World Of Warcraft Instances and Bosses

1. Gruul’s Lair  

Gruul’s Lair is located north of Ruuan Weald in the Blade’s Edge Mountains of Outland. Here, Gruul the Dragonkiller, the merciless gronn overlord, rules over the ogres of Blade’s Edge. This raid contains two bosses, Gruul the Dragonkiller and High King Maulgar, and requires no attunement. The player must be at least level 65 and in a raid to enter.

 

 

Bosses:

*High King Maulgar  

High King Maulgar is the ogre lord of the ogres at the Blade’s Edge Mountains in Outland, ruling from within Gruul’s Lair. His council consists of Kiggler the Crazed, Blindeye the Seer, Olm the Summoner, and Krosh Firehand.

*Gruul the Dragonkiller  

Gruul the Dragonkiller is the gronn overlord of the ogres of Outland, ruling with an iron fist. He earned his “nom de guerre” (and the emnity of Sabellian) after slaughtering many members of the black dragonflightwho had come to Outland in order to aid the Horde of Draenor. Gruul is the final boss of Gruul’s Lair in the Blade’s Edge Mountains. He drops Tier 4 Leggings tokens. He is the father of seven Gronn: Goc, Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater, Grulloc, Maggoc, Slaag, Skulloc Soulgrinder, and Durn the Hungerer. He has about 3,375,000 hit points (Patch 2.4.3), although with Patch 3.0.2 this has been reduced by 30%.

2. Magtheridon’s Lair  

Magtheridon’s Lair is the raid wing of the Hellfire Citadel dungeon in Outland where you fight the brutish pit lord Magtheridon himself. You can find the entrance to Magtheridon’s Lair on the very bottom of the western side of the Citadel (opposite side from the other 3 entrances). It is a quick raid encounter (like Onyxia’s Lair, which contains four “guard mobs” before the boss encounter, Onyxia). Players can get a preview of Magtheridon by doing the Blood Furnace instance. He is being held captive underneath the room where you fight Keli’dan the Breaker.

Boss:

*Magtheridon  

Magtheridon, the former Lord of Outland, is a pit lord who conquered the ruins of the orcish homeworld following its destruction. His reign was ended by the arrival of Illidan Stormrage, who took Magtheridon’s throne at the Black Temple for himself. Deciding that Magtheridon would have a further part to play, Illidan had Magtheridon’s body dragged to the Hellfire Citadel where he imprisoned the pit lord, leaving him at the mercy of the fel orcs.A group of adventurers entered the depths of Hellfire Citadel, released the former Lord of Outland from his bonds, and finally destroyed him, taking his head as proof of their prowess. Magtheridon was voiced by Earl Boen, a narrator for WoW’s cutscenes, in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.

3. Serpentshrine Cavern  

Serpentshrine Cavern is the raid wing of Coilfang Reservoir, where Lady Vashj has made her lair. It is a 25-man raid instance with six bosses, culminating with Lady Vashj herself. There is no longer an attunementrequired to enter this instance. For most raids, Serpentshrine Cavern will come only after the raid has been farming Karazhan as well as Gruul’s Lair.

Bosses:

*Hydross the Unstable  

Hydross the Unstable is the first boss of Serpentshrine Cavern in Coilfang Reservoir. He seems to be forced to guard and is being held prisoner by Lady Vashj. He is kept in check by the two beams in his prison. If he leaves them, he becomes poisoned, causing him great pain. Although being the first boss raids meet when entering the instance, The Lurker Below is an easier kill, and it is possible to sneak past Hydross. Therefore, new raids usually try Hydross second. It’s not know if he is a Neptulon’s Water elemental (capture in Azeroth) or Aborius.

*The Lurker Below  

The Lurker Below is the second boss of the Serpentshrine Cavern in the Coilfang Reservoir. The creature is of an unknown type (the name of its race has not been specified in-game quests) — its file name is listed as “krakken”. It is widely considered to be the easiest fight in SSC, earning it the nickname “The Loot Below” or “The Lolcats Below”. The name itself may be derived from the Dungeons & Dragons monsters, Lurker Below or the Lurker Above, for which the latter is also known for dwelling in dark caverns. In order to start the fight, raid members must fish in the “Strange Pool” (needs +300 fishing skill). Each cast has a chance to make the Lurker come to the surface. The success rate of this ranges from 1-2 attempts up to fishing for 8 minutes straight. Some people claim that hitting the center of the pool has a higher chance to summon the Lurker, but this is not confirmed.

*Leotheras the Blind  

Leotheras the Blind is the third Boss of Serpentshrine Cavern in Coilfang Reservoir.He is a blood elf demon hunter who is apparently possessed by a demon himself. Kael’thas Sunstrider originally sent Illidan Stormrage 5 blood elves to train as Demon hunters. Three of them died in training, Varedis succeeded and now trains more demon hunters at the Black Temple, and the fifth one, Leotheras, went insane and was exiled to Zangarmarsh, where he found his way into the lair of Lady Vashj.

*Fathom-Lord Karathress  

Fathom-Lord Karathress can be found in Serpentshrine Cavern and is usually killed as the fourth boss. The fight involves several adds (similar to High King Maulgar), and is a battle for survival which is made much easier by high DPS. After killing Karathress,  Seer Olum becomes accessible.During the whole fight, the spitfire totem is a major source of raid damage. While adds are still up, it’s absolutely necessary to bring it down ASAP when it spawns. All ranged damage dealers should have a macro to quickly target it i.e. /target Spitfire Totem. When only Karathress remains, it’s possible to ignore the totem and simply heal through the damage.

*Morogrim Tidewalker  

Morogrim Tidewalker is the fifth boss of Serpentshrine Cavern in Coilfang Reservoir. The raid should stay well away from the waterfalls, so that nobody takes collateral damage from watery graves. A good spot is on top of the stairs to the next room. It’s possible to sneak past the boss and pull him from there. Morogrim should be tanked upstairs on the platform. Two healers should be designated to take care of the watery grave victims and set up downstairs, the paladin tank, a “heal aggro” warlock and a healer for the paladin can set up at the bottom of the stairs too. The raid sets up at the edge of the platform on top of the stairs, so that the ranged damage dealers can switch from Morogrim to the murlocs just by rotating in place.

*Lady Vashj  

Lady Vashj <Coilfang Matron> is the final boss of Serpentshrine Cavern in Coilfang Reservoir. Phase 2 is a Battle for survival which tests the raids capability to function as a team, while phase 3 is a rather straightforward DPS race. Lady Vashj (pronounced /vɒʒ/ — somewhere between Vash and Vosh) was born in the city of Vashj’ir, where her mother, Lestharia Vashj, was the high leader and matron. She somehow left her homeland, and came to the city of Zin-Azshari, capital of the night elves, sometime before the War of the Ancients. Once chief among Queen Azshara’s handmaidens, Vashj became one of the serpentine naga when Azshara and her followers were sent to the bottom of the sea during the Great Sundering.

4. The Eye(Tempest Keep)  

The Eye is the inner palace of Tempest Keep in Netherstorm and stronghold of the “Sun King”, Kael’thas Sunstrider. In-game, it is known simply as “Tempest Keep”. The tokens for tier 5 shoulder and chest pieces drop in the Eye. There is no longer any attunement required to enter this instance.

Bosses:

*Al’ar  

Al’ar is the first seen boss of the Eye in Tempest Keep. This boss is more often than not skipped at first and attempted after Void Reaver because of Void Reaver’s lesser difficulty.Al’ar is Kael’thas Sunstrider’s precious pet phoenix that he cares for deeply. His children also serve Kael’thas. As with all phoenixes, he is reborn from his own ashes, so adventurers wishing to take him down may have to do so more than once…

*Void Reaver  

Void Reaver is the second boss in the Eye of Tempest Keep. It is a Fel Reaver guardian. Since it is a rather simple fight (probably easier than High King Maulgar or Prince Malchezaar), it has earned the nickname “Loot Reaver.” The only pre-condition is that the raid’s total DPS be high enough to kill it prior to its enrage (after 10 minutes).Void Reaver is a fel reaver built by the Burning Legion and taken by Kael’thas Sunstrider as a guardian for his palace. He now resides in The Eye, awaiting the daring adventurers who are brave (or foolish) enough to enter the realm of the blood elves.

