Guild Wars 2

So, I’ve managed to so far beat every other challenge except for Liadra at this point with my single warrior.
I’m using a sort of hybrid build, so its a tad unorthodox compared to most warriors. Rifle and Sword/Shield, 5 signets; should give you an idea just how off it is.

Anyways, onto the problem at hand;
I can’t seem to handle her effectively. If I’m not sucked in at the first 5 seconds to be downed without stability being pumped off the bat.

I managed to get a tip on how to eliminate that blinding and inhibiting light she does (who’s great idea was that in an already poorly colored dome, bad camera controls with 1 shot kill mechanics?)

But when it comes to phase 2, I begin to fall flat. Kiting the shadow clones to the circles is easy enough to get her vulnerable if the first portions go well.
But taking her down personally during the phase with the clones in the way is a bit of a hassle. Combined with the other elements to take care for.

Any tips on warriors being a bit more effective in these parts?
Foods?
Tactics?
Graphical tricks?

I don’t have any problem taking any of her attacks due to my regen. Just those 1 shots.
Only thing that seems to be my bane is the inconsistent ability of destroying the orbs, which easily break things.

A couple of things:
Not sure if you know this, but you can rally off of orbs so if you get pulled try to target the orb as quickly as possible.

There is some food that gives you increased endurance regeneration if you’re finding that you run out of dodges.

If possible I think it would greatly help if you took out one signet for Endure Pain as it could help you survive the aoe if you don’t think you can get out of it.

The aoe in phase 2 rotates in an hourglass fashion. A safe zone from one barrage will turn into a kill zone in the next. Try to always keep moving in a circle and gunning with your rifle.

And finally keep trying, but if you find yourself getting really frustrated take a short break as it will make it easier to concentrate when you try again.

Get 40% endurance food, don’t use the signet that increases endurance regeneration as they don’t stack. You can also get stuff like maintenance oil to get some extra damage.

Get a condition build. Even with defensive traits and gear you can’t do direct damage for long, all the while dodging the aoe and clones. You’ll probably want to focus on bleeds as those are easy to inflict with the rifle autoattack.

In phase 2, try to stay near the middle, it will be easier to dodge the rotating aoe.

Turn off post-processing, it will disable the “blind”. (I assume you already know this but say it anyway incase anyone else doesn’t)

Mcrocha.3891:

A couple of things:
Not sure if you know this, but you can rally off of orbs so if you get pulled try to target the orb as quickly as possible.

There is some food that gives you increased endurance regeneration if you’re finding that you run out of dodges.

If possible I think it would greatly help if you took out one signet for Endure Pain as it could help you survive the aoe if you don’t think you can get out of it.

The aoe in phase 2 rotates in an hourglass fashion. A safe zone from one barrage will turn into a kill zone in the next. Try to always keep moving in a circle and gunning with your rifle.

And finally keep trying, but if you find yourself getting really frustrated take a short break as it will make it easier to concentrate when you try again.

I knew about the orbs being able to be rallied off of, but the kitten things are 90% of the time obstructed. Which at times is enough to get me killed. But I do aim for them immediately when downed.

I never thought to try Endure Pain simply because it wasn’t practical in the other sections with the one shots that were unblockable and so on. I’ll try it. Would buy me alot more time. I can handle losing one signet.

Aye, I noticed the hourglass in phase 2 from spectating, but a little harder to navigate once inside for sure. XD That part will likely take some practice.

As for the food, was using the Orrian beef stew that grants 40% dodge regen, but I’m rather convinced it doesn’t stack with my endurance signet. =/ (Which I might just swap for ED if so.)
EDIT; Ah, so it was indeed a waste, thanks Waar!

Thanks for the couple of tips though, will likely try them out to see if it ups effectiveness!

I tweaked my build to have lots of speed and endurance regeneration. Once you beat it, it will seem so simple. In Phase 2 I pretty much just moved left and auto-attacked from range. You just gotta pay attention to whats going on and keep your cool. Other than that, I recommend going to the warrior forum; there are probably lots of tips and builds there. Check the youtoobs too.