WoW TBC Arena

Attumen the Huntsman Strategy — Karazhan

Phase 1 · Karazhan · 2 tanks, 2-3 healers, rest dps

The first Karazhan boss, a two-phase fight against the stablemaster Attumen and his mount Midnight. You tank the two separately until Midnight hits 25%, when they merge into a single mounted boss.

Fight phases

  1. 1

    Phase 1 — Split

    Two tanks pick up Attumen and Midnight and drag them apart. DPS Midnight down toward 25% while avoiding Attumen's cleave.

  2. 2

    Phase 2 — Merged

    At 25% they mount up and merge. Tank the combined Attumen away from the raid; watch for a random-target Charge and Enrage at low health.

By role

Tanks

Keep Attumen and Midnight far apart in phase one so cleaves don't hit the raid. In phase two, face the merged boss away from everyone and hold threat through the Enrage.

Healers

Two-tank healing in phase one is light; save cooldowns for the merged phase where tank damage spikes with the Enrage.

DPS

Bring Midnight to just above 25% while Attumen is healthy, then push. Move out of the random Charge target's path.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Letting Attumen and Midnight overlap so cleaves shred the raid.
  • ✕Pushing Midnight below 25% before the raid is ready for the merge.
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Strategy summarized from community knowledge (WoWWiki / Wowhead) and rewritten for this guide. Position diagrams are original.