WoW SoD Phase 2: Mechanical Menagerie Guide (Gnomeregan Raid)

World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 2 has introduced a lot of new content for players to try out. Whether you will be doing PvP in Stranglethorn Vale, collecting all of the new class runes and skillbooks or raiding in Gnomeregan.

Since the new 10-man raid can be quite challenging given the amount of new mechanics and armor bosses have in Gnomeregan.

With that being said, we will be going over some strategies and tips so you can be prepared for the penultimate boss and secure yourself some great gear as well. Wowhead has created a great guide and we will expand upon it by adding more helpful information and tips.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Gnomeregan Guide — Blizzard

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mechanical Menagerie Guide for Gnomeregan Raid

WoW SoD Phase 2 Gnomeregan Raid Guide — Blizzard

This is the fifth boss in the Gnomeregan Raid. An important thing to note is that once you have sucessfully killed all of the Mechanical Beasts, the final boss will almost instantly spawn so immediately back away from the center of the room.

You must also be aware that you will need to kill all 4 of the bosses at the same time before they have to chance to repair themselves by casting Self Repair that heals them for 31% of their total health.

You can also take advantage of the buttons placed on all of the pillars as they act a a in-raid Life Tap where you take some damage to get a lot of mana in return once you press a button.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mechanical Menagerie Primary Abilities

We will go through all of the abilities the 4 different mechanical beasts have so you can know what to expect from the encounter.

STX-37/CN Chicken Abilities

Explosive Egg - Drops an explosive egg that explodes for AoE damage.
Cluck! - Buffs its own and its allies attack speed by 50%.

The main tank should hold both the Chicken and Squirrel mobs.

Make sure to burst down the explosive eggs ASAP as the Squirrel mob already deals some AoE damage.

Save your cooldowns when the Chicken boss uses the Cluck! buff.

STX-25/NB Squirrel Abilities

Widget Volley - Targets a player, interrupts them and deals some damage./li]
Widget Fortress - Throws down an AoE effect which if stood on by any of the four bosses provides them a large damage reduction buff.

The main tank should hold both the Chicken and Squirrel mobs.

STX-13/LL Sheep Abilities

Frayed Wiring - Buff similar to Thorns which damages attacking enemies. Can be applied to any of the four bosses.
Binary Bleat - AoE spell with 8 yard range that will silence everyone for 10 seconds.
Static Fleece - Periodically triggers a stun on the player if melee hit.

Make sure to kite the Sheep at all times as ranged DPS need to focus it since the AoE melee stun will set back melee DPS players.

STX-04/BD Whelp Abilities

Sprocketfire Breath - Frontal fire breath that deals damage.
Overheat - Buff applied to any of the bosses, deals AoE damage to everyone within 15 yards of it, but increases damage taken by 25%.

An Off-Tank should take the Whelp mob and once the Whelp uses its frontal fire breath, you can kite another boss to it so it takes the damage as well.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mechanical Menagerie Tips

We will be covering tips for all roles in the Gnomeregan Raid during the penultimate boss encounter.

Tank Tips

You can kite the bosses by using the octagon around the room as a path to move the bosses around to allow casters to stay in the center and for melees to keep damaging.
Make sure to kite the bosses away from Widget Fortress as soon as possible.

Melee Tips

Avoid hitting the Sheep mob at all times due to its periodic stun.
Pay attention which boss has the Frayed Wiring buff to avoid unnecessary damage.
Make sure to swap to to whichever boss gets buffed with Overheat for higher single target damage.

Ranged Tips

Stay in the center of the room to deal as much as damage as possible.
Make sure to swap to to whichever boss gets buffed with Overheat for higher single target damage.
If you have any dot abilities, make sure to spread them between all 4 targets for most value since they all need to die at same time regardless.

Healer Tips

Stay in the center of the room to be able to consistently heal players without having to move.
Try to pay attention when the chicken casts Cluck! as that will prompt you to be able to top up more players.
Save your AoE healing for DPS when Overheat is cast on a boss.

And that is everything you need to know about the Mechanical Menagerie boss encounter in the new Gnomeregan Raid.

Good luck, Champions of Azeroth and may the RNG Gods bless you with some great loot in World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 2!