Mythic+ Class Counter Cards

For every boss in this season's eight Mythic+ dungeons: the mechanics your spec can actually handle, and which button to press. Pick your spec, then skim the boss before the pull.

Your spec

Temple of Sethraliss

Adderis and Aspix

Collapse after Gale Force to split Thunder and Lightning; tank respects Overload

Defensive

Thunder and Lightning — Collapse into melee to split the first hit; the thunder follows, pre-use defensives

Tank

Overload — Overload doubles Adderis' attack speed for 8s - tank defensive

Merektha

AoE CC frees Knot of Snakes, kick Poison Spit, tank defensive on Lightning Bite

Free

A Knot of Snakes — Stack snared players in melee so one AoE CC frees them all

Kick

Poison Spit — Kick every Toxic Viper Poison Spit; assign kicks across vipers

Dispel

Poison Spit — Missed Poison Spit leaves a poison DoT - dispel it

Tank

Lightning Bite — Defensive for every Lightning Bite; a 7s DoT follows

Galvazzt

Non-tanks block spires to deny energy; rotate defensives while soaking

Defensive

Galvanized — Spire blockers take constant damage - rotate personals; tanks never soak

Defensive

Induction — Induction pulses the whole party; layer healing CDs over spire soaking

Avatar of Sethraliss

Kill Essence Defilers, kick Hexxers, kite Tormentors off the healer

Kick

Flame Shock — Keep Twisted Hexxer's Flame Shock interrupted

Shadowlash — Tormentors fixate the healer in waves - slow, knock and stun to help kite

Tank

Tainted Strike — Defensive for Tainted Strike; its 25s DoT stacks

Defensive

Unstable Corruption — Guardian death erupts party Shadow damage; pre-defensive, then soak the Lifeforce

Kings' Rest

The Golden Serpent

Kill Animated Gold before it reaches the boss; group CDs for Serpentine Gust

Lucre's Call — Slow, knock or stun Animated Gold so it dies before reaching the boss

Defensive

Serpentine Gust — 5s party-wide channel with pushback - plan group defensives

Mchimba the Embalmer

Immunity/combat drop ends Drain Fluids, kick mummies, find the entombed

Kick

Wretched Discharge — Kick every Wretched Discharge or the whole party gets diseased

Dispel

Wretched Discharge — Missed Discharge = party-wide disease DoT, cleanse it

Defensive

Awakening Slam — Awakening Slam hits everyone and frees mummies - prep healing

The Council of Tribes

Kick Poison Nova, cleanse bleeds, tank respects Debilitating Backhand

Kick

Poison Nova — Always kick Zanazal's Poison Nova - it's a 12s party poison

Dispel

Poison Nova — If it goes off, poison dispellers clean the party

Dispel

Severing Axe — Severing Axe is a bleed - bleed cleanse or a defensive

Tank

Debilitating Backhand — Backhand adds +200% physical taken - tank defensive right after

Dazar, The First King

Tank defensive on Blade Combo, kick Reban's roar, defensives for spears and gold

Tank

Blade Combo — Blade Combo ramps up - save the defensive for the last hits

Kick

Deathly Roar — Kick Reban's Deathly Roar or the party takes damage and is feared

Dispel

Impaling Spear — Spear hits leave a bleed - bleed cleanse or a defensive

Defensive

Gilded Destruction — 6s cast, then party Fire hit + 15s DoT - group defensives

Ruby Life Pools

Melidrussa Chillworn

Kick Frigid Shard, dispel Cold Claws, break Ice Bulwark fast

Kick

Frigid Shard — Kick every Frigid Shard, it hits the tank very hard

Dispel

Cold Claws — Dispel Cold Claws (Magic) or Freedom before 20 stacks stun

Awaken Whelps — AoE stun/knock the whelp pack so the tank can gather it

Defensive

Frost Overload — Burst the Ice Bulwark shield; stacking group damage until it breaks

Kokia Blazehoof

Kick Blaze Volley on the Firestorm, tank mitigates Searing Blows

Kick

Blaze Volley — Interrupt the Firestorm's Blaze Volley every time

Tank

Searing Blows — Use a defensive for every Searing Blows; stacking Searing Wounds DoT

