REQUEST: The Stormray farming build?

Crush

Crush

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/E

22 Aug 2006 at 08:51 - 1
Since Stormray is really close to Cavalon, I was thinking if anyone of you have any idea of how to farm it.

http://www.gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/KaySey_Stormray

I tried several times luring him back to Hector, the NPC, and sometimes he helps us (we are at least in 2, i still can't solo him because if you lure him all his group will come - 2 Creeping Carps, a Scuttle Fish and some Irukandji...).

Did anyone of you try farming him?

cho

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/

22 Aug 2006 at 11:06 - 2
i tried a w/n grenth balance build. u can pull the whole group to the quartermaster. he will heal u (if u have luxon faction). my problem was i could not interupt his heals enough.

i tried 2-man him with a ss necro guildie a couple of times as well. he was actually easy to kill then. he just has a sucky spawn and is hard to pull sometimes. ss and icy weapon took care of interupts as well.

might try to find a more efficient way if i get some time.

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

22 Aug 2006 at 13:57 - 3
I can solo Stormray:

N/Me

Spiteful Spirit
Reckless Haste
Spirit of Failure
Spirit Shackles
Ether Feast
Desecrate Enchantments
Enfeebling Blood
Price of Failure or Insidious Parasite

16 Curses
12 Inspiration
4 Soul Reaping

Fairly complicated build to begin with. Stormray will be with a mob behind a ship not far outside Cavalon. Pull him and his two (or three) creeping carps and lure them over to the Quartermaster NPC and quickly use SS and Reckless Haste as you run. The chances are you'll die pretty soon but that works to your advantage becuse there's a res shrine right next to you. When you res, the supply master NPC will be tanking (and very well may I add) with Life Sheath and little heals. Then you use Spirit Shackles on the boss and Spiteful Spirit on as many of the foes attacking the NPC. Stormray will run out of energy and the carps will die then you use Price of Failure etc, and keep renewing the hexes and it will die pretty soon.

I hope I haven't missed anything out in this little guide. I'll update it when appropriate.

cho

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Mo/

22 Aug 2006 at 14:17 - 4
nice, might need to get my own necro there

Chizzle

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Prophecy

W/Mo

22 Aug 2006 at 15:04 - 5
I just can't draw him

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

22 Aug 2006 at 15:49 - 6
Sometimes he doesn't follow you far. What to do is, go to the protal (Maishag Hills) then return to Stormray and then he might follow.

lundis

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Ingame

The Monstrous Fangs [fang]

Me/

22 Aug 2006 at 19:17 - 7
WOAH That monk wand is great!!
I'm gonna try to farm him tomorrow^^
EDIT: No I'm not... it was 20% HCT

Crush

Crush

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/E

22 Aug 2006 at 20:05 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by makosi
I can solo Stormray:

N/Me

Spiteful Spirit
Reckless Haste
Spirit of Failure
Spirit Shackles
Ether Feast
Desecrate Enchantments
Enfeebling Blood
Price of Failure or Insidious Parasite

16 Curses
12 Inspiration
4 Soul Reaping

Fairly complicated build to begin with. Stormray will be with a mob behind a ship not far outside Cavalon. Pull him and his two (or three) creeping carps and lure them over to the Quartermaster NPC and quickly use SS and Reckless Haste as you run. The chances are you'll die pretty soon but that works to your advantage becuse there's a res shrine right next to you. When you res, the supply master NPC will be tanking (and very well may I add) with Life Sheath and little heals. Then you use Spirit Shackles on the boss and Spiteful Spirit on as many of the foes attacking the NPC. Stormray will run out of energy and the carps will die then you use Price of Failure etc, and keep renewing the hexes and it will die pretty soon.

I hope I haven't missed anything out in this little guide. I'll update it when appropriate. this should work (even if i don't have a necro at the moment), but i think that the NPC would die instead of tanking forever

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

23 Aug 2006 at 00:22 - 9
The NPC is a great tank. Enfeeble the carps to make it easier on him though.

Crush

Crush

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/E

24 Aug 2006 at 08:37 - 10
tried it and sometimes the NPC dies afer 5 seconds... so bye bye build!

but sometims you can do that

Crush

Crush

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/E

24 Aug 2006 at 09:11 - 11
well, dropped it after 4 kills this time

thanks for your build makosi!

Scott

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

04 Dec 2006 at 18:18 - 12
hi, i have the problem with that build, that hector dies to fast, even when i enfeeble the carps. is it still possible? when yes, i would be happy if you could give me some hints

thx, scott

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

In Memorium [iBot]

Mo/A

04 Dec 2006 at 18:34 - 13
I noticed that dropping Desecrate for Drain Enchant or some other kind of removal can be a help. KaySey's Balth Aura can really hurt the NPC(even though I can't remember if it dealt double damage or not, been a long time), especially if he happened to spawn with another Scuttle Fish.

Scott

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

04 Dec 2006 at 18:53 - 14
hm okay i will try this thank you

has somebody made a video of this?

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

04 Dec 2006 at 22:14 - 15
well, either scourge healing or backfire go a looooong ways at shutting him down since he has no hex removal... both is like candy sweet!