On our first night in Mount Hyjal and after only 2 attempts on Rage Winterchill we downed him. He’s a very straight-forward fight and the change of scenery was well received by all in attendance. Congrats Mafia on yet another 25man boss down!

Leo the blind down! Congrats Mafia!

Our resistance MT’s and OT’s are definately up to par now: Hydross added to weekly kill list!

Congrats Mafia 1st Mag death Last week!!

Our first night attempting Solarian we were able to down him after just a few attempts!

Mafia reduced Void Reaver to a pile of scraps this evening after just two attempts! After last night’s training and the dreaded 1% wipe we were eager to get him down. Congrats Mafia!

Lurker down!! Everyone did outstanding tonight. We followed up with a quick Gruul’s run for the first Mafia 3 25man bosses down in 1 night.

Our hard work has again paid off!!

December 18th marks our first Gruul kill. We had three Mafia first’s!

First we were able to 1 shot High King very easily with only 1 death throughout the fight. We battle rez’d and had 25 of 25 standing when High King hit the floor minutes later.

Secondly of course, GRUUL DOWN!!!! It only took one warm-up attempt to explain to the new people and to refresh the rest of us on our “shatter movement” skills. Second attempt was flawless!!!

Third, and possibly most importantly: Grats to Hiddenagenda our current MT on 4/5 T4 and the first mafia with the 4 piece t4 bonus. The 2 and 4 piece bonuses are exceptional for druid tank’s and I could think of no better person to receive this honor.

GRATS MAFIA! Gruul finally down!!

After months and months of preparation (read: gearing up) we finally made our way into Gruul’s for our first attempts on the High King Maulgar and his 4 buddies. After numerous attempts at positioning the tanks and getting the pull down perfect it took “3″ real attempts to conquer this boss encounter. Once we had everyone comfortable with their roles in the fight and the art of the pull was down it seemed to be a very easy encounter. The trick to it really lies within a perfect pull. FF tank and spank 10 seconds after “Go!”.

The culmination of teamwork, preparation, and hard work have finally paid off for all of us. We have crossed into the 25man raids and will be venturing into Mag’s and SSC sooner than previously expected.

We had a few people without internet and scheduling conflicts so at approximately 7p with only 4 of 25 spots available we brought in some SoftCore guys to help us out and fill in the holes! They raided with us back in the 2nd coming of the BWL days and I believe they were present for our first post-rebuild Nef kill. Once again SoftCore brought knowledge of the fight mechanics, good gear, and top-notch players to the table which definately aided us in tackling High King last night. Thanks to SoftCore for the strat help and support!

Congrats Mafia!!!

With two Karazhan groups going each week now, and each clearing it fully, its time the Mafia gets into the 25-person raids! We’ve seen Gruul’s before as an impromptu visit, but this week, we’re officially going to give it a real go! For the time being, we’ll be attempting this on Tuesday’s and Wednesday/Thrusday we will continue to run two Kara groups to keep gearing everyone up. Great job Mafia, we’re moving forward to new content and making huge strides!