How to win
(in one paragraph)
Halfus is harder to explain than he is to kill. Select a drake killing order, kill the drakes, beat the enrage timer, …, profit!
Basic Instructions
Each week, you will have a different set of 3 drakes to deal with (inactive drakes have a stun-animation over their head). Each drake gives Halfus an ability, and when released, will apply a unique debuff to Halfus before attacking you. You have choose which order to release the drakes in.
| Buff/Ability | Debuff | Notes | |
| Slate Dragon | Halfus stacks a healing debuff on his target. | Periodically stuns halfus. | Low release priority. Switch tanks at 6-8 stacks. |
| Nether Scion | Doubles Halfus’s attack speed. | Greatly reduces Halfus’s damage output. | High release priority, especially when combined with Slate Dragon. |
| Time Warden | Proto-behemoth shoots fireballs at raid members. | Fireballs slow down, become dodge-able. | Medium release priority – raid damage is heal-able. |
| Storm Rider | Halfus casts Shadow Nova. | Doubles the cast time of Shadow Nova. | High release priority. Shadow Nova must be interrupted. |
| Emerald Whelps | Proto-behemoth breathes on the raid. | Decreases breath damage. | Medium release priority – raid damage is heal-able. |
Releasing each drake also causes Halfus to take more damage. Since the fight has a tight enrage timer, you will always want to release all three drakes. The fight proceeds like this:
- Engage Halfus. Immediately release your first drake. Burn it down ASAP.
- Release and burn the second drake.
- Release and tank the third drake. DPS focuses on Halfus now.
- Below 50% health, Halfus periodically chain-stuns the raid. If Shadow Nova is in play, someone must always break the last stun and interrupt it.
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