I solo'd all of the Queen's wrath kill orders until they nerfed the ascendant shards thingy. Just take it slow, keep to cover and have gear of the appropriate element. Lastly, kill [u][b]ALL[/b][/u] the snipers. Now, I don't even bother doing them because there are no perks in doing them anymore. The least they could do is provide reputation for the Queen. But noOoOoOoOo~...