Guild Wars 2

So the solo instance of Canach’s Lair. I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong but I’m finding the dungeon nigh on impossible to complete. I run into two situations when I run the place, either…

1) I am able to disable the bombs around Canach yet when I pull Canach I get knocked down and around the room continuously by him with him managing to reset the bombs which kill me almost from the start.

2) I somehow manage to avoid getting knocked down and around by Canach yet I can only get him to 75% health before he goes full on invulnerable to even the bomb damage then resets the fight with him back at full health.

Does anyone have any advice on how to do this dungeon?

Imagine you are in a basketball court with Canach and competing for 15 shots.

He wants your ball, so he is going to charge you. A few occasions he’ll taunt you, but instead of you letting it get to your head, you cast “stability” on yourself. You disarm the closest mine, preferably a land (explosive) or gas (condition) mine and at the moment he thinks he’s about to make a “steal”, you double drill – “fake” and make him land on the mind.

The rest is just using #1 scan ability to see the range of all discharged mines. Run around and make him lose his “endurance” by just repeating the above tactic and you’ll ace Canach (solo) with little no issue.

1. You can also turn this into a game of tag. Run directly at a mine, and scan it before you get too close, then hit the corresponding deactivate key. Canach will follow you directly into the mine. After it has turned green, you are immune to the blast damage and Canach takes the hit. Keep running on a straight path to lure Canach onto the mine. Scan again, change direction if needed, repeat process. Try to stick to the poison and blast mines. Caltrops isn’t as damaging and Canach will reset his mines every three blasts. Better to use poison and exploding varieties than to risk more frequent full room detonation.

2. Stay off the furniture. Anytime you climb up onto the rocks at the edge of the room, or that very inviting pillar near the center, Canach goes into full regen mode (just like when you draw an enemy out of its zone). I had been trying and dying for almost 40 minutes before I caught on to what was happening. The next trip in, with completely broken gear, Canach bit the dust in under 90 seconds (about 6 blasts). I thought I was quite clever standing on the center pillar when Canach mass detonates. Definitely not the case. However, there are some safe spots around the base of that pillar, and I was effective for running Canach around it, and onto the nearby mines. Remember to watch the chat box. He will explode the room every three mine changes (or so).