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Elsweyr's world boss.. Wily Kee'va
GreenhaloX
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Ok.. maybe I am missing something here. I can practically solo the other world bosses in Elsweyr with my DK tank, except Wily Kee'va in the Talon Gulch pit. I had soloed the likes of the other world bosses with over 3 mil hp (sure it took a bit of time, but got it done); but, this damn Wily boss only has 1.8 mil hp. The problem is not Wily itself, but those damn terror birdie minions. My DK tank is 50k hp, has max spell/physical resist and even 23% into Ironclad. I'm dropping Talons on them with Turn Evil and both giving about 23% damage mitigation. That plus my Igneous Shield with 12k damage mitigation and Green Blood and Rally for heal; yet, those birdies are still tearing up my tank. They are also just draining all my stamina when blocking. Magma Shell only helps for a bit.
This is just crazy. One of the lowest hp world boss pit, but to me, have to be one of the toughest to solo. Those other bosses aren't doing nearly as much damage on my tank as these terror birds. Even with a dd with lower hp and resist, this pit can be crazy to solo. Those birdie minions are brutal. Sheesh.. I'm not calling any nerfing, but, if any had soloed this pit with a tank, please share. Ha ha. I can barely get any damage to them. I'm just on defense almost practically all the time.
This is just crazy. One of the lowest hp world boss pit, but to me, have to be one of the toughest to solo. Those other bosses aren't doing nearly as much damage on my tank as these terror birds. Even with a dd with lower hp and resist, this pit can be crazy to solo. Those birdie minions are brutal. Sheesh.. I'm not calling any nerfing, but, if any had soloed this pit with a tank, please share. Ha ha. I can barely get any damage to them. I'm just on defense almost practically all the time.
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Kagukan✭✭✭✭✭
✭I was able to solo the crazy bird and its minions. Wasn't easy though. Those darn adds are a pain to deal with.2 -
redlink1979✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭It's challenging but doable, you just can't underestimate the adds - they are the real challenge to overcome.
I didn't solo with a tank, I did it with a petsorc. Dps dealt might be your issue, since you need to kill those adds asap.
If you're a real tank, your dps will always be [snip].
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[Edited for minor profanity]Edited by ZOS_Bill on October 17, 2019 11:29PM"Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear"- Sons of the Night Mother | VforVendetta | Grownups Gaming EU | English Elders [PS][EU] 2500 CP
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YaYaPineapple✭✭✭✭I've solo'd Wily Kee'va on my dps templar while using aoe's and dmg+heal skills on the flock of birds. If soloing, you can really only attack the boss directly when in between flock spawns.
I've found that the key is to ALWAYS be moving while dpsing. If the flock surrounds you, you are done. I run backwards while fighting them so they can't surround me.
I don't play tank, but maybe my strategy can help give you ideas.
Everyone hates those damned birds.
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redlink1979✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭@YaYaPineapple Agree, you need to keep moving around. I do it in circle, always trying to keep adds close to the boss."Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear"- Sons of the Night Mother | VforVendetta | Grownups Gaming EU | English Elders [PS][EU] 2500 CP
- Daggerfall's Mightiest | Eternal Champions | Legacy | Tamriel Melting Pot [PS][NA] 2300 CP
- SweetTrolls | Spring Rose | Daggerfall Royal Legion | Tinnitus Delux [PC][EU] 2525 CP
- Bacon Rats | Silverlight Brotherhood | Canis Root Tea Party | Vincula Doloris [PC][NA] 2300 CP
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markulrich1966✭✭✭✭✭
✭I have not soloed him. But the fight is usually like:
1 is focussing on Keeva
1 is distracting the ads. Best using a lightning staff and some AOE like crystal fragments.
It is important, not to kill all birds (same with Zalsheem), let two live.
They will not do much harm, but avoid that the whole bunch respawns shortly after.
I am actually too lazy to solo them as there are enough players around, but based on what I wrote above I would try this solo tactic:
run, keeping some distance between you and the birds. Once they surround you, it's game over. Ignore Keeva at the beginning.
