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Heroic Stonecore: Ozruk Strategy

By Bless on May 18, 2012 in Strategies and Tutorials with 3 Comments

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ABILITIES

Elementium Bulwark-Charges the elementium plates grafted onto Ozruk, causing them to have a 100% chance to reflect spells for 10 sec.
Elementium Spike Shield- Any melee attacks made against Ozruk while under this effect causes the attacker to bleed for 0 damage per second for 3 sec. This effect stacks up to 20 times. Lasts 10 sec.
Enrage-Increases damage dealt by 50%.
Ground Slam-3 sec cast-Winds up for a viscous ground strike, dealing 471250 to 528750 damage to all enemies within 8 yards of the impact location.
Paralyze-0.6 sec cast-Stuns all enemies for 8 sec. If this effect runs its full course, it will deal 47500 to 52500 Arcane damage. This effect is removed if the target takes any damage.
Shatter-Launches the spikes protruding from Ozruk into surrounding enemies, dealing 141375 to 158625 damage to all enemies within 0 yards. In addition, any targets casting spells will be interrupted for until canceled.

Heroic Ozruk Strategy/Tutorial

The tank should try to keep Ozruk faced away from the raid at all times as he has a devastating frontal cone ability that will instagib anyone who gets caught by it. Ive seen most tanks try to put their back against the wall as to also avoid his knock-back ability. Ozruk has an ability called Paralyze which will paralyze the entire party but is broken by damage. In order for you to break the paralyze you will have to “melee attack” Ozruk prior to his casting paralyze when he still has his Elementium Spike Shield buff up on him which will apply a bleed effect on you in order to break the paralyze.. You will know when he casts Elementium Spike Shield on himself by the audio que when he says “Break yourselves upon my body. Feel the strength of the earth!” when Ozruk says this you know it is time to move in for a quick melee hit and move back out. If you are a ranged DPS it is probably better for you to just stay at range. This is more of an issue for heals.

It is important to break the paralyze or at least have a someone who can cleanse it off of you break it, because immediately after the paralyze duration is up he will cast his ability called Shatter which will pretty much kill anyone standing within 15 yards of him. Fortunately for the tank and melee this should not be a problem since they will be meleeing the whole time, but as soon as the paralyze debuff wears off of you all should make their way away from Ozruk as to not be killed by Shatter.

The last thing that has to be worried about and why the tank should face Ozruk away from the raid is because of his ability called Ground Slam which is a frontal cone ability that kills anything it comes into contact with. If you start to see Ozruk Charge up a little bit the tank should immediately run through Ozruk as he is about to cast Ground Slam. Hopefully he will be faced away from the group at this time.

And basically thats it!