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Boss With Adds

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An encounter sometimes features a boss who has helpers or support, either summoned during the fight or present at the start.

If these mobs merit the title (and HP pool) of "boss" in their own right, they are Subbosses. If fighting the adds is a prerequisite to a successful Phase Transition and the boss is relatively invulnerable during that time, then it has an Add-Powered Bubble. Some bosses aren't reachable until you work through a Trash Gauntlet.

Examples

  • Examples are legion.
  • Naxxramas
  • Ulduar
    • Ignis spawns adds which must be off-tanked and killed.
    • Freya is probably queen of the adds in terms of volume, never mind the trash you have to wade through just to reach her.
    • XT-002 Deconstructor and Mimiron's phase 3 both feature numerous add spawns.
    • Yogg-Saron has a constant stream of adds during all phases of the encounter. The adds are necessary to Phase Transition from Sara to fight Yogg proper.
  • Trial of the Crusader
    • The snobolds that come with Gormok the Impaler are particularly obnoxious, as they can lock down a healer and spawn Void Zones during the encounter.