Patch 5.4 - Garrosh Preview
Garrosh is the final encounter in the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
Name | Side | Points | Reward | Category | ||
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| Alliance | Title Reward: <Name>, Conqueror of Orgrimmar | Pandaria Raid | |||
| Horde | Title Reward: <Name>, Liberator of Orgrimmar | Pandaria Raid | |||
| Reward: Kor'kron War Wolf | Feats of Strength | ||||
| Reward: Kor'kron War Wolf | Feats of Strength | ||||
| Feats of Strength | |||||
| Feats of Strength | |||||
| Title Reward: <Name>, Hellscream's Downfall | Pandaria Raid | ||||
| Pandaria Raid |
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Overview - At the beginning of the encounter Garrosh calls Kor'kron Warbringers and Far Seers to assault the players alongside him. Siege Engineers periodically join the battle and try to activate the Kor'kron Iron Stars on the sides of the room. Killing a Siege Engineer will prevent him from activating his Iron Star, but an active Iron Star will also crush any Kor'kron orcs in its path. When Garrosh reaches 10% health remaining, he will draw upon the power of Y'Shaarj to heal himself, gaining new abilities and no longer calling orc soldiers to his aid. During this phase, Garrosh will periodically pull all players into the Realm of Y'Shaarj, where they must battle their way through Sha minions to reach Garrosh and interrupt his efforts to draw more power from the heart. Every 25 energy Garrosh is allowed to gain will empower one of his abilities. Upon being reduced to 10% health a second time, Garrosh will fully drain the Heart of Y'Shaarj, granting him 100 energy and empowering all his abilities until he is defeated.
- Stage One: The True Horde - Garrosh, wielding his new weapon with his True Horde and siege machines at his disposal, brings his might to bear upon any intruders. The True Horde join the battle more frequently as the fight progresses. This phase will continue until Garrosh reaches 10% health remaining.
- Garrosh Hellscream - Warchief of the True Horde.
- Desecrate - Garrosh hurls the Desecrated Weapon at a random enemy, inflicting 160,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 15 yards and creates a Desecrated Weapon at the location.
- Desecrated Weapon - The power of Y'Shaarj seeps from the Desecrated Weapon. As the health of the weapon gets lower, the radius of the Desecrated ground becomes smaller.
- Hellscream's Warsong - Hellscream's Warsong inspires his allies, increasing Physical damage dealt by 200% and increasing health by 200%.
- Desecrate - Garrosh hurls the Desecrated Weapon at a random enemy, inflicting 160,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 15 yards and creates a Desecrated Weapon at the location.
- Kor'kron Warbringer - Warbringers stream in from the sides of the room and join the battle more frequently as the phase progresses.
- Hamstring - Inflicts 150% of normal damage and reduces move speed by 50% for 10 sec.
- Farseer Wolf Rider - The Farseers will join the battle less frequently than the grunts, but they too join the battle more frequently as the phase progresses.
- Ancestral Fury - Being interrupted causes Fury, increasing cast speed by 25%. Stacks.
- Ancestral Chain Heal - Heals a friendly target for a percentage of their max health, chaining to nearby friendly targets.
- Chain Lightning - Inflicts 200,000 Nature damage, chaining to nearby enemies.
- Siege Engineer - The Siege Engineers enter from the side balcony and begin to power the Iron Star which will become active after 15 sec if the Siege Engineer is not killed.
- Kor'kron Iron Star - After becoming activated by the Siege Engineers the Iron Star will roll across the room, slamming into the opposite wall.
- Iron Star Impact - Inflicts massive damage to any players or Kor'kron that are caught in its path, knocking them back.
- Exploding Iron Star - The impact of the Iron Star causes it to explode, inflicting 3,500,000 Fire damage to nearby enemies. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away an enemy is from the explosion.
- Garrosh Hellscream - Warchief of the True Horde.
- Intermission: Realm of Y'Shaarj - Periodically the call of Y'Shaarj will transport Garrosh and the players into the Realm of Y'Shaarj for 1 min. Garrosh will Absorb Energy from the Heart of Y'Shaarj until players have defeated all Minions of Y'Shaarj inside the realm and interrupt Garrosh.
