Hogger (tactics)
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 Hogger
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| Race | Gnoll (Humanoid) |
| Level | ?? Boss
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| Affiliation | None
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| Status | Killable (in theory) |
Hogger is a level ?? gnoll boss found in Southern Elwynn Forest.
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Abilities
- Basic Melee. Hits for around 890000 damage on cloth.
- Pierce Armor. Reduces Armor by 900%.
- Head Butt. Stuns for 34 seconds.
- May randomly use Frostmourne.
Tactics
- Note: The strategies and tactics described below are for a raid of low level characters.
Preparation
- When you first enter from the road near Westfall, start clearing the trash around Hogger, they're on a fast respawn rate so you should keep moving until you reach Hogger. Though you may want to be careful with how much trash your raid group clears, as members may level up if too much trash is killed, thus defeating the point of the raid.
- You need to designate one full group of tanks. Once the MT is hit by Pierce Armor, it is advisable to let another tank get aggro and have the afflicted one wait the debuff off.
- The healers should set up a healing order so that none of them ever run out of mana.
- DPS groups should watch aggro as if Hogger is pulled away from the tanks, he will quickly decimate the entire group, maybe even raid.
- Healers should pull up the raid interface and drag everyone's name onto their screen for an easier time.
Strategy
Hogger should be pulled only by the tanking group(s). Once combat is started, healers and DPS will have to be at full mana. The reason for the group of tanks is to switch them off whenever Pierce Armor hits. If you want, they can continue fighting but the healers will be burning much more mana on him/her. If any adds aggro during the fight, the DPS needs to focus fire and burn them down before going back to Hogger.
Requirements
- Requires at least a 25-man raid
- Full group of tanks.
- Two Full group of healers (Priests Recommended).
- At least 2 DPS groups.
- The three others can be anything. (If more than 25)
Trash Mobs
- Riverpaw Bandit, Brute, Herbalist, Miner, Mongrel, Mystic, Outrunner, Runt, Scout, Shaman, and Taskmaster
- Hits for around 11-17 damage.
- Young Forest Bear
- Hits for around 16-18 damage.
Gear
- No one should still be wearing their starting clothes. They should at least be wearing armor from the merchant in the starter towns (Goldshire, Kharanos, etc.)
- It's recommended to have healers and DPS get gear enchanted with +mana/intellect while melee classes get +health/stamina.
- Wear as much armor is possible for a level 1.
- Bring plenty of copper for hefty repair bills.
Notes
- For a more "raid" experience, only do it with 25-people. It's much more challenging.
- Only do it with level 1 players.
- Much more attractive for videos if everyone is blue/pink/green haired gnomes.
Blizzard Poster Reply in WOW europe forums: Hogger Tactical Guide
- There are some tips for this encounter I can offer, whilst they never worked with me (I'm not really geared for the encounter yet), I hope they can be of use for you.
- Firstly, ensure you have all members of you raid fully flasked with food buffs. This is something that goes without saying, I'm sure.
- You need to note that hogger uses three key abilities in the encounter, of which he uses differently from phase to phase. Since no one to my knowledge has ever reached the third (and final) phase, my knowledge is limited at that point. You need to watch out in phase one for the Head Butt ability. It will stun an enemy, rendering it unable to move or attack for 2 seconds. This ability can be used on the main tank, and Hogger will show no mercy in how he uses this. In phase one he only uses this ability, so it's not too bad if you keep the DPS up and the main tank alive.
- Phase 2, Hogger continues the headbut spam, and begins casting Rushing Charge, which increases his movement speed by 60% for 3 seconds and causes him to inflict additional damage on his next attack. This can be a real killer if your healers are not prepared, as when coupled with the Head Butt (they can be used in conjunction) it can be devestating. Keep the HoTs up and be sure to Bandage where needed, this is a long and arduous fight and healers will need all the mana they can get to keep up your tank.
- Phase 3.. who knows, if you know then do tell!
- by Ancilorn.[1]
