Ready Check is a twice-a-week column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Vault of Archavon or Ulduar, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses. Today, we step back a little and look at endgame in the context of sports.

Let's recap Ulduar so far, shall we?

You've wrecked the Flame Leviathan. With a touch of kindness in your heart, you euthanized Razorscale. In a moment of vengeance, you laid some justice down on Ignis the Furnace Master. Guffawing in humor at his odd voice, you looted Deconstructor.

Then it came time to "bridge your experience" by beating up Kologarn. The Assembly of Iron proved to be no difficulty for your incredible raiding prowess. Even Auriaya and her small legion of adds gave you little pause.

Now, however, you're on to the big leagues. It's time for you to showdown against the Keepers of Ulduar. Immediatley after defeating Auriaya, you get to fight none other than Hodir himself.

You've been working for his Sons, but now's the time to kill the big man himself. Poor Hodir. I actually feel bad for him (and the rest of the Keepers). Still, he drops gear, and all is fair in love and loot.

This is one of those fights that sound easy, until you realize the massive amount of damage being hurled about. It's not that the technique for fighting him is incredibly complex. The difficulty is created by the requirement to react to the situation, and continue to do so for a long period of time.

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