Solo Artist Challenge

[Faron]

Impressive stuff. Just reading through this thread and some of the class guides you guys have written really makes me want to play an enchanter.

[Frytard]

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Artists:
Gods and Legends:
Svenn, Barbarian Shaman, Solo God, Duo Grandmaster

Grandmasters:
Loraen, Gnome Enchanter, Solo Grandmaster, Duo Grandmaster
Orruar, Barbarian Shaman, Solo Grandmaster, Duo Master
Ploktor, Wood Elf Druid and Honorary Enchanter, Solo Grandmaster, Duo Master
Catherin, High Elf Enchanter, Solo Grandmaster, Duo Master
Stealin, Erudite Necromancer, Duo Grandmaster

Masters:
Save, Erudite Enchanter, Solo Master, Duo Disciple
Flippie, Iksar Monk, Duo Master, Solo Disciple
Zagum, Troll Shaman, Duo Master, Solo Disciple
Susanbanthony, High Elf Cleric, Duo Master

Disciples:
Nordenwatch, Human Necromancer, Duo Disciple
Drinkdem, Gnome Enchanter, Solo Disciple
Rkahor, Dwarf Cleric, Duo Disciple
Sojournertruth, Iksar Necromancer, Solo Disciple
Optic, Gnome Enchanter, Solo Disciple
Tetragrammaton, Human Cleric, Duo Disciple

God Mode Kills
Zordakalicus Ragefire [54 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]: Sentenza+Elethia/Rkahor [D-], Anthrax+Lacie [D], Gremlin+Susanbanthony [D-]
Neh'Ashiir [54 Enchanter, City of Mist]: Loraen [S-], Svenn [S-], Orruar [S-]
Emperor Chottal [60 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]: Svenn [S-]
sebilite protector [60 Warrior, Sebilis Catacombs]: Svenn [S-]
myconid spore king [56 Paladin, Sebilis Catacombs]: Loraen [S-]
Tolapumj [60 Enchanter, Sebilis Catacombs]: Svenn [S-]
Dread [55 Warrior, Plane of Fear]: Svenn [S-], Ploktor [S]

This list is in chronological order (both kills and players for each kill), so AFAIK the first people for each mob are server firsts.

Rules
So I was inspired by Ploktor's thread to revive something I used to have on the Vesica Dei message boards, the solo artists challenge (originally I called it 'The Real Enchanter Epic'). I have compiled a list of all the 50+ named mobs in the game which I think could potentially be soloable or duoable, ranked them in order, and sorted them into six tiers. The ranking includes both the difficulty of the named mob itself and an adjustment for the number of guards, which is why Howling Stones is so much harder than Sebilis.

The categories, in descending order of awesomeness:
[S] -> Soloed with self buffs only
[S-] -> Soloed but used strong item clickies
[D] -> Duoed
[D-] -> Duoed but used strong item clickies
[T] -> Trioed

Strong item clickies include Puppet Strings, Donal's Breastplate of Mourning, Soulfire, Reaper of the Dead, Woolly Spider Silk Nets, etc, but not shaman potions or stuff like a Shrunken Goblin Skull Earring. Use your judgement, and remember: solo is solo for the purposes of ranks, no matter what you items you use. Use common sense regarding the amount of help you can get from other players and still consider it a solo kill: getting a double invis or having a rogue open a locked door is fine; having an SK pull it to a safe area, having other players train guards away, getting full cleric buffs or otherwise logging in a ton of other chars to buff, or using rune/bedlam from another player to help invis/ivu pull is not. Melee classes are granted an exception to the no-other-buffs rule as they are already at such a huge disadvantage in this Challenge.

Ranks
To complete a rank, you must kill 50% of the named on that rank, and that 50% must include names from all major areas (i.e. soloing the Sebilis Crypt itself does not make you a Solo Master, you have to do HS South too). Completion of prior ranks is not required. Solo kills will result in the title of of 'Solo Disciple/Master/Grandmaster'; likewise with duos. Killing everything on the list from Grandmaster on down will result in the title of 'Legend'. Achieving a solo rank implies the previous duo rank, since they are the same mobs (a Solo Master is automatically a Duo Disciple, since they could achieve the same results while powerleveling some noob).

Artists will be sorted by maximum solo/duo score, secondary solo/duo score, and time of achievement. I am also making a list of the first few kills of god-tier mobs by player name because I expect a few kills here and there but I doubt anyone can actually achieve God rank. If you feel like you have met the requirements for a rank or you have killed a god-tier mob, PM me or message me in game (Loraen/Radium/Sendoh) and I'll add you to the list at the top of the post. Screenshots are not required (we are on the honor system here, and its hard to think about taking pictures when some high level mob is beating on you for 200 a pop) but highly encouraged; it's always cool to read field reports of epic fights.

