Things that need to change for the better

[Arcell]

we have tried many strategies. Some have been our own and some have been other peoples. If we do manage to get past the first AoE rapefest, which doesn't happen often, it is usually followed by the melees getting nuked down in a matter of seconds becase of, once again, AoE spam. You can only do so much with a CON and THM.

The first AoE isn't bad at all and did you stop to think a ranged AoE attack might have some kind of a completely avoidable trigger? I've run into trouble with him using it 2/3 times in a row later but initially it's not that bad.

With the most common (from what I've seen) strategy there's no one best spot to stand in, it's a shifting battle.

Cure 3 can pull crazy hate so maybe you shouldn't use it right off the bat. Use proper enmity managing skills. The mages I play with have had little trouble if they play smart. Also maybe settle for a lower cure until the tank builds proper hate.