Raserisk's AQ40 Boss Guide - Twin Emperors

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This week's Boss Guide for Vanilla World of Warcraft features the fifth boss of AQ40 - The Twin Emperors!
The Twin Emperors are a unique encounter featured only once in Vanilla where players have to deal with two separate bosses that test their DPS, coordination and self-awareness along with Warlocks rising to the occasion of becoming tanks!
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⏩ 1. Heal Brother: 0:19
⏩ 2. Twin Teleport: 0:33
⏩ 3. Combined Health: 1:02
⏩ 4. Berserk: 1:02
⏩ 5. Unbalancing Strike: 1:21
⏩ 6. Uppercut: 1:36
⏩ 7. Mutate Bug: 1:47
⏩ 8. Bug Abilities: 2:00
⏩ 9. Magical Immunity: 2:11
⏩ 10. Shadow Bolt: 2:22
⏩ 11. Arcane Burst: 2:33
⏩ 12. Blizzard: 2:46
⏩ 13. Explode Bug: 2:57
⏩ 14. Physical Immunity: 3:06
⏩ 15. Shadow Resistance: 3:13
⏩ 16. Raid Positioning: 4:39
⏩ 17. Raid Perspective: 6:17
Special Thanks to Ender Guney for his Cinematic Music.

[@Selfhigh5Tv]

Thank you for creating these guides, they will be a tremendous help in clearing AQ.

[@DogoodPOG]

Thank you for this as a warlock tanking this for the first time I'm kinda nervous and excited at the same time =D

[@frankthetank520]

Right normally if we locks mess up it's just is who pays the price... now people depend on is lol

[@throg4657]

Indeed.

[@Kromus69]

Great video! Small tip for locks that PvP, Rank7 pvp gloves have a 50% chance to resist interruption when casting Searing pain, as well as some nice stamina on them! Also your tier gear also has a lot of Shadow resistance, so it's not as hard as you think with a few choice shadow resistance pieces to get to shadow resistance cap when you're fully buffed! Gift of arthas is also a cheap consumable that gives +10 shadow resistance and it stacks with everything else. Can't wait for this :D have fun!

[@Raserisk]

Honorable Mentions: I wasn't able to fit this into the video but I wanted to mention that researchers recently discovered that Vek'nilash has an aura referred to as "Double Attack" which gives him a chance to deal an extra attack - adding more danger to his skillset!

[@kleinmiranda518]

cthun and vicidus video tomm?

[@Raserisk]

C'Thun will be released over the next 1-2 weeks since I need to spend time and make it as good as possible. Afterwards, I'll let the community decide which optional boss they want to see first.

[@scrambles4290]

reeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE C'Thun is tonight and still no video from you REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ...any chance you're dropping the video today? :D

[@Raserisk]

PC was down due to hardware failure for over a week, just got things back up and running and working on the guide now =)

[@scrambles4290]

Raserisk Work Faster! :P (P.s. thanks for all the awesome videos, great to see these from my class perspective!)

[@Michael-kd1ho]

During the switch, the Twins wipe aggro, but retain any debuffs/dots. What caused us to wipe initially was post teleport Vek'lor running after mages with Ignite ticks on him, thus coming close to his twin and healing. It's very important to treat every teleport as brand new pull aggro-wise. This is an endurance fight, not a DPS race. We've actually had our mages switch to frost attacks on this one. Ironocally, i found this fight much more difficult than C'thun or Viscidous. We downed C'thun after 2-3 attempts. Took us about 16 wipes to get Twins more or less under control.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

One of my favorite boss fights in Vanilla, love the theme and style of the fight.

[@Eatcheesepls]

if you keep up the quality of these guides, you're going to be getting a LOT of views once classic comes around

[@andyfannon8583]

Keep these up, also looking forward to seeing the optional bosses.

[@TheChawMan]

I can always see right where I am in these videos because I'm the only Gnome melee in Scuba Cops. :D Now I'm watching this for Warlock tanking tips. Hi, Raserisk! --Sevvy

[@Raserisk]

Hey Sevvy! Good luck in there and have fun!

