Gruumsh Rising

Last of the racial quests for half-orcs. Level 59. Starts with the half-orc fighter standing to the right of the companion shop in Protectors Enclave. He directs you to the sewers nearby.

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The sewers. Filled with orcs. Okay. No campfire. Odd. Very few instanced quests have no campfire at the start. I guess this is one of them. No heals.

A moderately large number of on-level orcs and such. No problem. Beat them down. Not much of an issue. The final encounter comes.

Four elite combatants: 2 dervish-style aoe cleaver orcs (high aoe damage), an orcish priest (aoe KD and stun), and a half-orc rogue (high single target damage). Each of them a bit of a challenge on their own (requiring 10-12 solid hits to kill). Obviously, they have to be separated. The problem is, they cannot be. They move as a unit, the priest aoe knockdown stunning, the aoe cleavers shredding you while you're down, and the rogue-type just adding insult to injury.

Up to this quest in the game, I have been killed in dungeons and questing 5-6 times total during my level-up process. I have doubled that count attempting this quest. I have kited the throng back through the sewers away from the encounter area, trying to take them at corners, archway choke points; anything. They cannot be separated. I focus all my attacks on the priest. His aoe knockdown - if it occurs - signals the end (one knock prone and the attacks from the others do ~30k damage before you can get up). If you stand still for longer than 1/2 a second, 1 or more of the throng starts an aoe of some kind.

As a guardian, I am about as mobile as a hillside. If I see an aoe coming, I must block. As you might guess, against 4 high damage aoe combatants, my block meter goes down fast. In fact, in less than 6-8 seconds, I have none. At this point, all attacks hit.

Basically, what it comes down to is too much damage coming to me and not enough going to them. A clear recipe for defeat. I have tried different dailies, different encounters, knockdowns, etc. The only thing I can think of to tackle this challenge is: 1) come back when I am level 60 and geared to the teeth with end-game equipment, or 2) try to find an ally to do the quest with me. Is it even possible to bring someone not of the proper race on a racial quest, or do I need to find a specific ally (another half-orc)?

Has anyone else had success with this quest? If so, any insight would be helpful.

Thanks.