Kaz'rogal

Kaz'rogal
Race	Doomguard
Level	?? (Boss)
Affiliation(s)	Burning Legion
Location	Hyjal Summit, Caverns of Time
Battle for Mount Hyjal
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The third boss in the Battle for Mount Hyjal, Kaz'rogal is a rather tough DPS race.

Abilities

Melee: 2-3k on plate.
Cleave: 10-12k to all melee in a frontal arc.
War Stomp: 15 yard AoE, 1700-2500 damage plus 5 sec stun.
Cripple: 20 yard range. Increases time between attacks by 75% and movement by 75%, in addition to reducing Strength by 75%. Lasts 12 sec.
Mark of Kaz'rogal: A debuff inflicted on all mana users in the raid. Drains 600 mana per second for 5 sec. If mana is reduced to zero by the debuff, the target detonates for 10.213 to 11.287 AoE damage. Resistable but not Dispellable.

Raid setup and equipment

See the MH Boss Tips for general info, only one tank required. It may be possible for Tauren player character to melee Kaz'rogal from outside the range of his warstomp, due to their slightly larger melee range.

All mana users should wear some epic Shadow resistance gear, because the Mark of Kaz'rogal and all of its effects can be resisted. The whole raid should have the [Shadow Protection] buff from priests. Due to their low mana, protection paladins should take extra care not to hurt others when they explode from the Mark.

Horde NPCs

If Thrall and his NPCs, particularly the tauren warriors, are all up they can do about 15% damage on their own. This can be very important near the end of the fight - there are reports of Kaz'rogal first kills with only one surviving raid member watching while the NPCs brought down the last 7% or so.

In order to speed things up it's possible to have the MT kite Kaz'rogal through the two groups of NPCs, but it's just as feasible to wait until they enter the fight by themselves (which they usually do in any case). Kiting is detrimental to raid DPS, so it should be done only if the NPCs do more damage by their early entry than is lost due to aggro problems by the raid.

Mana management

Mana users need to do anything they can to keep their mana up. [Blessing of Wisdom], [Flask of Mighty Restoration] and [Blackened Sporefish] as well as [Superior Mana Oil] should all be in effect. Super Mana Potions should be used on every cooldown, starting as early as possible. Shadowfiends, [Evocation], [Mana Tide Totem], [Innervate], [Shamanistic Rage], etc must all be available. Paladins should set up a [Judgement of Wisdom] rotation to keep it up as much as possible. Mages may use [Ice Block] and Paladins may use [Divine Shield] before (or immediately after) being afflicted by Kaz'rogal's Mark, thus avoiding one completely. [Heroism]/ [Bloodlust] can be used early (but not too early, watch aggro) so that the high mana cost can be recovered before the first mark, or can be used late, when death is inevitable anyways. Resto Druids can shift to cat or bear forms in order to avoid death from the mark. Innervates should best be used on Shadow Priest(s). When a mana user runs low, it's a good idea to burn the last mana quickly, and then move to a safe spot, not to harm others.

Battle rezzes (Soulstone, Ankh etc.) are only of limited usefulness because raid members are rezzed without buffs and less than a full mana bar, therefore they usually die again on the next Mark. Nontheless, if used right after a Mark, a rez can mean one-half mana bar of nukes (or heals on the melee group), which can make the difference in a tight fight.

Enrage

The first Mark of Kaz'rogal is cast after 60 seconds. The time until the next Mark is cast is reduced by 10 seconds each time, so that the 2nd mark happens at 1:50, the 3rd at 2:30 and so on. In the end, it's cast every 5 seconds. This works in effect like a soft enrage, after about four minutes mana users inevitably start to die. After some time all healers are dead, the last surviving raid members are usually rogues or DPS warriors, who must stay out of melee range and hope the NPCs bring the boss down. Warlocks with a sacrificed Felhunter can stay alive very long (spamming [Drain Life] and [Life Tap]).

Loot

Kaz'rogal loot
Angelista's Sash Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Waist 2 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 2 86 64 Beast-Tamer's Shoulders Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 7 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina Equip: Increases your pet's critical strike chance by 2%. Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 40 79 Belt of Seething Fury Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Waist 9 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +2 Stamina +4 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 4 44 Belt of the Crescent Moon Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Waist 4 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +4 Haste +2 Versatility Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 56 96 Black Featherlight Boots Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Feet 4 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 15 61 Blue Suede Shoes Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Feet 3 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Critical Strike Durability 80 / 80 Requires Level 27 "Keep Off" Sell Price: 4 28 40 Hammer of Atonement Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mace One-Hand Speed 2.60 2 – 3 Damage (1 damage per second) +10 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Durability 110 / 110 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 14 48 64 Kaz'rogal's Hardened Heart Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 45 Armor +2 Strength +5 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Dodge +18 Hit +2 Critical Strike Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +3 Stamina Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 8 73 38 Leggings of Channeled Elements Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Legs 4 Armor +3 Intellect +3 Stamina +5 Critical Strike +2 Haste Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 10 6 73 Razorfury Mantle Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 5 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +2 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 41 28 Sun-Touched Chain Leggings Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Legs 9 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Versatility Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +5 Spell Power Durability 120 / 120 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 8 53 74 Valestalker Girdle Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Waist 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +4 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 4 36 16