Heal Alacrity Scourge (Flower)

Scourge is taken for 2-way Portals using Sand Swell, provides healing and strong barrier.

Alacrity is applied when giving Barrier (Desert Empowerment). Sources include:

• Manifest Sand Shade
• Sand Cascade
• Sandstorm Shroud

Note: The pulses from Sandstorm Shroud are based on your position, so make sure to stand close to the stack when using it.

Be aware that Nefarious Favor, Sand Cascade, Garish Pillar and Sandstorm Shroud all have a small cast-time of roughly 0.75s and don't trigger instantly when pressing the button.

Abrasive Grit provides Might and also cleanses conditions when applying Barrier. Additional cleanses/conversion come from Nefarious Favor, Putrid Mark or combo-ing the Light field from Well of Blood.

There will be a number of Malices throughout the encounter that you are required to slow and immobilise. You want to use chill from Chillblains and Lesser Chilblains, from Garish Pillar, and then immobilising them by using Dark Pact on Cerus (must be facing them) followed by Epidemic to spread the Immobilise to the Malices once they are close enough to be cleaved.

Scourge is fully responsible for projectile destruction during the Gluttony mechanics using Corrosive Poison Cloud.

Alacrity - Provided via Desert Empowerment when applying Barrier.

Might - Via Abrasive Grit and Relic of the Midnight King.

Fury - Relic of the Midnight King

Protection - Desert Shroud and Chillblains & Garish Pillar (Transfusion)

Regeneration - Well of Blood, Mark of Blood and Lesser Mark of Blood from dodging (Mark of Evasion) .

Swiftness - Locust Swarm (you can precast with Banshee's Wail and swap back to Life from Death)

Other Boons:

Vigor - Mark of Blood

Aegis - Serpent Siphon

Summon Flesh Golem

Fear - Garish Pillar, Wail of Doom and Reaper's Mark

10% phase is about patiently cycling through your skills so you are always able to top after a slam.

Dagger is fine for the initial slams but after the Sand Swell it is most comfortable to stay on your staff.

Well of Blood requires your sub-group to stand in it, make use of it during greens or the collection phases.

Dodge as often as you can while circling around the boss to give the group extra healing (Mark of Evasion).

For the mesmer portal flower the most at danger are typically anyone who went early with a malice so keep an eye out for any low health bars and hit them with a staff skill. (Having large party health bars helps a lot to see)

Stripping boons is done with Dark Pact, Sandstorm Shroud and Serpent Siphon.

Last Rites means nearby allies don't bleed out when downed. You can play around this to keep allies from dying, even when you can't actively res them. If playing Relic of Mercy, you have extremely strong res power.