*High Astromancer Solarian  

High Astromancer Solarian is the third boss of the Eye in Tempest Keep. She is a level ?? (boss) mage, but is attired in Voidheart Raiment, the Tier 4 armor for warlocks, (most likely due to the fact that she transforms into a giant Voidwalker towards the end of her fight.) Since most of the damage dealt to the raid is arcane, some arcane resistance will help. It’s a good idea if everybody brings their Violet Badge. Players should not nerf themselves to obtain high amounts of resistance though. Melee damage dealers are very effective because while Solarian is continuously spamming some spells, she can’t dodge. During the adds phase, the tanks have to control 15 mobs, thus some solid AoE tanking is required. A good paladin tank can be quite valuable here

*Kael’thas Sunstrider  

Kael’thas Sunstrider <Lord of the Blood Elves> is the fourth and final boss encounter of the Eye in Tempest Keep. It’s a very interesting fight with five phases. Phases 2 and 3 are DPS races, while 4 and 5 are one big Battle for survival. Overall, many veteran raiders consider this to be one of the most challenging and most enjoyable boss encounters in the whole of The Burning Crusade.Kael’thas “Kael” Sunstrider was a senior member of the Kirin Tor and the Prince of Quel’Thalas, the last of the Sunstrider dynasty. After the fall of Quel’Thalas, Kael’thas led what remained of his people in the service of the Alliance. Striving to placate his people’s addiction to magic, he later covertly allied with Illidan Stormrage and the Burning Legion. He was branded a traitor after his allegiance with the Legion was revealed. Kael’thas plotted to summon Kil’jaeden the Deceiver through the Sunwell, but his plans were foiled by the Shattered Sun Offensive. He was defeated by their forces in Magisters’ Terrace.

5. Battle for Mount Hyjal  

Battle for Mount Hyjal is the 25 man raid instance in the Caverns of Time. Its difficulty is slightly below that of Black Temple, and the first two Tier 6 set tokens can be won here. Defeating enemies in Hyjal Summit yields reputation with The Scale of the Sands.

Bosses:

*Rage Winterchill  

Rage Winterchill is the first boss of the Caverns of Time raid, Battle of Mount Hyjal. The fight is a DPS race.During the time of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, five years after the death of Rage Winterchill dark agents infiltrated the timeways and tried to alter the course of the history. They tried to sabotage the Battle of Mount Hyjal and the bronze dragonflight sent adventurers to prevent it, and also they could kill Rage Winterchill. At the same moment, Akama was trying to defeat Illidan but he needed the phylactery of Rage Winterchill that was destroyed during the Battle of Mount Hyjal, fortunately some adventurers went to prevent the alteration of the time but also to recover the phylactery. The adventurers fought against Rage Winterchill, aided by the troops of the Third War and Jaina Proudmoore, but this time Winterchill died during his first battle instead of fighting various times or alongside Azgalor. The phylactery of Rage Winterchill was recovered and used so that Akama could regain control of his soul that was taken by Illidan.

*Anetheron  

Anetheron is the second boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal. The fight is a Battle for survival.A cunning and powerful dreadlord, Anetheron was second only to Tichondrius himself(he later took the place of Tichondrius for a brief period) in the ranks of the nathrezim.

*Kaz’rogal  

The third boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal, Kaz’rogal is a rather tough DPS race.Kaz’rogal didn’t appear in any source during the Third War. But five years after the battle, when dark agents tried to alter the history of the Battle of Mount Hyjal, adventurers went back to the past to help during the battle.Kaz’rogal was a lieutenant of Archimonde and attacked the orc base, but was killed by Thrall, troops of the Third War and adventuers from the future.

*Azgalor  

Azgalor is the fourth boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal raid instance, preceded by the most difficult set of trash waves. The fight is a battle for survival. Even though a raid member dies every 45 seconds, the emphasis is on avoiding the AoE fire damage, not on nuking the boss as quickly as possible.Azgalor was once the lieutenant to the mighty demon-king Mannoroth. Following Mannoroth’s death at the hands of the orc Grom Hellscream, Azgalor took it upon himself to direct the Burning Legion’s ground forces at the Battle of Mount Hyjal. Though he isn’t as clever as his former master, he has an aptitude for chaos and violence that is legendary even among demonkind.

*Archimonde  

Archimonde is the final boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal. The fight is a major battle for survival; even a single player’s death can easily result in a wipe.Archimonde (pronounced Ark-i-mond) was the left hand of the fallen titan Sargeras. Archimonde was one of the greatest and darkest of the eredar. His ruthless and cunning personality quickly earned him station and power within the eredar ranks, until finally he was one of the first among them. He is described as one of the lieutenants and generals of Sargeras.

6. Black Temple  

The Black Temple is the fortress-citadel of Illidan Stormrage, Lord of Outland. It was once known as the Temple of Karabor, and has changed hands many times over the generations. It is a level 70 raid instance in Outland, containing tier 6 drops and the Twin Blades of Azzinoth. The entrance to the Black Temple does not appear to be its main gates, but rather an instance portal set in a breach in the southern battlement, below the ruins of Karabor. It no longer has a required attunement.

Bosses:

*High Warlord Naj’entus  

High Warlord Naj’entus is the first boss encountered in the Black Temple. He has a very bizarre appearance, and is assumed to be a naga anomaly because of that. The fight is a gear check, requiring high stamina on the whole raid and well-equipped healers.All raid members take 8,500 frost damage every 60 seconds, making 8,501 HP buffed the absolute minimum requirement, but in practice 10,000 HP buffed are needed, to give the healers a little slack.

*Supremus  

Supremus is the second boss in Black Temple. The fight is a battle for survival. After dropping this boss, the next four bosses (Shade of Akama, Teron Gorefiend, Reliquary of Souls and Gurtogg Bloodboil) can be killed in any order.

*Shade of Akama  

The Shade of Akama is the dark portion of Akama’s soul that binds Akama to Illidan’s service. This is probably the easiest boss in the whole of Black Temple and normally killed third. Killing the Shade of Akama turns all broken patrols in the instance friendly and is a prerequisite for opening the door to Mother Shahraz.

*Teron Gorefiend  

Teron Gorefiend is a boss in the Black Temple. The fight is basically a DPS race, with a twist. Killing Gorefiend is a prerequisite for opening the door leading to Mother Shahraz. He’s usually killed fourth when clearing BT.In life, Teron Gorefiend was one of Gul’dan’s acolytes. In death, he became the first of the necromantic terrors that became known as death knights — the warriors promised by Gul’dan to appease Orgrim Doomhammer and combat the human mages’ powerful magic.

*Gurtogg Bloodboil  

Gurtogg Bloodboil is a (presumedly) fel-sworn orc boss in Black Temple. The fight is a battle for survival combined with a tough healer gear check. Depending on the relative gear levels between healers and damage dealers, Bloodboil is usually killed fifth or sixth, and is a prerequisite for gaining access to Mother Shahraz.

*Reliquiry of Souls  

Reliquary of Souls (aka Reliquary of the Lost) is a boss in the Black Temple. This boss is a figure with three faces, representing the Essences of Anger, Desire, and Suffering respectively. The three have to be defeated one after the other. They all are DPS races, each with a different twist

*Mother Shahraz  

Mother Shahraz is a shivarra boss located in Black Temple in Shadowmoon Valley. Besides requiring high amounts of Shadow Resistance, the fight is rather basic tank and spank. All previous bosses (Shade of Akama, Teron Gorefiend, Reliquary of Souls, and Gurtogg Bloodboil) need to be killed before the door to Mother Shahraz opens. She must be killed before the raid can gain access to the Illidari Council. Given her location, quotes and abilities, it can be surmised that she is the leader of the concubines in Black Temple and probably even a concubine herself, but as for who she is a concubine for…maybe that’s best not answered.

