The following notes are for raid leaders (or anyone that wants to know what your class can do to help) and the purpose is to help them have some notes that remind them what they have to know and pay attention. They are not strategy guides. For that there are plenty of website that can be read like:
The Pillage guide to Karazhan
BossKillers
WoWWiki on Karazhan
Ten Tom Hammer guide to Karazhan

From those sites and from personal notes I compile a list of useful information about what to expect from different classes on each encounter.
If a class is not mention is because there is nothing special to mention for that class in the encounter not because you don’t need that class.
You don’t need to have every class mention here of course. These are just notes that you must be aware of if you have those classes.

If I’m missing something or you see an error please feel free to comment.

Attumen the Huntsman and Midnight

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Druids, Paladins, Priests, Warlocks)

Remember:

- Respwan time is 25 minutes after first pull.
- Ask the raid to keep pulling if healers and tanks are ok.
- If people die tell them to release and go back inside.

Hunters:

- Misdirect your Main Tank when Attumen spawn at 95%.
- Misdirect your Main Tank when Attumen mounts Midnight.
- Avoid Berserker Charge attacking from less than eight yards.

Warriors:

- Use spell reflect right before the Huntsman casts the AoE curse to reduce his chance to hit by 50%.
- If you are Off Tanking then use Thunderclap and Demoralizing Shout when Attumen mounts Midnight.
- Use Shield Block and Disarm every time you can.

Mages:

- Remove the curse from that the Huntsman places on everyone around him.

Druids:

- Remove the curse from that the Huntsman places on everyone around him.

Paladins:

- If you are Main Tanking then throw consecration after the off tank has picked up and secured threat on Midnight to ensure that the moment the Huntsman spawns he will go directly for you.

Priests:

- Having a priest while no special role on this fight will make the trash pulls a lot easier.
- Having a shadow priest will not only help with shackles but with mana regeneration.

Warlocks:

- Throw curse of weakness on both mobs to lower their damage output.

Moroes

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Druids, Paladins, Priests, Warlocks, Rogues, Shamans)

Remember:

- Respwan time is 55 minutes or so after first pull.
- Pulls consist of AoE groups and Solo Elites. Don’t pull group of Elites.
- When Moroes is at 10% Health stop using DoTs or event can bug if he died when vanish.
- Dwarven Stoneform racial ability (Self) can remove garrote.

Hunters:

- You can trap one of the guests for the entire fight.
- Help any priest on shackle duty placing traps between the mob and them.
- You can always kite a mob if needed.

Warriors:

- When tanking, if the Off Tank or Main Tank is blinded turn your back to avoid Gouge until Blind is removed.
- When you see you tank partner blinded, switch to beserker stance and use beserker rage to be immune to gouge.
- If tanking, remember that vanish do not clear the aggro list so stay where you are.

Mages:

- Use iceblock (Self) to remove Garrote.
- You can always kite a mob if needed.

Druids:

- Remove the blind effect.
- When tanking, if the Off Tank or Main Tank is blinded turn your back to avoid Gouge until Blind is removed.
- If tanking, remember that vanish do not clear the aggro list so stay where you are.
- Throw rejuv and lifebloom to help with Garrote.

Paladins:

- Remove the blind effect.
- When tanking, if the Off Tank or Main Tank is blinded turn your back to avoid Gouge until Blind is removed.
- If tanking, remember that vanish do not clear the aggro list so stay where you are.
- Use Divine Shield (self) or Blessing of Protection (specially on a priest on shackle duty) to remove Garrote.

Priests:

- You can Shackle one of the guests for the entire fight.
- I recommend recasting shackle every 2 casts or so.

Warlocks:

- Use drain life to mitigate damage if Garrote.

Rogues:

- Use Mind-Numbing Poison on the caster adds to slow down mana burns and heals.
- You can always kite a mob if needed.

Shamans:

- Remove the blind effect using Poison Cleansing totems.

Maiden of Virtue

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Paladins, Priests, Warlocks, Rogues, Shamans)

Remember:

- When entering Maiden room stay very close to the wall. Maiden agro range is huge.

Hunters:

- Misdirect Main Tank to help with agro.
- Beast Master Hunters use the Beast Within to gain immunity to Repentance.

Warriors:

- Berserker Rage will make the tank immune to repentance.
- Use spell reflection right before the Maiden casts Holy Fire.

Mages:

- Ice Block to remove Holy Fire.
- Use Dampen Magic to any melee DPS.

Paladins:

- Cleanse and Divine Shield to Remove Holy Fire.
- Use Blessing of Sacrifice (rank 1) on any melee character to break Repentance.

