Duoed him with a merc J5 cleric ( I am a 91 ranger 74k 6.8kac). I just bow tagged him and pulled him single to the hollow log..wolves did not spawn until he was clear of the valley opening, NOR did they follow him to the log . Kill was fairly easy at my level. His spirit wolves continued to spawn during the encounter, 2 at a time (verified on extended target window). By the time the fight was over I tracked 42 (yes, 42!!) spirit wolves up. The wolves did NOT de-spawn after Vertekin's death. This is without a doubt the easiest way to kill this raid mob. I didn't get a single spirit wolf add by fighting him in the hollow log near the valley opening.
Dropped the cloak ( https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=47971) and Eternal Grove Chain Feet Ornament (https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=104455). His silence spell (Call of the Ancients) was recast about every 30-45 seconds. Highest hit on me was 3354, although I suspect it's probably in the mid 4k range tops. Good luck!
P.S...Logged on a few hours later and killed him again..same strat..this time he summoned 50 more wolves..all of which stayed up after he was killed, bringing the active total in zone atm to 92 spirit wolves..stacked in four stack around his spawn point. I hate it for anyone who wanders in that camp..invised or not..the spirit wolves do see invis. Not sure if they will de-spawn eventually or not..Dropped the cloak again and Eternal Grove Plate Hands Ornament..sighs..wanted his augment for my girl's ranger..guess I'll have to kill him again lol..He's going to have to invest in Purina with all the dogs he's gonna have to feed lmao.
Edited, Feb 18th 2013 10:16pm by ThefirstFeid