Vampiric Blood for 5 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: When you would gain Vampiric Blood you are infused with Vampiric Strength, granting you 10% Strength for 5 seconds. Your Heart Strike and Blood Boil extend the duration of Vampiric Strength by 0.5 seconds.

Frost

(2) Set Bonus: Howling Blast and Frost Fever damage increased by 10%. Your Rime-empowered Howling Blasts reduce the cooldown of Frostwyrm’s Fury by 2 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: After consuming Rime 15 times you call down Frostwyrm’s Fury on your target at 100% effectiveness.

Unholy

(2) Set Bonus: Death Coil and Epidemic damage increased by 10%. Casting Death Coil or Epidemic grants a stack of Master of Death. At 20 stacks, Master of Death is consumed and you gain 15% Mastery for 20 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: When Death Coil or Epidemic consumes Sudden Doom gain two stacks of Master of Death or increase the Mastery bonus to 25% for 5 seconds.

Demon Hunter 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Havoc

(2) Set Bonus: Every 200 Fury you spend, gain Seething Fury, increasing your Agility by 8% for 6 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Each time you gain Seething Fury, gain 15 Fury and the damage of your next Eye Beam is increased by 12%, stacking up to 5 times.

Vengeance

(2) Set Bonus: Soul Fragments heal for 10% more and generating a Soul Fragment increases your Fire damage by 2% for 6 seconds. Multiple applications may overlap.

(4) Set Bonus: Shear and Fracture deal Fire damage. After consuming 20 Soul Fragments, your next cast of Shear or Fracture applies Fiery Brand to its target for 6 seconds.

Druid 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Balance

(2) Set Bonus: Sunfire radius increased by 2 yards. Sunfire, Moonfire and Shooting Stars damage increased by 18%.

(4) Set Bonus: Shooting Stars has a 20% chance to instead call down a Crashing Star, dealing (72% of Attack Power) Astral damage to the target and generating 5 Astral Power.

Developers’ Note: The damage of Crashing Star is about 4 times the damage of a Shooting Star.

Feral

(2) Set Bonus: Your auto-attacks have a chance to grant Shadows of the Predator, increasing your Agility by 1%. Each application past 5 has an increasing chance to reset to 2 stacks.

(4) Set Bonus: When a Shadows of the Predator application resets stacks, you gain 5% increased Agility and you generate 1 combo point every 1.5 seconds for 6 seconds.

Guardian

(2) Set Bonus: When you take damage, Mangle and Thrash damage and Rage generation are increased by 15% for 8 seconds and you heal for 6% of damage taken over 8 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Maul/Raze damage increased by 20% and casting Ironfur or Maul/Raze increases your maximum health by 3% for 12 seconds, stacking 5 times.

Restoration

(2) Set Bonus: Rejuvenation and Lifebloom healing increased by 15%. Regrowth healing over time increased by 75%.

(4) Set Bonus: Flourish increases the rate of your heal over time effects by 40% for an additional 16 seconds after it ends. Verdant Infusion causes your Swiftmend target to gain 15% increased healing from you for 6 seconds.

Developers’ Note: The duration of the 4-piece Flourish bonus is halved if Flourish is cast by Convoke the Spirits.

Evoker Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Devastation

(2) Set Bonus: Disintegrate and Pyre pierce enemies with Obsidian Shards, dealing 12% of damage done as Volcanic damage over 8 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Empower spells deal 8% increased damage and cause the Obsidian Shards to become supercharged, dealing 200% more damage for 5 seconds. During Dragonrage, shards are always supercharged.

Preservation

(2) Set Bonus: Spiritbloom applies a heal over time effect for 40% of healing done over 8 seconds. Dream Breath’s healing is increased by 15%.

(4) Set Bonus: After casting 3 empower spells, gain Essence Burst immediately and another 3 seconds later.

Hunter Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Beast Mastery

(2) Set Bonus: Cobra Shot and Kill Command damage increased by 15%.

(4) Set Bonus: Cobra Shot, Kill Command, and Multi-Shot reduce the cooldown of Bestial Wrath by 1 second.

Marksmanship

(2) Set Bonus: Arcane Shot/Chimeara Shot and Multi-Shot deal 10% increased damage and have a 8% chance to grant you the Deathblow effect.

(4) Set Bonus: Kill Shot damage increased by 15%, and Kill Shot reduces the cooldown of Rapid Fire and Aimed Shot by 0.5 seconds.

Survival

(2) Set Bonus: Wildfire Bomb damage increased by 10% and throwing a Wildfire Bomb increases the damage of your next Kill Command by 50%.