[@LHans101]

one of the best tutorial videos, our guild used this and one shotted twin emp

[@2339091q]

Super high quality Vid!!!!

[@thetruecuracaoblue]

Thanks a lot for the effort you put into these videos! Yet another great guide! Can't wait for the Ouro one

[@Isaneelol]

This really is top quality Raserisk. Keep up the good work, I'm looking forward for your next videos.

[@TFlo1020]

really glad i found your channel man

[@Inniebin]

Great guide! I would have loved a healer's perspective of this fight!

[@nimbus_tv]

Very helpful, subbed and liked, also looking forward to your next Boss Guide video.

[@sandrobarberi4229]

Great Video as always Raserisk! Keep it up

[@graffitimaniaaa]

Good job Raserisk, great video!!

[@Raserisk]

Thanks for your feedback!

[@SwatcarbonGaming]

You know a video is great when there are 0 dislikes.

[@walkerrida138]

Do you have a list of what mods you're using, I really like your interface setup.

[@walkerrida138]

More so action bars and unit frames

[@TobiasGellen3692]

@Raserisk Do you think it is important for locks to have Nelth's Tear for this fight? As far as I can tell, there are two times when threat generation is a key responsibility of the lock tank: 1) on the initial pull and 2) after the teleport when the lock must grab threat off the warrior tank. It seems like Nelth's Tear would be helpful for increasing the overall dps of Searing Pain and thus ensuring the lock generates sufficient agro in these 2 circumstances.

[@Raserisk]

Neltharion's Tear is very important for Warlocks since it's BIS for just about all of Classic but if we're just talking about this fight specifically and if it's really *needed* then I would say not really, these videos were based around first time progression clears and just letting the Warlock have roughly 10 seconds to create a threat buffer is totally fine. This content along with everything else seen in Classic will most likely be much easier than private servers and not require as much preparation or gear.

[@TobiasGellen3692]

@@Raserisk appreciate the reply. Do you think the item should be priod to locks over mages?

[@Raserisk]

@@TobiasGellen3692 Yes but that's because I'm Warlock and biased since they get 6% from talents and we get nothing but at the end of the day it's a amazing trinket for both classes and best left to the guilds leadership to decide

[@marco.3006]

Quality guide, GJ!

[@Raserisk]

Thanks! Looking forward to starting C'Thun!

[@bvyner5727]

Curse of doom should be weaved in

[@cbrdealer]

I remember tanking this on my lock back in the day. So much fun.

[@TheDracarys]

Do you plan to make guides for ouro, viscidus and the bug trio?

[@userisonline]

There you go a feedback - AWESOME JOB, man! Sry caps; )

[@Gr33nsurfer]

Wondering why there are bareley any guides on the 2 warrior tank strategy. Back then our raid downed those pretty fast compared to other raids NOT using warlock tanks. As far as i remember we used casters for the bugs and all physical dps to kill the bosses and tank had to hold aggro with initial aggro taunt and demo shout (only vs heal ofc)

[@Jerz_23]

My guild seems to believe there is some kind of issue if you stand on the stairs I have no evidence to support this or any mechanics that would imply it would be an issue. Can anyone provide me with further information on why they think the stairs are so dangerou

[@db0455]

i do not play vanilla but these are interesting

[@Raserisk]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@favorites25231]

i would prefer a no class specific guide plz for the raid i want to know all sides tacts

[@Lighthammer18]

Have you ever tried to move in when they teleport and grab the initial threat so you don't have to pull Vek'lor off the tank? AQ releases on Lightshope on Sunday and I want to know if this is at all a viable strategy.

[@Raserisk]

Not really viable since the boss will be glued to the tank and trying to move in could cause you, the tank or both of you to get hit by Arcane Burst which will disrupt positioning. Also the teleport is never certain since it happens anywhere between 30 to 40 seconds.