This is HARD
I think this is a pretty hard challenge, and even obtaining 'Disciple' rank probably puts you in the top 10% of skilled players on this server. Even if you are skilled, the logistics of popping all the named (especially in HS East) can be very obnoxious. Obtaining Legend rank is going to be way harder than getting an epic. If the sheet looks intimidating, feel free to just fill out the stuff you've killed, or just fill out Disciple rank at first, and then progress from there. I know that for me personally when I first started in Charasis I got my butt kicked in HS north; I gradually improved and now even South isn't too hard for me.

So far the list is mostly enchanters and shaman with a few necromancers. I think the Duo ranks are just as challenging and cool, plus you are killing harder stuff. We're still looking for magician - come on mage club!

Warmup:
[S] the froglok king [48 paladin, Ruins of Old Guk]
[s] Frenzied Pox Scarab [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[s] Froglok Ostiary [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[s] The Golem Master [50 Warrior, HS North]
[s] Sentient Bile [50 Warrior, HS North]
[ ] Crypt Wurm [50 Warrior, HS North]
[s] The Spectre Sepulcher [50 Monk, HS North]

Solo Disciple: any 7
[s] Gangrenous Scarab [51 Warrior, Sebilis]
[ ] Knight of Sathir [51 Warrior, Karnors]
[ ] Construct of Sathir [52 Shadowknight, Karnors]
[ ] A Drolvarg warlord [53 Warrior, Karnors]
[s] a necrosis scarab [53 Warrior, Sebilis]
[s] Crypt Caretaker [53 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] Estrella of Gloomwater [51 Druid, Kedge]
[ ] The Crypt Keeper [50 Necromancer, HS North]
[s] Froglok Pickler [52 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[s] Froggy [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[s] Froglok Armorer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[s] Froglok Armsman [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[s] Froglok Chef [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[s] Froglok Repairer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[s] Gruplinort [53 Wizard, Sebilis Disco]

Solo Master/Duo Disciple: any 8 including at least one each from HS South and Sebilis Crypt
[s] Froglok Commander [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[s] Brogg [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[s] Baron Yosig [55 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]
[s] Arch Duke Iatol [55 Shadowknight, Sebilis Crypt]
[s] blood of chottal [55 Monk, Sebilis Crypt]
[s] Harbinger Freglor [55 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]
[s] Hierophant Prime Grekal [55 Shaman, Sebilis Crypt]
[s] the Skeleton Sepulcher [50 Warrior, HS South]
[ ] a Crypt Spectre [50 Shadowknight, HS South]
[s] Efreeti Lord Djarn [50 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Slizik the Mighty [54 Warrior, The Hole]
[ ] Skeletal Procurator [52 Shadowknight, HS West]
[s] The Crypt Feaster [52 Warrior, HS South]
[s] Embalming Fluid [52 Warrior, HS South]
[ ] The Spectre Spiritualist [53 Monk, HS South]

Solo Grandmaster/Duo Master: any 6 including one L56+ and one from HS East
[ ] King Tranix [52 Shadowknight, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Magi Rokyll [52 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] Warlord Skarlon [53 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] A Black Reaver [51 Warrior, City of Mist]
[s] A cliff golem [57 Warrior, The Overthere]
[ ] The Crypt Excavator [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] Reanimated Plaguebone [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] Mortiferous Protector [54 Warrior, HS East]
[ ] a Howling Spectre [54 Monk, HS East]
[ ] Dartain the Lost [55 Necromancer, The Hole]
[ ] Drusella Sathir [55 Necromancer, HS East]
[ ] The Undertaker Lord [56 Shadowknight, HS East]

Solo God Mode/Duo Grandmaster: any 5
[ ] Neh'Ashiir [54 Enchanter, City of Mist (help with the golems/pull is OK)]
[ ] Lord Rak'Ashiir [54 Wizard, City of Mist (help with the golems/pull is OK)]
[ ] Tolapumj [60 Enchanter, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Myconid Spore King [56 Paladin, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Emperor Chottal [60 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]
[ ] sebilite protector [60 Warrior, Sebilis Catacombs]
[ ] Fear/Dread/Terror [55 Warrior, Plane of Fear. Includes break.]
[ ] Korocust [61 Warrior, Chardok]
[ ] Protector of Sky [55 Rogue, Plane of Sky]
[ ] Phinigel Autropos [53 Wizard, Kedge]

Duo God Mode: any 5
[ ] Zordakalicus Ragefire [54 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]
[ ] a dracoliche [53 Warrior, Plane of Fear]
[ ] Maestro of Rancor [53 Warrior, Plane of Hate]
[ ] Ixiblat Fer [61 Warrior, Burning Woods]
[ ] Gorgalosk [60 Warrior, Plane of Sky]
[ ] General V'ghera [65 Shadowknight, Kithicor Forest]
[ ] Prince Selrach Di'Zok [61 Warrior, Chardok]
[ ] Overking Bathezid [63 Cleric, Chardok]
[ ] Queen Velazul Di'Zok [62 Shaman, Chardok]
[ ] Noble Dojorn [60 Paladin, Plane of Sky]
[ ] The Spiroc Guardian [60 Shaman, Plane of Sky]

For any Sky mob, you are allowed infinite Wizard ports which do not count against your player total

last list update: 8/21 added Rogue/Cleric epic mobs and Sky bosses. I am unsure about the whole Duo God mode list and may make changes later depending on how easy stuff is.

