Faction Champions Tactics Guide
The Faction Champions are the third encounter in Trial of the Crusader. Put your PvP hats on and get scrappy, because the bosses in the Faction Champions encounter act just like PvP arena teams. Let’s start this Faction Champions Boss Strategy Guide with a closer look at each of the possible champions you’ll face. Alliance teams will face Horde champions, and Horde teams will face Alliance Champions.
Gorgrim Shadowcleave (Horde) or Tyrius Duskblade (Alliance) Abilities
Frost Death Knight
Death Coil
- 5,550 to 6,450
- Shadow damage
- For friendly targets, heals 8,325 damage
Frost Strike
- 80% weapon damage
- 200 frost damage
Icy Touch
- 3,834 to 4,166 frost damage
- 1,388 to 1,612 damage (through Frost Fever) every 3 seconds
- Reduces attack speed by 14% for 15 seconds
Chains of Ice
- Reduces movement speed to 5%
- Target gets 10% of movement speed back every second for 10 seconds
Death Grip
- Pulls you to him and forces you to attack him for 3 seconds
Icebound Fortitude
- Immunity to stun effects
- Reduces damage taken by 45%
- Lasts 12 seconds
Strangulate
- Silences you for 5 seconds
- 180 shadow damage
Birana Stormhoof (Horde) or Kavina Grovesong (Alliance) Abilities
Balance Druid
Wrath
- 5,170 to 5,830 damage
- Nature damage
Starfire
- 8,258 to 9,742 damage
- Arcane damage
Moonfire
- 2,300 to 2,700 damage
- Arcane damage
- Also adds 4,000 damage over time for 12 seconds
Faerie Fire
- Decreases your armor by 15%
- Lasts 40 seconds
- Takes away your steal ability
Insect Swarm
- Decreases chance to hit by 3%
- 16,650 damage over time for 12 seconds
- Nature damage
Entangling Roots
- Roots you to the ground
- 1,576 damage over time for 10 seconds
- Can be interrupted
Cyclone
- Throws you in the air, effective silences you
Barkskin
- Reduces damage by 40%
- Lasts 12 seconds
Force of Nature
- Summons 3 treants
- Lasts 30 seconds
- Treant hit points: 40,740
Erin Misthoof (Horde) or Melador Valestrider (Alliance) Abilities
Restoration Druid
Nourish
- 83,250 to 96,750 instant healing
Lifebloom
- 7,540 to 8,460 healing over time
- 9,250 to 10,750 healing when it finishes
Rejuvenation
- 2,775,500 healing over time for 15 seconds
Regrowth
- 56,700 to 63,300 healing instant
- 129,500 healing over time for 21 seconds
Thorns
- 463 to 537 damage
- Nature damage
- Lasts 10 minutes
Nature’s Grasp
- Causes Entangling Roots when you hit him
- 1 charge
- Lasts 45 seconds
Barkskin
- Reduces damage by 40%
- Lasts 12 seconds
Ruj’kah (Horde) or Alyssia Moonstalker (Alliance) Abilities
Hunter
Shoot
- 6,800 to 9,200 damage
- Physical damage
Steady Shot
- 150% weapon damage
Aimed Shot
- Adds 3,000 ranged damage
- Reduces healing by half
- Lasts 10 seconds
Explosive Shot
- 3,626 to 4,374 damage
- Fire damage
- Adds damage over time for 2 seconds
Wyvern Sting
- Puts you to sleep for 8 seconds
- 2,460 damage over time
- Nature damage
- 6 seconds
Wing Clip
- Reduces movement speed by half
- Lasts 10 seconds
Frost Trap
- Creates an ice slick which slows movement speed of nearby players by half
- Lasts 30 seconds
Disengage
- Allows the hunter to leap backwards, out of the fight
Deterrence
- Increases parry chance 100%
- 100% chance to deflect spells
- Lasts 5 seconds
Claw
- Damage dealt by Ruj’kah’s pet cat
- 2,063 to 2,937 damage
- 186,970 hit points for the pet cat
Ginselle Blightsinger (Horde) or Noozle Whizzlestick (Alliance) Abilities
Arcane/Frost Mage
Arcane Blast
- 9,250 to 10,750 damage
- Arcane damage
- Increases damage of all Arcane spells by 15%
- Increases mana cost of Arcane Blast by 200%
- Stacks up to 3 times
- Lasts 10 seconds
- Cancels if any other Arcane damage spell is cast
Arcane Barrage
- 8,075 to 8,925 damage
- Arcane damage
Arcane Explosion
