Grand Court of Sebelkeh: Impossible.

I have tried 8+ times, 4 with hero/hench, 4 with a PuG. My builds have varied from Broad Head Arrow, barrage/pet, and touch ranger. People say that the mission is possible, however I don't believe them. Everyone says I'm doing it wrong, and then don't say how to do it.

What I notice: Mhenlo, Kihm, Eve, and Gehraz can hold the center as a group. Most PuGs wipe after you cap the first torment rift. This mission is impossible.

There are too many dumb people to be able to PuG - I once came across an assassin who said that our tank doing nothing was better than our tank who was busy killing.

I have been going at this mission for 3 or more hours. What I need is a step-by-step walkthrough on how to do this. I have a ranger, my best heroes are Sousuke, Tahlkora, and Margrid. I can set my char up as interrupt, barrage, beastmaster, trapper, thumper, damage, spiker, B/P, touch ranger, nearly anything that works. If there is no walkthrough on this, then where could I find a runner? I am willing to pay up to 13k.

This mission is obviously not impossible or no one would have beaten the game yet

First, don't join a PUG. This is the kind of mission where you gotta keep moving, where the whole team must switch to the right target at the same time, etc. PUGs are going to mess with blasphemies and make pop a bunch a energy that are going to quickly whipe out the whole team.

Now the build. There's not much to say. Anything that can deal damage is ok. The 2 monk henchies are OK and should be able to keep your team alive if you do it right. AoE damage is nice to quickly get rid of the energies when they pop after you kil a Blasphemy. This is actually one of the few missions I pick Cynn - Lady Firestorm - she uses that on the energies and help kil them fast.

Now the strategy. At the beginning, run to the center. Kill the magonites around - don't rush for monks: the monks of the group standing near the claws may come sometimes to heal the member of the group you're fighting, ignore them or you're going to lure their whole group. Of course, watch your aggro - ranged attacks are nice for that. When you have killed them, rush to one of the 3 cap points: kill the cleric 1st while you distract (as you seem to be a ranger) Torment's Slash of the claw. Kill the claw next, and the other magonites around. Stand there to cap the altar - or whatever they called it.

While you're fighting, check if a blasphemy is trying to cap the central altar. If there is one, let him do until he has capped 2 thirds of the altar. When he has, even if you're fighting another mob, run to kill him. Wait for the energies to pop, and kill them before anything else. Usually, you can cap an altar before you need to run back for a blasphemy.

Once you have capped the altar and eventually gotten rid of the blasphemy, move the 2nd altar, and repeat the same strategy.

The key to beat this mission is to keep cool with Blasphemies: if you go for them as soon as they try to cap the central alter, then you're screwed: more energies than what you can handle will pop. Just let them do, and kill them only when it's about to be too late.

On a side-ote, sometimes blasphemies will run to an altar you've already capped to try to cap it again. In this case, kill them. But it shouldn't happen more than 2 times in a mission (and most of the time it doesn't happen).

Barrage/Paragon. Barrage, throw dirt, interrupts, whirling (or other defensive stance), GftE, Stand your Ground, LB gaze, rez sig.

Tahikora: Full prot. reversal of fortune, prot spirit, shield of absorption, smite hex, zealous benediction (possibly, not sure if you have it by then), aegis, guardian.

The rest of the team: One straight heal monk, a tank or two, can vary between various dervish options, some heavy dps (SS, SF, meteor storm might work, but it's too slow), possibly some more protection, like watch yourself, some paragon buffs, shouts, anything that works party-wide. As many gazes as possible, even if just rank 2.

Have at least one ele bring ward against melee, perhaps also ward against elements. MM isn't optimal here, although a minion or two can take some pressure, perhaps even animate minions.

On start, wait for everyone to load. Nobody moves. Then charge in, sticking to the left (from the way you enter). You'll agro only 1 group this way, + the 2 dervish and paragon? from other groups.

Kill: priest, sorcerer, seer?, then melee.

Capture first rift.

IGNORE BLASPHEMY

Capture second rift.

Kill blasphemy.

Move to final rift, while ignoring blashpemy.

Kill blasphemy at altar.

You shouldn't kill blasphemy more than 3 times during entire match. Make that clear to everyone. Some people find tremendous joy at killing it, then getting their team killed by the orbs. Kill blasphemy only if it's at 80% of capturing the altar.

did it with a pug....as my mesmer and we even got masters.....it was much harder to do with my heros/henchies as they use all their energy up too quickly.
As long as the PUGs have someone calling targets and someone is watching the altar you should be fine.
The way already suggested is best...take one portal at a time--kill monks, claw then rest, check altar, go to next portal rinse repeat.

Guess I was just extremely lucky to have clinched it first time out with a PuG...

-^- Pretty much how cosy says.

I completed the mission for my Assassin with Hero/Hench-way to get my Master-Reward. I want to have Protector of Elona
Yes, you see that right. An assassin without DP making Master and without having SF-eles!



Tactic (if you need one):
- My Assassin: Fox's Promise Assassin.
- Zhed: Blinding Surge/Warder
- Morgahn: Damage dealer and Damage-supporter
- Tahlkora: Healer's Boon healer.

Wait at start for first group to go in. Kill em all.
Go left side first. Kill all.
Then middle again and kill all.
The right side, kill all.
Kill the first Blasphemy.
Go north and kill all.
Kill second Blasphemy
GG.