After something like 40 to 50 tries I finally got to put this jerk in her place. I beat her at the very last second, while in down state, as the floor was dropping out. That was a thrill. And now the mini pet reward is the only minipet I’ve ever ran around with. Because I’m kitten ed proud of this achievement. GW2 PvE hasn’t given me that since of challenge, anger, accomplishment, and pride until now. And it did it using interesting and new boss mechanics, instead of stupidly high health pools.
Thank you Anet. Queens Gauntlet has made me believe in the future of GW2 PvE. Give the group that put this together a pat on the back for me.