Multiboxing AQ40

[ferretb]

I've been having a blast with my 5 druid team with heroics and old content. My eye has been turning to AQ40, and I was wondering if anyone had hints and tips on 5 manning it? I've heard you can't clear the instance, but I would be up for farming rep week after week. Any advice is appreciated.

[Maxion]

I've 5-boxed (noone else was there) it up to twin emperors. Did not manage to find a way to set my team up to successfully do twin emps (my tanking options were rather limited), but I'm pretty sure it has been killed by 5 single players before.
And just clearing up to that point gave pretty decent rep. Just remember to save the tokens from the bosses for later since you don't get rep from killing trash anymore after revered, and the tokens will come in very handy for that last part to exalted.

[SmartJelly]

I had alot of trouble with the 1st boss due to mind control, but after that it was a doddle. Think I had to CC my own chars! Went to sleep before twins though, guess them and last boss (C'thun?) would be tricky. This was last year I think, so maybe you could 1ish shot the 1st boss now.

Other than that, I've only done the instance once with a pug, so I'm not really an expert on it; got the eye but dont have the rep to turn it in, oops.

Pretty sure I've heard mention of AQ40 on the forums before, probably worth a search.

Good luck

[Coltimar]

I used to tank one of the twins on my warlock! I should do this before they blow it up or something :/

[Maxion]

I used to tank one of the twins on my warlock! I should do this before they blow it up or something :/

Yes, range tanking one of them is fine, the problem is when they switch. Trying to have tanks in both ends that would pick up whichever boss was there was being hard to macro, and trying to let them run back to the other side each time didn't work because my pally would somehow get aggro on the ranged one when they switched, and then they'd both be on that side.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I have yet to make it past Skeram. The MC is nearly instant death for at least two of my pallies.

[Coltimar]

Is your threat high enough? I spammed scorch to kkep aggro, lol.

[Maxion]

Is your threat high enough? I spammed scorch to kkep aggro, lol.

Yes my boomkin had no problem holding aggro, the problem was that they pretty much reset aggro when they switch, so that any tiny bit of threat gets their attention and keeps them from running back to their last target. Not that you'd normally want them to run back, but I figured I'd see if I could outdamage the little bit of healing they'd do on the run across.

[jinkobi]

A pally in good gear can solo Skeram. It's easier just to solo it to avoid the mind control than contend with a your mind controlled slave. Emphasis on good gear. Need full t9 and some t10 helps.

Others on here have said they just burn Skeram down with their team balls out but not really sure how they manage that.

For the Twin emps I'm told you use dots to keep them on the right target, Like SOV or Moonfire whatever you got in retrospect to their immunities. When they switch they'll beeline to whomever has the dot on them.

There was a guy on here who said he solo'd AQ40 with his team every week. He didn't go into much details except the ones I posted above and his armory had like 30 Cthun kills so the proof was there.

[valkry]

Yes, range tanking one of them is fine, the problem is when they switch. Trying to have tanks in both ends that would pick up whichever boss was there was being hard to macro, and trying to let them run back to the other side each time didn't work because my pally would somehow get aggro on the ranged one when they switched, and then they'd both be on that side.

Probably consecrate, leave it out of your rotation.