Bazzr Dustwing, henchable or ridiculously broken? - Guild Wars Forums

Zarek Daemon · Jun 04, 2007, 08:28 AM // 08:28

I've been trying to get my Warrior set up for some UW farming and the last thing I need to do is cap VWK, and since he did Factions on the Kurzick side, Durheim Archives is the closest place to try and cap it. As many people may know, Bazzr Dustwing is the keeper of the spell on the Kurzick side, and they may also know that he is near impossible to beat. My question is this:

Is it possible to actually kill Bazzr using a certain group of henchmen/heroes or does he have to be taken out by a group of people?

If anyone has achieved the miracle of defeating him with a hench party, I'd be very grateful if you could share what method you used and a list of your henchies.

Tab · Jun 04, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38

I can help you cap it if you want, whisp me ingame on A Smiting Monk,

The Bard · Jun 04, 2007, 08:47 AM // 08:47

He can be quite a pain yes, but a hero/hench team should be able to take him out without too many difficulties. if you didn't already kill him and cap it i can help too ^^
Ign: Iron Toad

cosmic massacre · Jun 04, 2007, 08:47 AM // 08:47

i remember this one,real tricky with heros/hench,did it after a few attempts.I'll help you if i'm one,ign is as here.

fRag_Doll · Jun 04, 2007, 08:56 AM // 08:56

He is henchable. It's not easy, but I have taken him down twice with hero/hench teams. First time to cap VwK, second time while chasing GMC Cantha.
Just make sure to take out everything else in the area first.

howlinghobo · Jun 04, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15

i just did it first try, maybe you should try and get heroes with searing flames, thatll fix him real quick

Toutatis · Jun 04, 2007, 09:17 AM // 09:17

He's quite henchable. I managed him on my first attempt with only one casualty. However, henching him needs some slightly different tactics.

Try a team made entirely of spellcasters. As you are the Warrior, you should be the only warrior in the party. No Rangers or Assassins. When you get to the fight, your job will be to take care of all the other mantises around the boss and let the spellcasters take care of the boss himself. It's slightly easier with heroes, as you can set hero monks to passive mode so they don't insist on wanding things.

Njaiguni Blaze · Jun 04, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37

I don't get it why people still have problems with PvE Normal Mode. Especially seeing the fact that you want to solo the UW.

VorianVader · Jun 04, 2007, 10:18 AM // 10:18

He is very henchable. I capped VWK on my Rit using all hench party (this was before nightfall and heroes came out). He is not henchable in the normal sense of the word i.e. charge in with whole party and try to take him down which will result in a party wipe due to the large number of patrols around him.

The way to do it is to carefully wipe everything around him, starting with external patrols then kill his group and only when he is left, go for it.

With heroes in the party, it should be easier.

Benster · Jun 04, 2007, 10:51 AM // 10:51

Like Vorian, I got this way back when with only hench. Approach by coming down the river, and kill all groups on the way down. Only agro one group at a time. When you get to his group, try to pull them up river a little because there is a patrol or two around (if I remember correctly).

Take out the Menders first, because they will just heal him.

Taking Erys Vasburg might help as he is Domination focussed.

GL

the_jos · Jun 04, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

Domination mesmer ftw

MisterB · Jun 04, 2007, 12:01 PM // 12:01

I think lots of folks have capped VwK, judging by the number of W/Rts running around UW. I capped it on my warrior with henches only, using the same tactics as everyone else in this thread. I do remember it was challenging, and the henches all wiped once. It helps if you don't attack while he's holding the ashes.
The Domination hench is very helpful. With heroes, I just don't understand what the difficulty could be.

Loki Seiguro · Jun 04, 2007, 12:17 PM // 12:17

lol....not to be mean but you must not be very good at controling your hecnhmen and heros then....before NF came out i was abel to beat him with all henchmen as a sin (if that makes any difference)

the best way to do it is to take out surrounding foes but if he is there then try to spread the dmg around so he heals certain foes around him while you take out other foes that he isnt healing.

another way is to try and spike him/foes or silence his spells.

also as a rit i used my spirits against his

Zarek Daemon · Jun 04, 2007, 12:27 PM // 12:27

First of all, thanks to everyone who offered in game help to chop the sucker down to size. Secondly, a big thanks to Toutatis, your method helped me get him down in the first go after reading all these posts, and also thanks to Benster, I have no idea how Erys Vasburg faired in the battle but regardless, we won. Thanks to howlinghobo for your suggestion of bringing a SF ele, I'm sure that helped tip the balance in my favor. And to Njaiguni Blaze, my only answer is practice. With practice, anything is possible.

