Glory of the Orgrimmar Raider

This is the first map a group will encounter upon entering the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
Players zone in on the righthand side of the map, and progress through a set of stairwells on the lefthand side after killing Immerseus.

Rook Stonetoe
He Softfoot
Sun Tenderheart
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Raid groups enter from the top of the map and progress toward the Fallen Protectors (Rook Stonetoe, He Softfoot, and Sun Tenderheart) in the top left.

After defeating them, groups should head south to enter the Big Blossom Mine, which leads to the Vault of Y'Shaarj.

NorushenSha of Pride

Two bosses can be found on this map - Norushen and Sha of Pride. Raid groups will enter from the Mines in the top right of the map, and enter the Chamber of Purification where they will face Norushen.

After completing the fight against Norushen, he will open the door to the Vault of Y'Shaarj where Sha of Pride is waiting.

After defeating Sha of Pride, raid groups should continue up a small passageway to be teleported to the Gates of Orgrimmar map.

GalakrasIron Juggernaut

Players arrive on this map on boats in the water on the upper righthand side of the map. Traveling to shore, a bit of trash must be killed before the boss fight against Galakras will begin.

After Galakras is defeated, players can run around to the Gates of Orgrimmar entryway on the map via a roundabout path, where they will face the Iron Juggernaut that is guarding the gates.

Upon defeating Galakras, the raid group may enter Orgrimmar's Valley of Strength.

Earthbinder Haromm
Wavebinder Kardris
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Upon entering the Valley of Strength, players will want to kill the trash in the area before entering the main building near the center of the map to face the Dark Shaman, Earthbreaker Haromm and Wavebinder Kardris.

Once the Dark Shaman are dead, players can head northeast on the map toward the Cleft of Shadow, the entrance to which is located at the purple hazy spot on this map.

In this map, players will not find any bosses. Instead, they will start in the top right of the map and move down a ramp toward the middle before reversing direction and entering the tunnel that would have been the entrance to Ragefire Chasm if this was not already an instance.

General Nazgrim

Continuing down the Descent will lead to a room in which General Nazgrim is waiting. Players will need to defeat him before passing on to the next area.

Players will need to jump on an elevator to leave the Descent and move to the next zone.

Malkorok

Players arrive on this map from an elevator that brings them to the bottom left of the map. Venturing through the passageway and around a staircase leads the raid group to Malkorok.

After defeating Malkorok, players reverse direction back around the staircase before continuing to the northeast. After making it into the second room of the Underhold Nexus, players should go to the right to head into the Menagerie map via the Artifact Storage area.

Upon returning to this map for a second time from the Menagerie, players will go straight across the room at a slight northeast angle to enter the Siegeworks.

The third and last time a raid group enters this map it will be from the Siegeworks, when the group should take a left to go to the Chamber of the Paragons map.

Secured Stockpile of Pandaren SpoilsThok the Bloodthirsty

Players enter the map in the top righthand corner, and are immediately able to interact with the Secured Stockpile of Pandaren Spoils to start the boss fight.

Upon completing the fight, raid groups will progress on their original route to face Thok the Bloodthirsty.

After defeating Thok the Bloodthirsty, players should reverse direction and go back to the Kor'kron Barracks map, passing straight through to the next map, the Siegeworks.

Siegecrafter Blackfuse

Raid groups enter this map from the lower lefthand corner. After facing a small amount of trash, players may pop over to the boss platform by jumping into the giant tubes.

After defeating Siegecrafter Blackfuse, players can return back to the original area by jumping back into the giant tubes. They should then return to the Kor'kron Barracks map and take a hard left turn.

Kil'ruk the Wind-Reaver
Xaril the Poisoned Mind
Kaz'tik the Manipulator
Korven the Prime
Iyyokuk the Lucid
Ka'roz the Locust
Skeer the Bloodseeker
Rik'kal the Dissector
Hisek the Swarmkeeper
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Players will arrive on this map at the top and venture down a passageway to meet the Paragons of the Klaxxi.

After the Paragons of the Klaxxi bosses are dead, the raid group can head further south through another passageway to get to the Inner Sanctum.

Garrosh Hellscream

This is the last map players will walk into, and the one from which they will depart when the fight with Garrosh Hellscream is complete. Players enter from the top of the map and head south to face Garrosh Hellscream.

Depending on the length of the fight against Garrosh Hellscream, players may or may not be ported to any or all of the remaining three maps: Terrace of Endless Spring, Temple of the Jade Serpent, and Temple of the Red Crane.

This map, along with Temple of the Jade Serpent and Temple of the Red Crane, is only accessible during the fight with Garrosh Hellscream.

