Emalon the Storm Watcher Emalon the Storm Watcher is a raid boss in the Vault of Archavon . He can be found in the eastern wing . Although this boss was nerfed with a hotfix it still general requires ( skilled players and / or ) everyone in your raid to have over 2k dps . Emalon carries pieces of Tier 8 loot and PvP gear , similar to the Tier 7 loot dropped by Archavon . Like Archavon , Emalon is only available to the faction that controls Wintergrasp Fortress . Also like Archavon , Emalon becomes un - attackable ten minutes before each fight for Wintergrasp starts . He does not become un - attackable if he is already engaged in combat . 25 - man abilities . Emalon . 11 . 2M HP Melee : About 20 , 000 on plate , once every three seconds . Emalon uses only lightning abilities . Tempest Minions . Four are present at the beginning of the fight ; when one is killed , a new one spawns to replace it . Each add has ~ 520 , 000 health . 10 - man abilities . Emalon . ~ 2 . 4 Million HP Emalon uses only lightning abilities . Tempest Minions . Four are present at the beginning of the fight ; when one is killed , a new one spawns to replace it . Each has ~ 141 , 000 health . Assuming all dps is attacking within three seconds of the first Overcharge application , each dps will need a minimum of 1 . 6k dps to down the minions in time . Targeting Overcharged Tempest Minions . Quickly targeting Tempest Minions when Emalon overcharges them is critical to killing them quickly enough . Picking out the correct Minion out of the crowd of four used to be somewhat time - consuming . However , as of Patch 3 . 1 . 3 , overcharged Tempest Minions immediately grow to twice the height of their brethren . They are now easy to select . Just click on the tall one . Strategy . Ten - man raids should use two tanks , two or three healers , and five or six damage - dealers , with ranged damage - dealers slightly preferred . Twenty - five - man raids should use two or three tanks , five to seven healers , and fifteen to eighteen damage - dealers . On the pull , the tank ( or tanks ) for the Tempest Minions runs in first , closely followed by the tank for the boss . The boss tank taunts the boss immediately . Hunters and rogues can use Misdirection and Tricks of the Trade to help direct the targets to the correct tanks . The boss tank and Minion tank separate to pre - agreed spots about 30 yards apart , so the Minion tank is not hit by Lightning Nova . Exact positioning is not important , so long as the separation is correct . Healers and ranged damage - dealers position themselves at least 30 yards from Emalon and in range of the Minions . On 10 - man , everyone must remain at least 10 yards away from everyone else , to keep Chain Lightning from jumping . On 25 - man , it may be too crowded for this . Instead , stand exactly on top of one or two other characters , but at least 10 yards away from everyone else . This lets the Chain Lightning jump every time , but not far . Everyone must stay at least 10 yards away from the tanks . The tanks ' initial threat is low as they get their targets under control and positioned . This is because they are moving and they need to avoid grabbing each others ' targets . Damage - dealers must wait until the tanks establish solid threat before they can attack . Once threat is established , they simply attack Emalon . There is no benefit to attacking the Minions until they are overcharged . They will constantly respawn A straight melee hit from Emalon can cause 20 , 000 damage to the tank . Two hits in a row , without intervening heals , can kill many tanks . Having two healers on the Emalon tank makes sure that he gets healed often enough . The Minions do extra damage when they are overcharged , so the Minion tank may need extra healing at that time . The rest of the raid must be healed through Chain Lightning and ( on 25 - man ) Lightning Nova . All melee must run away from Emalon when he starts to cast Lightning Nova , then run back in to attack . Emalon casts Overcharge on a strict 45 - second timer . Use a timer mod ( such as Deadly Boss Mods ) to predict when he is about to cast it . All melee runs over to the Tempest Minions ahead of time . The overcharged Minion immediately grows to double height , and all damage - dealers attack it immediately , using whatever burst abilities they have . It must die in 20 seconds , or it wipes the raid . Once the overcharged Minion dies , Emalon summons a new one near himself . The Minion tank must quickly pick it up . Having a third tank , while probably not necessary for survival purposes , makes picking up the new Minion more reliable . The most common causes of wipes are exploding Minions , losses to Lightning Nova , losses to Chain Lightning , and losses to loose Minions . To avoid wipes to exploding Minions , run a damage meter . Replace any damage dealers sustaining less than 2000 ( 10 - man ) or 2500 ( 25 - man ) DPS . If that is not reasonable , try positioning the Minions closer to the boss and rotating damage - dealing cooldowns ( including Bloodlust / Heroism ) on the overcharges . To avoid losses to Chain Lightning , try separating and / or stacking as described above , or replace characters with low health . Having higher DPS also helps , as it allows the raid to win the fight before suffering too many deaths to the Chain Lightning . Avoiding wipes to loose Minions is mainly a matter of tank skill . The boss tank can grab the Minion initially , until the Minion tank can pick it up . Using three tanks also helps ( although this is not recommended unless your damage dealers have a very high DPS output ) . Loot . On Normal ( 10 - man ) , he drops two items , which can be a hand , leg or chest Tier 8 ( 10 ) set piece for any class ( the item itself , not the token ) or back , feet , finger , hands , legs , neck , waist , wrist pieces from Deadly Gladiator ' s Season 5 assortments . As with Normal ( 10 - man ) loot , Heroic ( 25 - man ) loot consists of a random selection of four Tier 8 ( 25 ) or Furious Gladiator ' s Season 6 items ; hand , leg , or chest , as well as Furious Gladiator ' s amulets , cloaks and rings . Additionally , he has a chance to drop or . Videos . 10 - man encounter . < youtube > fpNfxr1m6gg < / youtube > 25 - man encounter . < youtube > tZFF2 - VlwnM < / youtube > < youtube > Cik3TRYPV9w < / youtube >