Tier 1 Raiding Gear Guidelines
While I call these "guidelines", I feel that anyone that earnestly wishes to contribute to the success of their raid should consider them minimum requirements.
Knowledge
All members of a raid are expected to review available information about the raid and come to the raid with a solid understanding of what the overall raid and a detailed understanding of what they need to do to fulfill their role throughout the events, bosses, and trash mobs.
Skills
All members of the raid should be able to perform their class role well, to include:
- Maintaining CC while performing their primary role, e.g. Trapping while DPSing, Shackling while healing
- Manage their Health and Mana as needed to survive the fight and remain effective
- Intimately understand the capabilities and limits of their character's class and Talents
Gear Targets
The table below lists some suggested goals for characters that are planning to begin raiding. These values are aimed at a party that can potentially clear Karazhan, not just survive the encounters up to the Curator. These values are unbuffed. Talents can be taken into consideration, e.g. a Fire Mage may fall short on general Spell Critical, but their talents provide +9% to Fire Spell Critical chance.
| Class & Role |
Attributes & Abilities |
| Druid DPS Caster |
+600 Spell Dmg, 75 MP5*, 15% Spell Critical, 7k Mana, 6k** Health |
| Druid DPS Melee |
2000 AP, 5% Hit, 25% Critical Hit, 6k** Health |
| Druid Healer |
+1000 Healing, 90 MP5*, 8k Mana, 6k** Health |
| Druid Tank |
20k Armor, Uncrittable (e.g., 415 Defense with 3/3 Survival of the Fittest), 30% Dodge, 12k Health |
| Hunter (BM) |
1400 AP, 18% Critical Hit, 5% Hit, 8k Health, 6k Mana |
| Hunter (MM/SV) |
1600 AP, 18% Critical Hit, 5% Hit, 8k Health, 6.5k Mana |
| Mage |
+600 Spell Dmg, 20% Base Spell Critical, 8% Spell Hit, 6k** Health, 7.5K Mana |
| Paladin DPS Melee |
1500 AP, 25% Critical Hit, 5% Hit |
| Paladin Healer |
+1000 Healing, 90 MP5*, 15% Spell Critical (Holy) |
| Paladin Tank |
12k Armor, Uncrittable (e.g., 490 Defense), Avoidance 45%, +150 Spell Dmg, 10k Health, 4k Mana |
| Priest DPS Caster |
+650 Spell Dmg, 6k/7.5k** Health, 7K Mana |
| Priest Healer |
+1200 Healing, 90 MP5*, 6k** Health, 8K Mana |
| Rogue |
1400 AP, 9% Hit (including Talents), 20% Critical Hit, 6k** Health |
| Shaman DPS Caster |
+600 Spell Dmg, 90 MP5*, 8% Spell Hit (including Talents), 15% Spell Critical Hit, 6k** Health, 7K Mana |
| Shaman DPS Melee |
1100 AP, 9% Hit, 20% Critical Hit, 7.5k Health, 6K Mana |
| Shaman Healer |
+1000 Healing, 90 MP5*, 10% Spell Critical, 6k** Health, 8K Mana |
| Warlock (Affliction) |
+600 Spell Dmg, 8% Spell Hit, 7.5k Health, 6k Mana |
| Warlock (Dem/Dest) |
+600 Spell Dmg, 8% Spell Hit, 7.5k Health, 6k Mana |
| Warrior DPS Melee |
(2H/DW): 1400/1500 AP, 5%/9% Hit, 25% Critical Hit, 8k Health
Ability to |
| Warrior Tank |
12k Armor, Uncrittable (e.g. 490 Defense), Avoidance 45%, 12k Health |
* - in combat
** - all raid members need to be capable of surviving the 7,500 damage from Aran's Pyroblast
Special Needs
- Hateful Bolt Soaker for Curator fight: It is useful for this character to have AR gear, but not necessary.
Group Mix
Overall, Karazhan really rewards parties that have each class represented. The various special class abilities have a chance to really shine in one or more places. So, overall, I feel that any raid into Karazhan should strive for the most diverse class mix possible.
Key Assumptions
- The same ten people will be present from start to finish.
- The group has gear and skill appropriate for Karazhan, i.e. not under geared or over geared
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