World of Warcraft - Raid Strategy Guide - Rukhmar

Rukhmar occasionally appears as a blazing firehawk soaring through the skies high above the Spires of Arak. The origins of the great bird are unknown, though Rukhmar is venerated as a deity by the arakkoa, seen as an embodiment of the sun itself.

• Overview - Rukhmar harnesses the power of the sun to create fiery phoenix allies to attack players. When defeated, these allies crumble into Piles of Ash that can nevertheless be reignited by exposure to other phoenixes or to Rukhmar's power itself.
  
  • Damage Dealers -
    • Stay away from Piles of Ash, or the Blaze of Glory explosion caused if you are targeted by Blood Feathers will reignite them.
    • When Rukhmar takes to the air, Loose Quills fall on players at random.
    • Flee from Energized Phoenixes that are chasing you, and defeat other Phoenixes away from Piles of Ash to avoid reigniting the Piles with Blaze of Glory.
  • Healers -
    • Rukhmar's body is full of Solar Radiation.
    • Pierced Armor increases the damage that a tank takes from Sharp Beak.
    • Rukhmar's Solar Breath hits all players in front of her for significant damage.
  • Tanks -
    • Alternate tanking Rukhmar to allow the Pierce Armor effect of her Sharp Beak to fade.
    • Energized Phoenixes fixate on random players, but Depleted Phoenixes can be tanked normally.
    • Rukhmar's Solar Breath will damage all players in front of her.
• Sharp Beak - The caster lunges forward with their beak, inflicting Physical damage to the target and piercing their armor.
• Pierced Armor - The caster pierces the target's armor. Further Sharp Beak attacks made against the victim inflict 50% more damage.
• Blood Feather - As Rukhmar takes damage, Blood Feathers are dislodged and fall to the ground. On impact, they explode in a Blaze of Glory and create a Fixated Phoenix.
• Blaze of Glory - Inflicts 100,000 Fire damage to all enemies withing 5 yards of the impact. Any Piles of Ash in the area are ignited into phoenixes that will chase down a random player.
• Loose Quills - Inflicts 80,000 Fire damage to all players within 8 yards.
• Solar Breath - The caster exhales a cone of superheated gas, inflicting 60,000 Fire damage to all enemies within 45 yards in front of the caster.
• Solar Radiation - Rukhmar's very presence burns his enemies. Players suffer 80,000 Fire damage every 15 sec.