How do u kill SF ele bosses without dying hundred of times

voltz_Maker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Lost

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Hi, after all the vanquish I did, I never found out how to deal with SF ele bosses. They always own my whole party in few seconds. Is there a way to deal against it?

Kyomi Tachibana

Kyomi Tachibana

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

Oregon, USA

Where iz teh Bonuz [WitB]

P/W

BHA, Migraine, Guilt, Mistrust, Pain Inverter, to name a few.

Diversion is also a great one to use. Glyph of Renewal+Diversion=What boss?

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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Kyomi got it. You have to use casting slowers (best is Dazing, so Broad Head Arrow) and/or skills that deal damage with the enemy attacking (best is Pain Inverter).

Gift3d

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

Flag your heroes out also... since we know anet has dumbed hero AI down so incredibly goddamned much they all just sit directly on top of eachother group hugging no matter how badly they're getting slaughtered by AoE.

Bowstring Badass

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

B A C K F I R E.

la_cabra_de_vida

la_cabra_de_vida

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Great Soviet California!

Deputy Glitter's Shoe Squad [ghey]

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Breath of great dwarf, extinguish.

Jade

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

I like to use this one: [Frigid Armor]

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

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[Broad Head Arrow]
[Power Block]
[Diversion]
[Protective Spirit]
mesmers
rangers
[Distracting Shot]
[Save Yourselves]
[Protective Spirit]
[Pain Inverter]
["There's Nothing to Fear!"]
knockdown skills
[Ward Against Elements]
heavy condition(burning) removal or immunity
+armor skills

There's loads of counters.

Stockholm

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

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Pain Inverter ( dumb Hero AI actually helps here) and Breath of great dwarf, extinguish will own any AoE fow, just make sure you flag one healer a bit behind.

toastgodsupreme

toastgodsupreme

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

United States

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jade
I like to use this one: [Frigid Armor]
Pretty much destroys SF. Agreed.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

Gwen or Norgu + [skill]Power Block[/skill] FTW!

AshenX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Orange County, CA.

Black Flag

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Broadhead Arrow. Thats all it takes.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Frigid armour if you're expecting it to be used against you. Otherwise, the counters used above also work nicely.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Shock.Flail or Frenzy that is how dealt with them in NF although NM but I would think it can still be doen in HM.

Guna

Guna

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2008

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heres a list

Monk: (helps prevent the damage)

Spell Breaker
Protective Spirit


Mesmer (for interrupt or slow cast)

Power Block
Migrane

Ranger (for interrupt) kinda hard tho

Distracting shot


and any kind of knockdown you can do

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

This is why I love this game, a LOT of options!

My tips:
- Use heroes/henchies flags, so SF cannot hit ALL your party.
- Try an interruption hero, or interrupt yourself.

isildorbiafra

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

The Netherlands

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Run tripple necro with full minion party and apply PAIN INVERTER! Dead Ele Boss in 1/10 second! (with the exception of Ilsundur)

N1ghtstalker

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

[pain inverter] when your jagged bomber has minions
did it on a spirit rift of a ritu boss and it was insta death

Stuart444

Stuart444

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Alexandria, Scotland

The Charter Vanguard [CV]

W/

As people have pretty much said, Pain Inverter FTW

Targuil

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Tampere, Finland

Keep Dreaming [Yawn]

E/

Two words: [skill]protective spirit[/skill]

Knight O Cydonia

Knight O Cydonia

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

No Goats No Glory [BAAA]

Me/

i find having a hero use [[Protective Spirit] on me very useful, as it allows me to hold initial agro pretty well while my heroes are flagged back spaced out (although i did have to get to 40%dp until i realised that my hero had PS )

eximiis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Prot spirit or Spirit bond are you friend.

I am pretty sure that if you go out and try to vanquish, you HAVE prot spirit or spirit bond. Pre-cast 1 of them and take the aggro on you while the h/h are flag. Oh and make sure h/h are flag away from each other.

If you vanquishd some area, i'm pretty sure you could have thought this yourself.

Orange Milk

Orange Milk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ganking, USA

Retired

R/

Like Stockholm said:

Chuck all your H/H up in a tight ball, stand back withyourself and a healer (Party heals ftw) throw pain inverter on the boss and he's dead.

Skye Marin

Skye Marin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2006

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

E/A

Try Recovery, the rit spirit. SF should burn out before the second hit comes.

buckscrib

buckscrib

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

COL

Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB
[Broad Head Arrow]
[Power Block]
[Diversion]
[Protective Spirit]
mesmers
rangers
[Distracting Shot]
[Save Yourselves]
[Protective Spirit]
[Pain Inverter]
["There's Nothing to Fear!"]
knockdown skills
[Ward Against Elements]
heavy condition(burning) removal or immunity
+armor skills

There's loads of counters.
Nice

Stockholm

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Orange Milk
Like Stockholm said:

Chuck all your H/H up in a tight ball, stand back withyourself and a healer (Party heals ftw) throw pain inverter on the boss and he's dead.
Yeah, this is one situation where the super H/H AI comes in handy, the more AoE the tighter they pack.

malko050987

malko050987

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Arad, Romania

The Arctic Marauders [TAM] - now recruiting!

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As a Ranger, especially wen going against the multiple Ruby Djinn mobs, I found this combo very effective:

[broad head arrow] on one of them, [distracting shot] or [epidemic], depending on whether they're casting or not, and then the minion army got to them and they're dead. [Pain Inverter] if [distracting shot] is recharging and they're not dazed or going to be hit. That usually kills them right off.