How feasible is it to solo Skargus on a necro?

[sammoHung]

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

The point of that comment was in reference to your pet won't be doing any tanking if it gets slowed as you will easily overtake your pet's agro unless you take mitigating action.

Well, yeah. But I thought that was given that necros root the mob before sending pet in unless fear kiting.

[sammoHung]

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

Just pack some wort pots, a Reaper, and send it. Anything is possible with the right mouse button.

Where there's a (bag full of) worts, there's a way!

[Goregasmic]

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

Well, yeah. But I thought that was given that necros root the mob before sending pet in unless fear kiting.

He summons. You can clear aggro but pet won't be building much so you'll get chain summoned if you generate any significant hate. IIRC he hits hard and self hastes so you can't just ride it out, your pet will get wrecked.

[WarpathEQ]

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

He summons. You can clear aggro but pet won't be building much so you'll get chain summoned if you generate any significant hate. IIRC he hits hard and self hastes so you can't just ride it out, your pet will get wrecked.

^This. Summons and casts 60% haste on himself when he spawns. Root does not end well (high agro) and tons of other mobs around so no fear kiting.

[kjs86z2]

tank and spank

bring the consumes or you ded

doesnt every necro have an abashi now?

[Snaggles]

Dump a midnight mallet into him. Should negate haste and slow 35% for a few mins. Or click a golem wand a couple times, then the mallet.

And this:
https://wiki.project1999.com/Wand_of_Souls

Pack all the crap you want and just mouse wheel that fool full of clicks and worts.

[sammoHung]

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

He summons. You can clear aggro but pet won't be building much so you'll get chain summoned if you generate any significant hate. IIRC he hits hard and self hastes so you can't just ride it out, your pet will get wrecked.

Oh yeah, I also assume that necros periodically FD mid fight to manage aggro.

I've actually been pretty unlucky with VKR lately, haven't gotten him to spawn in a while (then again only playing about an hour per session these days)

Last time I soloed him, I sent pet and Annul Magic a few times before I started dotting up. Periodic feign deaths with EoT tanking worked until EoT was low HP - then I stepped in with a Manaskin and Deflux tanked / Fear kited for the last 20% or so. It wasn't easy, but I was able to pull it off without any consumables.

If you systematically clear all the spawns in the basement area before you attempt VKR, there's actually alot of room to fear kite him down there - might give that a shot next time, a 100% fear kite strategy.

BTW - Wiki is wrong about social aggro. VKR does not social with other skeletons if you are non-KoS to VS.

[commongood]

Interesting comparison to VKR. I have solo'd VKR several times, both as necro and as enc. I would never do VKR without charming. It is fairly trivial with a charmed and torched pet.

With Skargus the issue to me seems to be having to rush it. If, in some parallel univers, you found the Angry Goblin just up and was alone in the zone then you could summon a max-level EoT pet and clear the path and the room, med up and then max buff yourself and do the turn in. The issue is you will likely be starting the fight with adds up in the room and at less than 100 % mana.

I believe with a max level pet and mid-to-decent gear Skargus - by himself - ought to be soloable simply by loading up dots while pet engages, tossing pet a heal and stepping in to Deflux tank.

[loramin]

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

If, in some parallel univers, you found the Angry Goblin just up and was alone in the zone

Ironically, you didn't need to jump universes to see this ... you just had to actually play the game back in the day, instead of our emulator.

(On live this quest came out just before Luclin, and the moment Luclin came out everyone wanted Luclin loot, not revamped Kunark crap, so barely anyone did the quest. I personally killed both Shady and Angry on live, and both were just sitting their uncontested.)

[commongood]

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

Ironically, you didn't need to jump universes to see this ... you just had to actually play the game back in '01-'02.

(On live this quest came out just before Luclin, and the moment Luclin came out everyone wanted Luclin loot, not revamped Kunark crap. I personally killed both Shady and Angry on live, and both were just sitting their uncontested.)

So I just need a Time Machine [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]