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The mage in AA

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Baybaeckz
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Can I ask for any advise to minimize the stun from the axes as far as CP points, skills etc...? I’m a nord DK at cp160?

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  • Baybaeckz
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    It seems the heavy attack at vet causes a bad stun, trying to recalibrate toon to minimize it
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  • mamitou
    mamitou
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    block cost reduction on jewelry, study armor pieces, dedicated healer

    gg, u can permablock vet axes :smile:
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  • Asardes
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    The axes only stun if the attack is not blocked or if you have run out of stamina while blocking. Ideally the tank should take them as far away from the group as possible, in case some escape, so you have more time to catch them back with Inner Rage. There's a jutting rock near where you enter the arena that's ideal for taking axes to. The tank should use ways to minimize block costs in this fight because it takes a while and sometimes 5 or more axes spawn, depending how low the group DPS is. That means having shield play glyphs on your jewelry, slotting One Hand and Shield:Absorb Magic and having all passives specced in that line, using at least 4 armor pieces with Sturdy trait, allocating champion points in Shadow Ward star and, if you are not very experienced, using the Hist Bark set that gives you Major Evasion (15% chance to dodge) while blocking - that works out as an extra 15% block cost reduction over a longer fight. Other than that, the tank doesn't really need to do much in this fight since the Mage aggro is pretty random and she doesn't move from the middle anyway. The adds are much more dangerous than the boss.
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