We're attempting to learn the 10-man version of the Trial of the Crusader raid instance. Click the link to check out WoWWiki's account of how it works. Each boss page explains strategies for dealing with that boss. Links on each boss page lead to WoWHead and other WoW database sites where you can read yet more hints in their comments sections.

The first "boss" is actually a sequence of four bosses, in a 1-2-1 unbroken sequence, collectively called the Beasts of Northrend:

• Gormok the Impaler
• Acidmaw and Dreadscale
• Icehowl

Tonight we got to see Gormok and briefly fought the following boss-pair. Be sure to read up on them for our next attempt! These bosses have a rare chance of dropping i245 patterns for our guild crafters.

Due to the high number of accounts getting hacked, you are strongly encouraged to get a Blizzard Authenticator to protect your account. Once the authenticator is tied to your account, you get a special pet to show everyone that you take security seriously. See this forum thread for details:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=22048397570&sid=1

You can purchase your authenticator at the Blizzard Store for only $6.50. (Don't buy it from the reseller at Amazon who's reselling them for $50!)

http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100000822

If you have an iPhone or an Android phone (such as the Motorola Droid), you don't even need to purchase an authenticator. Just download a free authenticator phone application and use your phone to log in to WoW. Details can be found at the Battle.net site, here:

https://us.battle.net/account/support/mobile-auth-download.xml

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