Firelands

Tanks

• Cinderweb Spinners can be forced to drop off of their webstring by using a taunt effect on them.
• If no one is at Beth'tilac's level during Stage One, she will constantly cast Venom Rain.
• Point Cinderweb Drones' Boiling Spatter away from your allies.
• Once Beth'tilac descends, coordinate with your other tank to manage the decreased healing from Widow's Kiss.
• In Stage Two, keep Beth'tilac away from any Cinderweb Spiderlings or she will Consume them.
• If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.

Healers

• If no one is at Beth'tilac's level during Stage One, she will constantly cast Venom Rain.
• Anyone at the same level as Beth'tilac will take damage from her Ember Flare.
• When Beth'tilac's energy is depleted she will cast Smoldering Devastation.
• If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.

Damage Dealers

• Cinderweb Drones are not defeated before their energy reaches zero they will ascend to drain Beth'tilac of her energy, hastening the next cast of Smoldering Devastation.
• Beth'tilac constantly damages players at the same level she is with Ember Flare, make sure you have a healer and tank up above before you take one of Cinderweb Spinners' web strings.
• If up above in Stage One, jump down before Beth'tilac casts Smoldering Devastation.

Fire Energy

Beth'tilac slowly loses Fire Energy over time. Cinderweb Drones also siphon some of her energy when their own energy is depleted. Whenever Beth'tilac runs out of Fire Energy, she will set herself ablaze, causing Smoldering Devastation.

Ember Flare

Intense heat burns enemies near Beth'tilac, inflicting Fire damage to players at the same level as Beth'tilac.

Meteor Burn

The meteor also burns a hole in the web through which players may fall.

Consume

Beth'tilac consumes Cinderweb Spiderlings, healing Beth'tilac for 10% of her maximum health.

Smoldering Devastation

When Beth'tilac's Fire Energy fully depletes, she will set herself ablaze and inflict Fire damage on all players located at her same level.

Venom Rain

Cinderweb Spinner

Cinderweb Spinners dangle from the web above on a filament strand. Using Taunt or a similar ability on a Spinner will cause them to drop to the ground. Once killed, their web filament remains. Players may then interact with the filament and move to the top of the web.

Cinderweb Drone

These large spiders climb out of caves below the Cinderweb. When their Fire Energy fully depletes, the Cinderweb Drone climbs up to Beth'tilac and siphons Fire Energy from her.

Cinderweb Spiderling

These tiny spiders climb out of caves below the Cinderweb. They instinctively move towards Cinderweb Drones.

Engorged Broodling

These unstable spiders fixate on a random player and cast Volatile Burst when they reach their target.

Frenzy

Beth'tilac periodically casts Frenzy, increasing her damage dealt by 5% until the end of the encounter. This effect stacks.

The Widow's Kiss

Beth'tilac's deadly kiss boils the blood of her current target, reducing the healing dealt to the target by% every 2 seconds for 20 sec.

Ember Flare

Beth'tilac emits a blazing heat, inflicting Fire damage to enemies on the same level as Beth'tilac.

Consume

Beth'tilac consumes Cinderweb Spiderlings, healing Beth'tilac for 10% of her maximum health.

Tanks

• During Stage One, you will tank adds that spawn throughout the playspace. In Stage Two, you will need to tank Rhyolith.
• Sparks of Rhyolith inflict Fire damage to all nearby players.

Healers

• As the number of Volcanoes increases, the frequency of Eruption increases.
• In Phase Two, Immolation will continually burn your raid.

Damage Dealers

• Rhyolith's movements are controlled by the ratio of damage being done to his two feet. More damage on the right foot will make him turn right; and more damage on the left foot will make him turn left. Damaging both equally will cause him to move in a straight line.
• Damaging Rhyolith's body in Stage One will equally distribute the damage between both of Rhyolith's feet.
• Don't let Rhyolith reach the lava around hit platform or else he will Drink the Magma.
• If Rhyolith steps on an active volcano, he will lose armor. If he steps on a dormant volcano, he will gain armor.

