Fergarin Raid #3: Speak with the King  

"The Royal Captain Gurangor event has a lockout timer. The remainder of the task can take 2-3 hours depending on your raid makeup, and there are no lockouts from here on out."

Speak with the King raid has two expedition lockout timers, for the two parts where you get loot:
3D:6H - Valdeholm - Royal Captain (first event)
4D:6H - Valdeholm - King Odeen (final event with the chest)

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND BLOCK PRINT...

PHASE 1 - ROYAL CAPTAIN GURANGOR.

- THIS FIGHT IS ESSENTIALLY A DPS-CHECK. TOO LITTLE DPS, AND THE FIGHT WILL DRAW OUT TOO LONG AND THE DIRECTED FIRE FROM THE LEAD ARCHER AND ARCH WIZARD WILL BE UNMANAGEABLE.
- NOTHING IS MEZZABLE OR ROOTABLE. EVERYTHING SUMMONS (OF COURSE). I BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS SLOWABLE.
- IF ANY OF THE NAMES, AT ANY POINT, DO NOT HAVE A PC ON THEIR AGGRO LIST, THE EVENT RESETS.
- THE EVENT CAN BE FORCE-RESET BY DRAGGING A NAMED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE MAIN SLOPE NEAR THE RALLOS-ZEK STATUE.
- NOTHING HITS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD FOR A WARRIOR OR KNIGHT TANK IN ANGUISH-ISH GEAR WHEN TANKED ONE-ON-ONE. (~20K HP/~4K AC). THE EXCEPTION POSSIBLY BEING ROYAL CAPTAIN GURANGOR.
- TWO ZONE TRASH MOBS WILL SPAWN AND WANDER INTO THE PLAYING FIELD. PERHAPS A 30 MINUTE RESPAWN TIMER.

NAMED CHARACTERISTICS:
- HIGH PRIEST: HEALS AND RESSURRECTS OTHER NAMEDS. PERMA-ROOTED.

- LEAD ARCHER: WHILE ALIVE, HE CAUSES THE ARCHER TRASH TO FOCUS THEIR SPECIAL ATTACKS ON A SINGLE PERSON. 8K TARGETTED AE PER ARCHER. HIGHLY UNABLE TO RESIST. PERMA-ROOTED. THE SPECIAL ATTACKS FROM HE AND HIS ARCHERS ARE PRECEEDED BY A *PERSONAL* EMOTE IN YELLOW TEXT STATING "You notice a glint, something, something".

- ARCH WIZARD: WHILE ALIVE, HE CAUSES THE WIZARD TRASH TO FOCUS THEIR SPECIAL ATTACKS ON A SINGLE PERSON. 5K TARGETTED DD. HIGHLY UNABLE TO RESIST. PERMA-ROOTED. THE SPECIAL ATTACKS FROM HE AND HIS WIZARDS ARE A PUBLIC EMOTE DECLARING WHO WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THEIR NEXT FOCUSED SPECIAL ATTACK.

- ROYAL CAPTAIN GURANGOR: TANK AND SPANK. NOT PERMA-ROOTED. HITS THE HARDEST. AE RAMPS FOR MODERATE DAMAGE.

- WARGUARD HANLO: TANK AND SPANK. NOT PERMA-ROOTED.


STRAT THAT WORKED FOR US:
- OUR MAIN GOAL WAS TO GET THE HIGH PRIEST DOWN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SINCE KILLING ANYTHING FIRST IS OBVIOUSLY POINTLESS. AFTER THAT, WE DECIDED KILLING THE LEAD ARCHER WAS MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE TARGETTED AE NATURE OF THEIR SPECIAL ATTACKS BEING MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE 5K DD FROM THE ARCH WIZARD AND HIS CREW. THE ARCH WIZARD WAS NEXT, THEN THE WARGUARD WHO HAS SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER HP THAN ROYAL CAPTAIN GURANGOR, THEN LASTLY ROYAL CAPTAIN GURANGOR.
- YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST TWO KNIGHTS WITH DA HAMMERS.


RAID SETUP:

- MAIN RAID: THE MAIN RAID STANDS WHERE THE HIGH PRIEST ENDS UP. NEAR A LARGE ROCK TO THE SOUTHEAST OF WHERE THE NAMEDS ARE STANDING IDLE.

