Mythwright Gambit - Qadim
in this encounter, you will hold Qadim's aggro while the rest of the squad fights his minions.
You won't need much sustain to survive on your own, and this build's ranged damage is perfect for quickly killing Lava Elementals. If these small summoned minions reach the boss, they grant him stacks of Fiery Surge, increasing his attack speed and outgoing damage.
Killing the nearest Lava Elemental with Spear's is sufficient to keep you healthy during the kiting phase, if Qadim does not get stacks of Fiery Surge.
If you're feeling unsafe, swap in the Deadly Arts Trait Line to . Your cooldown is fully refunded when you kill a Lava Elemental, allowing you to easily sustain yourself with just this trait.
If your group needs a portal for the Pyre Guardian, swap to and swap to . Cast in a safe spot near Qadim, run to the Pyre Guardian with your subgroup to kill it, then cast to return. Use in your rotation for Stealth to refill Initiative.
Kiting Phase
This boss's kiting phases occur when Qadim has 100%, 66% and 33% health. At the start of these phases, one player must stay on the same triangular platform as the boss to hold his aggro.
Note the blue sections and thick gold lines on the platform. A "safe spot" is either of the two blue sections in a corner of the triangle. Do not stand on the thick gold lines!
Once the rest of your squad has completed the Lamp mechanic, Qadim will rush to the center of the arena, and your solo job is done. Until the next 33% phase begins, you're just a DPS player.
Stand in a safe spot. Use and your Stolen Skill to kill the Lava Elementals. If your target survives, cast or use a Cantrip to generate another Stolen Skill.
Qadim has a fixed attack sequence. Due to your positioning, you are unaffected by the auto-attacks (out of range) and the Fire Lines (flames that trace the platform's line pattern, avoiding the blue sections you stand on). Avoiding the Meteor attack is simple, as it targets you with a ground indicator for a couple seconds. You only really need to worry about the Knockback.
- Auto (x 2) Knockback
- ... Fire Lines Auto (x2) Knockback
- ... Meteor
After that, you'll need to change platform.
During the 33% phase (when your allies are fighting Wyverns), there is an unfortunate glitch which causes you to lose aggro from Qadim. To avoid this bug, tank Qadim on the platforms in the sequence diagrammed below as 1 2 3:
DPS Phase
Your rotation is described on this build's main page. Remember you can boonstrip the Protected guardian by precasting .
Don't spend too much Initiative fighting the Pyre Guardian, and don't summon until you take the portal back to Qadim.
During this phase, three Greater Magma Elementals will escort gangs of Lava Elementals to Qadim. If the Lava Elementals reach the boss, they will grant him stacks of Fiery Surge, increasing his attack speed and outgoing damage. Don't let this happen or your kiting job will be much more dangerous! While you don't have any useful pull to drag the Magma Elementals away from their gangs, use your Spear combos and activate to kill them as soon as they come in range. Use instead of to strike 3 targets.
If you don't have high squad damage, you'll have to deal with a Defiance Bar.
Spam on the bar. You can use for more Initiative. If that's still not enough, swap to .