6/15/2007
The final step in Serpentshrine Cavern led Ilterendi to this mess. Lady Vashj holds the Vial of Eternity, a key to access the Battle of Mount Hyjal in the Caverns of Time. The sea witch’s inner sanctum is across a bridge that is only accessible once defeating the other lords of Coilfang Reservoir. The encounter is pretty easy on the tanks that are there for ad control, but a lot of pressure is on the rest of the raid who must master playing hot potato. Tainted Cores are juggled between players to deactivate the shield protecting Vashj and begin the last phase, which as you can see from the screenshot is only half the battle.
“I did not wish to lower myself by engaging your kind, but you leave me little choice!” Vashj puts up a good fight and the three phases seem chaotic at first but eventually turn like clockwork. It took about a month working on the encounter to consistently enter the last phase. Our focus paid off, leading us to another server first and tier five helms! I leave you with Spider Pig.