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Watchkeeper Gargolmar is an active patrol so clear the majority of the trash around his patrol to avoid adds (making sure the trash is pulled back to the party). When the path looks clear have the tank pull the Watchkeeper, he has 2 Hellfire Watchers with him that can be cc'ed. They will heal Gargolmar at 25% so either take them down or keep them cc'd throughout the fight.

Mostly a simple tank n' spank fight, but ranged should spread out to avoid causing damage to adjacent members from his Surge.

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Omor's Treacherous Aura is in fact a curse that can be removed. If no one is available to decurse your party can easily spread out around Omor. This will prevent anyone (but melee DPS) from taking damage .

Omor's Fiendish Hound can be annoying if let to run around and spell lock our casters, not to mention it increases his resistances. However, since it's non-elite it can be killed quite fast. The hounds will spawn at his feet and Omor must take some time to channel the summon. They can be cc'd as well.

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The fight begins when the 2 guards before Vazruden are killed. He then immediately aggros and a very simple tank n' spank fight begins. Throughout the fight Nazan will be spitting fireballs from the sky at random party members, and it's important to get out of the Liquid Fire they leave behind ASAP. It is for this reason that Vazruden should be tanked slightly away from the ramp so the party doesn't get too bunched up on it.

When Vazruden is near death Nazan descends and joins the battle, at this point DPS should go all out on Vazruden since the tank will need to pickup Nazan immediately. Nazan should be dragged to the middle of the platform, this will give the rest of the party room to spread out and to move due to Liquid Fire. The tank should be moving in back and forth arcs to get out of the liquid fire, but being careful to not point Nazan's head towards the rest of the party, or everyone will suffer from his Cone of Fire.

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The Maker is a pretty simple tank n' spank fight, his damage output is small and he goes down quickly. His Mind Control can not be removed, it is best to sheep any party member that comes under its ill-effects or use whatever CC you have available.

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This is an endurance encounter, when the switch at the end of the room is pulled the event will begin. There are 4 waves of Fel Orcs, the Nascent Fel Orcs are non-elite and easy to take down, however the Neophyte Fel Orcs are elite and have almost no agro control they are unpredictable and if CC is available they are the ones to be controlled, they hit hard and can take out a cloth wearer quickly. Once the final wave is defeated Broggok will come engage.

He will cast his AoE poison bolt almost immediately cleanse the DoT poison left behind if possible, the damage it deals is not even worth bandaging. He will drop his poison cloud during the fight, it only concerns melee but it is easily avoidable if our tank just moves away from it, slowly it will expand.

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This encounter begins when after the 5 Warlocks around Keli'dan are killed; they can be CC'd. They have a weak single target shadow bolt but they also have a nasty "magic" debuff, Mark of Shadow which increased Shadow damage taken significantly. If there is no one available to decurse keep the final warlock CC'ed until its duration is up.

The tank should pick up Keli'dan as turn him away from the party as soon as possible to avoid getting slammed by his Cone Shadow bolt attack. Keli'dan will randomly cast Corruption on us but is magic and can be removed.

Throughout the fight he will kneel down and become immune to damage and emote. Melee needs to run out immediately as he is charging his massive damage Blastwave.

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Mennu has some vicious totems and high amount of HPs but that is about it, it is our basic tank n' spank with someone watching for totems and taking them out immediately. As long as you do not give his totems a chance to do what they do he will have a hard time beating the party.

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Since Rokmar's Water Spit is AoE based and not a cone attack it is not important to turn his back to the party or stand anywhere special. His Ensnaring Moss is not cast often and seems to be targeted at the tank; since it can not be removed dont worry about it, as for his Grievous Wound, which also tends to target the tank it can, and should be, removed by healing the bearer to 100% health. Anyone that can heal should assist in healing the afflicted party member to full as that is the only way to remove it.

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Approaching the water near Quagmirran will trigger the event and he will slowly emerge from the water. Everyone in the group should be aware of this before the fight begins since Naturalist Bite, the caged npc before Quagmirran, can be released with a few coilfang nagas coming to kill him (which is important to not allow that to happen). If he lives through the fight all party members can speak with him and he will bestow Mark of Bite, a "magic" buff that increases Nature resistance by 110 and all stats by 5% with duration of 30 minutes.

The tank should stand at the edge of the water and wait for him to engage as there is no reason to swim out to him. His melee is powerful and he casts his AoE Nature Bolts throughout the fight, if someone can clean do so.

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Have the tank grab Hungerfen in the middle of the room, this will allow him room to move when Hungerfen spawns his Underbog Mushrooms or uses his Foul Spores ability; it will also give the rest of the party space to move about the room since avoiding the Underbog Mushrooms poison is the key to winning this fight.

As with all mobs sharing the Hungerfen model he hits hard, but it is imperative to stay aware of the Underbog Mushrooms and continually avoid the poison clouds. When he is low on health, about 20%, he will use his Foul Spores that means all melee out including the main tank, it deals damage fast and heals him quite a bit.

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The tank should take a 20 yard or so lead on engaging Ghaz'an and spin him so he is side is exposed to the party, this will help avoid party members being hit with his Acid Spit and avoid the Tail Sweep altogether. The tank should be aware that additional spinning may be required if the party continues to get hit by his Acid Spit as it is an enormous cone.

The tank will be afflicted with Acid Breath, at first the damage is not bad but additional healing will be required as it stacks. Watch for 20% health when Ghaz'an enrages and be ready to throw some extra healing in the direction of the tank.

