Raid Preparation

Ninety percent of raid performance happens before the first pull. Prepared players look skilled; unprepared players look unlucky.

The checklist

• Gear: repaired, enchanted where your guild expects, and wearing your best available set for the spec you signed as.
• Consumables: whatever the crew's raid norms are — flasks, food, potions. Check the event notes; do not assume.
• Addons: a boss mod — DBM or BigWigs — is the universal baseline. Keep it updated.
• Voice: installed, working, and tested before the raid starts, not during the first pull.

Know the fight

Guild raids link strategies for a reason. You do not need the encounter memorized — you need the two or three mechanics that will personally kill you. A five-minute read before invites is the difference between 'new but ready' and 'the reason for the early wipe'.

The logistics

• Sign up on the calendar event so the raid leader can plan the roster.
• Be online before invite time — 'on at raid time' means ready to pull, not just logging in.
• If you cannot make it, say so early. A roster built on a ghost is a worse evening for twenty-nine people.

Stuck on something here? Post a note on the Academy Learning Board — someone aboard has been exactly where you are.