Two Bosses Enter: Anomalus vs. Tribunal of Ages

Two Bosses Enter ... but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW Insider's series of fantasy death matches. This season's bosses come from the five-man instances of Wrath of the Lich King.

This week's Two Bosses Enter is less boss-versus-boss than it is boss-versus-event: The Nexus' Anomalus versus the Tribunal of Ages encounter in the Halls of Stone. The Tribunal of Ages event tasks adventurers with protecting Dwarven explorer Brann Bronzebeard from waves of mobs as part of the Halls of Stone quest -- a boss-level encounter in terms of difficulty and loot, if not in actual boss-versus-boss combat. It'll be Anomalus' Chaotic Rifts and Crazed Mana-Wraiths against the Tribunal of Ages' Kaddrak, Abedneum and Marnak plus the cadre of Dark Rune Protectors, Dark Rune Stormcallers and the Iron Golem Custodian.

The ground rules:

For the sake of this deathmatch, we'll have to get a little (ok, a lot) creative with Anomalus' presence here in the Tribunal. In this scenario, we'll retain the basic mechanic of the Tribunal of Ages encounter. Brann Bronzebeard's survival still determines the success or failure of the mission. Anomalus is therefore challenged with holding the Tribunal at bay long enough for Bronzebeard to complete his task.
This match takes place inside the Tribunal of Ages in the Halls of Stone.
If you assume that Anomalus is "too dumb to move," we'll have a very boring match indeed. Be open to other possibilities.

Assume that foes share similar levels, health pools and a comparative overall damage output.
Don't get caught up in game mechanics and what actual players might do in each encounter.
Style and scale are your main considerations.


Anomalus
Chaos beckons ... Reality unwoven ... Indestructible ... Of course ... Expiration is necessary...

Anomalus is an Arcane elemental inside the Nexus, created when the high amounts of magical energy streaming through the Nexus created the Rift. He used to guard the Nexus and Keristrasza's prison. Now, however, Anomalus seems to have gone out of control and his Chaos Rifts and lesser Arcane elementals are attacking the Blue Dragonflight.

At three points during battle, Anomalus creates a Chaotic Rift and uses Rift Shield to make himself immune to all damage. The Chaotic Rifts themselves can cast spells, as can the Crazed Mana-Wraiths that can be summoned from within them.

Arcane Attraction
Create Rift
Charge Rifts
Rift Shield
Spark

Chaotic Rift

Chaotic Energy Burst
Charged Chaotic Energy Burst

Crazed Mana-Wraith

Arcane Missiles

Read more about fighting Anomalus and review comments from players who've fought him.

The Tribunal of Ages
Abedneum: Warning! Life form pattern not recognized. Archival processing terminated. Continued interference will result in targeted response.
Kaddrak: Security breach in progress. Analysis of historical archives transferred to lower priority queue. Countermeasures engaged.
Marnak: Threat index threshold exceeded. Celestial archive aborted. Security level heightened.
Abedneum: Critical threat index. Void analysis diverted. Initiating sanitization protocol.

During the Tribunal of Ages encounter, adventurers must protect Dwarven explorer Brann Bronzebeard long enough that he can access a database to retrieve information required to complete the Halls of Stone quest. Hindering Brann and his helpers are the three stone faces of the Tribunal, Kaddrak, Abedneum and Marnak, plus wave after wave of foes including Dark Rune Protectors, Dark Rune Stormcallers and an Iron Golem Custodian.

Kaddrak

Glare of the Tribunal

Marnak

Dark Matter

Abedneum

Searing Gaze


Dark Rune Protector

Charge
Cleave

Dark Rune Stormcaller

Lightning Bolt
Shadow Word: Pain

Iron Golem Custodian

Crush Armor
Ground Smash

Read a description of the Tribunal of Ages event and review comments from players who've completed the related achievement.

The smackdown
For the sake of this deathmatch, we'll have to get creative with the details surrounding the Halls of Stone quest and the reason for Anomalus' presence. We'll retain the basic mechanic of the Tribunal of Ages encounter. Brann Bronzebeard's survival will determine the success or failure of the mission. Anomalus, then, will be challenged with holding Bronzebeard's foes at bay long enough for him to complete his task.

This match takes place inside the Tribunal of Ages in the Halls of Stone.

As usual, you should assume that overall, the foes share similar levels, health pools and a comparative overall damage output.

This matchup should offer plenty of variables to consider. What do you think would happen? Can you come up with a convincing scenario that will sway other readers to vote for your victor of choice? Show us your stuff in the comments.