Auriaya - Ulduar boss guide

Tactics for Auriaya in Ulduar 10/25 for WoW 3.3.5a: pull with the guards of the sanctuary, Ultrasonic screech, Terrifying screech, Savage defender with nine lives and full loot.
Review
Auriaya is the archivist of Ulduar, driven mad by loneliness and the growing power of Yogg-Saron; patrols the Shattered Bridge with a pack of mechanical cats. Optional boss, you can pass by. The whole battle comes down to PULL: with her come 4 Guardians of the Sanctuary, who, under the general aura of the Will of the pack, hit so hard that they instantly kill the tank if they crowd together on one target with a Wild Pounce. Once the guards are dead, Auriaya herself is almost harmless: she gives out a Terrifying Screech (fir), Ultrasonic Screech (shared by everyone in front of her) and Prowling Guardians (small cats under AoE). It also summons the Wild Protector, a cat with 9 lives that can be completely ignored and healed.
- Guardians under the Will of the Pack strengthen each other (at release +50%, after hotfix 3.1.2 +30% for each neighbor). If you pull everyone to a point, they will kill any tank with one volley of Wild attacks.
- The wild attack of the guards hits at a distance of 8–30 meters - it can be “cut out” with a dead zone. The pool is made from around the corner, out of line of sight, so that swoops don't work.
- The ultrasonic screech is divided equally among everyone in the path of the wave - keep the boss facing the raid so that the damage is spread out. In solo it’s 60–70k, for 25 people it’s tolerable.
- Terrifying screech - Fear for 5 sec (after hotfix 3 sec). Tremor Totem, Fear of Death, Fear Ward on the tank. IMPORTANT: immediately after the fire, interrupt the Sentry Strike - otherwise +100% damage from darkness to the raid.
- The wild defender can simply be ignored and healed: he hits with weak darkness. It is not profitable to kill him - when he dies with a stack of Wild Essence, he leaves a puddle of Oozing Wild Essence (5k/sec) and comes to life after 25 sec. He has 8 stacks = up to 9 lives.
- Achievement “Crazy Cat Lady” - kill Auriaya without killing any Sanctuary Guardians (in the script `_feralDied` should not be cocked). Achievement “Nine Lives” - kill the Wild Protector when he runs out of all stacks, that is, exhaust all 9 lives.
- A wild defender can be stunned; when stunned, it does no damage.
Combat phases
Single-phase battle. On the pull - 4 Sanctuary Guardians (NPC 34014) with Will of the Pack, Wild Pounce and Rip of Flesh: they must be destroyed in seconds under all the cooldowns of the tanks. Next Auriaya:Terrifying screech every 35 sec,Ultrasonic screeching every ~50 sec,Crouching Guardians every 40 sec,Sentinel Strike every 35 sec. After 60 seconds summonsWild Defender (NPC 34035) with Wild Charge and Wild Leap.
- Survive a pull of 4 guards
- Deploy the boss into a raid underUltrasonic screeching
- AbortSentinel Strike after fira
- Wild Defender heal or ignore
Abilities
Positioning
The entire raid is hidden from line of sight around a corner/pillar at the top of the stairs, and tanks are waiting there. The pool is done by a remote poke (totem on the patrol path, snake trap, Death and Decay of the DK, engineer's disks) - something with the flight time so that the puller has time to go around the corner BEFORE arriving. The guards and Auriaya come to the raid, the attacks do not work due to lack of visibility. Then the boss keeps his muzzle into the raid for the sake of dividing the Ultrasonic screech, miles - from the side/behind with an exit forward to the soak.
Role Tips
- Guardian taunt is ONLY close: any long-range taunt (Taunt, Icy Touch, Taunt) at a distance = Wild charge and instant death.
- On pull, immediately burn your personal CDs: 4 cats under the Will of the Pack hit so hard that without CD the tank lives for a second.
- Keep Auriaya facing the raid -Ultrasonic screeching should share, and not beat one tank at 60k.
- If you want the “Cat Crazy” achievement, you will have to tank all 4 guards alive for the entire battle without killing a single one. It's hard, but possible.
- The first 10 seconds of the battle are the hardest: focus healing and external CDs on the guard tank.
- Wild Defender It's easier to heal than to kill: 5k/sec puddles and reviving after 25 seconds are not worth it.
- MissedSentinel Strike = +100% to damage from darkness in the raid for 5 sec - keep everyone at the top for the next cast.
- Fear Ward on the tank stabilizes the formation: the boss does not run away duringA terrifying screech.
- Guardians are the absolute priority on the pull. Hiro here, not to the boss.
- Miles: go forward underUltrasonic screeching, to split the damage, then back behind you.
- Assign interrupts toSentry Strike: Kick horns and Silence DK work, paladin interrupts do not.
- Crouching Guardians don't focus - they fall from raid AoE on the boss.
- Go to “Nine Lives” - systematically killWild Defender pulled away and stunned all 9 times, otherwise don’t touch it at all.
