Asphodelos: The Third Circle
The third encounter of the Pandaemonium raid series. The Phoinix, a blazing mythic creation resembling a phoenix, tests players with fire-based attacks and add management.
Phoinix
A fire-themed fight featuring positional cleaves, rotating AoE patterns, and add phases requiring coordinated target switching.
Key Mechanics
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scorched Exaltation | Raidwide | Heavy party-wide fire damage - requires shields and healing |
| Flames of Undeath | Raidwide | Group-wide AoE damage throughout the fight |
| Heat of Condemnation | Tankbuster | Double tankbuster hitting both tanks - spread apart and use defensive cooldowns |
| Experimental Fireplume (Large) | AoE | Large fireball drops in arena center - move to the edge to avoid |
| Experimental Fireplume (Small) | AoE | Ring of small fireballs spawn at cardinals and rotate - move to where previous AoEs already exploded |
| Cinderwing | Cleave | Half-room cleave on left or right side of boss - move to the opposite side |
| Trail of Condemnation | AoE | Line AoE from boss position - move to arena sides |
| Darkened Fire | Adds | Untargetable adds spawn that must be destroyed via Brightened Fire |
| Brightened Fire | AoE | Players marked 1-8 with numbered AoEs - move to Darkened Fire adds to destroy them |
Experimental Fireplume Patterns
Two variations to watch for:
Large Fireball (Center):
- Single massive fireball targets arena center
- Move to arena edge to avoid the explosion
Small Fireballs (Rotating):
- Multiple small fireballs spawn at opposite cardinals
- They rotate and explode in sequence
- Move into where AoEs already exploded - the safe spots follow the rotation
Darkened Fire + Brightened Fire
This add phase requires coordination:
- Darkened Fire adds spawn - they cannot be damaged normally
- Players get numbered markers (1-8) with Brightened Fire
- Move to the adds when your number is called
- Each add requires four hits from Brightened Fire to destroy
- Coordinate which players go to which add
Tips
- For Cinderwing, watch which wing glows - move to the safe side
- During Heat of Condemnation, tanks must separate to avoid sharing damage
- Track the fireball rotation pattern - safe spots move predictably
- Assign groups for Darkened Fire adds before pull
- Healers prepare for Scorched Exaltation with raid cooldowns