The Temple of Ahn’Qiraj, also known as AQ40, is a 40-man raid located in southern Silithus. As it’s been nearly 15 years since this raid originally launched in World of Warcraft patch 1.9 – this quick guide should serve as an easy reference when jumping into a pug or trying to brush up on the encounter mechanics at a glance. If you’re looking for more detailed information, check out Wowhead’s guide!
The Prophet Skeram
- Tank bosses in mid.
- Interrupt Arcane Explosion.
- CC mind controlled person.
- Boss splits at 75%, 50%, 25%.
- Split into groups and kill each.
Bug Trio
- Tank 1 Bug in middle, others in corner.
- Kill the bug, bring the next to mid.
- Loot depends on which you kill last.
- Lord Kri (orange)
- Cleaves.
- Drops poison when killed.
- Princess Yauj (blue)
- Fears melee.
- Heals other bugs.
- Spawns adds when killed.
- Vem (red)
- Charges & knocks back.
- Enrages other bugs when killed.
Battleguard Sartura
- Tank 3 adds against wall.
- Kill adds first.
- Stun everything.
- Ranged spread out, kite if fixated.
- Avoid Boss’s whirlwind.
Fankriss the Unyielding
- Boss cleaves.
- Tank swap at 3 stacks.
- OT pick up adds.
- DPS kill adds immediately, prioritize worm.
Viscidus
- Must attack 200 times with Frost damage.
- Frost Wands or Mage’s rank 1 Frostbolt.
- Melee can use Frost Oil.
- Once frozen, only melee attacks work.
- Boss splits into adds, kill as many as possible.
- Rinse / repeat.
Princess Huhuran
- Wear Nature Resist gear as you see fit.
- Don’t dispel melee (only Tanks).
- Ranged spread out.
- Hunters Tranq Shot when Boss enrages.
Twin Emperors
- Keep bosses spread apart.
- Physical DPS attack Vek’nilash.
- Magic DPS attack Vek’lor.
- OT pick up adds.
- Tank swap on Unbalancing Strike (3rd Tank, if necessary).
- Avoid bug explosions.
- Bosses swap positions every ~30 seconds (aggro drop).
- Melee start running to other side a little early.
Ouro
- Tank boss away from raid.
- Kill adds while boss burrows.
- Boss enrages at 20%, burn CDs.
C’Thun
- Each group in the raid positions in a slice of the room.
- Everyone rotates to avoid the laser.
- Kill adds that spawn (Eyes, then Tentacles).
- Random players will be sent to room.
- Kill tentacles, then stand on platform.
- Raid burns boss after tentacles in room die.