ARBITER
←SAT 10 OCT 2026 · 21:24 · KEY 6 OF 190→

Voidscar Arena

+17
Abandoned 22:05 in30:00 timer2 bosses killed12 deathsTyrannicalFortifiedXal'atath's Guile
Timer · The time allowed for the key. Beat it to upgrade the keystone.Kick · An interrupt that stops a cast.Personal · A defensive cooldown that only protects you.Cascade · Several deaths within seconds of each other.Leaked cast · An enemy cast that could have been interrupted and went off.Overcap · Resource generated while already full, so it was lost.Tyrannical · Bosses have 25% more health and hit up to 15% harder.Fortified · Trash has 20% more health and hits up to 20% harder.Xal'atath's Guile · Every death takes 15 seconds off the timer.
OverpullTank chain-pulled 3 groups, twiceGuardian DruidBad pullMage pulled a skipped HarrowerArcane MageTipTaz'Rah: never stand between a shade and its target

Both wipes after Atroxus began with the tank Moonfiring two more groups into a pack that was already a handful.

The first half went well. Nobody died at Raj'kess, Chitigoth or Atroxus, and every orb died in time. The key fell apart after Atroxus. At 16:37 Guardian Druid pulled the first pack, then Moonfired the Brutalizer pack and a Siphoid swarm within seconds. He died to Brutalize soon after, and four more deaths followed. At 21:24 he pulled three groups the same way, and everyone died. Between those, Arcane Mage pulled a Watchful Harrower the group was running past and died alone to its Sky Strike. Hyporock's one avoidable death was at Taz'Rah. The pulls were the tank's call, and they cost the key.

Written by Claude (Opus 5.5) from the combat log and the archive. The numbers come from the log, and the text can be wrong.
BREAKDOWN FOR

Hyporock

Retribution Paladin · DPS
DPS253.8K
HPS14.5K
Taken/s41.0K
Deaths3
iLvl327
M+3,528
Keep doing this

Defensives, for yourself and others

Lay on Hands saved Demo Lock three times, and you put Blessing of Sacrifice on the tank in both big pulls. More than a third of your Divine Protections went out before a real hit, three times your usual rate (dp_audit.py). At Raj'kess you used DP on the first storm and bubble on the second.

High confidence
The one change

PRESSMovement

WHEN
When Taz'Rah's shades line up to dash at other players
WHY
Two dashes aimed at someone else hit you half a second apart at 8:57 and killed you.
PAYOFF
Each dash with its DoT is about 550k, so standing in two lines kills you from half health.
Last 8 keys in the archive

About your usual

The Blinding Vale +17: C+ 7272BV+17The Blinding Vale +17: C+ 6969BV+17Den of Nalorakk +17: B- 7373DoN+17Voidscar Arena +17: C- 6464VA+17Voidscar Arena +17: D- 4848VA+17Voidscar Arena +17: C+ 7070VA+17Voidscar Arena +17: D+ 5959VA+17Voidscar Arena +17: C+ 6868VA+17

68 is right on your median of 69 over these 8 keys. Best: 73 on Den of Nalorakk +17.

How the grade was built

◆ = 75, a solid key
Survival50−9.0
3 deaths
Starts at 100. Each death takes points off.
Damage7742%
253.8K DPS, level with the other damage dealers · compared with this party
Your damage, against your spec on Warcraft Logs when the key was uploaded, otherwise against this group.
Mechanics76−4.9
6% of the damage you took was damage others in your role avoided · compared with this party
Damage you took that players in your role avoided.
Interrupts9732%
18 stops, 9 expected. 1 kick on casts already stopped · compared with this party
Casts you stopped, against how many your kick allowed.
Activity7326%
Casting or attacking 93% of your time alive in combat
The share of your time alive in combat that you spent casting or attacking.
Utility99not counted
17 uses, about 16 were available
How often you used your spec's utility buttons, like stuns and immunities.

% = its share of the grade. Survival and mechanics carry no share: they start at 100 and only take points off. "Not counted" parts are shown for context and do not move the grade.

Your deaths

bars = hits · line = your health · red = the killing blow
8:57 Nether Dash113.5Kfrom Ethereal Shade
Nothing pressed
−6 s−4 s−2 sdeath
took 1.10Min 0.5 shealth at the start 44%before the last hit 11%healed 159.9K by Resto Shaman
17:00 Melee205.5Kfrom Lost Sethrak
Divine Protection
−12 s−8 s−4 sdeath
took 1.83Min 12.0 shealth at the start 89%before the last hit 20%healed 593.0K by Resto Shaman
Divine Protection -7.9s
21:47 Dimensional Shred246.8Kfrom Voidminder
Divine Protection
−6 s−4 s−2 sdeath
took 1.35Min 5.0 shealth at the start 87%before the last hit 5%healed 299.5K by Resto Shaman

The Run

The same for everyone in the group

The whole key, on the timer

a pull, brighter = more damage takendeath penaltya death, in class colour
30:00 timerleft 24:57Taz'RahAtroxus
0:007:3015:0022:3030:00

Where the 24:57 went

fighting 18:45
Before the first pull0:02
Fighting18:45
Walking between pulls2:21
Running back after wipes0:32
Death penalty3:00
Out of combat, not walking0:17

12 deaths added 3:00 to the timer, 15 seconds each.

