Boss Focus - The Opera - Romulo and Julianne

In a Nutshell

The opera is accessible as soon as you have killed Moroes. You need to talk to Barnes, the Stage Manager, in order to start one of three possible events.

This post is about the most third possible event, Romulo and Julianne. It’s a three phase encounter that starts small but builds up as it goes along.

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Boss Focus: The Opera - Red Riding Hood

In a Nutshell

The opera is accessible as soon as you have killed Moroes. You need to talk to Barnes, the Stage Manager, in order to start one of three possible events.

This post is about the most random (read: un-fun) event, the one about Red Riding Hood. The event is basically a tank and spank with a little twist.

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Boss Focus: The Opera - Wizard of Oz

In a Nutshell

The opera is accessible as soon as you have killed Moroes. You need to talk to Barnes, the Stage Manager, in order to start one of three possible events.

This post is about the most fun event, the Wizard of Oz. It evolves around some unconventional means of crowd control and dealing with a lot of mobs at once.

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Boss Focus: Maiden of Virtue

In a Nutshell

The Maiden of Virtue is an optional boss encounter in Karazhan, that is accessible right from the start. She is controlling the respawns inside the guest quarters and is usually killed 3rd, after Attumen and Moroes.

The fight is basically a tank and spank encounter. However, it requires your raid to position correctly and your healers to keep up with some solid damage that will be going around. Additionally you will need at least one player that is able to dispel magic debuffs.

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Boss Focus: Moroes

In a Nutshell

Moroes, the Tower Steward, is the first non-optional boss in Karazhan. Once he is defeated you will be able to talk to Barnes, the Stage Master, to start the Opera Event.

The fight evolves around crowd control and two tanks competing for top aggro on the boss. For priests, this is a battle that requires you to do a lot of things, continuously, throughout the whole encounter.

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