Blacksmith needs to be changed ASAP. enough is enough
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First time I fought new blacksmith was in a rare spider forest with extra monster damage and chains curse and double boss. Totally didn't expect the rape that ensued. After that first encounter, I completely wreck him. New boss is much better than the last.
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My minions have very little issue with him. Skellies are ~5.5k, zombies ~12k.
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find strong melee mob
use fast attack of any kind with blind support gem and maintain this blind ??? profit |
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I completely disagree with this post. Bosses should be a challenge. If you can't kill him, skip it.
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They should give players a mode where nothing can kill them, and let all these whiners play there.
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The basic problem with the new blacksmith is the same problem most people have against Oak. Spamming Leap Slam.
The best counter to Leap Slam is running in circle for non-melee characters and spamming totems/traps. For pure spell range casters non-trap/totem. Run in circle, Dodge Blacksmith Leap Slam, Shot a spell, run in circle. For melee, you need a lot of defense. You need near or max physical resist to tank him. On the good side he won't leap slam you if you're in melee range. Enfeeblement or/and Temporal Chain helps. Last edited by deadlylag#6397 on Jun 12, 2013, 4:38:13 PM
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I play HC. He almost KO'd me the first time I faced his improved version.
After this I have had no problem with him. I keep endurance charges up (I am not specce'd or geared for enduracne charges). Keep enfeeble up. Ensure decoy totem is up in phase 2. Cleave2win. Righteous usage of +100% evasion quicksilver and +100% armor granites are also useful. I play ele cleave, not particularly tanky which I counter by the charges and the flasks. Ironically the character mentioned above is now dead from a much simpler mechanic in Catacombs. IGN: Asgarin, WithEasy, Hi_Im_Octavius, Of_Sanctuary
Based in NZ: Old school D2 HC (Classic, LOD) gamer. |
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Level 69 Templar in Anarchy league just did a Dunes, had very little trouble with the boss. You just handle him like any other tough melee, which is run around, dodge and kite. He does leap pretty fast, but hey, you have enfeeble or tempchains (or both!), and if you don't have one packed for hard bosses...well, they don't cost all that much.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsRHlrozxnA&feature=youtu.be
why ppls QQ about this boss ??!! IS SO EASY ;/ IGN: UgaBugaMajkaFaja
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If you are a freeze pulser, you can switch to ethereal knives instead since he resist elemental damage.
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