07-08-2005, 06:49 PM
Good write-up. I have just one addition to the Phase 2 tactics:
When you initially enter Phase 2, I've found that a greater number of whelps leave the egg area than at any other time during Phase 2 (assuming no one runs in and hatches them all). This makes the transition to Phase 2 the hardest part of Phase 2, assuming you can avoid deep breaths and chain fireballs.
Therefore, I think the healers should do as follows:
1. When Onyxia initially turns around and heads south, cast SW:Pain immediately.
2. Ignore Onyxia for a bit and focus on pre-shielding/healing the whelp group AoE'ers for the first wave of whelps. One healer (the one from the whelp group) is very hard-pressed to keep them alive. Yesterday, I was spamming flash heals and shields as fast as possible and the whelps still dealt more damage to the AoE whelp handlers than I could heal. It would really help to have all healers focusing on the first wave of whelps.
3. Once the first wave of whelps has been dispatched, things should be much easier and so then you can focus on dealing damage to Onyxia & regenning your mana for Phase 3. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the whelp groups, at this point, but once the first group has been taken care of, the subsequent whelp groups are much smaller and, thus, more managable for a single healer to deal with.
As for the rest of the group, more AoE is also helpful for the first whelp group. If someone shouts it out or you see the first wave descending on the whelp groups, wait a second and then drop a ranged AoE attack to supplement the IAE'ing/Hellfiring of the whelp groups to help drop that first group a bit faster. Then focus on dishing out as much damage as quickly as possible to Onyxia over the course of Phase 2 since you'll have plenty of time to regain mana at the start of Phase 3.
When you initially enter Phase 2, I've found that a greater number of whelps leave the egg area than at any other time during Phase 2 (assuming no one runs in and hatches them all). This makes the transition to Phase 2 the hardest part of Phase 2, assuming you can avoid deep breaths and chain fireballs.
Therefore, I think the healers should do as follows:
1. When Onyxia initially turns around and heads south, cast SW:Pain immediately.
2. Ignore Onyxia for a bit and focus on pre-shielding/healing the whelp group AoE'ers for the first wave of whelps. One healer (the one from the whelp group) is very hard-pressed to keep them alive. Yesterday, I was spamming flash heals and shields as fast as possible and the whelps still dealt more damage to the AoE whelp handlers than I could heal. It would really help to have all healers focusing on the first wave of whelps.
3. Once the first wave of whelps has been dispatched, things should be much easier and so then you can focus on dealing damage to Onyxia & regenning your mana for Phase 3. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the whelp groups, at this point, but once the first group has been taken care of, the subsequent whelp groups are much smaller and, thus, more managable for a single healer to deal with.
As for the rest of the group, more AoE is also helpful for the first whelp group. If someone shouts it out or you see the first wave descending on the whelp groups, wait a second and then drop a ranged AoE attack to supplement the IAE'ing/Hellfiring of the whelp groups to help drop that first group a bit faster. Then focus on dishing out as much damage as quickly as possible to Onyxia over the course of Phase 2 since you'll have plenty of time to regain mana at the start of Phase 3.
-TheDragoon