If anyone has posted these builds/methods before...my apologies. Just sharing how I do it.
I wanted some greens for my various characters and tried to find the best way to acquire them with little effort, because I'm lazy like that.
Here are builds and videos for N/Me (Byzzr Wingmender and Chkkr Thousand Tail), and R/x (Lian, Dragon's Petal).Byzzr Wingmender Solo for N/Me
Drops:
Byzzr's Benediction (nice monk off-hand green, easy to sell)
Lots of scrolls
Attributes:
Curses - 12 + 3 + 1
Domination - 10
Inspiration - 4
rest can go to Blood or Soul Reaping, but it doesn't matter.
Skills:
Awaken the Blood
Soul Barbs
Spiteful Spirit
Reckless Haste
Empathy
Energy Burn
Energy Tap
*empty or preference* since you prolly won't be using anything else for lack of energy, and the other skills get the job done anyhow.
Gear:
I use Cabalists armor for extra energy, and The Stonereaper staff. Any Curses staff or wand/offhand combo would be fine though.
Method:
Easy. Enter Melandru's Hope from Lutgardis Conservatory and take an immediate left. Byzzr will be hiding in a cubby hole, and you're going to avoid all contact with patrols and Byzzr and just kill him through the rock wall of his cubby hole. Cast all the hexes in order, then tag on Energy Tap so you can get enough energy to cast SS again before AtB wears off. Keep SS and Empathy on him at all times, and Reckless Haste when you can, and Energy Burn if you need a quick finish-offer.
This run only takes about one minute total, so don't do it too many times in a row to avoid the anti-farming code. His drops are pretty good, even when he doesn't drop the green. I've gotten tons of scrolls off him. Either I'm very lucky of he's just extremely farmable, because he's dropped the green twice in a row for me before. I usually walk away with 4 Byzzr's Benedictions before I quit for fear of invoking the anti-farming code.
Video:
http://files.filefront.com/Byzzr_Win.../fileinfo.html
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Chkkr Thousand Tail Solo for N/Me
Drops:
Chkkr's Flatbow
Attributes:
^^ Same as for Byzzr
Skills:
^^ Same as for Byzzr
Gear:
^^ Same as for Byzzr
Method:
Spawn is everything! Enter Drazach Thicket from Saint Anjeka's Shrine, and go straight until you see how the Wardens have spawned. If they are spawned in such a way that you can't squeak past them to get to Chkkr, you'll have rezone and try again. There is also another unfortunate thing that can happen...sometimes Oni spawn near Chkkr and they kill him before you can get there. That sucks
Or they will spawn right where you need to go and they will kill you before you can get to him. Doesn't happen often though; just putting it out there.But when you get a better spawn, here's what you do. Go straight and to the right and wait for the Mantis patrol to trigger. They will run up parallel to Chkkr, and then go back to where they came from and won't be getting in your way anytime soon. That's when you move and squeak past the Wardens and have a look at Chkkr. Sometimes there are more Wardens hanging out near him and you'll have to wait for them to move along their patrol. Then aggro Chkkr and hide like a sissy behind the rock so you can kill him. Same drill as Byzzr from here, cept Chkkr spams Troll Unguent and is harder to kill.
I tinkered with the idea of bringing an interrupt for it, but it recharges so fast...he will just spam it again soon enough and you will waste too much energy trying to stop him. Better to just keep SS and Empathy on him so he can't outheal your damage.
Video:
http://files.filefront.com/Chkkr_Tho.../fileinfo.html
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Lian, Dragon's Petal Solo for R/x
Drops:
Lian's Lantern
Attributes:
Up to you...you can use whatever spike build you want!
Skills:
Whirling Defence
Troll Unguent
Read the Wind (recommended, since you will need a flatbow or longbow)
Everything else is up to you.
Gear:
I use Druid's armor for the extra energy, but it doesn't really matter. What does matter, though, is that you will need a flatbow or longbow for this. You'll see why.
Method:
I discovered this quite by accident. I wanted a Lian's Lantern for my ele so I wandered off to try and solo Lian with a touch ranger build. I failed miserably and ran like a big sissy, and the mobs followed me to the stairs and then stopped. Stopped as in stood there, mostly ignored aggro, and made themselves easy pickings for a flatbow/longbow
So what you're going to do is run to Lian, aggro everything, then get them stuck on some stairs so you can pick them off easy without taking any hits.I won't describe how to get to Lian, as there's many twists and turns so just watch the video or consult a map. When you get to the Jade Knights, hit your Whirling Defense and aggro Lian's mob. Then simply go back the way you came, and they will get stuck on the stairs where you are free to use whatever skills you like to kill them. I like Melandru's Shot (Lian will be enchanted) or Poison Arrow, but Barrage would be nice if you want to kill more of them at once. Use a longbow or flatbow because sometimes the Knights will still aggro while attacking Lian, so you still want to stay as far out of their aggro range as possible.
Video:
http://files.filefront.com/Lian_Drag.../fileinfo.html
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Well that's it! Good hunting.
