Caverns of Time: Opening the Dark Portal

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Level Cleared - Group Composition - Short Comment

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Tips and Tactics

1. Done from the perspective of a paladin tank: a few general rules for the rift lords:
   • Be sure to park your paladin directly between the portal and medivh's shield. Consecrate whenever it's up, or whenever a dragon is passing your tank, if you are low on mana. This way you can intercept any dragons before they reach medivh. If you are using shamans, you can take them out with chain lightnings without having to re-target. Otherwise, you can probably just let them pound on your tank and clear them after the rift lord is down
   • After taking down one rift lord, clear any dragonkin that are zapping Medivh's shield, before engaging the next rift lord. After clearing out these dragonkin, you should have time to drink. Just because the next Lord is up, doesn't mean you have to engage him right away. Better to ensure you are prepared.

Bosses

Chrono Lord Deja

1. None

Temporus

1. Has a buff that increases his attack speed. Purge/steal it, and he hits like a baby
2. Stacks up a debuff on your tank that reduces healing done to you by 10%, stacks up to 100% (at which point you no longer will get heals). You can bubble out of this if needed.

Aeonus

1. Aoe long-lasting stun, hits pretty hard when your tank is stunned (and thus can't dodge/parry/block). You will want to apply as many HOT's as possible, and keep your tank topped off to 100% throughout this fight. Ive gone from 100 down to 40 during the stun. Better safe than sorry.

Azeroth

Blackfathom Deeps • Blackrock Depths • Blackrock Spire (Lower) • Deadmines • Dire Maul: East • Dire Maul: North • Dire Maul: West • Gnomeregan • Maraudon • Ragefire Chasm • Razorfen Downs • Razorfen Kraul • Scarlet Monastery: Armory • Scarlet Monastery: Cathedral • Scarlet Monastery: Graveyard • Scarlet Monastery: Library • Scholomance • Shadowfang Keep • Stockade • Stratholme • Temple of Atal'Hakkar • Uldaman • Wailing Caverns • Zul'Farrak Ahn'Qiraj (Ruins) • Ahn'Qiraj (Temple) • Blackrock Spire (Upper) • Blackwing Lair • Naxxramas • Molten Core • Onyxia's Lair • Zul'Gurub

Outland

Auchindoun: Auchenai Crypts • (Heroic) • Auchindoun: Mana-Tombs • (Heroic) • Auchindoun: Sethekk Halls • (Heroic) • Auchindoun: Shadow Labyrinth • (Heroic) • Caverns of Time: Escape from Durnholde Keep • (Heroic) • Caverns of Time: Opening the Dark Portal • (Heroic) • Coilfang Reservoir: Slave Pens • (Heroic) • Coilfang Reservoir: The Steamvault • (Heroic) • Coilfang Reservoir: The Underbog • (Heroic) • Hellfire Citadel: The Blood Furnace • (Heroic) • Hellfire Citadel: Hellfire Ramparts • (Heroic) • Hellfire Citadel: Shattered Halls • (Heroic) • Magisters' Terrace • (Heroic) • Tempest Keep: The Arcatraz • (Heroic) • Tempest Keep: The Botanica • (Heroic) • Tempest Keep: The Mechanar • (Heroic) Black Temple • Caverns of Time: Battle for Mount Hyjal • Coilfang Reservoir: Serpentshrine Cavern • Gruul's Lair • Hellfire Citadel: Magtheridon's Lair • Karazhan • Sunwell Plateau • Tempest Keep: The Eye • Zul'Aman