- TotFW / BWD / BoT
- Aberrus
- Icecrown Citadel
- Ruby Sanctum
- Trial of the Crusader
- Ulgrax the Devourer
- Bloodbound Horror
- Sikran, Captain of the Sureki
- Rashanan
- Broodtwister Ovinax
- Nexus Princess Kyveza
- Silken Court
- Queen Ansurek
- Conclave of Wind
- Al'akir
- Omnotron Defense System
- Magmaw
- Atramedes
- Chimaeron
- Maloriak
- Nefarian
- Halfus Wyrmbreaker
- Valiona & Theralion
- Ascendant Council
- Cho#gall
- Sinestra
- Kazzara
- The Amalgamation Chamber
- The Forgotten Experiments
- Assault of the Zaqali
- Rashok, the Elder
- Zskarn
- Magmorax
- Echo of Neltharion
- Scalecommander Sarkareth
- Lord Marrowgar
- Lady Deathwhisper
- Gunship Battle
- Deathbringer Saurfang
- Festergut
- Rotface
- Professor Putricide
- Blood Prince Council
- Blood-Queen Lana'thel
- Valithria Dreamwalker
- Sindragosa
- The Lich King
- Halion
- Northrend Beasts
- Lord Jaraxxus
- Faction Champions
- Twin Val'kyr
- Anub'Arak
Ulduar
Hodir
Strategy Guide
The fight has one single phase with frequent ultimate ability use.
Your goal is to maximise your DPS by leveraging the different buffs each NPC gives you.
The priority should be to free them and any player frozen later in the fight.
The Hard Mode in this fight is simply to kill the boss faster than 2 minutes.
There is not extra added ability.
Thanks to Kats & Layria for her careful work as copy editor for the English texts.
Free the NPCs & players and don't get frozen by Flash Freeze.
EVERYONE
DODGE THE BIG AOE
THEN STAND ON IT
At the end of the cast (9 seconds), all the players not standing on a pile of snow are frozen and incapacitated.
To counter this, when the boss starts casting, look for where big piles of snow will spawn on the room, get nearby and climb on them ONCE the snow is there.
EVERYONE
DODGE TO AVOID
BEING KNOCKED
Pools of ice fall from the roof in random places. Don't stand under, it knocks and deals damage.
EVERYONE
STAY CLOSE TO THE FIRE
Sets down a fire on the ground. It removes stacks of Biting Cold to players nearby and grants a chance to proc extra damage and stack a 2% magical damage taken debuff on the boss. This stacks up to 30 stacks (60% magical damage increase).
Make sure to have all ranges next to these, making the boss vulnerable is high priority.
EVERYONE
PASS THE BUFF EFFICIENTLY
Each Shaman NPC gives this buff to a random player, with a number of stacks based on the raid size.
When they touch another player, they give them a 135% critical strike damage buff for 30 seconds.
Plan ahead which specs benefit the most from this buff, and spread the buff accordingly.
EVERYONE
STAND UNDER THE BEAM
A beam of light that provides a 50% haste buff to melees and casts to player in it.
Try to stand in them as much as possible.
Players get a stacking DoT. Moving removes a stack.
Either move or stand next to a fire (preferable) to remove your stacks.
For 20 seconds, Hodir gains Frost damage on his attacks and inflicts ticking damage to the whole raid.
Each Shaman NPC gives this buff to a random player, with a number of stacks based on the raid size.
When they touch another player, they give them a 135% critical strike damage buff for 30 seconds.
Plan ahead which specs benefit the most from this buff, and spread the buff accordingly.
Hodir casts a "frost nova" like ability, rooting all players in 10 yards radius for 10 seconds.
Quickly mass dispel.
Sets down a fire on the ground. It removes stacks of Biting Cold to players nearby and grants a chance to proc extra damage and stack a 2% magical damage taken debuff on the boss. This stacks up to 30 stacks (60% magical damage increase).
Make sure to have all ranges next to these, making the boss vulnerable is high priority.
A beam of light that provides a 50% haste buff to melees and casts to player in it.
Try to stand in them as much as possible.
Players get a stacking DoT. Moving removes a stack.
Either move or stand next to a fire (preferable) to remove your stacks.
Hodir casts a "frost nova" like ability, rooting all players in 10 yards radius for 10 seconds.
Quickly mass dispel.
For 20 seconds, Hodir gains Frost damage on his attacks and inflicts ticking damage to the whole raid.
Sets down a fire on the ground. It removes stacks of Biting Cold to players nearby and grants a chance to proc extra damage and stack a 2% magical damage taken debuff on the boss. This stacks up to 30 stacks (60% magical damage increase).
Make sure to have all ranges next to these, making the boss vulnerable is high priority.
Each Shaman NPC gives this buff to a random player, with a number of stacks based on the raid size.
When they touch another player, they give them a 135% critical strike damage buff for 30 seconds.
Plan ahead which specs benefit the most from this buff, and spread the buff accordingly.
A beam of light that provides a 50% haste buff to melees and casts to player in it.
Try to stand in them as much as possible.
