Curse

Naga Welp · May 30, 2006, 07:32 AM // 07:32

I am an Earth Ele in Prophacies... and I am having trouble beating the Doppelganger... I have tried many different things, but can't seem to figure it out. Please, help ME!!

LightningHell · May 30, 2006, 08:25 AM // 08:25

What secondary?

dgb · May 30, 2006, 10:03 AM // 10:03

Give it Iron Mist to play with and no air skills.

Lord Cooper · May 30, 2006, 10:35 AM // 10:35

put air earth fire and water attunements in the first 4 slots. it will waste time casting them. then just hit it repeatedly with the offensive skills of your choice

kuwlij · May 30, 2006, 10:11 PM // 22:11

will help if u take off all your armor... so you'll hit harder. put in 3 enchantments that take the longest to cast and use the above mentioned strat...

Lord Cooper · Jun 01, 2006, 12:45 PM // 12:45

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Originally Posted by kuwlij

will help if u take off all your armor... so you'll hit harder.

how dies taking off your armour make you hit harder???

gameshoes3003 · Jun 01, 2006, 07:55 PM // 19:55

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Originally Posted by dgb

Give it Iron Mist to play with and no air skills.

This is a flase statement, the doppleganger wont' cast it on you. I tried it many times to have him cast it on me after i beat him.
Here's what you do.
This build may seem scary to you, but don't worry, the doppleganger can't use it worth crap.

Earthquake
Aftershock
Crystal wave
Ward against melee
the rest, useless skills and no healing

Okay, first thing, run up to him before he hits you with his bow a lot. Then use earthquake while he uses aftershock. Then do aftershock and crystal wave. By then, he'll almost be dead and you'll have suffered a lot of damage but enough to die. Then cast ward against melee if he's hit you with the axe and then he'll use aftershock and then you use aftershock and HE'S DEAD!

I beat the doppleganger in 17 seconds with this. Pretty impressive eh?

Trylo · Jun 01, 2006, 09:37 PM // 21:37

i guess that would work... dont use aura of restoration, keep 4 ele attune... what ur 2ndary?

gameshoes3003 · Jun 01, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

My secondary is monk, but i have absolutely no attributes on anything on it. I'm all Elementalist. But keeping an attunement will that the doppleganger can do more due to the energy recharge. Bring other ones that are irrelavent to your type.

Bloodied Blade · Jun 02, 2006, 01:48 AM // 01:48

@gameshoes3003- I can beat him in ~17 seconds on my monk with a TON less risk.

For doppleganger on elementalist: I would try using Earthquake + Aftershock + Obsidian Flame on him, it should take him out rather fast. Combine that with Armor of Earth + Aura of Recovery and you should have enough healing/armor to take him out. If Armor of Earth is being used too often and too effectively against you, use Ward Against Melee instead.

Maybe something like this:

Obsidian Flame
Earthquake
Aftershock
Ward Against Melee
Aura of Restoration
Crystal Wave?
filler skill for doppleganger to spam
filler skill

Basically run in, use Ward Against Melee, then use Earthquake + Aftershock + Obsidian Flame. If he isn't dead, use another obsidian flame.

If you're an E/R it's easier to simply pack 7 spirits and obsidian flame (he casts spirits and you spam ob flame).

I haven't ascended an elly yet, so most of this is speculation.

joncoish · Jun 02, 2006, 03:54 AM // 03:54

for just this I'd suggest switching to fire magic. I play my elementalist as a fire one, and for this guy I basically used meteor swarm, firestorm, and fireball. After hitting all this the guy was basically dead.

The key though is just to avoid it when he tries to cast meteor swarm on you first thing, which he will. So just step out of the way, and then cast yours on him. Then firestorm, and then fireball, and he's a gonner!

Ole Man Bourbon · Jun 02, 2006, 05:13 AM // 05:13

Ward Against Melee and stand next to him.

xarchitect · Jun 03, 2006, 12:32 AM // 00:32

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put air earth fire and water attunements in the first 4 slots. it will waste time casting them. then just hit it repeatedly with the offensive skills of your choice

This is all you need to know. DO NOT cast any of the attunements yourself. The match is over before you need them. Just make sure they are your first skill slots. As the match begins, run right up beside him and cast this sequence: EQ, AS, CW, OF. I don't remember if I had to hit him with a wand after that or if he was already dead. He did actually hit me with something before he croaked, but I was nearly full health and he was dead in about 20 seconds. Hooray, Ascension with bonus!