The call of Naxx could no longer be resisted, so despite Ironbear being /afk, nine brave and foolhardy souls ventured in on our first reconnaissance. Prepped by Grimsong's brilliant strategy document, we were as ready as we could ever be.
Inscriber led the team through the trash with ease, bringing us to our first ever raid boss, Anub'Rekhan. One of the finest Spider Lords of Azjol'Nerub, now patrolling the Spider Wing at the behest of the Scourge, he is a nasty piece of work.
Grimsong gave the strategy overview: Banehammer MT on the boss, Inscriber OT on adds, DPS positioned, Neitzsche respecced Holy (for the first time in since 70), Rahjin on heal assists, and we were good to go.
Whoa. Not easy! Lots of movement, tricky spawns, locust swarms, learning the mechanics and timing. We got him to about 41% on our first try, 46% on the second, etc etc. Neit switched to just OT healing, Rahjin on party healing. By the 7th we were starting to get the hang of it, but couldn't get him past that 40% mark before the wipe.
At around midnight we had tried 10 goes, and Grimsong said what everyone was starting to think: we didn't quite have the firepower to down this guy with only nine of us. So the decision was made to have one last attempt, then call it. Rahjin switched to DPS on the way back in, as his party healing hadn't been needed as much as expected.
At 40%, we were all still up. Inscriber was picking up the spawns, DPS were smashing them down quick, Grimsong had Banehammer at full health despite the swarming locusts. At 30%, we started to believe. 20%, zomg we may do this. 10% and everyone blew everything they had...%5....1%....DONE!!
Much wooting ensued, as the Guild's first true raid boss was down! Deservedly, Grimsong picked up the epic Chivalric Chestguard. We poked around at the Grand Widow for a few minutes, but she will have to wait for next time...
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