FoW Clear with Heroes!!

So has anyone actually soloed FoW from start to finish with just three heroes? I tried in last night, actually. I haven't gone thorugh the entire thing, though. It was mostly to test out a build I put together. The quests that I did complete are the first two and "Army of Darkness". I got D/C and couldn't reconnect at that point. I'm pretty certain I can go through the entire dungeon. The main problem I see would be the Obsidian Drakes and possibly Armoured Cave Spiders.

Anyways, here's the build I tested.

[Build prof=Mo/Me Divine=10+1 Protection=11+1+3 Inspiration=10][Dismiss Condition][Mantra of Inscriptions][Blessed Signet][Protective Spirit]["Finish Him!"][Divine Boon][Life Barrier][Rebirth][/Build]

I have not tried "Finish Him!" yet. I suspect it will more better when dealing with monks. I had remove hex instead. If you want more healing, then I would recommend dropping "Finish Him!" with Mend Condition.

[Build prof=E/Me Storage=8+1 Air=12+1+3 Inspiration=10][Lightning Surge][Lightning Orb][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Enervating Charge][Ether Feast][Mantra of Frost][Power Drain][Air Attunement][/Build]

[Build prof=E/Me Storage=8+1 Air=12+1+3 Inspiration=10][Lightning Surge][Lightning Orb][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Shell Shock][Ether Feast][Mantra of Frost][Power Drain][Air Attunement][/Build]

Note: Lightning Hammer can be used and can prove to be more useful. My preferance is Lightning orb due its lower energy cost and additional Cracked Armour condition.

[Build prof=R/Me Expertise=10+1 Wilderness=10+1 Marksmanship=7+1+1 Inspiration=10][Apply Poison][Distracting Shot][Savage Shot][Throw Dirt][Ether Feast][Epidemic][Winter][Greater Conflagration][/Build]

I'd higly recommend the Hydromancer Insignia for the two Ele heroes and Frostbound for the Ranger hero. Wander's Insignia for yourself.

For weapons, I'd get an air staff for the Ele heroes with and Insightful head and either a +30 hp or +7 armour (vs elemental damage) wrapping. I would not recommend using a HCT for air magic because that messes up the Ligthning Surge/Lightning Orb timing. A HRT would be a much better insignia. As for the Ranger hero, I'd recomment a "lengthens poison duration" string and either a +30 hp or a +7 armour vs elemental damage.

"What? No hex removals?!" I did have remove hex prevously but found that it wasn't really necessary. Remember that Life Barrier reduces ALL damage by, in this case, 50%

I don't think I need to go into the details of how this build works; it's pretty self explanitory. All physical and elemental damage is converted to cold damage. Heroes have armour vs cold. Life Barrier reduces all damage by 50%, Mantra of Frost reduces cold damage by 42%.

Awesome. So what problems did I encounter?

Wild Blow used by the Skeletal warriors.
Note I did not use Throw Dirt in the couple of runs I did. I had Pyre use Mantra of Forst instead. Rough calculations indicate that the damage taken by both an Ele with Hydromancer's and Mantra of Frost and a Ranger with Frostbound are about equal. Therefore, I figured Throw Dirt would be a more useful skill for Pyre.

Shatter Enchantment.
Few enemies use it, and since you have only four bonds, you shouldn't find this a problem.

Nature's Renewal & Primal Echoes.
Know where the Armoured Cave Spiders spawn. Pull the Shepards and have your heroes take them out while you are out of their range. Although not required, you can micro-manage your Ranger hero to cast his/her spirits out of the Shepards' range and stand away from them to avoid them getting hit by Chain Lightning. Even without Winter, you should have no problems with their Air spells; Life Barrier does a superb job at reducing damage. Once the Shepards and Spiders are down, get rid of your bonds and kill the Spirit Woods. There are really easy and require no bonds/defense whatsoever.

Two Monks.
They can be a pain. Focus on one and try to disable his Word of Healing. "Finsh Him!" will help alot, I expect.

Obsidian Drakes.
Since Obsidian Flesh doesn't last forever. They'll eventually go down... :/

Seeds of Corruption.
Lingering Soul is a very nasty spell. I'd recommend clearing the cave before taking the quest that involves them. Haven't encountered them yet using this setup.

Chilblains.
I belive only the Dragon Lich uses this spell. Since his normal attacks are powerful, it makes Chilblains even more deadly. I'd recommend watch the field and using Protective Spirit on the Hero he heads to. The AI, however, does a good job at interupting a lot of his spells

Pyre using Epidemic on an enemy when he's/it's the only one left :/
The Ele heroes using Lightning Orb then Lightning Surge :/
Among other silly things...

I will hope to complete FoW with heroes at some point. Last night was my first time in the forest area. The only other time I've been in FoW was to get my Obsidian Armour about 2 years ago. If any of you are up to the challenge, good luck and have fun! If you have any ideas or don't agree with the skills used, please post with constructive criticism.

