Congratulations, you've made it through Molten Core and are ready to face Ragnaros the Firelord! This is a really cool encounter and we hope that with tuning it can be as epic as it feels it should be. Conquer Ragnaros to unlock him as a Mini.

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Boss Strategy

Updated: November 2024

Note: this strategy still works post-Execute nerf and has been successfully executed (sorry) multiple times since.

  • Wave goodbye to Majordomo as you melt him with a couple of spells. He's really soft so will fall to 2-3 spells.
  • Banshee is incredible on this encounter to deal with the Core Hounds and the Molten Giant. Mind Controlling a Core Hound means it cannot resurrect it's ally - great!
  • Chip away at Ragnaros during Phase 1 with Execute and Blizzard (or Deep Breath) (after playing Jaina for the +3 spell levels) while defending your base. Don't let the Flamewakers get too close or their ranged attach will reach your base.
  • When you push Ragnaros into Phase 2, play defensively and use Execute to take down the four mini-boss units that spawn.
  • Once you have the four mini-boss units down, continue to rain spells down on Ragnaros until he is just about to enter Phase 3 then STOP! Kick back, relax and just defend your base until the timer reaches 0 and you enter Overtime.
  • As soon as you enter Overtime, push Ragnaros into Phase 3 and start nuking the boss down to 0. Defend your base with Banshee and Ghoul.