Shade of Aran damage free exploit

[gigawatts]

This has yet to be noted I believe, and since our guild is basically pushing to do Shade correctly, I thought I'd post it.

This is an exploit that makes for a long kill, but is an easy way to get past him.

Basically, all you need to do is get the raid to the very top of the ramp... right at the top crack. Then have someone open the door long enough to aggro shade... then just step out, and close the door.

You'd probably think that he'd reset, but he doesn't. Instead he does his normal thing, but everyonce and a while will run through the door and start attacking the raid. Just dps the crap out of him and dot him up... the dots will help keep him taking damage after he goes back through the door. Once he does his pull to do the Arcane Explosion, just those closer to the door will be pulled towards the door, but stop there, and not go through.

Just make your way back to the crack on the ramp. He still does flame wreath, so, stay still like usual. He will eventually get to the point where he polymorphs the raid... same as normal, and he will pyroblast the group, just heal up and wait for him to come through the door again.

It is likely that he will enrage, and have his shadows go nuts... but they'll never reach the raid since you are outside the door.

Same with the Water Elementals... just kill'em.

Lastly have all dots stopped at about 4%. This will save the chance that he will die inside the door. Around 4%, when he comes out again, just dps him till he's down. As long as he dies outside loot up.

There's a catch though... you gotta die in order to have him "dead". If you tried to res anybody, you'd still be "In Combat". Just open the door, and let his shadows take you out with a few waves of Arcane Missles. You can then get everybody back in and loot the rest.

We've tested this and done it several times, so we know it works... and I'm guessing will work through th4e next patch, since I haven't read about any of it yet.

Hope that helps out for any folks, just lazily going through Kara and want to try something new.

[Volcano]

Well its nice mate but..

1st. Trying to do Shade of Aran? Aint he like the most easy boss ingame if you know tactics?

2nd. How can the melee dps do damage if they have to run all the way away in Fire?

3rd. It doesnt matter what way you run to, about its the top way or cross way or to the door, you still have to do it before he cast explosion.. else.. You die..

Not to be hard against you.

[SHelby4774]

cool im gonna try it

[treyska]

may be possible to solo Aran using this technique :P

+rep

[ubrpwnt]

Shade isn't easier raid boss... lmao... More like attunmen. +rep nice find.

[Uputz]

First off your guild has to be ****ing idiots to not be able to kill him.. He is the easiest boss in BT.. And any guild that can get past the first two bosses should be able to kill Shade..

So this is just dumb..

[caraddict]

First off your guild has to be ****ing idiots to not be able to kill him.. He is the easiest boss in BT.. And any guild that can get past the first two bosses should be able to kill Shade..

So this is just dumb..

Aran is in BT?
I recall he was in Karazhan when I last played..
Hmm oh well

[Lead4u2]

First off your guild has to be ****ing idiots to not be able to kill him.. He is the easiest boss in BT.. And any guild that can get past the first two bosses should be able to kill Shade..

So this is just dumb..

Looks like someone else is the "dumb" one here.

[Laniax]

He will eventually get to the point where he polymorphs the raid... same as normal, and he will pyroblast the group.

Then ur kinda doing something wrong.. he only does that if u interrupt his arcane missiles, and ur screwed if u do that.

[Honsu]

Nice one.. Gonna try it.

[Bananafresh]

so once he comes through the door...does he cast fireballs,frostbolts or arcane missles?

[xburnthepalacesx]

Has anyone even played end game here?

Shade of Aran is one of the easiest bosses in the game. He's in Karazhan, not Black Temple. My guild does alt runs of Kara and most of us have greens/blues on. Kara is the new UBRS with better loot for scrubs.

If you need an exploit (More importantly, a well organized one) in order to kill this boss, you're terribad. Also, if you're organized enough to switch back and forth between dots/door/etc, what's stopping you from killing him as the encounter is intended?

[Lagor]

This is a fake.
If the combat takes too long(And it will do with this tactic) Aran will berserk and summon adds, which do high AoE dmg...
Besides, Aran can shoot to anywhere in karazhan from his room... Same goes with the flame wreath(It reaches to anywhere, if the character is in combat)

[bonsaiburke]

Probably just easier nowadays to go in the room and just fight him normally...

[pennaha]

Hello i'm exalted on Kara with two chars and

You dont know what the **** u are talking about!



1st, Aran summoning adds is a part of the fight and always will.

2nd, Aran doing sheep + Pyroblast is when his Mana reaches 20%. That is why you interrupt his attacks, to keep him from spending mana.