[@Lighthammer18]

Ah I see, do you know if the shadowbolts can crit you? Or do they only do 3000-4000 damage each hit? And what is their cast time? Seems to be about 2 seconds with a slight delay when he's throwing a blizzard out. This would hit you with about 1750 dps, which at 300 SR at 0.25% average dps reduce per point of resistance (75% mitigation) should require an average hps of 437,5 from your healers. At this resistance his shadowbolts should hit you at; 1% chance for 3000-4000 3% chance for 2250-3000 16% chance for 1500-2000 55% chance for 750-1000 25% chance for a full resist. Does this seem correct to you?

[@Raserisk]

1. I have been crit by Shadowbolts before (At 7:46 I'm hit for 4345) however I left this info out of the video because I wasn't sure if this was a private server or blizzlike thing. 2. I believe the base amount is 3000-4000 before being affected by resistance or crit. QSW has this amount labeled as 3600 - 4401 which you can look up with Spell ID 26006. I try to be vague or estimate with numbers due to information discrepancy between 2006 Vanilla, 2018 Private Servers and future Classic. 3. QSW labels the cast time as 1.0 however with Latency and Travel Time it's realistically closer to 2.0 seconds before hitting the player. 4. Sounds about right though don't take my word for it since I'm terrible at math. My guild drilled into my head that Resistance Breakpoints were 165/240/315 corresponding to 25/50/75% damage reduced. This could be different once more due to various projects messing with numerical values. Classic will clear things up.

[@Lighthammer18]

Ugh it doesn't help that there are a million theories of how resistances work, even if you look back at elitist jerks threads from 2006. Some say 300 resistance gives you 75% mitigation while some claim 315 on the basis that bosses are three levels above you. This is definitely true for weapon skill and defense, but I don't know if it is true for resistances. There's some ideas of level based resistances that you can't remove with spell penetration, but I'm not sure if you get spell penetration based on the level difference. At 300 or 315 resistance you should be hit by 750-1000 mostly but it seems you get hit by much more than that. How many healers do you usually pin on the warlock tank, on progression I mean? And thanks for the answers!

[@Raserisk]

For progression I assume you will have 10-14 healers so typically 3-5 should be more than enough to cover the tanks on the bosses. Their biggest danger will be getting hit by Blizzard and if you go more than 2-3 seconds without heals and consumes on cooldown then you're probably toast.

[@TobiasGellen3692]

@Raserisk would it be helpful for the lock tank to use Nat Pagle's Broken Reel (use trinket 10% bonus hit for 15s) after the teleport?

[@Raserisk]

Nah let the tanks get the Reel for when they have to do 4H, super important item for them. Just tell the raid to stop DPS'ing for 2-5 seconds when they teleport since its a aggro wipe and it should be enough time for the Warlock to build threat with searing pain spam.

[@TobiasGellen3692]

@@Raserisk what if all the tanks have it already? would you use it if given the option?

[@Raserisk]

I would recommend that it starts going to DPS warriors because of how important that trinket is for 4H, any of them could have to tank it and since the fight requires 5-8 tanks depending on the strat, every warrior could use a reel. I would not use it personally.

[@TobiasGellen3692]

​@@Raserisk if possible could you elaborate on why you wouldn't use it? would you use toep/shadow reflector if you don't have a tear?

[@Raserisk]

I would prefer to use a DPS trinket and I think the temporary amount of hit that you get from it just really isn't necessary considering the overall fight, it will probably be much easier in Classic than private servers. I'll probably just use TOEP/ZHC with my Tear and maybe 50-100 unbuffed SR, haven't thought too much about it but considering the rest of Classic so far I don't think the fight will be very hard.

[@Pickles2393]

Can Vek'nilash be affected by Curse of Recklessness, Faerie Fire, etc? Or is it completely immune to all magic effects.

[@Raserisk]

Immune to all magical effects. Holy spells will need to be tested on PTR however.