*Illidari Council  

The Illidari Council is a group of four blood elf bosses in the Black Temple. The fight is comparable toHigh King Maulgar since it sports a difficult pull and a rather chaotic battle for survival, which requires high situational awareness and fast reflexes from all raid members. Note as of patch 4.0.1, several players are experiencing bugs with this fight; the bosses are healing themselves for large amounts (outside of Circle of Healing) or being unable to die once they reach 1HP.

*Illidan Stormrage  

Illidan Stormrage is the final boss of the Black Temple. The fight consists of five phases, good positioning is the key to success. Since the HP reduction in Patch 3.0.2, it is possible to kill Illidan without him ever switching to demon form (Phase 4).Illidan Stormrage was the self-proclaimed Lord of Outland, ruling from the Black Temple. He was born anight elf and, as stated by Maiev Shadowsong, became “neither night elf nor demon, but something more”. He was the twin brother of Malfurion Stormrage and was in love with Tyrande Whisperwind. Once an unusually gifted sorcerer, the extent of his powers became difficult to classify due to his powers increasing in large bursts as a Demon Hunter and his having absorbed the powers of the dangerous arcane object known as the Skull of Gul’dan.

7.Sunwell Plateau  

The Sunwell Plateau is a raid instance located on the Isle of Quel’Danas north of Silvermoon City. Blizzard planned for it to become the hardest raid instance in the game until the release of Wrath of the Lich King. The Sunwell Plateau is tuned for Tier 6-geared players and the gear that drops from the first three bosses are additional Tier 6 items (boots, belt and bracers), and non-set epics as well. The instance contains both outdoor areas and building interiors, where players will find captured naaru, which are the primary power source of the town, and inside the final building the Sunwell itself. The architecture of the Sunwell Plateau is comparable to that of Silvermoon City.

Bosses:

*Kalecgos  

Kalecgos is the first boss in the Sunwell Plateau raid. This highly technical fight takes place in two different realms at the same time. In the normal realm the players face Kalecgos the dragon, while in the spectral realm Sathrovarr the Corruptor and Kalec, Kalecgos’ half-elf form, fight for control over the dragon. The battle is won when Sathrovarr and the dragon are both subdued, and it is lost when Sathrovarr kills Kalec. Roughly every 30 seconds, an opportunity presents itself for players to change realm. A solid rotation has to be worked out on who switches when to the spectral realm. Even after the HP reduction of patch 3.0.2, Kalecgos is not a trivial fight.

*Sathrovarr the Corruptor  

Sathrovarr the Corruptor is a dreadlord and part of the first boss encounter of the Sunwell Plateau raid. He has possessed the blue dragon Kalecgos, who fights players at Apex Point, above the Parhelion Plaza. While doing battle with Kalecgos, players will be transported to the Inner Veil, a shadowy realm whereKalec battles Sathrovarr in his half-elf form in an attempt to stave off his own corruption.

*Brutallus  

Brutallus is a pit lord and the second boss of the Sunwell Plateau raid. He is described by Jeff Kaplan as a “giant pit lord who has lost his wings.” He also has blades for hands like Kargath Bladefist. Brutallus appears to have been in many fights because there are multiple scars on his body, as well has seemingly ripped off wings. He is a hard, melee oriented boss with high gear requirements. If players run as far north as they can in the Dead Scar outside on the Isle of Quel’Danas, they can see a preview of the encounter inside the instance, with blue dragon Madrigosa flying in the air above Brutallus and taunting him. When players in the Sunwell Plateau approach the Den of Iniquity, a room overlooking the Dead Scar, Brutallus fights and kills Madrigosa.

*Felmyst  

Felmyst is a fel dragon and the third boss of the Sunwell Plateau raid. She is raised from the corpse of theblue dragon Madrigosa when the blood of the slain pit lord Brutallus seeps into the ground and flows beneath her body. Felmyst is the final boss encounter before reaching Agamath, the First Gate. Felmyst drops the last of the 8 tier 6 tokens.

*Eredar Twins  

The Eredar Twins,  Lady Sacrolash and  Grand Warlock Alythess, are a boss pair making up the fourth boss encounter in the Sunwell Plateau raid. They are behind Agamath, the First Gate and ahead of Rohendor, the Second Gate. Agamath, the First Gate of Sunwell Plateau was opened to the US and EU on 4/8/2008 after standard Tuesday/Wednesday maintenance. The opening of this gate made the Eredar Twins available to the community as a killable end game boss. Phase 1 of the fight involves fighting both Twins at once. When you kill one of the Twins, she will merge with her sister, who will gain some of her abilities, and phase 2 will begin. Killing Alythess before Sacrolash is the easier order. As of June 19 2008, Bornakk confirmed that killing order would no longer matter, but before that date, killing Alythess second and Sacrolash first would give more loot. As of the arrival of patch 2.4.3, the Twins now always drops the version with the most loot.

*M’uru   

M’uru is missing from his location beneath the Blood Knight headquarters in Silvermoon’s Farstriders’ Square, having been captured by Kael’thas and brought to the Sunwell Plateau. Magister Astalor Bloodsworn curses Kael’thas and his felbloods for their treachery, commenting that Lady Liadrin is looking for another source to power the Blood Knights’ magic. M’uru is located behind Rohendor, the Second Gate and ahead of Archonisus, the Final Gate, placing it as the fifth boss encounter of the instance. M’uru was made accessible at the same time across all servers five weeks (29 April, 2008) after the opening of Rohendor, the Second Gate. The removed quest Rohendor, the Second Gate warns that M’uru is now a “twisted reflection of its former self”.

*Entropius  

Entropius is a void god into which the naaru M’uru transforms during the fifth boss encounter of the Sunwell Plateau. Some parts of M’uru’s form are still visible.This appears to be the “void” that the naaru transform into upon death. Although the other darkened naaru (K’ure and D’ore) have not become void beings, this might be the result of M’uru being drained by the Blood Knights.

*Kil’jaeden  

Kil’jaeden <The Deceiver> is the last boss in the Sunwell Plateau raid instance,and the final boss of The Burning Crusade expansion. Anveena, Kalecgos, and the blue dragonflight play a role in this encounter. Since the Sunwell Plateau instance was revealed, Kil’jaeden was the most powerful boss in the game pre-WotLK. On May 20th, 2008, the 3rd gate of the Sunwell Plateau was brought down on US Servers unlocking the encounter.

8. Naxxramas  

Naxxramas was originally a 40-man raid instance floating above the Eastern Plaguelands. It was a massive necropolis and had the unquestionable honor of serving as the seat of one of the Lich King’s most powerful officers, the dreaded lich Kel’Thuzad.The instance was regarded as the most difficult before the release of Burning Crusade, and should not be attempted at level 60 without at least 40 well-equipped (preferably Tier 2 or Tier 2.5 armor) players. Naxxramas was also the home of many of the most powerful items of the pre-BC era, and 60+ quests with rewards such as [Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian] and all Tier 3 items available in the game. With the release of The Burning Crusade, finishing this instance still required 25-30 well-equipped level 70 players. The dungeon was added in patch 1.11, making it the last non-expansion instance added to the core game as well as the last 40 man instance.

Bosses:

*Patchwerk   

Patchwerk is a titanic abomination found in Naxxramas (original) and is known as Kel’thuzad’s “Avatar of War”.Patchwerk is not an aggro-sensitive fight, and under most circumstances, with normal threat reduction talents and effects, it is nearly impossible to pull aggro from the MT. It is however possible in some cases as shown in this video,and is probably just due to the extremely high generation of Rage on tanks due to the massive amount of damage taken. Regardless of the reason, the difficulty of pulling aggro makes it possible for the raid to all-out DPS. This is important, as Patchwerk has about 3,850,000 HP and a 7 minute enrage time limit (your raid needs ~9500 dps minimum to kill him in time).

*Grobbulus  

“Grobbulus, the first of what was to be an army of flesh giants. It carried the plague slime of Naxxramas within its body, injecting the living ooze into the bodies of its foe. The recipient of this foul injection would usually flee to his allies, bringing them down with him.”