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Claw (Musel'eks pet) has heavy armor reduction and will turn into and disengages from battle at 5-10% health turning in to a friendly druid. Swamplord Musel'ek can deal a lot of damage quickly, less armor and dies slightly faster then Claw.

It really does matter little which you take out first, ideally there will be 2 tanking classes; if so, then keep Claw away from whomever tanks the Swamplord because of his armor reducing shout can make the Swamplord's attacks much more deadly. If not the tank will have to hold both of their agro.

Try to stay spread apart to reduce how many party members his Multi Shot, as for Claw it's a basic tank and spank; and be aware that the Swamplord will often Aimed Shot after he drops a Freezing trap.

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The Black Stalker can be a tremendous pain especially with the random nature of his Levitate skill; it is however important to note that spells can still be cast in this state if the range requirements are met.

Depending on the party make up it can be helpful to have the tank pull The Black Stalker away from the rest of the party to reduce the number of targets hit by his Chain Lightning. when the main healer is lifted having the tank run towards where they were lifted to stay in range for healing help a lot.

In extreme cases of healer mana shortage the party member afflicted with Static Charge may quarantine themselves away from the rest of the party.

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Since Pandemonius is almost purely shadow in nature having Shadow protection from a priest or a Shadow Resistance Aura from a paladin helps considerably. The tank should pull Pandemonius to the SE corner of the room and tank him with their back against the wall to avoid trouble with the Void Blast's knock back.

Everyone must be aware of the Shadow Shield, all dps should cut including the tank. The tank may have difficulty, due to positioning, seeing the shield and should be immediately notified when up.

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A simple tank n' spank, not much strategy comes in to play with this guy aside from just pummeling him. Ranged can avoid his earthquake ability if they have the increased range talents, his Crystal Prison seems to be completely random but alone will not kill anyone and he does not spam it.

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When engaged the first thing your attention should be on is the 3 non-elite Ethereal Beacons, these need to die immediately. They hit rather hard, have good spell damage, and if left alive will turn into an elite Ethereal Apprentice, basically the same thing as the Beacon but takes a long time to kill.

After the tank is in, all dps on the 3 Beacons; he will summon them throughout the fight so just make sure to be alert. His blink and frost nova can be annoying for the tank, so DPS should back off and/or drag him back to the tank.

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Shirrak will not come down the stairs so have the tank run in and once agro is acquired everyone else come up the stairs. Healers should be aware almost immediately Inhibit Magic will have stacked 4 times and all spells will take 200% longer to cast. The party should spread out a good amount for this fight, that way when Shirrak does his Focus Fire only 1 party member has to move.

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Exarch can be incredibly difficult or incredibly easy, the main difference between the two is how long the Dark Sides or Clones live. As soon as Exarch summons a Dark Side ALL dps should be redirected toward it until dead, they are powerful and love to kill healers.

At about 15% heal he will summon his Avatar of the Martyr which can Mortal Strike but that is all the tricks he has, at this point in the fight all dps remains on Exarch, he should not summon anymore Dark Sides after the Avatar is out.

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After all the Prison Barracks are burnt down Lieutenant Drake will come down the stairs by the first 3 barracks. Lieutenant Drake is your basic tank n" spank encounter, his special abilities are the same as a warrior class, except that his Intimidating Shout fires much more often then a warrior could ever hope for. The only thing to be aware of is his Intimidating Shout, if the tank does not resist it whoever has aggro should drag him back to the tank.

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When walking out of Durnholde Keep Captain Skarloc will appear and have a quick chat with Thrall. When the event ends the battle begins, and your first target is the Durnholde Warden because of his pesky Psychic Scream, after that the Durnhold Veteran. As we have seen since releasing Thrall he can hold his own, dealing serious damage and taking a beating, just to be safe though healers should check on Thrall, making sure he is doing well.

Captain Skarloc will Hammer of Justice whoever has agro, most likely the tank; it can be removed with a magic removal spell. He will also attempt to heal himself with Holy Light; if you have a class capable of interrupting him they should be on the lookout for it as it heals for a large amount.

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This encounter is made up of two parts the Infinity Dragonkin and then Epoch Hunter. You will face 3 waves of 2 Infinity Slayers and 1 Infinity Defiler with a short out of combat period afterwards to get ready for Epoch Hunter. His Impending Death ability is completely random and his Sand Breath tends to have a random quality to it as well.

When Epoch Hunter agros the tank should pick him up and back up against the Inn where Tabetha is inside to avoid his knock back, his damage is quite low and the fight is surprisingly simple if you can make it past the Infinity.

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Darkweaver himself is not difficult; his summoned elementals are the challenging aspect of this fight. When he summons a wave of elementals they can be AoE'ed or single targeted down, it helps that they can be feared, so make sure to fear when possible unless AoE'ing. It is not advisable to keep dps on Darkweaver when his elementals are out; the 4 he summons are nasty if 8 are out the fight becomes nearly unbeatable.

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Not an incredibly complicated fight, his Arcane Volley can only be avoided easily by a Hunter since it has so much range. Tank him in the center to easily see when and where he blinks. As soon as he blinks thought everyone, including the tank, should get either out of range, or line of sight him behind a pillar (the ideal choice for the tank).

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Like the portals guarded by Rift Lords and Rift Keepers, Chrono Lord Deja's portal will constantly spawn dragonkin of the Infinity. Deja will cast his Time Lapse from time to time but he does not cast it often, if possible it should be removed from non casters first. Assuming the party is allowing the Infinity adds to pass, a watchful eye should as always be kept on the healers.