Lethon

[Bastet]

By Voretex:
 
Lethon
Weapon: Aggro Weapon
Gear: 265 Nature Resist Ideal.
Tactics: Lethon shares the Sleep Cloud and Breath ability of Ysondre.

Lethon is singularly the most powerful and most controllable of the Green Dragon fights. Unlike each of the other fights, Lethon truly relies on you, the tank, to handle the most devastating abilities.

Shadow Whirl (Lethon): Every few seconds, Lethon casts a shadow storm on the raid. This shadow storm will quickly tear down the raid; after four strike the raid successively, you may have lost raid members.

It is your job to remove this Shadow Whirl effect from the raid. How? Move Lethon. Alot. The Shadow Whirl will be cast on either Lethon's left or ride side, determined by the Dragon's Center (see Dynamics of the Dragon). If the entire raid is on the right side, for instance, this means during the duration that Lethon is casting shadow storms on his left side no one is being touched.

The key to movement is this: Each time he casts the abilities, you will see the markings of a shadow spell being cast. Count them down from 4. When he has cast this four times, physically run through him at a slight angle until you reach the Dragon's Center. If you are close to the focus point, the flip will happen so quickly that your raid will not have a chance to be tail swiped. Note that tail swipe is what you want to expose your raid to! When flipping Lethon, make sure his maw does not face the raid! A few people knocked back will do a whole lot less damage to your raid than hitting every healer with the breath. When flipping, be sure to avoid sleep clouds drifting near Lethon himself, even if it means a longer arc process.

In essence, when Shadow Whirl is being cast on your raid, or is about to be cast on you raid, flip Lethon to the other side. As a result, your raid can focus on the important duty: slaying the dragon.

Summon Souls (Lethon): At the 75%, 50%, and 25%, Lethon will summon a shade from the body of every member in the raid (and others who may not be in the raid but nearby). These shades will slowly walk towards Lethon and, if not killed, will heal Lethon for a significant amount of health. The tanks as well as the entire raid will be temporarily banished during this time.

As the tank on Lethon, make sure you've applied an available cooldown before being banished. My general order is Lifegiving Gem for the 75% marker, as it may be available again during the fight. During the 50% marker I burn Last Stand. Finally, at the 25% marker I burn Improved Shield Wall to cement the kill.

For other warriors: do everything you can to single target kill the shades. Before the percentage summons, try to back away from Lethon and give yourself room - your shade will have to travel farther to Lethon. Not every player can kill their own shade, so try to help with other nearby shades too.