Gorseval Raid Guide

Summary

There is 坚韧 Toughness based aggro at the 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 Gorseval encounter. Make sure you have someone ready to tank!

Phase 1 (100% - 66%)

Bring 圣盾 Aegis 或稳固 Stability：。
needs to be dealt with. Check which tactic you are using first. Don´t die to Vivid Echo。
Depending on your strategy (chosen pre-fight, based on squad DPS), if you're escaping, break an Ethereal Barrier after ，kill the adds, and then glide into the before World Eater finishes. If you're out-DPSing, stop World Eater by DPSing 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 Gorseval to 66%
At 66%, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 becomes ，and Split Phase 1 begins.

Common Mistakes

for ，not using 圣盾，稳固，or 翻滚 to avoid the
during ，DPSing too fast and ：
breaking 蔑视条 too fast, so you can't DPS enough to phase 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 and stop World Eater
letting a reach 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，starting World Eater and killing everyone
during split phases, not using full DPS to quickly kill
not killing the main phase adds before the split phases, making miss the
letting AoEs cover the arena
not removing the condition by killing the big orbs for their smaller gold orbs
getting caught in

Common Names

= slam
= tantrum, rampage
= orbs
= eggs

Intro

多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 is Wing 1's second boss. It has 3 main phases, with split phases between each main phase.

You use the following Masteries and mounts:

Masteries: (everyone)。
mounts: N/A (released before Path of Fire)。

As a DPS-check boss, you need high enough squad DPS, or you'll wipe to mechanics. Squad DPS also affects what strategies to use.

Depending on your squad DPS, there are different strategies for ，World Eater和 :

high squad DPS (>75k): Fast-break ，out-DPS World Eater, and split into subgroups to kill 。
low squad DPS (<75k): Slow-break ，out-DPS World Eater, and move as a squad (without the ，who waits to use ) to kill 。
If you have very low squad DPS, out-heal ，escape World Eater, and move as a squad (without the ，who waits to use ) to kill 。

Before fighting, ask your commander about strategies!

Even with high squad DPS, it's common to use mixed strategies like fast/fast/slow breaks for ，out-DPSing World Eater, and moving as a squad (without the )!

多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 uses 坚韧 -based aggro. The tank is usually a 或。

If you're breaking ，bring lots of CC skills!

Bring 圣盾和稳固：'s 。

Bring 拉拽：cleaving the adds next to 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。

(optional) Bring to the adds and 。

(Envoy I) Once per raid reset, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 drops 1 。

You need to kill 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 5 times, so it takes 5 weeks to get enough 。

Boss: Gorseval the Multifarious

Gorseval in its arena.

Main Phase 1 (100% to 66%)

You start outside of the arena. Glide over an to reach the arena. Wait at the edge of the arena.

The fight begins when you move from the edge of the arena toward the boss.

You have 7 minutes to kill 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，or it enrages (+200% outgoing damage)。 All despawn.
If you're tanking, stand east of 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，so it doesn't hit the others.

多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 has:

: Aura that constantly ticks damage.
: Basic auto-attack. 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 swipes horizontally, causing low damage.
: AoE skill. 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 slams down its arm from above, causing moderate damage.
: Causes damage for 50% of player health. 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 also gets a 4,500 蔑视条和，and black goo covers the arena in patterns of rings, causing moderate damage and stacking 易伤 when they explode.
World Eater: Instant-kill skill avoided by either phasing 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 or escaping the arena.

Gorseval uses Wicked Swipe, swiping horizontally. It then uses Spectral Impact, slamming its arm from above.

When the fight begins, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 starts with one of two attack patterns:

，and then 。
，and then 。

For ，use 圣盾，稳固，or 翻滚 to avoid the 。

After 3 attacks, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 teleports to the arena center, and then begins 。

During Ghastly Rampage, avoid black goo, and (if you have HIGH squad DPS) break the boss QUICKLY or (if you have LOW squad DPS) break the boss SLOWLY. Make sure that you DPS slowly, so Vivid Echo doesn't kill you!

During ，多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 gains a 4,500 蔑视条和 (a stronger version of the removed Retaliation boon)。

ends when 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 's 蔑视条 is broken, or after 25 seconds.

Black rings cover the arena in patterns. After 3 seconds, they explode, causing moderate damage and stacking 易伤：anyone in them.

Patterns 1 and 2 have safe areas under 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 3 is safe a little further from 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 4 is safe further from 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 5 is safe a little closer to 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 6 has no safe areas.

Depending on your strategy (chosen pre-fight, based on squad DPS):

fast break: Quickly break 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 with CC skills.
slow break: Slowly break 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 with CC skills.
no break: Don't break 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。 Instead, stay in safe areas, and out-heal the damage.

During ，DPS slowly! If you DPS too fast, you'll ：！

For every tick of skill damage, you're damaged for a fixed amount, so multi-hit small skills hurt more than single-hit big skills.
Conditions don't trigger 。

After ends, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 uses 和。 It also spawns 4 adds that cause conditions and 。

拉拽 to cleave the adds alongside 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，or on 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 to kill them from range.

