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