Henchmen in Elona Reach

I'm having a little trouble getting through Elona Reach atm. I have read up on all the tactics and guides etc but I can't seem to pull it off, I'm always dying getting to the crystal on the right. As I prefer to play solo, what would you say the best henchies are to take into this mission? I also have unlocked a few heroes: MOX, Ogden, Vekk, Gwen and the ones you get at the beginning of NF. Any suggestions for H/H combos and hero builds would be very welcome

Also I play as a Warrior/Ranger with a sword. Ive unlocked all skills apart from elites so if you can suggest what I can do with my build or if I should go for a different weapon?

I've always considering Elona Reach by far the easiest of the desert missions, but being a new player I can understand how you might find it difficult.

Well, I'm going to assume you only have Prophecies skills, but your Warrior/Ranger class is perfect for this. Have you tried simply running the stones to the Ghostly Hero?

If you exclusively split points between Wilderness Survival, Tactics and Strength, then bring some basic running skills which you are certain to have (Sprint, typically), Antidote Signet, Healing Signet, and Troll Unguent, perhaps a Defensive Stance or two, you should be able to get the Crystal in and out by yourself, so long as you keep an eye on the aggro range of patrols. If it would help, you could try to use the henchmen/heroes as distractions while you run past via flagging.

Activate Troll Unguent for the regen before running into a mob, use Antidote Signet to remove the conditions applied to you by the Mines (you can stop them constantly reapplying their conditions if you pick them up and drop them again, BTW), if you need to emergency heal, activate your defensive stance (Shield Stance, etc) and use Healing Signet, then reactivate Sprint/Rush and continue your run.

It should be easy enough for you, so long as you maintain a basic understanding of the way aggro and patrols and the game in general works.

Funny you should mention running, that was what I was going to try next. I have most of those in my build already, a few adjustments needed

If you'd like we could hook up in game sometime, I have a relatively new monk who still need to do the mission, so if youre having trouble then we could do it together.

FINALLY i did it Without running, which makes it seem more like I earned it. As this is my first play through I'm glad I did it the proper way

Congratulations