Mythic Broodtwister and Ky'veza Nerfs in Nerub-ar Palace
A record of the Patch 11.0.2 weekly-reset nerfs to Mythic Broodtwister Ovi'nax and Ky'veza, with the exact health and damage cuts.
By:
John Langan
Key Takeaways
- With the October 1, 2024 weekly reset, Blizzard hotfixed Mythic Broodtwister Ovi'nax and Mythic Nexus-Princess Ky'veza, the fifth and sixth bosses of Nerub-ar Palace.
- Broodtwister Ovi'nax lost 15% Mythic health, Volatile Concoction periodic damage fell 30%, and Vile Discharge damage fell 20%.
- Nexus-Princess Ky'veza lost 10% Mythic health, with Assassination cut 20% and the Queensbane expiration burst cut 25%.
- Ovi'nax Blood Parasites stopped being immune to crowd control while casting Infest, and Mutation: Accelerated slowed to a 10% speed gain every 2 seconds.
- Ky'veza's Chasmal Gash was changed to persist through death on every difficulty, so the ground hazard no longer cleared on a wipe-saving kill.
These were War Within Season 1 raid hotfixes against Patch 11.0.2 content, so treat the numbers below as a record of how the Ovi'nax and Ky'veza fights were tuned during progression rather than current Midnight raiding.
What the October 1 Reset Changed
Nerub-ar Palace opened in September 2024 as the first War Within raid, and the Mythic wing quickly settled into a familiar shape: Ovi'nax and Ky'veza sat in the middle of the instance and acted as the progression wall for most guilds chasing Cutting Edge. The October 1 reset hotfixes targeted exactly that wall, trimming health and the heaviest damage events on both encounters. Players chasing the raid's mounts and transmog later in the patch could also book a Nerub-ar Palace clear rather than reassemble a Mythic roster.
Broodtwister Ovi'nax (Mythic)
Broodtwister Ovi'nax took the broader pass of the two. The health cut shortened the fight outright, while several abilities were softened or given more reaction time:
- Health reduced by 15%.
- Experimental Dosage duration increased to 8 seconds.
- Poison Burst cast time increased to 4 seconds, giving raids more time to react.
- Volatile Concoction periodic damage reduced by 30%.
- Vile Discharge damage reduced by 20%.
The Blood Parasite adds were also retuned across Heroic and Mythic. Mutation: Accelerated was slowed to increase Blood Parasite movement speed by 10% every 2 seconds instead of every second, the parasites were no longer immune to crowd control while casting Infest, and Blizzard fixed a bug that let them engage players in melee unexpectedly.
Nexus-Princess Ky'veza (Mythic)
Ky'veza kept her kit but lost damage almost everywhere. The reductions Blizzard published for the Mythic encounter were:
| Stat or ability | Reduction |
|---|---|
| Health | -10% |
| Assassination damage | -20% |
| Twilight Massacre damage | -15% |
| Queensbane damage over time | -17% |
| Queensbane expiration damage | -25% |
| Starless Night damage | -15% |
| Eternal Night damage | -15% |
Alongside the damage cuts, Chasmal Gash was changed to persist through death on all difficulties. That removed a quirk where a timely kill or death could clear the lingering ground hazard, so groups had to keep playing around it to the very end of the pull.
Why Blizzard Tuned the Middle of the Raid
The two bosses sat at the difficulty spike of Mythic Nerub-ar Palace, the point where pull counts climbed fastest and rosters stalled. By the start of October 2024 the Race to World First had wound down and Blizzard moved to ease the bottleneck for the wider raiding population working through Ovi'nax and Ky'veza week over week. The figures were never framed as a rework, only a tuning pass: the mechanics stayed the same, the health and damage just came down.
The same reset also carried a small fix on The Silken Court, where Motes were made to spawn at each player's exact location for more reliable placement. It was a reliability tweak rather than a difficulty change, but it landed in the same batch of hotfixes.
FAQ
When did the Broodtwister and Ky'veza nerfs go live?
They landed with the weekly reset on October 1, 2024, as part of Blizzard's Patch 11.0.2 hotfixes. Wowhead and Icy Veins previewed them the day before, but the changes only took effect once the reset rolled over.
How much health did Mythic Broodtwister Ovi'nax lose?
Broodtwister Ovi'nax lost 15% of his Mythic health. On top of that, Volatile Concoction lost 30% of its periodic damage and Vile Discharge lost 20%, so the encounter became both shorter and less punishing.
What changed for the Blood Parasites?
The Ovi'nax Blood Parasites stopped being immune to crowd control while casting Infest, and Mutation: Accelerated was slowed to a 10% movement-speed gain every 2 seconds instead of every second. A separate fix stopped the parasites from meleeing players when they should not have.
Did Nexus-Princess Ky'veza get easier too?
Yes. Mythic Ky'veza lost 10% health, Assassination was cut 20%, both halves of Queensbane were reduced, and Starless Night, Eternal Night, and Twilight Massacre each lost 15%. The damage profile of the fight dropped across the board.
What was the Chasmal Gash change?
Chasmal Gash was changed to persist through death on all difficulties. Previously the hazard could clear in certain death timings; afterward it stayed on the floor, so raids managed it consistently rather than relying on it disappearing.
Is Nerub-ar Palace still current content?
No. Nerub-ar Palace was the War Within Season 1 raid. The game has since moved through later War Within seasons and into the Midnight expansion, so these Ovi'nax and Ky'veza values describe a Patch 11.0.2 encounter rather than a current one.
Last reviewed 2026-06-26 against Patch 11.0.2 The War Within. Maintained by WowCarry's WoW team.