This boss is BIG and MEAN and actually not as tough as he looks, IF you break up the mechanics individually and focus heavily on the mechanics and not the nuke. What i mean by that is, don’t try to make it a race. There is NO “dps check” in this fight, just relax and go through the motions!

Hard mode adds some challenging mechanics for the tank, but again, relax and absorb the differences and it is not too much trouble, especially when you have the Secret boss buff (ice form).

Triple Shot – The Boss will hit the tank with what looks like a light attack. This will place a small aoe on the ground under the tank’s feet. Simple block the hit and move slightly out of the AOE. This will happen THREE times. It’s a vert routine based mechanics so learn it and it won’t be a problem ever. However if you panic and run around the room you will die. So relax, and just place the AOEs close together and avoid staying in them too long.

Heavy attack (Swing) – After the Triple shot the boss will attempt to wind up a huge heavy attack at whoever has aggro (should be the tank) you can BLOCK this as a tank, or if you prefer you can dodge roll it. For control sake and for not making a mess of the room i would encourage you to block it. If you have this aimed at you as a dps/healer however, you need to dodge roll it or die.

Banner – The boss will throw a ball of flame up in the air and it will land in a random location of the boss’s choosing. From that explosion will spawn a small fire banner. This will constantly throw fireballs at the group. It can be taunted to make MOST of the damage, however, kill it. If you put this at your list of priorities to focus on, you can get it out of the fight nice and quick. These will happen throughout the fight around once a minute.

Weapon Throw – The boss will at 75% and 30% throw his weapon to the other side of the room. When this happens his attacks will change slightly. The sides of the room will become unsafe with extra fire damage and also flame aoes will slide across the floor which you should avoid.

Heavy Attack (Hadoken) – This is his unique unarmed heavy attack. He will cast a fireball at range! Be sure to block or dodge this as the tank. If this is aimed at a dps/healer then two things need to be addressed.
1) You must dodge to avoid it
2) the tank dropped the taunt!
This ONLY attacks the person with aggro, don’t lose the taunt!

The Floor is lava!! – The boss will target random players with spikes and lava type effects under their feet (much like the add outside) move away from these and avoid standing in them.

Salamanders – During the fight salamanders (you saw these outside) will spawn into the fight. They have a huge flame aura around them and they hit very hard with their heavy attacks. These should be your PRIMARY focus. They MUST die.

If they reach the boss he will get stronger and stronger when he starts to channel his ROAR ability even if you think you have control of them, they will run to him! (be sure to interrupt this).

HOWEVER, the Salamanders and the boss can be dealt with in a DIFFERENT way. IF you have taken out the first secret boss, you have access to the Ice Form buff in the room.

Drag the Salamanders to the boss, take the buff and HEAVY ATTACK salamanders when they are in the aura with the boss.

The salamanders will turn to ICE instead of FIRE making the Aura do the reverse! He will be weaker!! Yes that means YOU have the advantage now for a time.

NOTE you can link this together with the synergy from ice form in order to not only debuff him, but stun him too!

Play tactical with your team and time the ice forms in your group!

Geyser (Hard Mode Only) – This is REALLY simple, if you have been in Bloodroot forge or Scale Caller Peak you have seen this mechanic before. The boss will apply what LOOKS like a heavy attack on the tank. When the hammer hits the ground a large AOE will spew out volcanic rock attacks. The tank needs to stand on this and plug the hole while holding block or the group will take huge damage and die.

Chains! (Hard Mode Only) – This is a simple and deadly mechanic! Much like the above, this is also in Bloodroot forge. The boss will chain two members of the group to the ground with a growing AOE under them. The boss must be interrupted as soon as possible to release the group members.  Once they are free they must get OUT of the AOE or take HUGE fire damage.

The spreading AOE is the crucial part as most people think the interrupt is enough…wrong, once you are free, get OUT!

TIPS: Time your Ice Form buffs with your group and utilize them as much as you can to stun the boss to recover from mistakes OR to make the salamanders weaken him. Each player will be able to take the buff during the fight but you all have a  cool down once you have taken it. So figure out when and where you should use them vs your group’s capability with the mechanics. That secret bonus is quite literally a game changer.

