Curse

Mr. Undisclosed · Jan 29, 2008, 04:14 AM // 04:14

I see quite a few people suggesting wild blow when Meditation of the Reaper really isn't a stance...

blue.rellik · Jan 29, 2008, 04:53 AM // 04:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sergeant Miyagi

I see quite a few people suggesting wild blow when Meditation of the Reaper really isn't a stance...

Battle Scars

Look it up

Biostem · Jan 29, 2008, 05:08 AM // 05:08

Here's a build I used to great effect:

[skill]reckless haste[/skill][skill]price of failure[/skill][skill]insidious parasite[/skill][skill]spoil victor[/skill]

Include the celestial skill and your choice of rez, and you've got a pretty good build. I also included [skill]parasitic bond[/skill] as a cheap cover-hex. I also took [skill]hexer's vigor[/skill] as a way to keep my health up. It worked out pretty well, though.

If you want to get more elaborate, swap [skill]spirit of failure[/skill] for parasitic bond.

cyber88 · Jan 29, 2008, 06:48 AM // 06:48

SV is ur best friend.

bathazard · Jan 29, 2008, 10:53 AM // 10:53

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<([Crayon])
SV is even better than crayons OMG

no serious it is though you still need an echo nuker for when he meditates and you own him like nobodys buissines

hurdlebeast · Feb 11, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45

so yeah, i used arcane echo + celestial storm multiple times, did they nerf it? arcane echo won't copy celestial storm, and i've tried it 6-8 times. any suggestions, or did i miss a nerf?

Lishy · Feb 11, 2008, 03:32 AM // 03:32

I can do a shiro run for you one day.Contact me in game as Kain Fy or Kain Fz.

Hes easy for assassins

hurdlebeast · Feb 11, 2008, 03:44 AM // 03:44

i just beat him on experts (1:41) had a group of 2 necros, a rit, an ele (me) and 4 wars i believe. was a breeze, took along dual attuned fire, tenai's heat, rodgorts, and arcane echo, although it didn't work...

BigDave · Feb 11, 2008, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by hurdlebeast

so yeah, i used arcane echo + celestial storm multiple times, did they nerf it? arcane echo won't copy celestial storm, and i've tried it 6-8 times. any suggestions, or did i miss a nerf?

You can't copy Celestial Storm with arcane echo because CS isn't a spell. It's never worked like that. You need the mesmer elite [skill]echo[/skill] to copy CS, but you can use arcane echo to copy echo.

The skill chain is arcane echo --> echo --> CS --> copied echo --> copied CS --> 2nd copied CS. This gives 3 castings of CS. You can also use [skill]arcane mimicry[/skill] to copy the elite echo from another character in your group giving you a 4th CS if use it right.

Bottom line, you can't copy CS with arcane echo but you can copy it with the mesmer elite echo since it copies all skills and not just spells.

Shiing! · Feb 11, 2008, 07:47 AM // 07:47

1 Sin, 1 Healer, 1 Prot. Sorted.

jabs · Feb 18, 2008, 07:37 PM // 19:37

What I do is have a N/Me with curses and hexes that trigger when skills are used or attacks are made. Then, I have a few more N/whatever and any other professions besides monks fill up the rest of the spots. Then, dps shiro down as normal, keeping them curses and hexes up. Then when He gets close to using Impossible Odds, all of the N use there Celestial Golems. Provided the curses and hexes are still up, shiro will kill himself in a few seconds.

Tantra Existantance · Feb 18, 2008, 07:52 PM // 19:52

Celestial Skills just destroy him...

But if he hits meditation of the reaper, you better get that 500 dmg quick :P

It's a real hard hitter, that skill.

llsektorll · Feb 20, 2008, 05:52 PM // 17:52

wow people still fail at this mission? This can only mean one thing... time to get my fraps and show you kids how its done.

I ran this mission for money when nightfall first came out. As always i made shit load of money ^_^ around 700k-ish. I can proudly say I was the first (at least in the American servers that I know of at the time). Since then I have taught close friends how to do the run to make money but they all seem to epic fail at it.

Ok this can be done with any block/blind way. I have sucessfully done this on my ranger and warrior ( i just never got around to doing it on my ele/monk/rit).

Ok before I start of I would like to state this DOES require HEROES. This DOES require an entire team of 8 players/hero/hench. The heroes can have NO addons to them. I haven't even given mine runes or good weps. x_X

Heros:

Master of Whispers/Livia/Olias
[skill]Spoil Victor[/skill][skill]Enfeeble[/skill][skill]Reckless Haste[/skill][skill]Price of Failure[/skill][skill]Weaken Armor[/skill][skill]Spirit of Failure[/skill][skill]Blood Ritual[/skill][skill]Well of Blood[/skill]

3x Monk Heroes (dammit no damn healing breeze ^_^) ... since I've run this gwen has come out and builds have changed. Please equip your monks accordingly. Just bring condition and hex removal here.

You may notice I wrote 3x Monk Heroes. That is because you WILL need three. If you are on your own you can use 2 heroes and a henchman.

Monk builds (these are guides you don't have to use them):
Monk1:

[skill]Light of Deliverance[/skill][skill]Ethereal Light[/skill][skill]Dwayna's Kiss[/skill][skill]Cure Hex[/skill][skill]Drain Enchantment[/skill][skill]Power Drain[/skill][skill]Guardian[/skill][skill]Mend Condition[/skill]

[skill]Word of Healing[/skill][skill]Signet of Rejuvenation[/skill][skill]Healing Seed[/skill][skill]Cure Hex[/skill][skill]Ethereal Light[/skill][skill]Dismiss Condition[/skill][skill]Guardian[/skill][skill]Power Drain[/skill]

Ok so you closed all the gates and now you are standing in front of shiro and lich. What do you do?

