Mage tower help

need advice for guardian druid every time i get knocked off from the infernal,s smash because its always behind kruul and i never even see it coming coz of kruul’s fat behind…

After being knocked off at least 40 times by an infernal smash that i dont see behind kruul’s fat behind is beyond annoying.

Now i know people will go “ohhh its so easy… i done it blindfolded whilst watching you tube.”… but i just cannot seem to get past that infernal smash,

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I’m not sure if it’s in there but you could check bigwigs/DBM to see if they have a mage tower plugin where you can set a special sound for infernal slams so when you hear it you just move.

I have DBM the thing is with the warning of smash from DBM it warns you as the Smash has actually happened so you do not get any time to move out of it. It has such a short cast timer too.

Then I guess just constantly move, kite him diagonally all the time.

How many infernals do you have up in the last phase? It’s important to get the least amount possible and after that it comes down to movement really. But the lesser you have the easier it becomes. (not to say it’s easy)

Try to zoom out as much as possible if you havn’t already and like mentioned above try to keep moving.

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Buy the kite item (goblin glider?), even if you get knocked off you can fly back to the arena by using the item. Guardian barely has any keybinds, so you can easily bind it to something quick.

Same goes for feral charge? I think the ability is called. If you are fast you can just charge back in after being knocked out.

Abuse the Legion socketed gear and the OP potions too. The OP potion makes a massive difference in DPS especially on the tank chars.

I have gotten to the last phase with 2 infernals up mostly , i have camera zoomed out max and all i end up seeing is like kruul in my face and nothing behind him.

I remember doing the green fire quest when that was relevant even that was easier than this, at least there wasnt what felt like a “cheese” mechanic which could be cast behind another mob who filled your entire screen so you cant even see it coming.

Just kinda feel super robbed when you get him to 10% just to be sent off the platform due to a cast you cant see, I guess i just have to keep moving the issue is the green stuff on the floor happens and then your slowed and it makes it ridiculous to get out of the way of the smash if it lines up with the green poop.

i just need to git gud i guess.

Two is really good! Keep moving is the only tip I can give then, suppose just more practice and hope for the best. Took me about 110 tries :smiling_face_with_tear:

Damage-wise you’re good at least.

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Best advice I can give you is baiting the smash. If the Infernals are up and you don’t move for a few seconds they will cast it. Once you get used to baiting it, you will probably find it easier to dodge because you know when it’s coming. It’s been a while since I did it but I found a good rythm of standing still for 2-3 abilities to bait, sidestep, 2-3 abilities, sidestep, etc.

I’ve pushed into Kruul with one infernal up. It’s basically GG if you can do that, it’s very possible as I’ve done it multiple times. Looking at your gear, I’d say you could easily push into phase 2 with 1 infernal up, depending on how much you utilize balance affinity.

But basically, constantly be moving, if have multiple up, the infernals stand still when casting smash. Have a couple of gliders keybound to an easy to reach key, just incase. I keybinded mine to middle mouse button.

Guardian mage tower is burnt into my brain, I did it that much, I feel like I’ve perfected that fight.

Gliders.
If not gliders, wild charge in travel form / boomkin.
I did it in legion and this is anew account so i cant fully remember if travelform is allowed, but i remember using gliders and having boomkin affinity for the range and so i could use wild charge like a hunters disengauge

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I don’t know if my attempt will give you any insight? But here it is.

damn this mage tower is some kind of joke… after 300 tries + now its usually the knock off which kills me due to kruul fat behind so i thought i would spec mass entanglement to root the infernals but it kept it rooted for about 4 seconds instead of the stated 30 seconds…

So not only did they remove certain enchants and certain items and stuff which made the mage tower a little easier they also messed with spells so you cant even use them…

Its damn stupid to yet nerf our ability to melee our target as a tank as well as having useless npc,s ( but useless npc,s seems to be a default in all the mage tower) XD

I know what I need to do to complete the challenge but doing it in theory is one thing and doing it in practice is another due to poor design, I think the mage tower is poorly designed due to the fact that it is overtuned. Its just too frustrating that it,s so unforgiving for 1 mistake and then having multiple ways to lose feels like the deck has been ultra stacked against you. This is way worse than the green fire for warlock when i done that when it was current. XD

I think because I do not use a lot of macro,s to shapeshift into and out of bear form it makes everything I do a little slower and I feel that macros are a MUST for this.

@Birchen I notice how you switch in and out of bear form without having to even click the stance form bar, How are you doing that please? Atm I have to click the stance form bar to switch in and out of bear form / moonkin form I have Wild Charge talented and lost count of the times i bounded backwards because i have to go to bear form to charge back on the platform if the infernal hits me.

You can drag the forms from spellbook onto the the action bar so that they are bound to a key.

I personally don’t use a macro for shifting, I have bear form bound to “3” when I am out of bear form. I only come out of bear form to use rejuve>swiftmend. Rejuve casts and takes you out of bear form without a macro. I play with a 12 side button mouse, I don’t use keyboard binds for many abilities.

I only click to use my pot and drums when Kruul drops in and I’ve been blasted off while doing it. Clicking is pretty risky.

Ok update I managed to get kruul to 3k and the npc,s didnt finish him : ( but thats me done for a while before i go back it,s too much…

Please blizz i beg just make me pay £19.99 for the were bear form and be done with it, so i can either get it free via mage tower or buy it. xD

The talents released in the 10.0 prepatch will probably make it a lot easier. So you can just be patient if need be.

lets hope they allow us to use them. :slight_smile:

If you queue for CN LFR you get a shot at the cheat death from Sun King which gives you an extra annihilate.

In season 4 CN will be back in rotation and there is a system that lets you buy a specific item. So you can 100% get the trinket that way.

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mah… i continue to dont understand mt: in legion i was near to down the ww monk boss. now with my monk im oneshotted in 3 secs. i know i should use lvl 50 gear and artifact but sincerely i think is just a waste of time.
yesterday i tried with my destro lvl 50 and imagine my amazement when… he was oneshotted in 4 secs.
Not my cup of tea.
i prefer farm old achievement than this “thing”. but if ppl enjoy it… im just happy.

I was running in circle constantly, both in OG MT and new one.

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