07-25-2006, 05:08 PM
Quote:/disagree ;-)
This is the one fight where it pretty much doesn't matter how gimped you are, thanks to Essence of the Red. You can pile on the damage *especially* when you have burning adrenaline. It's worth trying to keep whoever has it alive as long as possible.
We use prayer of healing rather than holy nova; as it heals for more, you can cast it less often and spot heal/dot vael in between.
I wear ~255 unbuffed FR, I HS/Shield Slam/sunder in def stance till 19%, then all the warriors execute. If a tank dies and I've got aggro, I move to the tank spot, and keep executing. After 19%, no def stance needed. A warrior with Essence of the Red can execute-tank ftw.
Tanks for this fight: It's very important to be flexible and not tied to a particular order. Be ready to move when *your name* pops in that target-of-target box. If you don't move fast enough, people get tailswiped, and that slows down DPS. I build as much aggro as I can for my place in the order, but I always err on the side of *not pulling aggro off the current tank early*.
--Mav