Obsidian Armor

Lord Rhyolith awakens encrusted in a thick coat of Obsidian Armor, which reduces all damage he takes by 80%. Lord Rhyolith's Obsidian Armor is reduced by 10% every time he steps on an active volcano. In Heroic Difficulty when Lord Rhyolith steps on an Active Volcano, 5 Liquid Obsidian creatures spawn around him.

Concussive Stomp

Lord Rhyolith smashes the ground, inflicting Fire damage to all players. Each stomp creates two to three volcanoes.

Volcano

Lord Rhyolith ignites a Volcano, causing it to inflict Fire damage to random players every 2 sec. When struck, the player takes 5% additional Fire damage for 15 sec. This effect stacks up to 20 times.

Crater

Lord Rhyolith creates a crater when he steps on an active volcano. Occasionally, Lord Rhyolith causes streams of lava to flow from a crater. The moving stream of lava inflicts Fire damage to any player in its path. After 10 sec. the stream of lava erupts, inflicting Fire damage to any player standing within a lava stream.

Thermal Ignition

Lord Rhyolith releases a jet of cinders, inflicting Fire damage to players within 7 yards and creates either 5 Fragments of Rhyolith or 1 Spark of Rhyolith.

Drink Magma

Immolation

Unleashed Flame

Tanks

• Voracious Hatchlings will Imprint on the nearest player they see when they spawn.
• Move Voracious Hatchlings near a Plump Lava Worm to keep them Satiated or else they will start throwing Tantrums.
• Blazing Talon Initiates do not need to be tanked.
• Work with the other tank to manage your stacks of Blazing Claw in Stage Four.

Healers

• Tanks will take significantly more damage in Stage One if their Voracious Hatchling throws a Tantrum.
• During Stage Two you will need to move constantly.
• In Stage Three, no damage should go out on the raid.
• In Stage Four, Alysrazor will constantly pulse Fire damage to the raid. When Stage Four ends she emits one final, large burst of Fire damage.

Damage Dealers

• Blazing Talon Initiates will gain stacks of Fire it Up! if they successfully cast Fieroblast.
• Most abilities in Stage One are avoidable.
• Blazing Talon Clawshapers that spawn in Stage Three will give Molten Power to Alysrazor if they are not controlled with stuns and interrupts.

Fliers

• Picking up a Molten Feather after Alysrazor takes to the air in Stage One will give you Wings of Flame.
• While you have Wings of Flame, you can cast while moving.
• Pass through the Rings of Fire while flying to gain Blazing Power and refresh the duration of Wings of Flame.

Blazing Claw

Alysrazor claws her way through the center of the arena, inflicting Physical damage to enemies in a 25 yard long 90 degree cone every 1.5 seconds. Each swipe also increases the Fire and Physical damage dealt to the target by 10% for 15 sec.

Firestorm

Alysrazor faces the center of the arena and kicks up a powerful, fiery wind.

Molting

Alysrazor molts, creating Molten Feathers nearby.

Flying

Players with Wings of Flame contend with additional elements of the battle.

Blazing Talon Initiate

Blazing Talon Initiates periodically fly in to assist Alysrazor in defeating enemy forces on the ground.

Voracious Hatchling

Early in Stage 1, two Blazing Broodmothers drop off two Molten Eggs. After several seconds the eggs hatch into Voracious Hatchlings. Voracious Hatchlings throw a Tantrum if not fed Plump Lava Worms.

Plump Lava Worm

During Stage 1, two sets of four Plump Lava Worms erupt from the molten ground. Players cannot attack Plump Lava Worms. Voracious Hatchlings near a Plump Lava Worm rush to devour it, becoming Satiated.

Herald of the Burning End

During Stage 1, a Herald of the Burning End periodically appears and begins casting Cataclysm. The Herald is immune to all damage, but dies when he casts Cataclysm.

