I just got him to 15% and died im shaking and losing the will to live:)))))))))))))))))

Dam sorry I am na pc. I just de-conned 52 helms. Kept 7.

I remember doing vMA for the first time, it took me about 6 hours and it was HELL! After that it wasn't that tough but then I took a break from vMA altogether and came back like 2 months after.

Not only was I unable to finish vMA with my magsorc I went through 5 different gears and none of them worked. I went to sleep frustrated, woke up, tried again and did it in like half an hour...

To be honest I think like 40% of vMA depends on luck.

If it's of any use to you, I was using Illambris, Burning Spellweave and Julianos. I can give you more details on my build if you want, but I don't think the build I'm using is that good for vMA tbh.

If you time your use of the defensive sigil to activate it after you defeat the 3 crystals, then it is especially helpful because it reflects his skull projectiles for a short time, effectively allowing you to take out the necromancers who are trying to summon the bone colossus and grab the golden spirits.

Dunno if you can record a video or not? We may be able to help if we can see exactly what you're doing wrong.

A good team makes the dream work.

MaleAmazon wrote: »

I´ve only done it on stamina characters but magicka should be easier...

This is how I did it, note this is not the best way but it works for relatively low DPS:

Phase 1:

1. Stack damage on him at 1st, roll back, take heal sigil for help with adds.

2. Have consistent tactic for Crematorial Guard; I used warden forest ulti and bloodthirst kite spam.

3. Get VS to 70%. Kill clannfear spectre near glowing pad and go up.

^^^^ The above you need to be able to do 80% of the time without dying, or you need to rethink your setup.

Phase 2:

1. Dodge or block skulls. You should memorize them so you can block even if you don´t have LOS. They are predictable and if you dodge roll them you don´t need perfect timing. DPS crystals, run with the 1st wall, run against later walls to get behind them faster (probably).

2. Soul churn will damage you more and more. If you cannot DPS the crystals very quickly, you need a specific rotation for going down and killing the crematorial guard; on my stamwarden I would jump down after 2-3 wall rotations upstairs and immediately cast forest. I could then kill the crematorial guard and jump back up most of the time.

Phase 3:

1. Get sigils.

2. Kill summoner adds. You should not get a Colossus. Snare them with something to help with killing them before they get to the centre.

3. Get ghosts, use synergy, kill boss.

Some people use defense sigil right away for fast killing.

I usually get him to about 68% before going up to the top the first time and i once im up there, on my 'good' attempts ive destroyed more than 1 crystal or even all 3 without being thrown back down.... until he comes down again.. so i understand the whole stacking damage for the first part thing

I think im having trouble memorising the skulls.... also when i got him to 15% it was one of the adds that killed me if i remember correctly

omfg
i didnt focus on killing the adds when i was back down there, so that's why the colossus spawned... i'll focus on killing them next time

GrumpyDuckling wrote: »

If you time your use of the defensive sigil to activate it after you defeat the 3 crystals, then it is especially helpful because it reflects his skull projectiles for a short time, effectively allowing you to take out the necromancers who are trying to summon the bone colossus and grab the golden spirits.

I'll try this as well!!!

SkillzMFG wrote: »

I remember doing vMA for the first time, it took me about 6 hours and it was HELL! After that it wasn't that tough but then I took a break from vMA altogether and came back like 2 months after.

Not only was I unable to finish vMA with my magsorc I went through 5 different gears and none of them worked. I went to sleep frustrated, woke up, tried again and did it in like half an hour...

To be honest I think like 40% of vMA depends on luck.

If it's of any use to you, I was using Illambris, Burning Spellweave and Julianos. I can give you more details on my build if you want, but I don't think the build I'm using is that good for vMA tbh.

I THINK 40% DEPENDS ON LUCK TOO!!! the aoe feels so random and is always where im standing, especially those annoying spikes and the ghosts that just happen to be floating towards you...

good to know i'm not the only one who can't complete it on a magsorc lol... I'm using necro, slimecraw and caluurion but i might switch out caluurions for julianos

The easy answer is come down, grab the defensive sigil, burn boss, done. Now, no one wants to hear work on your rotation and increase your dps as a solution when you're that close to this great achievement.
Hopefully someone will chime in with how to manage 3rd phase mechanics without ignoring them completely as I mentioned above.
I will say that even with high dps I think you need to add a self heal in your rotation while up top to mitigate the soul churn. Good luck, we've all been here. Once you find your method this fight will be much easier.

To be honest I think like 40% of vMA depends on luck.

No.

Once you know it, there is not that much of a luck factor, and the luck really only factors in when it´s close. If you fail 80% of the time it´s not bad luck.

Keep at it. I promise it will get easier as you do it.

here's some tips that i found really helped me. Some may get you through some parts that you find difficult. They may not all help but are worth a try. I promise with practice you can get it. It took me a good couple of weeks, trying every night, before i finally killed him (my first toon i tried it with was magplar, but have also done it on Mag Sorc and a few other classes as well)

I am not one of the best DPS'es in this game and so i had to fight this boss longer, and the below are things that can help if you are the same. I have friends that are good enough to just DPS this boss down but i am not one so the below are things that can help put things in your favour when you do not have the raw damage of some of the best DPSers in the game. This boss does not require you to be an insane DPS to finish it (although it helps of course!)

