The Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu


OOTTG Processional:




The Rift consists of 9 Arch-Nemesis:

The Bornabar Area:

3 Trolls: Fruz, and the Gorthorogs Barz and Zurm

The Noruidor Area:

3 Orcs: Zogtark, Narnulubat, and Thrang

The Norbar Area:

3 Nameless: Shadow-Eater, Stone-Biter, Thaurlach






~ Barz ~



Encounters between the Rift's entrance and Barz are similar to the add-waves on Barz and Zurm.


Approach:

1. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll

Do NOT hit the Troll AT ALL until the Troll Keeper is down. No Debuffs, no attacks, no Nothing. Focus fire on the Troll. Position the group to avoid being knocked off the edge.

2. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers
Many ways to do this, including Burglar pull.

Here's an important moment to underscore the importance of using the Raid Assist window!

My method: Chain-mez the Slave Master away from the group. Have *everyone* stand as CLOSE as possible to the Slave. Focus fire on her, and ONLY her. A champ can stun the HG to keep them off the healers. The Slave absorbs damage and deals it out to the Hillmen Guard. They MUST be right next to her, so Everyone needs to be there. Hunters, Healers, Debuffers standing way in the back cause problems. Fear the SM if he comes unmezzed, then mez him when he is at a distance.

Here's the Slave-Master's buff. Interrupt his induction when he calls out!



3. 1 Slave Master, 2 Hillmen Guards, 4 Pale-Folk
Chain-mez the SM and the back guard. Kill the 1 guard and PF, then the other guard, then the SM.

4. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll
See #1

5. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers
See #2

6. 1 Slave Master, 5 Pale-Folk
Chain-mez the SM. Kill the PF, then the SM.

7. 2 Slave Masters, 5 Hillman Workers, 4 Pale-Folk
Many ways to do this one, including Burglar pull.
My Method: Have everyone proceed to the bottom part of the ramp. Don't go up the ramp, or you agro the group at the top. Chain-mez the two SMs. Root the blob of HW and PF that come running at the group. Take them down, then one of the SMs, then the other.

8. 1 Slave Master, 2 Hillman Workers, 4 Pale-Folk
A LM can stand at the bottom-middle of the ramp, look up to the left, and Chain-mez the SM up there. Pull the rest and kill. Then get the SM.

~~ Barz's Chamber ~~

9. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll
See #1

10. 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers
Good chance to practice the Blood-pact tactic without the SM.
Have everyone charge the Slave, and stand as close to her as possible. Focus fire on her, and then kill her when the HW are dead. Here's an important point to underscore the importance of using the Raid Assist window!

11. 6 Pale-Folk
KILL

12. 1 Slave Master patrol
KILL

13. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers (Off on the Left side)
See #2

14. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers (Off on the Right side)
See #2

Barz

15. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll
These used to spawn at 97k health on Barz

16. 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers
These used to spawn at 67k

17. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers
These used to spawn at 47k

Quotes:

"I'll gnaw your bones!"
Run away from Barz

"No power is stronger than Barz!"
Run to the Fire. You may notice who is being targeted by their sudden power-drain.
The key here is to get Barz away if you are fighting one of the add-waves. If Barz gets in the middle of the add-wave battle and *then* does his "I'll gnaw your bones" move, it's chaos.




~ Zurm ~


Approach:

1. 1 Slave Master, 5 Pale-Folk

2. 6 Pale-Folk

3. 1 Slave-master

4. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll

5. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers

6. 1 Slave, 4 Hillman Workers

7. 10 Pale Folk


Zurm

8. 1 Troll-Keeper, 1 Troll

9. 1 Slave, 5 Hillman Workers

10. 1 Slave Master, 1 Slave, 5 Hillman Workers

Quotes:

1. "Out of my way!"
Zurm stuns the MT and drops aggro

2. "You will tremble before your end!"
Area-of-effect attack

3. "Running away?"
Ranged attack if second player on threat list is not within melee after "Out of my way!"

