Blizzard has upped the ante this time around. Not only are players joining the festivities around World of Warcraft's 20-year Anniversary, but the devs have also revamped the beloved Blackrock Depths into a raid for players to clear. With familiar and new bosses, the difficulty has definitely spiked as many guilds and pugs are struggling to clear the instance on the Normal and Heroic difficulties.
With that being said, we can expect some tuning in the following days so the fights should get much easier (hopefully). Some players have noticed that the raid is much easier on lower-level characters as 80-level clears are downright impossible. Having that in mind, we will go over the second boss you will encounter in the new BRD raid - Bael'Gar.
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Blackrock Depths Raid Bael'Gar Abilities
Bael'Gar is not as threatening as the first boss, however, you will need to coordinate with your team to avoid unnecessary wipes, especially from the heavy AoE casts.
- Giant Strike - Bael'Gar casts a massive cone in front of him dealing tons of damage.
- Rockfall - Bael'Gar causes the ceiling to crumble causing small swirlies to drop so make sure to dodge them as well as move away from the impact points of the big Boulders.
- Boulder - Bael'Gar will drop several Boulders which upon being destroyed spawn small adds.
- Spawn of Bael'Gar - upon dying the adds cast a small DoT on a random player called Molten Heart.
- Molten Furnace - Bael'Gar begins channeling a deadly raid-wide AoE. You will need to hide behind a Boulder to avoid the damage.
- Shatter- Bael'Gar casts another raid-wide AoE that scales with the number of Boulders still alive in the room.
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Blackrock Depths Raid Bael'Gar Tips
This fight is far easier than the first boss of the Blackrock Depths raid, though you will still have to pay close attention to swirlies and ensure at least 1 Boulder is left alive for the Molten Furnace cast.
Tanks
- The boss must always face the wall with his back to the rest of the party.
- Make sure to taunt up the adds once the group brings them closer for cleaving.
Healers
- Save bigger cooldowns for AoE damage and top-up tanks at all times.
- Make sure to pay attention to players with the Molten Heart DoT.
DPS
- Immediately nuke down Boulders by ensuring only one remains alive for the Molten Furnace cast.
- Bring adds to the boss so maximum cleave damage.
- Dodge swirlies and stay away from Boulder impact range.
And that covers everything you need to know about the Bael'Gar encounter in the new Blackrock Depths raid. Best of luck and remember to take part in all of the festivities for WoW's 20th Anniversary.
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