Dire Maul

Zevrim Thornhoof

East wing. He is the first boss most groups meet after Pusillin, with Wildspawn Hellcallers and Wildspawn Shadowstalkers beside him. The tank holds him and keeps threat. Intense Pain is a shadow damage over time that hits enemies within 20 yards of its target, so the group spreads out and a healer or dispeller removes it.

Sacrifice teleports a party member to his altar, stunned and drained for 300 health a second for 8 seconds. Healers focus that player. Warlocks can enslave a Hellcaller or Shadowstalker to fight beside the group.

In short: spread out, dispel Intense Pain, heal whoever is sacrificed.

Hydrospawn

East wing. Clear the adds around the pool and fountain before the pull. Hydrospawn is a water elemental, so plan for knockbacks: Riptide knocks back and disarms everyone within 10 yards, and Massive Geyser knocks back and hurts players near it.

At about half health he summons two Hydrolings. A group with strong area damage kills them as they spawn; a group with strong single-target burst can keep hitting Hydrospawn. Healers spread heals and focus the tank when the adds appear, and melee watch for Riptide's disarm.

In short: clear the room, expect knockback and a disarm, handle two Hydrolings at half health.

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Lethtendris

East wing. A blood elf warlock with an imp, Pimgib, who cannot be Polymorphed. Kill Pimgib first and have the tank taunt it away from healer and damage dealers, then switch to Lethtendris. Enlarge makes Pimgib bigger, faster and harder-hitting, and Pimgib casts Fireball, Blast Wave and Flame Buffet.

Interrupt Void Bolt first, then rotate interrupts onto Shadow Bolt Volley and Immolate. Shadow Bolt Volley hits the whole group, so healers use heals over time and rotate targets. Dispel Immolate and remove Curse of Tongues, which halves casting speed, and Curse of Thorns.

In short: imp first, interrupt Void Bolt, decurse.

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Pusillin

East wing. A fleeing imp: talk to him and chase him until he turns hostile, which the whole group can do. He summons four Wildspawn Imps, which damage dealers kill first; a Warlock can enslave one. The tank picks up Pusillin and the imps early.

Interrupt every Fireball, and do not cast into him while Spirit of Runn Tum is up, because it adds 50% spell reflect chance. Blast Wave slows everyone close to him. He drops the Crescent Key, which opens the West and North wings.

In short: chase him, imps first, interrupt Fireball, no spells into the reflect.

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Alzzin the Wildshaper

East wing, the last boss of the wing. He shifts between satyr, bear (a tree-like form) and dire wolf forms, so expect the tank to need a taunt or a second tank as his behavior changes. Clear every lasher in the room before the pull: at roughly half to a third of his health he calls a horde of non-elite imps, and any lasher left alive joins in. Area damage handles the imps.

In satyr form, cure Enervate (poison, drains mana) and Wither (disease, heavy nature damage and half the target's Strength). In bear form, interrupt Wild Regeneration and expect Disarm and Knock Away on the tank. In dire wolf form he attacks faster and Mangle bleeds and slows its target, so healers keep the tank topped. Rich Thorium Veins lie in the tunnel behind him.

In short: clear the lashers, handle imps at low health, cure poison and disease, interrupt the heal.

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Tendris Warpwood

West wing. Kill the Ironbark Protectors patrolling the courtyard first, because they are linked to Tendris and join the fight when he is engaged; Warlocks can banish them. The tank holds Tendris away from ranged damage dealers and the healer.

Melee watch for Trample, which hurts everyone within 10 yards, and Grasping Vines, which knocks players down and roots them. Healers dispel the Entangle root and its nature damage over time. The adds root players with Entangling Roots only when nobody is in melee with them.

In short: clear the Protectors, expect Trample and roots, dispel Entangle.

Illyanna Ravenoak

West wing. A hunter with a bear, Ferra. Stand in melee range of Illyanna, inside her dead zone, where her ranged abilities do not work; Volley, Multi-Shot and Concussive Shot hit hard and drop casters quickly. The tank pulls Ferra onto Illyanna and holds threat on Illyanna; Ferra hits for roughly 500 to 800 and can be Polymorphed or Hibernated.

Damage dealers kill Illyanna first, then Ferra. Immolation Trap burns whoever walks over it, so healers stay ready to shift targets.

In short: stay in melee, Illyanna first, then Ferra.

