[align=justify]Then I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Y'see the smash part you could indeed heal through, but it would be a pain with your guys' setup.
The DARK SMASH! part, after he's died and come back, actually hits for about 1-2 meters behind him (or 3-6 feet if you prefer)
I've seen this time and time again on my poor paladin. So I don't believe that /follow will give you enough time to get out of his DARK BUTTSMASH! range.
You're going to need to have a movement key or something so they all can react and run through him right away.
You're a major melee group, so I imagine this is something you can handle without a breakdown (unlike some of us ranged DPS groups)
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