Lecture Notes: Guide to Major Domo Staghelm in Firelands

Introduction

• Speaker: Jordy
• Topic: Guide to Major Domo Staghelm, the penultimate boss in Firelands
• Overview: Despite being the second to last boss, Major Domo is relatively easier.
• Recommended Strategy: Focus on defeating him on Heroic mode if possible.

General Fight Overview

• Boss Forms:
  • Cat Form: Occurs when raid is spread out.
  • Scorpion Form: Occurs when raid stacks.
  • Night Elf Form: Occurs occasionally for certain abilities.
• Raid Composition:
  • 2 Tank, 5 Healer setup.
  • Can potentially shift to 4 healers.
• Fight Dynamic:
  • Boss swaps forms based on raid orientation.
  • Aim to manipulate form changes to manage adrenaline stacks.

Key Mechanics

• Concentration Buff:
  • Increases damage and healing by up to 100% if no damage is taken for 25 seconds.
  • Critical to maintain this buff for increased output.

Forms and Abilities

Cat Form

• Condition: Raid is spread out.
• Abilities:
  • Leaping Flames: Targets a random player, leaves a fire patch and summons a Spirit of Flame.
  • Spirit of the Flame: Has <1.5M HP and should be quickly killed off.

Scorpion Form

• Condition: Raid stacks near the boss.
• Abilities:
  • Flamescythe: High damage cone attack, split among targets.
  • Strategy: Force revert to Cat Form before casting.

Night Elf Form

• Condition: Every three swaps of forms.
• Abilities:
  • Burning Orbs: Emit lasers applying a stacking dot to nearby players.
  • Searing Seeds: Debuff that explodes, requiring players to move out of the group.

Walkthrough and Strategy

• Phase Management:
  • Start in Cat Form by spreading out.
  • Build concentration buff while minimizing damage taken.
  • Shift to Scorpion Form when necessary, then back to Cat to avoid Flamescythe.
• Night Elf Form Handling:
  • Manage Burning Orbs with tank swaps.
  • Handle Searing Seeds by individually moving out according to timers.

Role-Specific Tips

Tanks

• Positioning: Keep the boss stationary, manage positioning for Burning Orbs.
• Quick Recovery: Be prepared for Flamescythe if spread out fails.

Healers

• Concentration Management: Avoid damage to keep healing efficiency.
• Support: Take hits from orbs to protect DPS concentration buffs.

DPS

• Buff Maintenance: Dodge leaps and avoid orbs to maintain buff.
• Quick Response: Rapid movement upon callouts to stack or spread.

Conclusion

• Major Domo Staghelm is not too challenging but requires attention to form mechanics.
• Attempt on Heroic for additional challenge.
• Prepare for the final boss, Ragnaros, next.