[Splorf22]

Grats Yiam, Solo Master!

[Frytard]

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Small Update Trying the Grandmaster Stuff here is the cliff golem. lets start posting some screenshots of the harder (not saying golem is hard but like fungi king and such [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.])
Got lucky with slow landing did not use any "premium clickies" or whatever u call it.

[sanluen]

Arconis - 60 Bard

Solo Disciple: any 7
[ ] Gangrenous Scarab [51 Warrior, Sebilis]
[S] Knight of Sathir [51 Warrior, Karnors]
[S] Construct of Sathir [52 Shadowknight, Karnors]
[S] A Drolvarg warlord [53 Warrior, Karnors]
[S] a necrosis scarab [53 Warrior, Sebilis]
[ ] Crypt Caretaker [53 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]
[S] Estrella of Gloomwater [51 Druid, Kedge]
[ ] The Crypt Keeper [50 Necromancer, HS North]
[ ] Froglok Pickler [52 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]
[S] Froggy [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[S] Froglok Armorer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[S] Froglok Armsman [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Froglok Chef [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Froglok Repairer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]
[ ] Gruplinort [53 Wizard, Sebilis Disco]

The KC and Chef/Bar mobs are pretty easy, easy to pull and can be fear kited. Estrella and the necrosis scarab were MUCH harder, and took me about 40 minutes each to kill. I think if I did it again I could cut that time by 50% but it is still a very long process to DPS for 12 seconds and then heal up 50% hp.

I have yet to try the solo master content, but I think it can be done with a bard, though soloing in indoor dungeons is not really our strong suit!

These might be pretty trivial kills for an enchanter/shaman but I was pretty excited to finish these two off:

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[Splorf22]

Very nice Sanluen! Its definitely fun to see what the non-standard classes can do.

edit: why couldn't you fearkite the scarab? Too resisty? It looks like you were down on the ledge so it wont run.

[sanluen]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Very nice Sanluen! Its definitely fun to see what the non-standard classes can do.

edit: why couldn't you fearkite the scarab? Too resisty? It looks like you were down on the ledge so it wont run.

Thanks! This has been a ton of fun so far. Looking forward to some Duo action too.


I was never able to land a fear on either Estrella or the scarab. I could mez them something like 2/3 or 3/4 attempts but never fear. For the scarab I wondered if it was a level restriction, but if Estrella is indeed 51 then it is not applicable for her, since I was fearing level 51-52 mobs from chef/bar. I am guessing they are just unfearable.

Bards (well at least my bard, since I really stacked resists and not ac) are fairly squishy compared to other plate classes, so if I can't kite it, mez it or fear it, it is probably impossible to solo without puppet strings or the like. Perhaps I will have to get an hp/ac gear set soon ...

[Splorf22]

Maybe bard/wiz would work, with the wiz tossing a few nukes between each mez? Just need someone to box your chars =D

[Itap]

Originally Posted by sanluen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks! This has been a ton of fun so far. Looking forward to some Duo action too.


I was never able to land a fear on either Estrella or the scarab. I could mez them something like 2/3 or 3/4 attempts but never fear. For the scarab I wondered if it was a level restriction, but if Estrella is indeed 51 then it is not applicable for her, since I was fearing level 51-52 mobs from chef/bar. I am guessing they are just unfearable.

Bards (well at least my bard, since I really stacked resists and not ac) are fairly squishy compared to other plate classes, so if I can't kite it, mez it or fear it, it is probably impossible to solo without puppet strings or the like. Perhaps I will have to get an hp/ac gear set soon ...

So basically you throw your DoTs, mez it once they wear off, then regen up, rinse and repeat? Teach me your bardic ways!

[nebulus]

Originally Posted by sanluen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks! This has been a ton of fun so far. Looking forward to some Duo action too.


I was never able to land a fear on either Estrella or the scarab. I could mez them something like 2/3 or 3/4 attempts but never fear. For the scarab I wondered if it was a level restriction, but if Estrella is indeed 51 then it is not applicable for her, since I was fearing level 51-52 mobs from chef/bar. I am guessing they are just unfearable.

Bards (well at least my bard, since I really stacked resists and not ac) are fairly squishy compared to other plate classes, so if I can't kite it, mez it or fear it, it is probably impossible to solo without puppet strings or the like. Perhaps I will have to get an hp/ac gear set soon ...

Necrosis is level 53.. bards can fear mobs up to level 52.