-Revised- Druid Solo Dire Maul Tribute Run (Classic WoW)

Hi everyone! I put this video together quickly to show how a boss run generally goes with some pointers I thought might be useful. The overall run time (if you discount the death D:) was about 25 minutes (you definitely can do it faster than that). Don't forget to grab books too!
Given average Cho Mage spawn RNG (1/3) and an abort run taking 5-8 mins (5 mins if you have a friend or character that can instantly reset you to the start), you can get almost 2 kills per hour. Not too shabby!
This video includes a way to (mostly) consistently keep you alive after blasting the door open on every run. I've kept the boss fight at 1x speed so I could point out the positioning a bit easier.
These runs require Engineering and Large (or better) Seaforium Charges (Blacksmithing and their keys can be used as an alternative). For best results but not mandatory, bring Advanced (or better) Target Dummies, cheap Mana Potions, spirit buffs/food, fire resistance and a Gnomish Cloaking Device.
EDIT: Turns out you can break combat by logging off and on. This'll save an extra 2-3 mins and reduces down time. ** You need to alt-f4 and wait to be force logged off before you can break combat as of phase 2. **
EDIT2: Recommended talents - classic.wowhea...
My gear for the runs:
Head - classic.wowhea... (tribute chest)
Neck - classic.wowhea...
Shoulder - classic.wowhea...
Back - classic.wowhea...
Chest - classic.wowhea...
Wrist - classic.wowhea... (you can get this solo from Guard Moldar)
Hands - classic.wowhea...
Belt - classic.wowhea... (the BRD arena belt would help A LOT with the resists)
Legs - classic.wowhea...
Feet - classic.wowhea...
Ring - classic.wowhea...
Ring - classic.wowhea...
Trinket - classic.wowhea... (I have nothing better)
Trinket - classic.wowhea...
Weapon - classic.wowhea... (tribute chest)
Happy Druiding
~Lirrielas - Yojamba

[@nikkids0272]

This was always so much fun playing hunter and soloing DM tribute runs before raid for the guildies

[@wzz7380]

i like for the songs :) ty for the smooth background sound )

[@darealtuck4420]

you can also use a Limited Invlunerability Potion to open the door, or take one after to ensure you get away. It allows you to unlock while invuln

[@Simonsays48]

one of the best time for wow history. Gettign summoned for DM Buffs. Good old time

[@aerym5547]

5:00 You can simply log off to break combat, shaving several more minutes off what I've shown. Thanks to Maffinication for the tip off ^_^ Edit3: I have no idea what Blizz is doing anymore - Combat logging is broken once again, you'll need to alt f4 and wait for a forced log off. Edit 4: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIq5moxqYteii8U&lc=UgxbZBWrEr2R7rPfUp54AaABAg.91epgU2vBxX9FdNRKNjB1w - Kolmar has solved the puzzle of seeing which Cho you have without having to waste seaforium charges!

[@dgrayed]

Sorry I dont understand ur edit 4 link, just goes to your own video

[@Fendriskiller307]

Lovely guide! The first song is hauntingly beautiful, could you please tell me the song name or give a link to it? I can not find it using music recognition

[@nomelking7142]

Disclaimer: Tauren cannot accomplish this without the aid of noggenfogger elixir as you can't LOS the ogre's at the blast door

[@MrDjBanza]

have u tried in bear/cat form?

[@verbatimshelf3121]

yes they can just dont prehot and hae a ppotion and swiftend youll be fine

[@SteveStuff83]

bout to give this a go I'm a feral tank so we'll see

[@Maffinication]

Thanks for your revised version :) Have you tried /camp to break combat? It worked for me in others cases, ill try out this run tonight! Can you show which Gear u are using? Also can u show your talents or put it in a calculator and share the link please? Thank you very much :)

[@aerym5547]

Ooh I haven't tried /camp yet, definitely will give it a go! I would use these talents classic.wowhead.com/talent-calc/druid/500050300251134-5050001-5500001 (I don't have Furor myself but that's because I'm too lazy to respec, this gives you instant charge as opposed to waiting to be hit). My gear is nothing special, just pretty much caster gear from BRD and Dire Maul North. As a quick list: Head - classic.wowhead.com/item=18526/crown-of-the-ogre-king (tribute chest) Neck - classic.wowhead.com/item=17707/gemshard-heart Shoulder - classic.wowhead.com/item=11624/kentic-amice Back - classic.wowhead.com/item=11623/spritecaster-cape Chest - classic.wowhead.com/item=11747/flamestrider-robes Wrist - classic.wowhead.com/item=18497/sublime-wristguards (you can get this solo from Guard Moldar) Hands - classic.wowhead.com/item=11665/ogreseer-fists Belt - classic.wowhead.com/item=16716/wildheart-belt (the BRD arena belt would help A LOT with the resists) Legs - classic.wowhead.com/item=11823/luminary-kilt Feet - classic.wowhead.com/item=11822/omnicast-boots Ring - classic.wowhead.com/item=5266/eye-of-adaegus Ring - classic.wowhead.com/item=12543/songstone-of-ironforge Trinket - classic.wowhead.com/item=18465/royal-seal-of-eldrethalas (I have nothing better) Trinket - classic.wowhead.com/item=12065/ward-of-the-elements Weapon - classic.wowhead.com/item=18534/rod-of-the-ogre-magi (tribute chest)

