WoW Blog/Sepulcher of the First Ones

This article is a copy of "Eternity's End Raid Preview: Sepulcher of the First Ones", an official blog by Blizzard Entertainment. It's about the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.

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

• 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.

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 01.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| VIGILANT GUARDIAN

This eternal guardian lies in wait, keeping a timeless vigil over the entrance to the Sepulcher of the First Ones.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 02.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| SKOLEX, THE INSATIABLE RAVENER

With the Sepulcher of the First Ones vulnerable, devourers swarm in to feed their hunger. Among these aberrations is the ravenous Skolex. As the great worm consumes vast amounts of ephemera, the Sepulcher is thrown out of balance and threatens to collapse upon itself.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 03.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| ARTIFICER XY'MOX

After his defeat in Castle Nathria, Artificer Xy'mox sank back into the shadows to plot his next heist. With the Sepulcher of the First Ones now vulnerable, Xy'mox has summoned the full might of the Xy Cartel to plunder the ancient knowledge and powerful relics buried there.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 04.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| DAUSEGNE, THE FALLEN ORACLE

Dominated by the Jailer, Dausegne leads the Mawsworn in a battle to gain control of the Forge of Afterlives. The Jailer plans to use its power to unleash an eternity of torment upon all of reality.]]

[[File:Prototype Pantheon.png|thumb|center|upright=3| PROTOTYPE PANTHEON

Bereft of the cosmic spirits of the Eternal Ones, these incomplete host bodies can only carry out their base directives without mercy or compassion. With the enemy at the gates, Lihuvim has little choice but to activate these dangerous prototypes.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 06.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| LIHUVIM, PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

With meticulous care, Lihuvim weaves ephemera into being in accordance with the hallowed will of the First Ones. Now this process is threatened as Mawsworn forces seek to claim this power.]]

[[File:Halondrus.png|thumb|center|upright=3| HALONDRUS THE RECLAIMER

For eons Halondrus traversed the cliffs of the Sepulcher of the First Ones, fulfilling its sacred purpose of reclaiming ephemera and returning it to the great cycle. With intruders now throwing this pattern into anarchy, the ancient keeper will do whatever it must to maintain order.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 08.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| ANDUIN WRYNN

Controlled by Domination magic, Anduin is being forced to aid the Jailer's plan to remake reality. As time runs out to stop him, the champions of Azeroth must make a difficult choice: defeat the young king to save the cosmos, or risk everything in order to restore his soul.]]

[[File:Lords of Dread.png|thumb|center|upright=3| LORDS OF DREAD

Using subterfuge and guile, the nathrezim have worked for eons to bring the Jailer's plan to fruition. Now, on the brink of their master's victory, they only need to complete one final task to ensure none are left to resist the new order of the cosmos.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 10.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| RYGELON

Drawn to observe the fateful events unfolding within the Sepulcher of the First Ones, Rygelon succumbed to the Jailer's domination. Now this constellar turns its cosmic power against any who would oppose the Banished One.]]

[[File:WoWBlog Sepulcher Image 11.jpg|thumb|center|upright=3| THE JAILER

For untold millennia, the Jailer patiently unfolded his plan to reach the heart of the Sepulcher. Now poised upon the precipice of his final victory, the heroes of Azeroth must rally to prevent the Jailer from dominating all of reality.]]

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.

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

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.

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