This PQ Lord is Kurt Helborg, one of the greatest warriors of the Empire. He is supported by the Reiksguard and a Celestial Wizard.
Key Mechanics (All Phases):
Tanks near the boss will gain the ‘Swap!’ ability, which can be used to lower aggro and swap the boss to another Tank.
- Tank Swap:
This boss puts a stacking debuff on whoever is tanking him. (Icon shown on left.) Once this debuff reaches ten stacks, Kurt will strike a killing blow, instantly defeating his target.
- Tanks near the Boss will gain the ‘Swap!’ ability, which is a granted ability that can be used to lower their aggro on the boss by 10,000. This has a 20 second cooldown.
- True Damage Spikes: Kurt will hit your Main Tank for a large chunk of their HP, regardless of their block or parry rates.
- Forward Cleave: The boss will cleave players in front of him. Tanks should face him away from the group at all times.
- Interrupt: This boss has an interruptable AOE attack that will damage all those nearby him. (This attack is a spin and looks like the Raze Morale 2)
- Shatter: This boss will buff himself to increase his power. This can be shattered or stripped.
- Deadly Adds: Every time the boss loses 10% HP, a group of Reiksguard Reinforcements will appear from a random direction to join the fight.
Phase Mechanics:
- Phase 1: (Game Objects) Every 5% HP, the Reiksguard will raise banners or summon objects to empower Kurt. These appear first over near the Tents outside the PQ’s tower, and each will have a white light glowing on it to make it visible. One appears at the bottom floor of the Tower, and another will appear around the side of the Tower. Destroy these quickly to remove the buffs from Kurt.
- Phase 2: At 50% HP, the Game Objects stop spawning. A Portal Opens up the stairs behind the boss’ spawn location. Within this portal, players must defeat the Celestial Wizard and then destroy the Game Object sitting atop the tower he resides in. Once defeated, use the Exit Portal to rejoin the fight.
- Phase 3: At 40% HP, two Reikscaptains will appear on either side of Kurt. These can and should be killed quickly. These also apply the same stacking 10 stack debuff to their target. If the main Tank has 5 stacks from the boss and 5 stacks from one of these mobs, they will still die from hitting a total of 10 stacks, so be sure to split these onto unique tanks.
- Phase 4: At 20%, the boss will enter a DPS race phase. If not killed within the time limit, it will enrage and wipe the raid.
This boss drops the Onslaught Shoulders and Gloves.
