QTP Tank and Anoms (Heal Alac Mechanist)

Guide for tanking Qadim the Peerless (aka QTP or Q2) and solo cc-ing anomalies as heal alacrity mechanist (HAM). There's a lot to go over for tanking this encounter so I tried to keep things simple and concise. I want to highlight some points that may have been glossed over.
- If you're new to the role, I recommend learning to tank first and, then, learn the solo anoms once you're really comfy with tanking.
- rifle with energy sigil is probably the easiest cc source for the anoms (ty Xyo & Ghael). You lose access to your shield 5 block and vigor from mace 2. Other cc options include Mortars plus one or more of the following: Tool Kit (also an extra block), Technobabble (asura utility skill), Throw Mine (900 range), Throw Shield (900 range), Mace 3 (600 player/~900 mech)
- CC the anoms OVER A FIRE, whenever possible. The fire will kill them very quickly. Call for your group to kill them if you're doing "pug fires".
- Don't let the anoms get too close to the pylon or Qadim. They will do their charging attack and make the fight harder.
- Be very careful to not get knocked back by shockwave while cc-ing the anoms.
- QTP will animation lock during most of his attacks, which is helpful for when you need to get in cc range.
- For positioning carpets, make sure you're positioning them in a gap between the pylon circle and the orb collection circle. If you're group is catching clockwise and you're tanking North (default), place them at ~10 o'clock and ~2 o'clock. Place them out of the way for collection.
- No toughness is needed for aggro, but it can really help while you're learning. The orb attacks can do a lot of damage, esp if you have vuln stacks. CLEANSE THE VULN.
- The carpet disappearing animation trolls. The carpet will visually disappear before the damaging field is gone. You can see that in phase 1. So be careful with that.
- It's a bit awkward to get mace 2 regen on the stack, so you may have to get a bit creative with water fields + projectiles for a regen combo. Use Mace 2 whenever you're able to get near the group. Make sure you're using other sources of regen on the stack, like medkit 2 & 5, etc.
If you're curious about how my group does fires, feel free to DM me on discord to request my "sweatier fires" diagram. They're pretty straightforward if you can get a basic level of coordination out your group.
Spreadsheet of my encounter specific HAM utilities and traits: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Wow Nirv got knocked back!