Heroic Venomous Abyss · Thursday, October 8, 2026 · patch 12.1
Holynoodles
Retribution Paladin · item level 328 · compared with the top 50 Retribution parses on each boss
What to work on
- Your Venomous Heart burst was right both times.
- Heart 1 (2:16): Avenging Wrath, Execution Sentence, Divine Toll and potion all landed in it.
- Heart 2 (4:45): Avenging Wrath, Execution Sentence and Divine Toll all landed in it. Last night that one only got Divine Toll.
- Get one more Execution Sentence in Stage 2.
- It was ready at 3:15 but you held it until the Heart at 4:46.
- Press it at 3:15. It comes back by 4:15, in time for the Heart.
- Still open with it on the pull too; your first was at 1:08.
- Stay in melee range more.
- Crusading Strikes ran at 28 a minute against 41 for top Rets, which points to time away from the boss.
- Final Verdict (10.6 vs 16.1) and Hammer of Wrath (3.6 vs 5.6) are down for the same reason.
- On platform swaps and Caustic Waves, get back to the boss as fast as you can.
- Chest enchant is done.
- Mark of the Worldsoul is on now, matching nearly every top Ret.
Ula'tek
No kill yet, so this compares your best pull with top players' kills, phase by phase, for the phases you reached. Whole-fight DPS isn't directly comparable.
Phase by phase
Your damage per second in each phase, next to a typical Ret and the top 50.
| Phase | Length | You | Typical Ret | Top-50 median | Top quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1Stage One: Fury of the Serpent Mother | 2:442:44 | 276k | 251k | 386k | 410k | |
| Press Execution Sentence here: it was ready, and top players use it in this phase. | ||||||
| Stage 2Stage Two: Children of the Doomscale | 2:252:25 | 249k | 233k | 407k | 432k | |
| Press Execution Sentence and Wake of Ashes here: they were ready, and top players use them in this phase. | ||||||
| IntermissionIntermission: The Shattering | 0:540:53 | 85k | 87k | 189k | 211k | |
| Cast Judgment more often: 1.1 a minute here against 4.5 for top players. | ||||||
| Stage 3Stage Three: Ula'tek's Ascension (partial) | 1:503:46 | 170k | 184k | 303k | 322k | |
| Cast Final Verdict more often: 7.7 a minute here against 16.4 for top players. | ||||||
Phase length is yours, with the top-50 median underneath.
Your cooldowns on the fight timeline
Cooldowns in each phase
How many times you pressed each cooldown, against the top players' average. Red means you could have pressed it more.
| Ability | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Intermission | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Avenging Wrath | 3vs 3.0 top | 2vs 2.0 top | 0vs 0.0 top | 2vs 3.8 top |
 Execution Sentence | 2vs 3.0 top-1.0 | 1vs 1.9 top-0.9 | 0vs 0.0 top | 2vs 3.8 top |
 Wake of Ashes | 5vs 5.0 top | 3vs 3.8 top-0.8 | 1vs 1.0 top | 3vs 6.7 top |
 Divine Toll | 3vs 3.0 top | 2vs 2.0 top | 0vs 0.0 top | 2vs 3.8 top |
 Potion of Recklessness | 1vs 0.8 top | 0vs 0.0 top | 0vs 0.0 top | 0vs 0.9 top |
Where to improve
- Stage 1
- Execution Sentence: ready on the pull, but your first was at 1:08. Open with it.
- Stage 2
- Execution Sentence: it was ready about 2 times here and you pressed it 1. Press it as it comes back.
- Wake of Ashes: it was ready about 5 times here and you pressed it 3. Press it as it comes back.
Deep dive into each phase
What each phase asks of you, with your numbers
Stage 1 Stage One: Fury of the Serpent Mother
Collect eggs and break them in the Spectral Coils soaks (two teams on Heroic). Dodge Caustic Waves, which come from the side of the wing Ula'tek pulls back and spawn a deadly Viper if they hit an egg carrier. After two cycles, Rage of the Shackled exposes the Venomous Heart, which takes 100% more damage for 20 seconds.
