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Comment by Reignac

I dearly hope we'll be able to save him, but I'm not expecting it.

Comment by imagine451

Blizzards art team never fails to deliver. These new models coming out in legion are the best I've ever seen from blizzard. Hopefully the other teams at blizzard can deliver as well :)

Comment by bossfight1

Sacred vines, entangle the corrupted!

That's become this expansion's "RISE, MOUNTAINS!" for me.

Comment by Lucandor

Well, one more reason to hate blizzard. I found this pretty annoying of blizzard, Cenarius should be a constant in their story, like some of the dragons. Varian's death was also pretty forced, for more sympathy they should have made his death in the end of Legion, focusing the aliance quests together with him. But the expansion is nice in general.

Comment by Bricedmur255

Easily solo'd as an ilvl 444 fury warrior on mythic. Just used all CD's and hit him until he died.

Comment by Jacevandever

Note for those soloing him. Be patient before you pull. Wait for Malfurion to get close to the arena. He doesn't have to be all the way there, just close. If you kill Cenarius before Malfurion arrives, he can get stuck in flight form, hovering slightly above you and you can't select the dialogue option in time to progress into the rift. You can jump and talk to him, but it's really hard to click the dialogue option to continue, you have a fraction of a second to click it before you fall back to ground level and out of range again lol

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Cenarius

This NPC can be found in The Emerald Nightmare .

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Heroic		Mythic
Deadly		Important
Tank		DPS
Healer		Interruptible
Magic		Curse
Poison		Disease
Enrage

Overview – The fallen Cenarius periodically creates Nightmare Seeds, which germinate for a short duration and then summon an Ally of Nightmare that must be defeated. Malfurion aids in the battle and cleanses the Nightmare Seed with the largest number of nearby players, purifying that Ally so that it instead helps the raid.
- Damage Dealers –
  Interrupt [Twisted Touch of Life] cast by the Twisted Sister.
  Defeat the Rotten Drakes before [Nightmare Buffet] becomes lethal.
  Use Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] to avoid damage from [Creeping Nightmares].
  Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] fully clears stacks of [Creeping Nightmares] from any players near the chosen target.
- Healers –
  The Nightmare Drake's [Nightmare Buffet] deals heavy raid damage.
  Use Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] to avoid damage from [Creeping Nightmares].
  Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] fully clears stacks of [Creeping Nightmares] from any players near the chosen target.
- Tanks –
  Be mindful of [Dread Thorns] when positioning Cenarius.
  Be quick to grab the attention of Forces of Nightmare as they spawn.
  Use Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] to avoid damage from [Creeping Nightmares].
  Malfurion's [Cleansed Ground] fully clears stacks of [Creeping Nightmares] from any players near the chosen target.

Stage One: Forces of Nightmare!

Malfurion Stormrage
- Cleansing Ground – Malfurion will choose to cleanse the ground under the Force of Nightmare with the largest number of players near it. Forces of Nightmare that are cleansed transform into Allies of Nature. Additionally, players within 12 yards of the target have all stacks of Creeping Nightmares cleansed.
  - Cleansed Ground – Cleansed Ground grants immunity to Creeping Nightmares for players standing within the ground. The protected area of the Cleansed Ground will shrink over time as more players stand within it or when a player with stacks of Creeping Nightmares enters it.
Cenarius
- Creeping Nightmares – Cenarius' corruption is causing Creeping Nightmares which inflicts 143 Shadow damage and increases Creeping Nightmares damage taken by 10%. This effect stacks.
- Nightmare Brambles – Summons a Bramble Swarm that creates Nightmare Brambles every 2 sec. Coming in contact with Nightmare Brambles will trigger them, rooting the target and inflicting 30 Shadow damage every 2 seconds.
- Aura of Dread Thorns – Grants nearby allies Dread Thorns, reflecting 50% of damage dealt back at the target.
  On Heroic and Mythic Difficulty, Aura of Dread Thorns affects all enemies within 30 yards.
  