- KITER/REZZER GROUP: THIS IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE FIGHT AND IS THE MOST COMPLICATED PART. AT LEAST 2 KNIGHTS AND 2 CLERICS WAIT ABOUT 20-30 FEET DOWN THE MAIN SLOPE THAT LEADS UP TO THE ENTIRE EVENT. THE FIRST KNIGHT WILL AGGRO BOTH WARGUARD AND THE ROYAL CAPTAIN AND BEGIN TO KITE. THE OTHER KNIGHT AND CLERICS STAY OUT OF COMBAT (OFF AGGRO LISTS) FOR THE TIME BEING. THE REASON THE OTHER KNIGHT AND CLERICS STAY OFF THE AGGRO LISTS IS BECAUSE THE ARCH WIZARD AND LEAD ARCHER WILL RANDOMLY FOCUS ONE PERSON ON THEIR AGGRO LIST FOR THEIR FOCUSED ATTACKS, USUALLY KILLING THE PERSON INSTANTLY. IF THE KITER IS A PALADIN, THE PALADIN CAN ACTIVATE HIS SANCTIFICATION DISCIPLINE TO BLOCK THE FIRST ROUND OF DIRECTED SPECIAL ATTACKS. SINCE HE AGGROD THE MOBS FIRST, HE *WILL* BE THE FIRST TARGET SINCE HE IS THE ONLY PERSON ON AGGRO. I DONT KNOW IF SHADOWKNIGHTS HAVE A SIMILAR ABILITY TO SANCTIFICATION. W/E THO, SHADOWKNIGHTS SUCK.


EVENT START:
ONCE THE KEYWORDS ARE SAID TO THE HERALD, THE EVENT SCRIPT STARTS. THE LEAD ARCHER AND ARCH WIZARD WILL WALK OVER TO THEIR RESPECTIVE TRASH COHORTS AND PERMA-ROOT THEMSELVES THERE. THE HIGH PRIEST PATHS DOWN THE HILL TO HIS LEFT (NEAR A BIG ROCK) AND PERMA-ROOTS HIMSELF THERE. THE ROYAL CAPTAIN AND WARGUARD WALK DOWN THE CENTER PATH AND STOP A FEW FEET BEFORE THE PATH STARTS TO SLOPE DOWN AGAIN.

ONCE THE MOBS BECOME ATTACKABLE:
- THE MAIN RAID WILL ENGAGE HIGH PRIEST IMMEDIATELY, USING ALL DPS COOLDOWNS. WHEN A TARGET DIES, MOVE TO THE NEXT AND ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THE ORDER AGAIN IS PRIEST->ARCHER->WIZARD->ARCHER TRASH->WIZARD TRASH->WARGUARD->ROYAL CAPTAIN.

- THE DESIGNATED KNIGHT WILL BEGIN KITING THE TWO NAMEDS ON THE SLOPE, WELL AWAY FROM THE MAIN RAID. HE'LL USE HIS SANCTIFICATION DISCIPLINE TO ABSORB THE FIRST ROUND OF SPECIAL ATTACKS WHICH HE'LL RECEIVE ABOUT 15-20 SECONDS AFTER INITIAL AGGRO. AT THE POINT OF THE SECOND KNIGHTS DISCRETION, HE MAY GET ON THE AGGRO LIST AND BEGIN EITHER KITING OR TRY TO PROC HIS DA HAMMER BY CHASING DOWN ONE OF THE MOBS. NOW THAT THE OTHER KNIGHT IS ON THE AGGRO TABLE, HE MAY BE THE TARGET OF SPECIAL ATTACKS AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE STRUCK WHILE HIS DIVINE AURA PROC IS UP OR HE CAN USE HIS OWN SANCTIFICATION DISCIPLINE. THE KNIGHTS CAN EXPECT TO DIE A LOT HERE. THE GOAL IS TO GET THE KNIGHT REZZED IMMEDIATELY, BACK ON AGGRO, AND GET HIS DA HAMMER PROCCED AGAIN. THE CLERICS WILL REMAIN OUT OF COMBAT AND OFF AGGRO AND THEY WILL ONLY CAST REZZES. THEY MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION CAST BESTOW DIVINE AURA ON A KNIGHT AT THE RISK OF PUTTING THEMSELVES ON AGGRO AND AT RISK OF HAVING TO TANK THE TWO KITED MOBS AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY BE THE TARGET OF THE DIRECTED ATTACKS. IF BOTH KNIGHTS PROC THEIR HAMMERS TOGETHER, THE CLERIC WILL OBVIOUSLY BE THE ONLY ATTACKABLE TARGET IF THEY GOT ON THE AGGRO LIST. PALADINS ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL HERE BECAUSE OF SANCTIFICATION, AND EVEN MORE SO, THEIR LAY-ON-HANDS ABILITY THAT REFRESHES ON EACH DEATH. ONCE REZZED, THEY CAN POP LAY-ON-HANDS AND BEGIN TANKING AND TRYING TO PROC THEIR DA HAMMER. THE HEAVY HEAL-OVER-TIME FROM THE LAY-ON-HANDS ABILITY WILL HEAL THEM DYNAMICALLY, PER-TICK, FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEIR LIFE DEFICIT FOR THE NEXT 30-40 SECONDS, MEANING THE CLERICS DONT NEED TO GET INVOLVED ON HEALS AND ADDED THUS TO THE AGGRO TABLE.

