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Naxxramas Guide — Raid guide · WoW Wrath of the Lich King

Level
80
Group
10 or 25
Bosses
15
Difficulty
Raid
Location
Dragonblight
Key
None needed

How the run goes

Kel'Thuzad's necropolis, moved over Dragonblight and rebuilt for level 80 in ten- and twenty-five-player versions. Four wings in any order: Arachnid, Plague, Military and Construct Quarters. Each ends at a portal back to the centre; with all four done, the Frostwyrm Lair opens for Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad.

Group: Ten or twenty-five players: two tanks (three for the Four Horsemen and Patchwerk's soaks on 25), two or three healers for ten, five or six for twenty-five, and the rest damage dealers. No frost resistance is needed for Sapphiron.

Map and route

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Naxxramas, The Construct QuarterBoss 10: PatchwerkBoss 11: GrobbulusBoss 12: GluthBoss 13: Thaddius

Anub'Rekhan in the first chamber, Grand Widow Faerlina and her worshippers beyond, then Maexxna in her web.

  1. strategy
  2. strategy
  3. strategy

  1. 1.Arachnid Quarter

    Anub'Rekhan in the first chamber, Grand Widow Faerlina and her worshippers beyond, then Maexxna in her web.

    1. 1Anub'Rekhan
    2. 2Grand Widow Faerlina
    3. 3Maexxna

  2. 2.Plague Quarter

    Noth the Plaguebringer, then the eruption hallway to Heigan the Unclean, then Loatheb.

    1. 4Noth the Plaguebringer
    2. 5Heigan the Unclean
    3. 6Loatheb

  3. 3.Military Quarter

    Instructor Razuvious with his understudies, Gothik the Harvester's divided room, then the Four Horsemen.

    1. 7Instructor Razuvious
    2. 8Gothik the Harvester
    3. 9The Four Horsemen — Baron Rivendare, Lady Blaumeux, Thane Korth'azz, Sir Zeliek

  4. 4.Construct Quarter

    Patchwerk first, then Grobbulus over the slime pool, Gluth, and Thaddius's laboratory.

    1. 10Patchwerk
    2. 11Grobbulus
    3. 12Gluth
    4. 13Thaddius

  5. 5.Frostwyrm Lair

    With all four wings cleared, the portal in the centre takes you up to Sapphiron, and through his lair to Kel'Thuzad.

    1. 14Sapphiron
    2. 15Kel'Thuzad

Boss by boss

Arachnid Quarter

On the way: Crypt reavers, spiders and Naxxramas cultists; the corridor to Maexxna is lined with webbed hallways.

  1. 1

    Anub'Rekhan

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,231,200
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    6,763,325
    Armor
    10,673

    A crypt lord with Crypt Guards and scarabs. Impale throws players in a line in front of him; Locust Swarm silences and damages everyone near him while he walks slowly after the tank.

    Tanks
    Kite him around the room during Locust Swarm, staying ahead of him, and turn him back when it ends. An off-tank picks up the Crypt Guards.
    Healers
    Stand out of Impale's line in front of him and well clear of the swarm; heal the kiting tank on the move.
    Damage dealers
    Kill the Crypt Guards first and burn the scarabs with area damage, then damage Anub'Rekhan from behind as he's kited.
  2. 2

    Grand Widow Faerlina

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,231,200
    Mana
    85,160
    Armor
    10,573
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    6,763,325
    Mana
    85,160
    Armor
    10,573
    • Poison Bolt VolleyShoots poison at all enemies, inflicting 2625 to 3375 Nature damage, then additional damage every 2 sec. for 8 sec.
    • Rain of FireCalls down a molten rain, burning all enemies in a selected area for 2313 to 2687 Fire damage every 2 sec. for 6 sec.
    • FrenzyIncreases the caster's attack speed by 50% and the Physical damage it deals by 150 for 30 min.
    • Widow's EmbracePrevents and removes frenzy. Silences nature spells for 30 sec. Reduces casting speed by 25%.

    Faerlina with her worshippers and followers. She casts Poison Bolt Volley on the raid and Rain of Fire on the ground, and Frenzies. A worshipper killed next to her gives her Widow's Embrace, which removes the frenzy and stops her casting for a while.

