High Lords will host heroic & legendary Hound of Xoriat teaching raid on Sat, Feb 19

[Vooduspyce]

Our last teaching raid event saw a really nice turnout of 6 folks who were new to or still learning Defiler of the Just. We hope to see even more folks for this weeks event!

Our next teaching raid event will include a fun trek into the Subterrane with heroic and legendary Hound of Xoriat this Saturday, February 19 at 1pm ET.

All events in this series are for players new(er) to raiding or players who are looking to learn raids better. First timers welcome! Please have sound and be willing and able to follow instructions.

The goal is to welcome newer players into the raiding scene, to teach people how raids work, to get players more comfortable with raids, and to enhance the Sarlona community. There is no level cap for any of our teaching raids but you need to be at least level 14 to enter the Subterrane and you will need to be at least level 20 to enter legendary content.

If you are new to HOX, there is no flagging required. You will need to have access to the Vale of Twilight adventure pack. Heroic HOX is located in the Subterrane and is confusing to find for many players. We will start from the market and show you how to get to and open the way to the raid. We will also be taking a scenic detour through an off the beaten path area called "The Deep Tunnels", where we will hope to find Xithzul, Son of Xyzzy, the Frost Fiend of Madness and we will swim through a lake of acid to find the Beholder Council!

We will be teaching HOX using the "Hall tanking" method, but we will also be discussing the more traditional "circle" and "collapse" methods so that you will understand the differences and benefits of each. We will use the heroic raid for teaching and then apply what we learn to the legendary raid, which uses the same mechanics. Heroic and Legendary HOX are distinct, so doing the heroic version will not put you on timer for the legendary raid.

Space is limited so reserve your spot ahead of time! If you would like to reserve a space in this Saturday's event, please send in-game mail or tell to me on Voodu.

This event will be live streamed on DDO’s Twitch channel DDOstream so even if you're not on Sarlona, you can watch, learn and ask questions live. This year we are simulcasting our teaching raids on multiple Twitch channels so that viewers can see moments when the part splits or from tank point of view, etc. This week's event will be simulcasted by my guildie Gijo on his Twitch channel twitch.tv/highlordpudding. You can watch both streams at the same time at multitwitch.tv/ddostream/highlordpudding.

Thank you to the community for all the support and special thanks to DDOCast and DDO Chronicle for mentioning our events. We hope to see you in raids soon!

Much love,
Voodu and The High Lords of Malkier

[Vooduspyce]

We had a great turnout for our heroic and legendary Hound of Xoriat teaching raid, with 7 signups who were new to or still learning the raid. We took a trek through The Subterrane showing some folks who had never been there how to navigate through its twisting tunnels and anti-magic runes. On the way to heroic HOX we found and fought the giant chieftain Garamol and got lots of named loots. Then we took a scenic detour to The Deep Tunnels and fought the Frost Fiend of Madness and swam through a lake of acid to find the rare beholder Iograxllozx and the beholder council. We used the heroic raid as the teaching moment using the hall tanking method, which went perfectly smooth. Then we discussed and compared the various other common methods that are used for this technical raid. After the heroic instance we immediately entered the legendary raid and applied what was learned in the heroic for a flawless run for the end game version of the raid. After the conclusion of the teaching raid, I logged on to Northwynd, my video project toon on Cannith and demonstrated how the legendary raid can be soloed without past lives or reaper points, using 4 year old gear and I didn't even have epic destinies activated. You can watch the replay of the live stream on DDO's Twitch channel DDOstream here.

Next week will be Legendary Master Artificer and Lord of Blades. There is no flagging for these raids and I'll post event details in the Sarlona forum soon