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Here we're going to look at Ulduar, the latest raid available to you. As you all probably know, this is similar to Naxx in the way that it is divided into four sections. The initial section is called The Siege of Ulduar and is all about breaking into Ulduar where you'll later face some familiar NPC. Let's take a deeper look into how exactly you break into Ulduar but we'll focus on Flame Leviathan.
Flame Leviathan has four abilities, see below:
Flame Vents is an AoE damage spell that is channeled. Everyone should get out if possible when you see the ability
Battering Ram applies a 100% increase in damage taken debuff when it hits. Basically if you get hit twice, you're done.
Gathering Speed is a buff for Flame Leviathan that slowly stacks, increasing his speed.
Missile Barrage deals roughly 700 damages every 1-2 seconds to all vehicles and players not in vehicles
With Flame Leviathan, the fight doesn't really require much from a Hunter or any other class for that matter. Instead, the first boss of Ulduar requires the use of vehicles and their HP and damage is based on the average item level of your gear. As long as most of your gear is around item level 200+ you'll be fine. Even if a piece or two is lacking, the fight isn't too difficult and you shouldn't die. To start off, let's take a look at the three types of vehicles.
The first type of vehicles is the Siege Engine. It is the closet thing you'll get to a tank. They basically have a speed boost and a ram. The passenger of the Siege Engine gets a nifty little gun that acts as both a cannon and an anti-air rocket launcher. For enemies on the ground, as well as Flame Leviathan, you'll use the cannon portion of the gun and for the helicopter enemies you'll use the rockets. All the driver has to worry about is getting closer to the enemies and ramming things.
For the fight against Flame Leviathan, the driver will have an important role. The driver will be kiting Flame Leviathan for part of the fight if he chooses to target you. When this happens, you'll want to get as far as away as possible and as quickly as possible. If Flame Leviathan gets a little close and you're afraid to get hit, hit your Steam Rush ability and you'll move out of his way with ease. You just make sure that you aren't facing a wall because you can't turn while Steam Rush is active. As a passenger, if you feel that Flame Leviathan is getting close, you can mitigate some damage with Shield Generator. Make sure to use it sparingly though as it has a one minute cooldown.
The second type of vehicles is the Demolisher. It is your DPS vehicle. The driver has a few things at their disposal, such as Pyrite and regular shots. Pyrite is used to light up Tar dropped by the Choppers and served little purpose other than that. The passenger in the Demolisher has a couple tasks as well. They are able to pick up Pyrite that drops on the ground and they can shoot as well. They can also load themselves into a launcher portion of the vehicle so that the driver can throw them at Flame Leviathan. Hunters should never be a passenger of a Demolisher.
Demolishers can serve as a tank in the Flame Leviathan fight because he will randomly choose a Siege Engine or Demolisher to follow. Unlike the Siege Engine, the passenger of the Demolisher has control of the speed boosts. If you feel that Flame Leviathan is getting a little close, hit Increased Speed, but do sparingly as it uses up 25 pyrites, which only regenerate if you pick more up. You'll also need to use Load into Catapult at your raid leader's command. As a driver, your job during the fight is to kite the boss if he is targeting you. Otherwise, just keep shooting at the boss, and when the raid leader tells you to, use Throw Passenger. Make sure that your yellow target bubble is on top of Flame Leviathan or you may fire your passenger too far.
