Guardian druid mage tower made easy

I don’t have the rep for it since I faction changed and have to farm it back out again. I did just get a 3% attempt but RNG was on my side. That said I am using the rav seed pod and the heirloom agi trinket

I heard those were both good ones. If you had a 3% wipe, then you’re RIGHT there and its 100% doable! can you optimize p1 anymore? Like, push variss right as you’re killing the horrors so you have max uptime on kruul before more adds spawn? Or maybe save an orb to use?

Not sure. I think p1 is pretty much down. I’ll get it, it’s just annoying since pre-nerf this would have been done and dusted lol. It’s still the horror adds that are getting me more than anything.

I’m going to get the reusable augment rune again. Should be all I need to push on a clean run.

you should have barkskin and roar for just about every set, and if you dont have skin because you weren’t pre-skinning earlier, then you can just use an orb or 2!

Barkskin is SUPER important because thats what kills them fast w/brambles.

Yea. I have it for almost every set and for the ones I don’t I have the pod. It’s the spawn of the horrors at the same time as the slow and the knockbacks from the beams tbh. Not the adds themselves.

Just need to plan it out better.

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Do you ever spend time healing yourself or Velen ever in the fight, or just depend on the HP orbs?

Im guessing Ive already lost the fight when Im trying to spam heal myself?

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I almost never heal myself. Sometimes I may cast a regrowth if everything is dotted, and im low, but for the most part I just use either the orbs or frenzy regen. Since nothing actuallly melees you in p1, every time you go into bear form to kick or thrash, you should frenzy. DW about ironfur or maul. That should keep you alive if you just frenzy conveniently. Aside from that just pump damage!

Realistically speaking, can someone who’s never mained Guardian, get the right gear and successfully attempt this?

I’m still working on P1 but don’t want to get to P2 with my pants down- does anyone have an annihilate schedule for dummies? Guardian was my first MT back then, but I don’t recall Kruul being as problematic as it was on protadin, where I had to literally execute each mitigation perfectly.

for anyone lacking a bit or survivability, im using alchy stone and the purified shard of the third moon heirloom trinket for shields (200% increase against demons) i can get to ph2 np, but still lack the dmg in first phase to make a clean P2
still working on it… ive put several hours into the tower already…

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Honest to god I do not know how you even came close to phasing with 2 infernals up, lord knows im trying but hes always around 30% at the 3rd spawning and you cannot survive more than 5 seconds in boomie with those 3 adds up

edit: the hopeful good thing from this MT session, it really highlights just how bad druids are without borrowed power, a core class design that HAS to be changed.

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congrats! def impressed! this was tricky when i tried it on Guardian!

So I can get to Kruul if I don’t mess up. Sometimes RNG f’s me up though.
I get too lost on Phase 2 though…Especially with knock back lasers… Drives me nuts.

Half the time, knockbacks clearly did not hit me…and yet I fall off. And times when it was clear that I got hit, it didn’t actually do anything. Drives me nuts.

14% is my best attempt. Then I get 1 shot.

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I’m with Nas on this one…Any time I could have wasted on dropping form with Regrowth, I’m better off with more DPS - I’ve got enough Rage for a FR when I change back into Bear form

Oh…smart…I do need need more help with DPS…I may just go this route!

Yes - Guardian Druid is very easy to pick up on…but if you’re not familiar with the spec, you’re going to be hitting a lot of random CDs when you don’t want to in panic moments :stuck_out_tongue: but I say give it a shot sir!

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What about mythic pandaria gear? They have multiple sockets.

But the item level is 42

I posted my own thread, and found this one so here it goes.
I am stuck consistently getting Kruul to 12-15%
By that time there are too many adds and things get hectic.
I push him with 2 Infernals half way thru regening and all adds dead. Pop drums, unbridal, berserk and thrash spam while using Moonfire procs.
I’m using heirloom demon charm trinket (10% more demon damage proc) but I may switch. And Tazavesh mailroom trinket for the ranged procs and haste (also may switch)
I have Mythic SoO gear 45-47 with Agi gems and some damage proc enchants.
Yet I can’t seem to win the DoS race

So after giving it a shot…. Whew! As a resto main I’m not entirely used to tanking at this level it sure is challenging! I did make tiny bits of progress in my 15 tries last night but never made it past phase 1. Things I’ve learned for me. It seems that if you have a rejuv ticking it makes the adds beeline for you and ignore velen. Using that for “threat” generation may help. I may also be doing something else to make this happen but I really believe it’s the HoT. Also waiting till the last possible minute to roar the adds ensures that you don’t have to worry about their cast again. The only thing I’m doing differently is I’m taking it considerably slower then the op and that seems to work better for me. If I try and rush it I miss a dodge from an infernal or Velen gets smacked. As long as I dot the infernal they don’t really seems to pile up (mouse over macro ftw). Also a focus interrupt macro for skull bash made a massive difference in my play. I’ll be chipping away at it again tonight. I’ll post if I discover anything different! Hopefully I’ll make it to phase 2 tonight.

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Also what is mainly killing me is Velen dying or getting knocked off. It seems really difficult but so far it’s missing mechanics that has caused my failures.

Are there specific stats on the blue pandarian gear and gems I’m needing? Verst haste crit or more agility?
Cuz as it stands I take too long to kill p1 have like 3 or 4 infernals up xP

Am using this gear. Not sure if wep is good for the 3 min buff or if should use the SoO heirloom polearm with 2 sockets and what to use gem wise