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re: Majordomo Staghelm hard mode

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Guides:
http://www.learntoraid.com/2011/08/20/majordomo-staghelm-video-strategy-guide-25-heroic/
http://www.icy-veins.com/majordomo-staghelm-detailed-strategy#sec-6

Short summary:
- Concentration: Each player who engages Fandral on Heroic Difficulty gains a Concentration power bar.
- Fandral has a 10 minute hard enrage timer.
- Players will have to maintain 100 concentration to double their dps as much as possible. Maintaining 100 concentration means avoiding taking any of the encounter’s damaging attacks.

The Concentration Bar starts out empty, and has a maximum capacity of 100 points. It increases at a steady rate (which does not vary based on any factors) and takes 20 seconds to reach maximum capacity. Any damage taken resets the bar back to 0. The player receives an increase to their damage and healing done, depending on how much concentration they have, as follows:
- 0-24 Concentration: 0% damage/healing increase;
- 25-49 Concentration: 25% damage/healing increase;
- 50-74 Concentration: 50% damage/healing increase;
- 75-99 Concentration: 75% damage/healing increase;
- 100 Concentration: 100% damage/healing increase.

Strategy changes:
The differences in strategy for this encounter are based on having as many of your DPS players safe from any damage for as long as possible, so as to maximise the damage buff from Concentration. This affects the handling of various forms (though, most notably, Scorpion Form), as well as the overall amount of form shifts you will have the boss go through. It is likely that you will come very close to the 10 minute enrage timer (which is not an instant wipe, and simply causes the boss to one shot players with his abilities).

Scorpion form:
- Correct handling of Scorpion Form is the most important thing in this fight.
- There are several ways in which this phase can be executed (I will not add those, it is up to raid leader to choose strategy).
- Aim is to go through Scorpion Phases with as few players getting hit by Flame Scythe as possible.
- Healing and defensive cooldowns should be used to increase the time spent in Scorpion Form.

When choosing who to remain outside for stacking Concentration, it is best to choose the players who do the most DPS in your raid, as the increase is percentage based.

Cat form:
- Spread out properly, so that Leaping Flames never targets more than one person.
- Melee DPS can retain this Concentration at maximum level for the entire phase, as there is no damage in melee range.

Human form:
- Dealing with Searing Seeds and Burning Orbs is identical to normal mode.
- Healers / tank can soak Burning Orbs, allowing as many DPS players as possible to retain their Concentration.

Classes with immunities, such as Paladins (Divine Shield) and Mages (Ice Block) can soak multiple orbs at once without taking damage, allowing for even more freedin in maintaining Concentration for the rest of the raid.


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