Priests:

- Dispel Magic to Remove Holy Fire.
- Shadow Priests use Shadow Word: Death when Repentance is being cast to break you out.

Warlocks:

- Use your Felhounds’ Devour Magic to Remove Holy Fire.

Rogues:

- Cloak of Shadows to Remove Holy Fire.

Shamans:

- Use Grounding Totems to divert Holy Fire.
- Purge the Holy Fire debuff from raid members.

Opera event: Wizard of Oz

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Priests, Warlocks, Shamans)

Remember:

- Mobs become active in this order:
1. Dorothee (who then summons Tito)
2. Roar
3. Strawman
4. Tinhead
- After these four are all dead, The Crone will appear.

Hunters:

- Use Aspect of the Wild when The Crone spawns.
- Can fear Roar.
- Can use Immolation Traps or Explosive Traps on Strawman.
- Can kite Tinhead and use Frost Traps (not Freezing Traps).
- Misdirect Dorothee to the the Main Tank since Tito targets the player with the highest aggro on Dorothee’s list. (Note: Dorothee is not tankable, but she seem to have an aggro list)

Warriors:

- Pick up Tito when he spawns.
- Can kite Tinhead.

Mages:

- Fire damage on Strawman.
- Can kite Tinhead.

Priests:

- Can fear Roar but don’t use them for this if you have other choices.

Warlocks:

- Can fear Roar (best on this role).
- Use the Imp on Strawman.

Shamans:

- Use Searing Totem or a Fire Elemental on Strawman if needed.

Opera event: The Big Bad Wolf

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Druids, Paladins, Priests, Rogues, Shamans)

Remember:

- Big Bad Wolf is immune to all slowing effects.

Hunters:

- Use Feign Death when you get the Little Red Riding Hood debuff, and stay down until it wears off.

Warriors:

- Use Thunderclap to slow his damage output when chasing.
- Use Intervene on anyone with the Riding Hood debuff to provide an extra protection.

Mages:

- Use Amplify Magic as there is no magic damage during the fight.
- Ice block when you get the Little Red Riding Hood debuff.

Druids:

- If on Tree of Life Form switch it off immediatly when you get the Little Red Riding Hood debuff or it will slow you down.

Paladins:

- Use Blessing of Protection on others when they have the Little Red Riding Hood debuff.

Priests:

- Can use Fear Ward when Terrifying Howl is used.
- Can use Power Word: Shield to help with the Little Red Riding Hood debuff.

Rogues:

- Use Vanish when you get the Little Red Riding Hood debuff, and wait until it wears off before you come out of stealth.

Shamans:

- Use a Tremor Totem to reduce the time spent under the influence of a fear.

Opera event: Romulo and Julianne

(Hunters, Warriors, Mages, Druids, Paladins, Priests, Warlocks, Shamans)

Remember:

- They must die within 10 seconds of each other to avoid having to fight them all over again.

Hunters:

- Misdirect Main Tank and Off Tank whenever Julianne and Romulo spawns.
- Use pets to divert some holy bolts if needed even using growl when Romulo and Julianne are out.

Warriors:

- Best for tanking Romulo to disarm him.

Mages:

- Spell Steal Julianne’s debuff that increases holy damage by 50%, and casting speed by 50%.
- Spell Steal Romulo’s debuff that increases attack speed and damage by 50%.

Druids:

- Cleanse Romulo’s poison debuff.

Paladins:

- Cleanse Romulo’s poison debuff.
- Use Devotion Aura and place the paladin where the Romulo’s tank is.

Priests:

- Use Dispel Magic on Romulo’s debuff.

Warlocks:

- Use the felhound and ensure it is put on one of the bosses if they both already have a dispel for their buff.

Shamans:

- Purge Romulo’s debuff.

The Curator

(Hunters, Warriors, Druids, Priests, Warlocks, Shamans)

Remember:

- Get The Flares.
- Hateful Bolt will hit the person who is second to the main tank on aggro, with the most health.

Hunters:

- A pet with arcane resistance and stamina can tank the flares. While it is not necessary to tank the Flares, doing so gets them to hold still and makes them easier to kill.

Warriors:

- Use an Off Tank (with DPS gear) to get the Hateful Bolts.

Druids:

- Use an Off Tank (with DPS gear or feral) to get the Hateful Bolts.

Priests:

- Use Shadowfiend during the Evocation phase. It will help the Priest to completely refill his mana.

Warlocks:

- Use Searing Pain or Shadow Bolts instead of DoTs on the flares.
- Time the cast of Curse of Doom on the Curator so it goes off right at the start of the Evocation.