*Gluth  

“Gluth, the foul plague-dog of Naxxramas, was said to have an appetite so voracious that even the living were not enough to satisfy his hunger. Feugen was said to feed him an army of zombies daily, recycling the remains of undead too weak to use in combat.”

*Thaddius  

Thaddius is a boss in Naxxramas. The theme of this boss is similar to that of Frankenstein’s Monster, creating something akin to an Abomination in that it is sewn together of human parts, but also part machinery.Your raid cleared out the last group of monsters, and the only thing left are the two gates at the very end of the room. While the rest of your group drinks, heals up, and resurrects any players who fell during the last skirmish, you carefully approach the sealed doors. Suddenly the mighty gates fly open. A vast laboratory filled with all kinds of strange machinery lies before you, electric discharges and lightning painting the walls with jagged shadows. In the center of the room, you behold a gigantic creature unlike anything you (or any other player) has ever seen before.

*Noth the Plaguebringer  

Once a notable Wizard and alchemist of Dalaran, Noth heard the Lich King’s call as Arthas and Kel’Thuzad did. He was quick to turn his back on the Light and joined the Scourge, where he believed that real power lay. During the Third War, Noth saw that many innocent lives were needed to feed the growing might of the Scourge and he came to a point where he started opposing himself. Kel’Thuzad resolved the matter by freezing his heart in his chest with his frost magic. Noth the Plaguebringer, now more undead than Human is an extremely powerful Necromancer with a various array of deadly spells and curses.

*Heigan the Unclean  

Heigan the Unclean is the second boss of the Plague Quarter in Naxxramas. This is the famous dance boss that is well-renowned all over the game. If you master the dance then you master the fight. Some may view this as an easy feat, while many players struggle to master the concept.”Observe, Heigan the Unclean. The mastermind behind the plague cauldrons that turned the wilderness of Azeroth into the Plaguelands. It is said that Heigan has rigged the very walls and floors of Naxxramas itself with a vast array of traps, which he can trigger at will.”

*Loatheb  

Loatheb is a Fungal monster boss in Naxxramas.”Loatheb. The hideous result of fusing the living plague of the Plaguelands with the bog beasts of Azeroth, Loatheb is said to control the power of healing itself.”

*Anub’Rekhan  

Anub’Rekhan is a Crypt lord boss in Naxxramas who replicates extremely well the abilities of the Warcraft III Crypt Lords. “Anub’Rekhan, one of the finest Spider Lords of Azjol’Nerub, was brought under control of the Scourge when he and his commander, Anub’Arak, were finally defeated by the Lich King many years ago. It is said he was the most loyal of Anub’Arak’s commanders.”

*Grand Widow Faerlina  

Grand Widow Faerlina is the second boss of the Arachnid Quarter in Naxxramas.”The Grand Widow Faerlina, a botanist in life, breeder and caretaker of arachnids in death, she oversees the spider wing, developing the most potent of poisons for the Lich King.”

*Maexxna

“Maexxna — born deep within the mountains of Northrend many ages ago, she was captured within the dread citadel Naxxramas, where she gives birth to her brood, feeding them the corpses of all who dare venture too deeply into Naxxramas.”

*Instructor Razuvious  

Instructor Razuvious is the first boss in the Death Knight wing in Naxxramas. He comes with four additional mobs when pulled. NOTE: He should almost never be tanked by a player due to Unbalancing Strike. But at level 70 he can be tanked by a well-geared t5-t6 tank. He will get ~ 3000 dps then. The only time you should tank him is as a last resort when all the understudies are dead and he has very little health left. Some tips on tanking him are using Evasion/Shield Wall and Shield Block/Limited Invulnerability Potion and taunt, then mocking blow.

*Gothik the Harvester  

Gothik is a boss within the raid dungeon of Naxxramas. He will appear in the events of Wrath of the Lich King, however, He will appear in the events of Wrath of the Lich King in the starting area for the Death Knight class as a questgiver. “Gothik, the Harvester. A master of necromancy and conjuration, Gothik is said to be able to beckon forth legions of the undead at a moment’s notice. It is with his guidance that even the weakest of Death Knights can raise the dead.”

*Four Horsemen  

The Four Horsemen are four powerful death knights in the service of Kel’Thuzad in his dread citadel ofNaxxramas. They originally were Highlord Alexandros Mograine <The Ashbringer>, Thane Korth’azz, Lady Blaumeux, and Sir Zeliek. Generally regarded as one of the most difficult encounters of Pre-Burning Crusade World of Warcraft, the coordination, timing, and relatively unforgiving nature made them one of the hardest bosses in the instance, along with Gothik the Harvester and Kel’Thuzad. Contrary to the other encounters in Naxxramas where more DPS and brute force would certainly help the raid, this encounter focused on taking your time to defeat, moving orderly. It stands to this day as the most amount of time a single encounter laid undefeated while also not requiring any retuning or bug fixing, at approximately 7 weeks, compared to 3–5 days for Sunwell Plateau bosses (time determined from Death and Taxes, who achieved the first world kill of the Horsemen seven weeks after encountering them). The raid setup of the encounter required an excessive number of tanks, meaning that even once guilds had figured out what to do it took a lot of time to prepare the requisite number of tanks for the encounter. In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, with the moving of Naxxramas from the Eastern Plaguelands to Northrend, this original version of the encounter will be removed from the game and will no longer be accessible. Additionally, in the current version of the encounter, Highlord Mograine, apparently deceased, is replaced by Baron Rivendare.

*Sapphiron  

Sapphiron is a gigantic undead dragon who guards the entrance to Kel’Thuzad’s inner sanctum inNaxxramas (original). Previously a member of the Blue Flight, Sapphiron is the final defense to Kel’Thuzad’s room. He holds a rich backstory within the Warcraft series and provides an epic battle that was previous unseen to WoW. Those who make it past all of the other thirteen bosses will face something far past what they expect.

*Kel’Thuzad  

Kel’Thuzad, once a sorcerer of the Kirin Tor of Dalaran, is the chief lieutenant of the powerful Lich King. He ruled over the Eastern Plaguelands from his citadel of Naxxramas. He was voiced by Michael McConnohie. He was the final boss of the original version of Naxxramas and considered by many to be the hardest in the instance due to the stringent execution and DPS requirements.Formerly a sorcerer of Dalaran, Kel’Thuzad was one of the principal agents of the Lich King, responsible for the spreading of the Plague of undeath across Lordaeron. After being slain by Arthas during the events of the Third War, he was reborn as a lich. He then aided Arthas in summoning Archimonde, a powerful lord of the Burning Legion. However, Kel’Thuzad’s true loyalty was to the Lich King, and not the Burning Legion. After the Legion’s defeat, Kel’Thuzad supported Arthas in wresting power from the Dreadlords. When Arthas left for Northrend during the events of The Frozen Throne, he left Kel’Thuzad as his agent to command the Scourge in Lordaeron.

9. Obsidian Sanctum  

The Obsidian Sanctum is the black dragonflight area of the Chamber of Aspects. The entrance is in Dragonblight and accessed via a crack in the ice below Wyrmrest Temple. It holds one raid boss,Sartharion the Onyx Guardian, and his three drake lieutenants, Shadron,Tenebron, and Vesperon. Raiders may choose to kill all three drakes or leave some combination of them alive. Completing the encounter with one or more drakes up increases both the difficulty and the quality of loot that drops. A 10 and 25-player version of this raid exists.

Bosses:

*Tenebron  

Tenebron is a summoned twilight drake in the Obsidian Sanctum, appearing in the fight with Sartharion.If left alive, she will apply her aura, Power of Tenebron, to the entire raid as long as she is alive, increasing Shadow damage taken by 100%.

*Vesperon  

Vesperon is a summoned twilight drake in the Obsidian Sanctum, appearing in the fight with Sartharion.If left alive, he will apply his aura, Power of Vesperon, to the entire raid as long as he is alive, decreasing everyone’s maximum health by 25%.

*Shadron  

Shadron is a summoned twilight drake in the Obsidian Sanctum, appearing in the fight with Sartharion the Onyx Guardian.If left alive, he will apply his aura, Power of Shadron, to the entire raid as long as he is alive, increasing Fire damage taken by 100%.

