Curse

Quindoo · Jun 06, 2006, 09:23 AM // 09:23

Thanks QoH

I now have:

14 Dagger Mastery
11 Shadow Arts
12 Critical Strike

Now iam collecting money for a superior vigor rune, anyone know how i can collect fast money?

Bloodied Blade · Jun 06, 2006, 10:56 AM // 10:56

Farm stuff...

I need to find another farm to do though...I can probably do Lian's Lantern...rather easy farm if you're careful about it (yes, I actually soloed him...once...).

Fastest ways to get cash are Running, solo-Farming (regular monsters for loot), boss-farming (for green items), Location farming (FoW, UW, Grenth's/Sorrow's).

Just find one of the above that you're good at and you'll have a fairly steady cashflow.

Quindoo · Jun 06, 2006, 08:24 PM // 20:24

I noticed some problems with this build:

1 - Golden Phoenix Strike and Falling Spider seems to fail alot with my assasin so i don't start with an offhand attack, or the combo isn't good.
2 - Critical Defenses works great but mosty i don't get a critical hit in time so the spell ends.
3 - Guild Wars keep updating so we can't solo him, in every way i get there there keep coming Am Fah's.

How can i improve these problems?

By the way, can you get the green item while having hench aswell?

Bloodied Blade · Jun 07, 2006, 12:52 AM // 00:52

@Quindoo, My build should make it possible still, you just need to kill the stuff around him (still do the pull, etc.), so it will take longer since you have to kill the stuff around him, run away, then come back to kill Xuekao.

Let me answer a few more of your questions though:

1- Golden Phoenix Strike needs an enchantment, if you don't have one active, it fails. Falling Spider needs the foe to be knocked down, if they aren't, it fails (you can't "fall" on a standing foe).
2- Use the skill "Critical Eye".
3- See the first thing I said before I made the list. ^^

You can get the green item with henchmen, but it is more likely to drop for them than it is for you (it's better to run it with 1-2 other players and just agree that one of you gets the first drop, one gets the second).

Oblivion Odyssey · Jun 07, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53

Good idea, but I wouldn't get over excited. Personally I farm on Shing Jea island just for the sake of getting greens, and it is extremely easy to do so solo, aven as an assassin. On the mainland barely any bosses are killable soloing, as they are surrounded by a group of minions. I was lucky enough to get a Quivering Blade with me and four henchies. Your build is good, but not good enough to say: "Solo Bosses".

Quindoo · Jun 07, 2006, 11:41 AM // 11:41

Thanks for the information but i still have some questions:

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Originally Posted by Bloodied Blade

@Quindoo, My build should make it possible still, you just need to kill the stuff around him (still do the pull, etc.), so it will take longer since you have to kill the stuff around him, run away, then come back to kill Xuekao.

1 - The groups of Am Fah spawning around him are enemies in groups of 3, is this soloable?

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Originally Posted by Bloodied Blade

2- Use the skill "Critical Eye".

2 - For what skill should i switch this skill with? What is the best option?

Sorry that i keep asking questions, it's just that i need a good build and since ive seen the movies and all i switched to A/W and all so i really want it to have a good build.

Lambentviper · Jun 09, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46

haha oddly enough, even with the 6/1 patch and the proximity spawns at each of the 3 entrances, its still easy to get him alone.

Just run in the middle entrance, some Am Fah Marksman will spawn to your right, then shoot him with bow. RUN RUN RUN back to the Weapons and Merchant guys almost straight ahead. Xeukao attacks the jade and the jade attack the am fah, and more often than not, everyone except Xeukao is dead. And even if there are still some Am Fah patrols, odds are the Healer and Necromancer than join his patrol arent there anymore

So just let him do the killing

will post SS soon...

CKaz · Jun 09, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

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Originally Posted by Bloodied Blade

How would you solo Kenshi though, Palm Strike got a recharge buff...not good for someone trying to solo him.

I've been trying with a warrior and ele, that strike is something else with its quick recharge. Both warrior and ele can lay waste to all the others in the area but in doing so either can't handle the addition of Kenshi coming with others as damage exceeds mitigation (warr) or do enough damage as his healing exceeds what's left on the bar (ele).

But this is an assassin post anyways - yeah I've been devoting trials and candycanes to knocking out this guy - also interested in a chat either here, in a PM, or whisper in game (IGN Agravar Shad).

My 'Sin still wants some zeal daggs (havent even gotten the mod drop yet :b) and I'd rather not burn the amulet I have or a future one for ceremonial daggs if I dont need to.

Quindoo · Jun 09, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40

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Originally Posted by Lambentviper

EDIT:: Oh lookey there! I found a way to get him alone, without ever coming into contact with anything that spawns! Ill post how once i safely get the daggers.

Oke thanks i can't wait for your reply / post.

Lambentviper · Jun 16, 2006, 01:53 AM // 01:53

so ive been talking to that Kurzick preist at the rez alter right next to the portal, and paying 100g for the +25 health and +3 regen enchant everytime i head out with Chkkr's number.

