My first attempt trying to Charm level...

[VincentVolaju]

https://imgur.com/fftYczf

So far... I'm not a fan of this method >_>.

[Madbad]

LOL!

[Clumpoid]

Yeah I don’t got the patience for the constant charm breaks I just root rot everything. Slow n steady lol

[zaneosak]

Really great screenshot for early charming in ek lol. Wait til 18 or so to charm. Level disparity is the biggest factor for charm breaks.

[DMN]

That's a great place to start working on your charming skill set, and you could certainly carry over lessons through vanilla-- kedge has some charmable stufff, bats in sol b, bats in lower guk, gators and gorilla in CT. Strangely there isn't a heck of lot to charm outside of dungeons post 30ish.

[Izmael]

The key to charming is to make sure to always have a very clear idea of what you're going to do if a charm break occurs next second.

[Broor]

The key to charming in EK is to cheese with Squire Wimbley haha. Pull singles to him, charm when the mob gets under 20%, then move the pet away and beat it to death with your big stick after snaring. Rinse and repeat from 16-21 or until you get bored!

[Xeddzul]

Gorge hounds are rough due to non-stop pathers and social aggro. The key is to pull your charmed mob all the way to the zone edge and then pull the mob you're going to kill IMO.

I hit these for a bit @ 20-21 when Crag Spiders were too camped and it was challenging without pulling them out of their typical path spots.

[Kohedron]

dat 100000000 IQ UI layout

[Kalamurv]

Ive leveled a couple druids there, personally I charmed the gorge hounds themselves, beforehand finding myself close by them but out of the way of them pathing so I'd have a safer spot.....facing up the road to high hold, to your left at base of mountain, near another road is a great spot

[aaezil]

Let guard in ek mostly kill it then charm/pull it away. Break charm with hide then finish it off

[Kalamurv]

Personally I let the hounds kill each other, break charm when low and kill them for full xp....I find it faster myself as I'm getting 2 kills instead of just one

[M.J.]

If you're after spider silk from crag spiders watch out for that poison dot they proc.

An easy alternative to get into the high teens is kodiak bears in Rathe Mountains near the dirty druids, and on the bright side you might get lucky on stock up on a few HQ bear hides to fail combines on after raising tailoring some off EK spiders.

Depending on your hours crocs in Oasis aren't half bad for mid teens before either EK or RM.

[Swish]

https://i.imgur.com/fftYczf.png

So far... I'm not a fan of this method >_>.

lol, good screenie :D

[DiogenesThaDogg]

As was said earlier, just have a plan for charm breaks and try to pay attention to your spell log so you can react quickly. Checking your pet's and the monster's hp and juggling that with root/charm breaks and medding throughout might seem like a lot, but you get a feel for it after a few (near) deaths. As long as you keep root up, charm break should ruin your day only occasionally.

[DiogenesThaDogg]

Let guard in ek mostly kill it then charm/pull it away. Break charm with hide then finish it off

does this work on green? I can never break charm with hide on my DE ench, unless it's failing every single time.

[Meiva]

Personally I let the hounds kill each other, break charm when low and kill them for full xp....I find it faster myself as I'm getting 2 kills instead of just one

This is the correct answer.

Y'all do you though! I'm a fan of these cheesing tactics. That takes determination and a bit of imagination.