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Princess Huhuran: December 5 vs December 19, 2025

Summary

Comparative analysis of two Princess Huhuran kills showing 17% faster clear time on Dec 19 but 2.5x more deaths due to failed Tranquilizing Shot coverage. Dec 19 had only 1 hunter vs 4 hunters on Dec 5, resulting in 50% tranq success rate and catastrophic Frenzy Poison Bolt Volley damage that killed 10 raiders (56% of raid).

Executive Summary

Verdict: December 19 was 17% faster (73.1s vs 88.4s) due to superior warlock/mage DPS, BUT had 2.5x more deaths (10 vs 4) due to catastrophic frenzy management failure from losing 3 hunters.

Key Delta: Dec 5 brought 4 hunters with perfect Tranq Shot coverage (3 tranqs for 3 frenzies). Dec 19 brought only 1 hunter who failed to tranq properly (1 tranq for 2 frenzies), causing massive raid damage.

Fight Duration & Phases

MetricDec 5Dec 19Delta
Total Duration88.4s73.1s-17.3% faster
Boss HPSame (75% scaled, 18 players)Same (75% scaled, 18 players)Identical

Analysis: Dec 19 killed boss significantly faster despite identical raid size and boss HP due to elite individual DPS performance.

Frenzy Management - CRITICAL DIFFERENCE

MetricDec 5Dec 19Delta
Hunters Present4 (Bambow, Farfromdead, Hanteric, Orkbob)1 (Bambow)-75% hunters
Tranq Shots Cast31-66%
Frenzy Applications32-33%
Tranq Success Rate100% (3/3 frenzies tranqed)50% (1/2 frenzies tranqed)-50%

Tranq Timeline:

Dec 5 (Perfect Coverage):

  • 18:22:48.296 - Bambow tranqs Frenzy #1
  • 18:23:00.434 - Orkbob tranqs Frenzy #2
  • 18:23:12.616 - Bambow tranqs Frenzy #3

Dec 19 (Failed Coverage):

  • 17:43:24.092 - Bambow tranqs Frenzy #1
  • Frenzy #2 - NO TRANQ (missed entirely)

Analysis: This is the PRIMARY reason for higher Dec 19 deaths. With 4 hunters, Dec 5 had perfect redundancy - if one hunter was out of range/cooldown, another could tranq. Dec 19 had a single point of failure with only Bambow, and when Frenzy #2 wasn't tranqed, the boss did massive Poison Bolt Volley damage to the raid.

Overall Raid DPS

MetricDec 5Dec 19Delta
Total Raid Damage~327,000~477,000+45.9%
Raid DPS3,6996,525+76.4%
Players1818No change
DPS per Player206362+75.7%

Analysis: Dec 19 had MASSIVELY superior DPS efficiency - each player did 76% more damage despite identical raid size.

Top DPS Comparison

December 5 Top 5:

  1. Whora (Mage): 681.6 DPS (60,241 damage)
  2. Meltyougood (Lock): 463.5 DPS (40,966 damage)
  3. Motguts (Mage): 419.4 DPS (37,064 damage)
  4. Felbringer (Lock): 404.5 DPS (35,750 damage)
  5. Boomdj (Rogue): 205.1 DPS (18,124 damage)

December 19 Top 5:

  1. Meltyougood (Lock): 861.5 DPS (+86%)
  2. Felbringer (Lock): 793.2 DPS (+96%)
  3. Motguts (Mage): 788.0 DPS (+88%)
  4. Whora (Mage): 548.9 DPS (-19%)
  5. Shreew (Lock): 544.6 DPS (new)

Analysis:

  • Meltyougood went from 2nd place to 1st, nearly doubling DPS (463 → 862)
  • Felbringer doubled DPS (405 → 793)
  • Motguts nearly doubled DPS (419 → 788)
  • Whora was the only top DPS to DECREASE (682 → 549), losing 133 DPS
  • Shreew added 545 DPS that didn't exist on Dec 5

Death Analysis

Dec 5 Deaths (4 total, 22% of raid)

  • 18:23:24.282 - Aideen (6.4s before boss dies)
  • 18:23:26.268 - Griselva (4.4s before boss dies)
  • 18:23:26.290 - Doomest (4.4s before boss dies)
  • 18:23:28.284 - Boomdj (2.4s before boss dies)

Root Causes: Berserk AOE overwhelmed healers in final seconds. Normal berserk behavior.

Dec 19 Deaths (10 total, 56% of raid)

  • 17:43:54.723 - Rorikson (18.3s before)
  • 17:43:54.890 - Doomest (18.2s before)
  • 17:43:55.115 - Syntros (18.0s before)
  • 17:43:56.709 - Howitzers (16.3s before)
  • 17:43:56.709 - Rwagorn (16.3s before)
  • 17:43:56.709 - Boomdj (16.3s before)
  • 17:43:58.736 - Pleep (14.3s before)
  • 17:43:58.776 - Jrock (14.2s before)
  • 17:44:00.715 - Dirtmcskrt (12.3s before)
  • 17:44:02.977 - Whora (10.0s before)

Root Causes:

  1. Untranqed Frenzy #2 → Poison Bolt Volley wiped half the raid at 17:43:56
  2. Only 1 hunter = no redundancy
  3. Earlier deaths cascaded into healing shortage

Analysis: Dec 5 deaths concentrated in final 6.4 seconds (normal berserk). Dec 19 had triple simultaneous deaths at 17:43:56 from untranqed Frenzy Poison Bolt Volley.

Tactical Recommendations

DO THIS (Dec 5 strengths):

  1. Bring 3-4 hunters minimum for Tranq Shot redundancy
  2. Assign 2 hunters to Tranq rotation (primary + backup)
  3. Call out Frenzy applications in voice → hunter confirmation required
  4. Keep hunters spread around boss for 360° tranq coverage

DO THIS (Dec 19 strengths):

  1. Maximize warlock DPS - they can hard carry
  2. Ensure Meltyougood/Felbringer have full consumes/world buffs
  3. Prioritize caster DPS over melee (safer + higher output)

FIX THIS (Dec 19 failures):

  1. NEVER bring only 1 hunter to Huhuran - catastrophic single point of failure
  2. If running low hunter count, macro Tranq Shot cooldown tracker
  3. Coordinate Nature Protection re-pots at 40-45s
  4. Protect top DPS (Howitzers dying at 16s remaining lost significant damage)

Final Verdict

Both fights were successful kills with opposite strategies:

  • December 5: Safe, methodical, hunter-heavy comp. Slower but cleaner execution. 4 hunters provided perfect Frenzy coverage = minimal deaths.
  • December 19: Aggressive, warlock-heavy comp. Faster but messier. Elite DPS compensated for mechanical failures. Only 1 hunter = missed tranq = cascade of deaths.

Optimal Strategy: Combine Both Approaches

  • Bring 3+ hunters for Tranq redundancy (Dec 5 strength)
  • Maximize warlock DPS with consumes/buffs (Dec 19 strength)
  • Protect top DPS from early deaths

The CRITICAL lesson: Never sacrifice Tranq Shot coverage for DPS. The untranqed Frenzy #2 on Dec 19 killed 3 people simultaneously and forced the raid to finish the fight with 56% casualties. Dec 5's perfect tranq coverage resulted in a clean kill with only 4 deaths in berserk.

Data Source: Combat logs parsed via huhuran_dec6_vs_dec19.py
Dec 5 Log: TurtLog-AQ40-2025-12-06-NoKill.txt
Dec 19 Log: AQ40-2025-12-19-1550.txt