    Tanks
    Main tank holds Faerlina; off-tanks pick up the followers, whose charge and silence are dangerous to casters.
    Healers
    Poison Bolt Volley hits the players closest to her: cure poison and keep them topped up. Move out of Rain of Fire at once.
    Damage dealers
    Save a worshipper for each Frenzy and kill it right beside her; don't kill worshippers early or you'll have none left for the frenzy.
  3. 3

    Maexxna

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,510,100
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    7,600,025
    Armor
    10,673
    • Web SprayWeb sprays out everywhere, stunning all nearby enemites for 4 sec and dealing 1750 to 2250 Nature damage.
    • Poison ShockInflicts 3500 to 4500 Nature damage to nearby enemies in front of the caster.
    • Necrotic PoisonReduces healing by 75% for 30 sec.
    • FrenzyIncreases the caster's attack speed by 50% and the Physical damage it deals by 50% for 10 min.

    A giant spider. Web Wrap cocoons players on the walls, Web Spray stuns the whole raid for several seconds while she keeps hitting the tank, Necrotic Poison cuts the tank's healing and spiderlings swarm out. She frenzies at low health.

    Tanks
    Use a defensive cooldown for every Web Spray, when no one can heal you, and save one for her frenzy.
    Healers
    Shield and heal-over-time the tank before each Web Spray; cure Necrotic Poison quickly.
    Damage dealers
    Ranged break players out of their wraps on the walls; area damage kills the spiderlings; then all on Maexxna.

Plague Quarter

On the way: Plague slimes and infectious ghouls; the hall before Heigan erupts like his floor.

  1. 4

    Noth the Plaguebringer

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,789,000
    Mana
    127,740
    Armor
    10,573
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    8,436,725
    Mana
    127,740
    Armor
    10,573
    • Curse of the PlaguebringerCurses the target with the Curse of the Plaguebringer. If the target is not dispelled of the curse, the target will become infected along with all nearby allies in a selected area with the Wrath of the Plaguebringer.
    • CrippleIncreases the time between an enemy's attacks by 100% and its movement by 50%, in addition to reducing its Strength by 50%. Lasts 15 sec.
    • BlinkTeleports the caster 20 yd. forward unless something is in the way. Also frees the caster from any bonds.

    A necromancer who curses players with Curse of the Plaguebringer, cripples and Blinks, dropping all threat. Every so often he teleports to his balcony and skeleton waves attack from the corners.

    Tanks
    After each Blink, pick him up again at once. During his balcony phases, gather the skeletons on you.
    Healers
    Remove Curse of the Plaguebringer immediately: left alone, it explodes into shadow damage on nearby players.
    Damage dealers
    Kill the skeleton waves with area damage while he's away, and don't out-threat the tank after a Blink.
  2. 5

    Heigan the Unclean

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    3,067,900
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    9,273,425
    Armor
    10,673
    • Spell DisruptionHits nearby enemies with a magic disruption effect, decreasing the casting speed of the targets by 300%.
    • Decrepit FeverInflicts 3000 Nature damage every 3 sec. and reduces the maximum health of all nearby targets by 50% for 21 sec.

    Heigan's floor is split into four sections that erupt one after another; the raid dances through the safe sections. Spell Disruption slows casting near him, Decrepit Fever lowers health. He teleports to his platform now and then, and the eruptions speed up.

    1. Floor: the tank holds him at the first section while the raid moves through the sections in step with the eruptions.
    2. Platform: he teleports away and the eruptions come much faster; everyone dances until he returns.
    Tanks
    Lead the dance with him, moving to the next safe section as soon as it opens, and keep him there.
    Healers
    Cure Decrepit Fever; stay out of Spell Disruption's range so your heals cast at normal speed, and heal while moving.
    Damage dealers
    Follow the safe section and never stand still to finish a cast; surviving the dance comes first.
  3. 6

    Loatheb

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    6,693,600
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    20,220,250
    Armor
    10,673
    • DeathbloomInflicts 200 Nature damage every 1 sec. for 6 sec, followed by an additional 1200 Nature damage.
    • Summon SporeSummons a Spore that lasts for 90 sec.
    • Necrotic AuraA wave of necrotic energy fills the room, completely preventing all healing effects for 17 sec.
    • Inevitable DoomInflicts 4000 Shadow damage to nearby enemies after 10 sec.
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's attack and movement speeds by 150% and all damage it deals by 500% for 5 min. Also grants immunity to Taunt effects.