During his intermission phase, which occurs every 3 minutes, Garrosh Hellscream will port all of the raid players to one of the three maps to defeat all the Minions of Y'Shaarj in it while he casts a slow absorb energy spell to regain health from the Heart of Y'Shaarj. Players have 1 minute to do so, and will be ported back out when the time expires or all of the minions are dead.

This map, along with Terrace of Endless Spring and Temple of the Red Crane, is only accessible during the fight with Garrosh Hellscream.

During his intermission phase, which occurs every 3 minutes, Garrosh Hellscream will port all of the raid players to one of the three maps to defeat all the Minions of Y'Shaarj in it while he casts a slow absorb energy spell to regain health from the Heart of Y'Shaarj. Players have 1 minute to do so, and will be ported back out when the time expires or all of the minions are dead.

This map, along with Terrace of Endless Spring and Temple of the Jade Serpent, is only accessible during the fight with Garrosh Hellscream.

During his intermission phase, which occurs every 3 minutes, Garrosh Hellscream will port all of the raid players to one of the three maps to defeat all the Minions of Y'Shaarj in it while he casts a slow absorb energy spell to regain health from the Heart of Y'Shaarj. Players have 1 minute to do so, and will be ported back out when the time expires or all of the minions are dead.

Boss Fights and MechanicsVale of Eternal Sorrows

IMMERSEUS

Meta: No More Tears

Immerseus

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain No More Tears, raid groups must "defeat Immerseus after killing 10 Tears of the Vale in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

During Immerseus's split phase, several Sha Puddle are thrown out from the center along with several Contaminated Puddle. The former need to be crowd controlled until the split phase ends (~30 seconds later), at which point they will turn into Tears of the Vale and become attackable after the boss is active again. Killing 10 of these Tears of the Vale during the boss fight (not necessarily all at once) will net the achievement.

THE FALLEN PROTECTORS

Meta: Go Long

Rook Stonetoe
He Softfoot
Sun Tenderheart
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Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Go Long achievement, raid groups must "transfer the Mark of Anguish to at least 5 unique players over a total of 200 yards or more during a single Desperate Measures phase, and then defeat the Fallen Protectors in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

During the fight, at two points (66% & 33%) He Softfoot will apply the Mark of Anguish on a random player. This roots the player in place, and can be passed to anyone within 40 yards of them. To get the achievement, players in the raid should line up in a row with around 30-35 yards between them. Once Mark of Anguish comes out, it just becomes a matter of passing it along the line, with players who have already taken their turn moving far away to avoid reversing direction. Note that there are two separate chances to receive this achievement per fight, but the bosses must die in order for credit to be given.

NORUSHEN

Meta: None Shall Pass

Meta: Swallow Your Pride (part 1)

Norushen

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To receive the None Shall Pass achievement, raid groups must "defeat the Amalgam of Corruption without allowing any unleashed corruption to fuse with it in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

At the start of the fight, an Amalgam of Corruption is formed by Norushen. Additionally, several Purifying Light are summoned. When DPS interact with the Purifying Light, they are transported to an individual realm in which they have to defeat Essence of Corruption and Manifestation of Corruption. Doing so unleashes the Corruptions into the real realm to combine with the Amalgam of Corruption. If the DPS player fails the test (by dying), the remaining Corruptions come out of that realm to combine with the Amalgam of Corruption. Both of these will cause the raid group to fail. So instead, ONLY tanks and healers may be allowed to interact with a Purifying Light as their tests do not cause the Corruptions to be unleashed.

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To receive the Swallow Your Pride achievement, raid groups must "defeat the Sha of Pride in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher after no player has gained Pride from Manifestations of Pride while Norushen is alive."

This achievement is best performed in 10-man, as there are fewer relevant adds to contend with. The Manifestation of Pride add spawns at the west wall of the room. The majority of the raid group should stand far away from this wall. Immediately, Manifestation of Pride attempts to cast Mocking Blast. This should be interrupted somehow, and is best achieved by making and using a macro that consists of targeting the add and casting an interrupt. When the Manifestation of Pride dies, it explodes using Last Word which gives 5 Pride to the closest two players. To avoid them, the two players with the Gift of the Titans debuff should stand and remain close to the west wall where the Manifestation of Pride spawns for the duration of the fight. Norushen can then be killed, but should not be pushed below 30% prior to that point as the debuff will be lost (and the fight will end).
The Sha of Pride fight can proceed as normal, given the requirements from the Norushen fight were completed.

