How to H/H Duncan the Black? - Guild Wars Forums

Sword Hammer Axe · Jun 11, 2009, 10:03 PM // 22:03

I can easily take down all of his minions but the boss himself is a pain in the arse. Even on NM I can't take him down! Anyone have a suggestion on how I can defeat that guy with H/H?

EDIT: I got him! Thanks for helping me with this ^^

makosi · Jun 11, 2009, 10:36 PM // 22:36

When I did it, I had one hero with Spoil Victor and a N/Mo with minions and Prot Spirit (a Sabway Nec).

There's a little gap by the stairs to Duncan's platform that you can hide the SV hero in where the spirits can't attack because the line of sight is broken. From there, micro your hero to use Prot Spirit on the SV and force the SV to cast on Duncan. His health will go down and down (albeit slowly) and you can finish him off with some degen and "Finish Him!" or something along those lines.

Just make sure the rest of your H/H are outside of Duncan's casting range.

Talania Vulcanclaw · Jun 11, 2009, 10:49 PM // 22:49

This might be a stupid question because I've never done Duncan but wouldn't Pain Inverter help?

Tearmaker · Jun 11, 2009, 11:14 PM // 23:14

Make yourself a /A and get [swap] -- move the spirits away and then proced to kill Duncan.

LicensedLuny · Jun 11, 2009, 11:34 PM // 23:34

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Originally Posted by Tearmaker

Make yourself a /A and get [swap] -- move the spirits away and then proced to kill Duncan.

While I agree that's a nice trick for dealing with Duncan, read the OP - he's asking about "the boss himself." The Swap trick doesn't help with what he's asking. Even after you move the spirits away, you still have to be able to kill him.

Sword Hammer Axe · Jun 12, 2009, 08:24 AM // 08:24

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Originally Posted by makosi

When I did it, I had one hero with Spoil Victor and a N/Mo with minions and Prot Spirit (a Sabway Nec).

There's a little gap by the stairs to Duncan's platform that you can hide the SV hero in where the spirits can't attack because the line of sight is broken. From there, micro your hero to use Prot Spirit on the SV and force the SV to cast on Duncan. His health will go down and down (albeit slowly) and you can finish him off with some degen and "Finish Him!" or something along those lines.

Just make sure the rest of your H/H are outside of Duncan's casting range.

Doesn't Duncan's defense work on lifestealing?

makosi · Jun 12, 2009, 10:53 AM // 10:53

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Originally Posted by Sword Hammer Axe

Doesn't Duncan's defense work on lifestealing?

I don't believe it does. However, Spoil Victor is life loss rather than damage or life stealing so it bypasses Duncan's Defense.

MagmaRed · Jun 12, 2009, 10:57 AM // 10:57

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Originally Posted by Sword Hammer Axe

Doesn't Duncan's defense work on lifestealing?

I killed Duncan with a friend and 6 heroes. We used a Necro hero to do the killing. Necro is the best bet to kill him. 2 skills make it quite easy, just a little long. Then you make sure all other players/heroes are out of aggo and you only need to keep the one Necro alive. With Protective Spirit and some healing, it isn't hard to keep 1 player/hero alive. Spoil Victor works well as Duncan has a large health to make it do the damage for quite some time. But most people also take Signet of Sorrow as well. To use this, just send one person in to die at Duncan's feet and spam it while SV does its job. Even a hero can be flagged to die at his feet for SoS to work.

Sword Hammer Axe · Jun 12, 2009, 11:22 AM // 11:22

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Originally Posted by MagmaRed

I killed Duncan with a friend and 6 heroes. We used a Necro hero to do the killing. Necro is the best bet to kill him. 2 skills make it quite easy, just a little long. Then you make sure all other players/heroes are out of aggo and you only need to keep the one Necro alive. With Protective Spirit and some healing, it isn't hard to keep 1 player/hero alive. Spoil Victor works well as Duncan has a large health to make it do the damage for quite some time. But most people also take Signet of Sorrow as well. To use this, just send one person in to die at Duncan's feet and spam it while SV does its job. Even a hero can be flagged to die at his feet for SoS to work.

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Jun 11, 2009, 10:03 PM // 22:03	#1
Sword Hammer Axe Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Look up. Guild: Kurzick Conflagration Unit [KCU]. Profession: W/	How to H/H Duncan the Black? I can easily take down all of his minions but the boss himself is a pain in the arse. Even on NM I can't take him down! Anyone have a suggestion on how I can defeat that guy with H/H? EDIT: I got him! Thanks for helping me with this ^^ Last edited by Sword Hammer Axe; Jun 13, 2009 at 09:12 PM // 21:12.. Reason: Because you guys rock!

Jun 11, 2009, 10:36 PM // 22:36	#2
makosi Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: "Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff. Guild: Requirement Begins With R [notQ] Profession: Me/	When I did it, I had one hero with Spoil Victor and a N/Mo with minions and Prot Spirit (a Sabway Nec). There's a little gap by the stairs to Duncan's platform that you can hide the SV hero in where the spirits can't attack because the line of sight is broken. From there, micro your hero to use Prot Spirit on the SV and force the SV to cast on Duncan. His health will go down and down (albeit slowly) and you can finish him off with some degen and "Finish Him!" or something along those lines. Just make sure the rest of your H/H are outside of Duncan's casting range.

Jun 11, 2009, 10:49 PM // 22:49	#3
Talania Vulcanclaw Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Good ol' England Guild: Jinju Crew Profession: A/W	This might be a stupid question because I've never done Duncan but wouldn't Pain Inverter help?

Jun 11, 2009, 11:14 PM // 23:14	#4
Tearmaker Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Guild: Sovereign Knights [SK] Profession: R/	Make yourself a /A and get [swap] -- move the spirits away and then proced to kill Duncan.