*Sartharion  

Sartharion is a black dragon boss located in the Obsidian Sanctum of the Chamber of Aspects. He is charged to watch over the twilight eggs in the sanctum. This part of the Obsidian Sanctum contains 4 mobs of interest. These mobs are Sartharion (the raid boss himself) and 3 drakes, Vesperon, Shadron, and Tenebron. Each has their own form of adds depending on how you engage them. The drake mobs are known as “Disciple of…” respectively.

10. Vault of Archavon  

Vault of Archavon is a raid dungeon found in Wintergrasp Keep. Players may only enter the dungeon while their faction controls Wintergrasp. Notably, all bosses in this instance grant honorable kills. 10 minutes before the battle for wintergrasp starts, any boss who is not currently in combat turns to stone and cannot be fought again until after the battle is over.

Bosses:

*Archavon the Stone Watcher  

Archavon the Stone Watcher is a raid boss in the Vault of Archavon, accessible only while a player’s faction controls Wintergrasp.Archavon the Stone Watcher is a quick raid encounter (like Onyxia or Magtheridon). This encounter requires two tanks.This encounter with Archavon is a DPS race with only a few mechanics to watch out for.

*Emalon the Storm Watcher  

Emalon the Storm Watcher is a raid boss in the Vault of Archavon. He can be found in the eastern wing. Although this boss was nerfed with a hotfix it still general requires (skilled players and/or) everyone in your raid to have over 2k dps. Emalon carries pieces of Tier 8 loot and PvP gear, similar to the Tier 7 loot dropped by Archavon.Like Archavon, Emalon is only available to the faction that controls Wintergrasp Fortress. Also like Archavon, Emalon becomes un-attackable ten minutes before each fight for Wintergrasp starts. He does not become un-attackable if he is already engaged in combat.

*Koralon the Flame Watcher  

Koralon the Flame Watcher is a raid boss in the Vault of Archavon, released with patch 3.2. He became available when Season 7 started, on September 1.Like Archavon and Emalon, Koralon is only available to the faction that controls Wintergrasp Fortress. Also like Archavon and Emalon, he will despawn ten minutes before each fight for Wintergrasp starts. He does not despawn if he is already engaged in combat.

*Toravon the Ice Watcher  

Toravon the Ice Watcher is the final raid boss in Vault of Archavon, and drops Tier 10 gloves and legs, as well as PvP back, feet, finger, hands, legs, neck, waist and wrist pieces. Toravon was introduced along with Arena Season 8 and the final wing of Icecrown Citadel on February 2nd, 2010. He also drops 2x[Emblem of Frost] in both 10 and 25 man.

11. Eye of Eternity  

The Eye of Eternity (also known as EoE) is the final instance of theNexus in which the final (and only) boss is the blue Dragon Aspect, Malygos.The fight against Malygos is comparable to the fight against Onyxia in that he is a solo raid boss housed within his own instance. To begin the fight you will need to use the Key to the Focusing Iris or Heroic Key to the Focusing Iris, which drops from Sapphiron in Naxxramas(on 10 and 25-player modes, respectively) once per kill. The Heroic Key can start the fight in both the 10-man and 25-man versions.

Boss:

Malygos  

Malygos is the boss of the Eye of Eternity, the Onyxia-style raid instance in the Nexus. When players fight him, they will be assisted by Alexstrasza. With the assistance of the red dragonflight, players will be able to slay the Spell-Weaver, making him the first of the Dragon Aspects confirmed to die.

12.Ulduar  

Ulduar is a raid dungeon in the titan complex of Ulduar which is located in the Storm Peaks. It serves as the prison of the Old God Yogg-Saron^[1] as well as the current residence of most of the titanic watchers who have fallen under its influence. Ulduar was implemented in patch 3.1.0, intended to be one grade in difficulty above Naxxramas.

Bosses:

*Flame Leviathan  

Flame Leviathan is the first boss encounter in Ulduar, found in the Formation Grounds. Most of the players in this encounter do not use their regular class abilities, but instead use vehicles (similar to drakes in Malygos’ third phase). The rest of Ulduar is not accessible until this boss is destroyed.

*Ignis the Furnace Master

Ignis the Furnace Master is an optional boss encounter in Ulduar and can be found in the Colossal Forge. On orders from prime designate Loken, Ignis created both Kologarn and Razorscale.

*Razorscale

Razorscale is an optional boss encounter in Ulduar. Formerly Veranus, Thorim’s mount, Ignis fused metal plates to her scales after capture. She is now a plated proto-drake that flies over Razorscale’s Aerie, across from the Colossal Forge.

*XT-002 Deconstructor  

XT-002 Deconstructor is the fourth raid boss in Ulduar raid. He directly blocks the entrance into the lower level of Ulduar in the Scrapyard. The fight is a rather straightforward gear check. A companion version of this boss, Lil’ XT, is available from the Blizzard Pet Store.

*The Assembly of Iron  

The Assembly of Iron, known as the Iron Council during the PTR, is the fifth boss encounter in Ulduar found in The Assembly of Iron. The encounter consists of Steelbreaker, Runemaster Molgeim, andStormcaller Brundir. Killing any one of the three will give a soft enrage of +25% damage to the other two and grant them additional abilities (similar to Fathom-Lord Karathress). Killing the second of the trio will grant the last with a final stage apart from their usual abilities which must be dealt with in different tactics. The hard mode of this fight requires players to kill Steelbreaker last.

*Kologarn  

Kologarn is the sixth boss encounter in Ulduar released in patch 3.1.0. He guards the Shattered Walkway into central Ulduar where not only is he protecting the bridge, he is the bridge. Players fight not only him but two detachable arms that appear to be separate mobs that can be broken off of him.

*Auriaya  

Auriaya is a boss encounter in Ulduar after defeating Kologarn. She roams around the Observation Ring, the area beyond the Shattered Walkway. She is an optional boss, and can be snuck past to reach additional areas. She has an enrage timer of 10 minutes on both difficulties.

*Mimiron  

Mimiron (called Mimir by his friends) is one of the Titanic Watchers. He once resided at the Temple of Invention, but is absent during the time of Loken’s rebellion. It is said that his mechanical servants appear to have turned against each other and that several attendants have been piled together in an unorganized manner. The remaining mechagnome guardians were corrupted by an unknown source.

*Freya  

Freya is one of the boss encounters in Ulduar, similar to Sartharion when it comes to her hard mode. She is in the center of the valley in Ulduar, surrounded by three ancients which all have unique abilities that will make the fight harder if players choose not to kill them prior to fighting Freya.

*Thorim  

Thorim is one of the watchers boss encounters in Ulduar. The encounter has two phases, in the first, the raid has to split in a gauntlet and an arena team. The arena team must fight waves of adds while the gauntlet team makes its way through some trash and a few mini-bosses to Thorim. Upon reaching the boss, he and the gauntlet group join the arena team, starting the second phase which lasts until Thorim is subdued. Both, fire and nature resistance are useful. When attempting hard mode, a little frost resistance gear is recommended.

 *Hodir  

Hodir is one of the boss encounters in Ulduar. Players are able to defeat him, but not kill him. His loot is distributed through a frozen chest in his chambers. Hodir was a titanic watcher and once resided in the Temple of Winter, lending his guidance to the frost giants in the Storm Peaks. The Sons of Hodir, a faction in the region, refer to Hodir as a father figure or creator. He disappeared after Loken’s betrayal of the other titanic Watchers.It is said that the temple guardians are verified to be deceased. A sulfurous odor suggests that death resulted from a fire-base entity and that the previously established cold weather patterns at the temple have ceased.

*General Vezax  

General Vezax is the twelfth boss encounter in Ulduar. He can be found in the Descent into Madness guarding the Prison of Yogg-Saron. Mana-based classes will have to deal with a lock on their regen, but will be able to restore it by destroying crystals that drop a residue on the floor. The Hard mode requires players not to break any of these crystals and not regen any mana.

