difficulty of artifact encounters ?

[Theoderic]

Which of these artifact encounters is easy to do with 1 FG consisting of : a Paladin, Mercenary, Reaver, Friar, (Rejuvenation) Cleric, Sorcerer, (Ice) Wizard and (Earth) Theurgist ?

Can someone please go through this list and give us an idea about the feasability ? Just put an (e) in front of the easy ones, a (c) in front of the challenging ones and an (i) in front of the impossible ones (instead of the question mark) ... Just keep in mind it's ONLY about the ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY, not whether or not the encounter is up or camped nor scroll availability nor artifact usefulness ...


(?) Alvarus' Leggings
(?) Arms of the Winds sleeves
(?) Aten's Shield
(?) Atlantis Tablet
(?) Band of Stars
(?) Bane of Battler
(?) Belt of the Moon
(?) Belt of the Sun
(?) Bracer of Zo'arkat/Silver Horn
(?) Braggart's Bow
(?) Bruiser
(?) Ceremonial Bracer
(?) Cloudsong cloak
(?) Crocodile's Tears Ring
(?) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger
(?) Crown of Zahur
(?) Cyclops Eye Shield
(?) Dream Sphere
(?) Eerie Darkness Lighting Stone
(?) Egg of Youth
(?) Eirene's Hauberk
(?) Enyalio's Boots
(?) Erinys Charm
(?) Eternal Plant
(?) Flamedancer's Boots
(?) A Flask
(?) Fool's Bow
(?) Foppish Sleeves
(?) Gem of Lost Memories
(?) Goddess' Necklace
(?) Golden Scarab Vest
(?) Golden Spear
(?) Guard of Valor
(?) Harpy's Feathers Cloak
(?) Healer's Embrace Cloak
(?) Jacina's Sash
(?) Kalare's Necklace
(?) Maddening Scalars/Mad Tales
(?) Malice's Axe
(?) Mariasha's Sharkskin Gloves
(?) Nailah's Robes
(?) Night's Shroud Bracelet
(?) Oglidarsh's Belt
(?) Orion's Belt
(?) Phoebus' Harp
(?) Ring of Dances
(?) Ring of Fire
(?) Ring of Unyielding Will
(?) Scepter of the Meritorious
(?) Scorpion's Tail Ring
(?) Shades of Mist
(?) Shield of Khaos
(?) Silver Horn/Bracer of Zo'arkat bracer
(?) Snatcher's Tale
(?) Spear of Kings
(?) Staff of the God
(?) Stone of Atlantis
(?) Tartaros Gift
(?) Traitor's Dagger
(?) Traldor's Oracle
(?) Winged Helm
(?) Wings Dive

 

[Crookshanks]

I'll kick you off with my one and only artifact - as I know that was easy
Just need a shield tank and one other (cleric or bb is handy too)

(e) Belt of the Sun

 

[faldarric]

Which of these artifact encounters is easy to do with 1 FG consisting of : a Paladin, Mercenary, Reaver, Friar, (Rejuvenation) Cleric, Sorcerer, (Ice) Wizard and (Earth) Theurgist ?

Can someone please go through this list and give us an idea about the feasability ? Just put an (e) in front of the easy ones, a (c) in front of the challenging ones and an (i) in front of the impossible ones (instead of the question mark) ... Just keep in mind it's ONLY about the ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY, not whether or not the encounter is up or camped nor scroll availability nor artifact usefulness ...


