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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 8 Oct 2026

Midnight Raids: The Venomous Abyss Raid Guide

Midnight Season 2 · Patch 12.1 Curse of Ula’tek

Bosses
8
Level
90
Difficulties
5
Raid Finder wings open
4 / 4

Choose difficulty — every row below follows it

Source:◆ Blizzard◆ Icy Veins◆ Raider.IO· verified 2026-10-07

Which order? · Heroic

✎ tick kills — your group

The Soulcoil Well · Early band · Hero 1/6 · 305

Boss guide ›

99% got past

The Vile Crypt · Mid band · Hero 2/6 · 308

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99% got pasttier: Hands

Crypt of the Soulcoilers · Mid band · Hero 2/6 · 308

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99% got pasttier: Shoulders

The Vile Crypt · Late band · Hero 3/6 · 311

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99% got pasttier: Chest

Crypt of the Soulcoilers · Late band · Hero 3/6 · 311

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97% got pasttier: Legs

The branches meet

Pit of Fangs · Late band · Hero 3/6 · 311

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95% got pasttier: Head

The Coiled Altar · Final band · Hero 4/6 · 315

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90% got past

The Coiled Altar · Final band · Hero 4/6 · 315

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71% got pasttier: Curio

Order and areas: Blizzard’s raid article. Both branch ends come before The Twin Fangs — true of every tracked Mythic kill (Raider.IO, 2026-10-07). Pulls and best % are your own entries, kept in this browser.

What do we kill next?

1

Nek’zali the Soulcoiler

Heroic · Hero 1/6 · 305

On the way to Twin Fangs, who drops the head piece.

Watch for: Adds must never reach the Soulcoil Well — each one gives her energy, and 100 energy is the enrage.

Where do groups stall?

Heroic
  1. #8 Ula’tekwatch71% of 9,569 guilds that reached it got past
  2. #7 The Coiled Altarclear90% of 11,897 guilds that reached it got past
  3. #6 The Twin Fangsclear95% of 13,217 guilds that reached it got past
  4. #5 Sszorakclear97% of 14,252 guilds that reached it got past

Of the guilds that reached each boss, the share that killed it — 16,055 guilds Raider.IO ranks, counted 2026-10-07. “Wall” under half, “watch” under four in five: our reading of the count.

What’s open today?

US
  • Story ModeOpen since 25 AugOpened with Raid Finder wing 2
  • Raid Finder 1 · The SoulcoilersOpen since 18 AugNek’zali · Twin Fangs
  • Raid Finder 2 · The Essence of VenomOpen since 25 AugSentinels · Vashnik
  • Raid Finder 3 · The Serpent WarrenOpen since 1 SeptLost Explorers · Sszorak
  • Raid Finder 4 · The Tomb of Ula’tekOpen since 8 SeptCoiled Altar · Ula’tek

Raid Finder needs item level 273. Dates: Blizzard, US reset; EU opens the next morning.

Who drops my slot? · Heroic

BossLoot groupDropsTier piece
1. Nek’zaliEarlyHero 1/6 · 305
2. SentinelsMidHero 2/6 · 308Hands
3. Lost ExplorersMidHero 2/6 · 308Shoulders
4. VashnikLateHero 3/6 · 311Chest
5. SszorakLateHero 3/6 · 311Legs
6. Twin FangsLateHero 3/6 · 311Head
7. Coiled AltarFinalHero 4/6 · 315
8. Ula’tekFinalHero 4/6 · 315Curio
Every difficulty at a glance
Loot groupRaid FinderNormalHeroicMythic
EarlyNek’zali279292305318
MidSentinels · Lost Explorers282295308321
LateVashnik · Sszorak · Twin Fangs285298311324
FinalCoiled Altar · Ula’tek289302315344
Great Vault292305318334 / 344

Great Vault on Heroic: Myth 1/6 · 318. Every boss drops more than its tier piece — the full list is in the game’s Adventure Guide (Shift-J). Item levels: Icy Veins’ loot table.

What does it replace?

  • Raid FinderVeteran 295
  • NormalChampion 308
  • HeroicHero 321
  • MythicMyth 334

Heroic drops 305–315 on the Hero track, upgradable to 321. Next step: Mythic, Myth up to 334.

What else can we get?

MountPrimeval SkyfriendDrops from Mythic Ula’tek
Tier setClass armor setHead · Shoulders · Chest · Hands · Legs, one slot per boss
  • Ahead of the Curve: Ula’tekUla’tek on Heroic or higher, before the next raid tier
  • Cutting Edge: Ula’tekUla’tek on Mythic, before the next raid tier
  • Venom’s EndDefeat Ula’tek on Mythic
  • Ula’took“No Egg Scramble” — Ula’tek on Normal or higher before the Greasy Hatchling breaks
  • Any-slot tier curioDrops from Ula’tek

Hall of Fame: the first 200 guilds to kill Mythic Ula’tek earn “Famed Slayer of Ula’tek”. First kill 2026-09-03; Raider.IO counts 111 so far — it does not track every guild.