Fiery Vortex

Harsh Winds

for 5 sec to players farther than 60 yards from the Fiery Vortex. This effect stacks.

Fiery Tornado

Blazing Power

Alysrazor continues to create rings of fire that appear on the ground of the arena and last for 3 seconds. Players passing through the ring gain Blazing Power, increasing their haste by 8%. Each stack of Blazing Power also restores mana, rage, energy, runic power, and holy power.

Burnout

Alysrazor's fire burns out, immobilizing her and increasing her damage taken by 50%. When struck with a harmful spell Alysrazor emits Essence of the Green.

Spark

A bright spark burns within the heart of Alysrazor, restoring Molten Power every 2 seconds.

Blazing Talon Clawshaper

At the start of stage 2, two Blazing Talon Clawshapers fly in and re-energize Alysrazor.

Ignited

Alysrazor's fiery core combusts once again, rapidly restoring her Molten Power. The core restores Molten Power every 1 sec.

Blazing Buffet

Alysrazor's fiery core emits powerful bursts of flame, inflicting Fire damage to all players every 1 sec. while Alysrazor remains Ignited.

Blazing Claw

Alysrazor claws at her current target, inflicing Physical damage to enemies in a 25 yard long 90 degree cone every 1.5 seconds. Each swipe also increases the Fire and Physical damage dealt to the target by 10% for 15 sec.

Full Power

When Alysrazor reaches 100 Molten Power, she is at Full Power. This deals Fire damage to all players and knocks them back. Alysrazor then begins her Stage 1 activities again.

Tanks

• Shannox and Riplimb are immune to Taunt mechanics.
• Rageface fixates on targets at random.
• Use the time when Riplimb retrieves Shannox's spear to reset your applications of Jagged Tear.

Healers

• Rageface fixates on targets at random.
• Victims of Face Rage will need significant healing.

Damage Dealers

• Rageface can be imprisoned by the Crtystal Prison Traps Shannox drops on the ground.
• Rageface will fixate on random members of your raid.
• Bring down all three targets at nearly the same time to avoid the extra damage from Frenzy and Frenzied Devotion.

Jagged Tear

Shannox's Arcing Slash leaves a Jagged Tear that inflicts Physical damage every 3 sec. for 24 sec. This effect stacks.

Limb Rip

Riplimb savagely bites his current target, inflicting 39% of normal melee damage and inflicting Jagged Tear.

Frenzied Devotion

Riplimb enters an unstoppable rage if he witnesses Shannox's health reach 30%. This effect increases Riplimb's damage dealt by 100%, attack speed by 50% and movement speed by 100%.

Feeding Frenzy

Riplimb's successful melee attacks increase his physical damage dealt by% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

Face Rage

Rageface leaps at a random player, stunning and knocking them to the ground. Rageface begins to viciously maul the player, inflicting Physical damage every 0.5 sec. and the damage dealt increases over time. While Rageface mauls the player, all attacks against the beast will be critical strikes. Rageface will continue the mauling until his target is dead, or until he has taken.1% of total health.

Frenzied Devotion

Rageface enters an unstoppable rage if he witnesses Shannox's health reach 30%. This effect increases Riplimb's damage dealt by 100%, attack speed by 50% and movement speed by 100%.

Feeding Frenzy

Rageface's successful melee attacks increase his physical damage dealt by% for 20 sec. This effect stacks.

Tanks

• Blaze of Glory increases your maximum health; but it also increases your Physical damage taken.
• With each cast of Blaze of Glory, Baleroc gains a stack of Incendiary Soul.
• Decimating Strike will inflict 20% of your maximum health in Shadow damage. This attack ignores defenses and armor.

Healers

• Healing victims of a Shard of Torment's Torment will grant you a stack of Vital Spark.
• Once you heal a target of Blaze of Glory, your Vital Sparks become a Vital Flame.
• If a Shard of Torment ever causes you to become Tormented your healing done will be greatly reduced.

