5-man Naxxramas

After finishing ToC heroic with my mixed team yesterday, I've cleared all 5-man content available in game now.

So I decided test my DPS in Naxx 10 and it went promisingly well. Patchwerk defeated with no problem: Screenshot.
Then I tried Grobbulus too. That one was harder but I feel the chance killing him is very high too. :)

This was also my first Wrath raid at all, since the 5box are my only 80s and I've farmed just 5-man heroics before or old raid content with them. (can solo BWL, MC, Hydross, Najentus, Doomwalker, Kazzak).

Thus I'm total Naxx nab. I want to ask if someone tried to 5 man more bosses in this instance or which else are even doable this way. Some Naxx bosses are probably very hard or maybe impossible with just one tank and at some point I will need to group with someone else. Before it comes I want to enjoy the unique initial exploring and challenge where one can get alone. :)

I've tried Noth the plaguebringer, should be doable with 5, I just ran oom and didnt try again. Only trick is near the end, the adds start using lots of AoE, so they need to be stunned (pally tanks ftw) and killed quickly. Safety dance should be fine too, provided you can move well enough, as there is no enrage timer. Spider wing can probably be done too, the Adds will be a bit tough with one tank, but maybe some encounter specific macros will help. I think the only thing you COULDNT do without a second tank is Thaddius, and 4 horsemen. Everything else can be done if you are overgeared in heroic badge gear. Instructor Razuvious might be impossible as well, cause youd lose 1 dps to the MC... At least youll be able to bypass the bosses and go straight to Sapph, he's doable with 5, just a lot of AoE...

everyting is doable, except:
Thaddius
4h(maybe)
Gluth

Is it worth doing? nope.

if you have the DPS Gluth can be done without even worrying about the zombies, just tank him where he stands. But you probably wouldnt have the dps with only 5, and.

It's worth doing for the fun of it, but you have to be really overgeared, negating the usefulness of any gear drops, save for a few, like trinkets.

I'd clear what you can by yourself, then Pug the rest... more shards for you!

i hate gluth...*sobs*

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Originally Posted by daviddoran

more shards for you!

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ToC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXnLkukybY

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Originally Posted by Niley

everyting is doable, except:
Thaddius
4h(maybe)
Gluth

Is it worth doing? nope.

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Its definitely worth doing it just for fun and experience.. Yea you wont be able to upgrade your gear but you will learn many things.. And once you are done with the heroic grind theres nothing left to do in PvE

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Originally Posted by SideWays

Its definitely worth doing it just for fun and experience.. Yea you wont be able to upgrade your gear but you will learn many things.. And once you are done with the heroic grind theres nothing left to do in PvE

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I cant say i learned anything from 5 boxing naxx, ulduar or even ToC, its no different than doing heroics.

Attack the boss, do a) b) or c) when he does ability, heal the tank, collect loot.

Why are you doing it then? There are ppl out there who dont care about gear in the first place.. Its fun and you learn how to master different situations which can be very helpful in future raids etc.

The way you look at it its of course the same as doing a heroic, but its different a), b) and c)'s you gotta deal with and adapt to.. Which is what I call learning..

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Originally Posted by Niley

I cant say i learned anything from 5 boxing naxx, ulduar or even ToC, its no different than doing heroics.

Attack the boss, do a) b) or c) when he does ability, heal the tank, collect loot.

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This is probably very true. I will stay farming heroics for the gold I don't need then. :confused:

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Originally Posted by SideWays

Why are you doing it then? There are ppl out there who dont care about gear in the first place.. .

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I'm not, i did it whne soemone asked me for a video, did I enjoy it? nope.

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Originally Posted by Niley

I'm not, i did it whne soemone asked me for a video, did I enjoy it? nope.

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Kinda weird you did that video. Whne soemone will watch that, can learn anything? nope.

I don't know shit about 10 man content, don't you get triumph badges from that? How would that be worthless?

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Originally Posted by LokNarash

Kinda weird you did that video. When someone will watch that, can they learn anything? nope.

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Didn't I said that someone asked me for it? To see how to deal with dance? got plenty of response to it from other boxers.
*corrected your spelling

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Originally Posted by Kromtor

I don't know shit about 10 man content, don't you get triumph badges from that? How would that be worthless?

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You get triumph from onyxia and ToC both 10 or 25, everything else is conq.

I, for one, welcome overlord Niley's videos ... cuz my gear is teh crapz and I don't know many fights.

On topic though, when it was said that all is doable except gluth, 4 horse & thaddius, did he mean that 2 5boxers couldn't complete it? or did he mean it wasn't doable by only 1 5boxer?

My bro is going to have a 5box team up to 80 soon, and we were thinking of doing naxx... can't remember reading if naxx has been done by 2 5boxxers ... (if so, how they heck did they do thaddius??)

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Originally Posted by gitcho

My bro is going to have a 5box team up to 80 soon, and we were thinking of doing naxx... can't remember reading if naxx has been done by 2 5boxxers ... (if so, how they heck did they do thaddius??)

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He's a joke on 10 man. Each boxer takes a side, use [target=targettarget] healing for the 2 doofi before thaddius to deal with the tank swap. Make sure that you don't kill them when the tank is on the wrong side (i.e. Boxer A's tank is with Boxer B's group). Either use swiftness pots, aspect of the pack, to make the jump easy. Spread out and DPS thaddius.

It's been said many times you don't need to deal with charges on 10 man if that's the part you were questioning? I assume you were talking the tank throw part.

Naxx10 has been done by 2x 5 boxers. It was done a long time ago this way (6+ months).

I've done most of it with 2x 5 boxers myself (me and daviddoran). We only stopped because it was getting late, and I needed sleep. :)

Yeah, we even did it with only one tank and one healer.... and for Loatheb we didnt even use a healer, just 8 shaman mass chain healing..... (we only did half of it, due to sleep, man sleep and work really cuts into my raiding time)

you also get triumph badges from the fire boss in VoA ( both 10 and 25 man )

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Originally Posted by Alemi

He's a joke on 10 man. Each boxer takes a side, use [target=targettarget] healing for the 2 doofi before thaddius to deal with the tank swap. Make sure that you don't kill them when the tank is on the wrong side (i.e. Boxer A's tank is with Boxer B's group). Either use swiftness pots, aspect of the pack, to make the jump easy. Spread out and DPS thaddius.

It's been said many times you don't need to deal with charges on 10 man if that's the part you were questioning? I assume you were talking the tank throw part.

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yeah, you don't have to move at all during the second half of the thaddius fight (on thaddius himself). One DPS can stay on each platform, one can go on the platform on the ground on each side, and spread the rest out, and pew pew. If you are able, stacking like charges can increase your dps, up to 2x what you can normally do. I'd try and move one toon each, from each boxer, and try and use your highest DPS toons.