Heroic Rhyolith 25Man

[Lyntha]

Heroic Rhyolith 25-man will be the second boss that we attempt after Shannox is down. Please see the following guide for more info:

http://wow.mmoschola...rhyolith-guide/

This fight is mainly different in how the adds spawn much faster, the boss is harder to turn and he spawns adds when you kill a volcano. You can't let the adds hit the boss or you'll hit his soft enrage.

[Berms]

Depending on dps and your strat, here's some things to consider:

When we were first able to down this, we were lusting right after the 3rd Spark died. This would allow the ranged that were dealing with fragments to mop them up quickly and the rest of us would already be hammering on the boss. Depending on volcanos, we'd either continue to drive him or spin him around. This is a gamble as you can get another set of fragments during this push and we would actually ignore them. If done correctly, he will go into Phase 2 and all the adds would despawn.

We used hunters to lay traps in the path of the liquid obsidians. Earthbind as needed. Knockbacks were used if Rhyolith was turned into the path of a lot of obsidians or when he stops to stomp to clear out obsidians which were getting too close. Knockbacks are key before the transition. (Note: Fragments can be pushed back too, so be mindful of that.)

Lava Lines are annoying throughout the encounter, so maybe 1 person who can give the general direction of which volcano is doing that might help too.

Consider a cooldown rotation for the stomps in phase 2. You may have to cooldown hard for the first stomp of phase 2 if the raid is a bit low.

Edit: Sparks/Fragments - We have some ranged with specific assignments such as Spark>Legs and others with Fragments>Legs. If you're not in those groups, you're on Legs. Pull the Spark out of the raid asap. That aoe is a killer. With regards to the fragments, if you are able to tank them on the legs, then the aoe is bonus damage to the legs. If not, aoe them on the healers since missed fragments will find their way to them. (We used to have a Boomkin dotting everything, so that added dps also softened up obsidians enough that they'd be virtually dead by the time they reach the boss.

http://www.learntoraid.com/2011/08/02/lord-rhyolith-video-strategy-guide-25-heroic/

Alternate write up and video.

Edited September 27, 2011 by Berms

[Prydain]

Not sure about 25m, but in 10m we bring all the fragments on top of the legs so the aoe hits the boss (and since it hits evenly the leg won't make a weird turn). This also allows melee to cleave them increasing dps on the boss.

Don't forget that the Shards get a buff that increases their dmg done and dmg taken by equal amounts over time. So if you are getting overwhelmed by fragments focus on them first.

[Lyntha]

Yeah, fragments are always first. We'll bring them on melee to help out.