Heroic Kromog DOWN. Heroic Iron Maidens, NEXT!

So, last night after a lot of wipes and struggle, we finally downed him. It was frustrating and definitely intense. The rage was real.

Now we are attempting Iron Maidens. This fight is probably even more intense.

Here's the strategy:

Iron Maidens: Heroic Mode

iron maidens/pic cred: mmo-champion

First off, be prepared for a lot of movement and dmg output. Movement and placement is CRITICAL in this encounter. More so than in Kromog.

Tanks 

Admiral Gar'an - not tankable;

• one tank must tank Enforcer Sorka and the other must tank Marak the Blooded
• The Marak tank must be sure to intercept  Blood Ritual so that no other player is struck by  Crystallized Blood
• When the Maidens reach 100 Energy, the Marak tank should chain together powerful survivability CDs to reduce raid damage from Sanguine Strikes

When a Dominator Turret spawns, move tankable bosses away from it so tanks & melee can dodge the projectiles

DPS

• Maidens do not share health, but should be DPSed down fairly evenly with the use of Cleave/multi-target DPS .
• When targeted by Blood Ritual, move to the designated location so the tank can intercept  Crystallized Blood
• If targeted by  Rapid Fire, move out of the raid quickly and keep running until the debuff fades
• If targeted by  Penetrating Shot, stand still so ranged DPS and healers can intercept the attack and split the damage
• Kill Dominator Turrets when they spawn
• If targeted by  Convulsive Shadows, use a personal damage-reduction cooldown to survive the damage
• If targeted by  Bloodsoaked Heartseeker, run away from the other targeted players to minimize damage
• If targeted by  Dark Hunt, use a personal damage-reduction cooldown as the debuff is about to expire
• During  Detonation Sequence, move into safe spaces to avoid taking fatal damage from the bombs: Patterns Alpha and Omega.
• If assigned to the Dreadnaught Team, use the Loading Chains when a boss moves to the ship to be transported to that ship.

Healer

• Track the  Blood Ritual,  Bloodsoaked Heartseeker, Convulsive Shadows,  Dark Hunt,  Rapid Fire, and Penetrating Shot debuffs
• Players targeted by these debuffs will require additional healing
• On Normal and Heroic difficulties, it deals more damage to dispel  Convulsive Shadows than it is to let the debuff run its course; simply target the affected player and heal them through the DoT.
• Heavy damage is likely to occur during  Detonation Sequence; raid CDs may be handy here
• After Marak gains  Sanguine Strikes, use damage-reduction CDs on Tanks.
• If targeted by  Convulsive Shadows, use a personal damage-reduction cooldown to survive the damage
• If targeted by  Bloodsoaked Heartseeker, run away from the other targeted players to minimize damage
• If targeted by  Dark Hunt, use a personal damage-reduction cooldown as the debuff is about to expire
• During  Detonation Sequence, move into safe spaces to avoid taking fatal damage from the bombs - check the patterns.
• If assigned to the Dreadnaught Team, use the Loading Chains when a boss moves to the ship to maintain team healed.

Before beginning the fight, players should choose a healer and up to five DPS to comprise the Dreadnaught Team

Choose a mobile healer and strong, mobile DPS; interrupts are also important for one boat phase

When one of the bosses leaves the encounter area, these players should ride the chains in the southwest corner of the platform to get to the Dreadnaught.

The Dreadnaught team must quickly defeat the Deckhands on board the ship and click on the ammunition at the front of the boat to prevent the boss from completing  Warming Up.

Players have approximately 90 seconds to complete this task

When successful, players will be automatically returned to the encounter area

Use a personal CD when you return, since  Detonation Sequence will be occuring.

There are three different encounters on the boat.

Grapeshot BlastAdmiral Gar'an's Dreadnaught Phase:

• No tank is necessary; send 5 DPS and 1 healer
• Prioritize interrupts on Battle Medic Rogg's  Earthen Barrier and  Protective Earth casts
• Interrupt Rogg's  Chain Lightning if you have enough interrupts to safely do so
• If targeted by Uktar's  Grapeshot Blast, position yourself so other players are not affected

Corrupted BloodMarak the Blooded's Dreadnaught Phase:

• Send Marak's tank, 1 healer, and 4 DPS
•  Corrupted Blood pools will spawn beneath every player's feet every few seconds
• Move Uk'urogg out of  Corrupted Blood pools that spawn nearby
• Players should move constantly to avoid  Corrupted Blood damage
• Sabotage the highlighted ammunition by clicking it

Enforcer Sorka's Dreadnaught Phase:

• Send Sorka's tank, 1 healer, and 4 DPS
• The tank must intercept  Deadly Throw
• Players targeted by Deadly Throw should stay still so the tank can easily intercept the attack
• Kill Iron Eviscerators, while cleaving on to Gorak when possible
• If focused by an Iron Eviscerator's  Fixate, kite the Eviscerator in a small circle around Gorak
• The  Detonation Sequence will still be in progress on the main platform when players are returned to the encounter area after completing the Dreadnaught phase. 
• Players on the Dreadnaught should watch the platform and time their Sabotage so that they do not land just as a large batch of bombs is about to explode. The Sabotage cast is 3 seconds, and the travel time through the air back to the Iron Maidens' platform is 2-3 seconds.

Further information on abilities is found here: Iron Maidens: Strategy on WoW Head