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In the mythology of
WOW, Ragnaros is know as the Firelord. In Ancient times, he fought
in the name of the Old Gods against the Titans. Eventually, his power
was sealed into the Molten Core. When a dwarf unlocked the bindings
holding Ragnaros captive, Ragnaros began to create an army
of living stone. The Molten Core is the easiest of the raid instances
Blizzard has provided its maximum level player, but is by no means a
push over. The key to many of the boss encounters in Molten Core is
teamwork and cooperation. Getting forty players all on the same page in
regards to who does what and when, can be a taxing task. It is essential
during the Ragnaros fight that everyone is playing to their top
game. If one player fails at their role, the entire raid can crumble.
The fight doesn’t start until a player, usually the main tank, talks
with Majordomo Executus, the boss right before Ragnaros. This
allows the leaders to talk about the strategies they will use, and
placement of the group. The room is huge, after all, it is the domain of
a fire god. There are rock outcroppings sporadically placed along the
edge of a spiraling land mass surrounded by lava. As the spiral pulls
towards the center, where Ragnaros will eventually be, it becomes
very thin. The main tank and off tank both stand fairly close to each
other at the tip of the spiral. The melee group positions itself further
back on the spiral, near the last outcropping before the spiral begins
to tighten. The ranged damage players spread out over the rest of the
board, within range of the soon-to be target. The healers assigned to
each group get close enough to heal their players. All players prepare
for one of the most awe inspiring moments in WOW.
The Ragnaros encounter has two stages that will repeat. The first
stage is an all out brawl where Ragnaros will take as much damage
as you can dish out. In this stage Ragnaros has a couple of attacks in
his retinue. The Wrath of Ragnaros is signaled by speech and text
saying, “Taste the Flames of Sulfuron.” This attack knocks back all
players within melee range, potentially throwing them into the lava and
out of the fight. All melee except the main tank back out before wrath
occurs. Ragnaros will use wrath every 25 seconds. It can be
resisted, so having the main tank in fire resistance gear is mandatory,
and melee damage suggested. If the main tank resists wrath, the melee
fighters can run right back in and join the fight. If the main tank is
thrown, the off tank runs in and picks up Ragnaros, and the melee
group gives him a few seconds to gather more threat. Ragnaros also
throws a fire ball at ranged fighters, damaging then, and knocking
everyone around them into the air. This attack does not affect the
person it is casted on, but those around him, thus why the ranged units
must be properly spread out. This first stage lasts for 3 minutes. If
the group hopes to take down this powerhouse of WOW, he needs to
be at or below 40% life at the end of 3 minutes.
Stage 2 is known as the Sons of Flame. When Ragnaros retreats, he
spawns 8 small fire elementals to attack the raid party. They don’t do
much damage to melee fighters, but they do have a nasty aura effect seen
elsewhere in WOW that steals magic users mana, and damages them
for it. Each warrior in the group, ideally four to five, should try to
grab and hold two Sons. Healers need to keep the warriors alive, so they
can hold them while the rest of the group takes out the Sons one by one.
Ragnaros returns to the playing field after a minute and a half or when
all sons are dead. It is a good idea to have a Warlock banish one of the
sons, giving everyone a moment to get back into position before
Ragnaros returns.
Hopefully in the transition between stage 1 and stage 2, many of the
players survived. If too many died during either stage, the remaining
portion of the Ragnaros fight becomes exponentially harder. When
Ragnaros pops back up, it’s the same fight as stage 1. If the
group was abe to get Ragnaros down to about 40% before he sank
back into the lava, chances are they can do the remaining damage within
3 minutes. When Ragnaros dies, prepare for a lot of
congratulations, great loot and look forward to a long raiding career in
WOW.
About the Author
Hunter Crowell is a
researcher, marketer, and an avid online gamer, including World of
Warcraft and also the creator of
WOW Gold Price List, a web site setup to help players
find the cheapest place to buy their WOW gold. Visit his site at
http://www.wow-gold-price-list.com
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