Selene – Selene's Web Boss

Overview

Selene is encountered in Selene's Web . This one is a tricky one! There can be a lot going on but there is one MAJOR mechanic that must be taken care of in this fight. There are two phases but one attack, in particular, can cause the group to wipe. I have seen this done wrong repeatedly in pick-up groups so hopefully, this helps fix that. The boss should ALWAYS be faced away from the rest of the group. So the tank must hold a taunt and the direction of the boss 100% of the time.

Mechanics

Phase 1: Spider – Selene starts as a giant spider and her attacks are similar to that of an average spider, with some nasty heavy attacks. The group should be BEHIND the boss in a semi-circle while the tank keeps the boss facing away from them. Once she goes low health she will pull everyone in and drag the group through the web and lower into the ground. Once there you will have to push her to ALMOST death.

Phase 2: Selene – This is her more Humanoid form and a LOT of mechanics start to take place. Position your group in a semi-circle around the boss, do NOT run around the room, focus, and the tank should always face the boss AWAY from the group!

Adds – Two-hander, archers, and healer mobs will spawn around the room. The two-handers have a nasty habit of heavy attacking (uppercutting) group members so your tank should chain these in fast and control them. If you get heavy attacked you MUST block. Healers and archers should be interrupted while the tank tries to pull them in without spinning the boss.

Panther Spirit – IF you are too far away from the group, rather than the jump mechanic that a lot of bosses have, the panther will be summoned to that group member and hit them with an “unavoidable” attack. You should be blocking if this is aiming for you to mitigate the damage.

Webs/Raves – Just like the first boss you will be all pulled into the middle together and ravens/bats (are they ravens or bats?) will swarm in a large AOE. These do a lot of damage so as soon as the webs have dropped you must leave the damage circle. Instead of running around the room, however, usually, in a semi-circle the left and right group members will be switched (so they are standing on opposite sides to which they once were). Use this as a tactical advantage and simply move out of the circle on the side you are NOW on rather than crisscrossing about to get back where you were. Relax, get back into the semi-circle formation and you will be fine.

BRAVE STAR! Bear Attack – Call this the brave star attack. Basically just like Selene’s monster set a bear (Foulhide spirit) will spawn from Selene’s feet and it will heavy attack in AOE in front of her...it is CRUCIAL that you do NOT spin the boss around during this attack else it WILL hit the group and one shot them. A VERY tanky tank can block this, but if you are a squishy tank, simply move to the side, let it pass, and get back in. NEVER spin the boss!

Good luck!

Tips & Strategy

• Tank: Keep Selene facing AWAY from the group and NEVER spin the boss.
• DPS: Stay in formation, block heavy attacks and interrupt healers and archers.
• Healer: Stay in formation and watch the group during Webs/Raves.
• Everyone: Stay close, maintain the semi-circle and watch for the Bear Attack.