Around Azeroth: Bloodlord Mandokir
by Elizabeth Harper 
Dec 18th 2006 at 10:00AM
For those out in the audience who have never visited the Bloodlord Mandokir in Zul'Gurub, I will explain this shot, sent in by unlucky reader Leviathan of Kul Tiras. In this shot, you see Mandokir hovering over a knee-height human. Now know that he starts the fight the size of an ordinary troll -- but every time someone in the raid group dies, he gains a bit in strength and size. If that doesn't sound bad enough, there are also spirit healers encircling the courtyard, who will offer to resurrect you if you fall during the battle -- so you can have people dying over and over again. By the time Mandokir is the size you see him in this shot, though, I'd say it's past time to call a wipe.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Moonbat Dec 18th 2006 1:11PM
"but every time someone in the raid group dies, he gains a bit in strength and size."
I think this is slightly incorrect. When the fight begins, ghosts appear along the walls. If a person dies, a ghost will slowly walk towards the corpse. When the ghost reaches the corpse, the dead player will be prompted to 'accept' a ressurection. If the player accepts the ressurection, Bloodlord will gain a level and grow in size.
Bloodlord only gains a level and grows in size if the dead person accepts a rez from one of the ghosts on the walls. If you use a Soulstone, Rebirth or other in-battle rez ability, Bloodlord will not gain a level and grow.
Can someone confirm?
Kinesthe Dec 18th 2006 1:24PM
He gains a level on the persons death not the rez. He gains more power if he kills you while he has his gaze on you.
Apocolipto Dec 18th 2006 4:32PM
I wish my Warrior could do that, id be huge by the end of the day
Telcus Dec 18th 2006 5:33PM
I think number 2 is right in that he will only ding if he kills someone who he is "watching". If you do any major action when he watches you (attack him, heal etc) he'll charge you and pretty much 1 shot you. Gotta say that either you have an entire group of hunters auto shoot afking or people deliberately trying to ding Broodlord to get him that size!
Lesitan Dec 18th 2006 7:34PM
Probably the best part of that is he will sometimes yell out "Ding!" when he gets a level and may even get a congraulatory "Grats!" from Jin'do the Hexxer.
Phei Dec 19th 2006 8:11AM
Bloodlord levels once every three deaths. He will say "Ding" when he does it, too.