Curse

Evilsod · Jul 26, 2006, 11:23 AM // 11:23

My guess is either Milthuran (since you can run in and out till he's holding a staff), Ritual Lord (easy kill, very expensive staff) or Jayne (again easy kill, never got the Hammer though

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Elithramir · Jul 26, 2006, 11:35 AM // 11:35

Ok, first of all, thanks to everyone that has contributed info in this thread, I love the idea of soloing all these bosses. Unfortunately, right now it is mostly an idea for me (I have done Ghial a couple of times, he was super easy). My next target was Lou, and found him I have... but I haven't been able to kill him.

My skill bar is the standard with the a Sig of Agony. I'm using a Totem Axe and a Crystal Desert blood offhand (+27e, -1e regen). The problem is I just can't kill him.. so I am thinking that I am using this build incorrectly (obviously) and I'd like to solicit some expert advice.

I typically start off with Throw Dirt, then start hitting the Vamp touches. When I get to about 45ish e, I hit OoB, and continue touch. When Blind wears off I hit Whirling Defense and continue Vamp touch. I also squeeze in a Sig of Agony and Plague Touch somewhere in there. So after spamming all of this, I end up with 0 e and he's only between 1/2-1/3 health remaining. So what to do I do at this point? I usually stand there and get hit, or maybe run around like a crazy person in circles around him, but even if I get a couple more OoB's his Shadow Refuge heals him quite a bit. I can't seem to do it spamming the vamp touches.

So, should I be a little more structured in the skill uses? While I was typing this, I was thinking should I just sit and regen e while I have WD and Throw dirt on him and also use Sig of Ag and PT to make sure that he is taking some damage; then when I don't have a Blind on him or WD I will spam the touches?? I'm sort of grasping at straws. Ghial was soooo much easier; I know I'm doing something wrong and there is something that I just don't get about how to use this....

Please help!!
Thanks everyone!!

RebelHero · Jul 26, 2006, 12:06 PM // 12:06

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btw you can kill milodestes the wrangler quite easy to (i did it with 58%DP)
he's the new ranger boss boreas seabed.

He's not new and he doesnt drop any green.. no use killing him

Mistical miss · Jul 26, 2006, 12:56 PM // 12:56

Get yourself a normal blood focus

without the - energy regeneration, so you have better regeneration before you go down to 0 energy, then switch to your +27 energy blood focus. Lightning reflexes + whirling defense + throw dirt can keep him from damaging you forever, unless he gets lucky (which he obviously does). Typically you start with throw dirt, touch a few times, OoB , touch some more, whirling defense, touch some, OoB (on cooldown), touch some more, Oob, touch some more, lightning reflexes, touch some, OoB, throw dirt,,, repeat
when u run out of energy ( you will) switch to your + 27 energy focus to use Offering of blood, then switch back to your first set for more regeneration and a touch or 2, then switch back to your 27 energy set again, for some touches and another Offering of blood.... I have explained it too often in this thread, try looking for my longer posts, it should be in there somewhere, a detailed description of using energy efficiently.

Elithramir · Jul 26, 2006, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Thanks for the reply!

I had read your posts about the weapon swapping and energy management, but I wasn't sure if the problems I was having were that simple. I'm new to all of this so, like I said before, I just wanted to check with the experts that I wasn't doing something completely stupid; just sort of stupid.

I'm going to get the new weapons and give it a try! Thank again!

Update:
I just killed him!! It was very easy, now that I had the perspective that it was simply a matter of energy management: I had to be able to keep up constant, but not necessarily fast, pressure on him. Interestingly enough, I used the regular focus more than the -E regen focus for most of the fight.

Thanks again for the help.

One last update:
For all the people that are starting out, I just had a very painful education as to how important the Sup Expertise rune is. I had switch out some armor to run a mission, and only had on Minor Expertise and was constantly running out of energy. So don't try to skimp and save some money, get that rune!

X Tark X · Jul 26, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

hey working on the ranger....meysang the sadistic in pongmei valley

Ill post back after I try him a few times

Shadowgaiden · Jul 27, 2006, 05:38 AM // 05:38

Wing, Three Blades in Budbek(sp?) Byway. Pretty easy, though I'd give it a medium because you have to either use NPC manipulation down the hill, or kill his allies off one at a time. You MUST bring Dist. Shot to interrupt his heal sig. I got two axes in four runs....

Mistical miss · Jul 27, 2006, 05:44 AM // 05:44

Yay, an add again

, distr shot for the win! For flower spiritspeak, I run savage shot too ^^ (interrupt two spirits).
As for now, I'm on a 2,5 week holiday to poland, good luck to all you new touchers, and when I'm back I expect that we have killed every boss atleast once

(ok maybe not sunreach)

Abnaxus · Jul 27, 2006, 10:30 AM // 10:30

I killed this boss so many times, but no drops at all

At the beginning, I did it with the help of Luxon NPCs, nothing.

So I started to think that the NPC could steal the drops, and I did several killings outside the NPC range (more difficult, sometimes I died, ressed and continued until I killed him), nothing again.

Then I read that Milthuran drops the staff if he has it equipped, so I started to go in and out of Aurios Mines, but he always had the blade equipped.

After 10 times of this, I killed him again and received the antifarming message, 1st time I have ever seen in 14 months of play.

Any tip to deal with this idiot boss?