Shamans:

- Use Bloodlust or Heroism almost at the end.

1. You have to work.

What? I thought this was a game? Well it still is but you need to do a lot of research and study all the fights. Not only will you need to know the fights but what every class on the game can do.

Having a level 70 from all classes give you a mayor advantage but you won’t have the time to do that is you start leading unless you don’t work and you don’t have family or friends. So the only choice you have left is to study what classes can do, when they can do it and how.

You must be prepared not only for boss encounters but also for trash pulls. What can be shackled, cheeped, enslaved, vanished or trapped. You must study how groups work together. Do you put a Shaman on the tank group or on the melee group? What totems a shaman can use and a long etcetera.

You will spend more time reading strategies and watching videos than actually playing some times, especially when you are progressing in the end game.

2. Some people will hate you.

Why? Don’t they see you are trying to do your best to help them progress and get better gear?

Yes. Some will see that and appreciate it. But others will see you as the guy who gets to go to all raids. Like the guy who thinks he knows more than the others. Like the guy who organizes raids and always bring his pals before the others.

A good raid leader must have human qualities and not only be good at leading.

Some people will prefer a total prick that is always pushing and the minimum mistake you make then you are out and replace by another. Others will prefer someone that listen to them, ask for advices, recognize when he/she made a mistake but he knows how to lead fast and take decisions.

But no one will like a leader that don’t know what the hell is going on and never take a decision.

Everyone who has made a battleground knows what a “turtle” is. And BGs are huge raids with no leader. As a raid leader you must learn to listen to everyone and ask for feedback. Don’t think that because you are a raid leader you know more than them. But at one point everyone in there is waiting for you to take action and decide what’s best for the team. And don’t go afk every time you want or need to read a strategy because you have no clue what’s going on. If you are a raid leader, know that they are counting on you, but still some will hate you.

3. When something goes wrong most of the times is your fault.

Why? Because you are responsible for what’s going on. You are the one selecting your team. Is true that in occasions you have no choice to bring people that is not prepare. And even if you know already that the group won’t be able to progress too far you must at least try to make a good run and have fun in there.

If you make mistakes recognize them. Don’t blame others for what you don’t know.

Organize your team in the best possible way and make fast decisions.
Don’t put yourself on the best group so you can out dps everyone else or have better mana regen. If you do that is because there is a good reason to do it.

Learn when to call it. Don’t wait till everyone inside is tired and start to hate or blame each other. Before that start to happen just call it. Thanks everyone in there for coming and stop it.

There is nothing worse than a raid leader who keeps pushing when everyone else knows that the group is not working. Again, if that happen is your fault. You could have avoid that choosing a better team or if you didn’t had a choice then let them know in advance that you guys are there to see what happen, have fun but don’t give them too much expectations.

4. You may burn out fast or stop enjoying the game.

All the previews reasons lead also to this one. If you don’t have the time that requires being ready to lead a group, sooner or later you will burn out. If that happen is not the end of the world. Take some time off and if you really like been a raid leader and manage to free some time for it, and then come back latter more relaxed and ready to start again.

But if you are not enjoying the game anymore then stop doing it. Let others lead and start playing and doing what you like and enjoy. In my case, I like and enjoy been a raid leader. But that’s because I like spending more time reading than playing. I can read anywhere I want but I can’t play everywhere. I like studying strategies and how other classes works. I enjoy it. That may be the only reason why I keep playing this game.

If you enjoy more playing the game than reading then don’t be a raid leader. Well actually you must enjoy both.

5. This reason is the same first reason why you don’t start playing WoW. It’s too addictive.

Once you start leading you may hate it or love it. If you hate it then quit now. But if you love it the rewards are amazing.

No, I’m not talking about gold rewards. As a matter of fact you will need to do more dailies and farming than before because raids can be very expensive. In average, especially on progression raids you may spend 300g on repairs, potions and elixirs. And that’s when everything goes well.

And you must live by example. You can’t be a raid leader if you don’t have all your gear enchanted, have good gems and every time you go inside the raid don’t pop-up very good and expensive elixirs and good food. You can’t ask others to do what you don’t do.

But if you are a good raid leader then you will enjoy the advantages.

You will be the first to go to new encounters. Most of the times get first choice in loot, unless you are like me and are always passing. And people will recognize your efforts. And don’t forget that watching all your friends or teammates get better gear and enjoy your raids is the best reward you can have. And that’s why it can be so addictive.

