WoW TBC Arena

The Lurker Below Strategy — Serpentshrine Cavern

Phase 2 · Serpentshrine Cavern · 2 tanks, 4 healers, rest dps

A positioning fight around a central pool. Lurker alternates a frontal Spout (a rotating water jet that one-shots) with a Whirl, then submerges to spawn adds you handle from platforms.

Fight phases

  1. 1

    Above water

    Ranged fish him out, then tank on the platform. On Spout, everyone dives into the water to avoid the rotating jet; on Whirl, melee back off.

  2. 2

    Submerged

    Lurker dives; Coilfang Ambushers and Guardians spawn on the platforms. Tank and kill the adds until he resurfaces.

By role

Tanks

Main tank holds Lurker on the central platform facing away. Off-tanks grab the adds during the submerge phase from their assigned platforms.

Healers

Damage is light except add pickup. Position so you're never caught by Spout — dive with the raid.

DPS

Spout is a one-shot: jump into the water the instant it starts casting and swim under it. Split to platforms for the add phase.

Common mistakes

  • ✕Getting clipped by Spout by reacting late — dive early.
  • ✕Slow add cleanup in the submerge phase.
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Strategy summarized from community knowledge (WoWWiki / Wowhead) and rewritten for this guide. Position diagrams are original.