Our first 25-man raidnight was scheduled for the 6th of January, and based on our 10-man experiences we started with the nice easy target of heading to the Obsidian Sanctum and taking out Sartharion with zero drakes up. We felt that there was a possibility of success with a single drake left up, too, but for now it was more importantly to get our foot in the 25-man door nice and quickly and preferably with zero wipes.

And indeed, that's what happened - Sartharion fell over in 7 minutes and 29 seconds, perhaps a little slow (we'll hopefully improve on that next week) but a kill's a kill and there's no arguing with getting our first 25-man loot.

Loot from the guild-first Sartharion kill:
Gauntlets of the Lost Conqueror - Ghastadin
Gauntlets of the Lost Protector - Earthbrother
Wyrmrest Band - Zerthblade
Concealment Shoulderpads - Wetpatch
Dragon Hide Bag - Raverbaby
Satchel of Spoils - Canthus

A good night in Naxxramas saw us first pay a visit to Arachnid Quarter to repeat our Anub'rekan kill. After that we moved on to the Construct Quarter and gained our guild-first kills of Patchwerk, Grobbulus, Gluth and Thaddius, fully-clearing the Construct Quarter in a single night of guild-first kills.

Opaq did particularly well on the loot, walking away with four items including two pieces of the T7.10 set.

Trash drops: Omen of Ruin for Skystalker
Anub'rekan: Boots of Persistence for Carvilla, Knife of Incision for Skystalker
Patchwerk: Contagion Gloves for Drhoof, Tainted Girdle of Mending for Carvilla
Grobbulus: Handgrips of Turmoil for Opaq, Sealing Ring of Grobbulus for Spiral
Gluth: Spaulders of the Lost Conqueror and Saltarello Shoes for Opaq!
Thaddius: Torment of the Banished for Skystalker, Leggings of the Lost Conqueror for Opaq

The guild made it's first trip into Naxxramas in 10-man mode last night, and obtained our first boss-kill in the process when Anub'rekan succumbed on the fifth attempt. Additionally, Patchwerk was taken to 54% after three attempts.

Congratulations to Azimuth, Carvilla, Darron, Difsil, Jiraja, Mulk, Opaq, Samtheslayer, Sharnn and Skystalker.

Loot from the guild-first Anub'rekan kill was:
Collar of Dissolution - Jiraja
Gloves of Dark Gestures - Azimuth

Following patch 3.0.2 we have pushed forward and faced two of the most interesting fights we've seen so far, with Lady Vashj of Serpentshrine Cavern falling on 28/10/08 and Kael'thas Sunstrider of Tempest Keep falling on 10/11/08. Although obviously made easier by the changes in 3.0.2, both fights remained challenging and were greatly enjoyed by all who attended. It's very satisfying to have experienced these two fights which are widely considered to be two of the most interesting in the game.

Lady Vashj was faced and defeated by Ancalion, Azimuth, Canthus, Civatek, Dakk, Davegotsu, Difsil, Eloradanan, Gjara, Grarl, Huagh, Jintsu, Jiraja, Kazzataur, Krycek, Linkus, Mulk, Opaq, Qizen, Raverbaby, Samtheslayer, Savager, Tollos, Zaide, and Zerthblade.

Helm of the Vanquished Hero - Qizen
Helm of the Vanquished Hero - Jintsu
Helm of the Vanquished Champion - Krycek
Cobra-Lash Boots - Samtheslayer
Ring of Endless Coils - Azimuth

Kael'thas Sunstrider was faced and defeated by Adrieth, Ancalion, Azimuth, Canthus, Dakk, Daspien, Davegotsu, Difsil, Eloradanan, Gjara, Grarl, Jintsu, Jiraja, Kazzataur, Krycek, Linkus, Lucid, Qizen, Raverbaby, Rizzen, Samtheslayer, Savager, Seelena, Tollos, and Zaide.

Chestguard of the Vanquished Defender - Canthus
Chestguard of the Vanquished Defender - Dakk
Chestguard of the Vanquished Champion - Savager
Crown of the Sun - Canthus
Thalassian Wildercloak - Jiraja
Verdant Sphere - Ancalion

We finally fulfilled a long-held ambition tonight and headed for Mount Hyjal to see how we fared in T6 content. Rage Winterchill was one-shotted at our very first attempt which was nice!

Loot for our Rage Winterchill guild-first kill was:
Furious Shackles - Difsil
Rejuvenating Bracers - Dakk

We also got Anetheron, the second boss, down to 67% on our first attempt.