Ula'tek
KilledHeroic · Venomous Abyss · Wed, Oct 21 · Killed on attempt 2 in 9:18
What to work on
- 1Dodge
Caustic Waves in Phase 3.Big gainMechanics - 2
Dark Transformation with 
Army of the Dead.Your role - 3
Putrefy right after 
Blightfall.Your role
Doing well
- Into the eggs and adds on Ula'tekYour role
- Held Army of the Dead for the double-damage windowYour role
Your role
Damage and rotation
Phase 1 74%, Phase 2 48%, Intermission 24%, Phase 3 81% of a typical Unholy DK. Kill parse 32. 7 things to fix
- Dark Transformation with Army of the Dead4 of 5 times on this attempt, missed at 2:08; top Unholy DKs 100% of the time
- Army of the Dead when it's back, lined up with Dark Transformation9 of 9 windows; top Unholy DKs 23% of windows
- Dark Transformation soon after it comes backIt sat ready 4 times, 82 seconds in all, the longest from 8:02 to 8:43; you pressed it 9 times, typical Unholy DKs about 10
Soul Reaper inside each Dark TransformationWorth the most5 of 8 times on this attempt, missed at 2:59, 6:29 and 8:43; top Unholy DKs 92% of the time- Putrefy right after Blightfall7 of 9 times on this attempt, missed at 5:03 and 6:07; top Unholy DKs 92% of the time
Festering Scythe as often as top players3.1 a minute on this attempt; top Unholy DKs 3.0
Doing well
- 42% of your Phase 3 damage went into eggs and adds. The raid median is 35%.
Doing well
Army of the Dead for the double-damage window- Army of the Dead waited 68 seconds so it landed in the double-damage window.
When you pressed each button
The fight
Phase 1 · 0:00–2:44
Collect eggs and break them in the 
Spectral Coils soaks (two teams on Heroic). Dodge Caustic Waves, which come from the side of the wing Ula'tek pulls back and spawn a deadly Viper if they hit an egg carrier. After two cycles, 
Rage of the Shackled exposes the 
Venomous Heart, which takes 100% more damage for 20 seconds.
Phase 2 · 2:44–5:09
Epidemic only with the Warden and three or more eggs together; with fewer, 
Death Coil. Watch the tether breaks: each one puts a raid-wide DoT on both platforms.
Intermission · 5:09–6:04
Spectral tails slam repeatedly; teams alternate soaks while collecting eggs. Then the arena shatters into four platforms.
Phase 3 · 6:04–9:18
Caustic Waves at 7:59, 79 seconds before the kill.It still cost about 18.5M damage the raid had to make up.
Platforms. 
Serpent's Bite soaks for melee, ranged, and healer groups, 
Volatile Purge spreads, Caustic Waves with gaps, and 
Circling Prey breaking the melee platform. Kill Blightscale Shriekers fast. Ends in a final heart phase.
Your DPS compared with the raid iDPS over the whole attempt, the way the raid's meter counts it, so it includes any time after you died.
#11 of 11 damage dealers on attempt 2, the kill
GoreEach bar splits a raider's damage on attempt 2 by target; the % is the share that went into anything but the boss.
Talents compared with top players
San'layn; 100% of top Unholy DKs play it; 1 talent differs
Most common talents for top San'layn Unholy DKs
4% of top San'layn players on this boss use exactly this build.
Where your talents differ from top San'layn players
| Top players take | Top players | You took |
|---|---|---|
 Blood Draw | 76% | Not taken |
5 talents top players swap between bosses
| Talent | Here | Kith'ix | Coiled Altar | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unholy Devotion | 42% | 96% | 94% | ✓ |
 Menacing Magus | 58% | 4% | 4% | – |
 Bloody Fortitude | 60% | 30% | 56% | ✓ |
 Vampiric Aura | 40% | 66% | 42% | – |
 Wraith Walk | 42% | 66% | 44% | – |
Either is fine: 
Runic Protection ✓, 
Osmosis, 
March of Darkness, 
Death Defiance ✓
Damage by ability
Biggest damage sources first, with how often you cast each, on attempt 2
Biggest sources first: your share and casts a minute.
Dread Plague
Lord of the Dead
Virulent Plague
Blood Beast
Lesser Ghoul
Necrotic Coil
Vampiric Strike
Army of the Damned
Melee
Scourge Strike
Festering StrikeMechanics
All 2 attempts · deaths, avoidable damage and Phase 3 eggs and adds
Deaths
13 early deaths, 2 yours
What to work on
Caustic Waves in Phase 3. Big gain- Do
- Move to the side opposite the wing Ula'tek pulls back. In Phase 3, pick your gap before each wave starts and walk through it.
- Why
- It killed you at 7:02 on attempt 1 and at 7:59 on the kill, both times in Phase 3.
Deaths more than 20 seconds before the attempt ended.
YouPoint at a red mark for what killed you and from how much health.
Your deaths
Attempt 1, 7:02 in · Caustic Waves for 258k, from 17% health
readyAttempt 2, 7:59 in · Caustic Waves for 280k, from 13% health readyAvoidable damage iDamage you could dodge, per minute alive, across all attempts tonight. You were alive 16:20 across 2 attempts.
229k a minute alive, raid median 94k, #16 of 17
What you could have dodged that can kill you on Ula'tek. The bar is how much of your health (1.1M) it takes: one hit, or the worst 8 seconds when hits stack. The (?) has the dodge.