THE LONGER THE KNIGHTS AND CLERICS HAVE TO PERFORM THIS CIRCUS-SHOW, THE MORE LIKELY THE KNIGHTS WILL BOTH END UP DEAD AT THE SAME TIME FROM UNLUCKY DA PROCS AND THE EVENT WILL RESET.

ONCE THE LEAD ARCHER IS DEAD, IT BECOMES MUCH SAFER TO BEGIN KITING THE WARGUARD AND ROYAL CAPTAIN AGAIN INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PROC THE DA HAMMERS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS BECAUSE THE DIRECTED SPECIAL ATTACKS ARE NO LONGER FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON ONE PERSON. THE KNIGHTS CAN BEGIN KITING AND IF THEY GET HIT BY A SPECIAL ATTACK, IT'LL ONLY BE FOR 5-10K EVERY SO OFTEN, SOMETHING THE CLERICS CAN EASILY MANAGE.

THE RAID CONTINUES THROUGH THE KILL ORDER AND CALLS IN THE KITED MOBS ONE AT A TIME UNTIL ROYAL CAPTAIN IS DEAD. CAREFUL FOR HIS AE RAMP.

END OF PHASE 1.


PHASE 2: ODEEN ENCOUNTER #1

- ONCE DEFEATING GURANGOR, YOU HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO ENGAGE ODEEN UP IN THE THRONEROOM. ASSUME 18 MINUTES, TOPS.
- THERE IS TRASH THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED FROM THE EAST AND WEST WINGS BEFORE ENGAGING, OTHERWISE THE TRASH AUTOMATICALLY GETS CALLED DOWN TO THE FIGHT ONE AT A TIME DURING THE FIGHT. YOU CAN PULL THE TRASH THROUGH THE NAMES USING A BARD AND THEIR DIVINE AURA SONG (KAZUMI'S NOTE OF PRESERVATION) TO AVOID THE MEZ. THE BARD WILL BRING THE TRASH MOBS TO THE OUTSIDE AREA, JUST INSIDE THE GATE WHERE YOU KILLED GUARANGOR. THE NAMES WILL LEASH AND RESET AND THE TRASH MOBS WILL STAY TO BE KILLED.

NAMED CHARACTERISTICS:
- HETHGAR: TANK N SPANK
- FAELIG: TANK N SPANK
- BEARCLAW: MEZZABLE
- HIGH LOREKEEPER: RANGE 300 AE MEZ ABOUT ONCE PER MINUTE. HARD TO RESIST.
- ODEEN: TANK N SPANK, AE RAMP

STRAT THAT WORKED FOR US:
- BEST TANK GETS ODEEN. TANK HIM AWAY FROM OTHERS DUE TO AE RAMP.
- OTHER TANKS AND KNIGHTS EACH GET A NAMED.
- BEARCLAW CAN BE MEZZED.
- HIGH LOREKEEPER IS TANKED AT HIS SPAWN POINT BY A KNIGHT. HEALED BY A CLERIC WHO WILL STAY OUT OF LINE-OF-SIGHT FROM LOREKEEPER TO AVOID THE MEZ.


RAID SETUP:
ONCE THE TRASH IS CLEARED FROM THE EAST AND WEST WINGS. THE RAID CAN MOVE UP INTO THE FIRST ROOM INSIDE THE FORT. BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE NEXT ROOM AS THE MOBS SEEMED TO HAVE A LENGTHY AGGRO RANGE.


FIGHT START:
- WHEN READY, THE MAIN RAID WILL RUSH IN AND TANKS PICKUP THEIR ASSIGNED TARGETS. CLERICS CAN STAY IN THE FIRST ROOM BEHIND A WALL TO AVOID THE MEZ AND JUST HEAL THROUGH THE WALLS.

