High Astromancer Solarian Guide: Strategy, Abilities, Loot

High Astromancer Solarian is the third boss in the Tempest Keep 25 player raid instance. Solarian is a cleave-heavy boss encounter that will require the raid to constantly deal with mobs being spawned from portals around the room. Solarian is unique because her first phase has no threat table and the person she targets to attack is almost completely random.

Make sure you have the ability to track who the boss is targeting. During the first phase of this encounter Solarian has no threat table and will cast Arcane Missiles on random players, so being able to tell who she will be attacking can give you more time to react to the damage.

Priest healers should keep Fear Ward up on the tank as often as possible in the third phase.

If in the tank group, Shaman should keep Tremor Totem down during the third phase.

Ranged should make an effort to stay as clumped up as possible to help deal with Wrath of the Astromancer. If everyone is grouped then the person who is targeted is the only person who will have to move.

DPS with stuns should be prepared to use them on the adds that spawn in the second phase to interrupt and stop spell casts.

The boss has no threat table in the first phase, so focus on dealing damage as opposed to mitigating damage or generating threat.

Ensure that you always have Fear Ward active from Priests in your raid during the third phase. Getting feared can be very dangerous so consider a Shaman's Tremor Totem as well if you do not have many Priests.

• Blinding Light — This hits the entire raid for a moderate amount of Arcane damage every 20 seconds.
• Mark of Solarian — Stacks an Arcane Resistance reduction, reducing your resistance by 15 each stack.
• Wrath of the Astromancer — A debuff will target a random player and deal Arcane damage and knock the player targeted by the debuff and anyone near them into the air after the debuff expires.
• Arcane Missiles — A random player will be selected and Arcane damage will be channeled into them by the boss.
• Arcane Bolt — Deals a large amount of Arcane damage to the target who has threat on Solarian.
• Psychic Scream — Fears everyone in melee range of the boss.
• Void Bolt — Deals a large amount of Shadow Damage to the target who has threat on Solarian.

When preparing to pull Solarian all of your ranged and healers should form a stack to help handle Wrath of the Astromancer. Having them all grouped can help make it clear where the person who gets the debuff should go to avoid hitting other players; assigning a location for this can be helpful. The raid needs to be positioned in a way that tanks have time to pick up threat on the mobs spawning from Solarian's portals, so keep an eye on where you the raid is positioned relative to the portals. Pre-assigning a rotation of Fear Wards from your Priests for the third phase can help maximize the uptime of the buff.

The first phase of Solarian will last 50 seconds. During this time the raid should focus on dealing as much damage as possible as there is very little to do other than heal whoever is being targeted by her Arcane Missiles. After 50 seconds Solarian will disappear.

During the second phase Solarium Agents will spawn from the beams of light around the room. A tank needs to be ready to pick them up and they must be AoEd down as quickly and safely as possible. After a short time Solarian will re-appear and two Solarium Priests will spawn as well. The Priests are the highest priority and should be focused down immediately. They can be stunned and interrupted so assigning DPS to interrupt and stun can greatly minimize the Priests' impact on the fight. Once all the Agents and Priests are dead you will have more time to focus on damaging the boss; this cycle repeats until Solarian reaches 20% health.

At 20% health Solarian will transform into a gigantic Voidwalker. She loses all abilities she had in Phases 1 and 2 but gains Void Bolt and Psychic Scream. Void Bolt must be healed through as it deals a significant amount of damage, but during this phase your tank should be the only one taking any significant amount of damage. Psychic Scream can be dealt with by ensuring you have a Shaman in your melee groups using Tremor Totem to maximize uptime. Keep up Fear Ward on your tank whenever possible.

Item	Item Type	Slot
Void Star Talisman	Accessory	Trinket
Solarian's Sapphire	Accessory	Trinket
Wand of the Forgotten Star	Weapon	Wand
Ethereum Life-Staff	Weapon	Staff
Heartrazor	Weapon	Dagger
Star-Soul Breeches	Cloth	Legs
Trousers of the Astromancer	Cloth	Legs
Vambraces of Ending	Leather	Bracers
Star-Strider Boots	Mail	Boots
Worldstorm Gauntlets	Mail	Gloves
Boots of the Resilient	Plate	Boots
Greaves of the Bloodwarder	Plate	Legs
Girdle of the Righteous Path	Plate	Belt