Illyanna Ravenoak’s abilities

Ability	Effect
Volley	Arcane damage each second for 6 seconds in a 16-yard area; weak in melee range.
Multi-Shot	Physical damage to a player and up to nine adjacent players.
Immolation Trap	Fire damage over time to whoever walks over it.
Concussive Shot	Slows a player by 50%, with a 50% chance to stun instead.
Improved Concussive Shot	Improved version of Concussive Shot.

Magister Kalendris

West wing. A shadow priest. The tank pulls him away from the group and holds threat; stack shadow resistance (Prayer of Shadow Protection or a Shadow Resistance Aura).

Interrupt Mind Blast and Mind Flay as often as possible and save an interrupt for Dominate Mind, which turns one player on the group at a time. The tank taunts him back when control returns, and the controlled player can be crowd-controlled meanwhile. Dispel Shadow Word: Pain. At half health he enters Shadowform, which cuts melee damage taken by 40% and raises his shadow damage by 40%, so casters carry the second half.

In short: interrupt, resist shadow, dispel Shadow Word: Pain, expect Shadowform at half health.

Immol'thar

West wing. Five pylons spread through the wing keep his prison shut. Destroy the arcane elementals guarding each one (you do not click the pylons) before he and Tortheldrin can be reached. Warlocks can banish the elementals and the Ironbark Protectors.

Assign one damage dealer, such as a Hunter, to the Eyes of Immol'thar. Portal of Immol'thar teleports a random player; if the tank is the target, pause damage until threat is back. Infected Bite is a disease that also raises the physical damage the tank takes, so save defensive cooldowns, and save healing and damage cooldowns for his frenzy, which adds 60% attack speed for 2 minutes. Trample hits nearby players, so the tank holds him just off the room's center.

In short: five pylons, kill the eyes, pause damage if the tank is portaled.

Immol'thar’s abilities

Ability	Effect
Eye of Immol'thar	Linked to the Eyes that serve him; assign one player to them.
Portal of Immol'thar	Teleports a random player.
Infected Bite	Disease: nature damage over time that also raises physical damage taken.
Enrage	Frenzy: 60% more attack speed for 2 minutes.
Trample	Physical damage to nearby players.

Prince Tortheldrin

West wing, the last boss of the wing, reached by a small tunnel from Immol'thar's prison after the five pylons are down. He dual wields and Thrash gives him two extra attacks, so healers expect burst on the tank. Tank him with his back to a corner or wall to limit knockback.

Arcane Blast knocks a player back, so melee should be ready to close the gap. Melee step out of Whirlwind, which hits everyone within 8 yards. Counterspell locks a caster out for 15 seconds, so casters stagger their spells and the healer is covered.

In short: wall behind him, step out of Whirlwind, stagger casts against Counterspell.

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Guard Mol'dar

North wing, one of four Gordok guards. In a normal run the tank pulls him to the entrance and holds him against a wall with ranged at maximum distance. He has Shield Bash, which interrupts a spell for 3 seconds, Shield Charge, which knocks back a player, and a Frenzy that adds 60% attack speed for 2 minutes, so save defensive cooldowns for it.

On the tribute run leave him alive: hug the northern wall to avoid his courtyard and use a Seaforium Charge, a Truesilver Skeleton Key or a Rogue's pickpocket for the Gordok Inner Door Key he carries. Once King Gordok is dead he is friendly and grants Mol'dar's Moxie, a stamina buff.

In short: wall tank him, or sneak past on the tribute run.

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Stomper Kreeg

North wing, a Gordok guard. Keep everyone out of his frontal cone, because Booze Spit cuts hit chance by 75%; casters stay clear of the cone, and healing mana is saved for his Frenzy. War Stomp hits players within 5 yards and Whirlwind within 8, so melee spread around him.

Drunken Rage zeroes his target's threat on each melee hit and speeds him up by 100% for a minute, so keep a second tank or a taunt ready. On the tribute run skip him; he falls asleep and later sells Gordok Green Grog and Kreeg's Stout Beatdown once the group is made kings.

In short: stay out of the cone, hold threat through Drunken Rage, or leave him asleep.

Stomper Kreeg’s abilities

Ability	Effect
Booze Spit	Frontal cone: 75% less chance to hit for 8 seconds.
War Stomp	Hits players within 5 yards and knocks them back.
Whirlwind	Physical damage to everyone within 8 yards.
Drunken Rage	Zeroes his target's threat on each melee hit and speeds him up 100% for a minute.
Enrage	Frenzy: 60% more attack speed for 2 minutes.

Guard Fengus

North wing, a Gordok guard with the same kit as Mol'dar: Shield Bash, Shield Charge, Strike and a Frenzy. He patrols the courtyard platform and the southern ramp.