    A fungal horror whose Necrotic Aura stops all healing for most of each cycle, leaving a short window when heals work. Inevitable Doom hits the raid with shadow damage over time, Deathbloom stacks on players, and spores appear: killing one gives nearby players a big crit buff.

    Tanks
    Hold him in the centre and save a defensive cooldown for each no-healing stretch.
    Healers
    Pour all your healing into the short windows when Necrotic Aura is down; shields still absorb during the aura.
    Damage dealers
    Rotate groups to kill spores so everyone gets the crit buff; push damage hard: the fight is a race against Inevitable Doom.

Military Quarter

On the way: Death knight captains and cavaliers, and Necro Knights that blink and blast.

  1. 7

    Instructor Razuvious

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    3,346,800
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    10,110,125
    Armor
    10,673
    • Unbalancing StrikeInflicts 350% weapon damage and leaves the target unbalanced, reducing their defense skill by 100 for 6 sec.
    • Jagged KnifeHurls a dagger at an enemy, inflicting 5088 to 5912 Physical damage immediately and 2000 damage every 1 sec. for 5 sec.
    • Disrupting ShoutScream fiercely, dealing 4275 to 4725 Physical damage to nearby enemies.
    • HopelessIncreases the damage dealt by nearby Death Knight Understudies by 5000%.

    Razuvious's Unbalancing Strike would kill a normal tank, so players use the Obedience Crystals to mind-control his Death Knight Understudies, who tank him with Bone Barrier and taunt. Disrupting Shout hits everyone near him and Jagged Knife bleeds a player.

    Tanks
    On twenty-five players, regular tanks can hold an understudy; otherwise help with crystal duty or damage.
    Healers
    Heal the controlled understudies as they take his strikes; stay away from Disrupting Shout's range.
    Damage dealers
    Crystal controllers rotate taunts and Bone Barrier on the understudies; everyone else damages Razuvious.
  2. 8

    Gothik the Harvester

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    836,700
    Mana
    425,800
    Armor
    10,573
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,510,100
    Mana
    425,800
    Armor
    10,573

    Gothik's room is split by a gate. Living trainees, knights and riders arrive on one side; when they die, their undead versions rise on the other. After a while the gate opens and Gothik himself comes down.

    Tanks
    Tanks on both sides of the gate pick up each wave; when the gate opens, one tank takes Gothik.
    Healers
    Split healers between the living and undead sides, then gather when the gate opens.
    Damage dealers
    Balance damage so neither side gets overrun; once the gate opens, burn Gothik.
  3. 9

    The Four Horsemen — Baron Rivendare, Lady Blaumeux, Thane Korth'azz, Sir Zeliek

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    780,920
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,370,650
    Armor
    10,673
    • Mark of RivendareInflicts damage on all nearby enemies, and leaves a mark. The damage inflicted is increased by the number of mark stacks on the enemy.
    • Unholy ShadowShadowy energy lashes out, inflicting 2160 to 2640 Shadow damage and a further 600 damage every 1 sec. for 8 sec.
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's attack and movement speeds by 150% and all damage it deals by 500% for 5 min. Also grants immunity to Taunt effects.
    • Mark of BlaumeuxInflicts damage on all nearby enemies, and leaves a mark. The damage inflicted is increased by the number of mark stacks on the enemy.
    • Shadow BoltHurls a bolt of dark magic at an enemy, inflicting Shadow damage.
    • Void ZoneSummon a Void Zone that deals Shadow damage to enemies that stand within it.
    • Unyielding PainDark magic lashes out at every enemy, inflicting 5655 to 6345 Shadow damage.
    • Mark of Korth'azzInflicts damage on all nearby enemies, and leaves a mark. The damage inflicted is increased by the number of mark stacks on the enemy.

