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High Warlord Naj'entusHigh Warlord Naj'entus
Summary
  • Spread out around High Warlord Naj'entus to mitigate damage from
    Needle Spine
    .
  • Free players targeted by
    Impaling Spine
    by interacting with it.
  • The player who freed the player from
    Impaling Spine
    , will need to use it to break
    Tidal Shield
    .
  • Make sure the entire raid is healthly before breaking
    Tidal Shield
    .
Notes
  • A use macro for Naj'entus spine (/use Naj'entus spine) will help a lot.
  • Hunters can use
    Aimed Shot
    , and Rogues can use
    Wound Poison
    to help deal with
    Tidal Shield
    healing.
Supremus
Phase 1
  • Tank and spank. Lasts for 60 seconds.
  • Move away from
    Molten Flame
    when Supremus uses
    Molten Punch
    .
  • Healers and Tanks must watch out for damage spikes from
    Hateful Strike
    .
Phase 2
  • Phase 2 also lasts 60 seconds.
  • Run away if you are targeted by
    Fixate
    .
  • Move away from
    Volcanic Geyser
    .
  • There is no aggro table in Phase 2. Aggro resets after Phase 2 finishes.
Notes
  • Hunters can use
    Misdirection
    to help the transistion from Phase 2 to Phase 1.
Shade of Akama
Phase 1
  • Kill Ashtongue Channelers and Ashtongue Sorcerers as quickly as possible.
  • Have 1 Tank pick up Ashtongue Defenders, and the other tanks pick up Ashtongue Spiritbinders, Ashtongue Rogues, and Ashtongue Elementalists that spawn at each doorway.
  • Hunters and Mages should use
    Frost Trap
    and
    Frost Nova
    so the Tanks can kite the adds. DPS ignore these adds.
  • Once Shade of Akama reaches Akama, Phase 2 begins.
Phase 2
  • You have exactly 1 minute to kill Shade of Akama before it kills Akama.
  • Save all cooldowns for this phase.
Notes
  • The Ashtongue Spiritbinders, Ashtongue Rogues, and Ashtongue Elementalists can all be Crowd Controlled if your Tanks need help.
Teron Gorefiend
Summary
  • Every 30 seconds, a player will be inflicted by
    Shadow of Death
    .
  • Once the debuff reaches about 20 seconds, run to the corner of the room far away from the rest of the raid.
  • Once the debuff runs out, you will turn into a Vengeful Spirit and you will need to kill Shadowy Constructs that spawned.
  • You will gain acess to new abilities when you are turned into a Vengeful Spirit that will help you kill the Shadowy Constructs.
  • Spirit Lance
    for single target,
    Spirit Chains
    for AoE CC, and
    Spirit Volley
    for AoE Damage.
  • Healers cleanse the DoT caused by
    Incinerate
    and also watch out for raid damage caused by
    Shadow Bolt
    .
Notes
  • Paladins can use
    Shadow Resistance Aura
    and Priests can use
    Shadow Protection
    to help deal with
    Shadow Bolt
    .
  • Paladins, Rogues, Mages, and Hunters can use
    Divine Shield
    ,
    Cloak of Shadows
    ,
    Ice Block
    , and
    Feign Death
    before the cast for
    Shadow of Death
    finishes to avoid it.
Reliquary of Souls
Phase 1
  • The entire raid will be afflicted with
    Aura of Suffering
    .
  • Tanks must alternate since Healers won't be able to heal.
  • Healers dispel
    Soul Drain
    as soon as possible.
Phase 2
  • The entire raid will be afflicted with
    Aura of Desire
    .
  • Watch out if you are targeted by
    Deaden
    .
  • Interrupt
    Spirit Shock
    .
  • Destroy
    Rune Shield
    as quickly as possible.
Phase 3
  • The entire raid will be afflicted with
    Aura of Anger
    .
  • Watch your threat when you get the
    Seethe
    debuff.
  • Face Essence of Anger away from the raid because of
    Soul Scream
    .
  • Healers get ready to top off targets with the
    Spite
    debuff.
Notes
  • Priests can use
    Power Word: Shield
    and Paladins can use
    Blessing of Sacrifice
    in Phase 1.
  • Warlocks can use
    Curse of Tongues
    in Phase 2 to help with
    Spirit Shock
    .
  • Warriors can
    Spell Reflection
    Deaden
    in Phase 2.
  • The adds in each intermission phase will restore health and mana to everyone within 10 yards when they are killed.
Gurtogg Bloodboil
Phase 1
  • Lasts for 60 seconds.
  • Set up a group rotation for
    Bloodboil
    which will target the furthest 5 players from the boss.
  • Alternate Tanks after Gurtogg Bloodboil uses
    Bewildering Strike
    .
Phase 2
  • Begins after Gurtogg Bloodboil uses his fifth
    Bloodboil
    cast. This Phase lasts for 30 seconds.
  • Gurtogg Bloodboil will gain
    Fel Rage
    and one random player will also gain
    Fel Rage
    .
  • This player will be the tank for this phase, and must face Gurtogg Bloodboil away from the raid to help with
    Fel-Acid Breath
    .
