Battles in Ruins of Lordaeron will tend to center around the coffin and its immediate surroundings. The central location, combined with the tactical opportunities it offers, makes the coffin a strong draw. It’s a strong position to both defend and attack from.

Players who find themselves the target of focus fire can use the coffin to try to deter their attackers. Using the coffin in this way is effective against both ranged and melee attackers. For ranged attackers, breaking line of sight with the pillars on the coffin will disrupt their attacks against you. When being pursued by melee attackers, such as a rogue or warrior, kiting them over and around the coffin may prevent them from using their attacks and abilities – particularly if they fail to make that jump on top or run into obstacles at any point. It’s worth noting that if a player is affected by movement impairing effects such as Hamstring, they will likely be unable to make the running jump needed to jump on top of the coffin. After a length of time kiting enemies in this way, you may actually go out of combat, giving you a chance to take non-combat actions such as drink, stealth, or charge.

Ranged attackers who are on top of the coffin can also fire on enemies from this position, but they will also be subject to line of sight issues if the pillars block their view. However, they can use the pillars to deter ranged counterattacks as well. Ranged attackers targeting people on top of the coffin must position themselves correctly to attack them. Melee special abilities such as Intercept will also work against coffin-dwellers if positioned correctly. In addition, area of affect abilities such as Frost Nova, Consecration, and Holy Nova may hit your foes who are on the other side of the coffin.

The pits can be used to get away from the brunt of the fighting and try to sneak in a quick bandage. If you stay out of the fighting for a length of time you may go out of combat, which will allow you to drink and eat. The pits are a perfect place for this kind of refresher. In addition, because the doorway is smaller than the width of the room, you can move in and out of the doorway to break line of sight.

The graveyard offers some tactical advantages as well. Three of the gravestones are large enough to serve as cover and will break line of sight from ranged attackers. It’s also on a slight rise in the terrain offering increased visibility.

The rest of the arena, including the green water which is not deep enough to hinder movement, is relatively flat and free of obstacles.