As Retribution: Save your second Avenging Wrath, potion, and trinkets for the Venomous Heart window, and target the Heart. Freedom assignments on the tanks clear Hobbled after Mother's Wrath.
- 276k DPS, 72% of the top median (386k).
- Cooldowns: Avenging Wrath 3 / 3.0 · Execution Sentence 2 / 3.0 · Wake of Ashes 5 / 5.0 · Divine Toll 3 / 3.0 · Potion of Recklessness 1 / 0.8 (you / top avg)
- Execution Sentence was ready on the pull, but your first one went out at 1:08. Open with it.
- Hammer of Wrath: 4.8 casts a minute against 7.9.
- Early deaths in this stage: Rage of the Shackled on pull 11.
Stage 2 Stage Two: Children of the Doomscale
The raid splits to the two side platforms. Kill the Doomscale Warden, break Grasping Fangs tethers two at a time, carry eggs to the Cauldron, and interrupt the Weakened Doomscale's Anguished Cry.
As Retribution: Cleave the Warden onto the eggs with Divine Storm. Watch the tether breaks: each one puts a raid-wide DoT on both platforms.
- 249k DPS, 61% of the top median (407k).
- Cooldowns: Avenging Wrath 2 / 2.0 · Execution Sentence 1 / 1.9 · Wake of Ashes 3 / 3.8 · Divine Toll 2 / 2.0 (you / top avg)
- Execution Sentence was ready about 2 times in this phase and you pressed it 1.
- Wake of Ashes was ready about 5 times in this phase and you pressed it 3.
- Final Verdict: 7.0 casts a minute against 12.8.
- Took Deadly Venom: 671k damage. Top players take far less of it.
- Early deaths in this stage: Blight Vein on pull 3; Melee on pull 8; Putrid Membrane on pull 10.
Intermission Intermission: The Shattering
Spectral tails slam repeatedly; teams alternate soaks while collecting eggs. Then the arena shatters into four platforms.
As Retribution: Soak with your team's casts only. Move off the middle before the platform breaks.
- 85k DPS, 45% of the top median (189k).
- Cooldowns: Wake of Ashes 1 / 1.0 (you / top avg)
- Judgment: 1.1 casts a minute against 4.5.
Stage 3 Stage Three: Ula'tek's Ascension
Platforms. Serpent's Bite soaks for melee, ranged, and healer groups, Volatile Purge spreads, Caustic Waves with gaps, and Circling Prey breaking the melee platform. Kill Blightscale Shriekers fast. Ends in a final heart phase.
As Retribution: Melee stays on the boss platform. Soak the melee Serpent's Bite, rotate platforms before Circling Prey, and use a defensive on the second platform break. Save burst for the final heart phase.
- 170k DPS, 56% of the top median (303k).
- Cooldowns: Avenging Wrath 2 / 3.8 · Execution Sentence 2 / 3.8 · Wake of Ashes 3 / 6.7 · Divine Toll 2 / 3.8 · Potion of Recklessness 0 / 0.9 (you / top avg)
- Final Verdict: 7.7 casts a minute against 16.4.
- Took Deadly Venom: 75k damage. Top players take far less of it.
- Early deaths in this stage: Volatile Purge on pull 7; Circling Prey on pull 9.
Talents compared with top players
Where your build differs from the top 50
Your talents on this pull against the top 50 Retribution kills on this boss. Hero talents: you ran Herald of the Sun; 100% of top players ran Herald of the Sun.
| Tree | You | Top players |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Not taken | Light's Revocation 98% |
Top players are split on Lightforged Blessing (yours), Blessed Calling (yours), Consecrated Ground, Blinding Light (yours) and Punishment (yours), so either choice is fine.