- 5,280 to 5,720 damage
- Arcane damage
- 10 yard radius
Frostbolt
- 8,788 to 10,212 damage
- Frost damage
- Slows movement speed by 40% for 9 seconds
Frost Nova
- 365 to 415 damage
- Frost damage
- Freezes you for 8 seconds
Blink
- Frees him from restraints
- Teleports 20 yards forward
Counterspell
- Silences one school of magic from any raid member for 8 seconds
Polymorph
- Changes you into a sheep
- Makes you wander for 10 seconds
- Silences you
Ice Block
- Protects the mage from all attacks for 5 seconds
- Keeps you from attacking
- 30 second cooldown
Liandra Suncaller (Horde) or Velanaa (Alliance) Abilities
Holy Paladin
Flash of Light
- 56,550 to 63,450 instant healing
Holy Light
- 85,140 to 94,860 instant healing
Holy Shock
- 48,000 to 52,000 healing
Cleanse
- Removes 1 poison effect, 1 disease effect, and 1 magic effect
Hand of Freedom
- Grants immunity to movement impairing effects for 10 seconds
Hand of Protection
- Protects a party member from physical attacks for 10 seconds
Hammer of Justice
- Stuns for 6 seconds
Divine Shield
- Protects from all damage and spells
- Reduces damage dealt by half
- Lasts 12 seconds
- 2 minute cooldown
Malithas Brightblade (Horde) or Baelnor Lightbearer (Alliance) Abilities
Retribution Paladin
Crusader Strike
- 110% weapon damage
Divine Storm
- 110% weapon damage
- 8 yard range
- Affects up to four players
Seal of Command
- Chance for melee attacks to deal extra damage
- 1,384 to 1,616 damage
- Holy damage
Judgement of Command
- 6,650 to 7,350 damage
- Holy damage
Repentance
- Incapacitates for 10 seconds
Hand of Protection
- Protects a party member from physical attacks for 10 seconds
Hammer of Justice
- Stuns for 6 seconds
Avenging Wrath
- Increases all damage and healing by 20%
- Lasts 20 seconds
Divine Shield
- Protects from all damage and spells
- Reduces damage dealt by half
- Lasts 12 seconds
- 2 minute cooldown
Caiphus the Stern (Horde) or Anthar Forgemender (Alliance) Abilities
Priest
Dispel Magic
- Removes 2 harmful spells from a party member
- Removes 2 beneficial spells from one of your raid members
- 40 yard range
- Instant cast
Psychic Scream
- Causes you to flee for 8 seconds
Penance
- 9,390 to 10,610
- Instant healing and healing over time for 2 seconds
Power Word: Shield
- Absorbs 9,713 to 11,287 damage
- Lasts 30 seconds
Mana Burn
- Destroys 2,246 to 2,374 mana
- 3 shadow damage
Flash Heal
- 18,500 to 21,500 instant healing
Renew
- 46,250 healing over time
- 15 seconds
Vivienne Blackwhisper (Horde) or Brienna Nightfall (Alliance) Abilities
Shadow Priest
Dispel Magic
- Removes 2 harmful spells from a party member
- Removes 2 beneficial spells from one of your raid members
- 40 yard range
- Instant cast
Dispersion
- Reduces damage taken by 90 percent
- Regenerates 6% mana per second for 6 seconds
- Unable to attack while this spell is cast
Mind Blast
- 5,670 to 6,330 damage
- Shadow damage
- 1.5 second cast
Mind Flay
- Inflicts Shadow damage
- Reduces movement speed for 3 seconds
Psychic Horror
- Makes you drop your weapons for 10 seconds
- Makes you tremble for 3 seconds
Psychic Scream
- Causes you to flee for 8 seconds
Shadow Word: Pain
- Inflicts shadow damage every 3 seconds
- Lasts 15 seconds
Silence
- Keeps you from casting spells for 5 seconds
Vampiric Touch
- 27,000 damage over time
- Shadow damage
- Lasts 15 seconds
Maz’Dinah (Horde) or Irieth Shadowstep(Alliance) Abilities
Rogue
Hemorrhage
- Increases physical damage dealt up to 75
- 110% weapon damage
- Lasts 15 seconds
Fan of Knives
- Causes 90 % weapon damage
- 10 yard radius
Blade Fury
- Increases attack speed 20%
- Attacks strike other nearby opponents
- Lasts 15 seconds
Eviscerate
- 7,000 to 9,000 damage
- Physical damage
Blind
- Makes you wander for 10 seconds
