Curse

Ricebox · Aug 06, 2006, 02:55 PM // 14:55

Hi! Have a monk and want to get a scar eater fast?Fear No more.. you don't have to form groups inorder to farm for this! This guide is also a faction character friendly... I'll explain why, later on...
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Equipments:
*Totem Axe/Rajazan's Fervor OR Any sword or Axe with at least 18% enchant mod on it!
* -20 hp offhand (Reward for completing "Poor Tenant" quest in pre searing Ascalon)

*Basic 55 monk Armor set.. you know the deal!
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Attributes:
12 Earth Magic
9 Healing Prayers
9 Protection Prayers
8 Smiting Prayers
12 Divine Favor

>Updated Attributes as of 08/09/06 = Credit goes to Phenixfire... More damage and duration from using sliver armor!

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Skills:
Protective Spirit
Healing Breeze
Scourge Healing
Sliver Armor
Spellbreaker [E]
Blessed Aura
Balthazar's Spirit
Mending

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Guide Video:

http://files.filefront.com/13_moe_sc.../fileinfo.html

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Tips and Advice:
1.) Go out from Vasburg Armory, as soon as you load, check the two groups in front of the Res Shrine. Check the image below for more details. Check the groups whether they have either a Pain hungry gaki or Skill Hungry gaki, if they do, go back to Vasburg and respawn, then check again, until the two groups i mentioned doesn't have either gakis with them.

An Example of a GOOD SPAWN:

2.) When your successful with #1, proceed on killing yourself as shown on the video! Cast your enchantments, by this time using the equipments i mentioned and with 15% dp, your health will be at 13hp.Hold ctrl and look for the scar eater, target it.Maintain your target on the Scar Eater so you'll know how to go back to him when you try to agro all three groups!

3.) When you're aggroing, constantly check the compass for new spawns. Once new red dots appear in your compass, that is an indication that a group of onis has spawned. if so, immediately activate Spellbreaker, so that you wont get shadow shroud on you. Continue aggroing all three groups. Once you're done, get close to the scar eater, recast prot and heal breeze when Spellbreaker starts to blink.Cast Scourge healing on scar eater then use Silver Armor! Watch the numbers rise and scar eater's health drop!

4.) Some people who are well aware of this type of build, use Glyph of Renewal as the elite, as this will let you recast Sliver Armor immediately dealing consistent fast damage. However that may be too heavy for Canthan Characters, as they will have to go to Perdition Rock in order to cap it! That is why spellbreaker comes in, not only does it help against onis, it's also fairly easy to cap!

5.) This tip is for a Faction character with prophecies account: So your scourge healing skill isn't unlocked yet. Do this, make sure you have at least 1k balthazar faction. Send one of your characters to the pvp arenas, talk to the priest, and unlock scourge healing under smiting prayers. Load your canthan monk, get him to Lion's Arch, and talk to sergio, scourge healing should appear in his skill list. Buy it and you're done!

NEW TIPS:

6.) Having trouble in dealing with onis? Well actually onis help alot in this farm. why? Their Fast and dual attacks allow sliver armor to work double and you will only need 2 groups of kirins, mosses, undergrowths, that being 1 near the scar eater and the other is scar eater's group itself, plus the onis of course. If you're having trouble against them, here's what you must do. Before going in with 13hp, scout the area first as 55mo. If onis do spawn, it will give you the advantage of knowing where to time your spellbreaker and go for The scar eater. So as soon as they spawn, bring them as close as you can to the scar eater, then kill yourself. Cast your enchantments, agro the first group without the onis yet, build up some energy... now before approaching the onis, cast spellbreaker, then agro the onis on your way to the scar eater... then sliver armor, scourge, then just recast whats necessary and he'll drop in one round of sliver armor!

7.) Aaah the gakis.. Their spirits are a big threat to your build, especially spirit of bloodsong and disenchantment. If you want an extra challenge then try this. i've farmed scar eater numerous times even if there are gakis around. Here's what you must do:

a.) Scout the area as a 55 for onis, if onis spawn you'll only need to agro 1 group besides scar eater's, if no, then you have to agro 2 groups.
b.) After scouting, im assuming you're already in your 13hp state. so cast your enchantments, agro the necessary number of groups, BUT agro this group far away from scar eater's group. The trick here is that as soon as the gakis notice you, they'll quickly cast their spirits, actually they cast 2 spirits. Quickly pull the groups towards scar eater, leaving the gakis casting their spirits. Once you've pulled them successfully near scar eater, the gakis will try to catch up, however they wont be able to cast spirits yet, giving you enough time to kill the scar eater in one round. if one round wont do, then there's a very big chance that you wont succeed! but with the new attributes, you'll be successful 90% of the time!

Happy Scar Eater Farming! Good Luck and Thanks! Please don't hesitate to post any comment or suggestion!

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NOTE:
Played around with the attributes recently, and found out that it's more efficient with the new attributes!

UPDATE 08/09/06
New Attributes and New Tips! Gakis and Onis wont be a threat to you anymore! Read more about it...

pandakisses31 · Aug 06, 2006, 03:38 PM // 15:38

wow its really nice. so fast and easy! i like the song to it too.. cool awesome job! >

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metalone · Aug 06, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

video link file comes up as an incomplete rar? good guide tho thanks!

Ricebox · Aug 06, 2006, 06:26 PM // 18:26

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Originally Posted by metalone

video link file comes up as an incomplete rar? good guide tho thanks!

No its not! click the link, after that a new page should pop up (Filefront)! Click on the "Download Now" image! and follow the rest of the instruction!