Loot
| Slot | Item | Classes | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Guardians' Dressing | PriestMageWarlockDruid | 10. Skin, heal/caster: 96 stamina, 69 int, 48 spirit, 78 haste, 112 SP, meta + red socket. |
| Shoulders | Guardian Robe | PriestMageWarlock | 10. Fabric, heal/caster: 76 stamina, 59 int, 49 spirit, 60 crit, 96 SP. |
| Shoulders | Ironaya's Discarded Robe | HunterShaman | 10. Chain mail, physical dps: 59 agility, 65 stamina, 47 int, crit, haste, 167 AP. |
| Chest | The vestment of the seduced | PriestMageWarlock | 10. Fabric, DPS caster: 111 stamina, 66 int, 65 crit, 81 accuracy, 124 SP, blue socket. |
| Chest | Brigantine of Titanic Fury | WarriorDeath Knight | 10. Plate, physical dps: 120 strength, 127 stamina, 66 accuracy, 75 ArP, yellow socket. |
| Belt | Flexible Climber's Belt | RogueDruid | 10. Skin, physical dps: 84 agility, 72 stamina, 59 accuracy, 45 haste, 121 AP. |
| Legs | Lost Legplates of Arkedas | WarriorPaladinDeath Knight | 10. Plate, tank: 83 strength, 169 stamina, evasion, parry, mastery. |
| Accessory | Elemental Focus Stone | RogueHunterShamanDruid | 10. Physical DPS trinket: 114 accuracy + proc 552 haste for 10 sec (10%, CD 45 sec). |
| Left hand | Destroyer Defense Wall | WarriorPaladinDeath Knight | 10. Shield, tank: 8011 armor, 42 strength, 70 stamina, defense, parry, mastery, blue socket. |
| Ranged | Caring Touch | PriestPaladinShamanDruid | 10. Hil's Rod: 31 stamina, 27 int, 25 spirit, 21 crit, 41 SP. |
| Head | Self-sufficient hood | PriestMageWarlock | 25. Fabric, DPS caster: 76 stamina, 96 int, 60 spirit, 91 accuracy, 141 SP. |
| Head | Continuous Glance | PriestMageWarlockDruid | 25. Skin, heal/caster: 105 stamina, 86 int, 64 spirit, 63 haste, 122 SP, meta + red socket. |
| Shoulders | Amikt of the courageous sentry | Shaman | 25. Chainmail, heal/caster: 77 stamina, 64 int, 60 crit, 25 mp5, 95 SP, red socket. |
| Shoulders | Plate Shoulders of the Eternal | WarriorDeath Knight | 25. Plate, physical dps: 95 strength, 102 stamina, 64 crit, 43 accuracy, blue socket. |
| Back | Cloak of the Creators | WarriorPaladinDeath Knight | 25. Tank-cloak: 49 strength, 99 stamina, defense, evasion, accuracy. |
| Chest | Indestructible Chestguard | WarriorPaladinDeath Knight | 25. Plate, tank: 112 strength, 169 stamina, blocking, defense, skid +153 to block indicator, 2 sockets. |
| Hands | Stonecutter's Gloves | RogueDruid | 25. Skin, physical dps: 82 agility, 89 stamina, 69 accuracy, 119 AP, 43 AP, yellow socket. |
| Shoes | Sandals of the Ancient Guardian | PriestPaladinShamanDruid | 25. Fabric, healing: 67 stamina, 68 int, 66 spirit, 52 crit, 105 SP. |
| Shoes | Stonecutter's Greaves | PaladinShaman | 25. Plate, heal: 77 stamina, 66 int, 51 crit, 30 mp5, 95 SP, yellow socket. |
| Ring | Ring of the Loyal Subject | PriestPaladinShamanDruid | 25. Hilian Ring: 67 stamina, 44 int, 38 crit, 24 mp5, 78 SP. |
| Ring | Ezir's Platinum Ring | WarriorPaladinDeath Knight | 25. Tank Ring: 44 strength, 99 stamina, defense, evasion, mastery. |
| Weapons | Rune-Etched Blade | PriestPaladinShamanDruid | 25, ilvl 238. Hilsky sword in the right hand 1.80: 45 stamina, 54 int, 39 spirit, 55 crit, 582 SP. |
| Weapons | Chisel | RogueShamanDruid | 25, ilvl 238. One-handed crushing 1.50: 54 agility, 54 stamina, crit, haste, 72 AP, 1840 AP in beast form. |
| Ranged | Siren's cry | HunterWarriorRogue | 25, ilvl 238. Bow 2.80: 40 agility, 38 stamina, crit, haste, 57 AP. |
| Relic | Scribe of Steadfastness | Paladin | 25. Libram holi-pala: +169 to the power of the Light of Heaven. |
| Accessory | Shard of Val'anyr | PaladinPriestShamanDruid | 25. Legendary Fragment: 30 shards = Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings. |