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12-28-2006, 10:33
Broodlord Lashlayer is the third boss in Blackwing Lair, located at the end of the dreaded Suppression Room. Once the raid has gone to the 2nd to the last cubby hole, preparations should be done, and no one should move forward or they would pull Broodlord since he has a very large aggro radius. Preparations should be done fast, or the raid will get respawns on that current hole.
Broodlord's Key Abilities
Blast Wave - Inflicts 2700 - 3200ish Fire damage to nearby enemies and reduces their movement speed to 50% of normal for 8 seconds.
Mortal Strike - Broodlord's deadly ability. He has one nasty mortal strike that hits the tanks for 5000+ damage depending on the tanks gear. Healers need to be on the spot with Power Word: Shield once Mortal Strike hits a tank.
Knockback - This is an area of effect knock back which does mild damage and reduces your threat level. All tanks will be fighting for aggro and need to be ready to switch positions when they are top of the list and is the current main tank. If a DPS class becomes top of the list they should run to the MT position and die. Keeping Broodlord out of the raid is critical.
Cleave - Frontal / side attack which affects everyone in the area for around 1300+ dmg and affects up to 5 targets. Easily avoided by everyone except Main Tank with proper positioning.
Group Setups
1: Tank bank A- 2 Tanks, Druid, Priest, Shaman / Paladin
2: Tank bank B- 2 Tanks, Druid, Priest, Shaman / Paladin
3: Tank bank C- 1 Tank, DPS, healer
4: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
5: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
6: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
7: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
8: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
Notes on group setups
- DPS groups should be built to maximize their DPS.
Positions
- Tanks will be tanking him right where he stands, with their backs facing a corner of the gate. Main tank has the right corner of the gate, while the offtanks are at the other corner, making Broodlord face only the main tank and having the offtanks at the back out of cleave range.
- Rest of the raid moves in to the last cubby hole just beside where Broodlord was standing, once the tank starts to engage Broodlord. DPS should wait till the signal to DPS has been given.
- Once the DPS signal is given, melee DPS can move in behind Broodlord and start DPSing, but still watching their aggro. This way, they can avoid cleave, since they are behind Broodlord.
Strategy
The raid will be creeping through the Suppression Room along the right side wall. The raid stops at the 2nd to the last cubby hole (well short of where the Broodlord is standing), since he has a very large aggro range. The raid continues to clear the remaining Death Talon Hatchers and Blackwing Taskmasters, while still AoE-ing down the whelps. Once the last set of dragons and humanoids are cleared, the raid buffs up and prepares. Tanks should be getting back to their full tanking gear, and melee DPS should have medium fire resistance for the Blast Wave ability. A rogue should be assigned to full-time disarming the suppression device near the raid. That rogue won't be DPSing, but only be monitoring that suppression device, and disarms it every time it comes up and activates. There will normally be around 5 tanks (or less, if the raid can handle it) for this boss, all fighting for aggro. Once the rogue has disarmed the last trap, main tank moves in and engages Broodlord, while the rest of the raid moves in to their respective positions. The Main Tank goes to his respective corner of the gate keeping his back facing the wall to prevent the knockback from pulling any additional whelps from the rest of the Suppression Room, while the offtanks goes to the other side of the gate. All tanks continue to fight for aggro, as the DPS begins going full force. At each knockback, the top of the aggro list will change, so the next tank on the aggro needs to be ready to move to the main tank position such that the knockback will not throw him into the Suppression Room. DPS should watch their aggro, and clear / drop their aggro with their aggro-reducing / clearing skills everytime those skills are up (Feign Death, Feint, etc). Healers keep the tanks up, especially the current tank, as he can die on a Mortal Strike crit from Broodlord. Each tank should be assigned a priest, for them to shield once a mortal strike happens, as well as keeping that tank topped off all the time. Other healers focus on healing the current tank, and keep him topped off all the time. Also healers should be on alert whenever current tank changes due to Broodlord's knockback, which drops aggro. Druids maintain healing-over-time spells all the time on the current tank. When a mage or a warlock gets high on the aggro, he should get ready to go to the main tank's position, so that Broodlord will not go to the rest of the raid and cleave them, if ever that person manages to pull aggro. If whelps get pulled, just AoE these down quick, then resume DPS on Broodlord once they're killed. Just keep the tanks topped off, manage aggro, and DPS Broodlord down carefully. Watch the current tank and keep him up, shield him when he gets Mortal Striked. Kill him, and the whole Suppression Room stops respawning.
Once he's dead and you're done looting, you may now clear back to the suppression room, since you'll need the room for the next trash mobs.
Additional Notes
- Make sure no one gets too close to Broodlord before the MT begins to engage. He has a very large aggro radius.
- Druid Battle Rez's should be quick and used on the tanks if and when they die.
- Rogue assigned on the trap should be alert and keep the trap down at all times. If the trap manages to get activated, and it affects a healer, their cast time will be reduced and will be bad for healing the tank on time.
- Keep the raid away from his body when he dies as the Head is a quest item Bind-on-Pickup and cannot be master-looted.
- If you wipe while fighting Broodlord, you need to clear the Suppression room again, so be on top of your toes and make sure to kill him, unless you want to clear the whole Suppression room again.
