Iksar necro guide

[Sularus Oth Mithas]

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

Swish's Quickly Typed Iksar necro levelling guide:-

GOLDEN RULE: You do NOT need a group!

Mostly a Kunark affair. Why leave an island that's so good, particularly in the early game [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1-11 - Field of Bone, in the pit...and mobs around the outside.

12-20 - Kurn's Tower - My 50 necro is still using bone chips farmed in there for pets (slowly going down in the bank). 1st floor up to 18 and pull some greater scalebones / lesser charbones from upstairs as required across the bridge. Don't kill any burynai!

20-22 - Crap levels really, you'll struggle to get enough decent mobs in Kurn's Tower. You're not quite high enough for the Warslik's Woods giant fort. I headed out to LOIO near the windmill - there's some static undead spawns dotted around mixed in with tigers, goblins and stuff.

22-29 - Warslik's Wood giants - they're quite meaty for HP but don't let their intimidating size fool you. There's a safe spot on the hill near one entrance to pull to and around. The 24 pet (find words of detachment if you can to make it, took me forever) will really boost your dps. Good cash drops and some item drops too.

30-36/37 - Mix it up between Frontier Mountains giants and OT mobs. FM has a lot of wandering stuff, if you managed not to kill any badgers they'll still be dubious and are one less thing to worry about. Giants again represent chances for loot. OT mobs are plentiful as long as some asshole bard isn't sweeping the area...better to be by FM than Skyshrine, and fear kiting down the road to the FM zoneline.

38-49 - Spectres. I preferred Feerott because its generally less camped and you haven't got to worry about levitate (no DMF til 44). Good cash, you can sell the scythes at the ogre vendors in skeleton form and bank in Oggok (definitely keep skellie form on).

50+ - Everyone does it differently.

a) City of Mist - moat mobs.

b) Seafuries - there's competition but its a great cash camp if you're playing offpeak.

c) The Hole - with some screaming terror/FD splitting its doable, not easy. Probably want to get past the elementals at the entrance and drop down to get at some better mobs. Bind outside the zone.

d) Felwithe B guards. My own little project. 20pp swords drop with other FS items sometimes. Can fear kite with relative comfort around the zone-in. Bind and sell at the Steamfont druid vendor for sales. Hide behind the wall to the banker's left in Felwithe to bank. CoS advisable but you'll likely have one by now, and WR bags really help!

e) Highkeep Nobles - dodgy pathing sometimes, be careful.

55+

Back to Kunark - Burning Wood giant fort, popular spot but if you can lock that down you're good to 59-60 with a lot of patience [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ITEMS:-

Journeyman Boots (can't be underestimated for a fear kite gone wrong or a failed FD, bad pull, etc)
Circlet of Shadow (gets you out of some sticky situations when FD and great to insta-invis)

...some necros build HP/STA over INT. That's up to you, 55 HP rings etc, INT is never a huge deal - certainly don't aim for 255. My necro still has a ton of technically empty slots and gets by fine. Would recommend +4 INT/+2 STA earrings or vice versa.

Overall a very fun journey. If you want to get to 60 by next week in the same fashion that everyone wants Velious now now now...then don't pick an iksar, but do remember that once you hit 60, your innate regen TOWERS over erudites/dark elves/gnomes/etc [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Keep in mind the pet damage. If you feel like your pet has done over 50% of the damage, pull him off at ~25-20% mob health and let the dots tick down to ensure you get the full XP. Nothing worse than letting Jibober try and level [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Keep giving your pet 2 rusty weapons where you can (rusty daggers are light, but not many around in Kunark), it'll help his dps. At 44 the pet naturally dual wields so it won't matter.

Hope that wasn't too shitty to read - feel free to add suggestions. I'll cross-post this t to the Casters forum.

Swish 5 stars.

[Nagash]

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[skeletoria]

[QUOTE=Swish;912749]Swish's Quickly Typed Iksar necro levelling guide:-

GOLDEN RULE: You do NOT need a group!

Yes..please make us necros proud. I always question the players skills when I see a necro in a group.

[Uggme]

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

I always question the players skills when I see a necro in a group.

Hmm, perhaps that's being presumptuous. The time someone spends grouping is not in any relation to thier skill level, even for necros.

Remember high end necro's twitch for group mana, do some impressive dps, can snare, as well as even heal in groups sometimes.

The real question is this: why play an online MMO if your intent is to play by yourself?

[Freakish]

Any pet class should have a mage focus item for the inventory instant click Reclaim Energy. Super handy and you don't need to be a mage to click it.

Shamans, clerics, enchanters, necromancers can all click it.

[Treefall]

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

Any pet class should have a mage focus item for the inventory instant click Reclaim Energy. Super handy and you don't need to be a mage to click it.

Shamans, clerics, enchanters, necromancers can all click it.

Is any class able to do these quests? From what I quickly looked up, they're LORE no-drop.

[Sarius]

HAll components are dropable, and it is temple of sol ro faction, so all classes should be able to do the quests.

[Wudan]

am I the only one who thinks making Iksar necro and leveling on antonica is idiotic? Iksars get the best starting area, dont be a fool and use the advantage.

1-10 FOB -do not kill any burynais!!!

10-22 - Kurns, move down to catacombs once the top/basement gets green. You will be able to kill high lvl skeletons down there without getting Burynai aggro if you follow my advice from 1-10

22-33 WW Giant fort. Sick solo exp, great loots. (doable up to 35 - killing evergreens)

33+ whatever

[Clark]

EC tunnle for ultimate buffs

[Swish]

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

EC tunnle for ultimate buffs

You don't need them, or do you?