Can somebody explain to me how exactly 2nd phase of Dragonstand works?

[Knighthonor.4061]

I normally always just follow the tag, but yesterday I had to tag up. I did some Google searching but notice there aren't really any online guides to Dragonstand meta just vague stuff like run around with the commander. But how does the mechanics of that fight work?

[Randulf.7614]

The 3 towers? Or Mouth of Mordremoth

If towers

• one group circles round taking out the spawning mob who will regenerate the pods that prevent the boss being killed
• Another small group focuses first on the pods then the boss once vulnerable
• Once the boss is dead, it can be revived by the pods if left so continue taking down the respawning vine tender whilst the other towers are doing all this as well
• All three tower bosses need to be dead to progress (doesn’t need to be simultaneous)

[Knighthonor.4061]

@Randulf.7614 said:The 3 towers? Or Mouth of Mordremoth

If towers

• one group circles round taking out the spawning mob who will regenerate the pods that prevent the boss being killed
• Another small group focuses first on the pods then the boss once vulnerable
• Once the boss is dead, it can be revived by the pods if left so continue taking down the respawning vine tender whilst the other towers are doing all this as well
• All three tower bosses need to be dead to progress (doesn’t need to be simultaneous)

Those pod things hanging down are what?

[Randulf.7614]

Those are the pods I already mentioned

They need destroying before the boss can be attacked. They can be revived by the tenders who revive the pods at fixed points in the outer path you circle round

[TheAgedGnome.7520]

The Blighting towers> @Knighthonor.4061 said:

Those pod things hanging down are what?

Those are the Ley-Line Collectors. There are 3 of them per lane. If any one of them is present, then the boss in that lane will be invulnerable. So its essential that the Collectors be destroyed and then prevented from being re-summoned in order to defeat the boss.

The Mordrem Preservers spawn, walk toward the Collector spawn spot, and summon the Ley-Line Collector. The spawn rate of the Preservers is tuned to make it just barely possible to run to them and kill them in time. Bringing group swiftness to that part of the fight is helpful.

Also, if a lane defeats a boss, and are waiting for the other lanes to kill their boss, its essential that the group continue to kill Preservers as they spawn. If they fail to do so, and a Preserver is able to summon a Collector, then that triggers a respawn of the boss, and the entire boss fight has to be completed again!

As commander, when you see the each of the 3 Preservers spawn, mark each of the spawn locations, so your group will more easily know where to focus next lap around.

Also: its important that the boss group keep the boss pulled up into the center platform; otherwise, it'll get dragged into the loop and interfere with the group trying to kill the Preservers.