But he never drops.....is there any relation/change to drop rate while using the enchant?

oh and, any hints on what to do if you dont get any critical hits and critical defenses drops after its first 6 seconds!? I find that bringing Critical Eye instead of Shadow Refuge is a nice modification to the CHkkr run

Monz · Jun 16, 2006, 04:04 PM // 16:04

Critical eye will help, but I think that a big help to keep up critical defense against Chkkr comes, as Lintsi pointed out, from Xuekao's daggers (enchantments 20% longer). Last night I was able to kill Chkkr twice following his suggestions (I died many times in between though

).
As for green drops I guess you need to just be patient and keep going (that's what I'm going to do with Chkkr). I got my Xuekao's after only 4 attempts, but it took me almost 20 attempts to get Shreader's talons!

Lambentviper · Jun 16, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

lol i still havent been able to kill Xeukao (-.-)

though i can usually kill Chkkr with Critical Eye using 14^50 20/19 sundering and +5 armor daggers

Lambentviper · Jun 16, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39

OK so, what i was doing in the past to get Xeukao by himself since the spawn updates was head in from the open area closest to the Sunjiang District entrance. Then i stand at about the bottom of the stairs and pull him with flatbow, he would run to me and i would run back out of the keep-ish place and fight. His Necro and Healer buddies would spawn but not follow him.

Now this rarely works, and hes been spawning so far away from the stairs by the time i get into bow range im touching him -.-

Any ideas?

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So lets brainstorm ideas on solo farming Sskai, Shredder, and any other assassin bosses we can think of

Stryker Wild · Jun 17, 2006, 05:58 AM // 05:58

Does anyone know the best way to solo Ranger bosses?

I think the boss I'm looking for in particular is a Chkkr... his Hornbow is Zealous.

I really want a Zealous Hornbow for my Assassin to make a Barrage Sin for PVEing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Lambentviper · Jun 17, 2006, 04:33 PM // 16:33

I believe his name is Chkkr THousand Tail. Pretty much right into Drazach THicket from Anjeka's Shrine.

Im going to expiriment on basic builds for that today, and we weill see what happens.

Xiaro · Jun 17, 2006, 11:54 PM // 23:54

Wow, it seems impossible >.> Whenever I do the combo on him, 15 Trillion Am Fah pop up, it' insanely hard to get him alone.

Ilya Khan · Jun 18, 2006, 12:36 AM // 00:36

I am a bit bored so I will give you all my farming build.

12+1+2=15 dagger mastery
12+2=14 Shadow Arts
3 critical strikes

Cast and use in this order
Arcane echo
Shadow Form (E)
Mark of instability
Lead attack (Golden lotus strike, unsuspecting strike, desperation strike)
Fox Fangs
Twisting Fangs
Falling Spider
Blades of Steel/Nine Tail Strike

You must cast your second Shadow form (the one from Arcane Echo) around hte same time you use Falling Spider. Simply run to a neutral spot near your target boss/creature. You may use Shadow Form + Arcane Echo to assist you in getting there if need be. Then cast Arcane echo and get up to aggro range of your target. Then cast shadow form and mark of instability and run to your target. Engage as listed. You should have around 40 seconds to kill you're boss. Mesmer bosses, Necro bosses, and ele bosses are the easiest to kill simply because they have limited self heal. Try this build out- best of luck!

Stryker Wild · Jun 18, 2006, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Thanks for the help on Chkkr Thousand Tail. If you find anything, let me know.

It seems like it's only possible to get to him without battling by luck. Every so many runs the Wardens before him spawn in an area where if you hurry, you can sneak around the cliff.

The hardest part about him is that he has Troll Ungent. Since he's all physical attacks, a constant blind might help, but there still needs to be a way to get past his Troll Ungents. My best guess is a knockdown or disrupting attack.

But if you find anything better, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you greatly.

(PS... he doesn't really stray too far from his spot, I also thought of getting behind the cliff and making my secondary elementalist and just slowly striking with spells. However, the assassins low energy rate mixed with his Troll Ungent might make him gain more health then he loses.)

Thanks again.

abrizz · Jun 18, 2006, 12:28 PM // 12:28

Chkkr Thousand Tail is easy. Though you are right that sometime's you cant get past the first group without aggroing them. But you can often just continue to run to the right after passing the ridge and they will give up.

Otherwise just return to Anjeka's Shrine and load again. Anyway I use a A/W build using critical defenses, with the usual attack skills: wild blow, golden phoenix and critical strike to keep it up. shadow refuge for extra healing together with way of the fox. And to beat the troll unguent sharpen daggers +seeping wound. Simple and effective. He can take quite some time to beat though. You also have to be careful to not stand to far up the hill where he is since there are some mobs that patrol there, and aggroing them is not a good idea.

Stryker Wild · Jun 18, 2006, 04:06 PM // 16:06

Thanks for the help.

Usually when I run to the right I end up aggroing a few Mantis (Or is it Manti for plural?).

I'm going to try your suggestions and hopefully I can end up with a nice green Zealous bow to do some Barrage Sin work in PvE.