Tier 0.5

[Concillian]

I'd say the Baroness is the #1 roadblock.  Who she possesses makes all the difference in the world.  If she grabs the warrior, it can take long enough to bring him down that she's ready for another possession almost immediately upon his release.

I like to do the spider first, then the Baroness.  I'll burn the 30-min cooldown on my warrior at that first boss so it's not at the Baroness' disposal when we fight her.  Warrior MC + Shield Wall meant almost two minutes to burn down that walking hulk of metal.  No thanks.
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In the last runs I was on (before I went on vacation), I had adopted a special gearset just for the baroness, specifically targeting low HP (for making me easier to turn back) and high damage (for trying to take her down in 2 MCs)

I blow my 30 minute cooldown ON the baroness by starting with bloodrage + intercept + recklessness. This not only keeps her from using it, it gets a good bit of damage on her too. I'm always sure to have potion, tuber and AB trinket shield cooled down and ready if necessary since berserker + recklessness can surprise the healer sometimes.

Frost nova is the key to a successful warrior mind control on the baroness. Warrior is helpless when frost nova'd and low HP allows the party to turn me back easier.