7 Years Later, WE F***ING DID IT!

Summary

Asmongold led Olympus in its first attempt at a level-60 raid boss in WoW Forever: Dr. Weevil, a 20-player boss intended for characters with Blackwing Lair-level gear. Most raiders were around level 30, so the plan relied on overwhelming numbers—hundreds of players, especially Hunters, spread across multiple raid groups and layers.

The first attack was a disaster. Dr. Weevil’s Mind Shatter dealt devastating area damage and stunned players, wiping the group. Further attempts showed that ordinary tanking or a direct zerg would not work. After experimenting with line of sight and alternate positions, the raid settled on a drawn-out strategy to chip away at the boss while limiting casualties.

Key Tactics and Lessons

• Use Hunters for sustained damage: Keep Serpent Sting on Dr. Weevil whenever possible, and maintain pressure with ranged attacks and pets.
• Avoid Mind Shatter with line of sight: Retreat behind pillars or walls when the boss approaches, then resume attacking when it is safe.
• Keep the boss within range: Kite him carefully, but don’t pull him so far that he resets.
• Manage additional enemies: Kite dangerous adds away from the main fight, use crowd control on mind-controlled players and other threats, and kill nearby trash when the boss is out of reach.
• Keep the raid functioning: Healers focused on resurrecting players, with Hunters prioritized for resurrections. Players repaired at repair bots and returned quickly to the fight.
• Coordinate at scale: Additional raid leaders helped bring more players onto the correct layer as the battle continued.

After roughly an hour of repeated deaths, resurrections, and sustained damage, Olympus defeated Dr. Weevil. The boss dropped no loot, but the group celebrated the kill as a major achievement: their attempt against the same boss seven years earlier had failed. Asmongold credited the victory to improved coordination, a better group composition, and delegating leadership across the guild.

Gamers and Sources Featured

• Asmongold — raid leader and streamer
• Bonnie Blue and Wolfgar/Wolgar — helped organize additional raid groups
• Wargasm — assisted with Hunter recruitment and invites
• Olympus Firing Squad — the guild group that carried out the raid