Morogrim Tidewalker

Morogrim Tidewalker
Race	Sea giant (Giant)
Level	?? Boss
Location	Serpentshrine Cavern, Coilfang Reservoir
Status	Killable
Serpentshrine Cavern
Hydross the Unstable; The Lurker Below ; Leotheras the Blind; Fathom-Lord Karathress; Morogrim Tidewalker; Lady Vashj	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	NPCs
Seer Olum
	Serpentshrine Cavern loot
	Other Coilfang Reservoir instances

Morogrim Tidewalker is the fifth boss of Serpentshrine Cavern in Coilfang Reservoir.

Abilities

3-5k melee damage (8k+ crushing) on tanks, roughly 12k-13k hits on cloth.

Tidal Wave

A 35 yard range attack dealing 3938-5062 frost damage and reducing attack speed by 400%. Frontal arc. The debuff lasts 15 seconds. 2s cast time. Can be resisted (binary spell).

Watery Grave

Teleport 4 players under the waterfalls. ~6000 damage after 6 seconds, and some falling damage. ~50 Yard Range from Morogrim Tidewalker. ~ 30 sec cooldown. People close to the watery grave target will also take damage.

Earthquake

3000-4000 damage. 45-60 sec cooldown. 50 yard range.

Summon Murlocs

After each earthquake, Morogrim Tidewalker summons 2 packs of 6 murlocs. They have low HP (~17000) and hit for ~800 on plate. Around 1400 on cloth.

Summon Watery Globules

At 25% Morogrim Tidewalker stops casting Watery Grave but begins summoning Watery Globules. He summons 4, one from each grave spot, they move slowly towards a fixed player and explodes for 4000-6000 damage on impact.

Tactics

Phase 1

When the Earthquake hits, all healers and shadow priests should be standing on one spot, just at the top of the ramp on the left side. Have hunters place a trap to the north and the south of the this group on the line the murlocs run along. Warriors can also use Piercing Howl in case the trap is resisted. As the murlocs are about to reach this group, warlocks should already be casting Seed of Corruption. Have mages Frost Nova the murlocs (one Frost Nova at the north side, one at the south side), and all the people in the group move out of the middle. The whole idea of slowing the adds is to give the warlocks the maximum amount of time to cast Seed of Corruption.

Once the Seeds of Corruption detonate, mages, hunters, fury warriors etc. move in and bring down the remaining adds. Healers keep an eye on warlocks who will undoubtedly get aggro from the murlocs, and at no stage forget about the MT.

Alternatively, have all healers stand on top of a Protection paladin and have him tank all the murlocs simultaneously with Retribution Aura, Consecration and Holy Shield. After two ticks of Consecration, the AoE-capable classes can go all out and burn the murlocs down easily. Position the paladin tank near Tidewalker to allow the AoE to hit him also. In order to ensure the paladin gains aggro, have a warlock stand within Earthquake range, then Life Tap to drop health. Then have your Prot paladin heal the warlock with maximum rank Holy Light. Due to the warlock's innate ability to increase the healing they take, the paladin healing a warlock with Righteous Fury should generate the most healing aggro.

Alternate Strategy - Murlocs

We use a Paladin out of graves range approach. Basically, we tank Morogrim in the north hall, and have the Paladin stand at the bottom of the graves ramp. All the AoEs stand on the top of the grave ramp, thereby allowing the Paladin and his healer below to heal them from below if need be.

When Murlocs come, we have a designated Warlock start spamming Lifetap, and the Paladin (always Holy in stamina gear) spams Holy Light on that designated Lock. The Murlocs always attack the Paladin, if they're stuck on a Shadow Priest or another Paladin they always Fade/Bubble, but thats a rarity. Once they get to the Paladin, he drops a Consecration, and waits about 5 seconds before calling for AoE. The AoEs, at the top of the ramp, have been DPSing Morogrim this whole time, simply rotate in their spot, lay their Seeds/FlameStrikes, then rotate back around to DPS Morogrim.

The benefits of this positioning are twofold: One, the AoErs never have to move, they simply rotate in their spot. Two, the Paladin and his healer can backup heal the Graves when there're no murlocs out, taking some pressure off the Graves healer. And of course, the Paladin and his healer are out of Grave range, so there's no randomness to the fight.

As 30% approaches, we wait for the last Watery Grave, then move the Paladin tank and AoErs up to Morogrim and stack on top of him to out range the Globules. Nothing changes, just the positioning, as long as the AoEers don't get feisty too early, and wait for the call, its smooth sailing.

