STRAT: Grand Stair, Igash encounter.

The Grand Stair instance is one of the easier instances in the Radiance-chain of instances. Igash is the final boss and can be challenging if your fellowship is not experienced in dealing with Igash. As always you need to be prepared for sudden massive loss of morale fellowship-wide as well as the seemingly insta-death blows. Here's how you deal with Igash.

Assuming your fellowship is taking advantage of the current and now long-standing bug where you can root the 3 adds Igash summons thus eliminating them from the picture as they anti-exploit for the durationg of the battle that you will conduct behind his throne this is the strat I use.

Igash drops an AE down ignigting the ground in fire in front of him. This fire does massive damage and your fellowship needs to ensure it's out of the fire within 1 second else the mini is going to have a bad night. Igash doesn't ping-pong around very much if you have a guardian on him. He does a decent DD that you need to be aware of so don't let the guard get below half health. Also, do not let squishies get backed into a corner or against the gate when Igash is facing them. Always have everyone facing his back with only the guard to his front. This eliminates the entire fellowship from getting his by the fire AE. He can wipe an entire fellowship if his fire AE hits and he does group of attacks after that. If you stay out of the fire and keep the tank over half health your job is as complex as just that.

If you are not using the bug and will have to manage the adds then your job as mini becomes more difficult. Ensure you are using Song of Soothing the moment you catch agro. Coordinate with everyone who has any CC skill so that your fear skill is used appropriately. Keep the archers off you anyway you can. Other than the addition of CC the same strat applies with or without the adds. The fire is the killer. If your fellowship can't stay out of the fire because they are fail then make sure you use your hopeful heart when needed and don't walk into the fight with triumphant spirit on cooldown.

Keep out of the fire and you survive the encounter. Suck at that simple task and you will have to make use of all of your "oh shit" buttons to keep the people alive.