We will be looking at both the 10 man and 25 man versions
The 10-man version
- A Naxxramas-geared group should do fine with 2 tanks, 3 healers and 5 damage dealers. With better gear a healer might be replaced by a damage dealer.
- For some encounters a tank or healer might switch to damage spec. A good example of this is Hodir, where one frost resistance feral druid can tank both phases of the encounter.
The 25-man version
- Nearly full Naxxramas 25/Malygos 25 gear is highly recommended to start and absolutely required for the later encounters. Expect most encounters to require 6-7 healers for new groups. Three tanks are required for many of the encounters and some such as Thorim even benefit from a fourth tank.
There is a total of six sections through out this instance
- The Siege of Ulduar, this stage comprises of 4 bosses each of similar difficulty (however each with his/her or its unique qualities)
Flame Leviathan
Ignis the Furnace Master
Razorscale
XT-002 Deconstructor
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- The Antechamber of Ulduar, This section of the instance contains 3 boss stages. If you count the three bosses you face at the begining there is a total of 5 (but the 3 at the start count as one encounter)
Assembly of Iron
Kologarn
Auriaya
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- The Keepers of Ulduar, This part of the instance is arguably the hardest part, this segment contains 4 bosses each of which are harder than previous encounters.
Mimiron
Freya
Thorim
Hodir
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