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- Core Resource Mechanics: How to Sustain
- The Combat Rotation & Skill Priority
- Ultimate Management & Group Burn Windows
Core Resource Mechanics: How to Sustain
- Dark Conversion: This is your primary resource lifeline. It instantly converts Magicka into Stamina and Health. Because you are running Tri-Stat enchants, you can channel this during minor boss downtime or block-casting windows to keep your stamina topped off.
- Heavy Attacks: Weave a fully charged heavy attack with your Ice Staff on the back bar whenever your stamina dips below 40%. The Ice Staff heavy attack restores a massive chunk of stamina while maintaining your block mitigation.
- Scribed Resource Returns: Your Scribed utility spells (Leashing Soul) refund resources on impact, ensuring your sustain stays stable during heavy add-wave pulls.
The Combat Rotation & Skill Priority
Opener / Pull Phase (Before the Boss Hits the Stack)
- Streak in to close the distance if enemies are spread out, or fire Leashing Soul to pull distant adds directly into your stack.
- Drop Elemental Blockade on the back bar to proc your Crusher Glyph and apply baseline AoE chilling.
- Swap to the front bar, fire Pierce Armor to establish a hard taunt, and immediately cast Hardened Ward to engage your Bulwark and Calculated Defense CP/skill procs.
Sustained Main-Tank Loop (The 10-Second Cycle)
To keep your buffs and debuffs at 100% uptime without starving your resources, execute your skills in this rhythm:
- Every 5 Seconds: Refresh Heroic Slash on your front bar to maintain Minor Maim and pump out ultimate generation.
- Every 8–10 Seconds: Keep Elemental Blockade active on your back bar. Never let your Crusher glyph drop off the boss.
- Every 10–12 Seconds: Recast Warding Burst (or your Scribed shield) to refresh your group-wide Minor Courage and damage absorption shields.
- Reactive Spams: Use Pierce Armor or your Scribed Taunt only when taunt durations tick down, and use Dark Conversion instantly whenever your magicka pool can spare it to refill your stamina.
Ultimate Management & Group Burn Windows
- Aggressive War Horn: Coordinate with your group's healers and off-tank. Pop War Horn right as your Arcanist DDs hit maximum Crux and prepare to channel Fatecarver, aligning with Pillager's Profit procs to melt boss health bars.
- Greater Storm Atronach: Drop this on large trash waves or stacked boss phases to provide extra stun utility and a passive offensive stat boost while holding your front bar.
