This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Guarm in the Trial of Valor. While it's tailored for healers, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @PrestonDvorak. This guide has been updated and maintained based on my own experiences with the fight as well as Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed. General Mechanics and Abilities Normal and Heroic This is a single-stage fight and revolves heavily around stacking and soaking damage when it's needed, and avoiding damage when soaking isn't needed. Read more...

Emerald Nightmare boss guide for DPS. Features general mechanics, DPS strategies, and DBM settings. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Cenarius in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. Heroic-only mechanics will be noted. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Xavius in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. Heroic-only mechanics will be noted. General mechanics to know about This fight has several stages as well as some unique mechanics. I've done my best to order them in an intuitive manner. Read more...

This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Helya in the Trial of Valor. While it's tailored for healers, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @PrestonDvorak. This guide has been updated and maintained based on my own experiences with the fight as well as Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed. General Mechanics and Abilities Normal and Heroic This is a three-stage fight where you alternate between fighting Helya and her minions. Stage One - low tide (helya) During this Stage, you're fighting against Helya. Read more...

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This page covers a healer-focused strategy for the Xavius in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for healers, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @PrestonDvorak. Right now, this guide is largely based on Dungeon Journal information. It will be updated with more specific information as raids are released. Some tooltips will also not work yet because the spells are not in the Wowhead database. General Mechanics and Abilities Normal and Heroic This fight has several stages as well as some unique mechanics. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Odyn in Normal and Heroic Trial of Valor. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. The information below is based on the live dungeon journal as well as available information from the PTR. Once the raid goes live, this guide will be updated. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @VirendraDG.  General mechanics to know about The first encounter of Trial of Valor is a test from Odyn to see if players are worthy of being his champion against Helya. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Guarm in Normal and Heroic Trial of Valor. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. The information below is based on the live dungeon journal as well as available information from the PTR. Once the raid goes live, this guide will be updated. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @VirendraDG.  General mechanics to know about Guarm's mechanics all require precise positioning and raid awareness. He has more one-shot mechanics than other bosses, and on top of that has a strict 4 minute enrage timer. Read more...

This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Nythendra in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for healers, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @PrestonDvorak. This guide has been updated and maintained based on my own experiences with the fight as well as Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed. General Mechanics and Abilities Normal and Heroic On Heroic difficulty, you will gain stacks of Infested every time you take Plague damage. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Nythendra in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for dps, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. There are very few differences between Normal and Heroic, if something is Heroic-only it will be noted as such. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Il'gynoth in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. There are very few differences between Normal and Heroic, if something is Heroic-only it will be noted as such. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Elerethe Renferal in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. Heroic only-mechanics are specifically noted. General mechanics to know about Stay away from Surging Egg Sacs When affected by Web of Pain, stay within 20 yards of your partner. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for Ursoc in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. There are very few differences between Normal and Heroic, if something is Heroic-only it will be noted as such. Ursoc is a one-phase fight where damage ramps up over time. The Fight The raid will be split into two soak groups. Read more...

This page covers a DPS-focused strategy for the Dragons of Nightmare in The Emerald Nightmare. While it's tailored for DPS, other roles may also find the information useful. If you have any suggestions or feedback, you can leave a comment below or tweet @SquidWonder. This guide will be updated as needed. Normal and Heroic The information below pertains to Normal and Heroic difficulty. Mechanics in Normal and Heroic are similar, with Heroic having a few extra abilities to watch out for. Read more...