“What exactly should Vexen be casting in the first 15 seconds of the pull?”
Coach Clutch: On the kill, Vexen fired 34 Eruptions during the 160-second fight, but the opening sequence went rogue.
- Zero resource waste — 0% overcap on generators across the whole fight.
- Full defensive utilization: Obsidian Scales 2 of 2, Hover 5 of 5, used to reposition during the boss’s cleave and rampage.
- The 15-second scramble:the Scalecommander playbook calls for Ebon Might → Prescience ×2 → Breath of Eons → Tip the Scales → Fire Breath → Eruption ×3. Vexen led with Azure Strike and Eruption instead, delaying the first Ebon Might until 0:12.
- Drifting majors:because the opener was scrambled, Breath of Eons didn’t land until 0:24 and Upheaval not until 0:31. Holding cooldowns for “perfect” windows is a flat damage loss as Scalecommander.
- Unprotected tanks:0 of 6 possible Blistering Scales casts. The boss hammers the tank for ~101 k per Rampage tick, and the armor buff is part of the group’s survival plan.
Memorize the first five globals (Ebon Might → Prescience ×2 → Breath of Eons) so the buff catches the team’s burst window.