*Yogg-Saron  

Yogg-Saron is the final boss encounter of the Ulduar raid dungeon. It is mainly a DPS race, but also requires high situational awareness. Yogg-Saron with no keepers was the hardest boss to defeat in the game before Icecrown Citadel. The fight is lighter on healing than Mimiron, one healer per five raid members is enough. Extra DPS reduces raid damage taken. Entering Yogg-Saron’s room immediately starts the encounter. The fight has three phases, engaging Sara and her guardians first, then defeating the Brain of Yogg-Saron and finally its body. 15 minutes after the first raid member enters Sara’s room, Yogg-Saron casts Extinguish All Life, which one-shots the raid.

*Algalon the Observer  

Algalon the Observer is a hard mode-only encounter in Ulduar, released in patch 3.1.Algalon was sent by the titans after Watcher Loken’s death activated a planetary fail-safe protection, indicating possible distress on Azeroth. Algalon’s task is to analyze any systemic corruption on the planet. If it’s deemed beyond saving, the Titans will “re-originate” the planet to cleanse it of corruption, killing all currently living organisms in the process. After his defeat in Ulduar, he chose to monitor the activities of the mortal races of Azeroth. His outlook on life and the Titans’ plans has been called into question, so he seeks to understand what makes Azeroth so different from the countless worlds he has observed before.

13. Trial of the Grand Crusader  

Trial of the Grand Crusader (this is a use name, not the actual name of the raid zone) is the heroic mode version of Trial of the Crusader. These are the hardest raid encounters before Icecrown Citadel.

Bosses:

*Gormok the Impaler  

Gormok the Impaler is the first boss of the Crusaders’ Coliseum, released in in patch 3.2. Gormok hits hard, so there should be healers assigned to the tanks. Because of the constant damage to the off tank, Pallies work great: put Light’s Beacon on one tank and heal the other tank. If one of the tank healers gets a Snobold, another healer needs to take over. Snobolds interrupt spell casting and stun their victims. Also, when healers run in range so melee can kill the Snobold, Gormok’s stomp will also interrupt their casts.

*Acidmaw and Dreadscale  

The Two Jormungar, Acidmaw and Dreadscale, are a boss pair making up part of the Beasts of Northrend encounter in the Trial of the Crusader and Trial of the Grand Crusader raid.When Acidmaw and Dreadscale first appear, Dreadscale is mobile and can be moved around the room, however Acidmaw is rooted to the ground. Acidmaw can be tanked with a ranged class, but a melee class with high health is recommended. Acidmaw has an AOE paralytic toxin attack that can only be removed by a player that has Dreadscale’s debuff called Burning Bile. He must be tanked facing away from the rest of the raid, and the raid should be spread out at least 10 yards from each other. He also does Slime Pool which is similar to Grobbulus’s green clouds. Every once in awhile he will inject a player with paralytic toxin, a stacking debuff that will slow you down to zero movement if not cured.

*Icehowl  

Icehowl is part of the  Beasts of Northrend encounter in the Crusaders’ Coliseum in patch 3.2 Tank should make Icehowl face the wall, so that he doesn’t get knocked back by Whirl. Ranged classes and healers should spread out, so that they avoid being hit by Arctic Breath. Melee DPS should place themselves at maximum melee range or between Icehowl and the wall so that they avoid the knock back effect of Whirl. The Tank should keep his back against the wall, and is able to avoid most of the knockback by standing in the “Corner” formed by a wall pillar in the wall. Whirl will be almost immediately followed by arctic breath, so this positioning is key for melee classes to be effective in this fight.

*Lord Jaraxxus  

Lord Jaraxxus is the second encounter of the Trial of the Crusader raid instance, released in Patch 3.2. Lord Jaraxxus is summoned by Grand Warlock Wilfred Fizzlebang when the gnome attempts to summon a doomguard for the next challenge. Jaraxxus kills Fizzlebang for his efforts, and next plans to kill the player.

*Faction Champions  

The Faction Champions is the collective term used by Blizzard to represent the third encounter in the Trial of the Crusader raid dungeon. Players encounter members of the opposite faction in PvP Arena-styled combat.

*Twin Val’kyr  

The Twin Val’kyr,  Fjola Lightbane and  Eydis Darkbane, are a pair making up the fourth (and ostensibly final) encounter in the Trial of the Crusader raid. They both share the same health pool much like the Twin Emperors. Fjola and Eydis are two very powerful Val’kyr that were originally sent by the Lich King along with their Vengeful Val’kyr army to disrupt, destroy, and terrorize the Argent Tournament and its citizens. But during this attack Argent Confessor Paletress comes to the defense of the tournament and battles the twins. Paletress is victorious, and Fjola and Eydis are captured. Their bonds are maintained byPriestess Alorah and Priest Grimmin. They later appear as the “final” challenge of the coliseum after the raid has defeated the Faction Champions.

*Anub’arak  

Anub’arak is the fifth and final boss of the Trial of the Crusader, an instance in the Crusaders’ Coliseum. Anub’arak has returned from his freedom of undeath by the Lich Kings power of reanimation. He is now bigger, stronger, deadlier and faster along with being imbuded with frost power to slay the champions that defeat the invading Twin Val’kyr sisters. He has an enrage timer of 10 minutes.

14. Onyxia’s Lair    

Onyxia’s Lair is a level 80 raid dungeon located in the Wyrmbog, Dustwallow Marsh. It is home to Onyxia, the brood mother of the black dragonflight. Onyxia’s Lair was originally a level 60, 40-player raid dungeon, only one of two that were available upon release of World of Warcraft (the other being Molten Core).It was re-tuned as a level 80 raid dungeon in patch 3.2.2 in honor of World of Warcraft’s 5-year anniversary. Like all other Wrath of the Lich King raid dungeons, it has both 10-man and 25-man modes.

Boss:

*Lady Onyxia  

Onyxia is the current broodmother of the black dragonflight on Azeroth. After carefully calculating her plans for many years, she entered into a pact with her elder brother, Nefarian, to take over for their missing father and gain control of the entire flight. To this end, she has begun manipulating many mortals and dragons alike to her own ends and wields considerable political power over many groups.Onyxia speaks Common, Darnassian, Draconic, Dwarven, Orcish, Thalassian, and Zandali.

15. Ruby Sanctum  

The Ruby Sanctum is the red dragonflight’s sanctum within the Chamber of Aspects beneath Wyrmrest Temple in Dragonblight. It is a raid dungeon with both 10 and 25-player normal and heroic modes. The dungeon’s release was delayed until patch 3.3.5a was released in Europe, a week after the US release, in an effort to make sure all players world-wide could access it at the same time. Even so, a large number of both US and EU realms were down for a 24-hour maintenance when the raid was opened.

Bosses:

*Saviana Ragefire  

Saviana Ragefire is a member of the Black dragonflight and a mini boss. She appears in World of Warcraft as one of the three sub-bosses in the Ruby Sanctum encounter, which was implemented in patch 3.3.5. In order to shatter the Wyrmrest Accord and to crush those that would stand in the way of their master’s reemergence into Azeroth, a powerful war party of the Black dragonflight; led by the fearsome twilight dragon Halion and his lieutenants Saviana Ragefire, Baltharus the Warborn and General Zarithrian; has launched an assault upon the Ruby Sanctum beneath Wyrmrest Temple.

*Baltharus the Warborn  

Baltharus the Warborn is a black dragonflight drakonid, and appears in World of Warcraft as one of the three sub-bosses in the Ruby Sanctum encounter, which was implemented in patch 3.3.5. In order to shatter the Wyrmrest Accord and to crush those that would stand in the way of their master’s reemergence into Azeroth, a powerful war party of the Black dragonflight, led by the fearsome twilight dragon Halion and his lieutenants Saviana Ragefire, Baltharus the Warborn and General Zarithrian, has launched an assault upon the Ruby Sanctum beneath Wyrmrest Temple.

*General Zarithrian  

General Zarithrian is a member of the Black dragonflight. He has lead an assault on the Ruby Sanctumin order to weaken the Red dragonflight in preparation for his master’s return. He is surrounded by a wall of fire and cannot be reached until Saviana Ragefire and Baltharus the Warborn are dead.