Depending on your strategy (chosen pre-fight, based on squad DPS), the upcoming World Eater is handled differently:

out-DPSing World Eater: Stop World Eater by DPSing 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 to 66%, before the attack finishes.
escaping World Eater: After ，kill an Ethereal Barrier near an 。 Staying near the opening, kill the adds, DPS 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，and don't get and out of the arena. Wait until World Eater's AoE has almost filled the arena, and then glide into the 。 Glide back into the arena.

There are 4 Updrafts around the arena; each Updraft can only be used once. If escaping World Eater, after Ghastly Rampage, kill the Ethereal Barrier near an Updraft; when World Eater is nearly finished casting, everyone glides into the nearby Updraft, and then returns. Don't glide too early! The Updraft despawns 15 seconds after the first player uses it!

25 seconds after ends, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 starts using World Eater. After 13 seconds, the skill finishes, killing players inside of the arena.

If escaping World Eater:

Delay using the ：as long as possible! It disappears 15 seconds after the first person uses it!
Make sure to kill the adds before you escape, so World Eater doesn't kill them! increases 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 's damage (+10%) for each add killed!
After World Eater, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 restarts its attack pattern from the beginning of Phase 1.

Before the orange AoE of World Eater fills the arena, players glide into an Updraft, and then return to the arena.

At 66%, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 goes to the arena's center and gains ，becoming 。

Split Phase 1: Charged Souls

Kill all before any merge with 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，causing it to use World Eater, likely wiping the squad.

Upon starting the split phase, 4 spawn NE (northeast), SE (southeast), SW (southwest), and NW (northwest) of 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，slowly walking toward it.

If not splitting into subgroups, the Druid uses Entangle when Charged Soul AoEs touch the boss's fingers. If DPS is low or Entangle misses, EVERYONE (not just Druid) helps to Immobilize the Charged Souls!

Depending on your strategy (chosen pre-fight, based on squad DPS), you kill the as:

2 subgroups: Subgroup 1 kills the NW () and NE ，while Subgroup 2 kills the SW and SE () 。 After killing your subgroup's ，help the other subgroup.
squad + separate : 9 players kill the NW (), and then move clockwise. The waits south of 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，and uses and other skills to 定身 the other 。

While the AoEs cause 虚弱，it isn't a problem with decent DPS.

For both strategies, slow the with 冰冻，迟缓，残废和定身。

If ，make sure you're ready to use other skills if 定身 fails!

only merge with 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 at its center.

For example, touching bubble doesn't start World Eater.

After the die, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 is no longer ，starting Phase 2.

Main Phase 2 (66% to 33%)

Main Phase 2 is the same as Main Phase 1, but with 。

Kill Spectral Darkness orbs, so their AoEs don't cover the arena. Killing them spawns 2 gold orbs; to remove the debuff, touch 2 gold orbs.

: Black orbs with an expanding light blue AoE spawn in the arena. Touching the AoE gives 10 stacks of (indicated by a ghost icon above your head)。

Use ranged attacks to kill the black orbs near 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 and (if escaping World Eater) near an Ethereal Barrier with 。
When you get ，you have -100% outgoing damage, and +100% incoming damage. (Each stack decreases outgoing damage by 10% and increases incoming damage by 10%)。
To remove ，kill black orbs, and then touch 2 small gold orbs.

has a different set of patterns:

Patterns 1 is safe under 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Patterns 2 and 3 are safe a little further out.
Pattern 4 is safe further out.
Pattern 5 is safe near the arena's edge.
Pattern 6 has no safe areas.

At 33%, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 goes to the arena center and gains ，becoming 。

Split Phase 2: Charged Souls

Split Phase 2 is the same as Split Phase 1, but with 。

Kill all before any reach 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 and instantly kill the squad.

Upon starting the split phase, 4 spawn NW, NE, SE, and SW of 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔，slowly walking toward it.

Kill orbs near the 或多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。

After the die, 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 is no longer ，starting Phase 3.

Main Phase 3 (33% to 0%)

Main Phase 3 is the same as Main Phase 2, but with 。

avoid the Ghastly Prison AoEs; if trapped, use Rebel; if not trapped, cleave the blue eggs. Be careful not to go into other players' AoEs!

: Small orange AoE circles appear under players. After 1 second, players are trapped in blue eggs.

Avoid the AoEs by moving out of them.
Free trapped players by using Rebel (if trapped) and attacking the eggs (if not trapped)。

Many squads that do fast CC for Phases 1 and 2 slow their CC for Phase 3.

has a different set of patterns:

Pattern 1 is safe near 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 2 is safe a little further out.
Patterns 3, 4, and 5 are safe under 多变藤戈瑟瓦尔。
Pattern 6 has no safe areas.

多变藤戈瑟瓦尔 dies at 0%, ending the fight.