Voidscar Arena +15 Abandoned at 21:47 · Par 30:00

The numbers that matter

• 19:28 of combat in 10 pulls, 90 enemies killed, 349,232,939 damage taken, 13 deaths.
• 13 deaths = 3:15 of death penalty on the clock. The report confirms: 21:47 = 19:28 fighting, 1:42 routing, 0:17 wipe recovery, 3:15 death penalty, 0:10 pull timer.
• Time lost to pulls: 7:25 of 21:47.
  • Pull 9: 3:35, 0 kills, 8 deaths, 41,054,279 taken, 67% kicked, WIPE.
  • Pull 10: 3:35, 16 kills, 4 deaths, 68,179,006 taken, 68% kicked, WIPE.
  • Pull 8 (Atroxus): 0:15, 1 death, 46,146,693 taken.
• Damage rate: 349,232,939 / 1,168 s (19:28) = about 299,000/s. The 09-15 control run took 361,927,437 over 1,503 s = 240,867/s. We were taking damage much faster.
• Deaths on bosses: 1. On trash: 12. Boss damage was 26% of intake; trash was 74%.

The turning point: pull 9 at 17:28

At 17:15.1 we killed Atroxus. At 17:25 the 09-15 control group pulled the post-Atroxus trash. We pulled at 17:28. We were basically on pace.

Then Prot Paladin opened with Judgment on Kilivore Screamer at 17:27.4 from (4923,-456). Resto Shaman was 135 yd away, last seen 8 s earlier. The reconstruction shows he had been at (4789,-431) after Atroxus; distance from the tank at (4923,-456) is about 136 yd. He cast Ghost Wolf at 17:19.8, then no cast until 17:45.2. The pull started at 17:27.4.

By 17:31.9, the Glory of the Vanguard line from Avenger’s Shield hit Lost Sethrak 17 yd from the tank and Watchful Harrower 96 yd from the tank / 111 yd from the first mob. At 17:32.4, Divine Toll’s Hammer and Anvil hit pack B: Feral Saberon 16–21 yd, Voidminder 29–33 yd, Devouring Brutalizer 26 yd. Within about 5 seconds we had engaged multiple packs and the third Harrower.

Result: 78 s of fighting, 0 kills, 8 deaths, 41,054,279 taken. The 09-15 group did the same post-Atroxus section as one chain: pull 7 at 17:25, 311 s, 43 kills, 0 deaths, and they never engaged that third Watchful Harrower.

Pull 10: the re-pull and the second wipe

At 19:03 we re-pulled. Prot Paladin again opened with Judgment on Kilivore Screamer. Resto Shaman was 24 yd away, last seen 6 s earlier. Many cooldowns were still down: Arms Warrior Die by the Sword 63s, Rallying Cry 42s; Arcane Mage Ice Cold 96s; Prot Paladin Divine Shield 255s, Blessing of Spellwarding 193s, Lay on Hands 102s; Hyporock Blessing of Protection 254s, Blessing of Sacrifice 57s, Divine Shield 53s; Resto Shaman Spirit Link 39s.

We killed 16 enemies, but took 68,179,006 and had 4 deaths:

• Arms Warrior at 20:52 — Venomous Spit for 350,676. Own defensives: none pressed.
• Hyporock at 20:59 — Lava Bolt for 374,544. Own defensives: none pressed.
• Resto Shaman at 21:23 — Dreadbellow for 83,831. Healing received in window: 30,197.
• Arcane Mage at 21:24 — Dreadbellow for 44,838. Healing received in window: 45,027.

The group findings show Lava Bolt leaked 20 of 45 casts, Mending Void leaked 4 of 17, and Shadowbolt Volley leaked 1 of 4. Interrupts overall were 59/69 reachable stopped (86%), but Lava Bolt was the killer. Resto Shaman’s last Wind Shear was at 11:44 — he never kicked in the entire post-Atroxus section. Arcane Mage pressed Counterspell only 5 times all key, and the grader classified 3 of those presses as leaving a reachable cast to leak inside the cooldown.

We abandoned at 21:47 with 8:13 left on a 30:00 par. What remained was most of the post-Atroxus trash and the final boss — the stretch the 09-15 control group took 9:38 over with no deaths. A timed finish was gone; a completed key was not, and the wipe state was the reason to stop.

Grades and what each of us did

Prot Paladin Prot Paladin B · 77/100

Good: mitigation 71, mechanics 100, activity 98, utility 98, interrupts 87 (26 stops vs 21 expected).
Weak: survival 61, 2 deaths.

The Atroxus death at 16:14 was a Hulking Claw for 914,332. He took 2,427,412 over 14.8 s and pressed no defensives in that window. His previous Divine Shield was at 7:19 and his next at 18:18, so it was available. On pull 9 he opened the fatal overpull. Need: post-Atroxus pull discipline. Do not let Avenger’s Shield/Vanguard or Divine Toll chain into the third Harrower or pack B. Keep the healer in range. On Hulking Claw, always have a defensive or call for an external.

Resto Shaman Resto Shaman F · 43/100

The F is partly the curve: the key asked 161,001/s, past the 95th percentile 130,287/s of the 55-key curve (median 90,211/s), so throughput coverage is a floor. Still: survival 61, throughput 54, response 52, activity 58, interrupts 6. He had 1 stop vs 14 expected; 4 Wind Shear presses, 2 on nothing, 1 leaving a leak. He was 135 yd away at pull 9 and did not cast between 17:19.8 and 17:45.2. He died at 18:33 to Melee from Watchful Harrower with no defensives pressed. Never pressed Purge. Over-exposed to Forked Lightning x9. Need: stay within 30 yd of the tank on transitions; Wind Shear Lava Bolt/Mending Void; use Spirit Link/Healing Tide earlier; Astral Shift when targeted.

