The Twisted Puppet returned after 7 years with the patch on July 13 to Guild Wars 2. But at launch, many groups have problems with the world boss. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch, who has over 7,500 play hours in GW2, reveals how you can defeat the Twisted Puppet.
What is the problem with the Puppet? The fight against the Puppet requires some coordination, as there are 5 lanes that players must defend during the fight. Each lane requires at least 5 and ideally 10 players, so a squad of 25 to 50 players is recommended.
The easiest way to find a group tackling the Puppet is currently through the LFG tool. However, you should be aware that the fight will not be that easy.
How to start the fight against the Puppet: To start the fight against the new boss, you need to travel to the area Eye of the North – Waypoint [&BAkMAAA=]. There, you run to Aurene and speak with the Spying Pool.
Here you can enter the fight against the Twisted Puppet either in a public version (always at the odd hour and only during the event) or with a private squad.
In the following, I will explain to you what phases are in the boss fight and what you need to pay attention to. You can learn more about the background of the Puppet in our interview with lead designer Joe Kimmes:
The Laning Phases
During most of the fight, you will be in the laning phase. In this phase, you need to defend your lane and prevent enemies from crossing through the portal.
Every mob that makes it through the portal charges the Aether Cannon a little more. A failure in the fights on the boss platforms also charges the cannon further. If the Aether Cannon is full, you lose the boss fight.
To prevent enemies from reaching the portal, you can use CC, kill them, and build barricades that make it more difficult for them to pass through the lane. Your focus should mainly be on killing the champions.
The Boss Phase
The phase that is really interesting is the so-called boss phase. While the other 4 lanes continue to fight the incoming mobs, one lane may enter the 5 boss platforms through a portal, with the landing being random. During this time, the lane will also not be attacked by mobs.
Each of the five platforms has a different boss and a different mechanic. However, the following applies to all bosses:
- Avoid standing in AoE fields
- Use CC abilities
- Try to deal as much damage as possible – because you have only 2 minutes for the kill
- Once your boss is defeated, you will receive an ability in the Special Action Key. You should activate it, as it gives a blessing to the other players who are currently fighting the bosses and revives them from the downstate
If all 5 platforms manage to defeat their boss, the Puppet loses a chain. If the Puppet loses all 5 chains, the fight is won.
The Various Boss Mechanics
Regulator Watch I:
- This boss only takes damage when you attack him from the side or from behind
- He also regularly summons other mobs to help him
- The player with the aggro should therefore stay in front of him so that other players can attack him from different positions.
- You can also break his break bar with CC to stun him temporarily and get behind him.
Regulator Watch II:
- This boss spins deadlily and is invulnerable during that time
- You have to pull him over mines that appear on his platform to stun him and make him vulnerable
Regulator Watch III:
- This boss relies heavily on AoE effects that you should definitely avoid
- However, he is otherwise quite slow and can be easily kited by ranged attackers
Regulator Watch IV:
- This boss relies on flying projectiles that you can evade by kiting
- However, the boss also uses AoE abilities, so you need to be careful while kiting
Regulator Watch V:
- This boss targets a player and then charges at them. You should evade this charge
- If you defeat the boss, it splits into 2 weaker versions. These 2 versions further split into 2 additional weaker versions of the boss. All smaller versions also use the charge
- However, you can control the smaller bosses with CC as they do not have a break bar
- Also, there are AoE effects here that you must evade
General Tips for the Puppet
In addition to the explanations about the lanes and the different bosses, there are also a few general tips you should know for the fight:
- Whenever a lane has fought against the bosses, it has a 7-minute debuff. This prevents them from going to a boss platform again. However, players from lanes 1 and 2 can theoretically help lanes 4 and 5 when they are allowed on the boss platforms.
- To hold a lane, you actually only need 3 to 5 good players. In a squad of 50 people, you have a large number of players who can theoretically rotate between the lanes.
- There is a special potion as buff food that increases your damage against Scarlet’s creatures by 10% and reduces incoming damage by 10%. All enemies in this boss fight are creatures of Scarlet. It is called “Powerful Potion of the Annihilation of Scarlet’s Army”.
Achievements and Rewards for the Twisted Puppet
What achievements are there? With the return of the event, some old achievements from Living World Season 1 and some completely new achievements can be completed.
The highlight is the achievement “Origins of Madness Completer”. It rewards you with 50 achievement points and the Gift of the Clockwork, which gives you a node for your home instance. For this achievement, you need to complete 11 sub-achievements of the category.
For the sub-achievements, you need to participate in defense events, defeat each Regulator Watch, avoid certain attacks, and celebrate the victory over the Puppet (with the achievement /cheer).
However, in the category “Revenge of the Puppet” there are also new achievements, through which you can again get an ascended ring with power, precision, and healing power in the stats.
As loot, there are also 2 gold, karma, and various equipment items, as well as several rewards that come from achievements.
The Twisted Puppet serves as transition content to the new expansion End of Dragons. We have summarized everything important for you: Guild Wars 2: Everything we know about the new expansion End of Dragons.