Ok I have two builds for this. Basically YOU will be tanking shiro. Don't worry alls good ^_^. You will use wild blow to remove battle scars when it comes up. Gladiators defense will do massive damage as he double strikes very often.

For the Ranger you only need 3 skills, the rest you can take what ever you feel like.

[skill]oath shot[/skill][skill]whirling defense[/skill][skill]wild blow[/skill]

I mainly did the runs on my warrior
[skill]Gladiator's Defense[/skill][skill]penetrating chop[/skill][skill]penetrating blow[/skill][skill]wild blow[/skill][skill]bonetti's defense[/skill][skill]shield stance[/skill][skill]endure pain[/skill][skill]rebirth[/skill]

Some tricks to mission (now these tricks worked fall of 2006, and should still work, though i have not tested).

Since I am at work I'll be using stupid paint to draw your route. T_T

here is the map for some reason the image tag is not working
http://www.upload3r.com/serve/200208/1203531585.png

at point 1 you will flag your heros back and run up past the claw in the ground go near the gate to trigger shiro/lich speech. At which point immediatly turn around glads/endure pain and run to your healers. If the ghosts chase you then just kill them when you go far back to you npc. The cutscene triggers a gate to open. A few shiroken will come out and make a turn and go down the path which you came from to trigger the scene.

At this point a gate should open up in front of you allowing you to skip the shiroken entirely.

Once you reach shiro/lich. You should pull shiro have him sit on you while your entire team does not touch him and just kills lich. Once you have done so you should run out and give monks time to recharge and take a breather as you are going to tank shiro. Try to pull him close to the gate as you can so you can make a easy get away if anything goes wrong. You can take rez on your heros I just don't bring it on mine.

As shiro is on you make sure necro hero is casting right hexes, make sure monk is using healing seed on you when needed. Most of all MAKE SURE YOU WILD BLOW BATTLE SCARS.

everything should go smoothly. I have do the mission this way many times. I lost count after the 70th time.

Kattar · Feb 20, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Oh hai,

You posted an Elonian guide in the Canthan forum. May I give you directions to your destination?

On Topic: This does look like it would work in Cantha, although you need to keep doing damage to cancel Meditation of the Reaper, or interrupt it somehow.

llsektorll · Feb 20, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsumi Rikyu

Oh hai,

You posted an Elonian guide in the Canthan forum. May I give you directions to your destination?

On Topic: This does look like it would work in Cantha, although you need to keep doing damage to cancel Meditation of the Reaper, or interrupt it somehow.

oh my bad ... is this for shiro in cantha?

thats too easy...

just take as many warriors as you can w/ warrior hench and take two monks...

block shiro into the stairs and chain your celestial skill... shiro = gg in 45secs

brakner · Feb 20, 2008, 09:06 PM // 21:06

Easy as pie ( if you have EoTN )

Run 3x vanq Nec hero team (Sab)

N/Mz
[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill][skill]Reckless Haste[/skill][skill]Enfeebling Blood[/skill][skill]Barbs[/skill][skill]Insidious Parasite[/skill][skill]Empathy[/skill][skill]Power Spike[/skill][skill]Signet of Lost Souls[/skill]

Curses: 12+1+2
Soul Reaping: 9+1
Domination Magic: 9

N/Rt
[skill]Spoil Victor[/skill][skill]Blood Ritual[/skill][skill]Mend Body and Soul[/skill][skill]Spirit Light[/skill][skill]Protective was Kaolai[/skill][skill]Life[/skill][skill]Signet of Lost Souls[/skill][skill]Death Pact Signet[/skill]

Blood Magic: 11 +1 +3
Soul Reaping: 9+1
Restoration Magic:10

N/Mo
[skill]Jagged Bones[/skill][skill]Animate Bone Minions[/skill][skill]Death Nova[/skill][skill]Blood of the Master[/skill][skill]Extinguish[/skill][skill]Protective Spirit[/skill][skill]Guardian[/skill][skill]Signet of Lost Souls[/skill]

Death Magic: 12+1+3
Soul Reaping: 9+1
Protection Prayers: 9

Of course the N/Mo is sort of useless in this situation so you could change for a Ele with Chaos Storm - echo but really isn't needed. I keep him for the Protective Spirit and Guardian he spams on the whole party.

You will also need to take Pain Inverter for this.

When You attack Shiro just just keep piling Spoil Victor, Spiteful Spirit, Empathy, Insidious Parasite and Pain Inverter on him. He should be taking 250 - 300 damage each time he attacks , when Impossible Odds kicks in and he speeds up and double strikes, Shiro takes 1000+ damage a second and blows up in a pile of goo. Most funny to watch

Kurt · Feb 20, 2008, 10:31 PM // 22:31

Spoil Victor + Pain Inverter and he goes down ... Maybe use arcane echo to echo the Pain Inverter since it might not last long with lower Asura rank.

viper11025 · Feb 21, 2008, 06:32 AM // 06:32

I had a real bug once.
Guy had a degen hwex on and got stuck at 1hp.
That took forver.

(No monks were there to heal him)

angmar_nite · Feb 25, 2008, 12:02 AM // 00:02

Ran factions one for awhile. Echo, echo, celestia, recharge, echo, win,

noneedforclevernames · Feb 28, 2008, 01:49 AM // 01:49

Since you said it's impossible I decided to try and here are the results from my second attempt:
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Here are the builds:
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(Yes, I could definantly improove the first three builds, but anyways it's an easy gg)
All you have to do on mesmer bar is use skills 6 and 7 when he goes into that meditation thing and the rest is pretty self explanitory