After a flash of inspiration I camped out in sight of Fabled Zlandicar yesterday before the patch. Thanks to the patch
over-running I was able to log on as soon as the servers came up, to find Zlandicar waiting for me. Suffice to say I
couldn't resist the chance and, invised, I ran under him and cast Malos.
He hit me for a maximum of 312 and apart from the odd DoT I luckily resisted his spells - he procs a long stun almost
every round which would have been disasterous. He was incredibly hard to slow even after Malos, with Vindictive Spirit
bouncing half the time. He also rampaged frequently and I soon lost a wolf (annoying as Panther procs were my main
source of DPS). Advanced Spirit Call proved very useful in making a dent in his HPs, needless to say - their innate
lure proc and Panther combined to provide decent damage output.
In the meantime I was frantically keeping myself HoTted, (and trying to keep the wolf healed as well) as most of the
time Zlandi wasn't slowed - quad 312s and rampage on top proved more than SS can handle. I soon ran out of mana,
but Channeling, Ancestral Aid and GRB meant I was able to keep going - and by a fluke Balance of Discord landed,
giving me time to load a blast heal (duh, I hear you saying) and sort out another pet.
Around that time a L70 ranger showed up, watching me in silence - quite unnerving! So, with my silent audience I
panthered myself and went to town. A 75% slow is indeed a godly thing and I had no troubles keeping up with Zlandicar's
damage output after that and didn't lose any more pets. The only awkward bit after that was right at the end when, to
my chagrin, Zlandi started running! Thankfully a flukey run of three critical panther blasts solved that one, otherwise I'd
have been in trouble with rat adds.
Things I'd do differently next time:
* Start off with a heal memmed!
* Cast a pet before starting, then bring out the suspended one once/if it dies
* Use a Tash stick to lower resists
* Bring a snare clicky
I know it's been done many a time before, but that was one heck of a rush all in all - and quite profitable too!
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:26 2006] You gain experience!!
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:26 2006] Zlandicar's corpse says 'This, this is a shock. I, Zlandicar, brought down by such as you.'
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:40 2006] You say to your guild, 'Zlandicar's Talisman, Gauntlets of Mortality, Cracked Claw of
Zlandicar, Zlandicar's Heart, Frakadar's Talisman, Black Marble'
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:46 2006] --You have looted a Zlandicar's Talisman.--
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:47 2006] Jimphicas tells the guild, 'whats timer on him mate?'
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:47 2006] --You have looted a Zlandicar's Heart.--
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:49 2006] Gikkbur tells the guild, 'gratz!'
[Wed Apr 19 17:33:49 2006] The serenity fades.
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(Note that pet procs aren't counted towards the damage - Zlandi has 100,000 HPs apparently)