Advice with Beating Acolyte of Lyssa?

Jaide

Jaide

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Coastal Oregon

Est Deus in Nobis [EDIN]

D/E

Hello! I've been playing my Dervish for awhile now, and I've gotten all the Avatars except Grenth (haven't messed with it yet) and Lyssa (can't beat her >.< ). Lyssa hits like a truck, even worse perhaps than Balthazar, who was also a bit of a challenge.

Any advice for a Dervish/Elementalist, teamed with either a Paragon or an E/Me (duo team, my friend switches between these two alts) and heroes, trying to beat Lyssa? ^^; I'm primarily set up for tanking, with all my points in Scythe Mastery, Mysticism, and a bit in Earth Magic for the armor buffs. I don't intend to change my secondary.

Thanks!

Amalek

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2006

Too Cool For Morale [flag]

Blinding or bring a necro hero with anti-melee curses, or a blood necro with SV. Or an earth ele with wards. Really, there are so many counters to melee, just try one of em.

Random Dude

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

# If you're having trouble defeating the boss and have the quest And a Hero Shall Lead Them, you can use the 8 captured sunspears as a bonus fighting force. As long as one of those captured sunspears survives you can even finish the quest.
# Consider bringing along skills like Meekness and Enfeeble to put this boss at a severe disadvantage.

Jaide

Jaide

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Coastal Oregon

Est Deus in Nobis [EDIN]

D/E

Thanks for the advice. ^_^ We finally got her down. Elementalist kept her blinded while the heroes and I took out her mobs. Then we just kept her blinded and beat her face. >.>; The trick was actually being organized enough to keep the elementalist alive. XD;

I feel silly.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

lol I just brought an ss nec and 2 mms and attacked with full minions......needless to say she didnt' last long at all.

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

Pain Inverter maybe?

zling

zling

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

he already beat acolyte of lyssa but anyway, its pretty much pure melee tanker, any anti melee combo works, blind(as u guys did), weakness, SS, SV, Inepitude, Clumsiness, PoF, SoF, RH, etc
and the easiest thing of all, interrupt the acolyte as it uses the avatar... 2 second cast for a boss turns into 1 sec, which is still plenty for a decent ranger to catch with a distracting/savage shot...

as for grenth, even easier, all of the above work with the addition of much less pressure on your team. blackout will also be great here as without attack skills he wont remove enchantments...

SpeedyG99

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2007

Pirates Of The Searing [YoHo]

Mo/E

Just started playing derv, this sounds a bit tricky =S so i think ill just swap ma heros around a bit

MBP

MBP

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Arizona

Clanless Fraggers

R/Mo

just pull carefully and be ready to blind her butt

[skill]blinding surge[/skill] ftw

boarderx

boarderx

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

[PIG]

pull as many of the groups out of that castle before facing Lyssa, or try to pull Lyssa out, but dont just go barreling in.

Spirits are nice too.
[skill]wanderlust[/skill][skill]shadowsong[/skill]

another good tactic is after you clear some out and if Lyssa is aggroed, simply wait for her form to end then run in and attack while shes not in her form, she'll still hit hard but certainly not as hard

[skill]signet of humility[/skill] is nice to stop her from getting back in her form, or an interruptor

DarkGanni

DarkGanni

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Malta

[CuTe]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MBP
just pull carefully and be ready to blind her butt

[skill]blinding surge[/skill] ftw Waste of an elite Imo, I prefer [skill]Blinding Flash[/skill]

MBP

MBP

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Arizona

Clanless Fraggers

R/Mo

how is something that has a potential mass blinding off just one use for only ten energy a waste?

not to mention it's spiking applications

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

because flash fits into a bar with a damaging elite. even rodgort spam. you dont need to blind anyone except lyssa.

MBP

MBP

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Arizona

Clanless Fraggers

R/Mo

well maybe not for just capping lyssa but in general it's still no waste of an elite.

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkGanni
Waste of an elite Imo, I prefer [skill]Blinding Flash[/skill] did it with [skill]glimmering mark[/skill]

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

Did it with [skill]Thunderclap[/skill].
Like every other boss I've needed.

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

thunderclap is very underrated for specific situations, why dont i ever thing to use it.....

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

I miss my old thunder clap build.<_<

Stand up fall down.

jesh

jesh

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

San Diego, CA

Penguin Village

Mo/

It's funny to see Fleeting Stability interrupted.. by a knockdown.

Zamochit

Zamochit

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/A

Ursan blessing = Win