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XvArchonvX · Jun 25, 2006, 02:28 PM // 14:28

I just capped myself a Black Moa for one of my rangers the other night and thought I would share the build I used for anyone interested in doing the same.

If you try capping the Black Moa when you have hench in your party, they will kill it during the capping process since it turns hostile. Therefore build I used was a running build.

Attributes:

8 in healing prayers with the rest of the attributes in Wilderness survival and Expertise.

Skills:

Escape {E}
Storm Chaser
Dodge
Purge Conditions
Smite Hex
Troll Unguent
Mending
Charm Animal

Use and tips:

First of all, pick up 'The Beak of Darkness' quest from House Zu Heltzer. Second of all make sure you drop your old pet. To do this there is an NPC outside House Zu Helter named Zarek the Tamer that can take your old pet if you need. After this you are ready to run. The quest will have you run to several NPCs around Kurzick territory. After you talk to them you will finally be lead to where the Black Moa is.

When running you should keep Mending on you for most of the time. However if you are about to run through a group that has a Warden of the Mind, you should drop the enchantment since they will shatter it immediately and cause you damage. Activating Troll Unguent before you go through these groups will help keep you alive. When you do run past these groups, keep an eye out for Wardens of the Branch and keep a safe distance from these enemies. If you get too close they will use 'None Shall Pass' and knock you down.

When there are not any enemies around use Storm Chaser and allow your other running skills to be saved for when you go through batches of enemies. When running through Dredge groups it is especially important to use either Dodge or Escape since they can tear you up quickly. Normally they will drop snare traps so Purge Conditions should be used when you are almost past them so that you can remove all conditions and be out of range of other traps.

Mantid groups should be avoided as much as possible. These groups will slow you down and cause a lot of degen in a short time from hexes. When you do finish running past these groups, assuming you must, Smite Hex is a quick save if your health is still dropping fast. It also serves to take out Crippling Anguish if it gets cast on you.

Above all else avoid enemy aggro as much as possible.

When you finally reach the Black Moa there will be several patrols nearby. Stand back and watch their patterns to find when the Moa is alone. When this moment comes, use Dodge and start casting Charm Animal as quickly as possible. As soon as you get in range of the Black Moa, he will become aggressive and a group of Oni will also appear. Ignore all else and just keep Charm Animal going until you have capped your Black Moa. You will likely die shortly after, but as long as you cap him it doesn't matter.

Hopefully this will help anyone who wishes to get themselves a Black Moa but doesn't have a full group of human allies to go with them to help cap one. If anyone has done this sort of run before and has any additional tips or knows a more efficient way to do so, please share. Thanks.

Jenosavel · Jun 25, 2006, 09:27 PM // 21:27

This is nice if you're completely alone, however if you have even one other player character, you can cap the Moa with henchies. You just clear out the area and then have the other player lead the henchies off back the way you came so that they're far enough away they don't have a hope of hurting your Moa.

Most people assume you need a full group of humans, but you only need one other besides yourself.

XvArchonvX · Jun 25, 2006, 10:10 PM // 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenosavel

This is nice if you're completely alone, however if you have even one other player character, you can cap the Moa with henchies. You just clear out the area and then have the other player lead the henchies off back the way you came so that they're far enough away they don't have a hope of hurting your Moa.

Most people assume you need a full group of humans, but you only need one other besides yourself.

Ahh, very true. Hench Dance FtW!

mortisha · Jun 26, 2006, 07:20 AM // 07:20

I believe i started at Lutgardis Conversatory to cap the bird, not really sure though. It was a very short walk.

But for the charm, take a full group of hencies. Attack a mob, hencies attack and are busy, charm the bird.

That is how i charm my animals.

Cyan The Archer · Jun 26, 2006, 09:02 AM // 09:02

You can cap a Black Moa with this skill set:

1. Common Sense
2. Common Sense
3. Common Sense
4. Common Sense[E]
5. Common Sense
6. Charm Animal
7. Common Sense
8. Resurrection Signet <-- No build without it!

sigried · Jun 28, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31

tanks for the advice in the black moa i cap it yesturday.

I only have one problem i see that the black moa has lower health than my lv 20 white tiger he dies faster can you verify me this.

In any case do you have the stats pn this pet and is it dire or not

moko · Jun 28, 2006, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Cyan actually summed it up best...you only need 2 skills for it, really. i did it as mo/r

do the quest
go to the aspenwood gate
go to ferndale, run through the first group with escape/dodge/whatever else
ALT area to find moa
cap moa
yay

-_- really, it wasnt hard ;/ plus, i didnt find any onis either. if you know the location well you can just wait til the moa moves somewhere else. the only problem can be the patrol of dredge which will eventually kill you and the moa while capping if you end in the patrol, but again, sit down and watch the patrol pattern and you wont have any problems. works with hench as well, lure them into a group, and watch them die for you while capping. if you still cant manage it, bring a friend. <.<

oh, btw, in case you didnt know. there are endless moas in ferndale, after you finished the quest. you dont need to cap that one from the quest. =p

tuperwho · Jun 28, 2006, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Steps for capping black moa:

1. Initiate painstakingly long quest from House Zu Heltzer
2. Run everywhere until you get the part that says go back to where you started (Ferndale)
3. Grab henchies and run towards the area with the moa
4. Use Ctrl. + shift + space to send henchies attacking the baddies in the area
5. Run over to black moa and charm.