I tried in last night, actually. I haven't gone thorugh the entire thing, though. It was mostly to test out a build I put together. The quests that I did complete are the first two and "Army of Darkness". I got D/C and couldn't reconnect at that point. I'm pretty certain I can go through the entire dungeon. The main problem I see would be the Obsidian Drakes and possibly Armoured Cave Spiders.

Anyways, here's the build I tested.

[Build prof=Mo/Me Divine=10+1 Protection=11+1+3 Inspiration=10][Dismiss Condition][Mantra of Inscriptions][Blessed Signet][Protective Spirit]["Finish Him!"][Divine Boon][Life Barrier][Rebirth][/Build]

I have not tried "Finish Him!" yet. I suspect it will more better when dealing with monks. I had remove hex instead. If you want more healing, then I would recommend dropping "Finish Him!" with Mend Condition.

[Build prof=E/Me Storage=8+1 Air=12+1+3 Inspiration=10][Lightning Surge][Lightning Orb][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Enervating Charge][Ether Feast][Mantra of Frost][Power Drain][Air Attunement][/Build]

[Build prof=E/Me Storage=8+1 Air=12+1+3 Inspiration=10][Lightning Surge][Lightning Orb][Glyph of Lesser Energy][Shell Shock][Ether Feast][Mantra of Frost][Power Drain][Air Attunement][/Build]

Note: Lightning Hammer can be used and can prove to be more useful. My preferance is Lightning orb due its lower energy cost and additional Cracked Armour condition.

[Build prof=R/Me Expertise=10+1 Wilderness=10+1 Marksmanship=7+1+1 Inspiration=10][Apply Poison][Distracting Shot][Savage Shot][Throw Dirt][Ether Feast][Epidemic][Winter][Greater Conflagration][/Build]

I'd higly recommend the Hydromancer Insignia for the two Ele heroes and Frostbound for the Ranger hero. Wander's Insignia for yourself.

For weapons, I'd get an air staff for the Ele heroes with and Insightful head and either a +30 hp or +7 armour (vs elemental damage) wrapping. I would not recommend using a HCT for air magic because that messes up the Ligthning Surge/Lightning Orb timing. A HRT would be a much better insignia. As for the Ranger hero, I'd recomment a "lengthens poison duration" string and either a +30 hp or a +7 armour vs elemental damage.

"What? No hex removals?!" I did have remove hex prevously but found that it wasn't really necessary. Remember that Life Barrier reduces ALL damage by, in this case, 50%

I don't think I need to go into the details of how this build works; it's pretty self explanitory. All physical and elemental damage is converted to cold damage. Heroes have armour vs cold. Life Barrier reduces all damage by 50%, Mantra of Frost reduces cold damage by 42%.

Awesome. So what problems did I encounter?

Wild Blow used by the Skeletal warriors.
Note I did not use Throw Dirt in the couple of runs I did. I had Pyre use Mantra of Forst instead. Rough calculations indicate that the damage taken by both an Ele with Hydromancer's and Mantra of Frost and a Ranger with Frostbound are about equal. Therefore, I figured Throw Dirt would be a more useful skill for Pyre.

Shatter Enchantment.
Few enemies use it, and since you have only four bonds, you shouldn't find this a problem.

Nature's Renewal & Primal Echoes.
Know where the Armoured Cave Spiders spawn. Pull the Shepards and have your heroes take them out while you are out of their range. Although not required, you can micro-manage your Ranger hero to cast his/her spirits out of the Shepards' range and stand away from them to avoid them getting hit by Chain Lightning. Even without Winter, you should have no problems with their Air spells; Life Barrier does a superb job at reducing damage. Once the Shepards and Spiders are down, get rid of your bonds and kill the Spirit Woods. There are really easy and require no bonds/defense whatsoever.

Two Monks.
They can be a pain. Focus on one and try to disable his Word of Healing. "Finsh Him!" will help alot, I expect.

Obsidian Drakes.
Since Obsidian Flesh doesn't last forever. They'll eventually go down... :/

Seeds of Corruption.
Lingering Soul is a very nasty spell. I'd recommend clearing the cave before taking the quest that involves them. Haven't encountered them yet using this setup.

Chilblains.
I belive only the Dragon Lich uses this spell. Since his normal attacks are powerful, it makes Chilblains even more deadly. I'd recommend watch the field and using Protective Spirit on the Hero he heads to. The AI, however, does a good job at interupting a lot of his spells

Pyre using Epidemic on an enemy when he's/it's the only one left :/
The Ele heroes using Lightning Orb then Lightning Surge :/
Among other silly things...

I will hope to complete FoW with heroes at some point. Last night was my first time in the forest area. The only other time I've been in FoW was to get my Obsidian Armour about 2 years ago. If any of you are up to the challenge, good luck and have fun! If you have any ideas or don't agree with the skills used, please post with constructive criticism. Have you been in burning forest? There's masses of mahgo hydras, ancient scales and those healers (forgot name). So you're going to face meteor showers, ALOT of degen and grenth's balance combined with those healers. If you can deal with those, good luck. Very careful pulling helps there.