Kiting Hodgkins in AC Path 1
If you really want to kite, use a staff and spam 1 to aggro all the gravelings. Go between the burrows on the right handside and collect all the gravelings that come out, since usually groups will go for the ones on the left first. In a good group, this is unnecessary as the burrows can easily be killed before Hodgins takes more than 10% damage.
As a mesmer for that run, use blink + mantra of concentration for stun breaks. Mantra of Resolve for curing cripple. Mass Invisibility as you run through the fires to avoid the next two groups, if you really need it. If you really, really need it, you can swap to a set of armor with Centaur Runes and use Mantra of Restoration for 100% swiftness uptime.
Running mesmer, um, run! you can get the stability mantra if you need it I guess. Blink could be good. I know the last group of graveling breeders, just toss a temporal curtain in front of them, run, and as you pass them use it to pull them, and it makes for a nice easy run by (do the same in TA to get past the tree people). At least that’s how I do it.
Guardian kiting on Hodgkins, Staff, HOld the Line, Stand your Ground, Retreat is what i run. Basically sometimes the gravelings are immune until they get an attack or two on hodgkins, so I will run close and toss one of those on him/me while just pounding 1 on staff to pull agro. It’s actually very easy, and I’ve kited through near complete wipes. Just staff1, rotate your powers as needed. When you see the gravelings “charging up” pause a half second and roll to avoid being knocked down. Just overall IMO the easiest job, but it’s VERY helpful to have someone covering it.
As was said, it’s unnecesary to kite, but it’s nice. And personally I will start by taking down the burrow at the door, then buff up whoever is there before turning around and being ready to pick up anything that gets on hodgkins. You’re a safety net, that’s it. If they screw up and take so long that hodekins would die, you’re there to make that time MUCH MUCH longer.
(edited by Jerus.4350)
The gravelings go immune if you stand on the rubble in the middle or generally jump or dodge over it because it detects them as being unable to hit you. It’s freaking annoying, but that’s what causes it.
The gravelings go immune if you stand on the rubble in the middle or generally jump or dodge over it because it detects them as being unable to hit you. It’s freaking annoying, but that’s what causes it.
Wow, thanks, it’s never really caused issues, but it’s nice to know I should be able to avoid it in the future. But i agree, ugh, because that’s exactly where you want to stand.
Thanks for the advice guys
Another thing to beware is that one burrow spawns in a corner near a big door. If you get knocked back by a stalker you can sometimes glitch through the door and can’t get back in. This can also happen with the warrior’s greatsword whirl skill and possibly with a guardian’s greatsword leap skill. Be very careful at this burrow as it can cost you the fight and slow down the run. One particularly unfortunate encounter resulted in myself and another warrior being KD’d through the door. Luckily a guildie was running ele and ice bowed the rest of the burrows.
Another thing to beware is that one burrow spawns in a corner near a big door. If you get knocked back by a stalker you can sometimes glitch through the door and can’t get back in. This can also happen with the warrior’s greatsword whirl skill and possibly with a guardian’s greatsword leap skill. Be very careful at this burrow as it can cost you the fight and slow down the run. One particularly unfortunate encounter resulted in myself and another warrior being KD’d through the door. Luckily a guildie was running ele and ice bowed the rest of the burrows.
FGS skills can also result in getting knocked through the door here. I always angle them away from the door after a few disasters.