Sab's Simple Strats: Atramedes

What the hell is it?
A blind dragon in Blackwing Descent.

How's it work?
The fight is based on a sound bar mechanic.  Basically, if you are bad and get hit by too many avoidable things, the boss will kill you himself for being a dumbass.

What the hell does it do?

• Sonic Breath.  Ground phase.  Cast at the player with the highest sound.  Does damage and adds sound.  Follows the player.  Moves faster depending on how much sound the player has.
  
• Searing Flame.  Ground phase.  Must be interrupted with the gongs.
  
• Modulation.  Ground phase.  Unavoidable raid-wide AoE.
  
• Sonar Pulse.  Ground phase.  Discs of sound energy that move around the room.  Avoidable.
  
• Roaring Flame Breath.  Air phase.  Interrupt with the gongs.
  
• Sonar Bomb.  Air phase.  Bomb hits target on the ground.  Avoidable.
  
• Sonic Fireball.  Air phase.  Avoidable.
  
• Roaring Flames.  Air phase.  Flame patches on the ground.  Avoidable.
  
• Hitting a gong afflicts Atramedes with Vertigo.  Interrupts him and increases damage taken by 50% for 5 seconds.

What the hell do I do?

Everyone:  Limit the amount of sound you "make" as much as possible by avoiding all avoidable damage.

Ranged DPS:  You will probably have the most sound, and therefore will be most likely chosen by Atramedes to receive Sonic Breath and Roaring Flame Breath.  When chosen for Sonic Breath, it is your job to kite it away from the rest of the raid.  When chosen for Roaring Flame Breath, it will probably be your job to not only kite it away from the raid, but also run towards and gong and interrupt it.  Make sure you still DPS Atramedes during the air phase while avoiding all the shit.  If you have super speed increasing abilities, you may be chosen to interrupt the Roaring Flame Breath during the air phase.

Melee DPS:  You will not be able to DPS Atramedes during the air phase, so focus on avoiding all the shit.

Healers:  Keep a close eye on the targets of Sonic Breath and Roaring Flame Breath.

Tank:  Tank the boss.