~ Frûz ~




At the end of the hallway leading out of the Giant's platform, take a sharp right to the rubble pile. Stand back against the wall on the rubble.

Approach:

1. 1 Summoner, 3 Fire Worms
Mez a patrolling Summoner
Melee the worms with Target Assist
Enrage the Summoner, addle and clobber the summons
Repeat for the second patrol group.

The Raid can sneak by very carefully into Fruz's chamber.


Frûz

CC the 4 Orc Adds which appear every 1 minute with:
Champions: Sound the Attack
LMs: Alternate Herb-Lore and Sticky Tar
Hunters: Rain of Thorns

MT holds Fruz in the corner, facing away from group.



Notes:

Fruz Attacks:
1. Wild Attack - 400 to 600 AOE damage
2. Knock-back - 5 meters
3. Stomp - Frontal Stun
4. Wound

Following Stomp or Knockback, Frûz switches targets for 5+ seconds.






~ Zogtark ~




Approach:

1. 2 Defenders, 2 Fighters, 1 Scrapper



LMs mez the Defenders, Burglar mezzes the Scrapper.
Kill the Fighters first, then Scrapper, then Defenders.

2. 2 Scrappers
Mez one Scrapper, Kill the other.

3. 3 Defenders, 1 Scrapper
LMs mez right and left Defenders, Burglar mezzes center Defender.
Scrapper first, then Defenders.





~ Narnûlubat ~









~ The Twins~



Shadow Eater




Stone Biter

~ Thrang ~








Approach:







~ Thaurlach ~






Phase 1: World Eaters

4 World Eaters

What Happens:

* Everyone enters the room and turns left and runs down the hallway which leads to where the World Eaters spawn, except 2 hunters, who stay on the right and handle darklings heading toward the Rune.

* Fight a few darklings, then 2 World Eaters spawn on either side of the green water. Burglar gets initial mez on the World Eater across the water; LM picks-up chain-mez, 2nd LM awaits to back-up mez.

* MT holds the 1st World Eater facing away from the Raid. Champions *must* Clobber the World Eaters, or they summon Summoned World Eaters; ignore the Darklings. Burglars and LMs keep the World Eaters debuffed, while everyone attacking is mindful of frontal AOE attack, standing behind the World Eaters.


Instruction Script:

* Don't hit the Green Water.
* 2 Hunters go right.
* Burglar pick up initial Mez on WE, LM pick-up mez and backup.
* MT hold WE facing away from group, Champions Clobber WE or it will conjure Summoned WEs.
* Avoid frontal attacks from the WEs.
* Eat food, conjure pets, use Destiny points
* 1st hope-pop.






Phase 2: World Eaters


What Happens:

1 World Eater
4 Summoned World Eaters
Darklings


Instruction Script:

Left side: Hunter to kite 1 of them, 2 LMs, 1 Champ. LM can pull the lever, but make sure they're not in combat!
Right side: Champ to grab agro, hunter to kite, burglar/captain to pull the lever




Phase 2: The Everseer



What Happens:

3 Darklings on either side
1 Ever-seer



Instruction Script:

Guardian holds everseer
Captain floats left and right to remove fear if it happens
Champ can auto-attack
Burg/champ - stop AOE attack from the Everseer
Hunter and Lore Master on each side, everyone else focusing on Everseer group





Phase 2: Thaurlach



What Happens:



Instruction Script:


Tank runs into the room, Hope is wiped if anyone is in Line of sight, Tank positions Thaurlach
Stay behind Balrog, frontal AOE
130k - disease/poison removal possibility
125k - use Rift gloves
125k-75k - Best kept a Ranged fight
50k - Jump attacks

If you're in trouble, Get Behind The Pillars
10k he turns on the Glathlirel - ENRAGE him
All-out DPS - oathbreakers, Yellow FM