Rakothas (Throne of the Dread Terror)

This page is about the version of the Troll in the Throne of the Dread Terror instance. For the version of the Troll in the Epic Battle: Defence of Minas Tirith, see Rakothas (Defence of Minas Tirith).

These stats are for Tier 1,
click here for Tier 2.

Rakothas

Level:		108


Instance:		Throne of the Dread Terror

Type:		Arch-nemesis
Genus:		Troll-kind
Species:		Gorthorog

Morale:		12,491,871
Power:		246,594

Advanced Stats

Alignment: ( Evil )

Combat Effectiveness:
Finesse:	Average
F.M. Immune:	True
Stun/Mez Imm.:	True
Root Immune:	True

Resistances:
Cry:	Superior
Song:	Superior
Tactical:	Superior
Physical:	Superior

Mitigation:
Common:	Incredible	AncientDwarf:	Incredible
Fire:	Incredible	Beleriand:	Incredible
Light:	Incredible	Westernesse:	Incredible
Shadow:	Incredible	Frost:	Incredible
Lightning:	Incredible

Level of Lore-master reporting: ( 105 )

These stats are for Tier 2,
click here for Tier 1.

Rakothas

Level:		108


Instance:		Throne of the Dread Terror

Type:		Arch-nemesis
Genus:		Troll-kind
Species:		Gorthorog

Morale:		24,983,583
Power:		246,594

Advanced Stats

Alignment: ( Evil )

Combat Effectiveness:
Finesse:	Average
F.M. Immune:	True
Stun/Mez Imm.:	True
Root Immune:	True

Resistances:
Cry:	Superior
Song:	Superior
Tactical:	Superior
Physical:	Superior

Mitigation:
Common:	Incredible	AncientDwarf:	Incredible
Fire:	Incredible	Beleriand:	Incredible
Light:	Incredible	Westernesse:	Incredible
Shadow:	Incredible	Frost:	Incredible
Lightning:	Incredible

Level of Lore-master reporting: ( 105 )

Description

Rakothas can be found within the 12-man raid instance Throne of the Dread Terror.

He is one of six boss encounters in the raid and can be directly approached after entering the raid (without needing to clear out any trash mobs).

Abilities

Bloodlust

Permanent State Immunity

Uncommon Fortitude

Quest Involvement

[105] Challenge: Short Fuse

Deed Involvement

Walkthrough

Rakothas has a few mechanics that make it very difficult to handle him if you are not with many players in the raid. He has a skill that deals "distributed damage". This means that the damage will be distributed to all players who are near Rakothas' target (likely the tank). It is technically possible to take distance from Rakothas' target so you will not suffer damage yourself. This can be a tactical choice, but bear in mind this gives a higher penalty to the tank, lessening his chances of survival. This distributed damage is roughly 108,000 morale, which is very difficult to handle for a single player alone. Thus, a strategy you often see is that the members of a fellowship flock around their tank.

Another of Rakothas skills inflicts a heavy tiered damaging bleed called Haemorrhage. When a player already has the bleed present on them and Rakothas inflicts the effect on him again, the bleed is reapplied and increased one tier. As a consequence, if you hold aggro for a long time, you receive a bleed that is increasing in strength until it is unbearable. For this reason, players divide into two groups and split on both sides of Rakothas. When the Haemorrhage effect gets too strong, the other fellowship draws his attention. The group who is now relieved can recuperate by letting the haemorrhage effect expire. Haemorrhage has five tiers and Rakothas' attack that triggers this bleed is a frontal AoE attack, meaning that all members flocking around the tank suffer from this effect.

When Rakothas has 60% of his Morale left, adds will spawn every 20% of his Morale. These are mostly orcs.