Curse

Inger · Sep 01, 2007, 10:19 PM // 22:19

I've been trying to get through the shards of orr dungeon to reach gadd's encampment but i keep getting slaughtered about half way through. I'm not even trying to clear the dungeon or attempt the quest, i'm just trying to get to the other side. Everytime however I'm met with extreme opposition. I've already tried pugging it but that served to be quite a waste of time. I've also tried getting thru with hero/hench several times.

This is what i've been running on my heros

Dunkoro: A standard WoH build, just general healing/anti spike
Vekk: SF build
Olias: Standard MM

Myself I'm running a splinter barrager

I've been switching up the hench pretty much everytime but it hasn't proved too helpful.

I'm having lots of trouble with continually getting blinded/knockeddown.

Any tips or helpful hints are welcome... I don't need ppl to tell me that the dungeon is easy or something and I just plain suck. Thats not helping me :P

Bankai · Sep 01, 2007, 10:41 PM // 22:41

I also had a lot of trouble with it. After going in a second time without DP and getting whiped, I sacrificed the heroes/henchies I had by flagging them into the mob and then running past the last two mobs. If they are not at 60 DP, they should cause enough of a diversion for you to run past.

If you want to get through the normal way, I suggest using Gwen instead of Olias. The minions will get annihilated by the eles anyway.

Antheus · Sep 01, 2007, 10:56 PM // 22:56

Hmm, the last two groups there were annoying, but the rest isn't worth mentioning.

I had Master of Whispers as SS/anti-melee curses with interrupts, Sousuke as Savannah nuker (would give him ele and stability wards) and Gwen as basic anti-melee/anti-caster.

Eve, the illusion mesmer hench, Mhenlo and Talon as henchies.

I played a prot monk.

If I ran this second time, I'd bring some defense against KD, either on an ele, or one of those new skills.

Dr Strangelove · Sep 01, 2007, 11:31 PM // 23:31

I ran myself as a rit/r channeling rit with splinter, Ogden as a smiter, Koss as an AoE warrior, Olias as MM, and the henchies Lina, Mhenlo, Herta and Devona.

Really wasn't very hard, except for the final boss. What exactly is killing you?

Turbobusa · Sep 02, 2007, 08:11 AM // 08:11

i wonder, what's the point of bringing a MM in an undead dungeon?
I did it with a full smitter team.

Bankai · Sep 02, 2007, 08:33 AM // 08:33

A full smiter team? That's an awesome idea for the next time I'm going to do that dungeon.

Turbobusa · Sep 02, 2007, 09:35 AM // 09:35

try sig of jugement spike, they all drop with 4 sigs
for the final boss, bring judge intervention and stay around him. suicide spike!

hallomik · Sep 02, 2007, 12:43 PM // 12:43

My solution - exchange MM. I added another ele/mes nuker/interrupter, but my guess is any substitution for a functional hero will help a lot.

A11Eur0 · Sep 03, 2007, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inger

I've been trying to get through the shards of orr dungeon to reach gadd's encampment but i keep getting slaughtered about half way through. I'm not even trying to clear the dungeon or attempt the quest, i'm just trying to get to the other side. Everytime however I'm met with extreme opposition. I've already tried pugging it but that served to be quite a waste of time. I've also tried getting thru with hero/hench several times.

This is what i've been running on my heros

Dunkoro: A standard WoH build, just general healing/anti spike
Vekk: SF build
Olias: Standard MM

Myself I'm running a splinter barrager

I've been switching up the hench pretty much everytime but it hasn't proved too helpful.

I'm having lots of trouble with continually getting blinded/knockeddown.

Any tips or helpful hints are welcome... I don't need ppl to tell me that the dungeon is easy or something and I just plain suck. Thats not helping me :P

Fight the easy mobs up to the door with the mobs with 5-6 wizards each. Fight the first mob and risk taking a party wipe. After that, you can run the rest of it easy, just take your time and watch the patrols. I was able to do it with my ranger after my party aggroed a mob halfway through and wiped as I ran.

