In no time, the best guilds in Wrath of the Lich King Classic defeated Ulduar, one of the most popular raids in WoW history. The avatar Yogg-Saron and shortly thereafter Algalon, the Observer, were defeated just 78 minutes after release.
Who got the First Kill? The European guild BEEF BAR from the server Gehennas won the race for the First Kill. After just 78 minutes, it was all over and Algalon, the secret final boss was defeated – just a few minutes after the kill on the actual final boss Yogg-Saron.
BEEF BAR are no strangers, the pro-guild has been hanging around the top places on Warcraftlogs for some time. During TBC, they placed second in Tier 5 and fifth in the race for the Sunwell Plateau. In Wrath of the Lich, they then really took off and secured first place twice in a row: WoW WotLK Classic: Just 1 hour after release, all 3 raids are completed – top guilds rely on one class
The European guild Progress took second place. The pros from the server Firemaw are also successful and have celebrated many First Kills in Classic and The Burning Crusade. WoW BC Classic: The best players are done after 24 hours with what used to take 6 weeks
Third place was secured by the guild FORGET. Like BEEF BAR, it also comes from the European server Gehennas. The guild has many veterans from the private server scene in its ranks, but often landed only in the middle of the field in previous races for First Kills.
Ulduar is considered one of the best raids in the history of World of Warcraft. After 14 years, there is also a cool new trailer:
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How did they achieve this? BEEF BAR relied on two particularly strong DPS classes in their World-First run: Warlocks and Death Knights. Their team included 5 Warlocks and 4 Death Knights, of which 2 had the Unholy specialization and 2 had the Frost specialization.
They also brought along 2 Rogues, one Balance Druid, one Survival Hunter, one Shadow Priest, one Retribution Paladin, one Enhancement Shaman, and one Fury Warrior. As tanks, BEEF BAR used 2 Paladins and as healers 3 Paladins, 2 Priests, and one Shaman. Notably, no Mage made it into the World-First team.
In the World-First races in WoW: Classic, besides the optimal distribution of the raid, practice and experience also play an important role. The community is much better informed nowadays, some players have years of experience with WoW and on private servers. Boss kills are optimized down to the smallest detail to extract every little advantage. Nevertheless, it is a strong performance by BEEF BAR! Congratulations!
Now it’s your opinion! Did you follow the race? Are you looking forward to Ulduar? Has your guild already mastered the raid? Share your thoughts with the community and leave us a comment!
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