[@Maffinication]

@@aerym5547 Thanks you very much for all this info! im currently only in possesion of full bear and cat gear sets and i just didnt have the mana pool to do this. Guess ill be going to farm some Int equip now :) Awesome!

[@Live90]

it may not work for druids, but i found that cho is able to be rooted in place from the hunter wing clip talent. Might assist in making the fight smoother again.

[@aerym5547]

Yup! Feral Charge and Bash are great tools to buy some distance/time to fix your positioning against Cho. I didn’t use them in the vid but I should have at several points.

[@rustyshackleford3316]

Anyone ever poop then take a shower then have to wipe again after the shower?

[@vincentvega8321]

Very nice, but way too complicated for me :D

[@timmeh1516]

Tauren druid model is too big to unstealth at the locked door and prehot :/

[@aerym5547]

Ahh hmm. I’d say pre hot at the ramp and sprint up to the door (in stealth) to have at least Regrowth going.

[@LousyZoot]

@@aerym5547 id suggest noggenfogger elixir to fix the hitbox issue, much easier and already used in brd coffers

[@aerym5547]

@@LousyZoot I've never thought to use a Noggenfogger because I thought it didn't interact well with shifting (derp, how wrong I was). Thanks for the info~

[@Xiranhi]

I have my druid in HotW spec with pretty decent gear (5x T1, some spelldamage, mindtap talisman/smoking heart of the mountain). Would you say the balance spec is mandatory or would this suffice? I have full tank gear to survive opening the door.

[@aerym5547]

I wouldn't say that Balance is mandatory but it helps a lot with efficiency. As long as you have a decent mana pool/regen you can probably do this the same way but it will take a bit longer (though I only had 150 spell power, if yours is much higher it might not take that much longer) ^_^

[@Xiranhi]

@@aerym5547 Thanks for your answer, I have only like 75 spellpower. Guess ill try it with HotW spec to see how I cope, nearly 7k mana unbuffed also does something. Maybe my fire reflector also helps abit with incoming damage.

[@aerym5547]

Best of luck! 7k mana should allow you to be more aggressive with your Moonfires to save some time :D

[@Evrydai]

@Xiranhi how did it work out? I'm the same spec as you with very similar gear. 85 sp. I don't have the target dummies but I was thinking in my full mitigation gear I could pull this off.

[@crjm2001]

How come cho rush isnt heling gordok king?

[@aerym5547]

Cho'Rush can spawn as 3 different classes: Priest, Shaman or Mage. You can tell his class by looking at his weapon. At kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIq5moxqYteii8U you can see his staff has a glowing pink gem on the tip, this tells you he is a mage and won't heal the boss :)

[@theodorecameron4995]

Hey! This is a great vid! But what do you do against the priest?

[@aerym5547]

Ahh I should have put that note in this vid too (my proof of concept vid mentioned it). Basically the Priest is impossible, the fear is too much. The Shammy might be possible with enough patience (and I mean A LOT of patience). What I usually did was; if I saw the Priest or Shammy I reset the instance with a second character or I would simply run out and reset.

[@lelionmusic]

is there any way to get past the door with key, without having enginnering?

[@aerym5547]

The only ways (that I know of) to open that door is to: Kill Guard Mol'dar for his key, be an Engineer, be a Blacksmith or bring a Rogue with high enough lockpicking.

[@shadex582]

Just to add on to what Aerym is saying... being a Blacksmith is NOT very efficient as I believe it requires a Arcanite Skeleton key which requires acanite bars to make... $$$. Engi or Rogue is the best way.

[@AverageSol]

What is the addon for the moving profile portrait ect top left?

[@aerym5547]

Zperl :)

[@AverageSol]

Aerym Thank you so much

[@Veiljustin83]

Just reroll a hunter and this will be a breeze thru ... Hunters can solo DMN in 7-10 mins.