[@doomzx8284]

8:53 look at that DPS warrior charging in like a madman instead of waiting for tp to happen so his tank can pick it up before everyone...lol even in a guide there has to be some idiot fucking up. KEKW

[@chilledgamezone4950]

Tanks need to stand with backs to wall

[@3illzzz]

It is a great guild, but mannn they must be geared if he is using shadow bolt to get threat and not searing pain, right?

[@3illzzz]

3 more seconds into the video, he explains why he uses shadow bolt... XD

[@mitch4904]

Can you tell me what the Purple square potion you have on your buffs? I dont see it anywhere in Classic?

[@Raserisk]

You would have to be more specific and give me a time stamp. It's possible that it was a private server only mechanic since things like Zanza's and Blasted Lands buffs could stack...You could also pop Shadow Ward and have a Greater Shadow Prot Pot up at the same time. Probably a private server only thing to be honest.

[@The0nlyy]

So it’s NOT standard to tank this as Soul Link?? Sad day.. was hoping I finally wouldn’t need to respec :(

[@sk8anic901]

I was wondering, too. No SL?

[@joewoe1977]

Would you take Soul Link specifically for this encounter?

[@Raserisk]

Nah don't worry about it. You'll be fine as SM or DS, maybe if your guild is struggling you can go MD/Ruin but that should just be a last resort.

[@senateb]

Do YOU trust your healers to heal a pet?

[@livinlicious]

Its the classic strategy with 2warlocks 2warriors, but more modern strategy is to go with 2 warriors. The spelltank is using shouts to hold of heal aggro. DDs only focus on the melee boss. Its a lot easier and takes the same time with less tank swapping. Less confusion, less margin of error. Edit: Since you dont need to move for warlock/warrior switch, the warrior tank ALWAYS gets the initial aggro. Which for the spelltank is enough (+shout/ability aggro) to stop healers from aggroing for the whole duration until next switch. To make sure that warrior gets aggro guaranteed, melees have to move away at least 5sec before switch. If melees fuck it up, they could wipe the raid. Better to play it safe and announce switch earlier than later. Other than that, its a pretty easy fight, just long. Which means its very mana intensive. Also we always had at 2 DEDICATED healers for each warrior (even back in vanilla). Those healers would be ideally the most manaeffective healers that you have. We used to go with 1 druid, 1 paladin for each MT. Twins do actually less dmg than the Bugs can potentially (especially if 2 spawn) but its very consistant and constantly happening over at least 10min.

[@smashinghappydays]

whats the addon for the consumable cooldowns?

[@Cryphis]

hey what addons do you use for your buffs and you actionbars? :)

[@adritrace88]

Free tip: do some research before asking docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HPiKrGoRJdGubTvvCwL9J5TvtxYOW6X0CiQ6psvVmmc/edit#gid=0

[@Xerostomia7]

Name of the soundtrack at 6:26 plz

[@blacksloth9087]

Is this possible with only 1 warlock tank??

[@persephone2571]

it is but it seems to be very stressfull. You have to move permanently

[@discodoni1337]

yes it is.

[@kinkytheslinky]

Are debuffs wiped when they make the swap?

[@Raserisk]

Nope they stick. It's only a threat reset

[@xgreedxx]

can a paladin potentially tank this?

[@Raserisk]

It's possible to try and have a Holy Pally tank Vek'lor since he is the one that takes melee damage. The big question is whether or not your holy spells / abilities would affect him at all.

[@evanshaw5004]

@@Raserisk we double warrior tanked it in vanilla.....much easier....

[@Young-ep8ik]

@@Raserisk ​ Paladin generally tanks with Greater Blessing of Kings spam in raid, not damage. The beautiful thing is you generate threat from unlimited range and it cannot be missed/resisted. Blessing threat is spread evenly among all enemies though so depending on whether the bugs and vek'nilash split threat, it may or may not be viable

[@9fujin]

First XD

[@tomt3536]

jesus this guide is longer than the fight