Guild Wars 2

I posted this up on Reddit awhile ago and forgot about here.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1k19su/queens_gauntlet_achievements_small_guide_for/

And for those who don’t want to go to Reddit:

Doobroosh Tranquilizer
Traits: Justice is Blind
Skills: Retreat
Weapon Setup: Sword/Focus
Tactic: Get him low (about 10%), then use Focus⁴ (Blind), Sword³ (Build Stacks), VoJ (Blind), Autoattack(s), Sword² (Blind), Autoattack(s), Focus⁵ (Block), VoC (Block), Retreat (Block).

Savage Brute
Tactic: Just kite him with Scepter while picking up the Bloodlust orbs.
Blobs, Schmobs
Traits: Master of Consecrations
Skills: Shelter, Wall of Reflection, Sanctuary, Renewed Focus
Weapons: Sword/Shield
Tactic: Mark the main slime. DPS him down. Slimes appear on you, so each time a slime appears walk foward a bit which pushes the main slime back. This will help prevent your sword cleave from killing other slimes. When too many slimes start appearing, throw up Wall of Reflection, then Sanctuary, then block with Shelter (requires timing), then block with Shield⁵ (also requires timing), then Renewed Focus if Wall of Reflection is still down, then Wall of Reflection.

Meatless Murder
Skills: Bane Signet, Retreat, Judge’s Intervention
Weapons: Sword/Shield
Tactic: Target and attack the dog, but watch the hunter for meat throws. Make sure to keep as much swiftness up as you can. If the hunter “double throws”, use Bane Signet/Shield of Absorption to knock the dog down. If the dog runs away from you for another meat, use Sword²/Judge’s Intervention to catch up for Shield⁵.

Meatless Murder (Tactic 2)
Traits: Master of Consecrations
Skills: Bane Signet, Wall of Reflection, Shield of the Avenger
Weapons: Sword/Shield
Tactic: Target and attack the dog, but watch the hunter for meat throws. Use Wall of Reflection when he prepares to throw the first meat. When Wall of Reflection is almost out, bring out Shield of the Avenger. If a meat gets through, rush for the meat and return to the shield. Save Bane Signet just in case the dog gets ahead of you.

Light Up the Darkness
Traits: Justice is Blind, Superior Aria, Pure of Voice, Vengeful, Absolute Resolution
Skills: Shelter, Stand Your Ground, Hold the Line, Save Yourselves, Renewed Focus
Weapons: Sword/Shield
Tactic:

1. Find and kill the first cosmic orb immediately, then stand between the first clone and first light well, facing the clone. The 1st AoE will be off somewhere else. The 2nd will appear behind you. After your Aegis blocks one of her attacks, use SYG and SY to stack up on retaliation. Use HTL if you need the extra health regen. The 3rd AoE will be right on top of you, so dodge backwards and get out. Make sure the clone is always walking in a straight line towards the well. After the clone becomes a crystal, immediately pick it up and throw it at Liadri.
2. Proceed to the next light well, but walk on the LEFT SIDE of Liadra and stand on with the well to your right. There will be an AoE on top of the well. After that happens, stand behind the well so the far clone is walking straight into the well. You will be blinded but don’t worry. The AoE will hit somewhere else. After the clone walks into the well, pick up the crystal and throw it at Liadri. During this waiting time, you can walk back and forth to prevent Liadri’s projectiles from hitting you, saving you some hp.
3. Proceed towards the light well on the left of you. Use Shield⁵ to push the clone into the light well. If the cosmic orb appears on the well, kill it before picking up the crystal. Else, use Stand Your Ground to prevent being pulled. Pick up the crystal and look for the cosmic orb and light well. If the cosmic orb and light well are together, move straight through Liadri and throw the crystal at her when you are between her and the light well. Since this is the 3rd throw, she will become active. Don’t stand too close to the light well, or she will leap at you and spin. You want her to spin in place. After she starts spinning, hide behind the light well to lure the clones in.
4. Stage 2: The tactic for stage 2 is fairly simple (but hard to perform). Always stand near light wells to lure clones to them. The AoE in stage 2 targets opposites sides of the arena and alternate. Stand near the edges and keep walking/dodging back and forth. Use your shouts immediately after Liadri leaps and cripples you (changes cripple into swiftness). While waiting for clones to come, use Shield⁴ to keep protection on you when Liadri jumps you, but don’t try to tank her. Her spinning attack does a lot of damage. While you are waiting for clones to walk into the light well, walk back and forth in a circle/oval over the “borders” of the AoE. Once a clone walks into a light well, pick up the crystal and throw it at her. DON’T BE IMPATIENT. If the crystal is in the next area of AoE attacks, wait for the AoE to pass before picking it up. If there are a cluster of clones around the crystal, use Sword² on the clones and then, pick up the crystal. Don’t worry, the clones won’t hit you. If Sword² is down, use VoJ as your walk through them to pick up the crystal. After each crystal, look for the next well and repeat. If you run out of dodges, use Shelter/Renewed Focus to block AoE. If you run out of shouts and end up cripple, use VoR to remove it. Once you get 5 more crystals onto her, lure her near the middle and fight her while kiting in 1 direction through the safe zones. Because Liadri leaps, her clones will generally be further away from you.

Tips:

• Some arenas are different than others. I believe the arena with the Sylvari Ringmaster has a better setup. The light wells in that arena are further away from the wall, giving you more space to stand behind.
• The light wells spawn in the same 4 locations, in the same order. The next light well spawns immediately after a clone walks into the current light well.
• Blinding clones prevent them from hitting you when they explode.
• During stage 1, if you face Liadri and strafe side to side, you can dodge Liadir’s projectiles.
• During stage 2, the AoE alternates opposite sides of the arena. If you find yourself under the AoE and needing to dodge, stay in the same area after dodging.