Defensive

Inferno — Inferno hits everyone plus a stacking 8s DoT; pre-heal and defensives

Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein

Dispel Stormslam off the tank; don't hard-cast into Cloudburst

Tank

Stormslam — Stormslam hits huge and stacks Nature vulnerability; use a defensive

Dispel

Stormslam — Magic-dispel the Stormslam debuff off the tank before the next cast

Defensive

Interrupting Cloudburst — Cloudburst damages all and locks casts 2s; use instants, don't hard-cast

Defensive

Inferno Spit — Inferno Spit: 6s DoT that explodes into Embers; heal through it

Murder Row

Kystia Manaheart

Kick/CC the Mirror Images, dispel Spittle, defensives in Destabilized

Kick

Mirror Images — Interrupt or CC each Mirror Image to stop Felstorm

Dispel

Corroding Spittle — Corroding Spittle is a 30s Magic DoT; dispel it ASAP

Defensive

Destabilized — 20s of pulsing group damage; also her 115% damage-taken burst window

Zaen Bladesorrow

Poison-dispel the tank after Envenom; hide behind freight for Murder in a Row

Tank

Envenom — Envenom hits the tank hard and applies Heartstop Poison; defensive

Dispel

Heartstop Poison — Heartstop Poison: -30% max HP + big DoT; poison-dispel it now

Dispel

Murder in a Row — Hide behind freight; if hit, bleed-dispel the 15s bleed

Defensive

Killing Spree — Killing Spree ignores armor and hits all for 3s; pre-heal

Xathuux the Annihilator

Tank defensive for Legion Strike, group CDs for Demonic Rage, kill the axe

Tank

Legion Strike — Legion Strike: huge hit + 80% healing reduction; defensive, face away

Defensive

Demonic Rage — Demonic Rage hits all and +75% attack speed; tank and group defensives

Defensive

Axe Toss — Axe Toss: Fel Lightning stacks on everyone until the axe dies; swap

Lithiel Cinderfury

Rotate kicks on Chaos Bolt, AoE-stop Wild Imps, tank grabs the Felhound

Kick

Chaos Bolt — Rotate interrupts on Chaos Bolt (random target)

Fingers of Gul'dan — Wild Imps spam Felfire Burst; AoE stun/interrupt and cleave them

The Blinding Vale

Lightblossom Trinity

Block the Lightblossom Beam to stop Light-Gorged stacks; interrupt Kezkitt's Light Bolt.

Kick

Light Bolt — Keep an interrupt rotation on Kezkitt's Light Bolt.

Dispel

Thornblade — Thornblade is a heavy bleed; use bleed-removal if your class has it.

Tank

Bedrock Slam — Tanks, have a defensive ready for Bedrock Slam.

Defensive

Bedrock Surge — Bedrock Surge pulses the whole party; pair raid CDs with Overgrowth bursts.

Ikuzz the Light Hunter

Break Bloodthorn Roots fast to free allies; kite Bloodthirsty Gaze over roots.

Freedom

Bloodthorn Roots — Burst down roots holding allies; freedom effects also clear them.

Defensive

Thorncaller Roar — Thorncaller Roar channels party-wide damage; pre-heal and use group CDs.

Lightwarden Ruia

Interrupt Warden's Wrath in Moonkin form; heal through Grievous Thrash in Bear form.

Kick

Warden's Wrath — In Moonkin form his melee becomes Warden's Wrath; rotate kicks to save the tank.

Dispel

Grievous Thrash — Grievous Thrash only drops at full HP; bleed-clears remove it outright.

Tank

Mangling Claws — Bear form doubles his melee; tanks chain defensives here.

Defensive

Spirits of the Vale — Below 40% he chains every ability; save group and personal CDs for it.

Ziekket

Kill and control the Lashers, burn their corpses with the beam, tank handles Thornspike.

Kick

Lightspore Shot — Kick Lashers' Lightspore Shot to cut incoming damage.

Awaken the Lightbloom — Lashers spawn in a pack; AoE stun/control them to stop casts.

Tank

Thornspike — Thornspike hits hard and knocks back; tanks pop a defensive.

Defensive

Oozing Xylem — Oozing Xylem pulses all fight; keep healing steady and rotate CDs.

Den of Nalorakk

The Hoardmonger

Split mushroom soaks, dispel Toxic Spores, survive both bellows.

Dispel

Toxic Spores — Toxic Spores from mushrooms is a poison; poison-dispel it.

