Curse

lambda the great · Dec 25, 2005, 01:16 PM // 13:16

:::ATTENTION WARRIORS:::

No more need of an IDS-Icy Dragon Sword- group.

You can rise above the others and go big with this.

Items Needed:

1050 or more Gold Coins
Candy Canes(for first Tries and Bad Spawns)

Skills Needed:

Sprint
Healing Signet
Dolyak signet
Mantra of frost or Elemental Resistance
Watch yourself!
Shields Up!
Eviscerate or Hundred Blades
-X- (Disrupting is what I choose)

Attribute layout:

Strength: 10 (9+1)
Axe: 9 (8+1)
Tactics: 15 (12+3)

Since you don't have Monk in your blood you won't be needing enchantments.
For your Axe or Sword get a Defensive Upgrade either Armor +5 (always) or Armor +7 (Vs. Elemental) I prefer the Warding +7(Vs. elemental) because you'll be receiving a lot of Ice/Water elemental damage. I use Grognars Defender or Desert Crimson Carapace Sheild(Stance)and a Defense Hand Axe, +5 armor always.

:::Tasca's Demise:::

Starting in Granite Citadel, first exit the portal into Tasca's Demise, quickly run to the right, sticking close to the wall. At the corner(or you can take the long way and go left and wait for the Dwarves to spawn and then move behind them.) Now there are two things you can do here: Option 1: go look at the dwarf group coming from the East and then hide behind the Resurrection Shrine, once the dwarfs have stopped, you quickly sneak around the corner of the shrine, and do not anger them. Option 2: Run past the group of dwarves using sprint then break right, afterwards or keep going past the big group.

Once you're safely away from the first section there are two ways to take: the North path (leads to three Ice Siege Golems and a Gnasher) and there is the Full/Half Bridge path. How to take the bridge path: don't start from the beginning of the bridge, there is another entrance to the right. Once you're across the bridge there should be a group of Ice Siege Golems, Heretics, Gnashers and a couple of Stone Summit Crushers, let them go to the left, then sneak past while sticking to the right. In this open area there are usually no enemies in your path going to the portal(except for the some Heretics at the end that rarely appear, let them turn around and they will head South).

:::Mineral Springs:::

{{{{{THIS IS THE SAFEST WAY}}}}}

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Now you are in Mineral Springs, run past the two groups of Avicara to a safe spot, heal and wait for sprint to recharge. Now is a good time to use Shields Up! to gain fifty armor and a chance of evading projectiles. Once past the second big group stop here, first Stop:

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Now there should be a group of Avicara, follow them. {If there is...} When the Avicara turn the corner and there is a group of Pinesoul's, run North as far as you can to the wall, while avoiding their barbed traps. Once the Avicara turn the corner they should follow the path while walking all the way around in a U-turn, you're going to take a short cut through. As shown in This picture. Second stop:

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Now run past these groups of Avicara and you'll see a Resurrection Shrine, run there if the Avicara are still following you, run to the left past some Tundra Giants, you should use Shields Up! here too. Now make way for the narrow path to the left. Stop to heal then you should see a group of Avicara with a boss intermixed, there should be a giant rock. When you have aggravated this group, cast Shields Up! about three feet from where you align with the giant rock. Use Sprint, to run past them, to the opening, keep on watch for Avicara. Third stop:

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If there are groups run past them and make haste to the right.

:::ICE CAVE::: :::Ice Imp's Lair:::

If you get a spawn such as this...

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:::Trouble At The Mouth Of Ice Imps LAIR:::

There are Avicara and Ice Imp's at the beginning of the Ice Cave, you will have to be sneaky. Try to pull the ice imps back 30 feet or so. Make sure you have Mantra of frost, Shields Up! activated and when they use Mind Freeze on you Use Dolyak Signet. Pull back and kill Ice Imps while using Mantra of frost (When it ends) Shields Up!, Doylak Signet, Watch yourself! and Healing Signet ( If needed.)

