Although the first Boss was difficult, it wasn't so hard that it stumped them for days on end.
The most important part of the Boss battle was the timing of when to break the Boss' Tide Shield. After Tide Shield had been used, all damage output players had to immediately cast their HP regenerating skills and cooperate with the healers to ensure that the team had at least 10,000 HP.
This would give them enough time to break through the shield.
After the Boss' death, the Maelstrom's Fury was dropped. This was a good one-handed weapon for magic professions that had excellent attributes.
However, the Halberd of Desolation completed overshadowed that item. The Halberd of Desolation was a two-handed, long weapon that had even better attributes. Moreover, it was a cooler-looking item.
The fact that this Boss had dropped two items meant that it probably hadn't been killed before.
