Maiden of Grief

Maiden of Grief
Race	Titan (Uncategorized)
Level	79 Elite
Location	Hall of Repose; Halls of Stone
Halls of Stone
Krystallus; Maiden of Grief; Tribunal of Ages; Sjonnir The Ironshaper	(lore); (lore); (lore); (lore)
	Other Ulduar instances
	Halls of Lightning (5); Ulduar (25)


The Siege of Ulduar
Flame Leviathan Ignis the Furnace Master Razorscale XT-002 Deconstructor	(lore) (lore) (lore) (lore)
The Antechamber of Ulduar
Assembly of Iron Kologarn Auriaya	(lore) (lore) (lore)
The Keepers of Ulduar
Mimiron Freya Thorim Hodir	(lore) (lore) (lore) (lore)
The Descent into Madness
General Vezax Yogg-Saron	(lore) (lore)
The Celestial Planetarium
Algalon the Observer (summoned)	(lore)
Other Ulduar instances
Halls of Stone (5) Halls of Lightning (5)

Maiden of Grief is a female titan statue boss, much like Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan. She is a boss of the non-linear instance Halls of Stone.

Tactics

This fight is not similar to Maiden of Virtue in Karazhan despite the NPC and sleep affects. The fight is a moving fight with heads up tactics needed. Maiden of Virtue is a static fight as this is dynamic at all times.

She occasionally drops a big void zone instead of consecration and puts a magical debuff dealing shadow damage instead of holy fire. On regular, the tank can move out of this to avoid the relatively signifcant damage incurred. On Heroic mode, she does a lot more damage (as much as 5400 a tick on a plate wearer).

She also casts Shock of Sorrow, which deals 1750 to 2250 shadow damage, incapacitates all group members for 10 seconds and seems to act as an aggro dump. This ability has a 4 second cast time. If the healer is positioned near a void zone, the healer can jump into it to avoid being incapacitated for the full duration. In the event this happens too quickly, PVP trinkets are able to clear the incapacitate, unlike the Maiden of Virtue ability.

Strategy

On normal, the best strategy seems to be to have the casters stand in the middle of the room as the tank keeps her moving in a continuous circle around the outside perimeter. Before she finishes casting Shock of Sorrow a taunt is cast ensuring the tank is the next target hit by her, thereby removing the stun effect.

Heoric, kite the tank around the perimiter and interupt casting of "Pillar of Woe" and the tank should jump into the void zone to negate 10 second sleep during the catsting of "Shock of Sorrow". Warriors can use Beserker Rage to remove the effect and maintain aggro and it is wise to taunt before "Shock of Sorrow" to allevaite the one-shot to cloth and leather wearers.

Average geared groups and average DPS makeup... At 20% Warriors should use use shield wall, blocking trinkets and Enraging Regeneration to ensure survivalbility. It is advisable to have Warlock Health stones if the group does not have Warrior tank. The most important aspect of the fight is staying awake and tank aggro 100%.

Note: Shadow Aura, Shadow Protection recommended and buffs are dispellable.

Loot

Normal Mode
Ringlet of Repose Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 4 91 40 Chain of Fiery Orbs Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Neck +2 Intellect +3 Stamina +3 Versatility Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 4 91 40 Embrace of Sorrow Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Back 3 Armor +2 Agility +3 Stamina +3 Critical Strike Requires Level 29 Sell Price: 7 42 64

Heroic Mode
Hammer of Grief Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Mace Two-Hand Speed 3.60 8 – 11 Damage (2.6 damage per second) +4 Strength +6 Stamina +6 Critical Strike Durability 100 / 100 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 17 69 38 Woeful Band Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Unique-Equipped Finger +2 Strength +3 Stamina +3 Parry Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 5 34 34 Lightning-Charged Gloves Item Level 359 Binds when picked up Mail Hands 1521 Armor +233 Agility +380 Stamina +169 Critical Strike +149 Haste Prismatic Socket Socket Bonus: +10 Agility Lightning-Charged Battlegear (1/5 pieces) [Lightning-Charged Spaulders] [Lightning-Charged Legguards] [Lightning-Charged Headguard] [Lightning-Charged Gloves] [Lightning-Charged Tunic] (2) Set: Increases the critical strike chance of your Serpent Sting ability by 5%. (4) Set: Reduces the cast time of your Steady Shot and Cobra Shot by 0.2 sec. Durability 55 / 55 Classes: Hunter Requires Level 85 Sell Price: 10 25 75 Maiden's Girdle Item Level 35 Binds when picked up Leather Waist 4 Armor +3 Agility or Intellect +4 Stamina +4 Critical Strike Durability 50 / 50 Requires Level 30 Sell Price: 4 94 47 Emblem of Heroism Binds when picked up Requires Level 80