Trial of Valor Raid Guide: Entrance, Rewards, Bosses

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: Classes with strong mobility and active mitigation (e.g., Protection Paladin, Blood Death Knight).
• Healers: Strong AoE healers (e.g., Restoration Druid, Holy Priest) to handle raid-wide damage.
• DPS: Balanced mix of melee and ranged DPS. Ranged DPS are particularly useful for handling mechanics like Horn of Valor and Shield of Light.

Tips:

• Phase 1 (Hymdall & Hyrja):
  • Keep Hymdall and Hyrja 35 yards apart to avoid Valarjar’s Bond.
  • Spread 5 yards apart during Horn of Valor to minimize splash damage.
  • Soak Shield of Light with multiple players to reduce damage and knockback.
  • Focus DPS to bring both bosses to 25% health within 10 seconds to trigger Phase 2.
• Phase 2 (Odyn):
  • Tanks must taunt swap frequently to manage Odyn’s Test stacks (10-14 stacks recommended).
  • Avoid Spear of Light impact zones and Glowing Fragments.
  • Handle Draw Power by killing Valarjar Runebearers on their matching runes to reduce Unerring Blast damage.
• Phase 3 (Odyn’s Final Test):
  • Use Bloodlust/Timewarp/Heroism during this phase for maximum DPS.
  • Tanks must move far away from Odyn when afflicted with Stormforged Spear.
  • Place Storm of Justice tornadoes at the edges of the room to avoid hindering movement.
  • Move quickly to clear areas when Cleansing Flame shifts.

Strategy:

Phase 1: Might of the Valarjar

• Hymdall:
  • Avoid Dancing Blade and spread for Horn of Valor.
• Hyrja:
  • Soak Shield of Light with multiple players.
  • Move away from the group if targeted by Expel Light.
• Odyn’s Mechanic:
  • Handle Draw Power by killing Valarjar Runebearers on their matching runes.

Phase 2: The Prime Designate

• Tank Mechanics:
  • Taunt swap to manage Odyn’s Test stacks.
• Raid Mechanics:
  • Avoid Spear of Light and Glowing Fragments.
  • Continue handling Draw Power mechanics.

Phase 3: The Final Test

• Cleansing Flame: Move to clear areas every 45 seconds.
• Storm of Justice: Drop tornadoes at the edges of the room.
• Tank Mechanics: Move far away when afflicted with Stormforged Spear.
• Healing: Use cooldowns to handle increasing Arcing Storm damage.

Bloodlust/Drums:

Phase 3, when Odyn is below 55% health.

Preferred Classes:

• Damage Dealers: High single-target DPS classes (e.g., Warriors, Shadow Priests, Hunters) are ideal due to the tight enrage timer.
• Healers: Strong AoE healers (e.g., Holy Paladins, Restoration Druids) to handle raid-wide damage from breaths and charges.
• Tanks: Tanks with strong mitigation and cooldowns to handle Multi-Headed attacks.

Tips:

• Breath Management: Assign players to one of the three breath types (Fire, Nature, Shadow) and ensure they stick to it for the entire fight.
• Positioning:
  • Ranged DPS should stay 25+ yards away to avoid Flashing Fangs.
  • Melee DPS should stack behind Guarm to minimize movement.
• Debuff Handling:
  • Spread out to avoid spreading Flame Lick.
  • Dispel Frost Lick immediately.
  • Spot heal Shadow Lick targets.
• Headlong Charge: Use speed boosts (e.g., Stampeding Roar) to avoid charges. Assign healing cooldowns for raid-wide damage.

Strategy:

1. Breath Assignment:
   • Split the raid into three groups, each assigned to one breath type.
   • Ensure players soak the same breath type throughout the fight to avoid debuff conflicts and Frothing Rage stacks.
2. Tank Positioning:
   • Tanks must stand together to split Multi-Headed damage.
   • Face Guarm away from the raid to minimize Flashing Fangs damage.
3. Roaring Leap:
   • Keep melee DPS stacked to ensure Guarm leaps onto them, minimizing disruption to ranged DPS.
4. Headlong Charge:
   • Quickly identify Guarm’s charge path and move to the opposite side.
   • Use healing cooldowns to mitigate raid-wide damage.
5. Debuff Management:
   • Spread out to avoid spreading Flame Lick.
   • Dispel Frost Lick immediately.
   • Heal through Shadow Lick’s healing absorption.

Bloodlust/Drums:

At the start.

Preferred Classes:

• Tanks: Classes with strong active mitigation and mobility (e.g., Protection Paladin, Blood Death Knight) to handle Bilewater Breath and Corrupted Breath.
• Healers: Classes with strong dispels and AoE healing (e.g., Restoration Druid, Holy Priest) to manage Taint of the Sea, Fetid Rot, and raid-wide damage.
• DPS: Classes with strong cleave and burst damage (e.g., Frost Death Knight, Destruction Warlock) to handle adds like Bilewater Slimes, Gripping Tentacles, and Night Watch Mariners.

Tips:

• Phase 1:
  • Always keep a tank in melee range to avoid Corrosive Nova.
  • Dispel Taint of the Sea quickly and move away from Tainted Essence explosions.
  • Kite Orbs of Corruption to the edges of the room.
  • Soak Tentacle Strikes as a group or use immunities (e.g., Ice Block, Aspect of the Turtle) to solo-soak.
  • Focus Bilewater Slimes to minimize Bilewater Liquefaction damage.
• Phase 2:
  • Move to elevated platforms during Fury of the Maw waves.
  • Prioritize killing Night Watch Mariners before they cast Lantern of Darkness.
  • Tank Grimelords separately and avoid Sludge Nova and Anchor Slam.
  • Spread out when Fetid Rot is about to expire to prevent it from spreading.
  • Group and cleave Decaying Minions to minimize Decay patches.
• Phase 3:
  • Use Bloodlust/Timewarp/Heroism during this phase.
  • Kite Orbs of Corrosion to the edges and stack Decay patches.
  • Focus on killing Night Watch Mariners quickly.
  • Face Corrupted Breath away from the raid and tank-swap after each cast.
  • Use healing cooldowns to survive Fury of the Maw waves.

Strategy:

• Phase 1: Focus on managing Orbs of Corruption, Taint of the Sea, and Bilewater Slimes while keeping a tank in melee range.
• Phase 2: Destroy Gripping Tentacles while handling adds like Night Watch Mariners and Grimelords. Avoid Fury of the Maw waves by moving to elevated platforms.
• Phase 3: Combine mechanics from Phases 1 and 2. Use Bloodlust and focus on clearing adds and managing Decay patches.

Bloodlust/Drums:

In Phase 3 when Helya is at her most dangerous.