*Halion  

Halion is a twilight dragon. He is the main boss of of the Ruby Sanctum, which was implemented in patch 3.3.5. In order to shatter the Wyrmrest Accord and to crush those that would stand in the way of their master’s reemergence into Azeroth, a powerful war party of the Black dragonflight; led by the fearsome twilight dragon Halion and his lieutenants Saviana Ragefire, Baltharus the Warborn and General Zarithrian; has launched an assault upon the Ruby Sanctum beneath Wyrmrest Temple.

16. Icecrown Citadel  

Icecrown Citadel is the greatest fortress of the Scourge and the last bastion of the dread Lich King. Located in the frozen wastes of Icecrown on the continent of Northrend, the Citadel is built around the Frozen Throne that once held the spirit of Ner’zhul until he joined with Arthas Menethil to become the new Lich King. Constructed from saronite, the Citadel is inhabited by some of the strongest and vilest of the Lich King’s minions – a great army of the living dead standing between their dark master and those who seek to destroy him.

Bosses:

*Lord Marrowgar  

Lord Marrowgar is the first boss of the Icecrown Citadel raid. Pieced together by the Lich King from the bones of a thousand vanquished adventurers, he is the guardian of the Frozen Throne within The Spire, and wields the power of the throne itself. This boss tests if the raid is able to survive the Icecrown Citadel raid. If the boss wipes the raid, then the raid will not properly survive the other Citadel bosses. His trademark attacks are Bone Storm and Bone Spike Graveyard. He has an enrage timer (10 min), which is a lot of time, so it is not exactly a DPS race as much as a Battle for survival.

*Lady Deathwhisper   

The lich Lady Deathwhisper is the Supreme Overseer of the Cult of the Damned and the second boss of the Icecrown Citadel raid. The fight is mostly a DPS race (with a high damage output it becomes significanty easier), but also requires high awareness from all raid members. The 25-player Heroic version of this boss is one of the most difficult encounters in the instance.

*Gunship Battle   

The Gunship Battle is an aerial battle between the gunships Skybreaker and Orgrim’s Hammer around the spire of Icecrown Citadel. The encounter has some fun elements, and most guilds and PuGs manage it easily, therefore it is often referred to as the “Lootship Battle”.

*Deathbringer Saurfang  

Deathbringer Saurfang is the fourth boss in the Icecrown Citadel raid. He is described as being the Lich King’s most powerful death knight.^[1] It’s mainly a DPS race with an interesting twist (Blood Power).After falling to Frostmourne at the Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate, Dranosh Saurfang was raised in undeath by the Lich King and brought to Icecrown Citadel. Imbued with the power of the Scourge, the Deathbringer bars the way of any attackers trying to enter the Upper Spire.

*Festergut  

Festergut is a boss in the Plagueworks wing of the Icecrown Citadel raid. It’s mainly a DPS race gear check, with only limited tactics involved. He has sometimes been called “Patchwerk 3.3”.This boss is available since January 5, 2010 on US servers and January 6 on EU servers.

*Rotface  

Rotface is a boss in the Plagueworks wing of the Icecrown Citadel raid. The fight is a Battle for survival and requires good raid awareness, repositioning and some kiting.This boss has been available since January 5, 2010 on US servers and January 6 on EU servers.

*Professor Putricide  

Professor Putricide is a boss in the Plagueworks wing of the Icecrown Citadel raid. It requires high DPS and a lot of movement.This boss is available since January 5, 2010 on US servers and January 6 on EU servers.

*Blood Prince Council   

The Blood Prince Council is the first encounter in the Crimson Hall wing in Icecrown Citadel. The council consists of the darkfallen princes Keleseth, Valanar and Taldaram. The fight is pretty straightforward, with just a few quirks. All of them have been fought and killed by players (Keleseth in Utgarde Keep, Valanar at Naxxanar inBorean Tundra, and Taldaram in Ahn’kahet: The Old Kingdom) and brought back to Icecrown Citadel to once again serve the Lich King. This encounter was made available January 19, 2010 on US servers and January 20 on EU servers.

*Blood Queen Lana’thel  

Blood-Queen Lana’thel is the leader of the San’layn and a boss of the Icecrown Citadel raid. The fight is a cross between a very intense DPS race and a hellish battle for survival. High raid awareness and understanding of the fight are critical, even a single player death can mean a wipe.This boss is available since January 19, 2010 on US servers and January 20 on EU servers.

*Valithria Dreamwalker  

Valithria Dreamwalker, a captured green dragon, is the first boss of the Frostwing Halls wing of the Icecrown Citadel raid. The fight ends when the raid has succeeded in healing Valithria up to 100%, while adds spawn in decreasing intervals. The fight is a chaotic battle for survival. The loss of a tank or a healer could easily result in a wipe. This boss is available since February 2, 2010 on US servers and February 3 on EU servers.

*Sindragosa  

Sindragosa is the second boss of the Frostwing Halls wing of the Icecrown Citadel raid. The encounter with the undead frost wyrm queen is similar to Sapphiron. She spawns after the defeat of the frost wyrms Rimefang (who escaped the Pit of Saron after Tyrannus’ death) and Spinestalker. It is a battle for survival, where players have to manage various debuff stacks.This boss is available since February 2, 2010 on US servers and February 3 on EU servers.

*The Lich King  

The Lich King is the final boss of Icecrown Citadel and the final major encounter of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. This boss has been available since February 2, 2010 on US servers and February 3 on EU servers.The Lich King is a long and challenging battle for survival. All classes are tested to the limits of their abilities, in particular all raid members have to react quickly to various abilities, often several at the same time. The encounter is rather unforgiving; most players must react properly in various situations, and all players get ample opportunity to commit mistakes which then wipe the raid. This encounter is a fitting end to Wrath of the Lich King and on par with Yogg-Saron in Ulduar.

17. Baradin Hold  

Baradin Hold is the main fortress of Tol Barad, located at the island’s center. Whoever controls the Hold – by taking and holding the three major fortifications around it – controls Tol Barad.

Bosses:

*Pit Lord Argaloth  

Pit Lord Argaloth is the first boss in Baradin Hold. Similar to Vault of Archavon the winning faction of Tol Barad allows access to this boss. Taken from the Dungeon Journal : Unable to contain the massive Pit Lord Argaloth in the cells of Dalaran’s mighty Violet Hold, the magi of the Kirin Tor were left with no choice but to confine the powerful demon beneath Tol Barad.

*Occu’thar  

Occul’thar will be the second boss in the Baradin Hold raid – part of the patch cycle of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. It will be implemented in patch 4.2 alongside the upcoming Firelands raid, and will drop Tier 12 gear.This ravenous demon broke free of its cage and gained access to the western wing of the prison, devouring all of the inmates held there. Occu’thar’s gluttony resulted in a body too bloated to escape its environs, effectively turning the prison wing into its new holding cell.

18. Bastion of Twilight  

Bastion of Twilight is an entry-level raid instance introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. It features five bosses plus one optional heroic boss.The Bastion of Twilight, along with Throne of the Four Winds and Blackwing Descent, is meant to be the “Naxxramas” of Cataclysm: an entry level raiding.The instance entrance is located on top of the Twilight Citadel spire at in southwestern Twilight Highlands overlooking Loch Modan.

Bosses:

*Halfus Wyrmbreaker  

Halfus Wyrmbreaker is the first boss encounter in Bastion of Twilight.When you enter the room, you will see Halfus Wyrmbreaker, a Proto-Behemoth, 4 friendly drakes, and a cage with friendly whelps in it (which counts as the 5th drake). On normal mode of the encounter, 2 of the 5 drakes will be lying on the ground at a quarter life with the debuff Unresponsive on them while the remaining 3 will be standing and at full life. The 3 standing drakes are the ones that will determine which abilities Halfus and the Proto-Behemoth will have for that raid week (soft resets do not change which 3 you get) and will change only after the resets on Tuesdays.

*Valiona and Theralion  

Valiona and Theralion make up the second boss encounter in Bastion of Twilight. The two dragons seems to be brother and sister. It should be noted that this is the same Valiona that is encountered in Grim Batol, where she abandons Drahga Shadowburner, leaving him to die within the dungeon while she escapes.