[@zVizualz]

Is there a spot to target the king's add to pre-emptively know if you should reset the dung or not? Or do you have to open the door and walk all the way to the boss to know

[@aerym5547]

That’s the final piece to the puzzle imo. I wonder if there is a mod or something that let’s us know, otherwise the only way to know is to see his weapon just after passing the captain.

[@PowerXsardi2]

@@aerym5547 Try to use engy 'Ornate Spyglass' (doesn't require profession) - it draws entities in its sight. If it does the same through the wall - you can target literally anything in the dungeon if you know where to look.

[@aerym5547]

@@PowerXsardi2 I'll try it out and see if it works :3

[@kolmar9876]

​@@aerym5547 Very late reply but I figured out a way to do this using the ornate spyglass + the Weakauras addon. Stealth to the ramp before the locked door and use the spyglass in the direction of the King's room and target Cho'Rush. I've got a Weakaura that shows Cho'Rush' full model if i have him targeted so I can see what weapon he's wielding which allows me to save the target dummy / seaforium charge. Screenshot of how it looks: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/516417908461797378/773529498330726440/chorush.png It only loads out of combat so it won't be covering up your screen when you're in the middle of fighting. Link to the Weakaura addon: www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/weakauras-2 Link to the specific Weakaura i'm using: wago.io/puPKp-6Hc

[@aerym5547]

@@kolmar9876 That's awesome! I never thought I'd see a way to know which Cho'Rush we get before wasting a ton of mats, great work :D

[@clauskong4183]

do u know if it's possible to feral charge charge the ghosts to get up to the highground?

[@aerym5547]

It didn't work when I tried it, LoS and range issues. You can use the ghosts to charge forward though, instead of using Dash.

[@infraredpen]

Do you need feral charge to safely escape after opening the door, or can it be done without it?

[@aerym5547]

I couldn’t make it work more than 5% of the time without charge. You’d probably need to use the highest level dummy to buy enough time or have a full tanking set on. You might also have a chance with the gnomish mind control cap. I’ve never tried those though!

[@aerym5547]

I should also add, you can use the cloaking device for a once off save too.

[@TheAnonJohn]

@@aerym5547 can you use an invisibility potion to open the door without being detected?

[@aerym5547]

Sorry I didn’t see this before :( You can’t use an invis potion to open the door safely unfortunately.

[@darealtuck4420]

try a Limited invulnerability potion

[@vladimirgrigoriev4241]

Did u try to root ogre caster?

[@aerym5547]

The arena is still considered to be indoors so roots won't work during the fight :( - While it's not shown in the video I started to use Feral Charge to interrupt his casts while also rooting him. It's not the most essential tool to have but it can help in a pinch. I guess if you're really crazy you could also use the Gnomish Net-o-Matic Projector but I can't say I've tried it myself :P

[@Hjernded]

Is it really necessary to kill that last hound?

[@aerym5547]

You don’t have to if you don’t want to. That hound has aggro’d about once in 10 fights when the King’s pathing breaks and he walks out a little. I did it here for safety and completeness.

[@Hjernded]

Aerym Alright, thanks :)

[@sosmexin2078]

Would you say that this is the best gold per hour a druid can make?

[@aerym5547]

I believe there are other equivalent farms a Druid could do solo ie princess/Mara, RFD shards (depending on your server economy of course). But if you can successfully sell items like the Elven Ring then I’d say this is a good contender. For example: I get about 2 kills an hour, 20-30g per run. So about 50g per hour which is ok. If I can sell the ring/staff/mace for 25g that can jump up to 100g/hour (not to mention treant’s bane). You also get 3 potential book spawns and the King can drop a random book too. Lastly, and I know this is a long reply, for every run you don’t get the mage you can kill the packs of carrion swarmers and Mol’dar, which will increase your efficiency if you can do it in 12 mins or less (instanced lockouts). Tl:dr - decent gold farm without selling. Very good if you can sell.

[@aerym5547]

Added note: killing Guard Mol’dar has a chance of dropping the shackle key which lets you have a shot at the goblin’s cache for his epic patterns etc

[@kolmar9876]

whats the name of the song that starts at 7:30?

[@aerym5547]

End of Raging Waves (Arranged)

[@kolmar9876]

thanks!

[@Jziegenhirt]

What's your gear like?

[@aerym5547]

I have a full list in a comment below, I'll copy it into the description :)

[@Tronder_91]

Gear?? spec??

[@aerym5547]

It’s all in the description.

[@sashaking1932]

It's official server?

[@aerym5547]

Yup!

[@robinw9405]

doesnt worth to effort, this looks totally waste of time do it duo faster