Curse

Trylo · Apr 10, 2006, 10:55 PM // 22:55

Ok so i have a lot of experience with 55ing from the day it started till they nerfed prot bond till we use prot spirit nowadays. monk => ele => nec now! but i have gotten past the aataxes (you MUST face 2 at a time or else you will take a VERY long time [ie 3 mins+] to kill it) and gotten the initial quest. now lets see here... "Fear Me!" is a killer as well as SS is 2 secs cast... what am i sposed to do here just wait for a 1 sec cast time? even then they can interupt quite nicely, especially breeze and i dotn have enough energy like when fafrming hydras to keep casting it constantly to make sure i have all enchants on at all times. this might just take fine-tuning but i still want this to work easier!!!

My Plan so far for Grasping:
Get total energy (43 for me) and wait for a troop to come near the stairs. then use HB + PS before they come near so u already have +10health for 10 secs and PS for 15! useful so far. that leaves you with approx. 24 or 25 energy (from the +1 regen = 1 energy every 3 secs) so now cast SS on a target and then they all aggroe you, hopefully no dying nightmares have stripped you yet and the graspers get 20 some secs of SS, doing approx 777 damage. This should kill them for what i think. I HOPE there is a better way to do this but if it must be done this is the only solution other than IP them takign A LONG time again especially with fear me...

ANY IDEAS???
Thanx for ur thoughts

I have read other necro 55 and have noticed my way is the only way so far i have seen, but 'my' way is quite hard to use IMO. i say 'my' way bcuz i came up with it myself and so did other ppl. kudos to them as well. im not going to call it their way. dont ask me about it.

KEY:
SS = Spiteful Spirit {E}
HB = Healing Breeze
PS = Protective Spirit
IP = Incidious Parasite

Megla Zero · Apr 10, 2006, 11:52 PM // 23:52

Get out of the way and use SS to aggro... that should allow you to get up PS and HB before they get over to you, then let SS work its magic.

Kcp · Apr 11, 2006, 12:07 AM // 00:07

I aggro with 25 energy minimum. Aggro them by hexing closest with SS. You don't need to cast HB before they reach you, only PS. Wait for interrupts then cast breeze. IMO they are probably the easiest thing in the uw to kill. Fear me is nothing, they use flurry so w/e energy they make you lose with fear me is regained back fast. 1 spiteful @ 16 curses drops them....that should tell you something.

greaterlych · Apr 11, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15

Excerpt from my guide (http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...hp?t=3008318):

iv. kill grasping darkness groups

Grapsing Darknesses are your next challenge in the underworld. Unlike aatxe I always agro them with SS. Because they use “Fear Me!” energy management during a fight can be difficult. I always follow this pattern:

1.) Cast PS on myself
2.) Get close enough to cast SS on the nearest Grasping Darkness, but not close enough that they will agro
3.) Cast SS and wait for them to approach
4.) Sit through the first wave of knock downs
5.) Cast HB
6.) Wait until PS starts blinking, then recast
7.) Wand any enemies still alive after SS runs out

I keep wand attacks going through all of these steps, as it takes a little more than one 21 spout of SS to kill them. Following these steps, the darnkesses shouldn’t pose much of a threat.

Trylo · Apr 11, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

i read that and thnx for veryifying 'my' 'your' way. i just wanna find anything new for it, if there is a certain skill that might help or sumthin.

Kcp · Apr 11, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

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Originally Posted by Trylo

i read that and thnx for veryifying 'my' 'your' way. i just wanna find anything new for it, if there is a certain skill that might help or sumthin.

You don't need a certain skill to help just follow the simple directions and use the skill bar/attributes posted. Don't wand them unless a few are left standing. If they do happen to interrupt your HB take a few steps back so regen bumps your life up a bit and recast HB. Renew PS for safe measure after the HB cast and just stand there until they die. The entire fight should take like 30 secs max against a group of darkness.