# Temple of Sethraliss +16 — ABANDONED

16:54 · -47% over the 32:00 par · 7 deaths · Fortified, Tyrannical, Xal'atath's Guile

*2026-09-21 · 19:47 · `WoWCombatLog-092126_174135.txt`*

> **AI-WRITTEN ANALYSIS** — The numbers come from the combat log. The verdict and notes were written by an AI reading them, and can be wrong in ways the numbers cannot. Written by Claude (Opus 5.5), from the combat log and the archive.

**Why it failed:** No defensive: 6 deaths on Merektha, no personals (group)

**Tip:** Divine Protection on Thunder Spit

## Merektha's fight took 6 of the key's deaths, and nobody pressed a personal defensive in any of them.

The trash went fine, with a single death before Merektha. Her fight took the rest.

Burrow and Thunder Spit did most of the killing, and nobody pressed a personal defensive in any of those deaths. She died anyway, and the key was dropped soon after with 2 bosses still to go. Resto Shaman's healing kept up with the damage.

**What to change**

1. Everyone: press a personal defensive on Merektha.
2. Resto Shaman: Astral Shift as Burrow starts.
3. Agree a kick order on Lightning Bolt and Venom Bolt before each pack.

## The run

| | |
|---|---|
| on the clock | **16:54** — 15:59 fighting |
| deaths | **7** |
| party damage taken | **208,869,356** — 217,799/s while fighting |
| enemies killed | **101** |
| interrupts | **72/91** — 79% |
| dispels | **19/25** — 6,153,014 came through |

## Players

| player | spec | role | ilvl | DPS | HPS | taken/s | deaths | grade |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|:---:|
| Doryhunky | Veng DH | tank | 322 | 153,270 | 64,898 | 75,671 | 0 | **A-** 86 |
| Resto Shaman | Resto Shaman | heal | 324 | 30,184 | 111,112 | 35,177 | 2 | **C** 66 |
| Hyporock | Ret Paladin | dps | 323 | 287,892 | 16,906 | 30,873 | 1 | **C+** 71 |
| Arms Warrior | Arms | dps | 324 | 284,553 | 17,444 | 38,586 | 2 | **C+** 68 |
| Frost Mage | Frost Mage | dps | 323 | 263,826 | 3,676 | 25,766 | 2 | **C** 65 |

*Gear and M+ score are from Raider.IO. No Warcraft Logs percentiles: not on warcraft logs (nobody uploaded this key).*

### Doryhunky — Veng DH — A- (86/100)

*M+ score 3,308*

**Where the points went**

- **-6 interrupts (rank)** — scored 81: 29 stops vs 27 expected
- **-4 activity** — scored 80: 97% engaged while alive in combat
- **-3 utility** — scored 79: 1 used of ~4 the kit offered

<details><summary>All axes</summary>

- **survival− 100** [no charge] — 0 death(s)
- **mitigation 96** [w 33%] — 100% uptime of the 100% this kit can hold, 100% of worst windows covered
- **damage~** — n/a. 153,270 dps, 55% of the average DPS; not scored, because a tank's damage can only be compared with other tanks (Warcraft Logs), not with this party's damage dealers
- **mechanics− 100** [no charge] — 0% of intake was damage comparable players did not take
- **interrupts~ 81** [w 33%] — 29 stops vs 27 expected (group stopped 85% of what it could reach, not scored here); pressed 22x: 6 on casts already stopped; 2 of those wasted the kick and a cast got through before it came back
- **activity 80** [w 19%] — 97% engaged while alive in combat
- **utility 79** [w 15%] — 1 used of ~4 the kit offered
- _never pressed: Imprison, Sigil of Misery_
- _not counted as button presses (procs, ticks): Demon Spikes, Felblade, Fracture, Soul Cleave, Soul Fragment, Throw Glaive_

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### Resto Shaman — Resto Shaman — C (66/100)

*M+ score 3,238*

**Where the points went**

- **-11 interrupts (rank)** — scored 29: 5 stops vs 15 expected
- **-8 survival** — scored 50: 2 death(s)
- **-7 response** — scored 65: put back 40% of the 87,533,075 that landed in the party's worst windows

<details><summary>All axes</summary>

- **survival− 50** [−7.5 pts] — 2 death(s)
- **throughput 100** [w 29%] — covered 111% of the 82,537,441 that needed an outside heal (59% of the party's intake was self-covered or overkill); 4,658,502 absorbed
- **response 65** [w 21%] — put back 40% of the 87,533,075 that landed in the party's worst windows
- **mechanics− 100** [no charge] — 0% of intake was damage comparable players did not take
- **interrupts~ 29** [w 15%] — 5 stops vs 15 expected (group stopped 85% of what it could reach, not scored here); pressed 9x: 3 on casts already stopped, 1 on nothing casting
- **dispel 78** [w 14%] — 19/23 of what one dispeller could reach (25 landed; the rest overlapped a debuff already being cleansed)
- **activity 60** [w 12%] — 86% engaged while alive in combat
- **utility 97** [w 8%] — 3 used of ~4 the kit offered

