Post by Santa Carp on Dec 12, 2014 16:14:38 GMT -8
Hey everyone! I thought I would make a quick guide on the new raid boss - Girgashiy. I will keep things as short and easy to understand as possible. There are two parts to understand and that are Girgashiy's attack pattern/important skills and the combination of skills needed to beat him. I will begin with the skill combinations needed.
The skill order required to weaken Girgashiy is "Shield of Trust" (SoT) followed by "Celestial Spike" and finally "Judgement Blade" (or SoT>Spike>Jblade). Because these skills have long cool downs, teamwork and coordination is required in order to efficiently deal damage. I will firstly cover the necessary timing to each skill.
Next I will go into detail on Girgashiy's abilities and when he will use them
Tips
Thanks for reading! If anyone has anything they would like to add let me know. Happy raiding!
The skill order required to weaken Girgashiy is "Shield of Trust" (SoT) followed by "Celestial Spike" and finally "Judgement Blade" (or SoT>Spike>Jblade). Because these skills have long cool downs, teamwork and coordination is required in order to efficiently deal damage. I will firstly cover the necessary timing to each skill.
- The first skill in the sequence, "Shield of Trust", must be used when Girgashiy uses the ability "Mineral Hail". There will be a lightning animation and Girgashiy will jump in the air before the skill is used. The timing needed is exactly as was in the Divine Knights quest line. If done correctly Girgashiy will kneel on one knee and be immobile
- The second ability in the sequence, "Celestial Spike, must be used AFTER a successful SoT activation, that is, when Girgashiy is kneeling. If done correctly Girgashiy will stand up shortly and fall on both knees
- The third ability in the sequence, "Judgement Blade", must be used AFTER a successful Celestial Spike activation, that is, when Girgashiy has fallen on BOTH knees. If done correctly Girgashiy's defense will be lowered
Next I will go into detail on Girgashiy's abilities and when he will use them
- [Girgashiy is at 100-80% health] - Girgashiy will mostly use mineral hail. Use the skills in the correct order mentioned previously (SoT>Spike>Jblade) and it should be a breeze
- [Girgashiy is at 80-60% health] - Girgashiy will start using poison. The poison spreads fast and can quickly reduce the hp of the party. To avoid this SPREAD OUT to avoid contaminating the rest of the party. The poison only takes a few seconds to wear off if the party is not infecting one another. Poison can sometimes be ignored with a party healer. Avoid using a phoenix feather on anyone with the poison effect on you. It will kill the person being revived. Once again use SoT>Spike>Jblade when Girgashiy jumps to use mineral hail.
- [Girgashiy is at 60-40% health] - Girgashiy will stop using poison and use a crystallization ability instead. Characters that are crystallized are stunned, slowly lose hp, and are wounded. This can be a huge threat as wounds are not easily healed. To reduce the crystallization effect it is important to GROUP. This will make it easier for the party to break each other out of the crystal. When the party is crystallized summon pets, spam windmill, or anything else to damage and break the crystal. Once again use SoT>Spike>Jblade when Girgashiy jumps to use mineral hail.
- [Girgashiy is at 40-20% health] - Girgashiy will stop using the crystal skill and use a throw skill instead. The throw does a lot of damage to a target and wounds them. To release the person being grabbed Girgashiy must be hit a certain number of times. Have pets out to help get hits to release the grabbed person. Use SoT>Spike>Jblade when Girgashiy jumps to use mineral hail.
- [Girgashiy is at 20-0% health] - Girgashiy will use a combination of its abilities. Remember to spread out when poisoned and stay grouped otherwise. Continue using SoT>Spike>Jblade when Girgashiy jumps and victory will be yours!
Tips
- If the party refuses to spread out during poison try to use ranged skills/weapons.
- With enough party healers it is possible to tank the poison. When forced to choose between being poison or crystallized (happens often if the party does not spread) - choose the poison.
- Guns are extremely effective when Girgashiy is spamming the throw skill
- Melee weapons are very effective when Girgashiy uses the crystallization skill and makes it easier to clump
- Distancing from Girgashiy when it uses the crystallization skill makes it even easier for him to kill you. Really try hard to stay grouped especially when low on hp.
- Girgashiy will land on the character furthest away after mineral hail. Keep this in mind when positioning celestial spike or judgement blade
- If tasked with shielding be mindful of where your allies are and try not to separate too far. This will make it easier to shield allies when needed.
- With enough people using windmills it's possible to confuse Girgashiy's AI and as a result Girgashiy will not use any of his abilities