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Icecrown Citadel

Gunship Battle

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FIGHT OVERVIEW
  • This fight only has one phase. It's more an event than a real boss fight.

  • A NPC offers you a jetpack before the fight, it allows you to fly to the enemy's ship.

  • You have to destroy the enemy's ship by using the gunship cannons, once it's done loots are yours.

Heroic Changes
  • Rockets throwed at your ship now knockback players.

  • Muradin / Saurfang stacking buff is increased from 10% to 12%.

  • Enemy soldiers gain experience faster.

Phase 1

The fight's core mechanic is using gunship cannons to destroy the enemy ship.


The enemy ship will send waves of adds unto your ship and a Sorcerer / Battle-Mage will freeze your cannons.


Use your jetpack to reach him and kill it to free your cannons.

CANNON PLAYER

MANAGE YOUR HEAT. USE

THE SPENDER WHEN YOU'RE

CLOSE TO MAX HEAT.

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Gunship Cannons
Turret

Gunship Cannons uses Heat as a resource. Upon reaching 100 heat, the cannon becomes overheated and inactive for 3s.


Canons have 2 abilities:


Cannon Blast - a builderthat deals damage and increasing Heat by 6-10.


Incinerating Blast - a spender that consumes all the Heat and deal damage proportional to the heat consumed. The more heat, the higher the damage.

EVERYONE

WHEN THE CANNONS

ARE FROZEN, JETPACK

AND SMACK!

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Below Zero
Freeze Cannon

A Sorcerer / Battle-Mage will spawn on the enemy's ship. They channel an uninterruptable cast to freeze your cannons.


Use your jetpack to reach them and kill them as fast as possible to release your cannons from the ice. Make sure your tanks jump first!


On the enemy's ship, the commander (Muradin or Saurfang) awaits you. They just need to be tanked, don't bother trying to kill them.

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Desperate Resolve
Buff

Enemy soldiers gain experience when they stay alive, increasing their attack, cast speed and damage.


After 20s, they gain Experienced

After 40s, they gain Veteran

After 60s, they gain Elite


They also gain an armor and attack speed buff when hitting 20% HP.


Make sure to clear them when you jump on the enemy's ship.

Mortar Soldier / Rocketeer
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Rocket Artillery
5s Cast

Mortar Soldiers / Rocketeers throw AoE at your ship.


In heroic, this ability also knockbacks.

Rifleman / Axethrower
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Shoot
2s Cast

Riflemen / Axethrowers range auto-attack. No big deal: heal through & kill them.

Muradin / Saurfang
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Battle Fury
Stacking Buff

While your are on the enemy's ship, Muradin / Saurfang gains a stacking buff on each melee hit. The buff increases their damage by 10% (12% in heroic).


Kill the enemy Sorcerer / Battle-Mage quickly to return to your ship and keep them from stacking.

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Cleave
Cleave

Muradin / Saurfang cleave up to 3 targets in front of themselves. Don't stand near them, especially not in front.

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Rending Throw
DoT

Range attack stacking a bleed. It's only used when the tank is not in melee range of Muradin / Saurfang.

Sergeant
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Bladestorm
AoE Damage

A channeled melee AoE. Heal through!

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Wounding Strike
Instant

A mortal strike reducing heals by 40% for 10s.

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Desperate Resolve
Buff

Enemy soldiers gain experience when they stay alive, increasing their attack, cast speed and damage.


After 20s, they gain Experienced

After 40s, they gain Veteran

After 60s, they gain Elite


They also gain an armor and attack speed buff when hitting 20% HP.


Make sure to clear them when you jump on the enemy's ship.

Muradin / Saurfang
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Battle Fury
Stacking Buff

While your are on the enemy's ship, Muradin / Saurfang gains a stacking buff on each melee hit. The buff increases their damage by 10% (12% in heroic).


Kill the enemy Sorcerer / Battle-Mage quickly to return to your ship and keep them from stacking.

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Cleave
Cleave

Muradin / Saurfang cleave up to 3 targets in front of themselves. Don't stand near them, especially not in front.

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Rending Throw
DoT

Range attack stacking a bleed. It's only used when the tank is not in melee range of Muradin / Saurfang.

Mortar Soldier / Rocketeer
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Rocket Artillery
5s Cast

Mortar Soldiers / Rocketeers throw AoE at your ship.


In heroic, this ability also knockbacks.

Sergeant
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Bladestorm
AoE Damage

A channeled melee AoE. Heal through!

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Wounding Strike
Instant

A mortal strike reducing heals by 40% for 10s.

Rifleman / Axethrower
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Shoot
2s Cast

Riflemen / Axethrowers range auto-attack. No big deal: heal through & kill them.

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