[MickMcGeough]

Ok that Act 1 boss was highly annoying.

Spoiler!

Playing on hard with Hawke as a DW DPS rogue, Fenris 2H DPS, Anders Healer, Varric CC Archer. After a couple of tries it was pretty obvious how to beat the Rock Wraith but it was damn near impossible without a good tank. I respecced Fenris with any defensive/aggro abilities I could but the Wraith still shredded him so fast in his dual blade mode that I couldn't keep him alive through the fight. The Wraith's spike attack was almost impossible to avoid (I'd manage maybe 1 out of 5 if I micro'd Fenris 100% of the time) and would chew up 1/2 to 2/3s of Fenris' health. I respecced him to boost CON but the loss of STR hurt his aggro so much that the Wraith would tear up my mage/archers while Taunt was on cooldown.

After about 10 reloads and several hours I finally got it done just because his attacks became predictable enough after that much time in that fataing room. I appreciated the challenge since I'd carved through most of the game up until that point but did that fight seem disproportionately long/difficult? I never even needed a meat shield up until that fight.