General
- The Varangian stands in a large area filled with shallow water. He will periodically submerge into the water, summoning adds (Sea Burials). After the adds are killed, he will emerge from the water in a different location.
- After reaching a health threshold, the boss will run away. You need to follow him to the new area with a semi-circle of shipping containers. The water will now be electrified, so you must stand on the containers.
- The Varangian is Immune to CC (Crowd Control effects)
- Immune to Stun, Knock Down, and Obstruct
- Immune to Root and Snare
- Abilities to look out for:
- Deep Blast: Dark water that will kill you. Avoid it.
- Charged Hack: If not interrupted, will cause aggro to be lost and a new target picked by the boss.
- E8+: Mjolnir's Echo: Is a knock back and aggro reset. Can be interrupted.
- E14+: Adds are now harder to kill, and should be killed before following the boss to the area with the shipping containers.
What the Tank needs to know:
- Interrupt Chaged Hack.
- Be prepared to pick up aggro from adds when boss submerges.
- Aggro resets when boss re-emerges. Get to boss before trigger happy DPS does.
What the Healer needs to know:
- A group heal over time when boss submerges may keep DPS alive if tank is slow grabbing agro from adds
- May need a couple group heals slotted to keep everyone propped up when crates go electric
What the DPS need to know:
- If tank is short on interrupts, they may ask a DPS to interrupt Charged Hack
- Burn down adds ASAP
- Damage from electric crates is less than damage from falling in water. Usually better to stay on crate and let healer keep you propped up.
To help your team mates even more, why not make use of the InfoCards for this boss:
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