1) Try not take the defensive sigil in the first phase (before you go up). The reason is that if you have saved it for when you come back down, he will channel his skulls which usually you would have to interrupt him. If you come down and take the defence sigil then the skull channel is deflected back to him and will do damage to him, and you can ignore him and focus on getting the first gold ghost and the summoners:
2) Do not ignore the summoners of the bone colossus. if you kill them, there will be no bone colossus. For me it's worth killing them especially if you are damaging the boss slower.
3) Use Speed/Unstoppable/Stamina pots when you are up killing the crystals (and also when you come back down). It will help you move faster and also stop you from being knocked over by the Nerieneth wannabe skull cast skill of his. This was actually the thing that helped me the most to first finish this boss. The speed buff helps but the unstoppable part is the real bonus because stuff hits you from all sides in this fight and many of that stuff CCs you or knocks you back and puts you on the back foot, and this really helped big time to avoid that. The speed pots also help in phase 3 when you need to get the gold ghosts fast
4) In the crystal phase, the boss has a very predictable rotation. Learn it closely and it makes things a lot easier. When you go up he will cast a skull then summon a wall then blow up the wall. Then he will cast 2 skulls then a wall then blows up the wall, then 2 skulls then wall then blow up and so on. When you learn it, you can instinctually dodge roll at the right time and you will see the skull fly by you, without ever having to look at the boss. He is so fixed to that rotation you just need to learn it.
5) Learn to avoid the meteors while killing the crystals. For me, the meteors killed me a lot until i knew how to avoid them. Get hit by 1 and it stuns you and you cant move in time to get away from the second, and the second kills you . when the current meteor hits the ground, then next one is targeted where your feet are at that point in time. So its a dance. Avoid the first meteor, and when it lands, the next one is targeted on you, so all you need to do is move a bit, and it will land where you were and not where you are. get that right, and the crystal phase becomes really easy.
6) When in phase 3 (when you come back down) make sure you get the first 3 gold ghosts. If you get them, then you will be able to use the explosion at the same time when the crem guard appears and if you are lucky the boss would have teleported next to the spawn point of the crem guard. If that's the case, drop your destro ulti on them while they are stunned and the cremguard will be dead before he breaks from the stun and you can focus the boss.
7) I found that armour pen reduction sets like Spinners Garments really help you on this fight so if you can get that (available in Auction houses). They are worth swapping in for your normal PVE set as they really help you burn down the bosses.
8) put 10 attributes into health. yes you have less magicka, but it made a lot of the one shot mechanics not one shot mechanics anymore.
9) Reduce graphics to medium if you battle with lag or freezing. It can make the fight much smoother for you.

Use all the sigils start with power and defence. burn down boss and deadra till 70%. On the crystals you need to learn to roll doge at the right time and keep up with the rocks, takes a while to get it right. if you get knocked down get the heal sigil,run to portal and kill clanfear on portal shield up. don't bother with big deadra. Once crystals are done, pick up speed sigil run to ghosts and also to interrupt the boss skill that drains.Use the explosion when deadra spawns burn it down, then focus on boss. then rince repeat until dead

valkyrie93 wrote: »

about 600 attempts, burning through hundreds and hundreds of pots, countless gold spent on repairs, i cannot beat this round of vma
i just destroyed all 3 crystals (ive only managed to do this about 15 times out of all of my attempts) and finally got to the part where you use spectral explosion and the bone colossus is there, i still had 3 sigils to use, and i died. that is the first time i've got that far
i always die to the spikes that come up from the ground too
i just can't do it
what frustrates me even more is that i'm playing a magsorc and i hear so much that it's easiest class to do it on and here i am... welp

How does one complete this without going insane? if i hear his cringey dialogue one more time i will scream

I've got a few great tips for you. The good thing is that you know how to get to where you're currently getting. Everyone has their own way of getting there, and that's perfectly fine.

1. Use Harness Magicka instead of Hardened/Empowered Ward. This will give you some magicka when you get hit, so it's more than just a straight shield. Always have Harness Magicka up.

2. Make sure you dodge the skulls that are thrown at you. They are predictable, so you can learn the timing without having to actually see the skulls. Even if you dodge a little too early, it will still work. Forget about blocking them.

3. If you are using a restoration staff on your backbar, heal yourself using Healing Ward only (no other self-heals).

4. If you have high DPS, try doing a front bar-only rotation, and only use your back bar for Healing Ward and Power Surge.

5. If you have high DPS, burn the boss after doing the crystals, and ignore all the adds, including the ones summoning the bone golem.

6. Pay attention to exactly what's killing you. Do everything exactly the same to get to that point, but then do something different so that same thing doesn't kill you. But you're carving a path through a jungle...keep doing the same thing to get to the same point, then do something different to get a little farther.

@valkyrie93