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Going Viral

Going Viral

Achievement10 Points
Rare6.7% of players

Defeat Doctor Ickus after destroying 2 Volatile Plague Bombs in Plaguefall on Mythic difficulty.

Going Viral requires you to defeat Doctor Ickus after destroying 2 Volatile Plague Bombs in Plaguefall on Mythic difficulty.

1

Set Difficulty to Mythic

Enter Plaguefall on Mythic difficulty. Track the Going Viral achievement so you can monitor progress — the text will appear red until the requirements are met, then turn white.

2

Clear All Trash First

Clear every trash mob in the Doctor Ickus boss room without pulling Doctor Ickus himself.

3

Pick Up the Volatile Substance

Find the Volatile Substance bottle on the desk near the boss room. Pick it up — you will have 10 seconds to throw it into one of the four green cauldrons on the platforms before it expires.

4

Pour Into a Green Cauldron

Run to any of the four green cauldrons and use the special ability granted by the Volatile Substance to pour it in. The cauldron will turn purple. Picking up the vial applies a debuff called Volatile Coating, which lasts 59 seconds and prevents you from carrying the Volatile Substance again during that time.

5

Wait, Then Grab It Again

After depositing the Volatile Substance, it respawns at the same cauldron you just filled. The Volatile Substance will despawn approximately 66 seconds after being deposited, giving you a 6–7 second window after your Volatile Coating debuff expires to pick it up and carry it to the next cauldron.

6

Fill All Four Cauldrons

Repeat the pickup-and-deposit process until all four cauldrons are purple. This takes approximately 4 and a half minutes total. If you fail to deposit the Volatile Substance in time, reset the boss encounter and start over.

7

Pull Doctor Ickus

Once all four cauldrons are purple, pull Doctor Ickus. The purple cauldrons will produce Volatile Plague Bombs during the fight. Destroy 2 Volatile Plague Bombs during the encounter, then kill Doctor Ickus to complete Going Viral. The achievement tracker will turn white once 2 Volatile Plague Bombs have been destroyed.

Tips

  • If you are soloing and the Volatile Substance stops respawning, you can complete the achievement with only one purple cauldron by resetting the encounter any time Doctor Ickus jumps to a different corner — wait until he jumps to the same purple cauldron twice to trigger both Volatile Plague Bombs.

  • See the video guide for a full visual walkthrough of the cauldron-filling process.

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