You will have a small break between the first and second phase while the boss does his RP in which you will have the option to eat up, change gear, or change your talents. The 2nd phase will begin shortly after Archmage Xylem reaches 10% health. Besides that, you need to dodge Shadow Barrage, which are purple balls that move in the direction Xylem is facing. However, you want to save your interrupt for Draw Power because it will buff the damage he does. So, you want to interrupt the cast if necessary, then kill one of the images closer to the boss and stand inside the pink protective barrier that spawns to avoid the ticking damage before making your way to Archmage Xylem.ĭuring the Arcane/shadow phase, Archmage Xylem will teleport around the room and cast Arcane Barrage, which is an interruptible cast. The mirror images will channel Prismatic Shock, knocking you back when the channel completes. The goal is to reach Xylem and interrupt Arcane Annihilation by interacting with him. During this he will also deal a ton of damage and spawn mirror images on the platform. You can see where he is by looking at your minimap. However, as a demon hunter you can Double Jump out of the Comet Storm just be careful to not hit the ice.ĭuring the intermission, Archmage Xylem will teleport away from his current location and hide as a shimmering illusion. Unfortunately, you can’t walk through the Ice Shards because they will instantly kill you, so save a few burst cooldowns in order to nuke them down as fast as possible. Draw Power is an interruptible spell that will make Xylem channel into the Focusing Iris and gain stacks of Draw PowerĪfter a couple of interruptible Frostbolt casts that you want to interrupt as much as possible, the boss will spawn Razor Ice around you and use Comet Storm, which will constantly bombard you with damage.Shadow Barrage will spawn orbs of energy that you need to dodge, and the orbs will move in the direction in which Archmage Xylem is facing.Arcane Barrage is an interruptible spell that deals moderate damage.If an Image is killed it will spawn a protective barrier that heals and protects you from any incoming damage Mirror Images will appear around the room and begin to channel an interruptible ability called Prismatic Shock that will knock you back if you are too close when the channel is done.Arcane Annihilation is a 40 second cast that will do a ton of damage if it goes off.Comet Storm bombards you with constant damage and will be used right after Xylem uses Razor Ice and teleports away, which forces you to either kill the Razor Ice or leap over it to avoid the damage.Razor Ice will stun and surround you with Ice that deals a ton of damage if you walk directly into them.Frostbolt is an interruptible spell that deals a low amount of damage.Focusing Iris are 4 stationary beams that inflicts high damage when touched.

Phase 1:ĭuring this phase you will fight Archmage Xylem. During the 1st phase, you will fight Archmage Xylem, and during the 2nd phase, you will be facing Corrupting shadows, which are void energies that are controlling Archmage Xylem. The Closing the Eye mage tower can be completed by Havoc Demon Hunters, Frost Death Knights, Arms Warriors, Survival Hunters, and Subtlety Rogues. Closing the Eye Mage Tower Guide Written by Paul and Leyst - 13th December 2021

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