Again, thanks guys!

Cebe · Jun 04, 2007, 12:32 PM // 12:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Njaiguni Blaze

I don't get it why people still have problems with PvE Normal Mode. Especially seeing the fact that you want to solo the UW.

Soloing something it often far easier than taking a party. With a party you're hoping that each member will do what it's supposed to, when soloing you're using a highly optimised build and you're in control of everything.

Bazzr is henchable, and is one of my favourite bosses...he, in my opinion is one of the harshest ritualist bosses...I love him for that! He's how a rit boss should be...Large, and in Charge!

SNIEVES · Jun 04, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50

he is very easy to cap, i took myself , the 2 ele heros(SF builds), dunkoro, and the rest henchies, (eartha, the other ele,warrior, and mesmer hench), killed everything in my way, he was a piece of cake, if you need help PM in Game," Gilead The Redeamer", usually on after 5 Pm Eastern time

Soul of the Scythe · Jun 04, 2007, 01:15 PM // 13:15

Did it first try as well, Dervish is going fro skill hunter title. I had Margrid as BHA interupter, MoW as MM w/death nova, and Dunk as Boon Healer. I also took Erys Vasburg, Danika, Redemptor Karl, and Cynn.

While you fight his goons have Margrid keep him interrupted with BHA. The Death Nova on the Minions made it so VwK ended up killing him. Mass Death Nova FTW.

He didn't seem that hard to me, but apparently people have trouble with him. I must have gotten lucky...

Coloneh · Jun 04, 2007, 07:58 PM // 19:58

you really have to have you/your heros setup for him. your standard builds wont do it. mantra of lightning is a lifesaver and some shutdown heros are godly.

**cosyfiep** · Jun 04, 2007, 10:34 PM // 22:34

I capped this back during factions with only henchies on 2 different characters....no problems at all.
so totally henchable.

Jetdoc · Jun 04, 2007, 10:58 PM // 22:58

I soloed him (without heroes or henchmen) with my Ritualist. Just kill his little cronies first and focus on self healing his ridiculous amount of damage.

Jun 04, 2007, 08:28 AM // 08:28	#1
Zarek Daemon Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Guild: Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM] Profession: E/Me	Bazzr Dustwing, henchable or ridiculously broken? I've been trying to get my Warrior set up for some UW farming and the last thing I need to do is cap VWK, and since he did Factions on the Kurzick side, Durheim Archives is the closest place to try and cap it. As many people may know, Bazzr Dustwing is the keeper of the spell on the Kurzick side, and they may also know that he is near impossible to beat. My question is this: Is it possible to actually kill Bazzr using a certain group of henchmen/heroes or does he have to be taken out by a group of people? If anyone has achieved the miracle of defeating him with a hench party, I'd be very grateful if you could share what method you used and a list of your henchies.

Jun 04, 2007, 12:17 PM // 12:17	#13
Loki Seiguro Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IGN: Scarlet Test Ace Guild: We play Isketch in [HoH] Profession: E/	lol....not to be mean but you must not be very good at controling your hecnhmen and heros then....before NF came out i was abel to beat him with all henchmen as a sin (if that makes any difference) the best way to do it is to take out surrounding foes but if he is there then try to spread the dmg around so he heals certain foes around him while you take out other foes that he isnt healing. another way is to try and spike him/foes or silence his spells. also as a rit i used my spirits against his Last edited by Loki Seiguro; Jun 04, 2007 at 12:23 PM // 12:23..

Jun 04, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38	#2
Tab Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Under a bridge Guild: Team Quitter [QQ] Profession: Mo/	I can help you cap it if you want, whisp me ingame on A Smiting Monk,

Jun 04, 2007, 08:47 AM // 08:47	#3
The Bard Metal Machine Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Scions of Carver [SCAR]	He can be quite a pain yes, but a hero/hench team should be able to take him out without too many difficulties. if you didn't already kill him and cap it i can help too ^^ Ign: Iron Toad

Jun 04, 2007, 08:47 AM // 08:47	#4
cosmic massacre Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: GMT Guild: aOa Profession: R/	i remember this one,real tricky with heros/hench,did it after a few attempts.I'll help you if i'm one,ign is as here.

Jun 04, 2007, 08:56 AM // 08:56	#5
fRag_Doll Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Prid of Ankh Morpork [Prid] Profession: W/E	He is henchable. It's not easy, but I have taken him down twice with hero/hench teams. First time to cap VwK, second time while chasing GMC Cantha. Just make sure to take out everything else in the area first.

