If 29 fire mages act up in World of Warcraft, no boss lasts long. Even current heroic raid bosses melt away in just a few seconds.
By the end of an expansion, the usual rules in World of Warcraft dissolve. While normally well-mixed groups of all classes are needed, it tends to get a bit more thematic. This has now been proven by a raid group that faced the bosses of the current raid Ny’alotha. Their composition: 29 fire mages and one demon hunter as tank. The success speaks for itself.
How did they manage that? Fire mages with good gear are currently considered the DPS that are leading in damage. Additionally, fire mages have a very solid “burst phase” where they land critical hits consistently and thus achieve enormous damage peaks. The group around the streamer Scripe (from the professional guild Method) took advantage of this.
Drest’agath melts away before your eyes: The fight against the boss Drest’agath is particularly impressive. Normally, this is a multi-minute fight where numerous additional enemies must be defeated before the actual boss even takes damage. However, when 29 fire mages unleash their massive, burning fireballs, the mechanics of a boss fight become completely irrelevant. How quickly Drest’agath melts under the continuous fire is shown in this clip:
This is particularly impressive because Drest’agath actually heals continuously – but against the wrath of the fire mages, it doesn’t help him.
Anyone wanting to see the entire run with all bosses can watch it here on Twitch.
What else did the group accomplish? The team also completed the entire raid and killed all bosses in Ny’alotha. Most other fights did take a bit longer since there were some mechanics to consider, but basically, the strategy worked again and again. A rain of enormous fireballs and fire spells can indeed make a significant impact.
Do you think it’s cool when such absurd strategies work at the end of an expansion? Or does that somehow ruin the appeal of WoW?
