Moam Moam is an obsidian destroyer boss found in the Ruins of Ahn ' Qiraj . History . During the War of the Shifting Sands , three great dragons — Arygos , Merithra of the Dream , and Caelestrasz — sacrificed themselves to aid in the creation of the Scarab Wall . Though the wall prevented the Qiraji from venturing out , the insect empire refused to remain idle . In preparation for their reemergence in the world , the shadowy master of Ahn ' Qiraj commanded Emperor Vek ' lor to create a new obsidian statue superior to all other Destroyers . Vek ' lor sought his twin brother ' s aid in the task , and while Vek ' nilash used his physical might to craft a grand body of volcanic rock , Vek ' lor fortified the shell with powerful magic . Emperor Vek ' lor named the finished construct Moam , and observed as the dark master infused it with life . He was pleased and surprised to find that the improved Obsidian Destroyer was far more versatile than its earlier counterparts . The Twin Emperors intended to use Moam as a colossal weapon , knowing that its strengths would help it survive in the thick of melee as well as magical combat - but they did not expect for the construct ' s abilities to advance further without their own assistance . Far more surprising , even to the arcane emperors , was Moam ' s ability to summon burning elementals crafted of pure mana . It was only after Vek ' lor witnessed this demonstration of Moam ' s unbridled power that the source of the construct ' s seemingly limitless energy was revealed - three tortured dragons : Arygos , Merithra and Caelestrasz , trapped alive within Ahn ' Qiraj but not granted the mercy of death as the emperors had believed . The twins were stunned to learn that their overseer had somehow bound the three dragons , then drained their inherent magical energy and corrupted it for his own use - fortifying not only Moam , but the rest of his twisted creations as well . Truly , it seemed as if there was no limit to the powers of the Ancient One . Strategies . 3 Priests , Warlocks , and Hunters . Having three each of warlock s and priest s , and a hunter ( Viper Sting does not stack ) makes this fight easier , if you have the coordination together . Basics of this strategy are mana drain , ice traps / banish , and DPS like crazy . Starting out , you need to send in your MT , any non - mana users , and the shaman s and druid s to heal . Warlock s and priest s should stay behind and wait 2 - 3 seconds before running in ( This will prevent them from getting their mana drained by Moam ) . Have all three warlock s and all three priest s drain mana . Also have a hunter keep a Viper Sting on it . This is enough mana burning to keep Moam from doing an Arcane Explosion . All other classes will be doing damage and healing . After 90 seconds , 3 arcane elementals ( Mana Fiends ) will spawn - You want Moam to be below 45 % by this time . Hunter s can lay freeze traps in front of the Mana Fiends , then have a warlock banish when he is able . Using Feign Death / Freeze Trap , a hunter can pick up the add and prevent the arcane explosion . Warlock s will re - banish whenever capable . With Moam a 45 % , 1 priest can take a quick break to perform heals on essential members ( no more than 30 seconds ) . At this point Non - stop DPS on Moam will bring him down easily . 3 priests and 3 warlocks . Have all three warlock s and all three priest s drain mana . Also have a hunter keep a Viper Sting on it . This is enough mana burning to keep Moam from doing an Arcane Explosion . All other classes will be doing damage and healing . After 90 seconds , 3 arcane elementals ( Mana Fiends ) will spawn . The warlocks will keep these banished for the remainder of the fight . Priests will continue to mana burn . The rest of the raid will continue to attack Moam and try to kill it before it reverts to normal . Since Moam cannot move while it is turned to stone , there is no need for the raid to manage aggro . When Moam dies , the raid should heal themselves . Let the banish end on the Mana Fiends one at a time and proceed to kill them . They do not despawn when Moam dies , but if the Mana Fiends wipe the raid when Moam is dead , they will despawn . If the raid is short on warlocks , the elementals can be burned down as they only have approximately 15 , 000 health . It may be advisable to have 3 warlocks as the elementals do considerable AoE arcane damage . Note that the priests will possibly run out of mana during this fight . Druids can use Innervate on priests if necessary . Mana potions are highly recommended . Priests should be aware that Inner Focus and the free spell therein do not count as casting for purposes of interrupting 100 % mana regeneration . A carefully timed Inner Focus and mana burn can result in enough regeneration to cast the spell once more . Fewer than 3 priests or warlocks . All priests and warlocks should still be mana burning Moam , but it will do an Arcane Explosion . Let it explode at about 80 seconds . This will cause Moam to turn to stone with very little mana , allowing warlocks and priests to keep up the mana drain so Moam will not not revert to normal prematurely . Everyone but the main tank and a healer needs to run away from Moam before it does the Arcane Explosion . A Greater Arcane Protection Potion on the tank is recommended . After Moam explodes , it ' s mana returns to 0 . When it stoneforms , either kill or banish the Mana Fiends and finish Moam off . DPS . If the raid has a lot of DPS , the raid can try to kill Moam in under 90 seconds to prevent it from turning to stone and summoning Mana Fiends . If the raid is lacking warlocks and priests , then this may be the raid ' s best strategy . He has about 340000 HP , requiring an average DPS from the raid of 3778 in this time ( just under 200 DPS per person on average ) . Not enough DPS . If the raid is wiping to Moam when it reaches full mana and there are not enough warlocks , hunters , and priests to mana drain it fast enough , then druid s can shapeshift into cat form for extra damage . Since druids in cat form are not affected by the mana drain , Moam will have fewer players to mana drain from .