On the tribute run, loot the Gordok Courtyard Key from his chest once he has walked down the ramp; a stealthed Rogue or a Hunter with Aspect of the Cheetah can do it. As a friend he grants Fengus' Ferocity, an attack power buff.

In short: wall tank him, or take the chest key when he walks away.

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Guard Slip'kik

North wing, a Gordok guard with the same kit as Mol'dar: Shield Bash, Shield Charge, Strike and a Frenzy. His path is erratic.

On the tribute run, repair the Broken Trap in his path with Frost Oil and a Thorium Widget once he is out of sight; he stays frozen for the rest of the run. As a friend he grants Slip'kik's Savvy, a critical strike buff.

In short: freeze him in the trap, or tank him on a normal run.

Captain Kromcrush

North wing. Pull him well back, because his shout fears everyone near him for 6 seconds and can run the group into the next packs. Mortal Cleave hits a player and the one beside them and cuts their healing by 50% for 5 seconds, so spread out. Do not attack in melee during Retaliation, which punishes melee attackers for 8 seconds. Fear Ward or Tremor Totem on the tank blunts the shout.

At about half health he calls two Gordok Reavers: crowd-control one and have the off-tank hold the other.

On the tribute run, take an Ogre Tannin from the basket before his room, get the Gordok Ogre Suit from Knot Thimblejack, put it on out of his sight and talk to him; he storms off without a fight.

In short: pull back, spread for Cleave, control one Reaver, or wear the suit and talk.

Cho'Rush the Observer

North wing, at King Gordok's side. His casting depends on how he spawns: a priest style (Heal, Power Word: Shield, Mind Blast, Psychic Scream), a shaman style (Chain Lightning, Lightning Bolt, heals and Bloodlust) or a mage style (Fireball, Arcane Explosion and Frost Nova). Read his first cast, then assign one interrupter and one off-tank. He resists most crowd control.

On a normal run one player watches him and stops his heals and buffs on King Gordok while the rest damage the king; he stops fighting when the king falls. On the tribute run leave him alive: tank him and interrupt his heals while the group kills King Gordok, because killing him first lowers the tribute chest.

In short: identify his style, interrupt his heals, burn the king.

Cho'Rush the Observer’s abilities

Ability	Effect
Heal	Heals himself or an ally; interrupt it.
Power Word: Shield	Priest style: absorb shield that blocks interrupts.
Psychic Scream	Priest style: fears players within 8 yards for 4 seconds.
Chain Lightning	Shaman style: lightning that jumps to up to two more targets.
Frost Nova	Mage style: frost damage and an 8 second root within 10 yards.

King Gordok

North wing, the last boss of the wing and the only one a tribute run kills. Berserker Charge sends him at a random player and knocks them into the air, and War Stomp stuns everyone within 5 yards for 4 seconds, so melee step away when he winds up. It is a damage race: Mortal Strike cuts healing by 50% and Sunder Armor stacks to five on a target, so healer mana drains fast.

Cho'Rush backs him up in the fight: one player watches Cho'Rush and stops his heals and buffs while the rest damage the king.

Tribute run: leave all four guards, Kromcrush and Cho'Rush alive, kill the king quickly, and Mizzle the Crafty appears and makes the group kings. The guards turn friendly and the Gordok Tribute chest opens; the more of them left alive, the better its rewards.

In short: damage race, stay out of the stomp, leave everyone else alive for the tribute chest.

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Lord Hel'nurath

West wing, optional. A Warlock on the Dreadsteed quest with the required items starts a ritual on Immol'thar's platform; it spawns waves of imps and occasional Dread Guards for about six minutes, and then Lord Hel'nurath. Banish or otherwise control the Dread Guards and kill Hel'nurath first.

Veil of Shadow cuts healing on its target by 75% for 8 seconds, Sleep takes one target out for up to 10 seconds, Shadow Word: Pain ticks on a player and Knock Away knocks back the tank. Whether Forever keeps the ritual is not confirmed.

In short: control the Dread Guards, kill Hel'nurath first, expect reduced healing.

Tsu'zee

West wing, a rare elite ghost who appears near the ramps by Magister Kalendris; check that corner after the second pylon. If she is absent, a normal pack stands there. She is a night elf Rogue with Backstab and Sinister Strike, Blinds a player and Gouges her target, so keep the healer out of her reach and be ready to taunt or switch tanks.

In short: rare spawn, protect the healer from Blind, expect a Gouge.