World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 11 | Page 63

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leading up to our next two bosses
are quite harrowing. Try to avoid
being bored to death on our way to…

HAGARA THE STORMBINDER
If you ever fought your way up
to Hagara then you’ll have fond
memories of her fight. A boring
phase one followed by one of
two possible second phases,
either lightning or ice. You’ll
also remember how horribly
unresponsive and buggy her

the outside rim breaking the ice

to pull good numbers and my

lightning phase could, something

crystals. Once they all die, she’ll

days of terrible ping would make

that irritates me slightly even to

be stunned and immediately

it increasingly difficult to do any

this day. Time for some revenge.

killed. Easy game, easy life.

numbers while timing my survival

Her phase 1 mechanics are very
boring: Auto attacks, ice lances,

CD’s properly. Even with that in
Lightning Phase: Completely

mind I’m still forced to almost

and faster auto attacks. Pretty

impossible solo. You’ve lost, unless

empathize with this boss. His story

fantastic. Pop your CD’s and go

there’s some mechanic where you

and life are tragic and the lore

to town, if your gear and rotation

can wait it out, which I’ve never

surrounding his existence is deep

are solid enough she’ll be dead

seen. It’ll be tough to end up

enough to be truly engaging as a

before you knew what happened.

here, but chances are she’ll have

story. But, for now, let’s just put

switched to the other by now. If

him out of our collective misery.

If your damage is a little on
the low side, however, you’ll

not you can pull and reset or just

have to deal with her second

try to burn away the difference.

phase. You’ll be able to tell which

This boss is based entirely
around a speedy kill. If he casts

phase she’ll do by looking at \