W4 Deimos CM, Hand Kite Soulbeast

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=== How to stack 5 hands using slb blocking abilities:
- stay on spot and wait until 2 hands appear (you've been hit twice), use your blocking ability, block the next 3 hands, move away.

=== TLDR (enough for Normal mode):
- every Mind Crush use Unflinching Fortitude and in couple of seconds We Heal As One, even if you are on full hp (to prolong boons)
- every odd (1, 3, 5...) stack of hands use greatsword 4 to stack five hands.
- when greatsword 4 is on cooldown and Defy Pain is not, use it to stack five hands.
- use Protect Me and Stone spirit off cooldown
- if f2 and gs4 are on the cooldown, stack 3 hands, then move away stack 2, move away.
- try to kite in Saul's banner.

Don't create a separate set of gear, use the full harrier gear you have from heal alac druid + RANDOM greatsword, rarity doesn't matter.
For the video I specifically chose a berserker gs with no relevant sigils inside. Overall sigils have little significance for this & if you dont have legendary ones, just skip them all together.

=== Advanced tips and tricks:
Pre-event:
- you try to stay up, start merged with Jacaranda and on Staff.
- use skills that generate Protection and Regeneration off cooldown: Staff 5 + Staff 3, Photosynthesize (F2), Spiritual Reprieve(F3), Protect Me and Stone Spirit, then We Heal As One to prolong boons.
- Prides: unmerge, immobilise pride with Staff 4, Jacaranda's Embrace (F2). (Be careful, its a missile, can immo Greed by accident)

Boss appears:
- merge with Jacaranda, F2, F3, for more boons in the very beginning, then swap to Black Bear.
- sometimes Mind Crush and hands align perfectly (they will desync, don't worry), use Unflinching Fortitude to block the Mind Crush and stack five hands at the same time! Disabling the cinematic usually (but not always) allows the alignment of the second stack of hands in NM.
- time Protect Me to use just before hands appear to mitigate some damage!
- time Stone Spirit to use just before hands appear to mitigate some damage!
- if Mind Crush is about to happen and people can't get in the dome because of oil or its CM and aegis provider died, use Stone Spirit on the group to save the day!
- if Mind Crush just happened and all lie on the floor, use Spirit of Nature on the group to save the day!
- low on regeneration or protection or health? Swap to Staff, Staff 5 + Staff 3 on the place next to you, to replenish all 3!
- tank is too close? Swap to staff and zoom to the other side of the arena.
- tear is close? Swap to staff to zoom to pick it up or to zoom back.
- when Mind Crush just happened you have time to switch to Jacaranda, unmerge, use F2 on Pride to immo, merge, switch to Black Bear and block the next mind crush. I tried to do it on 4:53, but failed.
- if Pride is near and Mind Crush is about to happen, you can just use staff 4 to slow it down and call it out to others.
Last 10%:
- strategy shamelessly stolen from • Gw2 | Deimos CM | (EoD...

[@creditcheck9646]

Good vid :)

[@kaltaron1284]

Would there be any reason not to switch to givers if you have legendary and tank can easily get above that for learning things? And then transition to Harrier gradually.

[@Caesar_9000]

If your tank is ok with that - sure.
I specifically wanted to stay full harrier, so you dont even need to talk to tank and adjust toughness, i mean everybody kinda expects to have 1200 from slb hk. Even if you have full legendary, your tank might not, so thats the reason behind my choice.
I wanted to find something with 1000, but i like merged bear skills too much to drop them. Obviously with more toughness you can also drop couple of skills or play around with different weapons and still be safe :)