Jun 04, 2007, 09:15 AM // 09:15	#6
howlinghobo Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney Guild: One Man Clan Profession: W/Mo	i just did it first try, maybe you should try and get heroes with searing flames, thatll fix him real quick

Jun 04, 2007, 09:17 AM // 09:17	#7
Toutatis Walking Wiki Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Isle of Medication Guild: Visitors from Aranna [VFA] Profession: Me/E	He's quite henchable. I managed him on my first attempt with only one casualty. However, henching him needs some slightly different tactics. Try a team made entirely of spellcasters. As you are the Warrior, you should be the only warrior in the party. No Rangers or Assassins. When you get to the fight, your job will be to take care of all the other mantises around the boss and let the spellcasters take care of the boss himself. It's slightly easier with heroes, as you can set hero monks to passive mode so they don't insist on wanding things.

Jun 04, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37	#8
Njaiguni Blaze Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Guild: The Biggyverse [PLEB] Profession: Me/	I don't get it why people still have problems with PvE Normal Mode. Especially seeing the fact that you want to solo the UW.

Jun 04, 2007, 10:18 AM // 10:18	#9
VorianVader Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Blitzers Profession: W/N	He is very henchable. I capped VWK on my Rit using all hench party (this was before nightfall and heroes came out). He is not henchable in the normal sense of the word i.e. charge in with whole party and try to take him down which will result in a party wipe due to the large number of patrols around him. The way to do it is to carefully wipe everything around him, starting with external patrols then kill his group and only when he is left, go for it. With heroes in the party, it should be easier.

Jun 04, 2007, 10:51 AM // 10:51	#10
Benster Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Order of the Twilight Mist Profession: R/	Like Vorian, I got this way back when with only hench. Approach by coming down the river, and kill all groups on the way down. Only agro one group at a time. When you get to his group, try to pull them up river a little because there is a patrol or two around (if I remember correctly). Take out the Menders first, because they will just heal him. Taking Erys Vasburg might help as he is Domination focussed. GL

Jun 04, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15	#11
the_jos Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: Hard Mode Legion [HML] Profession: N/	Domination mesmer ftw

Jun 04, 2007, 12:01 PM // 12:01	#12
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	I think lots of folks have capped VwK, judging by the number of W/Rts running around UW. I capped it on my warrior with henches only, using the same tactics as everyone else in this thread. I do remember it was challenging, and the henches all wiped once. It helps if you don't attack while he's holding the ashes. The Domination hench is very helpful. With heroes, I just don't understand what the difficulty could be.

Jun 04, 2007, 12:27 PM // 12:27	#14
Zarek Daemon Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Guild: Sons of Dark Magicians [SoDM] Profession: E/Me	First of all, thanks to everyone who offered in game help to chop the sucker down to size. Secondly, a big thanks to Toutatis, your method helped me get him down in the first go after reading all these posts, and also thanks to Benster, I have no idea how Erys Vasburg faired in the battle but regardless, we won. Thanks to howlinghobo for your suggestion of bringing a SF ele, I'm sure that helped tip the balance in my favor. And to Njaiguni Blaze, my only answer is practice. With practice, anything is possible. Again, thanks guys!

Jun 04, 2007, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#16
SNIEVES Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dumfries, Virginia, USA Guild: Happy guild moor Profession: R/	he is very easy to cap, i took myself , the 2 ele heros(SF builds), dunkoro, and the rest henchies, (eartha, the other ele,warrior, and mesmer hench), killed everything in my way, he was a piece of cake, if you need help PM in Game," Gilead The Redeamer", usually on after 5 Pm Eastern time

Jun 04, 2007, 01:15 PM // 13:15	#17
Soul of the Scythe Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Guild: Higher Order [HO] Profession: D/	Did it first try as well, Dervish is going fro skill hunter title. I had Margrid as BHA interupter, MoW as MM w/death nova, and Dunk as Boon Healer. I also took Erys Vasburg, Danika, Redemptor Karl, and Cynn. While you fight his goons have Margrid keep him interrupted with BHA. The Death Nova on the Minions made it so VwK ended up killing him. Mass Death Nova FTW. He didn't seem that hard to me, but apparently people have trouble with him. I must have gotten lucky...

Jun 04, 2007, 07:58 PM // 19:58	#18
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	you really have to have you/your heros setup for him. your standard builds wont do it. mantra of lightning is a lifesaver and some shutdown heros are godly.

Jun 04, 2007, 10:34 PM // 22:34	#19
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	I capped this back during factions with only henchies on 2 different characters....no problems at all. so totally henchable.

Jun 04, 2007, 10:58 PM // 22:58	#20
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	I soloed him (without heroes or henchmen) with my Ritualist. Just kill his little cronies first and focus on self healing his ridiculous amount of damage.