Wotlk - ICC - Pit of Saron (PoS) - Forgemaster Garfrost

[BobGnarly]

Yeah, what I did is grouped my slaves at the bottom of the stairs (this is very important - with this you can just ignore the frost debuf as it gets cleared when he runs to the forges) with my tank about 1/2 way up the stairs.

Bloodlust right off and concentrate on the boss (forget adds for now, unless you can do high-damage single target attacks that are also aoe like chain lightning). After he goes to the first forge, kill the adds, heal up and wait. Repeat and win.

When he throws a boulder, since they're all grouped up, just strafe them all one way or the other. I get the impression that a lot of people don't have the ability to strafe the team independently of the tank. I consider this crucial for boxing the more mobile encounters and use it all the time. With this ability you will find it much easier to avoid the boulders.

[Fursphere]

Yeah, what I did is grouped my slaves at the bottom of the stairs (this is very important - with this you can just ignore the frost debuf as it gets cleared when he runs to the forges) with my tank about 1/2 way up the stairs.

Bloodlust right off and concentrate on the boss (forget adds for now, unless you can do high-damage single target attacks that are also aoe like chain lightning). After he goes to the first forge, kill the adds, heal up and wait. Repeat and win.

When he throws a boulder, since they're all grouped up, just strafe them all one way or the other. I get the impression that a lot of people don't have the ability to strafe the team independently of the tank. I consider this crucial for boxing the more mobile encounters and use it all the time. With this ability you will find it much easier to avoid the boulders.

My problem is I honestly can't tell when he's going to throw a rock.

[Iceorbz]

My problem is I honestly can't tell when he's going to throw a rock.

Do you not use Deadly Boss mods ? It will tell you and pop a warning. If your not using, I would.

For alot of raid guilds its a requirement.

[Fursphere]

Do you not use Deadly Boss mods ? It will tell you and pop a warning. If your not using, I would.

For alot of raid guilds its a requirement.

Yes, I've got it installed on all my clients.

It pops up a visual text warning - but no audio alerts (like every other DBM function). AND the warning stays on the screen long after the rock has landed, so I'm glancing around on all screens looking for an alert, and sometimes I can't tell if its a "pre" or "post" rock alert, so I end up over moving and getting all screwed up.

[Malekyth]

AND the warning stays on the screen long after the rock has landed, so I'm glancing around on all screens looking for an alert, and sometimes I can't tell if its a "pre" or "post" rock alert, so I end up over moving and getting all screwed up.

I have the same problem with that fight. It would be nice if the notification could disappear a couple seconds after Garfrost's cast bar has finished, or as soon as anyone takes damage from the boulder, whichever comes first. Unfortunately my .lua is not up to the task.

[BobGnarly]

RE: the saronite boulder.

Seems a lot of people are struggling with this. Here's what I do.

I run 4 shaman. I group all 4 at the bottom of the stairs all the way to the right (as you are facing the stairs). Pull Garfrost and tank at top of stairs, so he is NOT facing the shaman (or he will do a cone AOE that hits them). In fact, I back my paladin up against the side of the top of the staircase on the left side (as you are looking at the stairs from the bottom) for reasons described below.

DBM will make a sound when he is casting the boulder. When that sounds comes out, I look at the screen and see who it's being cast on (or you can look at Garfrost's target). There are only two choices for me.

1) he's casting it on my tank, which I completely ignore because the tank is already backed up against the side of the staircase and can't be knocked back so I don't care, or

2) he's casting it on one of my shaman. Since they are all grouped up together, at this time I just move the about 1/4 of the width of the stairs to the left and keep on trucking.

Rinse and repeat, never fails to work unless I screw up.

[thedreameater]

RE: the saronite boulder.

Seems a lot of people are struggling with this. Here's what I do.

I run 4 shaman. I group all 4 at the bottom of the stairs all the way to the right (as you are facing the stairs). Pull Garfrost and tank at top of stairs, so he is NOT facing the shaman (or he will do a cone AOE that hits them). In fact, I back my paladin up against the side of the top of the staircase on the left side (as you are looking at the stairs from the bottom) for reasons described below.

DBM will make a sound when he is casting the boulder. When that sounds comes out, I look at the screen and see who it's being cast on (or you can look at Garfrost's target). There are only two choices for me.

1) he's casting it on my tank, which I completely ignore because the tank is already backed up against the side of the staircase and can't be knocked back so I don't care, or

2) he's casting it on one of my shaman. Since they are all grouped up together, at this time I just move the about 1/4 of the width of the stairs to the left and keep on trucking.

Rinse and repeat, never fails to work unless I screw up.

It was frost presence vs the totems. The totems get wiped by the rock. This is a great method. I am losing toons at the very end, but I got him.

THANKS!