WoW SoD Phase 3: Sunken Temple Raid Guide - Festering Rotslime

Phase 3 has brought a new 20-man raid in the Sunken Temple where players will need to defeat 8 different bosses for a chance to get some sweet loot and gear as well as prove their might in the face of new challenges. Blizzard has made this raid a bit more mechanically-complex in comparison to the Gnomeregan and Blackfathom Deeps raids so players will have to put in some extra work.

With that being said, we will go over how you can defeat the second boss of the Season of Discovery Sunken Temple raid, namely Festering Rotslime. We will discuss the abilities, strategy, and some helpful tips you can use to ensure that your group smoothly clears without much fuss.

Sunken Temple Festering Rotslime Boss Guide

The second boss you encounter in the Sunken Temple raid is quite a big jump from the first one in terms of difficulty. You will fight Festering Rotslime in a circular hallway so you will have very limited place to maneuver and dodge his abilities.

Since the boss room has a lot of limited space, maintaining your distance and making sure that you handle his mechanics perfectly will help you clear him as soon as possible.

For this fight, you can have one person tanking, 5 people healing and the rest can be DPS. Similar to the first boss, Ranged DPS will be preferred over Melee given how much movement this encounter requires.

Festering Rotslime Abilities

• Slime Time: The boss periodically gains movement speed with each stack of Slime Time. 
• Nauseos Gas: The boss will periodically fill the hallway with poisonous gas that deals Nature damage and reduces attack and casting speed.
• Gunk: The boss tosses Gunk (Disease) onto the entire raid, dealing tons of Nature damage that ticks every 2 seconds and decreases movement speed for 20 seconds. 
• Devour: The boss will eat any object in its path. This will slow it down and remove a stack of Slime Time.

Festering Rotslime Tips

The boss will chase the player with the most threat. He will be very slow at first, but will steadily gain speed. If the boss manages to reach that player or any other raid member that stands too close, the target will be consumed dealing a ton of damage.

If you cleanse Gunk, a toxic pool will spawn beneath the player that does not de-spawn. These pools deal Nature damage so you will need to ensure that you have enough space as you will probably rotate two or three times around the hallway.You can try hugging one side of the hallway and then the other side once going around for the second time. 

There are objects spread across the hallway that you can DPS down to place them in the path of the boss, thus removing stacks of Slime Time and lowering the boss' movement speed.

And that is everything you need to know about defeating the second boss of the Sunken Temple Raid in Season of Discovery Phase 3. Best of luck, Champions of Azeroth, and may the RNG Gods be ever in your favor!