Timmy Shinobi · Aug 06, 2006, 07:20 PM // 19:20

Excellent job Ricebox! You are my new found hero!

I will definitely try this out. Thank you and Happy Farming!

Ecksor · Aug 06, 2006, 07:53 PM // 19:53

ah the sliver armor build. what a wonderful thing. this build also works with Shen The Magistrate, and Orosen too. For Orosen just make sure you die then run in from the side with the vermin. works great.

Alexi Jotun · Aug 06, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16

The build works great... but i have yet to see a Gaki not spawn.

Butters1110 · Aug 06, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50

Looks good gonna go try it our now

Puebert · Aug 06, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I'm aggroing the three groups, putting SB when Oni spawn, and keeping HB and Ps on.

But unfortunatly, Sliver armor doesn't last long enough to kill him then I die, take off a pice of armor for 16 health, and then its a stand off until the Oni cast Shadow Shroud.(sp?)

Lil Pips · Aug 07, 2006, 01:47 AM // 01:47

I don't see how this works *without* Glyph Of Renewal. One casting of Sliver Armor every 30 seconds that lasts TEN seconds (over his 9 seconds at his stated 10 earth magic) is not nearly enough to kill the eater with 1, 2, or 3 groups.

It's not even close he goes to maybe half-health, no further.

remmeh · Aug 07, 2006, 01:48 AM // 01:48

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Originally Posted by Ecksor

ah the sliver armor build. what a wonderful thing. this build also works with Shen The Magistrate, and Orosen too. For Orosen just make sure you die then run in from the side with the vermin. works great.

i also farmed Miella Lightwing for the +energy focus with this build. works great

Ricebox · Aug 07, 2006, 02:30 AM // 02:30

I forgot to mention this in my guide! Ok if you look at the image below, i've numbered the first 3 groups in front of the shrine. 1 being scar eater's group while groups 2 and 3 are composed of kirins,mosses,undergrowths and sometimes gakis.

There are times group #2 will not contain a gaki within the group. what you must do is agro this group towards group 1. However this won't give you enough damage against scar eater, so what you must do is to find another group, and that is group 4! You need at least 3 groups beating you up while sliver armor is active.And so, this is where you can get the 4th group.

just wait at the edge of the hill, until the 4th group comes close, once they've noticed you, they'll immediately run up the hill on the left on the other side of the bridge, and cross it to get to you, just keep them in your agro bubble until they've crossed the bridge. Once they do, pull them towards scar eater then eventually you can cast scourge healing, then silver armor!

Ricebox · Aug 07, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39

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Originally Posted by Lil Pips

I don't see how this works *without* Glyph Of Renewal. One casting of Sliver Armor every 30 seconds that lasts TEN seconds (over his 9 seconds at his stated 10 earth magic) is not nearly enough to kill the eater with 1, 2, or 3 groups.

It's not even close he goes to maybe half-health, no further.

there are exactly three keys to remember on how to make this build work:
yes without glyph of renewal it can be a pain, but manageable. The 3 keys are:

1.) You need at least 3 groups beating you up while silver armor is active!
2.) Keep Scourge Healing on him, as this will reduce his healing ability, dealing damage as he heals himself!
3.) If 3 groups are beating you up but still the scar eater won't drop, fear not, like any character in the game, this guy needs energy. Remember he uses divine boon, which of course drains an extra 2 energy from him when he casts monk spells.Sooner or later his energy will drop.Just continue to recast all necessary spells (Prot Spirit, Heal Breeze, Scourge, Sliver Armor), and he'll drop soon!

mitch herbort · Aug 07, 2006, 03:24 AM // 03:24

very nice ive never seen a build like this in fact first time ive heard of silver armor definite thumbs up nice job.

Former Ruling · Aug 07, 2006, 05:55 AM // 05:55

SLIVER armor. Don't put the I before the L.

And Ele use it all the time, almost in every solo build mitch >_<

Ricebox · Aug 07, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

check out the new attributes! I updated them to be more efficient... got 2 scar eaters today with the new attributes hehehe, just lucky i guess!

Origin · Aug 07, 2006, 05:30 PM // 17:30

what's the music used in this video?

Ricebox · Aug 07, 2006, 07:59 PM // 19:59

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Originally Posted by Origin

what's the music used in this video?

"I'm the least you could do" by The Bloodhound Gang

Nexium · Aug 07, 2006, 09:30 PM // 21:30

this build is a bit tricky:/

Phenixfire · Aug 08, 2006, 01:31 PM // 13:31

ok, tried this build ... works great, but:

1. it works without glyph of renewal, but it takes like 5 rounds of sliver armor to kill him
2. when oni spawn, you're pretty much dead ^^ shadowshroud kills you, they are nasty anyway :P
havent survived when oni appeared yet
3. @ricebox: no offense intended, but your stating is pretty strange

your 13 in heal give you a brezze regen of 8, combined with 4 of mending its 12 ... but 10 is max, and since you dont suffer from any degen, that 13 is pretty much a waste of points.
with that setup it took me always like 3 rounds to kill him ...

use that one, lasts a sec longer+ more dmg, which easily downs him in one round of sliver armor:

smiting 8
healing 9 -> 7 breeze regen + 3 mending regen -> 10 ( max ) total regen
divine 12
Prot 10
Earth 12

he still got to drop that staff for me :P ( did it now after about 7 runs ..

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but nice guide in all other aspects, ty

Edit: Just realized, btw, Blessed Aura DOES NOT work on sliver armor .. its NOT a monk enchantment