Arcane Mage Arcane Mage D+ · 58/100

Good damage: 238,635 dps, 107% of the other damage dealers’ median. Survival 61, 2 deaths. Interrupts 27: 1 stop vs 9 expected; 5 Counterspell presses, 2 on already-stopped casts, 2 on nothing, 3 leaving a leak. Never pressed Greater Invisibility, Ice Block, or Spellsteal. Mana floor 0%. Died at 18:31 to Melee and at 21:24 to Dreadbellow. Need: Counterspell Lava Bolt/Mending Void, not random casts. Use Ice Block/Greater Invisibility. Spellsteal if applicable. Prismatic Barrier x40 is good but not a full defensive plan.

Hyporock Ret Paladin C · 67/100

Damage 78: 233,978 dps, 103% of the other damage dealers’ median. Interrupts 84: 15 stops vs 12 expected; 14 presses, 3 on already-stopped casts, 1 after the cast finished, 2 leaving leaks. Utility 86: 12 used of ~70. Survival 28, 4 deaths.
Deaths: 17:51 Savage Leap, no defensives; 18:20 Void Beam, Divine Protection asked for 2x and refused, last one 5.0 s before dying, then the global cleared and it was never asked again; 18:36 Melee from Watchful Harrower, no healing and no defensives; 20:59 Lava Bolt, no defensives. Lay on Hands never pressed. Battle res 1. Holy Power overcap 24% is normal.
Need: press defensives earlier. Use Lay on Hands. Do not let a refused Divine Protection become a never-pressed one. BoP strips the Savage Leap bleed — use it on myself or others. Keep kicking, but avoid wasted Rebukes.

Arms Warrior Arms Warrior C · 65/100

Damage 69: 208,471 dps, 90% of the other damage dealers’ median. Survival 39, 3 deaths. Interrupts 89: 16 stops vs 11 expected. Utility 97: 3 used of ~5. Rage overcap 30%.
Deaths: 17:51 Void Beam with Impending Victory and Spell Reflection; 18:32 Melee with none; 20:52 Venomous Spit with none. Need: use Die by the Sword/Rallying Cry/Spell Reflection earlier. Move out of Venomous Spit. Use defensives when targeted by Void Beam or Savage Leap. Damage can be higher.

Group findings

• Interrupts: 59/69 reachable stopped (86%). But Lava Bolt leaked 20/45, Mending Void 4/17, Shadowbolt Volley 1/4. Assign kicks: Lava Bolt > Mending Void > Mad Shriek.
• Dispels: 1/1 removed. We never fought a Voidscythe tonight, so Corrosive Essence was not tested.
• Shields: 12,096,042 absorbed by Brutal Slams. That is exactly 3 × 4,032,014. We broke three shields and killed the Brutal Overseer at 12:51.7. That part was fine.
• Unavoidable raid damage: Dreadbellow 18,772,222 (5% of intake), Brutal Slams 17,729,354 (5%), Toxic Aura 16,123,007 (5%), Sky Strike 10,743,090 (3%), Poison Splash 9,024,765 (3%), Insidious Aura 8,276,072 (2%). The healer demand was real.
• Aimed damage: Savage Leap 30,063,458 (9%), Nether Dash 28,458,164 (8%), Forked Lightning 6,875,071 (2%), Void Beam 5,443,398 (2%), Lava Bolt 3,793,888 (1%). Positioning and defensives matter.

Comparison to the 09-15 control run

• Control: 26:46 timed +1, 1 death, 133 kills, 361,927,437 taken, 240,867/s, interrupts 51/75 (68%), dispels 2/4.
• Tonight: abandoned at 21:47, 13 deaths, 90 kills, 349,232,939 taken, ~299,000/s, interrupts 59/69 (86%).

We actually interrupted at a higher rate than the control group. We died far more. The control group did the post-Atroxus trash as one 311 s chain with 43 kills and 0 deaths. We split it, overpulled, and wiped twice. Gear was comparable or better: we were 319–322 ilvl; the control group had 302–322.

What to do next time

1. Tank: On post-Atroxus, pull pack A and pack B separately. Do not open with Judgment if Vanguard can chain to the third Harrower. Do not use Avenger’s Shield/Divine Toll into pack B. Check healer position before pulling.
2. Healer: Stay within 30 yd of the tank during transitions. Wind Shear Lava Bolt and Mending Void. Use Spirit Link/Healing Tide earlier in Dreadbellow windows. Use Astral Shift when targeted.
3. DPS: Arcane Mage and Resto Shaman must kick more. Resto Shaman had no Wind Shear after 11:44. Arcane Mage’s Counterspell presses were mostly wasted. Priority: Lava Bolt, Mending Void, Mad Shriek.
4. Defensives: Everyone press something when targeted by Savage Leap, Void Beam, Lava Bolt, or during Dreadbellow. Prot Paladin should use Divine Shield for a Hulking Claw if Ardent/Guardian are down. Hyporock should use Lay on Hands and not let Divine Protection get refused and forgotten. Arms Warrior should use Die by the Sword/Rallying Cry/Spell Reflection earlier. Arcane Mage should use Ice Block/Greater Invisibility.
5. Positioning: Move out of Venomous Spit pools. Avoid Nether Dash lines on Taz’Rah. Spread or move for Sky Strike/Savage Leap. Kill Magma Totems in one global.
6. Pull discipline: The control run proves this dungeon is timeable at +15. We were on pace until 17:28. One clean post-Atroxus chain instead of two wipes would have put us back on a timed pace. Slow down for that one pull, keep the healer close, and kick Lava Bolt.