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I've just finished running one of my power-based avatars through episodes 8 thru 10, and as I expected my power-based build made it through everything much, much more easily. All of this started when I got bit by the bug that stalls a character in episode 8, scanning the Tier 2 rifts. Arenanet has tickets on this issue (see the thread on this forum about it). My favorite power build was the one that stalled. So I switched to my condi reaper and worked the story with it. I hit episode 8 and didn't get hit by the bug. However, the problems I described are/were real. My condi reaper has full ascended gear and all sorts of CC and Defiance Break capabilities. Apparently, however, I needed more burst damage capability, because I could only get half-way to killing that green-X essence before it rejuvenates the possessed Isgarren avatar Your comment about DPS resonated with me. So I bought an uncommon Kryptis Motivation for 3.8G that's the current workaround to deal with the stall bug, so I could run my power build (a scrapper) past the stall to finish the story. My scrapper had no problem with Isgarren . . . in any of his forms Anyway, thanks for your thought on this; they helped I'm wondering if others with condi builds have experienced what I did with mine. If so Arenanet may need to address a power build "bias" for that particular boss

Thx for the reply. I'm referring to the fight with the possessed Isgarren. Anyway, you've given me some other strategies to try. Thanks very much

Thx for the reply. Unfortunately, I can't kill the demonic aspect in time . . . no matter what I do. Can't take his breakbar totally down either. It's as if I'm having no effect with my attacks on him or any of the corruptions that spawn. I'm running a condi reaper, perhaps that's contributing to the problem

Used the heart on him (N key when it pops up). Could not kill the corrupted essences; but could run through some of them. No matter how many times I cycled through pressing N and running through the corrupted essences, I could not get Isgarren down below 66% either And, just for the heck of it, I took my avatar into one of the archways, away from the action and watched my allies take him down to 66% all by themselves.! So . . . I'm missing something here. How is one able to kill the possessed Isgarren? Is there a certain amount of time I have to hold down the N key? If I hold it too long, one of his corrupted parts (marked by a green X) just charges him back up to full strength