  On Raid Finder and Normal Difficulty, Aura of Dread Thorns affects all enemies within 20 yards.
- Forces of Nightmare – Calling the Forces of Nightmare to aid Cenarius. If not Cleansed, an Ally of Nightmare will spawn after 10 sec.
  On Mythic difficulty, existing Allies of Nature are corrupted by Cenarius and fall to the Nightmare, assaulting all nearby players.
- Nightmare Blast – Inflicts 4325 Shadow damage, and increases damage taken from Nightmare Blast by 100% for 45 sec to enemies 30 yards in front of Cenarius.
  This effect stacks.
Forces of Nightmare
Forces of Nightmare will spawn after a short duration if not Cleansed. Players can signal Malfurion to Cleanse the ground near an Ally of Nightmare by being near the location that it is being summoned at. Malfurion will choose to cast [Cleansing Ground] on the Ally of Nightmare with the most players near it.
- Corrupted Wisp – Many Corrupted Wisps will spawn around the edge of the room if the Tormented Souls are not Cleansed.
  - Destructive Nightmares – When the Corrupted Wisp reaches an enemy it will inflict 1488 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards and searches for a new enemy to attack.
  - Corrupted Detonate – Upon death, a Corrupted Wisp explodes, inflicting 1466 Shadow damage to all enemies.
- Nightmare Ancient – A Nightmare Ancient will spawn under the Corrupted Sapling if it is not cleansed.
  - Desiccating Stomp – Desiccating Stomp inflicts 53987 Shadow damage split among all enemies within 8 yards. If no enemies are damaged by Desiccating Stomp it causes Desiccation.
    Desiccation – Inflicts 3715 Shadow damage to all enemies.
  - Desiccating Stomp – Desiccating Stomp inflicts 37791 Shadow damage split among all enemies within 8 yards and increases damage taken from Desiccating Stomp by 100% for 6 sec. If no enemies are damaged by Desiccating Stomp it causes Desiccation.
    In Mythic difficulty, the Nightmare Ancient will cast Desiccating Stomp twice in rapid succession.
    Desiccation – Inflicts 3715 Shadow damage to all enemies.
- Rotten Drake – A Rotten Drake will spawn from the Corrupted Emerald Egg if it is not cleansed.
  - Rotten Breath – The Rotten Drake will turn to face a random enemy and continuously inflict 986 Shadow damage every 1 sec to enemies in front of the Rotten Drake for 4 sec.
  - Nightmare Buffet – At low health the Rotten Drake begins to cast Nightmare Buffet inflicting 594 Shadow damage every 2 sec and increasing Shadow damage dealt by 20%.
- Twisted Sister – A Twisted Sister will spawn from the Corrupted Nature if it is not cleansed.
  - Nightmare Javelin – The Twisted Sister throws a Nightmare Javelin at a random enemy inflicting 493 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec to enemies within 4 yards of the target.
  - Twisted Touch of Life – Heals a wounded ally for 8069 health and an additional 12910 health every 2 sec for 8 sec.
  - Scorned Touch – Inflicts 3715 Shadow damage and and reduces movement speed by 75% and spreads Scorned Touch to enemies within 8 yards.
Allies of Nature
Allies of Nature will spawn after a short duration once Cleansed by Malfurion's [Cleansing Ground].
- Wisp – Many Wisps will spawn around the edge of the room if the Tormented Souls are Cleansed.
  - Cleansing Detonate – Cleanses the nearby ground of all Nightmare Corruption.
    Cleansed Ground – Cleansed Ground grants immunity to Creeping Nightmares for players standing within the ground. The protected area of the Cleansed Ground will shrink over time as more players stand within it or when a player with stacks of Creeping Nightmares enters it.
- Cleansed Ancient – A Cleansed Ancient will spawn from the Sapling if it is cleansed.
  - Replenishing Roots – The Cleansed Ancient will periodically cast Replenishing Roots which replenishes 3% of max mana every 1 sec to nearby allies.
- Emerald Drake – An Emerald Drake will spawn from the Emerald Egg if it is cleansed.
  - Ancient Dream – The Emerald Drake has granted the target with an Ancient Dream, increasing healing received by 30% and the next attack that would otherwise kill you will instead cause you to be healed for 50% of your maximum health and remove the Ancient Dream.
- Redeemed Sister – A Redeemed Sister will spawn from the Corrupted Nature if it is cleansed.
  - Unbound Touch – The Unbound Touch grants immunity to Shadow damage and movement impairing effects for 10 sec and increases movement speed by 75%. Causes Unbound Essence to allies within 6 yards after 10 sec.

Stage Two: Your Nightmare Ends!

After the last wave of Forces of Nightmare are defeated or when Cenarius reaches 35% health Stage Two will begin.

Cenarius
- Creeping Nightmares – Cenarius' corruption is causing Creeping Nightmares which inflicts 143 Shadow damage and increases Creeping Nightmares damage taken by 10%. This effect stacks.
- Beasts of Nightmare – Cenarius calls in a wave of Beasts of Nightmare. These Beasts cause Gripping Fog, inflicting 112 Shadow damage every 0.5 sec to enemies that are near them.
- Spear of Nightmares – Inflicts 22229 Physical damage, and increases damage taken from Spear of Nightmares by 100% for 25 sec. Nightmares spawn at the target location and the size of the area is increased based on the damage taken from Spear of Nightmares. This effect stacks.
- Nightmare Brambles – Summons a Bramble Swarm that creates Nightmare Brambles every 2 sec. Coming in contact with Nightmare Brambles will trigger them, rooting the target and inflicting 30 Shadow damage every 2 seconds.
- Entangling Nightmares – Cenarius engulfs Malfurion in Nightmare Roots, stunning him and inflicting Shadow damage every 1 sec. The Nightmare Roots can be removed from Malfurion by destroying them.
Malfurion Stormrage
- Cleansing Ground – Malfurion will choose to Cleanse the largest clump of players instantly cleansing all stacks of Creeping Nightmares from players within 12 yards of the target.
  - Cleansed Ground – Cleansed Ground grants immunity to Creeping Nightmares for players standing within the ground. The protected area of the Cleansed Ground will shrink over time as more players stand within it or when a player with stacks of Creeping Nightmares enters it.

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