Curse

Angry Shin · Oct 12, 2007, 05:25 PM // 17:25

Hi Taco, I've been trying your Solo Fow Build, In normal Mode for start, works great on everything, however I can't kill Warriors (Spam Healing Sig) and Monks even if I cast SS on a warrior next to the monk + IP...

I figured I tried HM, since they attack faster, maybe it would kill them...So far I manage to survive 30 sec because the Mesmer always strip out Protective Spirit (even if I have all my enchantments up,but eventually he will take out PS)

What am I doing wrong ?

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 12, 2007, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Monks and warriors are easy in the FoW, and FoW itself is easier in Hard Mode. as long as you group up a warrior with the monk and make sure the warrior doesn't scatter, you can destroy monks. as for warriors solo, SS + IP will take them out quickly. (Hard Mode helps a TON with your energy supply, which is where i assume your problems lie: no energy to keep IP and SS on a war or monk, not enough energy to cover your enchants and also cast offensively.)

wonderwyrm · Oct 13, 2007, 02:52 AM // 02:52

I saw over in one of the elementist farming threads, he was doing the termites in plains of jarin HM, is that possible with any of these builds?

and if so, which build would be the safest to use?

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 13, 2007, 03:04 AM // 03:04

SS + IP can destroy termites in Hard Mode, and it can kill the buggie rangers in the big group outside Sunspear Great Hall. you can also use it to kill Hassin Softskin.

wonderwyrm · Oct 13, 2007, 03:29 AM // 03:29

cool, i assume i should also use a +20% enchants mod as well?

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 13, 2007, 03:53 AM // 03:53

that helps, not necessary.

wonderwyrm · Oct 13, 2007, 04:02 AM // 04:02

the ibogas take me to the bank, i never have enough energy to keep my enchants up

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 13, 2007, 04:10 AM // 04:10

keep an energy battery ( a warrior) alive, and you'll have enough energy.

Angry Shin · Oct 13, 2007, 11:27 AM // 11:27

OK thanks, tried fow in HM, works better, the monk goes down easily. But I still get killed by the mesmer with his shatter Enchantment taking away my PS, even with HB and SB up.

(3 times in a row)

What's the trick ?

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 13, 2007, 12:59 PM // 12:59

ther is no trick, are you covering in the right order? casting PS, HB, SB? sometimes, you can gt stripped while reapplying PS and he'll get it in the middle of you casting HB. if you want to be extra safe, recast enchants in this order vs. mesmer groups: PS,SB,HB,SB.

Angry Shin · Oct 13, 2007, 05:20 PM // 17:20

I finally understood

I casted it in the right order but I sometimes spammed PS and that's where he use his SE to take it away.

It works great now, just got 3 shards and a nice req9 shadow sword. Thanks a lot Fuzzy !

Psychology · Oct 19, 2007, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Some questions.

Why not replace Heeling Breeze With Restful Breeze?

As restful brreze at 9 healing gives you 10seconds of +10 regen and at 8 healing prayers it gives you 9seconds of +10regen.

if at 8healing prayers a +20% enchanting mod can be used for longer RB same goes for 9 healing prayer.

Wouldnt it also remove the mending skill from the build releasing a skill slot?

blackknight1337 · Oct 19, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

restful breeze ends if you use another skill

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 19, 2007, 08:21 PM // 20:21

agreed. restful breeze is useless in a 55 build beause you do a lot of skil spamming, and you can't really spam with restful breeze.

FreshFeesh · Oct 21, 2007, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Great guide by the way; I'm definitely able to tank mobs I wouldn't have dared previously.

A few questions however; I'm simply not able to get up to the same Energy you are; how do you do it? I've posted a screenshot of my gear below. Secondly, you mention being able to handle a constant -10 health degen. Against multiple mobs all with IP on, I'm sure, but what about fewer enemies, say one or two, that drop you with -5 or -6 degen in quick succession? I find I'm just not regaining enough energy to be able to keep myself up.

Carinae · Oct 21, 2007, 09:31 PM // 21:31

@FreshFeesh - Are you using Radiant insignia? That's a +7e bonus. Also, you are not enchanted (or hexed) in that photo, which will give you another +8e (+11e hexed)

Also, your attributes are kinda spread out.

FreshFeesh · Oct 21, 2007, 09:46 PM // 21:46

I'm not using the Radiant insignia -- I'll look for that one. I know I'm not enchanted nor hexed, but neither is Taco in his first pic, which was what I was trying to emulate

Will the radiant insignia overwrite what I already have on my chest, or will it be in addition to?

The skills are spread out but I'm finding them working really well, now that I'm starting to get the timing down. The extra little bit in Smiting prayers isn't used, and it's not enough to give me an extra dot in anything else. I could bring curses down one and then raise Soul reaping + Healing prayers, but I'm trying to find the best balance of points for Healing Breeze.

Fuzzy Taco · Oct 21, 2007, 10:00 PM // 22:00

hai thar feesh!

how do i get all my energy? good question. i have 30 base energy, so let's start from scratch. i get 6 energy from the offhand, so i now have 36 energy. i have radiant insignias, so i then get 8 more energy, for 44 energy. my primary weapon, the Spirit of the Forgotten, has +5 energy, making it 49. when i 55, i'll have 52 max energy, because i get 3 more energy for being enchanted (which i always am.) Radiant insignias will not overwrite whatever runes you have on your armor, just the insignias already there. for example, say you have a Blessed Chest piece of Superior Blood Magic. if you upgrade it with a radiant insignia, it will get rid of the Blessed prefix, but not the superior blood suffix. if i'm too confusing, it's all on wiki. good luck farming!

Fuzzy

FreshFeesh · Oct 21, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03

Not confusing at all; thanks for the insight!

I am wondering what areas you do are not able to farm -- you've already mentioned Prophet's Path (sure found that one out myself!), but are there any specific other areas you avoid?

Khasar · Oct 22, 2007, 04:25 PM // 16:25

Ok so first off great build. I look fiorward to testing it out.

Secondly: I only have Prophecies so what skill would you suggest to replace spirit bond?

Also, from reading your guide I assumed that you can switch out between SS/IP and SV/IP whenever you wanted to and it just takes longer with SS. Is that correct?

And on a side note: is there any way for me to get factions or Nightfall skills?