How it went

  1. 8:57Hyporock to Nether Dash from Ethereal Shade. No defensive pressed.
  2. 10:22Taz'Rah died after 3:24.
  3. 12:53Arcane Mage to Sky Strike from Watchful Harrower. Greater Invisibility 2 times in the window.
  4. 16:21Atroxus died after 2:56.
  5. 16:58CascadeGuardian Druid, Hyporock, Resto Shaman and Demo Lock in 8 s, to Brutalize, Melee and Dreadbellow. Guardian Druid went first. 1 of 4 with no defensive pressed.
  6. 18:14Arcane Mage to Melee from Voidminder. No defensive pressed.
  7. 21:42Full wipeDemo Lock, Arcane Mage, Hyporock, Guardian Druid and Resto Shaman in 6 s, to Savage Leap, Dimensional Shred and Melee. Demo Lock went first. 2 of 5 with no defensive pressed.
  8. 22:05The key was dropped 22:05 in, with 5:03 left on the timer.

What to change, biggest first

  1. Guardian Druid: after Atroxus, pull one group at a time; say the plan before each pull
  2. Interrupt every Mending Void and kill Devour's target in the Brutalizer packs
  3. Arcane Mage: never open a pack the group is skipping
  4. Hyporock: at Taz'Rah stand crosswise to the shades

What the group changes together

Raj'kess, the arena and both bosses went well, so the route plan was fine up to Atroxus. After him, each Brutalizer pack is a full pull on its own. Dreadbellow hits everyone, Brutalize hits the tank hard, and two Voidminders heal the Brutalizer. Interrupt every Mending Void, since most of them got through, and kill Devour's target. The Siphoid swarms are best fought alone, after the pack before them is dead. Agree on that before the pull, so the tank is not deciding mid-fight. When the group skips a pack, nobody should touch it.

Kick board stops against expected

expected
Guardian Druid12 / 192 kicks on stopped casts
Resto Shaman3 / 121 kick on stopped casts
Demo Lock6 / 94 kicks on stopped casts
Hyporock18 / 91 kick on stopped casts
Arcane Mage9 / 71 kick on stopped casts
9 of the group's 66 kick presses landed on casts somebody had already stopped.

What the group left up

Casts that went off
Lava Bolt
13 of 31got through
Mending Void
6 of 10got through
Demoralizing Shout
1 of 5got through
Mad Shriek
1 of 7got through
Debuffs left up
Corrosive Essence
1.58M2 times, 10 s up
Could have been dispelled and was not.
Hit most of the party
Dreadbellow
7%of all damage taken
Hit 5 of 5. Everyone took it, so nobody is charged.
Toxic Aura
6%of all damage taken
Hit 5 of 5. Everyone took it, so nobody is charged.
Poison Splash
4%of all damage taken
Hit 5 of 5. Everyone took it, so nobody is charged.
Sky Strike
4%of all damage taken
Hit 5 of 5. Everyone took it, so nobody is charged.

What Each of You Takes Away

One thing to keep, one to change
Guardian DruidGuardianC-63
KEEPThe first half and the battle res
CHANGEOne group at a time after Atroxus
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Resto ShamanResto ShamanB77
KEEPHealing through Raj'kess and Chitigoth
CHANGEAstral Shift the moment the tank drops
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Demo LockDemo LockC+69
KEEPTop damage and steady defensives
CHANGEInterrupts cost 9 points: 6 stops, 9 expected. 4 kicks on casts already stopped
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HyporockRet PaladinC+68
KEEPDefensives, for yourself and others
CHANGEStand crosswise to the shades, never between one and its target
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Arcane MageArcane MageC67
KEEPRaj'kess orbs and Chitigoth
CHANGELet the tank open every pack
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Notes

Where the numbers need a second look

Who pulled what (from first contact in the log)

Arbiter credits both wipe pulls to Guardian Druid, and the first hits agree. 16:37.7 Thrash on the first pack; 16:42.0 Moonfire on the Devouring Brutalizer about 60 yd north; 16:46.2 Moonfire on a Siphoid; the swarm reached the fight at 16:51. 21:24.0 and 21:25.2 Moonfire on two groups 30 yd apart (Starfall then hit the Brutalizer and both Voidminders); 21:29.3 Moonfire on a Siphoid, whose group with an Agitated Voidscythe and two Saberons arrived at 21:36. All are targeted casts, so these were choices, not accidents. The 19:47 Harrower was a patrol that walked into a fight, not a pull. Arcane Mage's 12:39 Barrage was the only pull by a damage dealer.

Grader cross-checks

The death recap marks 'no defensive' for Hyporock at 8:57. That is right but harmless, because two dashes in 0.5 s left no time, Divine Shield was on cooldown, and Lay on Hands needed a reaction. Hyporock's later two deaths came with DP, bubble, Lay on Hands and BoP all spent. The tank pressed Survival Instincts once in 22 minutes, and the mage never pressed Ice Block in three deaths. On Chitigoth every one of Hyporock's targeted casts went into him; his 28% share is the AoE spec spreading over six adds, not misplaced presses.