(?) Alvarus' Leggings
(?) Arms of the Winds sleeves
(c) Aten's Shield - can be challenging, can be easy as its a random chest drop
(?) Atlantis Tablet
(e) Band of Stars
(?) Bane of Battler
(e) Belt of the Moon same as belt of sun
(e) Belt of the Sun
(?) Bracer of Zo'arkat/Silver Horn
(?) Braggart's Bow
(?) Bruiser
(?) Ceremonial Bracer
(?) Cloudsong cloak
(?) Crocodile's Tears Ring
(?) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger
(?) Crown of Zahur
(c) Cyclops Eye Shield
(e) Dream Sphere
(?) Eerie Darkness Lighting Stone
(?) Egg of Youth
(?) Eirene's Hauberk
(?) Enyalio's Boots
(?) Erinys Charm
(?) Eternal Plant
(?) Flamedancer's Boots
(?) A Flask
(?) Fool's Bow
(?) Foppish Sleeves
(?) Gem of Lost Memories
(?) Goddess' Necklace
(?) Golden Scarab Vest
(?) Golden Spear
(?) Guard of Valor
(e) Harpy's Feathers Cloak
(?) Healer's Embrace Cloak
(?) Jacina's Sash
(e) Kalare's Necklace
(c) Maddening Scalars/Mad Tales
(c) Malice's Axe
(?) Mariasha's Sharkskin Gloves
(?) Nailah's Robes
(?) Night's Shroud Bracelet
(?) Oglidarsh's Belt
(e) Orion's Belt
(?) Phoebus' Harp
(e) Ring of Dances
(?) Ring of Fire
(?) Ring of Unyielding Will
(?) Scepter of the Meritorious
(?) Scorpion's Tail Ring
(?) Shades of Mist
(?) Shield of Khaos
(?) Silver Horn/Bracer of Zo'arkat bracer
(?) Snatcher's Tale
(c) Spear of Kings
(?) Staff of the God
(?) Stone of Atlantis
(?) Tartaros Gift
(e) Traitor's Dagger
(e) Traldor's Oracle
(e) Winged Helm
(?) Wings Dive

This is just from my personal experiance. and i have not done every encounter.

 

[Graendel]

Ah yes, artifacts - hope this is of some use. This info is not from VoS but from first-hand experience :

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(?) Alvarus' Leggings - Never done it, sorry.

(?) Arms of the Winds sleeves - We used matter cabalist and clerics healing underwater. Was over in 4 minutes. No idea about drop rate.

(?) Aten's Shield - Totally random. A duo of any classes could do it I suppose. Since it's random I'd say drop rate is very poor.

(?) Atlantis Tablet - Matter cabalist, fop-cleric, range class to distract the door guards. Any other way is suicide. Think it has a high drop rate.

(?) Band of Stars - My friend soloed it with a lvl50 unbuffed fire wiz. So yes, easy. But the drop rate is poor.

(?) Bane of Battler - Definitely doable with the fg you described. Think drop rate is pretty good.

(?) Belt of the Moon - Solo with a range class or duo with basically any class. And drop rate is good.

(?) Belt of the Sun - Same on this one.

(?) Bracer of Zo'arkat/Silver Horn - This one is a tough cookie. I'd recommend you to get 2-3 theurgs since the ninth wave has some very nasty mobs. Did it twice and thought it was easiest to kill the mobs with MA in order Healer, Nuker, Nuker, Commander, Tank, Tank. Can't comment the drop rate.

(?) Braggart's Bow - Fop-cleric, matter cabalist. Takes about 30-45 minutes. Good drop rate.

(?) Bruiser - Never done it, sorry.

(?) Ceremonial Bracer - Doable with your tank fg setup - or just use a matter cabalist or servant necro with a fop bb. Drop rate is poor.

(?) Cloudsong cloak - 3-4 people in a tank grp can do it. Just remember to use Crush or Thrust weapons on Eramai (and yes, do the marble quest first). Did it with lvl46 matter cabalist and a bb. Drop rate is poor (but mostly because people do not do the prereq quest).

(?) Crocodile's Tears Ring - Only done this with a fg, but it was easy enough so I guess 2-3 people could manage. Drop rate is so and so.

(?) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger - I'd suggest a tank setup. Ice wiz is lovely for the adds. Can't comment the drop rate.

(?) Crown of Zahur - This is ideal for your setup, and a nice encounter to do often (with the other fine drops that you might get). Drop rate is ok.

(?) Cyclops Eye Shield - Either something for a tank group, or you can do it with cabalist+bb.

(?) Dream Sphere - Easy one.

(?) Eerie Darkness Lighting Stone - Never done it, sorry.

(?) Egg of Youth - Ok, I've soloed it - using three accounts. You'll need a paladin, a cleric, some rams and a good driver. 100% drop rate.

(?) Eirene's Hauberk - Not had a chance to do it yet, sorry.

