WoW Watcher Irideus Dragonflight Boss

Watcher Irideus – Tasked by Keeper Tyr to protect and maintain the Halls of Infusion, Watcher Irideus has performed his duties to perfection… until now. Caught off guard by the Primalists’ incursion, he was overwhelmed by the elemental forces they unleashed. A mistake he does not intend to make again.

Watcher Irideus Boss Guide in Halls of Infusion

Important Watcher Irideus Trash Tips and Tricks

Interrupt the Earth Shield coming from Primalist Geomancer. If the shield goes through, it will heal a random mob and reduce their damage taken by 10%. In addition, sidestep Seismic Slam ground animation at all costs (it’s a 5-yard wide).
Refti Defender will be the first “tank-buster” trash mob you will face in this dungeon, because of its Gushing Wound Bleed effect and Spear Flurry ability. Use your remaining interrupts for Demoralizing Shout to prevent him from decreasing the damage of you and any allies within 10 yards by 25% for 8 sec.
Containment Beam, coming from Containment Apparatus, is the most important channel cast to watch out for, it will deal high damage and immobilize you until the channel is over. In addition, the mob has a heavy AoE spell – Expulse that deals damage to everyone within 20 yards, do your best to stop it.
Beware of chaining Primalist Ravager with any other non-boss-enemies due to its Tailwind aura. They also have an important cast to interrupt – Blasting Gust, failing to do so will deal damage to everyone within 40 yards.

Watcher Irideus Tips and Strategy

Watcher Irideus

Watcher Irideus boss fight is a two-stage encounter, each of them being completely different to tackle. Stage Two: Watcher’s Last Stand begins once the boss begins to channel his Ablative Barrier. For more information, check the detailed guide below:

All Roles

Watch out for the Spark Volley ground puddles, if you do get hit by one it will leave a magical debuff that damages you over time.
During Stage Two of the fight, the boss will cast Ablative Barrier, kill 3 Nullification Devices on top of the boss so they can remove its Ablative Barrier applications with the Nullifying Pulse cast. Just remember, the longer the boss stays in Ablative Barrier, the more stacks of Siphon Power he gets.
Interrupt the Purifying Blast cast from Nullification Device.
On Mythic difficulty, each time you remove an application of the Ablative Barrier, the boss will trigger a Reactive Spark, dodge the ground puddles at all costs!

Tank

Aim the Titanic Fist frontal away from your party.
During Stage Two of the fight, collect the threat from the nearby Nullification Devices and stack them under the Watcher Irideus so you can destroy its Ablative Barrier.

Healer

Prepare to use healing cooldowns once Watcher Irideus is casting Static Surge.
The boss will periodically apply 3 Power Overload magic debuffs to your team members. Dispel as many as you can and spot-heal the rest of your teammates with the debuff. As soon as the debuff runs out, it will trigger a follow-up spell – Power Field.

Drops & Rewards

Type	Item	Stats
Two-Hand	Titan-Forged Blaster	AGI Vers/ Mast
Off-Hand	Rod of Perfect Order	INT Haste/ Mast
Plate Hands	Gauntlets of Incalculable Power	STR-INT Crit/ Mast
Leather Waist	Watcher’s Clasp of Purpose	AGI-INT Vers/ Mast
Trinket	Irideus Fragment	Mastery