Magni the Bison

Magni the Bison is a Norn warrior in Eye of the North. He runs The Norn Fighting Tournament in Gunnar's Hold, in which he is the last contestant.

Locations

 * Far Shiverpeaks
 * Gunnar's Hold

Quests

 * Round 1: Fight!
 * Nornhood
 * Haunted

Rewards

 * The Bison Cup : For winning first round
 * Bison Championship Token : For winning a second time

Armor
Norn armor

Dervishes

 * A way to beat him as a Dervish is to use an Ebon Dust Aura build. Even a secondary Dervish can carry 12 Earth Prayers and use this strategy to keep Magni perpetually blind.

Rangers

 * A way to beat him as a Ranger is to use stances and a Glass Arrows build, and interrupt Irresistible Blow with Distracting Shot.
 * You can use "You Move Like a Dwarf!" and Necrosis along with various condition skills (Burning Arrow, Apply Poison, etc.) on a Ranger. Be sure to knock him down before taking any shots at him.
 * Rangers can use Pin Down to make the fight easier, but the condition must be reapplied after every Purge Signet. A good idea is to use "You Move Like a Dwarf!" after the signet until Pin Down is recharged, or Crippling Shot.

Elementalists

 * A way to beat him as an Elementalist is to use water spells that slow him down like Freezing Gust and Ice Spikes, using the Mesmer skill Ignorance to stop him using Purge Signet, and a number or high damage spells such as Shatterstone, Vapor Blade, etc.
 * Another easy way to beat him is to use your PvE skills. Summon Ruby Djinn, Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support, and "You Move Like a Dwarf!" work like a charm against him. If you want to make the battle quicker, set your secondary to Mesmer with Signet of Illusions. That would make the Flame Djinn and Assassin higher levels essentially dealing more damage. Chain that with Energy Blast and you'll have him down in no time. Just keep strafing to avoid damage while continuously knocking him down with the shout.

Monks

 * A 55 Monk can defeat Magni.

Necromancers

 * Conjunction of "You Move Like a Dwarf!", Necrosis and running away is enough to take Magni down, but it takes some time and requires +4 Energy Regeneration.
 * Using Spiteful Spirit and Insidious Parasite in conjunction with any Weakness-causing skills (like Enfeeble) can damage Magni while keeping your health high. Good energy management is required to stay alive long enough to kill him though.
 * A 55 Necro (See 55 Monk above) using Spoil Victor Can beat Magni

Mesmers

 * A way to disable him for a Mesmer secondary or primary would be a combo of Ignorance, Signet of midnight and Mantra of Inscriptions. Be sure to bring excellent energy management and good damage skills (signets would be a wise choice).

Paragons

 * A P\W with 12 Tactics, 11+1 Spear Mastery and 6+3+1 Leadership, and a build composed of Bonetti's Defense, Barbed Spear, Blazing Spear, Merciless Spear, Brawling Headbutt, Healing Signet, "You Move Like a Dwarf!" and Awe can easily cut through the entire tournament AND Magni. Using the last two skills and normal attacks to keep casters guessing, and the others to face principally melee opponents, will allow a quick tournament win; face Magni using both knockdown skills when possible and keeping him under conditions (regardless of his Purge Signet) will do. Bonetti's Defense can help with energy management.

Warriors

 * The core skills for a Warrior to beat him is to use Riposte and Deadly Riposte. Other important skills to consider are For Great Justice, Distracting Blow, Grenth's Balance, Dolyak Signet and Gladiator's Defense. Any attack skill(s) you bring should utilize adrenaline so you can conserve energy.

Trivia

 * Magni is Old Norse for "strong".
 * Magni's name is likely a reference to M. Bison, a boss character in the Street Fighter series of video games.