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### Hyporock — Ret Paladin — C+ (71/100)

*M+ score 3,342*

**Where the points went**

- **-10 damage (rank)** — scored 76: 287,892 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **-8 interrupts (rank)** — scored 74: 11 stops vs 15 expected
- **-5 activity** — scored 80: 95% engaged while alive in combat

<details><summary>All axes</summary>

- **survival− 72** [−5.0 pts] — 1 death(s)
- **damage~ 76** [w 42%] — 287,892 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **mechanics− 100** [no charge] — 0% of intake was damage comparable players did not take
- **interrupts~ 74** [w 32%] — 11 stops vs 15 expected (group stopped 85% of what it could reach, not scored here); pressed 15x: 6 on casts already stopped, 1 on nothing casting; 2 of those wasted the kick and a cast got through before it came back
- **activity 80** [w 26%] — 95% engaged while alive in combat
- **utility 100** [w 0%] — 28 used of ~13 the kit offered
- _not counted as button presses (procs, ticks): Crusading Strikes_

</details>

### Arms Warrior — Arms — C+ (68/100)

*M+ score 3,416*

**Where the points went**

- **-10 damage (rank)** — scored 76: 284,553 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **-9 survival** — scored 50: 2 death(s)
- **-7 activity** — scored 71: 93% engaged while alive in combat

<details><summary>All axes</summary>

- **survival− 50** [−9.0 pts] — 2 death(s)
- **damage~ 76** [w 42%] — 284,553 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **mechanics− 100** [no charge] — 0% of intake was damage comparable players did not take
- **interrupts~ 84** [w 32%] — 18 stops vs 14 expected (group stopped 85% of what it could reach, not scored here); pressed 20x: 2 on casts already stopped, 1 on nothing casting; 2 of those wasted the kick and a cast got through before it came back
- **activity 71** [w 26%] — 93% engaged while alive in combat
- **utility 98** [w 0%] — 3 used of ~4 the kit offered
- _overcapped Rage: 499 of 1,635 generated (31%)_
- _never pressed: Intimidating Shout_
- _not counted as button presses (procs, ticks): Mortal Strike_

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### Frost Mage — Frost Mage — C (65/100)

*M+ score 3,382*

**Where the points went**

- **-10 damage (rank)** — scored 76: 263,826 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **-9 survival** — scored 50: 2 death(s)
- **-9 activity** — scored 67: 91% engaged while alive in combat

<details><summary>All axes</summary>

- **survival− 50** [−9.0 pts] — 2 death(s)
- **damage~ 76** [w 42%] — 263,826 dps, 100% of the other damage dealers' median
- **mechanics− 100** [no charge] — 0% of intake was damage comparable players did not take
- **interrupts~ 78** [w 32%] — 9 stops vs 10 expected (group stopped 85% of what it could reach, not scored here); pressed 13x: 3 on casts already stopped, 1 on nothing casting; 3 of those wasted the kick and a cast got through before it came back
- **activity 67** [w 26%] — 91% engaged while alive in combat
- **utility 0** [w 0%] — 0 used of ~31 the kit offered
- _never pressed: Greater Invisibility, Remove Curse, Spellsteal_

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*Axes marked ~ are ranked against the other players in this key, not measured on their own. Someone is always in the middle.*

## How to improve

**Doryhunky — Veng DH**

Keep: The only one who did not die. Your defensives were up whenever your kit allowed, and every one of the party's worst moments was covered. Change: press Disrupt before each Lightning Bolt pack, agree who kicks first. 6 of your kicks landed on casts somebody had already stopped. Twice, that left a cast free while your kick recharged.

**Resto Shaman — Resto Shaman**

Keep: Healing kept up. You healed more than all of the damage that needed an outside heal. Change: press Astral Shift as Merektha starts Burrow. Burrow killed you twice, and Astral Shift was not pressed either time.

**Hyporock — Ret Paladin**

Keep: Almost every cleanse in the key. Your Cleanse Toxins removed 17 debuffs from the party. Nobody else in the group cast a dispel. Change: press Divine Protection when Merektha's Thunder Spit starts landing on you. Thunder Spit killed you in about 4 seconds with nothing pressed. The same press brings Shield of Vengeance with it.