Damage Dealers

• By getting heals while Tormented by a Shard of Torment, the healer will gain stacks of Vital Spark.
• The longer you stand near a Shard of Torment, the more damage Torment will do to you. Walking away changes the Torment to Tormented.
• Avoid Shards of Torment while you are Tormented.
• If a Shard of Torment ever has no players nearby, it will unleash a Wave of Torment.

Incendiary Soul

Every time Baleroc applies Blaze of Glory, he gains an application of Incendiary Soul, increasing his Fire damage dealt by 20%.

Torment

The Shard of Torment inflicts Shadow damage per application to the nearest player, stacking once per second.

Tormented

When Torment fades from a player, they are afflicted by the Tormented effect, which increases their magical damage taken by 250% and reduces the player's healing done by 50% for 20 sec. In Heroic Difficulty direct melee contact with any other player will apply a fresh copy of the Tormented effect to that player.

Wave of Torment

If no player stands within 15 yards of a Shard of Torment, the Shard pulses this effect, inflicting Shadow damage each second to all players.

Vital Spark

If a player casts a direct heal on someone being damaged by Torment, the healer gains an application of Vital Spark for every three stacks of Torment on the target. Casting a single-target direct heal on a target affected by Blaze of Glory will trigger Vital Flame. In Heroic Difficulty the healer gains an application of Vital Spark for every five stacks of Torment.

Decimation Blade

Baleroc's melee strikes do no Physical damage but instead inflict Shadow damage equal to 90% of the target's maximum health, but always at least damage. This damage cannot be resisted or mitigated. Baleroc's time between attacks increases by 150% while this effect is active.

Inferno Blade

Baleroc's melee strikes do no Physical damage but instead inflict Fire damage.

Tanks

• Each time Majordomo's Cat Form casts Leaping Flames, a Spirit of Flame is summoned.
• Flame Scythe's damage is split evenly amongst all target caught in its area of effect.
• Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.

Healers

• Majordomo Staghelm's damage increases with each shapeshift.
• Flame Scythe will be cast more frequently the longer Majordomo Staghelm remains in his Scorpion Form.
• Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
• Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
• It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.

Damage Dealers

• Burning Orbs damage the nearest player with constant Fire damage that ramps up the longer the victim stands closest to the orb.
• Searing Seeds duration is different per player.
• It is possible to dodge Leaping Flames.

Cat Form

Fandral transforms into a Cat when many of his enemies are not clustered together.

Scorpion Form

Fandral transforms into a Scorpion when many of his enemies are clustered together. In 25 player raids, Fandral transforms when 18 or more of his enemies are clustered together.

Night Elf Form

When Fandral enters Night Elf form, he briefly envelops his enemies in a Fiery Cyclone and casts an additional spell. When switching from Cat form to Scorpion form, Fandral unleashes Searing Seeds. When switching from Scorpion form to Cat form, Fandral unleashes Burning Orbs.

Tanks

• Ragnaros will use Magma Blast if his tank target isn't in melee range.
• Manage your applications of Burning Wound so that Burning Blast doesn't become lethal.
• Lava Scions that spawn during intermission two need to be tanked.
• When targeted for Molten Seed place the seed away from the raid to minimize the damage of the resultant Molten Inferno.
• Molten Elementals fixate on random raid members and cannot be tanked.

Healers

• Tanks will take high amounts of damage from Burning Wound and Burning Blast.
• Magma Trap is the largest source of raid damage.
• Any players who fail to avoid Lava Waves will need immediate attention to survive.
• Hand of Ragnaros will damage all melee damage dealers. The knockback will cancel your casting if you are too close to Ragnaros.
• Stand apart from your raid members to minimize Wrath of Ragnaros knocking you back.
• When targeted for Molten Seed place the seed away from the raid to minimize the damage of the resultant Molten Inferno.

