The Cursed One – Vaults of Madness Boss
Overview
The Cursed One is encountered in Vaults of Madness . This boss is a very simple one with a very punishing side effect to people who try to burn through mechanics. This boss CAN be killed very fast due to its low health BUT if his fatal mechanic kicks in, the group can KILL the one with the boss aggro. BE CAREFUL!!
The fight is fairly simple in regards to tanking, grabbing the boss, turning it away from the group, and keeping it still. Kill the adds FIRST then focus on the boss.
Mechanics
Light Attack – A very simple light attack that will hit the person with the aggro (should be the tank). This is very light damage and even a DPS/healer can take a slap or two, not too much to worry about but multiples, of course, can add up.
Frozen Torrent – This is identical to most Wraith-type enemies, an ice AOE will aim at the target and freeze their feet on the spot doing a lot of damage. A tank can take it but a DPS will lose up to 70% of their health depending on their resists and CP allocation so be careful, note, this is interruptible!
Drain Life – This is what gets people killed. This life-draining beam will attach to a random player and drain their life BUT the damage is based on the damage he TAKES! You used to be able to break with a dodge roll but you no longer can, you can break with range however if you get away far enough BUT the fundamental problem with this is over burning...basically, at this point, all DPS players should STOP DAMAGING THE BOSS!! Wait for the beam to finish and then carry on...all damage done by the group is transferred to the player with the beam. So YES you can kill your own group. Be careful!
Tips & Strategy
- Tank: Turn the boss away from the group and keep it still.
- DPS: STOP damaging the boss during Drain Life.
- Healer: Watch the player targeted by Drain Life.
- Everyone: Kill the adds FIRST and interrupt Frozen Torrent.