While running, use staff/AOE attacks to reduce the amount of birds.
When just 2 remain, focus on Keeva.
Repeat if necessary.
I am not convinced though, that i would succeed, so I actually skip him if I find no other players (I do 18-36 dailies with 9 toons, so a few skipped do not matter).Edited by markulrich1966 on October 17, 2019 2:32PM1 -
What_In_Tarnation✭✭✭✭Draw essence, my dude. The more adds => the more healing you get => the more magicka return when hit adds => literally spamming draw essence. If you still find it difficult, then cast burning embers on multi targets.3 -
method__01✭✭✭✭✭i solo it with my mag warden-used Time Freeze for adds,enchanted growth and leeching vines always active on backbarPC EU/NA /// PS4 EU/NA
Vasanha
This one hears nothing. Sees nothing. This one only sweeps.
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jaws343✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I solo it regularly on my non pet mag sorc. The trick is keeping the ads in AOE and dropping your ult on them. DPS the boss second. The destro ult paired with WoE and False Gods pretty much ensures that I have a full magicka bar whenever ads are present.1 -
Shawn_PT✭✭✭✭✭
✭I solo it with my tank just fine. But I don't do it in tanking gear. Throw in VO, a damage monster set (I use Infernal Guardian) and spam Brawler. Permanent shield up, AoE damage and the monster set procs on cooldown. Throw in the occasional Dawnbreaker, a heal or two or even potions, and it's done. It does take a stupid amount of time but still very much doable.0 -
sedi✭✭✭✭Keep moving and dont get swamped even for a second. Laying constant AOEs and circling is vital I found.0 -
kargen27✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I solo it regularly on my non pet mag sorc. The trick is keeping the ads in AOE and dropping your ult on them. DPS the boss second. The destro ult paired with WoE and False Gods pretty much ensures that I have a full magicka bar whenever ads are present.
Dropping the ult on the ads was key for me. I did it on my magicka templar so I had a lot of self heals and with jabs it is easy to attack and move at the same time. My CP is set up for healing but I put on DPS gear for playing with world bosses.
I need to try it on my magicka sorcerer. I like playing her but don't bring her out real often.and then the parrot said, "must be the water mines green too."0 -
Grianasteri✭✭✭✭✭
✭GreenhaloX wrote: »Ok.. maybe I am missing something here. I can practically solo the other world bosses in Elsweyr with my DK tank, except Wily Kee'va in the Talon Gulch pit. I had soloed the likes of the other world bosses with over 3 mil hp (sure it took a bit of time, but got it done); but, this damn Wily boss only has 1.8 mil hp. The problem is not Wily itself, but those damn terror birdie minions. My DK tank is 50k hp, has max spell/physical resist and even 23% into Ironclad. I'm dropping Talons on them with Turn Evil and both giving about 23% damage mitigation. That plus my Igneous Shield with 12k damage mitigation and Green Blood and Rally for heal; yet, those birdies are still tearing up my tank. They are also just draining all my stamina when blocking. Magma Shell only helps for a bit.
This is just crazy. One of the lowest hp world boss pit, but to me, have to be one of the toughest to solo. Those other bosses aren't doing nearly as much damage on my tank as these terror birds. Even with a dd with lower hp and resist, this pit can be crazy to solo. Those birdie minions are brutal. Sheesh.. I'm not calling any nerfing, but, if any had soloed this pit with a tank, please share. Ha ha. I can barely get any damage to them. I'm just on defense almost practically all the time.
I soloed it with my Necro tank, using scythe and damage shield combo regularly (and keeping my buffs up). But it took ages and I wiped a fair amount before managing to complete it, because if I put a foot wrong, it was over.