    Four horsemen: Baron Rivendare and Thane Korth'azz at the front are tanked by melee tanks, Lady Blaumeux and Sir Zeliek at the back attack whoever is closest and are handled by ranged groups. Each puts a stacking mark on players near them; players rotate between corners before the marks get deadly.

    Tanks
    Two or three tanks swap between Rivendare and Korth'azz as their marks stack, passing them on with a taunt.
    Healers
    Healers rotate between the front and back corners as marks stack; Zeliek's Holy Wrath chains between close players.
    Damage dealers
    Kill the front pair first in most strategies; ranged at the back rotate on marks, stay spread near Zeliek and move out of Blaumeux's void zones.

Construct Quarter

On the way: Patchwork golems, Bile Retchers and Living Monstrosities that chain lightning.

  1. 10

    Patchwerk

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    4,322,950
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    13,038,575
    Armor
    10,673
    • FrenzyIncreases the caster's attack speed by 40% and the Physical damage it deals by 25% for 5 min.
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's attack and movement speeds by 150% and all damage it deals by 500% for 5 min. Also grants immunity to Taunt effects.

    A damage race. Hateful Strike hits, every second or so, the melee player with the most health among those near the top of his threat list. He frenzies at low health and berserks after a time limit.

    Tanks
    The main tank holds threat; one or two off-tanks with high health stay near the top of the threat list in melee to soak Hateful Strike.
    Healers
    Assign healers to each soaker: Hateful Strikes are huge and frequent.
    Damage dealers
    Melee must keep less health than the soakers. Everything else is damage: the berserk timer is the fight.
  2. 11

    Grobbulus

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,928,450
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    9,552,325
    Armor
    10,673
    • Slime SpraySlime sprays out, dealing 6300 to 7700 Nature damage to enemies in front of Grobbulus. Enemies hit by Slime Spray summon a Fallout Slime.
    • Poison CloudA poison cloud appears which grows in area over 75 sec.
    • Mutating InjectionInjects a target with a mutagen that creates a poison cloud after 10 sec.
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's attack and movement speeds by 150% and all damage it deals by 500% for 5 min. Also grants immunity to Taunt effects.
    • Slime StreamInflicts 6000 Nature damage to all nearby enemies over 3 sec.

    An abomination who leaves Poison Clouds behind him as he moves, sprays slime in front of him that spawns Fallout Slimes, and injects players with Mutating Injection, which explodes into a cloud when it ends.

    Tanks
    Move him slowly around the edge of the room so his clouds stay behind you.
    Healers
    Don't cure Mutating Injection until the player is clear of the raid: curing it sets it off.
    Damage dealers
    If you're injected, run to the room's edge before it expires. Kill Fallout Slimes quickly.
  3. 12

    Gluth

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    2,789,000
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    8,436,725
    Armor
    10,673
    • Mortal WoundA punshing blow strikes the target, reducing the effectiveness of healing spells by 10%.
    • EnrageDecreases the time between your attacks by 100% for 8 sec.
    • DecimateReduce the current health of all nearby units to 5% of their maximum health.

    A plague hound. Mortal Wound stacks on the tank and he enrages. Every so often Decimate drops everyone, zombies included, to low health; zombies stream in and he eats them to heal.

    Tanks
    Two tanks swap on Mortal Wound stacks; one kites or holds the zombies if the raid assigns it.
    Healers
    After each Decimate, heal the whole raid back up fast.
    Damage dealers
    Remove his enrage if you can (Tranquilizing Shot); after Decimate, area damage kills the weakened zombies before they reach him.
  4. 13

    Thaddius

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    3,834,875
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    30,400,100
    Armor
    10,673
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's movement speed by 150% and the damage it deals by 500% for 10 min.
    • Polarity ShiftPlaces either a Negative Charge or Positive Charge to all nearby enemy targets. Players near other players with the same Charge type increases each their damage dealt. Players near other players with the opposite Charge type deal damage to nearby raid members.
    • Chain LightningStrikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects up to 5 targets, inflicting greater Nature damage to each successive target.
    • Ball LightningInflicts 17500 to 22500 Nature damage to the enemy target.

    First Stalagg and Feugen on their two platforms, linked by Tesla coils: kill them within seconds of each other. Then Thaddius, whose Polarity Shift gives every player a positive or negative charge: stand with your own charge to gain damage, near the other to take it.