- A DESIGNATED KNIGHT (IDEALLY A PALADIN WITH SANCTIFICATION READY) WILL RUSH UP TO WHERE HIGH LOREKEEPER IS WITH SANCTIFICATION RUNNING TO AVOID THE FIRST MEZ, AND WILL KEEP HIM OCCUPIED UP THERE. EVENTUALLY THIS KNIGHT *WILL* GET MEZZED AND THE LOREKEEPER WILL AGGRO SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE MAIN RAID BELOW. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE LOREKEEPER NEEDS TO BE PICKED UP BRIEFLY AND INTENTIONALLY LEASHED. BY THE TIME HE LEASHES BACK TO THIS SPAWN POINT, THE MEZ ON THE KNIGHT AT THE TOP WILL HAVE WORN OFF AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE LOREKEEPER AGAIN.

KILL ORDER IS Hethgar->Faelig->Bearclaw->Lorekeeper->Odeen

BEAT ODEEN DOWN UNTIL HE POOFS AND PROCEEED TO THE NEXT PHASE:


PHASE 3A: Commander Clanghor

- THE NEXT PART IS FAIRLY SIMPLE AND NOT THAT DIFFICULT. ADVANCE UP BEHIND THE STAIRCASE AND BE READY TO TANK THE COMMANDER AND 4-5 ROYAL GUARDSMEN. THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN ARE PROBABLY EASIER TO TANK THAN RANDOM ZONE TRASH, PUT YOUR BEST TANK ON COMMANDER. COMMANDER AE RAMPS. HAVE A ROGUE GET PRE-TARGETS IF YOU WANT BUT IF YOU HAVE DECENT KNIGHTS, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO PICK UP WHATEVER COMES WITH THE COMMANDER IF YOU JUST PLAINLY PULL THE ROOM. SEVERAL OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN ARE TOO DEEP IN THE ROOM AND USUALLY DONT COME WITH THE PULL.

PHASE 3B: ODEEN AND HIS DISPELLING HENCHMEN.

- ONCE YOU'VE KILLED COMMANDER CLANGHOR, HAVE A MONK OR BARD OPEN ONE OF THE 3 HALLWAY DOORS AND MOVE UP TO THE ROOM. UPON ENTERING THE ROOM (NOT UPON OPENING THE DOOR) THE ROOM WILL EITHER SPAWN WITH ODEEN AND HIS HENCHMEN, OR A ROOM FULL OF ROYAL GUARDSMEN. IF YOU GET ROYAL GUARDSMEN, JUST IGNORE THE ROOM AND TRY ANOTHER.

ONCE YOU'VE SPAWNED ODEEN AND HIS HENCHMEN, YOU'RE READY TO GO.

NAMED CHARACTERISTICS:
- Serjar, Highkeeper of Arts
- Geriok, Highkeeper of War
- Rentik, Highkeeper of Ages
- Teltet, Highkeeper of Crypts
- Wigni, Highkeeper of Ritual
- Odeen

- IT SEEMS THAT ALL OF THE NAMES EXCEPT ODEEN CAST "DEADLY FEEDBACK" A SPELL THAT ENTIRELY STRIPS THE TARGET OF ALL BUFFS, HITS THEM FOR UP TO 10,000 DAMAGE, AND APPLIES A 2500/TICK DOT. THIS IS REMOVABLE WITH A FEW CASTS RADIANT CURE AND/OR OTHER DETRIMENTAL REMOVERS. I DIDNT TEST THIS, BUT IT MIGHT EVEN BE WORTH HITTING YOUR TANK WITH A NORMAL OFFENSIVE DISPELL SINCE HE ONLY HAS 1 BUFF (THE DEBUFF) ON HIM ANYWAY. THE RECAST IS INFREQUENT ENOUGH THAT IT'S WORTHWHILE TO PUT A TENACITY BACK ON YOUR TANK ONCE YOU'VE DEALT WITH A ROUND OF DEADLY FEEDBACK.

- AS THE NAMES ARE BROUGHT DOWN IN LIFE, THEY WILL BALANCE AND SHARE THEIR LIFE. THEY ALSO BEGIN TO HIT HARDER THE LOWER THEY ARE, HITTING UP TO 4-5K TOWARD THE END. WHEN THEY DIE, THEY MAY SPAWN A REVENANT TRASH MOB THAT WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED AS WELL.

RAID SETUP:
- ASSIGN EACH TANK A NAMED AND GIVE THEM AT LEAST 1 CLERIC EACH.
- RAID DAMAGE CAN EITHER BE FOCUSED OR SPREAD OUT SINCE THEIR LIFE BALANCES ANYWAY, IT MAY BE WORTH FOCUSING SO DAMAGE INCREASING DEBUFFS CAN BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WHEN BURNING COOLDOWNS.

