This page covers a healer-focused strategy for Ragnaros in Molten Core. 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 encounter, logs information, and Dungeon Journal information. I'll continue to update it as-needed.

General Mechanics and Abilities

During the encounter you'll be alternating between two stages.

All Stages

• Stay ~10-yards away from all lava pools in the room to avoid the periodic splashing damage originating from them.

Stage One - Ragnaros

This stage begins the encounter and ends after three minutes, it will begin again when all Sons of Flame are killed.

• The tanks will be dealing with Elemental Fire, taking moderate damage over time while effected.
• Stay at least 25-yards away to avoid Wrath of Ragnaros.
  • Melee should attempt to move away from Ragnaros before this is cast.
  • This will force a tank swap unless the main tank has enough Fire Resistance to resist the effect.
• Stay at least 10-yards away from as many players as possible to mitigate the number of players affected by Hand of Ragnaros.
  • Fire Resistance gear, items, and buffs can help mitigate this effect.
• Targets random players with Magma Blast if no players are in melee range.
• Melee attackers have a chance to lose additional weapon durability when attacking Ragnaros due to Melt Weapon.

Stage Two - Sons of Flame

This stage begins after three minutes in stage one and ends when all Sons of Flame are killed.

• Son of Flame
  • Stay at least 10-yards away to avoid the mana drain effect from Lava Shield
  • Should be crowd-controlled, snared, and slowed as much as possible while being killed.

Season of Mastery Differences

• At 50% health, Stage Two occurs, after which Sons of Flame will spawn in either stage for the rest of the encounter.

Resistance Levels

• Tanks: ~315 Fire Resistance
• Melee: ~200 Fire Resistance (if not moving out for Wrath of Ragnaros)
• Ranged/Healers: ~100+ Fire Resistance

Healing Notes

The notes below mostly pertain to progression difficulty, meaning if you out-gear the difficulty you're on or use extra healers they may not apply.

• Be prepared for a players or two to be hit by Magma Blast while the next tank is getting into position after Wrath of Ragnaros.
• Keep players near full health so they survive Hand of Ragnaros and Wrath of Ragnaros.
• Be prepared to move to avoid Sons of Flame in stage two, there shouldn't be much healing to be done at this point.

Debuffs to Track

• Major: Elemental Fire

Addons

Healer DBM Settings for Ragnaros

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