    1. Stalagg and Feugen: a tank on each; Magnetic Pull swaps tanks between platforms; kill them together.
    2. Thaddius: after each Polarity Shift, positives go to one side and negatives to the other. Chain Lightning hits the raid; he berserks after a time limit.
    Tanks
    On the first phase, be ready for the platform swap. On Thaddius, hold him where both sides of the raid can reach him.
    Healers
    Move to your charge's side after every shift; Chain Lightning means steady raid healing.
    Damage dealers
    Move to your charge's side after every shift and push damage: standing with your own charge makes you hit much harder.

Frostwyrm Lair

  1. 14

    Sapphiron

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    5,438,550
    Armor
    10,673
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    16,950,148
    Armor
    10,673
    • CleaveInflicts normal damage plus 50 to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 10 targets.
    • Tail SweepInflicts 1500 to 2500 damage on enemies in a cone behind the caster, knocking them back.
    • Life DrainDrains 2188 to 2812 health and heals Sapphiron for 4376 every 3 sec for 12 sec.
    • Summon BlizzardSummons a Blizzard at the location of a nearby enemy.
    • Frost AuraDeals 1200 frost damage every 2 sec.
    • BerserkIncreases the caster's attack and movement speeds by 150% and all damage it deals by 500% for 5 min. Also grants immunity to Taunt effects.

    The frost wyrm. On the ground, Frost Aura damages everyone, Life Drain curses players and Blizzards move across the floor; he cleaves and sweeps his tail. In the air he encases random players in ice, then breathes a lethal Frost Breath: hide behind the blocks to survive.

    1. Ground: tank him facing away, decurse Life Drain and move out of Blizzards.
    2. Air: players turned to ice become cover; everyone else stands behind a block, out of his sight, before the breath lands.
    Tanks
    Hold him facing away from the raid on the ground, with the tail away from the raid too.
    Healers
    Decurse Life Drain at once and heal through the aura; no frost resistance is needed in this version.
    Damage dealers
    Stand to his side, away from cleave and tail. In the air phase, get behind an ice block every time.
  2. 15

    Kel'Thuzad

    Loot and drops →
    10-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    5,660,600
    Mana
    1,572,000
    Armor
    10,573
    25-player
    Level
    83 · Boss
    Health
    14,642,250
    Mana
    2,554,800
    Armor
    10,573
    • FrostboltInflicts 10063 to 12937 Frost damage to an enemy and reduces its movement speed by 50% for 4 sec.
    • Detonate ManaDestroys a portion of the target's mana, causing damage to enemies around the target based upon the amount of mana destroyed.
    • Shadow FissureSummons a Shadow Fissure on a nearby enemy player.
    • Frost BlastStuns the target, dealing 26% of the target's maximum health in Frost damage every second for 4 sec.
    • Chains of Kel'Thuzad

    The lich himself. First, waves of soldiers, Unstoppable Abominations and Soul Weavers come from the alcoves while he channels. Then he fights: Frostbolt (interrupt it), Frost Blast that freezes and damages, Detonate Mana, Shadow Fissures and, on twenty-five players, Chains of Kel'Thuzad mind control. Later, Guardians of Icecrown join.

    1. Minions: hold the middle of the room and kill abominations and weavers as they come, without pulling the alcoves.
    2. Kel'Thuzad: spread out, interrupt Frostbolt, move out of fissures, control mind-controlled players.
    3. Guardians: tank or shackle the Guardians of Icecrown while the raid finishes him.
    Tanks
    Off-tanks pick up abominations in the first phase and the Guardians of Icecrown later.
    Healers
    Spread out so Frost Blast hits as few as possible, and heal its victims at once.
    Damage dealers
    Interrupt every Frostbolt, move out of Shadow Fissures, and never stack for Frost Blast.

Before you go

  • Clear the four wings in any order; their portals open the Frostwyrm Lair.
  • Bring frost resistance only if you need it; Sapphiron is tuned for normal gear.
  • Level 80, no attunement. The original raid left with patch 3.0.2; this is the level-80 version for 10 and 25 players.

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