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MobMagmaw
Image of Magmaw
Race Lava worm (Uncategorized)
Level ?? Boss
Location Magmaw's Fissure, Blackwing Descent
Status Killable

Magmaw is a failed experiment kept around by Nefarian for unknown purposes. This creature, likely formed from a sand worm, is the first boss in Blackwing Descent, though he could be done second.

Abilities

Lava Parasite

Lava Parasite

  • Ability racial cannibalize Mangle — Deals 110464 to 128377 damage every 5 seconds. Target will be mangled lifeless after 30 sec. Used on current tank. Completely wipes the tank's aggro.
  • Spell shaman lavaburst Magma Spit — Inflicts 39375 to 50625 Fire damage to random enemy targets.
  • Ability warrior rampage Molten Tantrum — With nobody nearby to attack, Magmaw goes into a frenzy. Increases Fire damage dealt by 100%. Stacks 10 times.
  • Spell shaman lavaburst Lava Spew — Deals 31450 to 36550 Fire damage per second for three seconds to all players within 60 yards.
  • Ability hunter pet worm Parasitic Infection — Deals 12025 to 13975 damage every 2 seconds. Infectious lava parasites burrow inside of you and multiply in the cool linings of your entrails. Triggers Infectious Vomit after 10 seconds.
  • Spell shaman earthquake Ignition — Ignites the ground in multiple directions, causing 23125 to 26875 Fire damage per second.
  • Ability mage firestarter Pillar of Flame — Hurls a burst of boiling magma at an enemy, blasting them for 24375 to 25625 damage and sundering the ground. After X seconds 115625 to 134375 Fire damage and knockback to enemies near the sundered ground.
  • Ability hunter pet worm Infectious Vomit — Deals 39000 to 41000 damage to all friends within 8 yards, and expels Lava Parasites.

When Magmaw slumps forward multiple players can jump on his head and use constricting chains to impale him on the spike in the room causing him to be debuffed with point of vulnerability. Magmaw will break free of just one chain.

  • Inv belt 18 Constricting Chains — Encases the targets in chains, dealing 18500 to 21500 Physical damage every 1 sec. and stunning the target for 5 sec.
  • Ability hunter mastermarksman Point of Vulnerability — The tender backside of Magmaw's head is exposed! Damage dealt to this area is increased 100%. Health is shared between head and body.

On heroic difficulty Blazing Animated Skeletons will be summoned by Lord Victor Nefarius.

Strategy

At all times keep the ranged & healers in one tight bunch, at distance from the boss

Designate two ranged/healer spots that will be used alternately as needed throughout P1. Far enough apart to give you room to deal with worms, but not needlessly far because of time lost running. 20ish yards apart should do it.

Phase 1

  • Move the raid from one spot to another when Pillar of Flame is casting
  • Worms will spawn from the Pillar of Flame location. It is a good idea to have traps in place to slow them right from the start.
  • Kite worms around the raid and kill them. Misdirecting to a tank doing the kiting is useful. Using knockbacks is useful. The kiter should keep 8+ yards away from everyone else since being reached by a worm causes AoE damage (will show up as friendly fire). You can Also assign 2 spots in the room for the range to run back and forth between after a pillar of flame and drop traps and AoE slows on the worms as you switch spots and AoE them down as the all head towards the raid in a easy to kill clumped up group.

This phase is more about surviving and killing worms than anything else. You do not want to have worms alive in P2.

P1->P2 Transition

  • Magmaw covers half the room in fire (Ignition). Don't stand in it. The firey area is also where he will slump down shortly, stunning and damaging people straggling behind.
  • The tank will be picked up and be Mangled until the head is pinned down. Cooldowns can be used while Mangled. and Blessing of Protection does Negate the damage.
  • Heal the tank being mangled
  • The off tank should taunt Magmaw as soon as the main tank gets Mangled. This will prevent Magmaw from meleeing healers or DPS while the main tank is in his mouth.
  • When "Magmaw slumps forward, exposing his pincers!", have melee players pin the head down (using chains) quickly. To do this, right-click Magmaw as if entering a vehicle. One action will be available, which causes a targeting circle to appear on the ground below the cursor. Target the spike in the middle of the floor to attach the chain to the spike and pull Magmaw down onto it.
  • When the head is pinned down, you see "Magmaw becomes impaled on the spike, exposing his head!" and Phase 2 begins.

The tank will receive the armor debuff a after being freed, so a new tank is needed for the next P1.

Phase 2

This phase is about DPS for dpsers, and regenerating mana for healers.

Magmaw will take double damage.

  • DPS hard
  • Healers regenerate mana

P2->P1 transition

  • Aggro resets completely, watch it.
  • Remember to use a different tank from the previous P1 as that tank will be debuffed.

Loot

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Related achievements

Quotes

Intro
  • Lord Victor Nefarius yells: I found this fascinating speciman in the lava underneath this very room. Magmaw should provide an adequate challenge for your pathetic little band!
During the brawl
  • Lord Victor Nefarius yells: INCONCEIVEABLE! You may actually defeat my lava worm! Perhaps I can help... TIP the scales.
  • Lord Victor Nefarius yells: On second thought, what fun is an adequate challenge?
Death
  • Lord Victor Nefarius yells: You won! How... disappointing. I could've easily watched you all continue to stand in the fire.

Videos

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Magmaw: 10man normal strategy by Doubledragon of Dath'Remar


Magmaw 10 man normal kill by Singularity
Magmaw video walkthrough by LoD on YouTube
Magmaw 10 Normal, Strategy by TGN on YouTube


Magmaw Boss Strategy Guide, 10 Man by OMFGCATA on YouTube


Magmaw: 10 Man Kill by The Yogscast on YouTube


[GUIDE] Magmaw (25N) by Sleepless Knights on YouTube

Notes

  • The world first heroic kill was by Method (25 person) on 29 December 2010.

Patch changes

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  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.

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