(4) Set Bonus: Every 25 Focus you spend reduces the cooldown of Wildfire Bomb by 1 second.

Mage Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Arcane

(2) Set Bonus: Arcane Surge increases Spell Damage by an additional 5% and its duration is increased by 3 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: For every 20,000 mana spent during Arcane Surge, your spell damage is increased by 1% for 12 seconds after Arcane Surge fades, stacking up to 30 times.

Fire

(2) Set Bonus: Phoenix Flames applies Charring Embers to all enemies it damages, increasing their damage taken from you by 6% for 10 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: When your direct damage spells hit an enemy affected by Charring Embers 30 times, gain Hyperthermia for 6 seconds.

Frost

(2) Set Bonus: Flurry and Frostbolt damage increased by 20%. Flurry causes an explosion on impact, dealing 50% of its damage to nearby enemies, damage reduced beyond 5 targets.

(4) Set Bonus: Casting Ice Lance on a frozen target has a 8% chance to trigger Brain Freeze.

Monk  Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Brewmaster

(2) Set Bonus: Blackout Kick damage increased by 20%. You have a 10% chance to not reset your Elusive Brawler stacks on a successful dodge.

(4) Set Bonus: Rising Sun Kick grants a stack of Elusive Brawler. When you dodge, damage and critical strike chance of your next Blackout Kick or Rising Sun Kick is increased by 5%, stacking up to 5 times.

Mistweaver

(2) Set Bonus: Renewing Mists has a chance to grant Soulfang Infusion, granting 5% of your maximum Mana over 6 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Drinking a Tea or gaining Soulfang Infusion increases the healing of your Vivify and Renewing Mists by 40% for 6 seconds.

Windwalker

(2) Set Bonus: Rising Sun Kick deals increased damage and has a chance to go nova, dealing Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards.

(4) Set Bonus: Your melee auto-attacks have a chance to launch a Shadowflame spirit at your enemy that duplicates your next 3 abilities at X% effectiveness.

Paladin 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Holy

(2) Set Bonus: Holy Shock’s critical strikes heal for 15% more and reduce the cooldown of Light’s Hammer by 2 seconds and Holy Prism by 1 second.

(4) Set Bonus: Light’s Hammer heals 100% more frequently and generates 1 Holy Power every 4 seconds. Holy Prism’s healing is increased by 80% and it generates 1 Holy Power if cast on an enemy target, or 3 if cast on an ally.

Protection

(2) Set Bonus: Avenger’s Shield causes targets struck to burn with Heartfire, dealing an additional 20% of damage dealt over 5 seconds. Heartfire heals you for 100% of damage it deals.

(4) Set Bonus: Judgment critical strikes can trigger Grand Crusader.

Retribution

(2) Set Bonus: Judgment and Hammer of Wrath deal 10% increased damage and 20% increased critical strike damage.

(4) Set Bonus: Judgment increases the damage enemies take from your Holy Power spenders by an additional 5%. Hammer of Wrath applies Judgment to enemies.

Priest 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Discipline

(2) Set Bonus: Casting Penance on an enemy also heals a nearby injured ally at 20% effectiveness. Casting Penance on an ally also damages a nearby enemy at 35% effectiveness.

(4) Set Bonus: Every 3 casts of Penance grants you Shadow Covenant for 5 seconds and converts that Penance to a Shadow spell.

Holy

(2) Set Bonus: Prayer of Mending has a 20% chance to duplicate to another nearby target when it jumps.

(4) Set Bonus: When Prayer of Mending jumps, it increases the damage and healing of your next Holy Word by 4%, stacking up to 15 times.

Shadow

(2) Set Bonus: When consuming Shadowy Insight, Mind Blast deals 60% increased damage and generates 4 additional Insanity.

(4) Set Bonus: Every 400 Insanity spent summons Shadowfiend/Mindbender for 5 seconds.

Rogue 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Assassination

(2) Set Bonus: Rupture and Crimson Tempest deal an additional 33% damage as Nature.

(4) Set Bonus: When Deathmark expires, Nature damage you deal is increased by 40% for 30 seconds.

Outlaw

(2) Set Bonus: Damage you inflict applies a Soulrip, dealing 5% of all damage you deal as physical damage over 8 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Between the Eyes unleashes all Soulrips, dealing 200% of all remaining damage and granting 7% Agility for 15 seconds.

Subtlety

(2) Set Bonus: Shadow Dance grants you Symbols of Death for 10 seconds and extends the duration of Rupture by 4 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: Symbols of Death increases the critical strike damage of Eviscerate and Black Powder by 15%.

