The Angry Raider

Last night we downed Leo the Blind, Morogrim, and Fathom-Lord in SSC, then Solarian in TK. For the most part, it was an uneventful night, except for one little thing on Fathom-Lord.

The raid leader went over the assignments for each of FL’s adds. A warrior was to tank the hunter and so on, and as I was going to be switched out for that warrior, I didn’t really pay attention. Then it turns out that the warrior is AFK and out of Vent, so I get his spot. There’s just one problem: I had no idea what I was doing.

The MT starts the pull and a series of events transpires that results in many of us dying. First, I didn’t aggro the hunter fast enough. Faerie Fire was resisted and I had to get in Growl range. Then I hear the other folks say, “The pet is killing everyone.” I thought to myself, “Hm, they should put a tank on the pet.” Yes, I was supposed to be that tank.

After we wiped, the raid leader asked for the warrior again, but he was still AFK. So somewhat grudgingly, they decided to go for another attempt with me tanking the hunter. I quickly went to BossKillers and read the tanking strategy for Fathom-Lord. I clarified a couple of items with the MT and we started the pull.

This time, I opened with two moonfires. That was enough to get the hunter to come toward me. I popped into bear form and did my tank rotation. His pet spawned, I picked him up, and I put a Mangle and 5 Lacerates on him. I alternated between the two targets, keeping Mangle and Lacerate up, and it worked beautifully.

Fathom-Lord dropped the Bloodsea Brigand’s Vest, Leggings of the Vanquished Champion, and Leggings of the Vanquished Defender. Imagine my surprise when I won the token for my tier 5 legs. It’s my first tier 5 piece, and I was very happy. Once I got back to Shattrath, I picked up my shiny new Nordrassil Feral-Kilt and put the Nethercleft Leg Armor on them, plus a Solid Star of Elune in the socket. Compared to my Forestwalker Kilt, I end up with more armor, more AP, more crit, more hit, and the same stam.

Don’t worry: these loot-happy posts are rare. I just like the story of my tier 5 legs.