KILLS ON THEIR OWN
Caustic Waves?Move to the side opposite the wing Ula'tek pulls back. In Phase 3, weave through the gaps between waves.Ula'tek96%of your health in 8 seconds2 of 7 hit youCircling Prey?Rotate one platform counter-clockwise before it breaks. Use a defensive on the second and third breaks.Ula'tek59%of your health a hit0 of 3 hit youKILLS WITH SOMETHING ELSE
Virulent Spit?Spread out and step away from the spit impacts on the ground.Phase 244%of your health a hit1 of 5 hit you
Falling Debris?Watch the ground and dodge the debris spots while you hit the Venomous Heart.Ula'tek40%of your health a hit3 of 10 hit you
Blightscale Clutch?Break the egg clusters early: they get stronger the longer they live.Phase 1Intermission26%of your health a hit0 of 2 hit you- Falling Debris hit you on 3 of 10 times it went out while you were alive (30%). The raid median is 10%.
Ability by ability
6 abilities; 2 hit you more often than the raid
| Ability | Hit rate iHow many of the times it went out while you were alive it hit you, across all attempts. | Raid hit rate iThe raid median of the same hit rate. | Damage per minute iYour damage from it per minute alive, across all attempts. Underneath: the raid median, and the median of the top 50 players of your spec on their kills. Red means a lot more than the raid. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caustic WavesHow to avoid?Move to the side opposite the wing Ula'tek pulls back; in Phase 3, weave through the gaps. | 2 of 729% | 12% | 120kraid 52ktop players under 1k |
| Falling DebrisHow to avoid?Dodge the falling-debris spots while you hit the Venomous Heart. | 3 of 1030% | 10% | 80kraid 20ktop players under 1k |
| Virulent SpitHow to avoid?Spread out and step away from the spit impacts on the ground. | 1 of 520% | 0% | 29kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
| Volatile PurgeHow to avoid?Spread out after your soak: the circle goes off 5 seconds later and hits everyone near you.iEveryone who soaks a Serpent's Bite gets their own Volatile Purge, so a clean hit isn't avoidable. Circles stack, though: standing near other soakers makes the burst and the damage over time much bigger. This row counts only the times a second circle hit you at the same moment as yours, and only that circle's damage. Your own circle, and the faint edge of a far-away one, never count.stacked circles only | 0 of 30% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1k |
| Circling PreyHow to avoid?Rotate one platform counter-clockwise before it breaks, and use a defensive on the second and third breaks. | 0 of 30% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players 98k |
| Blightscale ClutchHow to avoid?Egg clusters get stronger the longer they live: break them early. | 0 of 20% | 0% | under 1kraid under 1ktop players under 1k |
Attempt by attempt
Each mechanic on every attempt: how often it went out while you were alive, and how often it hit you
| Attempt | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Caustic Waves | ☠ | ☠ |
| Falling Debris | 2/4 | 1/6 |
| Virulent Spit | 1/4 | 0/1 |
| Volatile Purge | 0/1 | 0/2 |
| Circling Prey | 0/3 | |
| Blightscale Clutch | 0/2 | |
| Alive | 7:02 | 9:18 |
Avoidable damage across the raid
Everyone's damage per minute alive, most first
Phase 3 eggs and adds iShare of your Phase 3 damage on eggs and adds, all attempts that reached it.
42% of your damage there went into them, raid median 35%
Phase 3 is won by killing eggs before they hatch and adds before they reach the raid.
Eggs and adds compared with the raid
Everyone's share, split by target
Sorted by share on eggs and adds. Healers left out.
Right target in the burn iYour share of damage on the Venomous Heart in each window, compared to the raid. Ula'tek cleave is normal.
78% of your damage on the Heart, raid 77%
Heart 1 · attempt 2 · 2:15–2:35
Heart 2 · attempt 2 · 4:44–5:04
Every attempt: on par with the raid on the Heart in 4 of 4 windows you were alive for.
Venomous Heartdamage on anything elseStats
Lightest on Crit, heaviest on Versatility
Strength 2,649, top Unholy DKs 2,510
What each stat is worth to you now
Your stat values are on their way.
Crit is your spec's best stat, and it's only 31% of your secondary stats. Crit gives your attacks a chance to deal double damage, and your Mastery makes your diseases and minions crit harder. When two items are close, pick Crit.
Gear upgrades
Nothing to replace or upgrade; you wear none of the 2 most worn trinkets
Nothing to replace or upgrade: every slot is as high as its track goes, trinkets included.
Head 321
Shoulders 321
Chest 321
Feet 321
Hands 321
Trinket 321
Wrists 331
Main hand 331
Neck 334
Waist 334
Legs 334
Ring 334
Ring 334
Trinket 334
Back 334Trinkets
Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique
Gebbo's Bottomless Bag
Resonant Bellowstone
Effigy of Ula'tek's FaithfulPopular isn't always best for your stats. Sim the trinkets you own on Raidbots before you swap.
Consumables iYour before-pull checklist, from your 2 attempts of this boss.
1 to fix: health potion
- Done
Flask
Flask of the Magisters (Mastery) - Done
Food
Hearty Well Fed, every attempt - Done
Weapon oil
Thalassian Phoenix Oil, every attempt - Done
Combat potion
Potion of Recklessness, on 2 of 2 attempts that lasted 2 minutes or more - Fix
Health potion
Potent Healing Potion (1 use)Carry Concentrated Silvermoon
Enchants and gems
3 enchants to change; 2 gems to swap
Enchants
Akil'zon's Swiftness4 slots already match: Head, Legs, Feet and Main hand
+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina
Rune of the ApocalypseGems
You're lightest on Crit, your spec's best stat. The gem also has Haste, your spec's third-best stat. Haste speeds up your attacks, Rune regeneration and global cooldown, but it does not make your diseases tick any faster. Gems that are mostly Crit help close that gap.
Flawless Deadly Amethyst
Flawless Quick Garnet
Flawless Masterful Garnet