**Arms Warrior — Arms**

Keep: The best kick record in the group. You stopped more casts than expected, and only 2 of your kicks hit a cast that was already stopped. Change: press Die by the Sword when Thunder Spit starts landing on you. Thunder Spit killed you in about 4 seconds with nothing pressed.

**Frost Mage — Frost Mage**

Keep: Damage level with the other two. Your damage was within 10% of both other damage dealers. Change: press Greater Invisibility when Burrowquake ticks have you under half health. Your first death was a slow one: Burrowquake wore you down over 14.5 seconds and nothing was pressed. You never pressed Greater Invisibility all key.

### As a group

Merektha is where the key went. Decide before the pull who presses what: Resto Shaman on Burrow, and whoever Thunder Spit lands on presses their own personal.

On the trash, agree who kicks Lightning Bolt and Venom Bolt. Between those two spells, 18 casts got through. Over the same key, 20 kick presses landed on casts somebody had already stopped.

### The comp

The comp was fine. Everything left up that a dispel could have removed was a Poison, and Hyporock was the one removing them. Cytotoxin still did 5.2M while it was left up.

## Deaths

7 deaths in 5 separate incidents. The cascade at 15:18 (2 deaths in 12s) was the big one.

**What was landing while people died** — Counts only the seconds before each death, not the whole key.

| spell | in | damage | killing blows |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Burrowquake | 4 of 7 | 3,060,680 | 1 |
| Burrow | 2 of 7 | 2,634,325 | 2 |
| Thunder Spit | 2 of 7 | 2,036,750 | 2 |
| Melee | 2 of 7 | 1,504,949 | 1 |
| Poison Spit | 1 of 7 | 457,497 | 1 |
| Serpent's Stormcall | 1 of 7 | 446,468 | — |

### Death · 6:32 · Arms Warrior · dps

**6:32 · Arms Warrior · dps** — killed by **Melee** for 307,209 from Lightning Serpent

took **1,546,881** · in **2.5 s** · before the last hit **9%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 2.4s before | Melee | 164,765 |
| 1.9s before | Serpent's Stormcall | 446,468 |
| 1.9s before | Melee | 317,966 |
| 0.2s before | Melee | 310,473 |
| at death | Melee (killing blow) | 307,209 |

**no defensive pressed** · 434,505 healed · Resto Shaman, Hyporock

### Death · 13:31 · Frost Mage · dps

**13:31 · Frost Mage · dps** — killed by **Poison Spit** for 91,500 from Toxic Viper

took **1,669,228** · in **14.5 s** · health at the start **72%** · before the last hit **1%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 14.0s before | Burrowquake | 80,214 |
| 13.1s before | Burrowquake | 80,214 |
| 12.2s before | Burrowquake | 80,214 |
| 3.2s before | Burrowquake | 80,215 |
| 0.9s before | Poison Spit | 365,997 |
| at death | Poison Spit (killing blow) | 91,500 |
| | 16 smaller hits | 890,874 |

**no defensive pressed** · 891,155 healed · Resto Shaman, Doryhunky, Hyporock

### Death · 14:56 · Frost Mage · dps

**14:56 · Frost Mage · dps** — killed by **Burrowquake** for 80,214 from Merektha

took **821,346** · in **5.0 s** · health at the start **83%** · before the last hit **56%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 5.1s before | Burrowquake | 69,339 |
| 3.9s before | Burrowquake | 80,215 |
| 3.0s before | Burrowquake | 53,414 |
| 2.1s before | Burrowquake | 80,214 |
| 0.6s before | Melee | 404,536 |
| at death | Burrowquake (killing blow) | 80,214 |
| | 1 smaller hits | 53,414 |

Lay on Hands from Hyporock · 90,460 healed · Resto Shaman

### Cascade · 15:18 · 2 deaths in 12s — the healer went first

**15:18 · Resto Shaman · heal** — killed by **Burrow** for 882,568 from Merektha

took **1,743,105** · in **13.6 s** · health at the start **89%** · before the last hit **51%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 7.3s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 6.4s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 5.6s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 4.3s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 3.4s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| at death | Burrow (killing blow) | 882,568 |
| | 9 smaller hits | 545,987 |

**no defensive pressed** · 422,351 healed · Hyporock

**15:31 · Resto Shaman · heal** — killed by **Burrow** for 869,189 from Merektha

took **2,331,879** · in **14.8 s** · health at the start **62%** · before the last hit **65%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 14.4s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 13.5s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 12.5s before | Burrowquake | 62,910 |
| 12.1s before | Burrow | 882,568 |
| 6.0s before | Burrowquake | 63,390 |
| at death | Burrow (killing blow) | 869,189 |
| | 7 smaller hits | 328,002 |

