They don't have any ability nor attack the raid, but they slowly lose 1% HP every second. Some groups even use 3 tanks for more available defensive cooldowns throughout the fight.ġ5 seconds into the fight and every minute for the rest of phase 1, Algalon the Observer will summon 4 Collapsing Stars (210k HP) that will float around in the arena. Conveniently, this tank swap also gives you the opportunity to use new available defensive cooldowns from a fresh tank, to maintain the blanket protection and mitigate Algalon's damage. For this reason, Algalon the Observer requires at least 2 tanks to swap positions with a Taunt when the current tank reaches 4 stacks. Every 15 seconds, the tank will receive a stacking Phase Punch debuff for 45 seconds and, when that debuff reaches 5 stacks, the tank is phased into another realm for 10 seconds where they must survive alone, and the boss is set loose. This alone requires great discipline and focus from several raid members, just to stay in the fight before touching on any of the main mechanics of the encounter.Ī second effect of Phase Punch, on top of the magic damage, is its debuff. The goal is to have a blanket protection on the tank currently withstanding the assaults of Algalon by rotating personal and raid cooldowns one after the other. For example, organize a rotation of Divine Protection or Shield Wall or Icebound Fortitude, followed by + or Last Stand or Barkskin, followed by Blessing of Sacrifice, followed by, followed by Pain Suppression or Guardian Spirit, etc. The temporary solution for an early kill, before more gear decreases the difficulty naturally, is to rotate defensive cooldowns on the tank to mitigate incoming damage permanently. So how do you even stay alive against Algalon the Observer for more than a few seconds, before your tanks amass a ton of upgrades from the rest of Ulduar?
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The combined assaults of Algalon's melees plus his abilities make surviving as a tank with gear primarily coming from Naxxramas and other phase 1 raids mathematically impossible. But wait! There's more! He also uses the Phase Punch ability on the tank every 15 sec, which adds an extra 10k arcane damage to the mix, also unavoidable.ĭamage taken over 45 sec. On top of very high consistent DPS done to your tank with just melee attacks, Algalon the Observer also hits the tank with the Quantum Strike ability every 3.5-5 seconds, for an additional 35k physical damage instantly that can not be dodged, parried or miss.
Algalon dual wields with very fast attacks (1 sec swing speed for each hand) and each hand hits like a truck, for a base damage value of 77k physical damage per swing which is more than double that of Patchwerk. The first challenge of Algalon the Observer is to survive his absurdly high damage dealt to tanks. If you are in combat with him as the timer hits 0 seconds left, Algalon will wipe your raid and disappear. The Algalon the Observer encounter is particularly unique because you can only engage him for 1 hour each lockout, starting from the moment you first attack him, before he leaves the instance until next week. Algalon the Observer is a bonus boss in the Ulduar raid located in The Celestial Planetarium, a secret room that can only be unlocked via a key you will receive as a reward for completing a quest chain tasking you to defeat the Assembly of Iron, Hodir, Thorim, Freya and Mimiron in their hard mode difficulty.
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