Shaman 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Elemental

(2) Set Bonus: Gain Stormkeeper every 40 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: For 8 seconds after you consume Stormkeeper, your Lightning Bolt, Lava Burst, Icefury, and Frost Shock generate 100% more Maelstrom, and your Chain Lightning, Lava Beam, and Earthquake critical strike damage is increased by 20%.

Enhancement

(2) Set Bonus: Sundering increases your Mastery by 12% for 15 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus: When Sundering hits a single target, you deal 30% increased physical damage for 15 seconds. When Sundering strikes 2 or more targets, your next Chain Lightning deals 50% increased damage and refunds 100% of Maelstrom Weapon stacks consumed.

Restoration

(2) Set Bonus: when you cast Healing Rain, all allies with your Riptide on them are healed by Tidewaters for (140% of Spell Power).

(4) Set Bonus: Each ally healed by Tidewaters increases your haste by 1% for 6 seconds and increases the healing of your next Riptide by 10%.

Warlock 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Affliction

(2) Set Bonus: Vile Taint cooldown reduced by 5 seconds and Phantom Singularity cooldown reduced by 12 seconds. Vile Taint and Phantom Singularity damage increased by 60%.

(4) Set Bonus: Enemies damaged by Phantom Singularity gain Infirmity for its duration and enemies damaged by Vile Taint gain Infirmity for 10 seconds, increasing damage taken by 10%.

Developers’ note: The (4) Set Bonus technically applies Infirmity for 2 seconds every time an enemy is damaged by Phantom Singularity. Phantom Singularity deals damage every 2 seconds, so this has the effect of keeping Infirmity on targets for its duration.

Demonology

(2) Set Bonus: Demonbolt damage increased 15%. Consuming a Demonic Core reduces the cooldown of Grimoire: Felguard by 1 second.

(4) Set Bonus: Grimoire: Felguard deals 40% additional damage and empowers your active demons, increasing their damage done by 20% while active.

Destruction

(2) Set Bonus: Channel Demonfire bolts, Immolate, and Incinerate have a 20% chance to fire an additional Channel Demonfire bolt.

(4) Set Bonus: After casting 15 Demonfire bolts, your next Demonfire bolt deals (103% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage to the target and (35% of Spell Power) Shadowflame damage to enemies within 8 yards.

Warrior 10.1 Abberus Tier Set Bonus

Arms

(2) Set Bonus: Deep Wounds increases your chance to critically strike and critical strike damage dealt to afflicted targets by 10%.

(4) Set Bonus: Deep Wounds critical strikes have a chance to increase the damage of your next Slam by 25%, stacking 10 times, and cause it to strike up to 4 additional targets for 50% damage.

Developers’ Note: The chance for the (4) Set Bonus to trigger its effect increases at a diminishing rate for each target beyond the first. This is similar to the effects of spells like Agony and Shooting Stars.

Fury

(2) Set Bonus: Rampage damage and chance to critically strike increased by 10%.

(4) Set Bonus: Rampage critical strikes against your primary target cause your next Bloodthirst to deal 50% increased damage and generate 2 additional Rage, stacking up to 4 times. It also has a 100% chance of to critically strike.

Protection

(2) Set Bonus: Shield Slam deals 15% increased damage and reduces the cooldown of Last Stand by 0.5 seconds. During Last Stand these effects are doubled.

(4) Set Bonus: For 10 seconds after Last Stand ends, Shield Slam unleashes a wave of force dealing damage to enemies in front of you and reduces damage they deal to you by 5% for 5 seconds.

Item Level of Aberrus Raid Rewards in Patch 10.1

With patch 10.1, players will be able to tackle Dragonflight's second raid. Aberrus, the Dark Crucible, will pit you against nine bosses who can drop items up to level 441. I can already see some salivating and I suggest you discover the item level for the 4 difficulty modes. Of course, this is likely to change in the days and weeks to come, but it still allows us to take stock of the current situation.

Item level starts at 402 in LFR and increases to 415, 428, and 441 for Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulty. This is the level offered by the vast majority of drops. However, there are three jewels considered very rare and whose ilvl is higher (one per class in fact). The latter corresponds to what is found as standard in the higher difficulty mode.

We remind you in passing that now, items can be improved up to 8 times depending on their original category. If you want more explanations, we suggest you take a look at this article which has info and screenshots that will allow you to see more clearly.

With time and farming, an item dropped in Normal mode can be upgraded up to level 424, which is only 4 levels from Heroic mode items. Normal mode items can be upgraded up to 437, almost to Mythic mode level.