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WoW 4.2 PTR: Fireland - Ragnaros Encounter Preview By Mimiron My name is Stan, I am 19 years old. Currently I am studying at a University. I am the founder of the FB group which posted Cataclysm news since 8/23/09. I am playing WoW since the release of Burning Crusade. I like writing articles regarding Cataclysm. The most time I enjoyed playing was high-end TBC - Sunwell Plateau.

Fighting the Firelord will not be easy. The fight itself has three stages in normal difficulty and four stages in the heroic difficulty of the encounter. Ragnaros seeks to appease the Old Gods by incinerating the World Tree of Nordrassil. Are you willing to accept the challenge?

Stage 1: By Fire Be Purged!

Abilities used in this initial stage of the encounter are as follows:

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Sulfuras Smash	Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform. The impact of Sulfuras inflicts 632500 Fire damage to any player within 5 yards of the impact, and creates several Lava Waves which move out from the point of Impact.
10/25		Lava Wave	If a player touches a moving Lava Wave, the lava inflicts 80500 Fire damage, 23000 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec., and knocks the player back. (Magic Effect)
10/25		Wrath of Ragnaros	Ragnaros blasts the location of a random player, inflicting 68999 Fire damage to all players within 6 yards and knocking them back (In 25 player raids, Ragnaros blasts three locations.)
10/25		Hand of Ragnaros	Ragnaros inflicts 34500 Fire damage to all enemies within 55 yards, knocking them back.
10/25		Magma Trap	Ragnaros launches a Magma Trap at a random player's location. When the Magma Trap reaches the platform, it inflicts 58999 Fire damage and knocks back players within 8 yards. The active Magma Trap persists for the duration of the encounter and triggers when stepped on, causing a Magma Trap Eruption.
10/25		Magma Trap Erruption	A triggered Magma Trap erupts for 68999 Fire damage to all players, and violently knocks the triggering player into the air. The Magma Trap causes the triggering player to take 50% more damage when the player triggers additional Magma Traps. This effect lasts for 30 sec and stacks.

Intermission: Minions of Fire!

At 70% health Ragnaros casts Splitting Blow, burying Sulfuras into the platform and creating Sons of Flame across the platform. Ragnaros submerges for 45 seconds or until the plazers destroz all the Sons of Flame, whichever comes first.

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Splitting Blow	Ragnaros buries Sulfuras within the platform, inflicting 80500 Fire damage every 1 second to players within 6 yards and creating eight Sons of Flame that attempt to reach the mighty hammer.

Sons of Flame

Sons of Flame cross the platform and attempt to reform with Sulfuras. A Son of Flame that reaches Sulfuras causes a Supernova.

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Burning Speed	For every 5% of their remaining health above 50%, Sons of Flame move 75% faster. When players reduce a Son of Flame to below 50% remaining health, the Son of Flame loses the Burning speed effect.
10/25		Supernova	When a Son of Flame reaches Sulfuras it explodes in a Supernova, inflicting 103500 Fire damage to all players. Deadly

Stage 2: Sulfuras Will Be Your End!

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Sulfuras Smash	Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform. The impact of Sulfuras inflicts 632500 Fire damage to any player within 5 yards of the impact, and creates several Lava Waves which move out from the point of Impact.
10/25		Lava Wave	If a player touches a moving Lava Wave, the lava inflicts 80500 Fire damage, 23000 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec., and knocks the player back.
Heroic		World in Flames	Ragnaros periodically casts Engulfing Flames on a random section of the platform every 2.60 sec for 13 sec.
10/25		Molten Seed	Ragnaros creates Molten Seed at the location of 10 random players from the nearby lava, inflicting 63250 Fire damage to all players within 6 yards of a seed. After 10 sec the Molten Seed bursts into a Molten Inferno. (In 25 player raids, Ragnaros targets 20 players.)

Molten Inferno

When Molten Seeds burst they create a Molten Inferno, inflicting 115000 Fire damage to all players and creating a Molten Elemental. The damage inflicted decreases the farther away the player stands from the seed.

Molten Elemental

A Molten Inferno creates a Molten Elemental, which attacks and fixates on a random player.

Molten Power (Heroic Difficulty)

Molten Elementals within 6 yards empower other Molten Elementals increasing their damage dealt by 25% granting immunity to snare effects.

Intermission: Denizens of Flame!

At 40% health Ragnaros casts Splitting Blow (description see above), burying Sulfuars into the platform and creating Sons of Flame (see above) across the platform. Ragnaros submerges for 45 seconds or until the players destroy all the Sons of Flame, whichever comes first.

Ragnaros also creates two Lava Scions that attack the players

Lava Scion

One Lava Scion forms on each side of the platform.

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Blazing Heat	A Lava Scion inflicts a random player with Blazing Heat, causing the player to create a trail of Blazing Heat in their wake. Blazing Heat inflicts 57500 Fire damage every 1 sec on players standing within the trail, and heals Sons of Flame and Lava Scions within the trail for 10% every 1 sec.

Stage 3: Begone From My Realm!

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Sulfuras Smash	Ragnaros faces the location of a random player and prepares to smash Sulfuras on the platform. The impact of Sulfuras inflicts 632500 Fire damage to any player within 5 yards of the impact, and creates several Lava Waves which move out from the point of Impact.
10/25		Lava Wave	If a player touches a moving Lava Wave, the lava inflicts 80500 Fire damage, 23000 Fire damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec., and knocks the player back.
Heroic		World in Flames	Ragnaros periodically casts Engulfing Flames on a random section of the platform every 2.60 sec for 13 sec.
10/25		Summon Living Meteor	Ragnaros calls down an increasing number of Living Meteors. The Living Meteor's impact inflicts 74750 Fire damage to players within 5 yards of the location.

Living Meteor

The Living Meteor fixates on a random player and chases them.

Mode	Icon	Spell Name	Spell Description
10/25		Meteor Impact	Any player within 4 yards of a Living Meteor triggers a Meteor Impact, inflicting 574999 Fire damage to player within 8 yards Deadly
10/25		Combustible	Attacking a Living Meteor causes Combustion, knocking it back several yards from the attacking player. Triggering Combustion removes the Combustible effect for 5 seconds.
10/25		Combustion	Attacking a Living Meteor causes Combustion, knocking it back several yards from the attacking player. (In Heroic Difficulty Combustion inflicts 2300 Fire damage every seconds for until cancelled on the triggering player. This effect stacks.)

This was the preview of the Ragnaros and his abilities. To sum up, you should now easily imagine how the encounter, where you will vanquish the Firelord once and for all, looks like.

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