How are we doing? · Heroic

✎ from your entries
Bosses killed
0 / 8
Total pulls
0
Best % on current
—
Pulls on current
0

You are on Nek’zali. On Heroic, 99% of the 15,764 guilds Raider.IO saw reach it got past.

Pulls per boss

Type your pulls on each boss in “Which order?” above — they stack up here, the boss you are on in gold.

  1. Nek’zali: 0 pulls
  2. Sentinels: 0 pulls
  3. Lost Explorers: 0 pulls
  4. Vashnik: 0 pulls
  5. Sszorak: 0 pulls
  6. Twin Fangs: 0 pulls
  7. Coiled Altar: 0 pulls
  8. Ula’tek: 0 pulls

Your entries only, kept in this browser. For how everyone else is doing, “Where do groups stall?” counts every guild Raider.IO ranks.

Tonight’s cheat sheet

The Venomous Abyss · Heroic · 0/8
Route: 1 Nek’zali → 2 Sentinels → 2 Lost Explorers → 3 Vashnik → 3 Sszorak → 4 Twin Fangs → 5 Coiled Altar → 6 Ula’tek

Nek’zali (Hero 1/6 · 305) — Adds must never reach the Soulcoil Well — each one gives her energy, and 100 energy is the enrage.
Sentinels (Hero 2/6 · 308) — Within 40 yards of each other the golems take 99% less damage — keep them apart and their health even.
Lost Explorers (Hero 2/6 · 308) — At 100 energy Mor’zahi casts Final Ascension and the raid wipes — a Disgusting Fish fed to a turtle resets him.
Vashnik (Hero 3/6 · 311) — At 100 energy he drinks the two nearest fountains — their adds join, and each drink adds a permanent stack of Toxic Vapor.

Wanted: Head — Twin Fangs
Verified 2026-10-07 · gamgem.com
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Ask, where sources disagree, wipe notes & source dates

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Where sources disagree

  • Raid Finder item levelBlizzard: 273 · Warcraft Wiki: 276 (Adventurer 4). The page uses Blizzard’s.
  • Raid sizeBlizzard’s hotfixes scale Normal and Heroic from 10 to 30 · the wiki’s infobox says 25.
  • Boss orderBlizzard’s raid article lists Vashnik third · Raider.IO and Method list The Lost Explorers third. Both branches open after Nek’zali.
  • SpellingBlizzard’s own article writes “Ssorak” twice — the boss is Sszorak.

Wipe notes ✎ (this browser)

    Source dates

    The Venomous Abyss — quick answers

    How many bosses are in the Venomous Abyss?

    8: Nek’zali the Soulcoiler, Entombed Sentinels, The Lost Explorers, Vashnik the Malignant, Sszorak, The Twin Fangs, The Coiled Altar and Ula’tek.

    What is the Venomous Abyss boss order?

    Nek’zali the Soulcoiler, then two branches — Sentinels then Vashnik in The Vile Crypt; Lost Explorers then Sszorak in Crypt of the Soulcoilers; they meet at The Twin Fangs, The Coiled Altar and Ula’tek, in that order.

    What item level does the Venomous Abyss drop?

    Raid Finder 279–289, Normal 292–302, Heroic 305–315 and Mythic 318–344; the last two Mythic bosses drop 344, past the 334 cap.

    Which Venomous Abyss bosses drop tier?

    Hands from Sentinels, Shoulders from Lost Explorers, Chest from Vashnik, Legs from Sszorak, Head from Twin Fangs and Curio from Ula’tek.

    When did Venomous Abyss Story Mode and Raid Finder open?

    Story Mode the week of 25 August (US reset); Raid Finder in 4 wings, the last — The Tomb of Ula’tek — the week of 8 September.

    What is the hardest boss in the Venomous Abyss?

    Counted on Mythic: The Coiled Altar — 30% of the 902 guilds that reached it got past (Raider.IO, 2026-10-07).

    Where is the Venomous Abyss raid entrance?

    In the Vaults of Atal’Utek, the Coiled Isle, at 47.11, 28.30 on the map (Icy Veins — Ula’tek raid guide (2026-08-13)).

    How do you get AOTC and Cutting Edge in the Venomous Abyss?

    Ahead of the Curve: Ula’tek: Ula’tek on Heroic or higher, before the next raid tier. Cutting Edge: Ula’tek: Ula’tek on Mythic, before the next raid tier.

    What is the Ula’tek Hall of Fame?

    The first 200 guilds to defeat Ula’tek on Mythic; their members earn the title “Famed Slayer of Ula’tek”. The first kill was on Sep 3, 2026.

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