  • Ranged stay at least 18 yards away to avoid
    Fel Geyser
    .
  • There is no threat in this phase.
Notes
  • Mages and Paladins can use
    Ice Block
    and
    Divine Shield
    to remove
    Bloodboil
    .
  • If you are the player targeted with
    Fel Rage
    in Phase 2, use all of the defensive abilities you have you help your Healers.
Mother Shahraz
Summary
  • 3 Tanks will be needed for
    Saber Lash
    .
  • When targeted by
    Fatal Attraction
    , run 25 yds away from the other players inflicted by it to break the chains.
  • Watch out for
    Interrupting Shriek
    . Don't stand too close to her if you're a caster.
  • Mother Shahraz will cast 4 different types of Beams throughout the encounter every 30 seconds.
  • Sinful Beam
    ,
    Sinister Beam
    ,
    Vile Beam
    , and
    Wicked Beam
    .
Notes
  • Paladins should use
    Shadow Resistance Aura
    and Priests should use
    Shadow Protection
    to help mitigate all of the Shadow damage throughout the encounter.
Illidari Council
Summary
  • The Bosses have a shared health pool.
  • Have a Mage tank Zerevor off to the side and
    Spellsteal
    Dampen Magic
    from him.
  • Everyone spread out to avoid
    Flamestrike
    and
    Blizzard
    .
  • Malandes and Veras can be tanked by the Off Tanks.
  • Healers be ready to heal the player targeted by
    Envenom
    after Veras uses
    Vanish
    .
  • Interrupt Malandes's
    Circle of Healing
    . Have about 2 physical damage and 2 magical damage interrupts assigned to her because Gathios will target her with
    Blessing of Protection
    and
    Blessing of Spell Warding
    .
  • Main Tank on Gathios, this is who the DPS will be attacking.
  • Move Gathios out of
    Consecration
    .
Notes
  • Hunters can use
    Misdirection
    for a smoother pull.
  • Warlocks can use
    Curse of Tongues
    on Malandes.
  • A Warrior tank can
    Spell Reflection
    Gathios'
    Judgement of Blood
    and
    Judgement of Command
    .
Illidan Stormrage
Phase 1
  • Face Illidan away from the raid because of
    Draw Soul
    .
  • Tanks need to pop defensive cooldowns before
    Shear
    goes off.
  • Avoid fire on the ground left by
    Flame Crash
    .
  • Run away from the raid when you are targeted by
    Parasitic Shadowfiend
    .
Phase 2
  • Starts at 65% health.
  • Illidan will fly into the air and throw his glaives on the ground, spawning 2 Flames of Azzinoth.
  • Have 2 Fire Resistance Tanks pick up the Flames of Azzinoth, and face them away from the raid because of their
    Flame Blast
    ability.
  • The Flames of Azzinoth need to stay close to the glaives on the ground or else they will become buffed with
    Uncaged Wrath
    .
  • Avoid
    Blaze
    casted by Flames of Azzinoth and
    Fireball
    casted by Illidan.
  • Healers must watch out for players who are targeted by
    Dark Barrage
    .
Phase 3
  • Begins when both Flames of Azzinoth are killed.
  • Lasts for about 50 seconds, then will transition into Phase 4. These Phases will alternate until Illidan reaches 30% health.
  • This Phase has the same abilities as Phase 1, plus a new ability called
    Agonizing Flames
    .
  • Spread out to mitigate damage from
    Agonizing Flames
    .
Phase 4
  • Lasts for 60 seconds.
  • Illidan will turn into his
    Demon Form
    .
  • Have a Warlock with Shadow Resistance pick up Illidan.
  • No Melee can go near him because of
    Aura of Dread
    .
  • Everyone must stay at least 20 yds away from the Warlock tank because of
    Shadow Blast
    .
  • Spread out to avoid extra damage from
    Flame Burst
    .
  • Kill Shadow Demons as soon quickly as possible. They will stun whoever they are fixated on, and will kill them if they reach the player.
Phase 5
  • Begins once Illidan reaches 30% health.
  • This Phase is the same as Phase 3 except Illidan gains access to
    Frenzy
    .
  • Illidan will still transform into his
    Demon Form
    .
  • Just like how Phase 3 and Phase 4 alternated, the same thing will happen with Phase 5 and Phase 4.
  • Tanks must pop defensive cooldowns when Illidan uses
    Frenzy
    .
  • Maeiv Shadowsong will also be helping out this phase, and she will randomly place a Cage Trap on the ground twice per Phase.
  • If Illidan is taken to the trap, he will take 100% increased damage and will be stunned for 15 seconds.
  • You must be careful if you are going to use the Cage Traps because moving Illidan can be risky with all of the stuff that is happening throughout the raid.
  • If you do use a Cage Trap, Phase 4 will begin immediately after.
Notes
  • Hunters can use
    Frost Trap
    and Mages can use
    Frost Nova
    in Phase 1 to help deal with the
    Parasitic Shadowfiend
    spawns.
  • Illidan will reset threat between Phase shifts, Hunters can use
    Misdirection
    to help with the transitions.