Btw, I tried Ghial and the boss itself is extremely easy, the run too, it only requires time, I think at least 15 min. each killing.

Evilsod · Jul 27, 2006, 10:40 AM // 10:40

Ghial is only easy if you remember to bring an interrupt.... I forgot the first time. Spent 15 minutes running back and forth trying to lure the Golem away when it died so he wouldn't reanimate it.

Milthuran almost always has a rod with him, if you go closer he always charges at you with a sword... but at first he usually wands you. You could use the same idea to see if Rajazan has his sword. Watch the damage he deals to you, if it seems to be alot lower on 1 run its proably his sword (due to the cold damage).

Abnaxus · Jul 27, 2006, 12:16 PM // 12:16

I didn't use interrupts on Ghial, simply when I killed the 2 warriors on the bridge and some of his crew (pulling them far away from the boss) I just waited that the corpses disappeared.
Then pulled Ghial, that followed me alone or with only one other enemy, and focused on the boss. I used life siphon to counter faintheartness and cancel the boss regeneration.

Will try again with Milthuran, hopefully I'll have better luck ...

Dreikki · Jul 27, 2006, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Any ideas on rit construct? I really want that wand. I can't outdamage his spirit transfer, and I really can't lure him away from his spirit 'cause the kurzick guards will attack him and I ain't getting a drop.

X Tark X · Jul 27, 2006, 03:39 PM // 15:39

npc's dont affect drops

Hanego Ategeh · Jul 27, 2006, 03:59 PM // 15:59

EDIT: *double post for some reason, removed*

Hanego Ategeh · Jul 27, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

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I didn't use interrupts on Ghial, simply when I killed the 2 warriors on the bridge and some of his crew (pulling them far away from the boss) I just waited that the corpses disappeared.
Then pulled Ghial, that followed me alone or with only one other enemy, and focused on the boss. I used life siphon to counter faintheartness and cancel the boss regeneration.

This is more or less what I did, I also didn't dist shot him.

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npc's dont affect drops

You may be right, but I do not think so. My impression is more along the lines that if the NPC makes the kill, (even if you did much of the work) you get nada.

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Any ideas on rit construct? I really want that wand. I can't outdamage his spirit transfer, and I really can't lure him away from his spirit 'cause the kurzick guards will attack him and I ain't getting a drop.

Wipe the guards out with his group. Just don't help them, or not much. Should be pretty straightforward to get them all dead, which gives you more room. This is a good candidate for interrupts probably, though I never bothered. See ^^ for some interrupting ideas.

Dreikki · Jul 27, 2006, 04:24 PM // 16:24

Now I managed to wipe out all the npcs in the area but he just recasts the spirits right after he has left from their range. And Tark, you're wrong.

Lethorn Maeran · Jul 28, 2006, 12:08 AM // 00:08

@Mistical Miss and Evilsod
Thanks for the advice...I have just become Luxon for a while to clear the Jade Sea....Thanks again
Lethorn

Hanego Ategeh · Jul 28, 2006, 02:12 AM // 02:12

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Originally Posted by Elithramir

Ok, first of all, thanks to everyone that has contributed info in this thread, I love the idea of soloing all these bosses. Unfortunately, right now it is mostly an idea for me (I have done Ghial a couple of times, he was super easy). My next target was Lou, and found him I have... but I haven't been able to kill him.

My skill bar is the standard with the a Sig of Agony. I'm using a Totem Axe and a Crystal Desert blood offhand (+27e, -1e regen). The problem is I just can't kill him.. so I am thinking that I am using this build incorrectly (obviously) and I'd like to solicit some expert advice.

I typically start off with Throw Dirt, then start hitting the Vamp touches. When I get to about 45ish e, I hit OoB, and continue touch. When Blind wears off I hit Whirling Defense and continue Vamp touch. I also squeeze in a Sig of Agony and Plague Touch somewhere in there. So after spamming all of this, I end up with 0 e and he's only between 1/2-1/3 health remaining. So what to do I do at this point? I usually stand there and get hit, or maybe run around like a crazy person in circles around him, but even if I get a couple more OoB's his Shadow Refuge heals him quite a bit. I can't seem to do it spamming the vamp touches.

So, should I be a little more structured in the skill uses? While I was typing this, I was thinking should I just sit and regen e while I have WD and Throw dirt on him and also use Sig of Ag and PT to make sure that he is taking some damage; then when I don't have a Blind on him or WD I will spam the touches?? I'm sort of grasping at straws. Ghial was soooo much easier; I know I'm doing something wrong and there is something that I just don't get about how to use this....

Please help!!
Thanks everyone!!

If this is vs. Lou, then I have two basic tricks that I learned but failed to mention before now because I have been somewhat busy of late.

Tricks vs Lou, of the Knives:

He uses a blind. As the second (ish) attack. If you vamp first, you can plague touch it right back on him.
Don't stance while he's blind.

If it's not Lou, then let me know what you're talking about.

X Tark X · Jul 28, 2006, 02:52 AM // 02:52

well when I brought wing three blade to guards I got his axe so....I guess I am right...?

Hanego Ategeh · Jul 28, 2006, 02:57 AM // 02:57

Don't think you read my reply, bud, because you didn't address it.

Anyway, think what you want, but my money says you're wrong.

I haven't been farming lately but I would be shocked if they made such a change.