The most random thing about this positioning and strat is Morogrim's usual burst damage - so if you are having problems with a warrior MT, try a well geared druid.

Healers vs. Murlocs

Understanding murloc behavior is critical for healers, given that healers will be the first thing adds notice. A group of murlocs will start ~40 yards down each of the north and south passageways, and will charge to the opposite side until hurt or otherwise distracted.

Any team member that does nothing and stands aside will be ignored.

If you are assigned to heal Watery Grave victims, two times out of three, your heals will finish before the murlocs appear and the murlocs will ignore you. To learn whether the murlocs have noticed your heals, stand to the side and watch to see if they follow. When they do follow, run to your raid.

It is possible for a Watery Grave healer to put HoTs on the raid in the north, run south, and still be ignored.

All other healers will aggro both the north and south murlocs when:

spamming the tank (all times)
raid-healing (DPS during AOE, and between earthquakes)

If standing on top of a paladin still results in healer deaths, try this technique:

The first murloc group to reach you will come from the north, so stand just south of the AOE zone after every earthquake. The murlocs' hatred for you can outlast the small amount of time it takes them to reach the center of the AOE, but not over the full diameter. As soon as you see the AOE cover the northern murlocs, run through them to the other side of the AOE. The southern murlocs will then get caught and you will be safe.

Quotes

Aggro: "Flood of the Deep, take you!"

Kills a Player: "Only the strong survive."

Kills a Player: "Struggling only makes it worse."

Kills a Player: "It is done!"

Summoning Murlocs: "By the Tides, kill them at once!"

Summoning Murlocs: "Destroy them my subjects!"

Globules: "It will soon be over."

Globules: "There is nowhere to hide!"

Death: "Great... currents of... Ageon."

Loot

Morogrim Tidewalker loot
Band of the Vigilant Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Finger +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +2 Critical Strike +2 Versatility Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 2 56 Girdle of the Tidal Call Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Waist 6 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +2 Stamina +4 Critical Strike +2 Haste Durability 55 / 55 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 88 86 Gnarled Chestpiece of the Ancients Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Leather Chest 7 Armor +4 Agility or Intellect +5 Stamina +4 Versatility Durability 165 / 165 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 17 13 Illidari Shoulderpads Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Cloth Shoulder 3 Armor +3 Intellect +4 Stamina +2 Critical Strike Prismatic Socket Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +4 Spell Power Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 75 98 Luminescent Rod of the Naaru Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Wand Ranged Speed 2.00 1 – 2 Shadow Damage (0.8 damage per second) +10 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Durability 110 / 110 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 13 90 95 Mantle of the Tireless Tracker Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Mail Shoulder 7 Armor +2 Agility or Intellect +3 Stamina +23 Hit +4 Critical Strike +3 Haste Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 5 79 34 Pauldrons of the Argent Sentinel Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Shoulder 10 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 69 12 Pendant of the Lost Ages Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina Equip: Reduces the duration of any Silence or Interrupt effects used against the wearer by 20%. This effect does not stack with other similar effects. Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 8 83 55 Razor-Scale Battlecloak Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Back 3 Armor +3 Strength +2 Agility +2 Stamina Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 3 74 51 Ring of Sundered Souls Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Finger +3 Stamina +4 Dodge Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 2 56 Serpent-Coil Braid Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Trinket +12 Hit +3 Critical Strike +1 Haste Equip: You gain 25% more mana when you use a mana gem. In addition, using a mana gem grants you 225 spell power for 15 sec. Classes: Mage Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 7 20 39 Talon of Azshara Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Unique Sword One-Hand Speed 2.60 3 – 6 Damage (1.7 damage per second) +1 Agility +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike +1 Versatility Durability 105 / 105 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 13 22 Warboots of Obliteration Item Level 32Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Plate Feet 10 Armor +3 Strength or Intellect +2 Stamina +4 Critical Strike Durability 75 / 75 Requires Level 27 Sell Price: 6 61 66

Notes

Bug (2/7/08): Misdirection fails randomly during pulls, resulting in 6 yells and aggro on the hunter.
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Feral Druids make excellent tanks for this fight. While a warrior is able to tank Morogrim, he will have to eat the crushing blows and potentially die where as a bear mitgrates much of the damage.

Boynuz @ Steamwheedle Cartel EU: Max. mitigation is 75%, druids can easily attain it. But the thing is, warriors get 10% bonus from defensive stance, which makes it available to pass druids in mitigation.