World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 45

World of Warcraft Community Magazine // 45

SHADOW-LORD ISKAR
The Good: As a somewhat

world change when you hold the

you can imagine and it feels

Eye of Anzu. On that note, while it

a little lost in the ocean.

obvious lover of birds I wasn’t able

may be frustrating at first once you

to avoid falling in love with the

get the hang of throwing the Eye

Good:

Arakkoa. Any new piece of lore for

around it becomes an incredibly

• Has Arakkoa in it and

them is, to me, a win. They’re a race

satisfying game of hot potato

that, as long as we’ve known them,

and is a very fun mechanic.

we’ve learned so little about, so

The Bad: The change in difficulty

I love those guys.
• You should too.
• Seeing the real world

while it offers little, it’s always nice

from normal to heroic can be very

and seeing the world of

to see more. Another fantastic detail

shocking. You’ll go from having no

illusions is an amazing

is that, as a master of illusions, the

idea what the Focused Blast ability

addition to the fight.

fight may not be entirely as it seems

does to instantly wiping to during

and it’s an incredibly cool feature to

the transition phases and the new

see the

importance of keeping the room
clear of fire will be an eye
opener. Unfortunately
for this fight, it’s stuck
in a tier where
“boss with an

• The Eye toss mechanic is
fun and satisfying when
your group handles it well.
Bad:
• Difficulty jump is higher than
you’d expect and doesn’t come
from where you’d expect it.
• “Just another” boss fight with

add phase” is

adds in it. An interesting fight

probably the least

lost in the shadow of its tier.

common thing

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