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Comment by Nynaeve

Crucible of Storms / Shrine of Storms Raid is the third Raid coming in the Battle for Azeroth expansion, the second to launch during the 8.1(.5) patch.
This will release in 8.1.5, after the Zuldazar raid.
NOTE: 8.1.5 is in Datamining/ fresh start phase. Much of this could be set to change. Some of this looks potentially placeholdery.
~~Note also: This comment is a work in progress, we are early on in the PTR.~~

Nestled underneath the Shrine of the Storms, in Stormsong Valley, and begins to hint at some of the dark secrets behind the K'thir, the influence of Queen Azshara, and more, that Alliance players in particular have begun to uncover there, that we're going to need to contend with.
Kul Tiras has more than a few problems of its own.

-- WoW Developer Live Stream w/ Ion Hazzikostas

This is gonna serve the role of sort of a Trial of Valor type raid.
We will have supporting World content and a questline.

-- WoW Developer Live Stream w/ Ion Hazzikostas

the current plan is for Crucible of Storms Normal/Heroic to open on April 16, 2019, and Mythic/Raid Finder to begin a week later on April 23.

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Quick Facts:

Location: underneath the Shrine of the Storm, in Stormsong Valley
Raid Size: 10-30? flexible LFR, Normal, and Heroic; 20-man Mythic?
Boss Encounters: Two boss encounters
Final Boss: Uu'nat
Raid Achievement: Crucible of Storms, (, Mythic: Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void)
Bonus Currency: Seal of Wartorn Fate
Opening Date: April 16th (US) / N/A (EU)

Opening Schedule (subject to change?):

Normal/Heroic - April 16, 2019 (NA)
Mythic/LFR - April 23, 2019 (NA)

Boss Encounters:

The Restless Cabal - Zaxasj the Speaker, Fa'thuul the Feared

Zaxasj the Speaker
Fa'thuul the Feared

Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void - Uu'nat

Achievements:

Crucible of Storms

Mythic Achievements:

I've not yet seen any indicator of the Gear Visuals or ilvls for this raid, and there's nothing yet listed in the Gear/Loot section of the Dungeon/Raid/Encounter Journal.
I will add them when I see them.

Gear Item Levels:

Gear Item Levels: Possibly 5 ilvl higher for second/last boss

Please note that with the previous BfA raids, Uldir and Battle of Dazar'alor, this raid is unlikely to have any class-specific armor visuals or class-based tier gear.

If Battle for Azeroth had tiers, Crucible of Storms would likely be the second half of the second BfA raid Tier (which would be Tier 23). It doesn't.
Along with other Battle for Azeroth Raids, (thusfar only Uldir and Battle of Dazar'alor), Crucible of Storms is set to have no class tier sets at all.

The gear in this raid is Visually Thematic to the raid itself, with no class variants, only differences for the different armor classes and the difficulty level of the raid.

There seems to be a Vantus Rune: Crucible of Storms, Vantus Rune: Crucible of Storms, that can help you when you're working on a specific boss.

Made by characters with Inscription, there are three spell ranks for this item:

Seal of Wartorn Fate, the bonus roll likely set for use in the Crucible of Storms ("Seal of Wartorn Fate", previously called "Seal of Ancient Fate" was originally set to be called "War-Torn Seal of Fate".)

Again, Please note: This raid is likely to have no class Tier gear, as with Uldir and the Zuldazar raid. This raid has no class-specific armor visuals, as with Uldir. This is currently set/said to be the norm, going forward.

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Comment by SairenRUS

Found an entrance to it at 84.02, 46.44 (that is slightly inside the hallway beyond the portal). Since it is not yet open as at the time of writing it is not 8.1.5, you can walk through the portal as if nothing is there but you will get Choking Fog on you, making you pass out and will be teleported out of the hallway after it expires.

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/NxAZiNO

Comment by vindurza

It may happen to everyone but right now I am gonna say this is tied to the gift of n'zoth buff which my toon had when I entered, through out the instance he will whisper you interesting bits of information like "He gave himself to the deep places. He gave himself to Me."

Comment by Wolfenstein3000

at 437 destro lok, fully loadd with buffs, wiped 3 X with boss at 5%

Comment by urfurf

Soloing the raid as a 434 BM hunter on Normal difficulty: the first fight felt a little bit tricky - it took me a couple of tries before I managed to nuke them quickly enough. Have to make sure to get them both to low health at around the same time. I first tried this on Heroic, but brute forcing it didn't seem to work out at all, I just went splat after a minute or so.

The second boss fight was very easy and straightforward. The mechanics don't seem to trigger in a normal way when you're soloing it. I grabbed the Tempest Caller item (if it makes a difference), but didn't use it. I just nuked the boss, and waited when the boss was immune. Only took a couple of minutes in total.

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Crucible of Storms

A long-submerged evil stirs beneath the Shrine of the Storm. The whispers that drove Lord Stormsong to madness echo within the depths, a siren song of eldritch power. Those who listen and obey prepare dark rituals to carry out their master's will. Whatever nightmarish schemes fuel their fanatical devotion, one thing is certain: they must be stopped.

Xal'atath's Gambit article

1st Boss - The Restless Cabal - Fa'thuul the Feared and Zaxasj the Speaker

2nd Boss - Uu'nat <Harbinger of the Void>

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Restless Cabal

Uu'nat

Battle of Dazar'alorCrucible of Storms Raid Armor guide

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The Restless Cabal – Called from the depths to retrieve three relics of ancient power, the Restless Cabal is bound to serve N'Zoth and attend to his will. Zaxasj speaks of promises and power while Fa'thuul crushes their opposition with brute force.
Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void – When she struck her bargain with N'Zoth ten thousand years ago, Queen Azshara offered one of her most devoted followers into the Old God's service. Now Uu'nat and the crawling masses he commands herald the coming of their master, as foretold by the stars.

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