WoW TBC Classic: The battle for Hyjal – this is how you defeat the bosses

With Phase 3 of WoW: Burning Crusade Classic, two iconic raid challenges open their gates for all guilds in Outland: the Battle of Hyjal and the Black Temple. Unlike the bosses in the fortress of storms and in the snake shrine, the villains of the tier 6 content should, according to Blizzard, immediately come to the live server in their weakened form.

In this guide, we tell you everything you need to know about the raid instance in the Caverns of Time, and of course, this includes tips and tricks for fighting against Furor Winterfrost,

On to new shores

In the Caves of Time, you can relive one of the most iconic battles in WoW history from phase 3, namely the battle for the Hyjal summit. The time travel trip is only on the program when you have defeated the two-phase 2 end bosses Prince Kael’thas and Lady Vashj for the pre-quest of Soridormi and have removed the respective vial parts from them.

Unlike in the first two-time travel instances, you don’t have to deal with the eternal Dragonflight in the battle for Mount Hyjal. Basically, it is just a journey into the past and has no historical connection to the current events in Azeroth.

In addition to very good loot, your raid can look forward to the first tier 6 set items. The Battle of Hyjal is also a replica of the last Warcraft 3 mission, in which you, together with Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, and Tyrande Whisperwind, prevented the Burning Legion under the leadership of Archimonde from destroying the world tree on the Hyjal summit.

The usual preparation

In order to successfully survive the five bosses and their associated waves of a trash mob, the usual preparation is required. The most important point should be clear – the pre-quest – see above. Due to the numerous waves of enemies, you should pack a protective paladin who can easily collect numerous front-line enemies in one fell swoop. In addition, a few magicians and sorcerers and the waves of trash should quickly bless the time.

As far as resistance is concerned: In the Battle of Hyjal, you do not need resistance clothing for any boss. But you can make the battles against Azgalor and Kaz’rogal easier if the raid has at least some shadow resistance at the start. It’s good that the opening of the Black Temple will sooner or later provide you with the appropriate items. The combination of the Blessed Medallion by Karabor plus Night’s End plus Shadow Protection brings you 150 shadow resistance, which will make the fights a lot easier.

In the Alliance camp

Once you are ready, you can enter the instance in the northeast section of the Caverns of Time. Once inside, two NPCs await you, offering you recipes for jewels and the coveted tier 6 items. You can also repair your equipment here. In this anteroom, you can see three silver portals, two of which are still locked – these are the abbreviations to the respective bases.

Take the left path to get to the alliance base. Various alliance comrades-in-arms, including its leader Jaina Prachtmeer, are already waiting for you. Before you take on the first boss, however, you should first set up a quick-witted battle group.

Trash mobs and setup

The first four boss encounters are always the same. Before the bosses appear, you have to deal with eight waves of trash mobs, each of which has a different structure. The mobs are mostly undead and comparable to those from Warcraft 3. So you will be dealing with ghouls, monstrosities, and necromancers, among others.

You only have a little more than two minutes per wave. So don’t dwell on control effects for a long time, but let your protection paladin collect the wave and then bomb the group away. Warlocks and magicians must take care of their aggro here. All other tanks catch enemies breaking out if necessary. Players who bless the temporal during the trash groups immediately run back into the instance. Of course, this is not possible during boss fights.

Back then in the original TBC, a good group composition for Hyjal looked like this: seven to eight healers, four or five tanks, and six to seven area wizards (magicians and sorcerers). With a protective paladin on your team, you don’t need such a bloated tank quartet in 2022. Pack a protection warrior and a ferocity druid and you are well-positioned.