Phoenix

Yesterday as a busy raid day. We downed Rage Winterchill and Anetheron in Mt. Hyjal, then finished Hydross and Lurker which we left from Tuesday (since most people don't need anything from them anymore). Then we attempted Al'ar the Phoenix God in Tempest Keep for the first time.

It was a really fun fight. We downed the Phoenix on the second try. Not only is the actual fight pretty fun and unique, but the boss itself is gorgeous. You don't get to see as pretty a boss mob in many of the instances.

I will say that at first, I had real reservations about the cykos/jae alliance simply because almost all of my best laid plans tend to tank on me. Not to mention the wall of drama we had to hurdle to get it under way....But surprisingly, the synergy between the two guilds is good although there are personality differences of course. Still, if it weren't for this joint venture, I wouldn't have been able to see the instances or experience any of these fights.

My favorite so far is Mt. Hyjal. I love the encounter of a barrage of 8 waves of mobs and then the boss. It makes the battle so much more epic. Of course, most people tend to hate the encounter because if you fail, you just lost about 30 mins of your time. heh.