(?) Enyalio's Boots - Nope, never done.

(?) Erinys Charm - Doable with an opted fg (with quite a few theurgists, I reckon). You'll also need someone to pull the named mobs with gt. I vote for Keres!

(?) Eternal Plant - Never done it.

(?) Flamedancer's Boots - Never done it.

(?) A Flask - Never done it.

(?) Fool's Bow - Soloable. Basically just kill a lot of octopi until you hit the right one.

(?) Foppish Sleeves - Never done it.

(?) Gem of Lost Memories - Soloable.

(?) Goddess' Necklace - Never done it.

(?) Golden Scarab Vest - Never done it. But I get daily whine on /gu about farming the wings.

(?) Golden Spear - Done this with a trio. We used minstrel (to pull), matter cabalist and fop-bb. And it was easy stuff.

(?) Guard of Valor - Same kind of trio can do this. Or you use a tank grp. Just remember to let a solo player do the pulling. OK drop rate.

(?) Harpy's Feathers Cloak - Soloable.

(?) Healer's Embrace Cloak - Tank grp or focus for this one. Dro prate is poor.

(?) Jacina's Sash - You can solo this but it involves good knowledge of the encounter. Or you can try running there with 3 fg. And die really fast. Think it drops every time.

(?) Kalare's Necklace - Soloable.

(?) Maddening Scalars/Mad Tales - Used minstrel and a bb. Had time to go get some coffee while salamander killed the mob.

(?) Malice's Axe - You need a tank and a cleric. Cleric can do the running. Or you can trick some people to do that for you. Drop rate is ok.

(?) Mariasha's Sharkskin Gloves - Did this with four people and it was more funny than difficult. Good xp session if you want to include alts since it involves a LOT of adds.

(?) Nailah's Robes - Done it with paladin,wizard and bb. That was a bit intense. Think it has good drop rate.

(?) Night's Shroud Bracelet - Never done it.

(?) Oglidarsh's Belt - Soloable.

(?) Orion's Belt - Soloable.

(?) Phoebus' Harp - Clear the adds before you pull the purple mob and you'll have no problems with a fg.

(?) Ring of Dances - 2-3 people does this easy. Let the tanks dig since they get initial aggro.

(?) Ring of Fire - Never done it.

(?) Ring of Unyielding Will - No idea.

(?) Scepter of the Meritorious - Easy stuff for a fg.

(?) Scorpion's Tail Ring - A tank with a bb can do this one. Cure poison a lot.

(?) Shades of Mist - Think there are tons of tactics for this one. Your setup should work fine. Drop rate is good unless someone has been messing with the encounter.

(?) Shield of Khaos - Not a nice encounter. I'd recommend 2fg with several ice wizards since you will get a LOT of caster, healer and archer adds.

(?) Snatcher's Tale - Easy stuff to kill, just hard to find.

(?) Spear of Kings - A fg setup involving a theurgist makes this one ok to do.

(?) Staff of the God - A minstrel with sos or teleport, a good blocker, a cleric with DI and this one is a breeze - grab the staff and get the **** out of there.

(?) Stone of Atlantis - A fg with some ice wizards to help clear the camp makes this one easier. You'll also need a pet class - minstrel or sorc - to keep a pet on the mob that turns invisible. Basically your biggest problem is getting mau faction.

(?) Tartaros Gift - Definitely a matter cabalist needed to handle the TONS of summoned salamanders that turn up. Only gives credit to the grp that kills it iirc.

(?) Traitor's Dagger - Soloable - just need to find the mob first. Drop rate is poor.

(?) Traldor's Oracle - Soloable.

(?) Winged Helm - Soloable.

(?) Wings Dive - Never done it, sorry.

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Hope that helped. If you want more advice on specific encounters PM me ingame.

 

[Aoln]

Don't know how strong your group is but i'd say...

