[10/25] Tanking Grobbulus

[Pallypete]

Make sure it's only RANGED DPS that are attacking the slimes, as they have a nasty AOE nature damage aura. If melee are attacking them that might be why they're dying. Switching to walking speed works best for me, I can almost just continuously walk backwards and still have lots of room to keep moving without catching up to an old cloud. On 10-man it usually only takes one circle around the room to kill him for us, certainly shouldn't be taking 3 full circles.

[Martie]

3 circles?

That's a bit more then it should take. One circle should down him.

Getting the amount of dps on the slimes right is tricky. Too much and grob gets neglected. Too little, and they cause wipes.
We generally tell people to focus on the slimes, knowing that there are always a few members that forget or don't notice.

[Annadin]

3 laps? Wow

If you're walking him at such a speed that it takes the dps 3 circuits to kill him that means a couple things:

1) You're reducing effective dps time by stretching the raid out too far and causing too much running around. It's more like the Halloween Boss in Karazhan than the Big Bad Wolf!

2) Your dps are slacking. But, that said, you got past Patchwerk, so they can't be slacking that much

We just keep an even pace, leaving enough room behind the boss (i.e. between his current spot and the previous big pool) for players to go quietly explode without having to run around a large pool and back again to rejoin the raid.

Also, depending on your ranged AoE and OT's gear it might be worth having the OT stack 3 slimes before the mages/hunters/w/e take them down - leaves more dps on the boss. Works for us at least.

My 2c.

[Arca]

TBH, I just set walk-mode and never stop moving. it leaves plenty of space for dps/healers to drop their clouds and keeps melee pretty safe from clouds also as we move along. Even if you make it all the way around, previous clouds will have already despawned. Keeping him moving generally keeps the rest of the raid behind him also.

Just as a note, its easier to kite clockwise than it is counter, the ramp can make for some bad facing going counter-clockwise.




Edit: I cant spell today

[Zeels]

3 circles :O I'm surprised your healers don't run oom. (We run with 2 healers)

Starting from ramp then one circle and from the ramp to the wall is enough for us.

[Zibey]

I always tanked him with leaps, but I am so gonna try walk-mode. It's not often, but sometimes we get extra add or two, so if smth can improve that I just have to try it.

[Arjuna]

damn he is flaky in his movement...I hate him with all my heart!

also, it's bad when the maintank(me) can't manage to jump at thaddius...

[Senador]

I have been setting to walk and just moving constantly. It gives a pretty good distribution of the pools around to avoid, gives good space for the DPS to go into, he doesn't get all picky and jerky if you do this either as he has moved very smoothly. Also, it allows me to just constantly move and not try and watch the animation or icon which can be covered with other things (DK Spells in particular).

I think it was during the third lap we killed him this week, however, it was only a five minute kill; so it seems longer but it really isn't.

[Spectrum]

After watching Ciderhelm's video (check youtube/tankspot), I just kite all the way around and move whenever he spawns a cloud. If he seems to be in the wrong spot I just turn him right away. I usually strafe or backup to the next position. None of this silly walking.

Key is to watch for the green flashes when he lays the next cloud, and let other people call out slimes/diseases.

[skrith2]

Knaughty has it right. Again.

After explaining to the DPS that his hit box is wtf small and the whole fight is *@&#^$ stupidly designed, and to assume that I am a terrible tank, we 1 shotted him.

go figure.

[snoweagle]

Quick one... can anyone confirm if the injection rate increases as a function of time or health?

[avatar8481]

I would also like to know this.

I'd like to put a vote in for the 'always walk' option as a way to control his wandering hit box. Admitted that we overgear the encounter now, but this fight really is about coordination of the clouds, not really much else.

[Frickit]

Walk speed is very nice makes tanking him trivial. Doesnt seem like much but it controls his movement and creates nice spaces in between his clouds.

[Worldie]

Quick one... can anyone confirm if the injection rate increases as a function of time or health?

Just confirming is, the rate increases dramatically when he's below 30% and he starts spamming it at 10%. Blowing bloodlust/heroism at 10% and ignoring slimes at that point is generally the way to go.

[Meloree]

I kite him so that the leading edge of the most recent acid patch is just touching his red circle. Melee stands off to the sides, just back of the centerline. Even on our progression kill, it took under 3 walls to kill him, now he dies about halfway down the 2nd wall.

It keeps ranged and healers nearly stationary for long stretches of time, and leaves 2 entire walls free for people to run to with the debuff, it's nearly impossible for someone to get it wrong and go to a bad spot.

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Meloree, <Edge>, Garona