Curse

silentblade · Feb 14, 2006, 10:26 PM // 22:26

another questions i tried fighting jade maucibles but i die like in a sec how do u stop health degen? they use insidious parasite am te next sec im dead

silentblade · Feb 14, 2006, 10:30 PM // 22:30

im just starting out w/ this build wut monsters do u suggest i try to farm first?

Gururian · Feb 14, 2006, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Well, for one thing. I suggest farming skyward reach, just avoid the storm kin. Two: The reason you're dying is because of enchantment removal. Mesmers aren't the only ones that have it, necro's do too. Which include those spiders.

Undead Preacher · Feb 15, 2006, 03:58 AM // 03:58

I started out with the hydras and griffins, but if u go outside elona its also a good place to start... or do the beginning of the elona mission alone and practice on the minitaurs

revannecroblade · Feb 15, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08

I have been practicing alot with this build out on griffons and minotaurs. But when I go into uw the aatxes kill me all the time what am I doing wrong. it seems every time I try to re cast ss on thme they break it. I always make sure prot is on me and healing breeze. I just know it is makeing me really made. I didnt manage to kill one of them demonic bulls but his buddys then killed me. What am I doing wrong yall.

Undead Preacher · Feb 15, 2006, 07:56 PM // 19:56

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Originally Posted by revannecroblade

I have been practicing alot with this build out on griffons and minotaurs. But when I go into uw the aatxes kill me all the time what am I doing wrong. it seems every time I try to re cast ss on thme they break it. I always make sure prot is on me and healing breeze. I just know it is makeing me really made. I didnt manage to kill one of them demonic bulls but his buddys then killed me. What am I doing wrong yall.

make sure ur casting Guardian b4 ss

Dollztempta · Feb 16, 2006, 01:01 PM // 13:01

The start is really easy on UW, just wand Aatxes on you and hide to Ghosts on the stairs and wand Nightmarey to dead, im not joking, Aatxes cant hit you and you have much time to kill Nightmare + put all enchantments on, really easy stuff.

Iori Shozu · Feb 16, 2006, 05:51 PM // 17:51

well all good but this was posted about 3 months ago by godlike satan. As far as uw the first nightmare is the only one you should draw with the ataaxes forcing you to hide behind the 2 ghost, after that you should be able to aggro all the nightmares without any heat from the ataaxes. Make sure the first 2 groups of ataaxes you get a patrol with each then draw the last patroling ataaxe to the ones top of the stairs. The ataaxe at the very top can usually be left as the graspings rarely get caught on him.

When you have 3 ataaxes position them where only 2 attack and the 3rd stands behind them and wand the third one to keep regen from kicking in on him. This will make it much easier to predict and avoid the savage slashes. Also ps will draw savage slash so always wait a sec or 2 after before casting breeze.

also you can solo parts of greneths footprint with the fow build and the warrior and ranger mursaat but they are both very difficult and not really worth the effort.

Dark Bomber is the best suited build for farming fog nightmares outside of toa and it works on blessed griffons.

Want a good challenge 2 man clear fow with 55 necro and a monk(I have cleared all but the dragons, worms, and the wailing lord forest 2 man. monk needs to run 80 seconds of spellbreaker for the scales and ether breakers.

akkarin · Feb 16, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

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4~ Superior Rune of Soul Reaping
5~ Superior Rune of Soul Reaping

why two times soul reaping? Oo

[E]dit: OMG OMG OMG im sorry i thought absorb makes -75 too lol im sry sry sry xD

anomalous_tls · Feb 17, 2006, 01:44 AM // 01:44

Is there any particular reason for the superior death rune?

If your attribute focus in on prot, healing and curses why not just buy another sup curses or sup soul reaping? ~900k as opposed to 3-4k (??) for a death. The +att wont stack, but the -health will.

I have 1 Curses, 1 Blood, 3 Soul Reaping. Still have my 55 health and still have the points where it matters. Sure, you lose out if you need or want to sub in some death skills, but for vanilla farming this might be better for the economically challenged?

Either way, its a great thread, with great info. Cheers

Iori Shozu · Feb 17, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16

the variety of runes is simply so you can have boost in any attribute in case you play something else like dark bomber. Also once you are making 55 charachters money isnt really the issue. I have a headpeice in every attribute for my necro and monk all with the rune for that attribute and a full set of runed armor.

anomalous_tls · Feb 17, 2006, 02:46 AM // 02:46

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Originally Posted by Iori Shozu

the variety of runes is simply so you can have boost in any attribute in case you play something else like dark bomber...

Ah. So it is for the variety of build. Good good, thanks

And very true, once you're farming, money isnt so much a problem.

Also, i meant 900g, not 900K. That being for the Sup Soul Reaping, not the Balthazar Rune of Pwn Tyria (which i can only assume would be around 900k...) i think Gwen sells it, but only after you've salvaged an unid 55 monk, dyed an IWAY team yellow, and applied them both to the red iris flower you give her.

Dark Tykane · Feb 17, 2006, 03:34 AM // 03:34

I was told that the two ghost trick was nerfed and it seems that way to me what do you think?

Kcp · Feb 17, 2006, 11:45 PM // 23:45

You can hide behind any of the ghosts in the starting area of UW......They havent nerfed it since day one...why would they now?

You just need to find the sweet spot to hide behind ghosts and pull aatxe from. Once you know the right areas to pull the first group from w/o springing the nightmare you wont even need to use the ghosts unless you get the 2 Dn spawn at top of stairs.

Iori Shozu · Feb 18, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03

If you cant hide behind the ghost then you arent running in far enough or are running to far and instead of them getting stuck one comes right in. Although weird stuff does happen on ocassion like once I hid was rended and as soon as I got mending and esscence up an ataaxe runs around the back and sure enough 1 hit tko's me.

The ghost thing is not a glitch you are using a physical item to block the enemy, just like standing behind a wall and casting ss on a ranger and watching him shoot away. It is also not abusing an element of the game to change the play of the game or alter your ability beyond acceptable parameters. Its simply body blocking so you dont take the attack.

Kestrel Flight · Feb 18, 2006, 04:15 AM // 04:15

Hey guys love the build, thanks. I read somewhere and can't find again about the -50 cesta and have it. If you die you basically have 1 health. What I read was that you could switch out the -50 cesta for a -20 or -30 can't remember which. Any ideas where to find this lesser cesta since you could erase DP and get back to playing faster instead of having to map with 1 health.

Thanks in advance

Walts_2 · Feb 18, 2006, 04:37 AM // 04:37

You can just equip another offhand and have 33 health instead of 1. Then after you erase your DP you can put your -50 offhand back on. The -20 offhand is not really needed.

Kestrel Flight · Feb 18, 2006, 04:49 AM // 04:49

ty that helps

Cerberus · Feb 18, 2006, 05:18 AM // 05:18

lol got to say this has been the most fun i've had in FoW or UW for ages using this build, been so used to using my 55 monk in UW this made a nice refreshing change. As for using this in Fow well wot can i say, took me awhile to get the hang of wot to cast and when and a few plat but well worth the trips, done about a dozen or so now and alrdy got 25+ shards lol not bad for someone who still hasn't fully got the hang of it, Great thread thnx guys...

ForeverGoNe · Feb 19, 2006, 02:42 AM // 02:42

can the 55 off hand still be gotten by the cities of ascalon quest?