Consumables
DPS potions for the melee and ranged. Flask of the Titans for the tanks.
Helpful Addon
KLHThreat Meter
Broodlord's Key Abilities
Blast Wave - Inflicts 2700 - 3200ish Fire damage to nearby enemies and reduces their movement speed to 50% of normal for 8 seconds.
Mortal Strike - Broodlord's deadly ability. He has one nasty mortal strike that hits the tanks for 5000+ damage depending on the tanks gear. Healers need to be on the spot with Power Word: Shield once Mortal Strike hits a tank.
Knockback - This is an area of effect knock back which does mild damage and reduces your threat level. All tanks will be fighting for aggro and need to be ready to switch positions when they are top of the list and is the current main tank. If a DPS class becomes top of the list they should run to the MT position and die. Keeping Broodlord out of the raid is critical.
Cleave - Frontal / side attack which affects everyone in the area for around 1300+ dmg and affects up to 5 targets. Easily avoided by everyone except Main Tank with proper positioning.
Group Setups
1: Tank bank A- 2 Tanks, Druid, Priest, Shaman / Paladin
2: Tank bank B- 2 Tanks, Druid, Priest, Shaman / Paladin
3: Tank bank C- 1 Tank, DPS, healer
4: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
5: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
6: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
7: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
8: DPS Group- DPS, healer(s)
Notes on group setups
- DPS groups should be built to maximize their DPS.
Positions
- Tanks will be tanking him right where he stands, with their backs facing a corner of the gate. Main tank has the right corner of the gate, while the offtanks are at the other corner, making Broodlord face only the main tank and having the offtanks at the back out of cleave range.
- Rest of the raid moves in to the last cubby hole just beside where Broodlord was standing, once the tank starts to engage Broodlord. DPS should wait till the signal to DPS has been given.
- Once the DPS signal is given, melee DPS can move in behind Broodlord and start DPSing, but still watching their aggro. This way, they can avoid cleave, since they are behind Broodlord.
Strategy
The raid will be creeping through the Suppression Room along the right side wall. The raid stops at the 2nd to the last cubby hole (well short of where the Broodlord is standing), since he has a very large aggro range. The raid continues to clear the remaining Death Talon Hatchers and Blackwing Taskmasters, while still AoE-ing down the whelps. Once the last set of dragons and humanoids are cleared, the raid buffs up and prepares. Tanks should be getting back to their full tanking gear, and melee DPS should have medium fire resistance for the Blast Wave ability. A rogue should be assigned to full-time disarming the suppression device near the raid. That rogue won't be DPSing, but only be monitoring that suppression device, and disarms it every time it comes up and activates. There will normally be around 5 tanks (or less, if the raid can handle it) for this boss, all fighting for aggro. Once the rogue has disarmed the last trap, main tank moves in and engages Broodlord, while the rest of the raid moves in to their respective positions. The Main Tank goes to his respective corner of the gate keeping his back facing the wall to prevent the knockback from pulling any additional whelps from the rest of the Suppression Room, while the offtanks goes to the other side of the gate. All tanks continue to fight for aggro, as the DPS begins going full force. At each knockback, the top of the aggro list will change, so the next tank on the aggro needs to be ready to move to the main tank position such that the knockback will not throw him into the Suppression Room. DPS should watch their aggro, and clear / drop their aggro with their aggro-reducing / clearing skills everytime those skills are up (Feign Death, Feint, etc). Healers keep the tanks up, especially the current tank, as he can die on a Mortal Strike crit from Broodlord. Each tank should be assigned a priest, for them to shield once a mortal strike happens, as well as keeping that tank topped off all the time. Other healers focus on healing the current tank, and keep him topped off all the time. Also healers should be on alert whenever current tank changes due to Broodlord's knockback, which drops aggro. Druids maintain healing-over-time spells all the time on the current tank. When a mage or a warlock gets high on the aggro, he should get ready to go to the main tank's position, so that Broodlord will not go to the rest of the raid and cleave them, if ever that person manages to pull aggro. If whelps get pulled, just AoE these down quick, then resume DPS on Broodlord once they're killed. Just keep the tanks topped off, manage aggro, and DPS Broodlord down carefully. Watch the current tank and keep him up, shield him when he gets Mortal Striked. Kill him, and the whole Suppression Room stops respawning.
Once he's dead and you're done looting, you may now clear back to the suppression room, since you'll need the room for the next trash mobs.
Additional Notes
- Make sure no one gets too close to Broodlord before the MT begins to engage. He has a very large aggro radius.
- Druid Battle Rez's should be quick and used on the tanks if and when they die.
- Rogue assigned on the trap should be alert and keep the trap down at all times. If the trap manages to get activated, and it affects a healer, their cast time will be reduced and will be bad for healing the tank on time.
- Keep the raid away from his body when he dies as the Head is a quest item Bind-on-Pickup and cannot be master-looted.
- If you wipe while fighting Broodlord, you need to clear the Suppression room again, so be on top of your toes and make sure to kill him, unless you want to clear the whole Suppression room again.
Consumables
DPS potions for the melee and ranged. Flask of the Titans for the tanks.
Helpful Addon
KLHThreat Meter