**no defensive pressed** · 844,598 healed · Hyporock

### Cascade · 16:12 · 2 deaths in 0s — Arms Warrior went first

**16:12 · Arms Warrior · dps** — killed by **Thunder Spit** for 211,606 from Merektha

took **1,142,674** · in **14.5 s** · health at the start **61%** · before the last hit **17%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 14.2s before | A Knot of Snakes | 84,644 |
| 3.7s before | Thunder Spit | 211,606 |
| 2.7s before | Thunder Spit | 211,606 |
| 1.8s before | Thunder Spit | 211,606 |
| 0.9s before | Thunder Spit | 211,606 |
| at death | Thunder Spit (killing blow) | 211,606 |

**no defensive pressed** · 530,662 healed · Hyporock

**16:12 · Hyporock · dps** — killed by **Thunder Spit** for 187,765 from Merektha

took **1,080,357** · in **14.5 s** · health at the start **34%** · before the last hit **12%**

| when | what | damage |
|---:|---|---:|
| 14.2s before | A Knot of Snakes | 98,830 |
| 3.7s before | Thunder Spit | 208,627 |
| 2.7s before | Thunder Spit | 185,934 |
| 1.8s before | Thunder Spit | 200,283 |
| 0.9s before | Thunder Spit | 196,111 |
| at death | Thunder Spit (killing blow) | 187,765 |
| | 3 smaller hits | 2,807 |

**no defensive pressed** · 652,600 healed · Doryhunky

## Where the time went

| | seconds | |
|---|---:|---|
| combat | 959 | 15:59 |
| routing | 8 | 0:08 |
| death penalty | 105 | 1:45 |
| lead in | 9 | 0:09 |

Costliest pulls — *Cost is the time the pull lost: a wipe loses the whole pull, a pull that held loses only its deaths.*

| pull | at | fighting | enemies | deaths | taken | cost |
|---:|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2 | 6:05 | 10:12 | 83 | 7 | 131,890,568 | 11:57 |

*Under each pull: who pulled, where the healer was (from their nearest cast), and which cooldowns were still recharging.*

- pull 2: opened by Doryhunky (Throw Glaive on Sand); healer Resto Shaman 23 yd away; on cooldown: Doryhunky Fiery Brand 8s; Hyporock Lay on Hands 171s, Blessing of Protection 83s; Arms Warrior Rallying Cry 91s, Spell Reflection 7s

## What the group left up

**Casts that could have been interrupted and were not**

- Lightning Bolt: 10 of 47 got through
- Venom Bolt: 8 of 27 got through
- Poison Spit: 1 of 13 got through

**Debuffs that could have been dispelled and were not**

- Cytotoxin: 5x, up for 44s in total, 5,184,641 damage
- Poisoned Cheap Shot: 1x, up for 5s in total, 968,373 damage

**Hit most of the party (not graded: everyone took it, so nobody is charged for it)**

- Burrowquake: 5/5 players, 342 hits, 16,976,794 (8% of party intake)
- Cytotoxin: 4/5 players, 94 hits, 12,124,061 (6% of party intake)
- Arrow Barrage: 4/5 players, 95 hits, 9,698,642 (5% of party intake)
- Serpentstorm: 5/5 players, 89 hits, 8,008,968 (4% of party intake)
- Ground Pound: 5/5 players, 19 hits, 7,958,676 (4% of party intake)
- Gale Force: 4/5 players, 18 hits, 3,949,195 (2% of party intake)

**Aimed at most of the party (the targeted player is not charged; hits on anyone else could have been avoided)**

- Serrated Charge: 5/5 players, 219 hits, 29,221,502 (14% of party intake)
- Gust: 4/5 players, 154 hits, 14,238,456 (7% of party intake)
- Thunder Spit: 3/5 players, 29 hits, 5,402,130 (3% of party intake)
- Lightning Bolt: 3/5 players, 11 hits, 3,481,194 (2% of party intake)

## Notes

### Whose dispels those were

The dispel line on Resto Shaman's card counts the whole party's cleanses. Resto Shaman cast none, and 17 were Hyporock's Cleanse Toxins. Cytotoxin is a Poison, and Purify Spirit only removes Magic and Curse.

## Method

Each axis is scored 0 to 100 against what this run allowed, not against a fixed target. A player is only scored on things their spec can do. An axis that does not apply is left out and the other weights are scaled up. 100 means nothing was missed; a solid, even key usually lands near 75. Survival and mechanics carry no weight of their own: they start at 100 and take points off when something went wrong.

*Generated 2026-09-22T18:38:29 · schema 11 · written analysis: Claude (Opus 5.5), from the combat log and the archive*