- Y'Shaarj's Protection - Immune to damage. Defeating the Sha minions will dispel the protection. While under the protection of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh will absorb energy from the Heart.
- Annihilate - After Absorb Power is interrupted Garrosh will cast Annihilate, inflictsing 350,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 0 yards in front of Garrosh and 700,000 Shadow damage to all enemies in the Realm of Y'Shaarj.
- Embodied Fear - Found in the Terrace of Endless Spring. Once all Embodied Fear are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
- Consumed Courage - Causes Courage to spawn nearby when the Embodied Fear is defeated. Courage reduces damage taken by 50%.
- Embodied Doubt - Found in the Temple of the Jade Serpent. Once all Embodied Doubt are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
- Consumed Faith - Causes Faith to spawn nearby when the Embodied Doubt is defeated. Faith reduces damage taken by 20%. Stacks.
- Embodied Despair - Found in the Temple of the Red Crane. Once both Embodied Despair are defeated Y'Shaarj's Protection will fade from Garrosh.
- Consumed Hope - Causes Hope to spawn nearby when the Embodied Despair is defeated. Hope reduces damage taken by 50%.
- Stage Two: Power of Y'Shaarj - After absorbing the Power of Y'Shaarj, Garrosh will heal to full health as Y'Shaarj's blood grants Garrosh new powers.
- Whirling Corruption - Garrosh begins whirling, inflicting 100,000 Shadow damage to nearby enemies every 5 sec. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away the enemy is from Garrosh. When Garrosh reaches 25 Energy, Whirling Corruption becomes Empowered.
- Empowered Whirling Corruption - At 25 Energy the Empowered Whirling Corruption will periodically fire a missile at a player inflicting 200,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards and creates a Minion of Y'Shaarj at the location.
- Minion of Y'Shaarj - A minion of Y'Shaarj will cast Empowering Corruption when it is killed. Empowering Corruption heals nearby Minions of Y'Shaarj to full health and increases damage dealt by 500%. Stacks.
- Empowered Whirling Corruption - At 25 Energy the Empowered Whirling Corruption will periodically fire a missile at a player inflicting 200,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards and creates a Minion of Y'Shaarj at the location.
- Touch of Y'Shaarj - Garrosh will afflict players with Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health. When Garrosh reaches 50 Energy, Touch of Y'Shaarj becomes Empowered.
- Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj - At 50 Energy, Garrosh will afflict players with Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj, transforming them into a Sha that is immune to loss of control effects and has increased health. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health.
- Desecrate - Garrosh hurls the Desecrated Weapon at a random enemy, inflicting 160,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 15 yards and creates a Desecrated Weapon at the location. When Garrosh reaches 75 Energy, Desecrate becomes Empowered.
- Desecrated Weapon - The power of Y'Shaarj seeps from the Desecrated Weapon. As the health of the weapon gets lower, the radius of the Desecrated ground becomes smaller.
- Empowered Desecrate - At 75 Energy, Garrosh creates an Empowered Desecrated Weapon that gains Power of Y'Shaarj, causing it to become indestructible and regain health over time.
- Gripping Despair - Gripping Despair inflicts 24,000 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 20 sec. Stacks.
When Garrosh reaches 100 Energy, Gripping Despair becomes Empowered.
- Whirling Corruption - Garrosh begins whirling, inflicting 100,000 Shadow damage to nearby enemies every 5 sec. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away the enemy is from Garrosh. When Garrosh reaches 25 Energy, Whirling Corruption becomes Empowered.
- Stage Three: MY WORLD - Upon reaching 10% health a second time, Garrosh will absorb the remaining power of Y'Shaarj, gaining full energy, healing and empowering all of his abilities.
- Empowered Whirling Corruption - Empowered Whirling Corruption will periodically fire a missile at a player, inflicting 200,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards and creating a Minion of Y'Shaarj at the location.
- Minion of Y'Shaarj - A minion of Y'Shaarj will cast Empowering Corruption when it is killed. Empowering Corruption heals nearby Minions of Y'Shaarj to full health and increases damage dealt by 500%. Stacks.
- Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj - Garrosh will afflict players with Empowered Touch of Y'Shaarj, transforming them into a Sha that is immune to loss of control effects and has increased health. Touched players will try to spread the Touch of Y'Shaarj. Touch of Y'Shaarj is removed when the player is reduced to 20% of max health.
- Empowered Desecrate - Garrosh hurls the Empowered Desecrated Weapon at a random enemy, inflicting 160,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 15 yards and creates an Empowered Desecrated Weapon at the location which gains Power of Y'Shaarj, causing it to become indestructible and regain health over time.
- Empowered Gripping Despair - Empowered Gripping Despair inflicts 16,000 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 20 sec. When Empowered Gripping Despair expires or is removed it causes Explosive Despair.
- Explosive Despair - Inflicts Shadow damage equal to the value of Gripping Despair. Increases damage taken by Explosive Despair by 5% for each stack of Empowered Gripping Despair when it expired or was removed.
- Empowered Whirling Corruption - Empowered Whirling Corruption will periodically fire a missile at a player, inflicting 200,000 Shadow damage to enemies within 8 yards and creating a Minion of Y'Shaarj at the location.
Patch 5.4 PTR - Lesser Charms Added to In-Game Store
The Bulging Bag of Charms is now being tested in the store. Keep in mind that the last we heard is that this will only be for Asian regions initially.
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Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Weekly News Recap
Another busy week full of news, so here is your chance to catch up!
- July 28
- We looked at the Stormcrow mount.
- Ghostcrawler did an interview:
- Patch 5.4 is the final raid patch for Mists of Pandaria and ends with players defeating Garrosh and setting events in motion for a new warchief. Unfortunately, we will have to wait a little bit longer to see who that will be.
- WoW won't be going free to play anytime soon, as Blizzard is happy with the current business model. Even if they wanted to make it into a microtransaction based game, it couldn't be done with how gameplay works today.
- The devs want people to be able to catch up faster so that they can play with friends, which is why they are testing the experience buff and other convenience items in the Blizzard store. There is no desire to move towards a pay to win style game.
- July 29
- We looked at the new Timeless Isle armor coming in Patch 5.4. This will add a relatively easy to obtain set of item level 496 gear, and a set that you can grind for that is item level 535. Patch 5.4 normal difficulty gear has an item level of 553, while flex gear is 540, and raid finder gear is 528.
- The Patch 5.4 PTR notes were updated with another round of class changes.
- Ghostcrawler did another interview:
- The item level squish might take place next expansion. (See tweet)
- The Lesser Charms that may be added to the Asian store are there as a convenience item for players that may not have time to do their daily quests that week or players who just want to save time. There are no plans to add items to the store that will increase player stats.
- July 30
- Ghostcrawler replied to some item level squish feedback.
- We looked at the Kor'kron Dark Shaman encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar.
- Some changes to RPPM mechanics were announced.
- July 31
- We looked at the UI for the in-game store.
- We looked at the new mage glyphs coming in Patch 5.4.
- August 1
- The Q2 Earnings call took place:
- Titan will not be a subscription based MMO. Blizzard is still working on a new direction and plan for the project.
- The decline in subscribers in Q2 was more evenly split between Asia and the West.
- The subscriber churn rate was very positively impacted by Patch 5.2 and 5.3.
- Blizzard All-Stars is in wider internal testing and will be talked about more later this year.
- There was a new PTR build:
- Some new Bind on Account epic weapons were added, but the item levels aren't final.
- The Throne of Thunder debuff has been added.
- Siege of Orgrimmar loot has been added, making for 100s of new items in this build.
- The Q2 Earnings call took place:
- August 2
- We looked at the Stormwind Harbor that is part of the Siege of Orgrimmar encounter.
- The Patch 5.4 PTR notes were updated with several more class changes.
- More RPPM changes were announced, this time dealing with how Hast interacts with RPPM mechanics. We listed the value changes in this table.
- Personal loot is eventually coming to dungeons.
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