Then go die at the Avicara (unless you can run half way through the cave with no Ice Imps insight. When in the Ice Cave use the same skills as you did outside or at the beginning of the cave. Before you go into the battle make sure you cast Mantra Of Frost. Now what Mantra of Frost does at lvl 8 Inspiration Magic it Reduces 39% of all cold damage and lasts sixty-two seconds. Use Shields Up! and when the Ice Imps cast Mind Freeze on you, use Dolyak signet. Fighting the Ice Imps is easy, hit them with Eviscerate and if it tries to cast Maelstrom on you interrupt it, if you have an interrupting skill.

:::Trouble in the Caves:::

Now if there are Trolls allied with the Ice Imps, focus on taking the Trolls out first. Only aggravate one group with a Troll if the Troll(s) have all their defensive skills used(i.e. recharging), Mantra of Frost, Watch Yourself, Shield's Up, and Dolyak Signet. Use Eviscerate on the Troll(s) and make sure you watch what skills it is using, when healing pay close attention to what the Troll is using, if it is using Disrupting Chop and you are casting Healing Signet press ESC to end the cast of that skill so it doesn't get disabled for twenty seconds. (One time I got my Disrupting Chop disrupted by the troll's Disrupting Chop.) Once the Troll(s) is/are dead, head for the Ice Imps. Now it is very important to make sure you have been using your Defensive skills immediately when they are available. You don't have to worry about Maelstrom interrupting your skills because you have signets and instant cast skills.

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:::Canyon To The Seer:::

When you have cleared the cave, if your server has the favor of the gods kneel Before the Statue of Lyssa and buy up to 10% morale(100 gold) and Dwayna's Blessing(50 gold). This helps you a lot! Now make you way up the ramp, you'll end up in a narrow alley with a ferocious Ice Beast, an army of Azure Shadows will rise from the ground. Before you attract the Ice Beast's full attention, slowly tap the "W" button so you don't aggravate the whole group of Azures. Once you have about three or four Azure aggravated, use Dolyak Signet to prevent knock down, walk back a little bit so you don't aggravate the rest of the Azures. If you have Cyclone Axe equipped don't use it because the Azures have Holy Wrath activated, you will essentially be killing your self, just kill one by one. Don't worry about the fat Ice Beast and go aggravate the rest of the Azure, kill them.

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Now you can take on the Ice Beast easily if you have a Disrupting skill (I prefer Disrupting chop, twenty seconds the skill interrupted is disabled.) Always disrupt the Ice Beast's Mist Form, if you don't, you have to wait ten seconds until the skill ends. Kill the Ice Beast and make your way through the canyon to the Seer, there will probably be a bunch of Ice Imps, assassinate them.

Since people have been farming these things to death, drops are really rare, I get an Icy Dragon Sword every two to four runs, rezoning in Tasca's Demise after each cave clearing.

:::Take A Lucky Friend:::

A screen Shot of our first Duo IDS run. Dropped Three minutes apart!

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Random ScreenshotS:
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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...oosterx/D2.jpg

Its an Ice Imps man...

Author: Red Rooster X
Editor: LAMS3K
Guild: Almost A Guild[CO]

NekoZ · Dec 25, 2005, 01:34 PM // 13:34

Hey, nice guide! Too bad I deleted my Warrior lol.

dont feel no pain · Dec 25, 2005, 01:52 PM // 13:52

Yeah i soloed with a simular build it's all good but i use ele reistance since it's a little more dmg reducing.

Sir Krohan · Dec 25, 2005, 04:21 PM // 16:21

And how do you go past the avicaras/imps when you go to the mouth of ice imps lair?

Ado · Dec 25, 2005, 04:40 PM // 16:40

Do all ice imps drop IDS or only the ones in mineral springs? If all of them drop those IDS it's easier to farm the imps outside ice caves of sorrow.