Also note, using the synergy not only stuns the room, but also resurrects your friends!

This boss is very simple but does hit fairly hard. Much like the last one (demonstrated in the video also) this boss can be stunned at the beginning if you make someone pick up the ice buff on time. However as per usual, this boss should be held in the middle of the room facing AWAY from the group

Heavy/Light Attacks – Basic hits for the tank to deal with, be sure to block.

Ice Channel – This is a particularly dangerous mechanic. The boss will look like it is constantly channeling a heavy attack. This is not able to be interrupted and you literally just have to let it happen. The healer needs to really be on point with this mechanic because basically you simply need to out heal it with heals and damage shields. Stay alive!

Ground Ice – It’s rare to happen but if you are in the fight a long time the boss will cast ice under players at random, simply move out of these.

The Final boss, for a last boss, is actually pretty simple. It’s dramatic for sure but it is straight forward, ESPECIALLY if you have the secret power unlocked. The mechanics are very punishing though if you don’t follow them. Most of it is on the tank and one mess up generally will kill people. So pay close attention to those heavy attacks and AOEs.

The boss should be held as still as possible and turned away from the group at ALL times. The group has NO business being in the boss’s face!

To start with the boss will be fighting you outside, once he hits about 60% health he will heal up and run into the second room. The mechanics are technically the same for the main basics but of course the back room has some extras.

Flame Thrower – The boss will channel a flame thrower type mechanic at the tank. BLOCK THIS! Any dps or healer types stay OUT of the boss’s face. Really simple. DON’T get burnt!

Heavy Attack – Pretty straight forward, the boss will heavy attack the tank. Block it. If you drop the boss it will kill others so don’t drop your taunt.

Flaming Vortex! (feets on fire zomg!) – This looks VERY dramatic, and it is. The boss will channel in the middle of the room with a big circle of fire under his feet. I doesn’t matter how chunky you are, this will KILL you. Get out. Find a space and let him finish his mechanic.

Flame Ghosts – During the Flaming Vortex x2 Flaming ghosts will come out and you will have to kill them. On hardmode however you will get x4 of them!

FireStorm – This is the direct opposite of the Flaming Vortex. Instead of getting OUT of the circle, you need to be IN the circle. This time the center is the only safe spot because the WHOLE room will be on fire. While the boss is channeling you can continue to hit him while staying safe from the fire.

During either of the fire phases on Hard mode, watch for the Dragon heads around the room as they will breath fire and you do not want to be near them.

Geysers!!! – The fun part. The Firestorm in the BACK room is a little different. The boss will jump across the room and you need to get to him in the “safe spot”. Simply run through the MIDDLE of the room and jump into the Geyser. BUT you must be sure you are facing the safe zone, else you will be pinged into the fire.

Behemoth – This two hander add you have dealt with before. Whenever the boss is doing the Firestorm mechanic, one of these will spawn. It is crucial that you focus these.

The tank must turn it away from the group at all times and the group need to consider this a primary target OVER the boss. He has nasty heavy attacks and will spawn meteors in the room which need to be blocked and/or avoided.

Salamander Trap – Throughout the fight the boss will cast what looks like fast moving Salamanders at random players, and ONE will have a circle under their feet while a salamander chases them. Also on the floor will be a small circle. Put YOUR circle inside THAT circle and you will be fine. If not, by the time the mechanic is over you will take HIGH fire damage. Either way the mechanic will go off but that is how you don’t DIE!

Salamander Pit – Salamanders down below in the back room, are there to be annoying.  You can kill them or you can avoid them, it’s up to you. They don’t come out of there anyway.

Flurry/Cleave – The boss will channel a flurry type Cleave mechanic shown as a SMALL triangle affect in front of him. This must be blocked by the tank and MUST be faced AWAY from the group. DPS or Healers will die to this.

TIPS: You can turn OFF the Firestorm and Flaming Vortex mechanics by activating your Ice synergy during it and of course kill flaming ghosts, or stun the boss and Behemoth depending on which stage you are at. This can also be timed to STOP him from activating it! So plan your use of that buff with your group for maximum effectiveness!

If you can full absorb the mechanics, you can actually spend more time hitting a sitting duck than jumping around the room. it will take a little practice though.