Damage Dealers

• Avoid triggering Magma Trap due to the knockback of Hand of Ragnaros.
• Spread out to avoid hitting multiple players with Wrath of Ragnaros.
• Kill Sons of Flame before they reach Sulfuras or they will Supernova.
• Magma Trap will launch you high enough to make the fall fatal.
• When targeted for Molten Seed place the seed away from the raid to minimize the damage of the resultant Molten Inferno.
• Stand apart from your raid members to minimize Wrath of Ragnaros knocking you back.
• Living Meteors can be forced to change target by damaging them while they are Combustible.

Sulfuras Smash

Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform.

Wrath of Ragnaros

Hand of Ragnaros

Magma Trap

Ragnaros launches a Magma Trap at a random player's location. The active Magma Trap persists for the duration of the encounter and triggers when stepped on, causing a Magma Trap Eruption.

Magma Blast

Ragnaros blasts magma at his current target if he cannot reach and melee them, inflicting Fire damage and increasing Fire damage taken by 50% for 6 sec.

Splitting Blow

Son of Flame

Sons of Flame cross the platform and attempt to reform with Sulfuras. A Son of Flame that reaches Sulfuras causes a Supernova.

Lava Bolt

While Ragnaros lies submerged underneath the lava, bolts of hot magma fall on several random players every 4 seconds. A Lava Bolt inflicts Fire Damage.

Sulfuras Smash

Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform.

Engulfing Flame

Ragnaros periodically engulfs a random third of the platform in flames, immediately inflicting Fire damage to players caught in the conflagration then again inflicting Fire damage one second later.

World in Flames

Ragnaros periodically casts Engulfing Flames on a random section of the platform every 3 sec for 9 sec.

Molten Seed

After 10 sec the Molten Seed bursts into a Molten Inferno.

Magma Blast

Ragnaros blasts magma at his current target if he cannot reach and melee them, inflicting Fire damage and increasing Fire damage taken by 50% for 6 sec.

Splitting Blow

Son of Flame

Sons of Flame cross the platform and attempt to reform with Sulfuras. A Son of Flame that reaches Sulfuras causes a Supernova.

Lava Scion

One Lava Scion forms on each side of the platform.

Sulfuras Smash

Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform.

Engulfing Flame

Ragnaros periodically engulfs a random third of the platform in flames, immediately inflicting Fire damage to players caught in the conflagration then again inflicting Fire damage one second later.

World in Flames

Ragnaros periodically casts Engulfing Flames on a random section of the platform every 3 sec for 9 sec.

Summon Living Meteor

Ragnaros calls down an increasing number of Living Meteors.

Magma Blast

Ragnaros blasts magma at his current target if he cannot reach and melee them, inflicting Fire damage and increasing Fire damage taken by 50% for 6 sec.

Superheated

Ragnaros unleashes his full power and becomes Superheated, inflicting Fire damage every 1 sec. on all players and increasing the damage dealt by Superheated by%. This effect stacks.

Empower Sulfuras

Ragnaros channels his flames upon Sulfuras. After 5 sec. of channeling, Sulfuras becomes Empowered and Ragnaros' melee attacks unleash the Flames of Sulfuras, inflicting Fire damage to all players.

Dreadflame

Ragnaros stomps and creates a Dreadflame at nearby locations. The Dreadflame multiplies rapidly and spreads across the platform.

Cenarius

Although the son of Malorne and Elune, the mighty demigod and druid patron Cenarius was cared for in his youth by the Dragon Aspect Ysera. Cenarius supports the raid by using his powers over nature to freeze Living Meteors and reduce the damage caused when Ragnaros is Superheated.

Arch Druid Hamuul Runetotem

Apart from being revered by his fellow tauren, the greathearted archdruid Hamuul Runetotem is also a celebrated leader of the Cenarion Circle. The wise tauren assists the raid by harnessing nature's fury and causes roots to erupt from the ground to entrap Ragnaros.

Malfurion Stormrage

One of the most powerful druids ever, Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage has been instrumental in protecting Mount Hyjal from Ragnaros's fiery elemental forces. The legendary archdruid helps the raid by protecting heroes from the all-consuming Dreadflame attacks.