Changes: Maiden of Grief

Maiden of Grief
Race	Titan (Uncategorized)
Level	79 Elite
Location	Hall of Repose; Halls of Stone
Status	Killable
Halls of Stone
Krystallus; Maiden of Grief; Tribunal of Ages; Sjonnir The Ironshaper	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Other Ulduar instances
	Halls of Lightning (5); Ulduar (25)

Revision as of 19:15, 13 February 2009

Maiden of Grief is a female titan-like boss, much like Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan. She is a boss of the non-linear instance Halls of Stone.

Tactics

This fight is not similar to Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan despite the same NPC model and incapacitate effects. The fight is a moving fight with heads up tactics needed.

She occasionally drops a big void zone (Storm of Grief) under herself and puts a magical debuff dealing shadow damage (Pillar of Woe). Everyone including the tank should move out of it to avoid the relatively significant damage incurred. On Heroic mode, the void zone does a lot more damage (as much as 5400 a tick on a plate wearer).

She also casts Shock of Sorrow, which deals 1750 to 2250 shadow damage, incapacitates all group members for 10 seconds and seems to act as an aggro dump. This ability has a 4 second cast time. If the healer is positioned near a void zone, s/he can jump into it to avoid being incapacitated for the full duration. In the event this happens too quickly, PvP trinkets are able to clear the incapacitate.

Heroic Abilities

Storm of Grief: Creates a huge black circle on the ground that damages ~1700 Shadow per second to everyone in it. Just move out of it when she creates a new one.
Parting Sorrow: Mana burn for 2660 to 2940 Shadow, 2 sec cast. At least partially resistable.
Shock of Sorrow: Does ~3700 (?) Shadow damage to everyone, and also incapacitates all group members for 10 seconds; damage will cancel the incapacitate effect. Also clears aggro, so make sure the tank gets the first hit after Shock of Sorrow goes off.
Pillar of Woe: Magic-type, does ~5k Shadow damage, and then adds a DOT that does ~2k Shadow damage every 2 sec for 10 sec. Dispellable. She seems to cast it on random targets, not necessarily the tank.

Strategy

On normal, the best strategy seems to be to have the casters stand in the middle of the room as the tank keeps her moving in a continuous circle around the outside perimeter. Before she finishes casting Shock of Sorrow, a taunt is cast to ensure the tank is the next target hit by her, thereby removing the stun effect.

On heroic, kite the boss around the perimeter and interrupt casting of "Pillar of Woe". The tank can jump into the void zone to negate the 10-second sleep during the casting of "Shock of Sorrow". Warriors can use Beserker Rage to remove the effect and maintain aggro. It is also advised to taunt before she finishes casting Shock of Sorrow to avoid cloth and leather wearers being one-shot. The most important aspect of the fight is staying awake and keeping tank aggro at 100%.

Note: use Shadow Aura, Shadow Protection if available. Debuffs are dispellable.

Loot

Normal Mode
Ringlet of Repose Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 4 91 40 Chain of Fiery Orbs Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 4 91 40 Embrace of Sorrow Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Back 3 Armor +2 Agility +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 7 42 64

Heroic Mode
Hammer of Grief Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.60 8 – 11 Damage (2.6 damage per second) +4 Strength +6 Stamina +6 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 17 69 38 Woeful Band Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +2 Strength +3 Stamina +3 Parry Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 5 34 34 Lightning-Charged Gloves Item Level 359 Binds when picked up Mail Hands 1521 Armor +233 Agility +380 Stamina +169 Critical Strike +149 Haste Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Agility Lightning-Charged Battlegear (1/5 pieces) [Lightning-Charged Spaulders] [Lightning-Charged Legguards] [Lightning-Charged Headguard] [Lightning-Charged Gloves] [Lightning-Charged Tunic] (2) Set: Increases the critical strike chance of your Serpent Sting ability by 5%. (4) Set: Reduces the cast time of your Steady Shot and Cobra Shot by 0.2 sec. Durability 55 / 55 Classes: Hunter Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 10 25 75 Maiden's Girdle Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Leather Waist 4 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Critical Strike Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 4 94 47 Emblem of Heroism Binds when picked up Requires Level 80