*Twilight’s Hammer Clan   

The Twilight’s Hammer clan (a.k.a. Twilight’s Hammer, Hammer clan, Twilight’s Hammer cult, or Twilight Cult)refers to a single organization. It later expanded into a cult as the clan’s surviving members and members of other races joined together.The Twilight Hammer’s current members banded together to study Cho’Gall’s teachings and form the current cult.The organization is still considered a clan,but the true clan exists within the cult. The true clan members are not the cult’s primary members nor do they make up most of the cult’s membership.The current Twilight’s Hammer organization is a bit different than its original form. However, no matter which form the Twilight’s Hammer has taken, it has always had the ultimate purpose of bringing about Armageddon to the worlds it inhabits, and will use various means to obtain this end.

*Sinestra  

Sinestra is a heroic-mode only boss in the Bastion of Twilight, similar to Algalon the Observer. She is only accessible after Cho’gall is killed.

*Cho’gall  

Cho’gall is the last boss encounter of Bastion of Twilight, an entry-level raid in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.Cho’gall switches between flame’s orders and shadow’s orders. In Flames orders he strikes with an additional 20K fire damage and spawns lava spots on the ground that you must look out for and get out of them.

19. Throne of the Four Winds  

Throne of the Four Winds is a raid in the Skywall complex introduced inWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm. It can be found off the southwest coast of Uldum at high in the air.This dungeon, along with Bastion of Twilight and Blackwing Descent, is meant to an entry level raiding instance, much as “Naxxramas” was forWrath of the Lich King or Karazhan was for Burning Crusade.

Bosses:

*Conclave of Wind   

The Conclave of Wind is a boss encounter in Throne of the Four Winds. The encounter consists of Anshal, Rohash, and Nezir, the djinni lords of wind and must be eliminated in order to battle the elemental lord himself. Logically,  Siamat should be a member of the conclave, but resides in the Lost City of the Tol’vir.

*Al’Akir    

Al’Akir is the last boss encounter of the Throne of the Four Winds raid in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.Al’Akir the Windlord is absolute ruler over the skies, air and storms.He is the weakest of the fourElemental Lords of the Old Gods. His domain is the sky over the Elemental Plane, which touches all of the other elements. Consequently, it “…interacts with them more than any other, and yet he is the most capricious and aloof of all the Lords. He is as likely to stir up trouble one day as he is to casually ignore incursions the next.” His mood can quickly change, much like the weather.He is revered by all air elementals and creatures that fly. It is said that he is aware of all air spells that are cast anywhere throughout the multiverse – although this might be true, he rarely becomes personally involved in their resolution unless they affect him directly.

20. Blackwing Descent  

Blackwing Descent is a new raid instance in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The entrance to the raid instance is close to Nefarian’s throne in Blackwing Lair and is accessible by flying to the throne on the eastern side of Blackrock Mountain. It features Nefarian as a boss, who returned from the assault on his lair and retreated further into the spire.Blackwing Descent, along with Bastion of Twilight and Throne of the Four Winds, is meant to be the “Naxxramas” of Cataclysm: entry level raiding

Bosses:

*Magmaw  

Magmaw is typically the first boss of the Blackwing Descent raid instance.Just before the Magmaw pull, there will be two hostile enemies guarding him that are pulled at once. They are capable of a strong, nature-damage Thunderclap, which will two-shot non-tanks if they are allowed to stand together. They will often Charge the player that is farthest away from them, dropping all current aggro, generating 300,000 new threat on the Charged target, and then following up with a frontal spinning blade attack that will severely damage that target. In addition, when one dies, the other will Enrage.

*Omnotron Defense System  

The Omnotron Defense System, also known as Tron Council is a council-type boss encounter inBlackwing Descent.

This is council encounter consisting of 4 golem bosses with a shared HP pool of 32M. There will only be two entities moving and using skills at a time. When a new golem is activated the old one will be granted a shield. This is there to encourage the dps to switch targets.

*Chimaeron    

Chimaeron is a boss of Blackwing Descent raid instance.When the Bile-o-Tron is online the raid will spread out, the buff will protect them from being one shot by Caustic Slime and Massacre. Healers need only heal people to above 10,000 HP. It is very important for healers to control their ingrained “panic” reaction when people are low on health – if they try to keep everyone topped off they will quickly run out of mana.

*Atramedes  

Atramedes the Blind Dragon is a boss of Blackwing Descent raid instance.It has been reported that since Patch 4.0.6, Atramedes might be bugged. Several runs had to deal with the bugs and some did not encounter any bugs at all.

*Maloriak  

Maloriak is a boss of Blackwing Descent raid instance.The Maloriak encounter switches between several sets of abilities depending on which vial Maloriak throws into the Cauldron. There is a pattern to his vials, every third vial will be a Green one. He will randomly choose between Red and Blue for the first two, then the sequence resets. Each Vial lasts 40 seconds, after which Maloriak will cast a new one.There are 18 Aberrations in total, one strategy is to kill the Aberrations while they have Debilitating Slime. There other is to interrupt every Release cast and ‘zerg’ the boss at 25% ignoring the aberration entirely.

*Nefarian  

Nefarian is the last boss of Blackwing Descent, a raid shipped with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. He can be found in the Vault of the Shadowflame, where he resurrects his sister Onyxia, who makes up the first phase of the fight. Throughout the fight, Nefarian has several other undead adds as well.Nefarian was the last boss of the entry tier of Cataclysm to be killed on normal mode, in part due to a respawn bug. The world first kill came on 13 December 2010, almost a week after the expansion’s release. It was completed on 10-person mode by the Russian guild Exorsus. The world first heroic kill was on 10 January 2011 by Paragon (25 person).

21. Firelands   

The Firelands is a new outdoor raid instance introduced in Patch 4.2,the second major content patch after the release of Patch 4.1 “Rise of the Zandalari”. The Firelands was originally scheduled to be part of the initial release, but was delayed to focus instead on other content.The Dungeons and Raids panel at Blizzcon 2010 confirmed that the Firelands was the major raid release of Patch 4.1, due sometime in early 2011.Prior to Patch 4.2, The Crucible of Flame, Firelands Forgeworks and Firelands Hatchery are part of the Firelands, which are only accessible through flamegates located within Mount Hyjal subzones.The Firelands is a 10/25-man raid instance with both normal and heroic modes.

Bosses:

*Beth’tilac    

Beth’tilac is one of the earlier bosses in Firelands. A red widow spider, players must defeat her and her brood by climbing her web and enduring her devastating abilities.

*Lord Rhyolith  

Lord Rhyolith, an ancient elemental, is a boss in Firelands. In Stage One, he cannot be tanked–players must control adds and neutralize volcanoes while steering him around his platform via dpsing his legs. In Stage Two, players zerg the boss while avoiding fiery beams.

*Alysrazor  

Alysrazor, a treacherous fire hawk who saved Arch Druid Fandral Staghelm, is a boss in Firelands. She is a four-phase encounter that allows players to fly with Wings of Flame. She drops the coveted Flametalon of Alysrazor.

*Shannox  

Shannox is the first boss in Firelands. He is summoned by killing trash mobs within the zone; once summoned, he patrols around the middle of the area with his two dogs Rageface and Riplimb. On heroic mode, he drops the heroic tier 12 leggings token.

*Baleroc   

Baleroc is the fifth boss in Firelands. He stands as a gatekeeper to the two final bosses of the instance; killing him allows players to head towards Ragnaros’ lair.

*Majordomo Staghelm 

Majordomo Staghelm is the sixth boss in Firelands. He stands guard in front of Ragnaros’ domain and is the final barrier in place before players can fight the Firelord himself.

*Ragnaros  

Ragnaros, making a repeat appearance from his vanilla days, is the final boss in Firelands. On normal mode, he is a three-phase encounter; on heroic, he’s four. In between phases, players must deal with his ubiquitous Sons of Flame. He drops both normal and heroic tier tokens for helms, as well as Smoldering Egg of Millagazor.