The Huntsman, Attumen Tips for Tanks on Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan, Burning Crusade Classic

During this confrontation, Warrior Tanks can Disarm Attumen and Mounted Attumen.

To prevent delivering Shadow Cleave damage to raiders, keep Face Attumen and Mounted Attumen away from the raid.

Midnight should be raged during Phase 1 so that you may immediately establish threat on Attumen when he spawns.

When Attumen and Mounted Attumen spawn, they pose no threat, so gather as much as you can as soon as possible.

Melee’s Guide to Attumen the Huntsman
Allow the tank to do enough damage to Attumen and Mounted Attumen before tackling the monster.
Avoid being attacked by Shadow Cleave by not standing in front of the monster.

Ranged Advice for Attumen the Huntsman
Allow the tank to do enough damage to Attumen and Mounted Attumen before tackling the monster. When the boss spawns, Hunter can use Misdirection to assist the tank.
Avoid being attacked by Shadow Cleave by not standing in front of the monster. In Phase 3, all Ranged classes can use ranged abilities to do damage to the monster while evading Berserker Charge.
To remove the Intangible Presence debuff from the raid, the mage uses Remove Lesser Curse.

Healer’s Guide to Attumen the Huntsman
Attumen and Mounted Attumen pose no harm when they spawn. When the boss spawns, do not spam heals or you will rip aggro from the tank.
In Phase 3, stack up behind Mounted Attumen to avoid being attacked by Berserker Charge.
Remove Curse is used by Druids to remove the Intangible Presence debuff from the raid.

Strategy of Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan, Burning Crusade Classic
Prior to the Pull
The number one priority during the boss fight is to have a Mage and/or Druid assigned to Decurse. As soon as a Decurser enters the raid, assign tank targets to both Midnight and Attumen; this way, neither boss is free to roam and can be kept under control. Unmounted Attumen strikes harder than Midnight and may be disarmed by a Warrior, hence Warriors commonly tank Attumen.

Before attempting to drag the boss, be certain that all neighboring rubbish has been eliminated. If any are still alive, they will follow Midnight’s lead.

Phase 1
Midnight is a Neutral mob that will not attack unless it is assaulted first. Midnight is alone in the first part of this fight until the monster reaches 95 percent health, at which point she summons Attumen.

Before Attumen is summoned, the Warrior tank might create danger on Midnight during Phase 1.

Midnight and Attumen the Huntsman in Phase 2
Midnight enters Phase 2 when he reaches 95% health and summons Attumen. This phase will remain until either Midnight or Attumen reaches 25% health.

When Attumen spawns, healers should take care not to receive healing aggro on Attumen and should allow the tank ample time to gain threat. Mages and Druids must remove the Intangible Presence debuff as soon as possible. To prevent the Shadow Cleave from harming raid members, the tank assigned to Attumen should make sure he is looking away from the raid.

Attumen the Huntsman on Horseback, Phase 3
When either Midnight or Attumen reaches 25% health, Attumen will mount up on Midnight and obtain the Berserker Charge ability. When Mounted Attumen is called, all danger on the new boss is removed. Everyone in the raid should take care not to create too much threat in front of the tank. Hunter Misdirection is quite effective in this situation.

During this phase, the raid should form a wall behind Mounted Attumen, with the tank facing Mounted Attumen away. Berserker Charge has a minimum range, thus as long as everyone is near enough to the monster, no one has to get struck with the ability.

Loot from Attumen the Huntsman in Karazhan, a Burning Crusade classic

Karazhan’s Boss Abilities, a Burning Crusade Classic
Description of Midnight Abilities
Attumen should be summoned.
Midnight will summon Attumen the Huntsman to the fight after absorbing 5% damage.
Mount
If Midnight or Attumen the Huntsman loses 25% of their health, Attumen will ride Midnight and earn a new ability.

Abilities of Attumen the Huntsman Ability Description
Shadow Cleave is a frontal Area of Effect strike that deals Shadow Damage while disregarding all armor values. There is a 6-second cooldown.
Intangible Presence Area of Effect Curse that applies a 50% Hit decrease. A Mage or Druid must decurse as soon as feasible.
Mount
If Midnight or Attumen the Huntsman loses 25% of their health, Attumen will ride Midnight and earn a new ability.

Attumen the Huntsman’s Mounted Abilities Ability Description
Shadow Cleave is a frontal Area of Effect strike that deals Shadow Damage while disregarding all armor values. There is a 6-second cooldown.
The Untangible Presence
Curse with a 50 percent hit decrease in its area of effect. A Mage or Druid must decurse as soon as feasible.
Charge of the Berserker
Hits a random target between 8 and 40 yards distant, delivering minor damage and stunning it.