Welcome to our Gara’jal Boss Guide for the Mogu’shan Vaults Raid in Mists of Pandaria Classic. The base guide is designed for 10 man Normal, with modifications for 25 man and Heroic Mode noted below.
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Gara’jal the Spiritbinder Raid Guide for Mogu’shan Vaults MoP Classic
This fight has a very tight enrage timer: everyone dies when the timer reaches 6 minutes. And the boss doesn’t really have an aggro system: he will fixate the highest threat player, and when this player disappears, he will fixate the second highest threat. Make sure it’s always a tank, as you can’t taunt this boss.
Tanks will endure Voodoo Dolls. Two other players and the Tank will be marked, all damage dealt to the tank will be replicated to the other players. Tanks need to mitigate damage as much as possible, and Healers need to spot heal Voodoo Dolls targets.
During the fight, Gara’jal will summon monsters in another realm to attack the raid. The only way to deal with them is through spirit totems. Once a spirit totem drops, 3 players (2 DPS and 1 healer) need to get inside it, while the raid kills it. Once it’s dead, the players close to it will be sent to the Spirit Realm.
When inside, they can target the monsters to reduce damage taken by the raid. But you only have 30 seconds to do so. The healer in your group needs to get the other 2 players to 70% HP, which grants an additional action button you use to exit the spirit realm and gives a monstrous damage and mana buff.
To be efficient in the Spirit Realm: Healers should spend all your mana until all 3 players are above 70%, then leave as soon as possible to help in the normal realm. DPS kill as many adds as possible, and leave at the last possible moment if need be. If all the adds are dead, leave.
Tanks will also be sent down by Banishment. To get back in the normal realm, they will have to kill a Severed Soul within 30 seconds.
When reaching 20% HP, the boss uses Frenzy. Use your Bloodlust, Heroism and big CDs at this time. Try and go down to clean adds one last time at around 25% HP, after which just nuke the boss.
Gara’jal the Spiritbinder 25 Man & Heroic Raid Guide MoP Classic
In 25 Man, you can send 5 players down (1 healer and 4 DPS) and 3 players are targeted by Voodoo Dolls.
In Heroic Mode, set a rotation of players going into the Spirit Realm as going down will grant the Frail Soul debuff, killing you if you go back too early. Tanks will have to kill 2 more adds, so they might need a little help from DPS players. Also, everything hurts a lot more, and the enrage timer is tighter due to the boss’ health.