SHA OF PRIDE

Meta: Swallow Your Pride (part 2)

Sha of Pride

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Swallow Your Pride achievement, raid groups must "defeat the Sha of Pride in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher after no player has gained Pride from Manifestations of Pride while Norushen is alive."

SINCE THE CONTENT OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT STARTS WITH NORUSHEN'S ENCOUNTER, THE STRATEGY IS LOCATED IN NORUSHEN'S TAB

Gates of Retribution

GALAKRAS

Meta: The Immortal Vanguard

Galakras

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the The Immortal Vanguard achievement, raid groups must "defeat Galakras without having allowed a single friendly NPC to perish in battle in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

Given the setup of the fight, only a few friendly NPCs are really in danger: the faction leaders, and (on Heroic), Demolitions Expert. The faction leaders are in little danger of dying, as a decent tank will be able to keep aggro from the enemy NPCs. On Heroic, attentive players should be able to keep Demolitions Expert from dying as they break into the towers.

IRON JUGGERNAUT

Meta: Fire in the Hole!

Iron Juggernaut

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Fire in the Hole! achievement, raid groups must "stomp on 6 superheated Crawler Mines and then defeat the Iron Juggernaut in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

During the boss fight, there will be several of the Crawler Mine thrown out by the Iron Juggernaut when it switches from attack phase to siege phase. The raid group should stack immediately after being thrown away from the Juggernaut to put all of the Crawler Mine in one spot and should avoid putting Explosive Tar in the way. Directing the laser at the stack of Crawler Mine will cause them to turn red and become overheated, at which point they should be clicked on by a tank or similarly armored player. Perform this routine until at least six Crawler Mine have been superheated and stomped on by clicking them when red. But be warned - running the laser through any Explosive Tar on the ground will cause it to stop functioning prematurely.

KOR'KRON DARK SHAMAN

Meta: Rescue Raiders

Earthbinder Haromm
Wavebinder Kardris
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Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Rescue Raiders achievement, raid groups must "rescue a set of caged prisoners, a group of unwilling combat participants, and Ji Firepaw before defeating the Kor'kron Dark Shaman in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

As the achievement text indicates, there are three parties that must be saved in order for the requirements to be made.

set of caged prisoners - kill Mokvar the Treasurer and loot the Kor'kron Cage Key, which can be used to release any of the caged prisoners
group of unwilling combat participants
- - killing Overseer Thathung will save the participants interacting with him
- - killing the enemy mobs in the tavern while leaving the neutral sleeping warriors alive will save the warriors
- - killing Overseer Mojka will save the neutral orcs and trolls standing by her
- Ji FIrepaw - kill the Overseer and companions threatening Ji

GENERAL NAZGRIM

Meta: Gamon Will Save Us!

General Nazgrim

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Gamon Will Save Us! achievements, raid groups must "defeat General Nazgrim while Gamon is alive and participating in the battle in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

To earn this achievement easily, release Gamon before heading into the Cleft of the Shadow. Then, kill the boss as quickly as possible.
At-level groups might want to let Gamon deal with the trash leading up to the boss while the raid group skips ahead to kill Nazgrim.

The Underhold

MALKOROK

Meta: Unlimited Potential

Malkorok

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Unlimited Potential achievement, raid groups must "transform a Corrupted Skullsplitter into a Corrupted Amalgamation and then defeat Malkorok in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

On the way to Malkorok, players will come upon a group of trash that is holding a Corrupted Skullsplitter in chains. Kill the guards, leaving the Corrupted Skullsplitter alive. Pull it into the room with Malkorok and start the boss fight. To transform a Corrupted Skullsplitter into a Corrupted Amalgamation, it must be hit with Malkorok's Breath of Y'Shaarj. Then Malkorok can be killed (the Corrupted Amalgamation can be killed or left alive until after the fight).

SPOILS OF PANDARIA

Meta: Criss Cross

Secured Stockpile of Pandaren Spoils

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Criss Cross achievement, raid groups must "complete the Spoils of Pandaria encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher without any raid member defeating both a Mantid and a Mogu enemy."

The easiest way to do this is to have at least two players (or sets of players) go into each pit. One player (or set) per side will attack and kill the mobs in the first room. Then, the second player (or set) will take over and kill the mobs in the second room.
Other tactics include using teleports and grips to pull people up to the middle ledge to swap sides.

THOK THE BLOODTHIRSTY

Meta: Giant Dinosaur vs. Mega Snail

Thok the Bloodthirsty

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Giant Dinosaur vs. Mega Snail achievement, raid groups must "open the Thrice-Locked Cage during the Thok the Bloodthirsty encounter in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher, and then allow its inhabitant to feast upon Thok's corpse once you have defeated the encounter."