Rotation compared with top players
Casts per minute against the top 50
Casts per minute while alive, sorted by the biggest difference.
| Ability | You | Top median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hammer of Wrath | 3.6 | 5.6 | -36% |
 Final Verdict | 10.6 | 16.1 | -34% |
 Crusading Strikes | 28.0 | 41.0 | -32% |
| Execution Sentence | 0.6 | 0.9 | -30% |
 Judgment | 3.7 | 4.8 | -22% |
 Blade of Justice | 7.1 | 5.9 | +21% |
 Divine Storm | 10.6 | 12.2 | -14% |
| Wake of Ashes | 1.5 | 1.7 | -12% |
| Divine Toll | 0.9 | 0.9 | -2% |
| Avenging Wrath | 0.9 | 0.9 | -2% |
Where your damage comes from
Your damage sources against top players
Share of your total damage from each source, against the top-50 median. Red means a lot less than top players; green a lot more.
Divine Arbiter
Dawnlight
Perfected Guillotine
Highlord's JudgmentDamage you took
1 avoidable source flagged
Per minute, by ability, against top players on their kills.
| Ability | You | Top median |
|---|---|---|
 Necrotic VaporsRaid-wide, not avoidable | 1966k | 2079k |
 Rage of the ShackledRaid-wide, not avoidable | 348k | 349k |
 Spectral Coils | 298k | 354k |
 Blight VeinRaid-wide, not avoidable | 235k | 160k |
 Mephitic Thrash | 157k | 133k |
 Malignant Shell | 136k | 246k |
 Putrid MembraneRaid-wide, not avoidable | 121k | 131k |
| Deadly Venom | 95k3.0× theirs | 31k |
 Calcified CorpseRaid-wide, not avoidable | 84k | 0k |
 Serpent's Bite | 81k | 235k |
Deaths
- Pull 3 died at 3:20 of 4:20 to Blight Vein
- Pull 7 died at 6:51 of 7:23 to Volatile Purge
- Pull 8 died at 4:16 of 4:53 to Melee
- Pull 9 died at 7:11 of 7:34 to Circling Prey
- Pull 10 died at 4:09 of 4:37 to Putrid Membrane
- Pull 11 died at 2:28 of 7:33 to Rage of the Shackled
- Pull 13 died at 7:54 of 8:57 to Caustic Waves
Gear compared with top players
Stats
Your stats at the start of the raid against top players. "Mix" is each secondary as a share of all your secondaries, so it compares fairly across item levels.
| Stat | You | Top-50 median | Your mix | Top mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | 2,829 | 2,652 | ||
| Crit | 872 | 1,053 | 29% | 33% |
| Haste | 661 | 894 | 22% | 27% |
| Mastery | 1,280 | 1,184 | 42% | 37% |
| Versatility | 220 | 101 | 7% | 3% |
You're lightest on Haste (22% of your secondaries vs 27% for top players) and heaviest on Mastery. When two items are close, lean toward Haste, and let a Raidbots sim settle it.
Trinkets
| Trinket | Top players using it | You |
|---|---|---|
| Voracious Heart of Ula'tekDrops from Ula'tek, which the raid hasn't killed yet | 92% | |
| Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique | 92% | ✓ |
| Vile Vial of Volatile Venom | 8% | |
| Keeper's Seething Core | 6% | |
| Sszorak's Ferocity | 2% | |
| Gebbo's Bottomless Bag | 0% | ✓ |
Popular isn't always best for your stats. Run Top Gear on Raidbots to compare trinkets you own before swapping. Raidbots loads your gear from the Armory, so it reflects what you have now, not what you wore that night.
Enchants
All slots match top players
Your enchants against the most common choice in each slot, from 50 top-player kills.
| Slot | Yours | Most common at the top |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Empowered Rune of Avoidance | Empowered Rune of Avoidance 58% |
| Shoulders | Amirdrassil's Grace | Amirdrassil's Grace 60% |
| Chest | Mark of the Worldsoul | Mark of the Worldsoul 100% |
| Legs | +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina | +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina 96% |
| Feet | Lynx's Dexterity | Lynx's Dexterity 56% |
| Ring | Eyes of the Eagle | Eyes of the Eagle 94% |
| Main hand | Rite of the Hash'ey | Rite of the Hash'ey 78% |
Your other raid nights
Soak and assignment checks are not included yet. From Warcraft Logs report AMJb9NzZajXBCn68 and top-50 parses on Warcraft Logs.