Guild Wars 2

Hey guys,
I have been doing HoW for a while now and it seems to me that the butcher should be alot easier to kill then we make out. First question, does the totems have anything to do with his hp, and second, do you have to kill them all at the same time like in CoF. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys
Webbster0106

I never kill the totems, but it helps. They respawn really fast, though. They do exactly what they say they do… One gives regeneration, one gives protection and one gives retaliation (not sure on the last one).

Killing the regen/protection totem should help a bit, but I personally never bother and just kill the boss instead.

You should only bother killing the Protection totem – the one standing on its own, I think. Just take the time to burn it down when it comes up, then go back to the boss. It’s a flat 33% damage reduction and really draws out the fight. All melee has to really watch out for is his spinning attack. These totems do nothing than apply a boon to the boss.

He’s very easy. The regeneration is negligible, as is the damage from retaliation. If your party is having a tough time (often dying to him in melee, for example) you should bring along more immobilizes, chills and cripples.

Thanks guys for the replies. i took your consideration and killed the protection one and it seem to reduce time by a couple of minutes which is great. as for chills and what not else. it does help drastically to have someone there. Thanks again guys
-W