Defensive

Ravenous Bellow — Ravenous Bellow hits everyone with a DoT; use group CDs on cast.

Defensive

Hearty Bellow — Empowered Hearty Bellow hurts more and knocks back; don't hold defensives.

Sentinel of Winter

Dispel Glacial Torment, kick the cores' Winter's Shroud, survive Frozen Tempest.

Dispel

Glacial Torment — Glacial Torment is magic; healers dispel it ASAP.

Kick

Winter's Shroud — Cores keep casting Winter's Shroud; rotate kicks until they die.

Defensive

Frozen Tempest — Frozen Tempest pulses frost and pushes; stand by a snow pile and use CDs.

Nalorakk

Tank uses Defensive Stance for Onslaught; party walls off the charging Echoes.

Tank

Overwhelming Onslaught — Onslaught hurts even behind Zul'jarra's stance; tanks stack defensives.

Defensive

Echoing Maul — Each Echo repeats the Maul; use CDs when many Echoes are up.

Defensive

Echoing Fury — Whoever blocks an Echo eats Echoing Fury; pop a personal first.

Voidscar Arena

Taz'Rah

Dark Bloom hits the whole party hard; tank needs a defensive for Void Blast

Defensive

Dark Bloom — Dark Bloom deals devastating party shadow damage: top off and rotate group defensives

Tank

Void Blast — Void Blast is a huge shadowstrike hit: tank pre-defensive, don't get knocked into puddles

Defensive

Nether Dash — Nether Dash leaves a 25s shadow DoT on everyone in the line; self-defensive if clipped

Atroxus

Toxic Creeper fixates the tank: kite it, never let it bite, everyone swap

Fixate — Creeper fixates the tank: slow/stun/knock it so the tank can kite and avoid bites

Tank

Hulking Claw — Hulking Claw is big nature damage + DoT; with Sickening Bite stacks use a big defensive

Defensive

Monstrous Roar — Roar = heavy party physical damage, then the Creeper's Toxic Aura: healer cooldown here

Dispel

Mind-Numbing Poison — Pools apply Mind-Numbing Poison (attack speed slow): poison-dispel it

Charonus

Gravitic Orbs chase players stacking Condensed Mass; collapse them in Singularities

Defensive

Condensed Mass — Orbs stack Condensed Mass every second: collapse fast, fixated players use defensives

Defensive

Cosmic Crash — Cosmic Crash: party knockback + shadow damage with a 20s DoT—spread and use group CDs

Tank

Dark Waves — Dark Waves is a frontal on the tank: defensive and face it away from the group

Altar of Fangs

Rav'i

Break the shield to stop feeding, dispel Regurgitate disease, Carrion Burst ramps

Dispel

Regurgitate — Regurgitate hit = 50% slow and -50% damage: disease-dispel it right away

Defensive

Carrion Burst — While she feeds, Carrion Burst stacks on everyone—burst the shield to stop it

Defensive

Ravenous Stomp — Ravenous Stomp hits the whole party: be topped off before it

Tank

Hydrastrike — Hydrastrike: three heads bite the tank for heavy physical—time physical defensives

The Writhing Coil

Snap Vine Grip to stop Death Rattle; CC the Writhes and kick Toxic Atrophy

Kick

Toxic Atrophy — Toxic Atrophy stacks -20% damage/speed on all: kick every cast, CC if out of kicks

Spiteful Hunt — 5 Writhes fixate players at once: group them, AoE CC, then burst

Defensive

Death Rattle — Death Rattle ramps every second: everyone use movement to snap Vine Grip ASAP

Tank

Tail Scythe — Tail Scythe hits very hard physically: tank rotate defensives

Zul'jan

Soak Ritual of the Fang beams; tank defensive for Chop Down

Defensive

Ritual of the Fang — Ritual of the Fang beams must be intercepted or the party takes damage—healing CD

Tank

Chop Down — Chop Down hits twice for heavy physical: tank must use a defensive

Defensive

Boneslicer — Boneslicer clears Ritual Venom but leaves a 7s physical DoT: self-defensive

Orange dot = baseline ability not yet re-checked in game this patch. In the addon the card pops up once at the pull — in 12.x addons can't see boss casts mid-fight. Same cards in the mini program. Built from the 12.1 Dungeon Journal, cross-checked with Method and Wowhead.