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    Player Mhaeric's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moonscar View Post
    Best Advice i can give is stack on the boss. the aoe is similar to chimera's Dragon's Voice. if everybody is stacked then there is no charm to worry about. makes healing a hell of a lot easier
    Just to be clear, because this has come up a couple of times in this thread alone at least... Siren has two AoE moves, and I see advice for dealing with one of them being given when it is the other one people are usually talking about.

    The one you stack on the boss for happens only after she jumps up, and is one of two possible moves that she will execute when this happens, the other being her charge. This move is an AoE charm without the usual pre-charm mechanic. It is not interruptible as it is not possible to target her while she does it. Stacking on the boss is the only way to deal with it, and is very easy to manage.

    Her other AoE move is called Lunatic Voice. This move causes moderate damage and places a removable debuff called Reduced Immunity that greatly reduces healing on those with the effect. It is usually done shortly after a jump, which is why it is often confused for the other move. This is the move that causes the most wipes, because she uses her single target pre-charm shortly after it all the while adds are spawning. If this move lands it places immense pressure on the healer to remove debuffs, heal the pre-charmed target to full within 10 seconds, and top up the whole party from about 50% hp while avoiding being grabbed by zombies. It is fully area wide, meaning you cannot stack on the boss or use other placement methods to avoid it. It can be stunned, and possibly silenced, and this is the best way to deal with this ability. If it does go through, the healer needs to remove debuffs as soon as possible with priority being themselves and the tank. When the pre-charm lands, remove the debuff on the affected person if not already removed and top them up to prevent them from being charmed. Once the debuffs are removed and charm is prevented it becomes relatively easier to recover from.
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    Last edited by Mhaeric; 01-17-2014 at 09:53 AM.