Sir Krohan · Dec 25, 2005, 04:52 PM // 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Krohan

And how do you go past the avicaras/imps when you go to the mouth of ice imps lair?

Can anyone answer this?

Pyrea · Dec 25, 2005, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Very nice guide except for one thing:

I can't even get into MS as there is always a mixed group of Summit milling about entrance and they don't move!

I'll keep on going but this is my 7th spawn and they are still there.

Maybe one of ANets stupid nerfs again.

Yes thank u very much, dangle a carrot in front of us and then pull it away.

And on Xmas Day too.

Sheesh!!!

lambda the great · Dec 25, 2005, 07:09 PM // 19:09

If there are Avicara AND Ice Imps by the mouth, what you want to do is try to pull out the Ice Imps away form the Avicara. Once you have the ice imps dead there shouldnt be any Imps in the cave until you reach the pond in the cave. So Sprint right past the Avicara. And if there is more Ice Imps behind the Avicara you'll get deep freeze on you and the Avicara woud most likely kill you. Rezone.

I'll make a guild on how to get out of Tasca's with screen shots. Might be today but its X-mas and you know family and stuff. Ill get it up ASAP.

badd · Dec 25, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

can anyone film this.

lambda the great · Dec 25, 2005, 08:19 PM // 20:19

Isnt that program called Fraps??

Tasca's Demise Guide will be up within 24 hours.

badd · Dec 25, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10

just did a run, didnt drop any IDS for me, kinda slow on killing, cleared whole cave cept boss

lambda the great · Dec 25, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Yea the IDS's are now very Rare now. The first day when this was discovered I got 7 drops in one run, I don't have a sn because I was too excited lol. good times...

Tasca's Guide is almost done.

Pyrea · Dec 25, 2005, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Ok, finally I get into Mineral Springs and have done this run and cleared cave and boss 5 times already and no IDS.

What is Anet's problem with this.

They tell us about the IDS and then nerf it so we waste the whole of Xmas day trying to get one. I mean come on.

I would have expected to get one on the 3rd run. What is the whole big deal. Why do some people get loads and others get none.

Is this what you call balance, I mean cmon.

I don't usually moan like this but am getting very tired and also stressed out because I will keep on trying until I have one, then I'll continue doing what I was doing before I heard about these damn IDS!!!

I mean please Anet, you do such a wonderful job with changing the face of Tyria with Wintersday and Haloween, for Christ's sake just do someting about the IDS drop rate.

I'm sure others feel the same way. I mean is this how you want us to feel especially over the Xmas period; stressed and depressed because you anounce the existence of this sword and then disallow most of us the satisfaction of getting one.

I personally do not understand this but will carry on...

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:41 PM // 22:41

doesnt work...whatdid a.net make it like..impossible to find again? wow, i really hate A.net right now. first, they nerf my 40 enchant axe, and now they make it harder to find an IDS.

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42

okay i tried it again about 10 times and STILL NO IDS!!!! this is F***ed up, either a.net doesnt let you get 'em any more, or they dont drop here. either way, i still hate anet right now.

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:43 PM // 22:43

okay RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO this, i swear ive tried it like 50 times and it doesnt work

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44

finally, i decided to try it a couple more times and i got one. YES!
lol, and i like the red engine thing
does it work with shit too?

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44

guess not

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:46 PM // 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyrea

Very nice guide except for one thing:

I can't even get into MS as there is always a mixed group of Summit milling about entrance and they don't move!

I'll keep on going but this is my 7th spawn and they are still there.

Maybe one of ANets stupid nerfs again.

Yes thank u very much, dangle a carrot in front of us and then pull it away.

And on Xmas Day too.

Sheesh!!!

yeah, i have to say, even with the christmas update to cheer a few of us up, a.net have been acting like FECKING ASSHOLES lately

toric brightblade · Dec 25, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48

whats.......................with the 1050 gold needed...?