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