The Dragon's Lair (mission)

Mission Objectives
Gain audience with the prophet Glint.
 * Defeat the Facet of Light.
 * Defeat the Facet of Nature.
 * Defeat the Facet of Chaos.
 * Defeat the Facet of Darkness.
 * Defeat the Facet of Elements.
 * Defeat the Facet of Strength.
 * BONUS Defeat Glint. (Text is not confirmed)

Primary
To procede through the Dragon's Lair mission you must talk to Glint at the end of a series of six distinct areas, so called "facets", one for each class. Each of these facets have their own distinct disadvantage. At the end of each you have to defeat a boss to open a portal to the next facet. Note that every facet boss has one Elite Skill that can be captured, so make sure to bring two Signets of Capture on this mission. The mission takes some time to do, but it is not very difficult and can be done easily with henchmen.

Facet of Light
Monk / Constant health degeneration (-3)

Boss skills:
 * Shield of Regeneration
 * Signet of Devotion
 * Guardian
 * Word of Healing

Facet of Nature
Ranger / 30% movement slowing

Boss skills:
 * Concussion Shot
 * Hunter's Shot
 * Melandru's Resilience
 * Pin Down

Facet of Chaos
Mesmer / many Mobs have Hex Breaker and Shatter Enchantment

Boss skills:
 * Diversion
 * Ether Feast
 * Mantra of Recall

Facet of Darkness
Necromancer / Constant energy degeneration (-1), Everything has Death Nova enchantment

Boss skills:
 * Blood Renewal
 * Grenth's Balance
 * Parasitic Bond
 * Unholy Feast

Facet of Elements
Elementalist / areas that do random elemental damage when passing through

Boss skills:
 * Lightning Surge
 * Crystal Wave
 * Aftershock
 * Shock

Facet of Strength
Warrior / Periodic knock-downs. Balanced Stance is very useful here.

Boss skills:
 * Power Attack
 * Healing Signet
 * Gladiator's Defense

Bonus
After you meet Glint, do not go through the portal. Instead, pick up a dragon egg. Enraged, Glint will attack you. Kill her to complete the bonus. But, be warned, she is by far the hardest single oponent in the game. However, should you fail, do not worry; she will resurrect you and send you to Droknar's Forge anyway.

Helpful Tips
Glint has a set of very powerful skills which you have to deal with:
 * At the beginning of the battle, Glint will cast a hex, Crystal Haze, that can cause a massive energy shortage. Anyone who can should bring a hex removal spell. Because this is an AoE hex, your entire party will be affected by Crystal Haze.
 * When Glint's health drops to about 50%, she will cast Crystal Hibernation, which gives her +7 health regeneration and converts all non-physical damage dealt to her into healing (including weapons that do elemental damage). This skill has a relatively long activation time, so it is susceptible to interrupts. You should try and interrupt it by all means possible. If you do not manage to interrupt it, all spellcasters should stop attacking her immediately. Warriors and Rangers should switch to weapons that deal physical damage.
 * During the fight Glint will activate her Jagged Crystal Skin. When hit with a melee attack, it will deal ~100 damage back to the attacker. At this point you should have no more than one Warrior attacking Glint, or else the massive amount of damage will overwhelm the healers in your party.
 * Glint may also use Crystal Bonds, so don't rely too heavy on enchantments when fighting her.

The Egg Bearer
The most straightforward method to defeat Glint goes as follows:
 * 1) One monk has to bring solid protection skills... Protective Spirit and Reversal of Fortune to name a few.
 * 2) One member of the party (preferably a warrior with Sprint) should grab the egg. This member must then turn and face Glint but stay as far away from her as he/she can. Glint will throw a fireball at the egg-bearer. The egg-bearer should dodge it (with the keyboard) and dodge it well.
 * 3) If this is done correctly, with sufficient protection and healing for the occassinal fumble. This egg-bearer should be alive for a very long time. Giving the party the time to take out Glint with some of the tactics above.

Egg Baiting
Another strategy for defeating Glint is to keep her from attacking, by distracting her with the eggs. Glint will only attack the egg-bearer if he/she is still carrying it. But if the egg is dropped, Glint will attack the entire party:
 * There are two eggs in the lair. Have two members of your team take turns holding an egg.
 * The two egg holders should position themselves far apart, so that Glint has to run back and forth between them.
 * When Glint gets near to you, drop your egg!
 * Everytime an egg is picked up or dropped, a message is broadcast to the group. If you are an egg holder, you should pick your egg up right after you see a message that the other egg holder has dropped his egg.

Bosses and Skills
The following bosses can be encountered during the Dragon's Lair mission:
 * Facet of Chaos (Mesmer): Mantra of Recall
 * Facet of Darkness (Necromancer): Grenth's Balance
 * Facet of Elements (Elementalist): Lightning Surge
 * Facet of Light (Monk): Shield of Regeneration
 * Facet of Nature (Ranger): Melandru's Resilience
 * Facet of Strength (Warrior): Gladiator's Defense