THE FIGHT IS PRETTY MUCH A TANK AND SPANK WITH THE DISPELL RISK ON THE TANKS. KEEP THEM TOPPED OFF AS BEST AS POSSIBLE SO THE 10K DISPELL WONT INSTA-KILL THEM.

ONCE AGAIN, WHEN ODEEN IS LEFT, BEAT HIM DOWN UNTIL HE POOFS.

PHASE 4: ODEEN AT THE SPRINGS

FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD HERE. FOCUS ALL DPS ON ODEEN AND GET HIM TO POOF ASAP. ABOUT EVERY 15 SECONDS, ODEEN WILL CALL FOR ASSISTS FROM ZONE TRASH IN THE GENERAL AREA. THEY ALMOST ALWAYS PATH IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. KNIGHTS CAN WAIT THERE TO PICK THEM UP AND KITE. KNIGHTS WILL END UP KITING AT LEAST 15-20 MOBS BY THE TIME ODEEN POOFS. ONCE ODEEN POOFS, YOU CAN EITHER PEEL MOBS OFF THE KITERS ONE AT A TIME AND KILL THEM, OR THE KITERS CAN EAT IT AND LET THE MOBS PATH BACK TO THEIR SPOTS (FOR THE SAKE OF SAVING TIME FOR THE NEXT PHASE).


PHASE 5: THE LOL BRIDGE

THIS FIGHT IS PRETTY RETARDED. ODEEN IS OUT ON THE BRIDGE WAITING TO BE ENGAGED. BEAT HIM DOWN TO 10% TO WIN. SADLY, EACH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE IS GUARDED BY ABOUT 10 MOBS THAT DEATHTOUCH. YES, DEATHTOUCH. ASSUMING YOU GET THROUGH THEM, YOU'LL BE ASSAULTED WITH A FAIRLY FREQUENT 2-3K AE+KNOCKBACK+SINGLE SLOT DISPELL (STRIPPING YOUR LEVI EVENTUALLY) TOSSING YOU OVER THE EDGE AND 200K'ING YOU IN THE PIT BELOW, TOSSING YOU INTO THE DEATHTOUCH MOBS, OR BEST CASE, JUST TOSSING YOU OVER THE DEATHTOUCH MOBS AND BACK ONTO LAND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET BACK TO THE FIGHT.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD STRATEGY TO ASSURE VICTORY, BUT HERE ARE SOME TRICKS TO TIP THE SCALES IN YOUR FAVOR:

- HEALERS CAN STAND UNDER THE BRIDGE - YES, AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PIT, AND THEY CAN STILL REACH THE TANK/ODEEN WITH HEALS. THERE IS APPARENTLY NO Z-DIRECTIONAL RANGE LIMITATION. THIS WILL KEEP YOUR CLERICS SAFE AT LEAST.
- GETTING THROUGH THE GUARDS CAN BE DONE WITH BARD GROUP DA SONG (KAZUMI'S NOTE OF PRESERVATION).
- YOU CAN ALSO LEVITATE OVER THE DEATHTOUCH MOBS BY GETTING ON THE WALL DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MAIN GATE. THERE ARE INVISIBLE WALLS MOST EVERYWHERE ELSE, BUT TAKE SOME TIME AHEAD OF TIME TO EXPLORE THE WALLS ABOVE THE MAIN GATE AND FIND A GOOD LEVITATE PATH IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BARDS TO DA-PUSH YOUR GROUPS THRU THE DEATHTOUCH MOBS.
- BARDS CAN CHAIN CLICK SINGING STEEL BOOTS AND/OR SING AGLIMENTE'S ARIA OF EAGLES (LEVI SONG) TO KEEP THEIR GROUPS LEVITATED.
- ODEEN DOESN'T HAVE A TON OF LIFE, KEEP CHAIN REZZING ANYONE WHO DIES UP ON THE BRIDGE AND KEEP THE DAMAGE GOING.






Edited, Nov 11th 2013 11:52pm by bestbuy

Edited, Nov 11th 2013 11:52pm by bestbuy

When we first encountered King Odeen, he didn't flee up the stairs and disappear through the door until he was at 59% HP (rather than the 69% listed in the writeup).

From the Odeen portion of the event the chest also drops Robe of the Driving Rains - it's correctly assigned on the illia's portion of the site but not present on alla's.

I messed up and did not go back and talk to fergarin and then I lost the mission now I can't get the mission again but there is no named up at all ? Anyone have anyclues.

Edited, Dec 11th 2007 10:31am by Glidreon

Anyone have any useful information about this raid? How hard mobs hit for? What expansion this raid is equal to? Etc, etc. This is where to go for people to help each other, correct? Please don't post BS.