If you have never play WoW here is a little description:

WoW is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)…
As with other MMORPGs, people control a character avatar within a persistent game world, exploring the landscape, fighting monsters, performing quests, building skills, and interacting with NPCs, as well as other players. The game rewards success with in-game money, items, experience and reputation, all of which in turn allow players to improve their skill and power…

more at Wikipedia

1. Is a very addictive game:

Don’t get me wrong I love to play WoW. I think is a fantastic game. But if you are playing to avoid your reality, believe me that you will be successful and that’s not a good thing.You must learn to have a balance on your life. You must continue to live your life outside WoW.

See WoW as just a game and nothing more. You will probably make new friends but don’t forget your real life friends. Spend time with your family and kids. Keep your work; after all you have to pay to play right? But there are a a huge amount of players that become some obsess with this game that they start losing their partners, works and it can be destroy lives.So if you can’t manage to keep the balance on your life between a hobby, just a game and the things that are really important, then don’t play.

WoW can be a very time consuming game if you let it.

2. Lots of annoying kids:

If you decide to play. Welcome. The first thing you will find when questing and exploring is a very annoying general chat window and you will start to wonder:
- what the heck is that? Who are this people? Well that’s everyone on your server most of the time saying nothing important.
- What are they talking? Noob? LF1M? Whant to but +8 AGI? What?
- Am I surrounded by kids? Yes you are. Not everyone is a kid but is hard to find some people to have adult conversations.

Once you start progressing in the game you will receive tons of invitations to join a guild. Go ahead and join one you like. I bet that is not going to be neither the first one nor the last one. But you will start to learn another aspect of the game.

This is a social game. You will interact with other players all the time. Actually that’s a good thing but watch out and don’t let the first impressions let you down because most of the times they will. Keep looking and sooner or later you will find some more mature and adult players.

3. You have to pay:

As with any other game you must have a computer, buy the game and play. But to play WoW you have to pay every month for your subscription. Is not just a game but a service you are paying. You payment allow Blizzard not only to be very rich but also provide the game with new releases. You will learn very fast what patches are.If you have a good computer with an amazing video card you will experience a very nice looking game. Amazing landscape and creatures. But you can still play WoW on your old computer. I played for a long time with an old video card with only 32MB of RAM. Outch, I know.

4. It can be very complex:

I had a friend the other day at home and he had never see the game before. I was leading a 25 man raid. He was next to me watching and hearing everyone on Ventrilo.

For him it was like watching a hockey game with players using a dime instead of a puck and hearing a conversation between Thomas A. Sebeok and Umberto Eco about pragmatic semiotics.Not only you will have to learn to play the game but also you will need to learn another language, statistic information, mathematics, strategy and after all that, some players will still call you a Noob.

5. Is a very addictive game and time consuming:

Did I mention this already? Well, I have to repeat it then. Don’t do it if you don’t know how to manage your time and your life.

So where do I start?

Actually a better question may be what are you looking here? If you find this place probably you are a member of my Guild Dignitas. If not, then I’m flatter and hope that in the future you may find something interesting on these pages.

If you are here to find some Hunter advices then there is plenty of amazing website that talk about hunters, mine included. You can go and visit my World of Esk page and watch some videos I’ve made, leave some comments and maybe encourage me to make more. You never know, if you are a hunter you may even learn something or better yet, maybe teach me something. I’m always open to learn some tricks and in days I learn something new, I’m a happy toon. You see, that’s my avatar speaking again. Ok no more hunter stuff here.

What I really want to talk about is Raids and Guilds. Hard Core Guilds and Casual Guilds. I will try to put some guides to help raid leaders. You won’t find strategy guides for raid bosses, there are plenty of them, but maybe some strategies that can help raid leaders be more effective. Maybe also how to survive in a world that can be very intimidating when you make your first steps. And no, I’m not talking about raids, I’m talking about Guilds, well actually that can apply to both.

I must warn you first that English is not my mother tongue language. Well, you probably already notice that. But speaking 3 languages is not easy so if once in a while you see by mistake a French or Spanish word, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Actually, writing this new blog is my way to learn how to better write in English. Don’t be shy, if you see an error and would like to help me out, just let me know about it. I love to learn and I’m not afraid of making mistakes.

On this blog you may find some other bloggers. Kharpern is one very good friend that I hope will start writing any day soon in here. And every member of Dignitas that want to share something can also do it. Hey, they don’t even have to be members of Dignitas. In WoW we are all playing together and I’ve seen some amazing players, blogers and people in there that if they have something to say and want to say it here they are welcome, as long they are not offensive.

After all, I’m doing this to improve my English, so one day I’m able to insult someone without bad words and in a very polite way.

Happy hunting…

Humm, should I sing as my avatar or myself? After all I want a human approach right? Well…

Max (aka: Eskordok)