Baroness Anastari

Stratholme

The Gauntlet

Enter from the service entrance or return from the Scarlet branch, then work through Anastari's, Nerub'enkan's and Maleki's ziggurats. After each boss, enter its building and clear the Thuzadin Acolytes; leaving them alive keeps the route to Slaughter Square shut. Deal with Magistrate Barthilas before the square if the service-entrance approach sent the magistrate running. Black Guard Swordsmith is a plans detour by Anastari's ziggurat, and Stonespine is an optional patrol encounter rather than a gate requirement.

Baroness Anastari

Elite Undead

Anastari interrupts normal boss damage by possessing an ally, requiring controlled damage to free that player without killing them.

Abilities

  • Banshee Wail

    Wails with anguish, inflicting Shadow damage to an enemy.

    Banshee Wail adds Shadow damage to an individual target; restore that player's health while preserving the ability to handle Possess.

  • Banshee Curse

    Remove Banshee Curse from weapon attackers when possible so their attacks can connect again.

  • Silence

    Silences nearby enemies, preventing them from casting spells for 10 seconds.

    Keep the healer away from Anastari's nearby Silence; another player's magic dispel can remove the effect if the healer is caught.

  • Possess

    Takes control of a humanoid enemy up to level 100 for 2 minutes. and increases its maximum health by 2000%.

    When Anastari possesses an ally, damage that player carefully until possession ends. Stop immediately when the ally is freed; do not leave lethal damage-over-time effects running on them.

Tank
Keep Anastari on the cleared ziggurat approach with the healer at range. When Possess removes the boss from reach, stay ready to pick Anastari up again rather than chasing into another pack.
Healer
Stay outside the nearby Silence when possible. Do not counteract the controlled damage being used to free the possessed player; be ready to heal that ally as soon as possession ends.
Damage
Switch from Anastari to the possessed teammate using controlled damage, then stop as soon as the player is freed. Avoid long damage-over-time effects and resume boss damage only after the tank has Anastari again.

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