(e) Alvarus' Leggings
(?) Arms of the Winds sleeves
(?) Aten's Shield
(?) Atlantis Tablet
(?) Band of Stars
(e) Bane of Battler
(e) Belt of the Moon
(e) Belt of the Sun
(?) Bracer of Zo'arkat/Silver Horn
(e) Braggart's Bow
(?) Bruiser
(?) Ceremonial Bracer
(e) Cloudsong cloak
(?) Crocodile's Tears Ring
(?) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger
(e) Crown of Zahur
(e) Cyclops Eye Shield
(?) Dream Sphere
(?) Eerie Darkness Lighting Stone
(?) Egg of Youth
(e) Eirene's Hauberk
(?) Enyalio's Boots
(c) Erinys Charm
(?) Eternal Plant
(?) Flamedancer's Boots
(?) A Flask
(e) Fool's Bow
(?) Foppish Sleeves
(e) Gem of Lost Memories
(?) Goddess' Necklace
(e) Golden Scarab Vest
(e) Golden Spear
(e) Guard of Valor
(?) Harpy's Feathers Cloak
(?) Healer's Embrace Cloak
(?) Jacina's Sash
(?) Kalare's Necklace
(e) Maddening Scalars/Mad Tales
(e) Malice's Axe
(e) Mariasha's Sharkskin Gloves
(e) Nailah's Robes
(?) Night's Shroud Bracelet
(?) Oglidarsh's Belt
(e) Orion's Belt
(e) Phoebus' Harp
(e) Ring of Dances
(?) Ring of Fire
(?) Ring of Unyielding Will
(e) Scepter of the Meritorious
(?) Scorpion's Tail Ring
(e) Shades of Mist
(?) Shield of Khaos
(c) Silver Horn/Bracer of Zo'arkat bracer
(?) Snatcher's Tale
(e) Spear of Kings
(?) Staff of the God
(?) Stone of Atlantis
(?) Tartaros Gift
(?) Traitor's Dagger
(e) Traldor's Oracle
(?) Winged Helm
(?) Wings Dive

 

[Darzil]

My thoughts on the ones I've done, for that group :

(e) Aten's Shield
(e) Band of Stars
(c-i) Bane of Battler - depending on how many have died to him before
(e) Belt of the Moon
(e) Belt of the Sun
(c-i) Ceremonial Bracer - depending on whether youi do the mobs that pbaoe or not
(e) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger
(e) Cyclops Eye Shield
(e) Dream Sphere
(e) Egg of Youth
(i) Erinys Charm
(e) Gem of Lost Memories
(c) Guard of Valor
(e) Harpy's Feathers Cloak
(e) Healer's Embrace Cloak
(e) Kalare's Necklace
(e) Malice's Axe
(e) Orion's Belt
(e) Ring of Fire
(e) Scorpion's Tail Ring
(c) Shades of Mist
(c) Snatcher's Tale
(c) Spear of Kings
(e) Winged Helm

Darzil

 

[aleron]

Doable with this group setup, the ones I have done alteast

Paladin
Sheildtank
Cleric
Cleric
Merc
Theurg
Theurg
Theurg

A sorc outside grp helps from time to time.. enjoy, feel free to send a priv msg if you want tactics


(e) Aten's Shield
(e) Bane of Battler
(e) Belt of the Moon
(e) Belt of the Sun
(e) Braggart's Bow
(e) Ceremonial Bracer
(e) Cloudsong cloak
(e) Crocodile's Tears Ring
(e) Crocodile's Tooth Dagger
(e) Cyclops Eye Shield
(e) Egg of Youth
(c) Erinys Charm
(e) Fool's Bow
(e) Foppish Sleeves
(e) Gem of Lost Memories
(e) Golden Scarab Vest
(e) Golden Spear
(e) Guard of Valor
(e) Harpy's Feathers Cloak
(e) Healer's Embrace Cloak
(e) Jacina's Sash
(e) Kalare's Necklace
(e) Maddening Scalars/Mad Tales
(e) Malice's Axe
(e) Mariasha's Sharkskin Gloves
(e) Nailah's Robes
(e) Oglidarsh's Belt
(e) Orion's Belt
(c) Phoebus' Harp
(e) Ring of Dances
(e) Ring of Fire
(e) Shades of Mist
(e) Shield of Khaos
(e) Spear of Kings
(e) Tartaros Gift
(e) Traitor's Dagger
(e) Traldor's Oracle

Many are doable duo.

 

[leviathane]

(?) Ring of Unyielding Will - EASY soloable.