Cloak of Shadows
- Removes all harmful spell effects
- Increases chance to resist spells by 90% for 5 seconds
Shadowstep
- Steps through the shadows and reappears behind you
Thrakgar (Horde) or Shaamul (Alliance) Abilities
Shaman
Bloodlust
- Increases all attack speeds of all party members by 30%
- Lasts 40 seconds
Riptide
- 9,600 to 10,400 instant healing
- 20,815 healing over time for 15 seconds
Hex
- Changes you into a frog
- Keeps you from attacking or casting spells
Lesser Healing Wave
- 18,670 to 21,330 instant healing
Cleanse Spirit
- Removes 1 poison effect, one disease effect, and 1 curse effect
Earth Shield
- Makes your attacks heal instead
- Happens once every few seconds
- 6 charges
- Lasts 2 minutes
Earth Shock
- Heals 46250 over time
- Lasts 15 seconds
Broin Stouthorn (Horde) or Shaabad (Alliance) Abilities
Melee Shaman
Bloodlust
- Increases all attack speeds of all party members by 30%
- Lasts 40 seconds
Earth Shock
- Heals 46250 over time
- Lasts 15 seconds
Lava Lash
- 100% off-hand weapon damage
- Increased by 25% if his off-hand weapon is enchanted with Flametongue Stormstrike
- A two-weapon attack
- Increases the next four sources of Nature damage by 20%
- Lasts 12 seconds
Harkzog (Horde) or Serissa Grimdabbler (Alliance) Abilities
Warlock
Fear
- Causes you to run away
- Lasts 10 seconds
Corruption
- 18,000 damage over time
- Shadow damage
- Lasts 18 seconds
Unstable Affliction
- 13,875 damage over time
- Shadow damage
- Lasts 15 seconds
- 24,975 damage and silences you if you dispel it
Curse of Agony
- 24,000 damage over time
- Shadow damage
- Lasts 24 seconds
Curse of Exhaustion
- Cuts movement speed in half
- Lasts 12 seconds
Hellfire
- 5,500 damage per second to you
- 1,500 damage to him
- Fire damage
- Lasts 15 seconds
Searing Pain
- 3,660 to 4,330 damage
- Fire damage
Shadow Bolt
- 7,560 to 8,440 damage
- Shadow damage
Narrhok Steelbreaker (Horde) or Shocuul (Alliance)
Warrior
Overpower
- Deals weapon damage + 35
- Can only be used after you dodge
Intimidating Shout
- Makes you cower in fear for 8 seconds
- 8 yard radius
Retaliation
- Instant counterattack to any melee attack
- Lasts 12 seconds
Disarm
- Disarms you for 10 seconds
Sunder Armor
- Reduces your armor by 4%
- Lasts 30 seconds
- Stacks up to 5 times
Shattering Throw
- Reduces your armor by 20%
- Lasts 10 seconds
Bladestorm
- Whirlwind attack for 1 second
- Lasts 8 seconds
Charge
- Stuns you for 1.5 seconds
Mortal Strike
- Deals weapon damage plus 380
- Reduces healing effects cast on you by half for 10 seconds
Faction Champions Encounter Tactics
- Start by deciding which team member your team is going to take out first, and target your entire party on that one. Use crowd control tactics on the others until the one you’re working on dies. As with all PvP arena strategies, always take out the healers first.
- Make sure you take out the healing shaman (Not the melee shaman) first. Thrakgar and Shaamul spam heals almost non-stop, so once this character is out of the fight, things will get slightly easier.
- Take out your melee DPS characters after the healers. The rogue may be easiest to kill because he wears leather.
- The warrior should also be one of the first ones you take out after the healers. His combination of stunning abilities and high DPS makes him very dangerous.
- Also watch out for several of the Faction Champions to gang up on one of your party members.
- The Faction Champions cannot be mind controlled.
- Don’t clump together. Make the Faction Champions move around a lot to target various party members.
- Assign two party members to do distractions. They should help keep the healers alive, especially calling out when the Faction Champions are all targeting one of the healers at once.