WoW Blog: Shadowlands: Sepulcher of the First Ones preview

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Pursue Zovaal's forces into the Sepulcher of the First Ones and prepare for the most epic Shadowlands raid yet—coming with the start of Season 3.

The Jailer has breached the Sepulcher, the mysterious heart of the Shadowlands. Should he control its primordial power, he will reshape the cosmos with Death at the fore. As Zovaal prepares to dominate reality, champions of Azeroth charge forth to stop him. Will their resolve outmatch his?

• Raid bosses: 11
• Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic
• Level: 60
• Raid Finder Minimum Item Level: 220

Raid Unlock Schedule

• March 1 – Normal and Heroic difficulties. Note that the last three bosses (Lords of Dread, Rygelon, and The Jailer) will NOT be available in this first week.
• March 8 – The remaining three bosses unlock for Normal and Heroic. All bosses are available for Mythic. Raid Finder Wing 1: Ephemeral Plains (Vigilant Guardian, Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener, Artificer Xy'mox, Halondrus the Reclaimer) becomes available.
• March 22 – Raid Finder Wing 2: Cornerstone of Creation (Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle, Prototype Pantheon, Lihuvim, Principal Architect) becomes available.
• April 5 – Raid Finder Wing 3: Domination's Grasp (Anduin Wrynn, Lords of Dread, Rygelon) becomes available.
• April 19 – Raid Finder Wing 4: The Grand Design (The Jailer) becomes available.

Cosmic Spoils

The path to the Banished One’s defeat is paved with treasure. New Mounts and Class Sets

Mounts: Zereth Overseer (Mythic-difficulty Jailer), Shimmering Aurelid (Glory of the Sepulcher Raider)

Class Sets: Each class can obtain an all-new 5-piece set that confers fabulous power to those determined enough to procure them.

New Achievements, New Rewards

Complete the following achievements to earn a coelenterate mount and title worthy of saviors of reality. Glory of the Sepulcher Raider: Complete the listed Sepulcher of the First Ones raid achievements—Amidst Ourselves; Coming to Terms; Four Ring Circus; Power ON; Shimmering Secrets; The Protoform Matrix; We Are All Made of Stars; Where the Wild Corgis Are; Wisdom Comes From the Desert; Xy Never, Ever Marks the Spot; Damnation Aviation.

Mount Reward: Shimmering Aurelid Mythic: The Jailer: Defeat The Jailer in Sepulcher of the First Ones on Mythic difficulty.

Title Reward: Guardian of the Pattern

Time-limited Achievements

Those who defeat The Jailer on Heroic or Mythic difficulties prior to the next raid tier can earn these achievements that they can proudly /flex. Ahead of the Curve: The Jailer—Defeat the Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones on Heroic difficulty or higher before the release of the next raid tier.

Mount Reward: Carcinized Zerethsteed Cutting Edge: The Jailer—Defeat Defeat The Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones on Mythic difficulty before the release of the next raid tier.

Source

• Official Site
• Archive Link