The fight should start with everyone stacked in one spot and pulling the boss without starting to deal significant damage. Let everyone's health drop to or below 50% to get the Bloodied debuff, which pushes Thok into the second phase. Thok will fixate on a random player and start chasing them. Run away and kite the boss around the room. A Kor'kron Jailer will spawn - kill it to loot a prison key that can be used to unlock one of the cages. Make sure the player who loots the key unlocks the cage with the Monstrous Gastropod in it. As long as everyone's health remains below 50%, a new add will spawn, and this process can be repeated two more times for a total of three times. Kill Thok quickly while avoiding the Monstrous Gastropod as it will one-shot anyone it touches. The Monstrous Gastropod will then eat Thok's remains, and the achievement will be earned.

Downfall

SIEGECRAFTER BLACKFUSE

Meta: Lasers and Magnets and Drills! Oh My!

Siegecrafter Blackfuse

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Lasers and Magnets and Drills! Oh My! achievement, raid groups must "defeat Siegecrafter Blackfuse without destroying each of the following weapons in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."
Deactivated Laser Turret

Deactivated Missle Turret

Deactivated Electromagnet

Disassembled Crawler Mines

During the boss fight, periodically Siegecrafter Blackfuse will call out for the fabrication of up to two weapons to start. When this happens during the normal (non-achievement) fight, players may choose to minimize extra damage to the team by jumping through the northernmost pipe tubes to where the weapon pieces are passing along a conveyor belt. By attacking and killing a weapon, the team will ensure that their fabrication will stop, but the remaining weapon will be protected from harm. To receive credit towards the achievement, the raid group must not kill at least one of the weapons on the belt.

With an at-level group, players should expect to do a 2-week rotation to first defeat Siegecrafter Blackfuse without destroying two of the weapons that roll out on the conveyor belt (one each time), and opting to save the other two weapons the following week. With higher level groups, the boss can simply be burned down quickly. Either way, it should be noted that any weapon that is able to assemble or activate will attack the raid group, so raid groups should judge whether they are able to handle the extra damage coming out or not.

PARAGONS OF THE KLAXXI

Meta: Now We are the Paragon

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Now We are the Paragon achievement, a player must "defeat the Paragons after assuming the mantle of three different Paragons in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

Note that this is an individual achievement. On three separate occasions, a player must take on the power of three different Paragons. To do so, a player must click on the dead body of a Paragon - but only one player can successfully pick up each mantle, and each player can only take on one mantle per fight. If the raid group wipes, the progress for that fight is reset.
Tanks may only pick up the mantle from Rik'kal the Dissector, Kaz'tik the Manipulator, or Korven the Prime
Healers may only pick up the mantle from Rik'kal the Dissector, Kaz'tik the Manipulator, Xaril the Poisoned Mind, or Iyyokuk the Lucid
DPS may only pick up the mantle from Rik'kal the Dissector, Kaz'tik the Manipulator, Skeer the Bloodseeker, Hisek the Swarmkeeper, Ka'roz the Locust, or Kil'ruk the Wind-Reaver

GARROSH HELLSCREAM

Meta: Strike!

Garrosh Hellscream

Meta-Achievement Mechanic

To obtain the Strike! achievement, raid groups must "kill 18 Kor'kron Warbringers with a single Iron Star and then defeat Garrosh in Siege of Orgrimmar on Normal difficulty or higher."

To earn this achievement, a raid group must use a single Ko'kron Iron Star to deal the killing blow to at least 18 Kor'kron Warbringer before going on to kill Garrosh Hellscream. This can be best achieved by pulling the first set of 6 Kor'kron Warbringer to a corner of the room with an Ko'kron Iron Star and bringing them down to ~50% health. Killing the Farseer Wolf Rider and Siege Engineer on the same side of the room will guarantee they aren't healed up while also ensuring that no Ko'kron Iron Star comes out prematurely in that area. As each group of Kor'kron Warbringer come out of the gates, they should be brought down to ~50% health and allowed to join with those already in play. The Farseer Wolf Rider and Siege Engineer should be killed immediately as they spawn. Once at least 18 Kor'kron Warbringer are alive and their health is around or below 50%, simply move them into the path of a Ko'kron Iron Star to die. At that point, it is okay to kill Garrosh.

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Comments

Comment by Gastonn

Could you add how many people at least you need to get all the achievements ?

Seems to be five (maybe more ?) to get the achievement on the fallen protector, so I said five, but i'm not sure :)

Thanks

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