The key was focusing entirely on killing those adds, before getting a little damage in on the boss. Combining both by "herding" them towards the boss seemed to help.Edited by Grianasteri on October 18, 2019 8:53AM0 -
Konstant_Tel_Necris✭✭✭✭✭If you are tank you can use https://eso-sets.com/set/leeching-plate and/or https://eso-sets.com/set/bahrahas-curse
On bosses with lot of adds those two sets are amazing, try it.Edited by Konstant_Tel_Necris on October 18, 2019 11:48AM1 -
MLGProPlayer✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I'm pretty sure I soloed this on my first attempt. I don't recall running into any issues during the fight. This was on a magicka character so I just spammed shield + heals while moving around (make sure to focus adds). Might be tricker if you're on a stam toon.Edited by MLGProPlayer on October 18, 2019 12:08PM1 -
Raideen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Hmm, odd. I find him the easiest of all the fights. I have killed Willie a number of times and never had an issue.
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Jeremy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭GreenhaloX wrote: »Ok.. maybe I am missing something here. I can practically solo the other world bosses in Elsweyr with my DK tank, except Wily Kee'va in the Talon Gulch pit. I had soloed the likes of the other world bosses with over 3 mil hp (sure it took a bit of time, but got it done); but, this damn Wily boss only has 1.8 mil hp. The problem is not Wily itself, but those damn terror birdie minions. My DK tank is 50k hp, has max spell/physical resist and even 23% into Ironclad. I'm dropping Talons on them with Turn Evil and both giving about 23% damage mitigation. That plus my Igneous Shield with 12k damage mitigation and Green Blood and Rally for heal; yet, those birdies are still tearing up my tank. They are also just draining all my stamina when blocking. Magma Shell only helps for a bit.
This is just crazy. One of the lowest hp world boss pit, but to me, have to be one of the toughest to solo. Those other bosses aren't doing nearly as much damage on my tank as these terror birds. Even with a dd with lower hp and resist, this pit can be crazy to solo. Those birdie minions are brutal. Sheesh.. I'm not calling any nerfing, but, if any had soloed this pit with a tank, please share. Ha ha. I can barely get any damage to them. I'm just on defense almost practically all the time.
He's probably the most difficult of the world bosses in Elseweyr, but I can solo him without much trouble on my Templar tank.
My advice, use a shield ability when the adds show up (bone shield or w/e Dragon Knights have) then use a few AoE moves, throw back up your shield, heal up, rinse and repeat. I wouldn't bother with blocking or trying to damage the boss while adds are up.Edited by Jeremy on October 18, 2019 6:38PM0 -
Cloudtrader✭✭✭✭✭If you leave ONE of the baby adds up, they whole flock won't respawn. It will occasionally go off and heal itself in a bubble, too, so you can use AOE on the boss while the one baby bird left alive is nesting in place. It's a pretty easy fight once you kill most of the first wave of babies.2
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Really annoying when a player being targeted by the boss runs slightly up either side of the area and the boss resets at <10%.
Also have not done this fight solo, but had all the adds plus the boss at times with just a few players in area on a 2H / bow stamplar just dropping aoe and keeping up brawler shield.1 -
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✭I just tried it with my magicka templar (cp997), who usually dies in seconds.
This time I replaced the mothers sorrow gear (crit damage) with beekeeper (health recovery).
And used the iceheart monster set (damage shield when you do crit damage) instead of valkyn skoria (meteor, damage).
The third set (that I always use on staff using characters) is torugs pact (increases damage of weapon glyphs).
I now got Keeva down to 31% health before I died.
The reason I died was, that I had no shock damage glyph on my staff because of the new gear, just a flame damage one. As that glyph has no AOE effect, the birds were not killed quickly enough.
I was not able to let one of the birds alive, using radiant ward and soul trap I always damged them all, so they respawned 4 times. I think with a shock glyph though I would have been able to finish the fight.
I play the templar less often than my sorcerers, those have stronger AOE damage, so for them it should be "easier" (takes some time and a lot of permanent movement though).Edited by markulrich1966 on October 19, 2019 4:56AM0 -
Ascarl✭✭✭✭✭I soloed that boss once with my self-healing stamsorc (VO, Brianheart, Stormfist):
Stampede, Brawler, Hurricane, Crit Surge, Bound Armaments.
