If you're 68, it's time to pack your
bags and set your looking for group tag for Utgarde
Keep, the first instance of Northrend.
The normal enemies from boss to boss are remarkably sparse, but the
bosses tend to be more difficult than the other instances at the Heroic
level. Stay for a spell, er, a bloodrage
perhaps. Within we'll take a look at what we need to watch
out for
from a DPS and Tanking perspective as Warriors, and what kind of
treasures await!
style="color: rgb(29, 66, 136); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Notable
Monsters - note that almost
all of humanoids here can be disarmed!
Dragonflayer
Metalworkers - These enrage when low on life,
and it's pretty
potent. If you have more than one in an engagement,
make sure single
target damage is being used and not area of effect, or you or the tank
are going to hit the floor more than likely.
Dragonflayer
Overseers - Watch out for the random charges,
and stay on top
of them
so you don't lose hate when they run off if you are tanking.
Charge
with them!
Dragonflayer
Runecasters
- They cast a defensive shield spell fairly often, shown by a soft
clear bubble encasing their target. If you are tanking,
shield slam
this immediately, it can be dispelled as a magic effect.
Enslaved Proto-Drakes
- Make sure you have them facing away from the group if
tanking, and
stay at their sides otherwise to avoid the fire breath. These
are
probably the most dangerous enemies in the instance, so don't hold back
even though you encounter them early on!
style="color: rgb(29, 66, 136); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Specific
Boss Strategies
Prince
Keleseth
is a pushover as long as the Frost Tombs and Skeletons are
managed. If
your group is melee heavy, you may need to charge or intercept a Tomb
to draw attention to it to get the DPS freeing up the healer or ranged
attacker. The initial skeleton wave always comes from the
door.
Charge them before they reach the ground and handle them there so that
when they resurrect, they aren't on top of your party
already. He
drops two things of note on heroic : A solid DPS belt in the
Strategist's Belt, and the Infantry Assault Blade, which will last you
until you get an epic tanking weapon.
Dalronn and Skarvald
have a lot of annoying issues
with hate and randomly firing off spells
and charging away. Stay focused, and make sure you're causing
enough
damage yourself to maintain hate as a tank.
Remember to switch
targets from time to time to keep their attention focused on you and
lessen the resurrected time of the first one to die.
Unfortunately,
nothing of worth really drops for us from him and his necromancer
companion. Fortunately that's all made up for by
Ingvar
the Plunderer is a bit of a
pain for us largely due to Smash and Dark
Smash. Both of these abilities will slaughter you if you are
standing
in front of them. However, they have a decent range when it
comes to
how far the shockwave
goes from Ingvar
so it's imperative as a tank to keep him facing away from everyone at
all times. Try to move him as little as possible
though. Be careful
about creating line of sight issues with the pillars there when trying
to dodge the Smashes. Also note that while Dark Smash will
still do
good damage and knock down everyone if it whiffs, it does still have
that powerhouse frontal component! It's rare, but
sometimes Ingvar
will lob his weapon for additional damage. I would advise
hitting shield wall or bandaging
after it if you are an offensive type, as running around is hardly an
option due to all the other stuff going on. For
your efforts, you can
earn an amazing level 70 axe with fantastic stats on normal, or on
heroic, have access to a fine set of DPS legs and a very solid
defensive ring.
Nothing to it, right? Utgarde
Keep is one of the easier instances for us Warriors. There is
very
little to worry about, and we would have it no other way! So
mount up
and good luck on getting those DPS legs, they'll last you quite a
while. Just remember, DPS doesn't need that stamina bonus, so
go all
out on the offensive gems! We'll talk more about that in our
next
piece when we cover the steps and goals of getting to that illustrious
raid-ready point. Good luck rolling high when what you want
drops!
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