It's very simple, and you actually don't need any skills or anything. Just go where you need to be, use the henchies as a meat shield, and cast. Easy as pie.

Wolydarg · Jun 28, 2006, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Easier steps:

1. get the quest from rutger zu heltzer
2. get run or run yourself to Aspenwood gate(kurzick)
3. get a guildy who finished the quest already to zone with you into ferndale
4. rezone until you get the moa by itself without a mob around it
5. charm it
6. gg

::note:: You do not need to talk to all 3 guys located in the far corners of the freakin forest, all you need to do is to kill/charm the moa. If you have a guildy who already finished the quest(and thus will spawn a moa), you just need to charm it to finish the quest, get a moa, and get the reward from rutger zu heltzer...

Jenosavel · Jun 29, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by sigried

tanks for the advice in the black moa i cap it yesturday.

I only have one problem i see that the black moa has lower health than my lv 20 white tiger he dies faster can you verify me this.

In any case do you have the stats pn this pet and is it dire or not

The Black Moa is an Elder/unevolved pet. As such, the only way your white tiger would have more HP than it is if your tiger had been a Hearty one. If your previous pet was Elder or Dire, then the new one dying faster is most likely due to a change in play-style, as many things can affect how quickly your pet dies. It's HP alone really has little impact.

sigried · Jun 29, 2006, 05:02 PM // 17:02

Im not saying i dont like it but i just notice that little diference in the pet life, so that is why i asked for the stats on the pet.

I do have notice a little damage increase on the pet but the HP not sure. If you have his stats please post.

XvArchonvX · Jun 29, 2006, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuperwho

Steps for capping black moa:

1. Initiate painstakingly long quest from House Zu Heltzer
2. Run everywhere until you get the part that says go back to where you started (Ferndale)
3. Grab henchies and run towards the area with the moa
4. Use Ctrl. + shift + space to send henchies attacking the baddies in the area
5. Run over to black moa and charm.

It's very simple, and you actually don't need any skills or anything. Just go where you need to be, use the henchies as a meat shield, and cast. Easy as pie.

I think a couple people here have assumed that I imply to believe that this quest is hard. It really isn't tough, but my point was that instead of grinding through the forest to each of the NPCs to do the quest, you can actually just run it. There are as always, more than one way to skin a cat, and I appreciate others sharing their advice useful ways to cap a Black Moa.

As for the questions about the Black Moa itself, I think Jenosavel did a good job of summing it up, but there is also a useful page at www.GuildWiki.org that tells about the Black Moa and the quest to get it. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Black_Moa

P!zz@ · Jul 02, 2006, 07:41 PM // 19:41

Here's my solo Warthog cap build, didn't want to start a new thread about it.

R/XX

Beast Mastery: 12 + 1 +3 (can be done without runes)
Expertise: 12 (to reduce energy cost)
Wilderness Survival: 3 (just to spend points)

Charm Animal

Go out of the Wilds, and then press Alt. You should see a Warthog. Walk towards it, and use Charm Animal as soon as you are in range.
10 seconds later, you should be a proud owner of a unevolved level 5 warthog.
Or maybe it was level 3, I forgot.

Jenosavel · Jul 02, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by sigried

If you have his stats please post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenosavel

The Black Moa is an Elder/unevolved pet.

Pet Stats

scott_wollman · Oct 13, 2006, 09:18 AM // 09:18

I'm goin to wait until the new nightfall system comes into play (i'm definitly buying it). You know, the one where you can tell your hench to stay back

Poison Ivy · Oct 13, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuperwho

Steps for capping black moa:

1. Initiate painstakingly long quest from House Zu Heltzer
2. Run everywhere until you get the part that says go back to where you started (Ferndale)
3. Grab henchies and run towards the area with the moa
4. Use Ctrl. + shift + space to send henchies attacking the baddies in the area
5. Run over to black moa and charm.

It's very simple, and you actually don't need any skills or anything. Just go where you need to be, use the henchies as a meat shield, and cast. Easy as pie.

Yeah this is pretty much all you need

Reinfire · Oct 13, 2006, 09:41 AM // 09:41

When I charm an animal, I take full henchies and just try to get them killed once I find an animal to charm :P

Sir Mad · Oct 13, 2006, 11:09 AM // 11:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenosavel

This is nice if you're completely alone, however if you have even one other player character, you can cap the Moa with henchies. You just clear out the area and then have the other player lead the henchies off back the way you came so that they're far enough away they don't have a hope of hurting your Moa.

Most people assume you need a full group of humans, but you only need one other besides yourself.

Yeah as other people said you can just start casting charm and then (while casting) use SHIFT+CTRL+SPACE to make your henchies attack another target.

On a side-note: you're still able to cap a Moa after you have completed the quest (the Beak of Darkness). The Black Mao will respawn at the very same place. However I must say during all my trip in Ferndale outside Aspenwood, I've seen a Black Moa only 2 times maybe, which may me thing the dredges may kill it when they come across.

xiaotsu · Oct 13, 2006, 11:25 AM // 11:25

Meh, ctrl+shift+space on a group near the moa then cap it. GG you're the new owner of a black moa.

XvArchonvX · Oct 14, 2006, 02:24 PM // 14:24

ok, after people have ressurected a 4 month old thread people are still repeating what others have said many times now. Yes you can fight through the whole thing with henchies and just get them to attack another target, but the whole reason I made this thread in the first place was to show that you can just run it, which imo was faster and easier.