Quote Originally Posted by FluffNStuff View Post

Done properly, you can kill the mages before they get to you and you are home free from there. This is where having the damage elixirs really comes into play. Not killing them means taking a lot of damage PLUS MASSIVE MANA DRAINS which zaps your mages and wipes your team. Even if you can tank through them, the mana drain plays havoc on your skill rotation making the fight a lot longer then needed.

Try to take a second at the beginning of a pug to discuss this, and save your self a lot of stress.

GREAT advice. Yes, the third wave is the toughest for sure. I usually back off spamming skills right before the wave to charge up my mana (bird) so when the mages come, I have full area skills available to hit them pretty hard as fast as possible. Since the dragon is usually under control right before the third wave, most party members can probably do the same thing, just back off for a few seconds (using only the AUTO attack) to get ready for the third wave. It really helps.