Actually all the adds helped Crit Surge to be be always up, BH most of the time as well. The Brawler gives quite strong damage shield the more targets so you are hitting.
Then it boils down to positioning, if they surround you, you are dead.0 -
WeerW3ir✭✭✭✭✭
✭Ah you talk about Terror Billy?
Howe unfortunate there is not enough reference to WILLY WONKA!
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GreenhaloX✭✭✭✭✭
✭Thank you for all the comments and advice, all. I had soloed Wily pit on my dd, particularly stamsorc and stamplar. Then, you would think it would be no problem with a tanky arse tank. I had rougher times soloing the other world bosses there in Elsweyr with my dds and really not much problem with my tank; other than takes the tank a while longer. I've also cleared Wily with my tank with just another dd. I'm just scratching my head as why those terror birdies are shredding up my tanky arse tank like paper in a shredder when trying to solo it. It's a bit crazy. Ha ha0 -
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✭Grianasteri wrote: »GreenhaloX wrote: »Ok.. maybe I am missing something here. I can practically solo the other world bosses in Elsweyr with my DK tank, except Wily Kee'va in the Talon Gulch pit. I had soloed the likes of the other world bosses with over 3 mil hp (sure it took a bit of time, but got it done); but, this damn Wily boss only has 1.8 mil hp. The problem is not Wily itself, but those damn terror birdie minions. My DK tank is 50k hp, has max spell/physical resist and even 23% into Ironclad. I'm dropping Talons on them with Turn Evil and both giving about 23% damage mitigation. That plus my Igneous Shield with 12k damage mitigation and Green Blood and Rally for heal; yet, those birdies are still tearing up my tank. They are also just draining all my stamina when blocking. Magma Shell only helps for a bit.
This is just crazy. One of the lowest hp world boss pit, but to me, have to be one of the toughest to solo. Those other bosses aren't doing nearly as much damage on my tank as these terror birds. Even with a dd with lower hp and resist, this pit can be crazy to solo. Those birdie minions are brutal. Sheesh.. I'm not calling any nerfing, but, if any had soloed this pit with a tank, please share. Ha ha. I can barely get any damage to them. I'm just on defense almost practically all the time.
I soloed it with my Necro tank, using scythe and damage shield combo regularly (and keeping my buffs up). But it took ages and I wiped a fair amount before managing to complete it, because if I put a foot wrong, it was over.
The key was focusing entirely on killing those adds, before getting a little damage in on the boss. Combining both by "herding" them towards the boss seemed to help.
Yeah, a necro tank is next on my list to create. I like that scythe. It works well on both mag and stamcro. I can see a necro tank clearing it with the scythe, agony totem for fear on the birdies and dropping the graveyard aoe for major fracture, plus the skeleton mage or archer for extra damage. With my DK tank, I haven't die, because I end up moving out to reset before those damn birdies shred my tank's hp. Talons aren't doing crap to them. It's like within a split second, the talons drop off. I mean, I had Igneous Shield (with almost 12k, by the way) on with Green Blood and Turn Evil down, and those damn birdies are still shredding down my tank's hp. Wtf.. ha ha0 -
xeha_arwen11✭✭✭✭I've never had any trouble with Keeva because my main is a healer. All she has to do is slap a couple of HOTs down and then absolutely decimate that bird and its birdlets. If you want to solo it but are having serious trouble, then backbar a resto staff and get some HOTs down then lay your dps rotation with them.0 -
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✭Konstant_Tel_Necris wrote: »If you are tank you can use https://eso-sets.com/set/leeching-plate and/or https://eso-sets.com/set/bahrahas-curse
On bosses with lot of adds those two sets are amazing, try it.
I use Leeching on two of my tanks, to great effect, I love it.
I have been toying with the idea of making one of my tanks totally focused on solo play, trying to do dungeons myself etc (even if it takes ages), so have been thinking of putting both Leeching AND another set like Baharas or Defending Warrior.. but I am unsure which will be most effective with heals and damage... I have Baharas but am still farming for Defending Warrior, once I have it I will get to some testing
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