Humble Victor, Risk Taker, Triple Threat, High Stakes Gambler
Traits: Fiery Wrath, Scepter Power, Kindled Zeal, Justice is Blind (minor), Blind Exposure, Radiant Fire, Right-Hand Strength
Skills: Wall of Reflection, Judge’s Intervention, Renewed Focus
Weapons: Sword/Torch, Scepter/Focus
Gambits: All but Crowd Favorite
Tactic: Start with Sword² and use Wall of Reflection to reflect his first volley. Use Torch[4,4] to get huge burns on him and keep attacking him. He will teleport behind you on the right. Immediately, Sword² to him and continue attacking him. Once he volleys, use Sword³. Next, he will teleport to the far end of the room and snipe you. Use Judge’s Intervention followed by VoJ (for the blind). Keep attacking. If he teleports again, use Sword² and repeat the process. If he teleports too far away and your Judge’s Intervention is on cd, use Renewed Focus to dodge the shot.

Humble Victor, Risk Taker, Triple Threat, High Stakes Gambler (Tactic 2)
Traits: Fiery Wrath, Scepter Power, Kindled Zeal, Justice is Blind (minor), Blind Exposure, Radiant Fire, Right-Hand Strength
Skills: Wall of Reflection, Judge’s Intervention
Gambits: All but Squeamish
Tactic: Wait for Deadeye to teleport onto you. Then use Wall of Reflection and DPS him down. If he teleports again, use Judge’s Intervention to catch him, followed by VoJ to blind the kill shot. If he’s still not finished, follow him with Sword² and finish him.

thanks for posting this again, Sairenkao (from reddit)!
so for tactic 2, do you just wait in the beginning for him to port to you and then start your rotation there? he doesn’t use killshot from the middle?

i used to go with tactic 1, but after sword 2, it doesn’t recharge quick enough to catch and blind him after his first port for some reason. i’m assuming he uses Killshot right as he ports?

[added: oh, if we were to do Tactic 2, don’t you not get Humble Victor cause you don’t take Squeamish though?]

Sairenkao.6485:

Light Up the Darkness
Traits: Justice is Blind, Superior Aria, Pure of Voice, Vengeful, Absolute Resolution
Skills: Shelter, Stand Your Ground, Hold the Line, Save Yourselves, Renewed Focus
Weapons: Sword/Shield
Tactic:

1. Find and kill the first cosmic orb immediately, then stand between the first clone and first light well, facing the clone. The 1st AoE will be off somewhere else. The 2nd will appear behind you. After your Aegis blocks one of her attacks, use SYG and SY to stack up on retaliation. Use HTL if you need the extra health regen. The 3rd AoE will be right on top of you, so dodge backwards and get out. Make sure the clone is always walking in a straight line towards the well. After the clone becomes a crystal, immediately pick it up and throw it at Liadri.
2. Proceed to the next light well, but walk on the LEFT SIDE of Liadra and stand on with the well to your right. There will be an AoE on top of the well. After that happens, stand behind the well so the far clone is walking straight into the well. You will be blinded but don’t worry. The AoE will hit somewhere else. After the clone walks into the well, pick up the crystal and throw it at Liadri. During this waiting time, you can walk back and forth to prevent Liadri’s projectiles from hitting you, saving you some hp.
3. Proceed towards the light well on the left of you. Use Shield⁵ to push the clone into the light well. If the cosmic orb appears on the well, kill it before picking up the crystal. Else, use Stand Your Ground to prevent being pulled. Pick up the crystal and look for the cosmic orb and light well. If the cosmic orb and light well are together, move straight through Liadri and throw the crystal at her when you are between her and the light well. Since this is the 3rd throw, she will become active. Don’t stand too close to the light well, or she will leap at you and spin. You want her to spin in place. After she starts spinning, hide behind the light well to lure the clones in.
4. Stage 2: The tactic for stage 2 is fairly simple (but hard to perform). Always stand near light wells to lure clones to them. The AoE in stage 2 targets opposites sides of the arena and alternate. Stand near the edges and keep walking/dodging back and forth. Use your shouts immediately after Liadri leaps and cripples you (changes cripple into swiftness). While waiting for clones to come, use Shield⁴ to keep protection on you when Liadri jumps you, but don’t try to tank her. Her spinning attack does a lot of damage. While you are waiting for clones to walk into the light well, walk back and forth in a circle/oval over the “borders” of the AoE. Once a clone walks into a light well, pick up the crystal and throw it at her. DON’T BE IMPATIENT. If the crystal is in the next area of AoE attacks, wait for the AoE to pass before picking it up. If there are a cluster of clones around the crystal, use Sword² on the clones and then, pick up the crystal. Don’t worry, the clones won’t hit you. If Sword² is down, use VoJ as your walk through them to pick up the crystal. After each crystal, look for the next well and repeat. If you run out of dodges, use Shelter/Renewed Focus to block AoE. If you run out of shouts and end up cripple, use VoR to remove it. Once you get 5 more crystals onto her, lure her near the middle and fight her while kiting in 1 direction through the safe zones. Because Liadri leaps, her clones will generally be further away from you.

Tips:

• Some arenas are different than others. I believe the arena with the Sylvari Ringmaster has a better setup. The light wells in that arena are further away from the wall, giving you more space to stand behind.
• The light wells spawn in the same 4 locations, in the same order. The next light well spawns immediately after a clone walks into the current light well.
• Blinding clones prevent them from hitting you when they explode.
• During stage 1, if you face Liadri and strafe side to side, you can dodge Liadir’s projectiles.
• During stage 2, the AoE alternates opposite sides of the arena. If you find yourself under the AoE and needing to dodge, stay in the same area after dodging.

Sounds nice but i would like to see a video. I always run up of time.