Pkest · Sep 03, 2007, 09:15 PM // 21:15

I specced Ogden out with my signet smiter build from one of my other characters. Rush the clerics when they're all clustered and the groups go down pretty quick.

jammerpa · Sep 03, 2007, 10:08 PM // 22:08

Me and a guildie did the dungeon (not the quest) today and it went flawless. The key to our success was thinking more defensively than offensively. He was a LoD monk and we took a prot hero (Aegis, Guardian, Shielding Hands, RoF, SoA) and another LoD hero (yes 3 MONKS). I went SS using Barbs and Mark of Pain. I took Melonni with Balth Avatar and HoHF as skills against undead. Took Olias as a Jagged Bones minion bomber. I know they're supposed to be undead, but there are plenty of corpses for minions. The other 2 slots were used for a hero SF ele with MS and my Zhed as a Sandstorm Ele using Eruption for blinding and Maelstrom for interrupts. He was also equipped with Ward Against Melee and Ward Against Elements.

With this build we were able to get to the boss with very few deaths. Once we got to the boss fight, we used the consumables Grail of Might and Essence of Celerity.

Rebelor · Sep 04, 2007, 02:28 AM // 02:28

i went through there and thought to myself, that was easy. but after reading this thread i see why. i was smite using RoJ, along with mow (ss), olias (mm)- not many bodies but cool to hang around with, sousuk (earth wards/sandstorm), menhlo, cynn, zho, and lena.

erfweiss · Sep 04, 2007, 02:41 AM // 02:41

I did the same thing tonight. Originally, I went in with a MM and SS, along with my ZB prot. Well, after realizing there were few corpses, I tried again.

Replaced the SS and the MM with a Smiting monk and an Avatar of Balt dervish. Worked wonderfully.

I agree, the boss is a little weird at first. Killing all the way just to attack his true form. Took a few times to figure out all of the tactics (Ulcerous Lungs are nasty for a shouter Paragon; Insidious Parasite isn't fun either).

dargon · Sep 04, 2007, 08:28 AM // 08:28

Just did it tonight, smite with my ranger running practiced stance / choking gas

SotiCoto · Sep 04, 2007, 08:38 AM // 08:38

I remember what the Acolyte of Balthazar in Jahai Bluffs did to my undead minions.

Then again... sticking secondary Dervish on just about any physical attacker and charging up Heart of Holy Flame will make short work of most undead.

pork soldier · Sep 04, 2007, 10:21 AM // 10:21

Heart of holy flame + barrage, x3.

Cebe · Sep 04, 2007, 10:54 AM // 10:54

I don't think getting to Gadd's Encampment is that easy the first time you ever do it. Those undead are NASTY. Splinter Barrage may be the best way to go, with a Dervish running Avatar of Balthazar and a Paragon running Song of Purification maybe. Perhaps Expel Hexes on a Mesmer, Monk or Rit.

Is this really a valid use for a Dervish hero?

Quote:

Originally Posted by pork soldier

Heart of holy flame + barrage, x3.

I like that idea...

RTSFirebat · Sep 04, 2007, 11:24 AM // 11:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by pork soldier

Heart of holy flame + barrage, x3.

I like that idea, I'll have to try it later.

Barrage, Heart of the Holy Flame, Troll Urgent or Mystic Regen, then whatever else.

erfweiss · Sep 04, 2007, 11:49 AM // 11:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

I don't think getting to Gadd's Encampment is that easy the first time you ever do it. Those undead are NASTY. Splinter Barrage may be the best way to go, with a Dervish running Avatar of Balthazar and a Paragon running Song of Purification maybe. Perhaps Expel Hexes on a Mesmer, Monk or Rit.

Is this really a valid use for a Dervish hero?

Yeah, I was stunned when I brought the dervish. I rarely bring one (ended up bringing Kahmu since I realized I never did anything with Melonni (no runes at all). But, it sliced thru the undead hordes quickly.

Wobrak · Sep 04, 2007, 04:26 PM // 16:26

For heros and henchmen I used a Smiter, Dervish (Balth & HHF), Zed (SF Nuker), Monk hench x2, Devona, Illusion Mes.

For myself I used the suggested Barrage + Heart of the Holy Flame and added the Norn skill "I am the strongest".

Walked through the area with great ease.