Ulduar is a massive raid located off the northern coast of the Storm Peaks. It rewards Valorous Tier 8 pieces on 10-man and Conqueror's Tier 8 pieces on 25-man. This raid is unique in that the Tier 8 pieces that drop off of one boss are different between 10-man and 25-man.
There are 13 normal encounters and 10 hard mode encounters in this dungeon. Four of the hard mode encounters are progressive, with Flame Leviathan providing 5 levels of difficulty, Assembly of Iron providing 3, Freya providing 4, and Yogg-Saron providing 5. This makes for a total possible 33 unique encounters to defeat within Ulduar.
!! Strategies
!!! The Siege of Ulduar
* [wiki:Flame Leviathan|Ulduar/Flame Leviathan] - Keeping all 4 towers up activates hard mode
* [wiki:Razorscale|Ulduar/Razorscale]
* [wiki:Ignis the Furnace Master|Ulduar/Ignis]
* [wiki:XT-002 Deconstructor|Ulduar/XT-002] - Killing his heart during phase 2 activates hard mode
!!! The Antechamber of Ulduar
* [wiki:Kologarn|Ulduar/Kologarn]
* [wiki:Assembly of Iron|Ulduar/Assembly] - Killing Steelbreaker last is hard mode
* [wiki:Auriaya|Ulduar/Auriaya]
!!! The Keepers of Ulduar
* [wiki:Hodir|Ulduar/Hodir] - Killing Hodir in under 3 minutes is hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 legs and Conqueror's Tier 8 chest
* [wiki:Thorim|Ulduar/Thorim] - Defeating the gauntlet before Sif leaves activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 shoulders and Conqueror's Tier 8 helm
* [wiki:Freya|Ulduar/Freya] - Keeping all 3 guardians of nature up activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 gloves and Conqueror's tier 8 legs
* [wiki:Mimiron|Ulduar/Mimiron] - Pressing the red button in the back of the room activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 helm and Conqueror's tier 8 gloves
!!! The Descent into Madness
* [wiki:General Vezax|Ulduar/Vezax] - Not killing any of the saronite vapors activates hard mode
* [wiki:Yogg-Saron|Ulduar/Yogg-Saron] - Seeking the assistance of only one keeper activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 chest and Conqueror's tier 8 shoulders
!!! The Celestial Planetarium
* [wiki:Algalon the Observer|Ulduar/Algalon] - Algalon IS hard mode!
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Ulduar is a massive raid located off the northern coast of the Storm Peaks. It rewards Valorous Tier 8 pieces on 10-man and Conqueror's Tier 8 pieces on 25-man. This raid is unique in that the Tier 8 pieces that drop off of one boss are different between 10-man and 25-man. You may view the loot tables on our Ulduar progression page for both [url:10-man|http://www.six-minutes.com/Raids/zone.aspx?ZoneID=19] and [url:25-man|http://www.six-minutes.com/Raids/zone.aspx?ZoneID=20].
There are 13 normal encounters and 10 hard mode encounters in this dungeon. Four of the hard mode encounters are progressive, with Flame Leviathan providing 5 levels of difficulty, Assembly of Iron providing 3, Freya providing 4, and Yogg-Saron providing 5. This makes for a total possible 33 unique encounters to defeat within Ulduar.
!! Strategies
!!! The Siege of Ulduar
* [wiki:Flame Leviathan|Ulduar/Flame Leviathan] - Keeping all 4 towers up activates hard mode
* [wiki:Razorscale|Ulduar/Razorscale]
* [wiki:Ignis the Furnace Master|Ulduar/Ignis]
* [wiki:XT-002 Deconstructor|Ulduar/XT-002] - Killing his heart during phase 2 activates hard mode
!!! The Antechamber of Ulduar
* [wiki:Kologarn|Ulduar/Kologarn]
* [wiki:Assembly of Iron|Ulduar/Assembly] - Killing Steelbreaker last is hard mode
* [wiki:Auriaya|Ulduar/Auriaya]
!!! The Keepers of Ulduar
* [wiki:Hodir|Ulduar/Hodir] - Killing Hodir in under 3 minutes is hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 legs and Conqueror's Tier 8 chest
* [wiki:Thorim|Ulduar/Thorim] - Defeating the gauntlet before Sif leaves activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 shoulders and Conqueror's Tier 8 helm
* [wiki:Freya|Ulduar/Freya] - Keeping all 3 guardians of nature up activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 gloves and Conqueror's tier 8 legs
* [wiki:Mimiron|Ulduar/Mimiron] - Pressing the red button in the back of the room activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 helm and Conqueror's tier 8 gloves
!!! The Descent into Madness
* [wiki:General Vezax|Ulduar/Vezax] - Not killing any of the saronite vapors activates hard mode
* [wiki:Yogg-Saron|Ulduar/Yogg-Saron] - Seeking the assistance of only one keeper activates hard mode, also drops Valorous Tier 8 chest and Conqueror's tier 8 shoulders
!!! The Celestial Planetarium
* [wiki:Algalon the Observer|Ulduar/Algalon] - Algalon IS hard mode!
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