Dealing with Mezzing Names?

[Zann]

I have a small regular group consisting of Pally, Bard, Nec, Shm, Mage and usually a Cleric merc. All are group equipped with gear ranging from Teir5 to Teir7.

Having just completed the Teir 6 progression missions, we have moved to Teir 7 to equip up ready to start progression and we are camping the Enhanced Minion V item for the pet classes.

The trash is all well and good but a second name spawns called Grai who fires off an AE 12 sec mez every so often. The group have managed to kill Grai a couple of times but one unresisted mez on the pally results in a wipe/near wipe.

How do others deal with mezzing names?

I make sure the Pally has a spell reflection familiar and the spell reflection buff up (silent piety) but not sure these help.

Any advice gratefully received.

[Kumudil]

Even having participated in some kills of this mob I don't remember if it's aproc or a spell form the mob with might could be intercepted.

Alla has it like:

Unfettered Shriek of the Burynai
Spell Type: Detrimental Skill: Unknown(98)
Mana: 0 Target Type: PB AE
Casting Time: Instant Duration: 2 ticks
Recast Time: 18 Resist: Magic (-650)
Fizzle Time: 0 Range to target: 0
AE Radius: 50 Interruptable: Yes
Location: Any Time of Day: Any
Reflectable: Yes

So it can possibly be interupted: bash, stun, bards bellow .. whatever if possible intercept it.
According Alla its reflectable as well, Bards have atleast 1 song to help here.

Apart from that with Bard and magepet there are 2 decent offtanks, if the MT happens to take the mezz. Bard has a defdisc which should help to endure the 2 tics without trouble, Mage has Pet-DA which as well should be enought to endure a mezz from the MT. The Mezz range is only 50. So might be a good Idea to keep the bard out of meelerange unless he has to jump in and try to build sufficient aggro with VI and dots to be able to jump in.

Frindar has an 15 sec AE stun. When we got her to spawn we used same tactik: burn and keep the casters and priests at distance.

If you are pulling also from the nord, you can spawn a sister of Envoy Frindar: Envoy Gorta. This one has an AE fear and caused us much more trouble than Grai
But we managed to get her hammer for the priests and her shoulder for the meeles as well for all of us.

[Ughbash]

[Zann]

Thanks for all the advice

I will certainly look into using all the tips

[Huurgh]

That what priest classes have RC for. And if you were a Shm you should have Pure Spirit L69, though the casting time suketh. It is not 100% but still.

[vawen]

<3 purification AA also.

[Zann]

[vawen]

[Zann]

Does it work for stun & fear effects?

[Peaky]