Wich priest for solo?Follow

I like to solo alot and would like to know what priest type would solo better.

The Shaman types get to use spears wich would help add to damage, and they have a good amount of spells and abilities to work with.

The Cleric sub classes allow for some nice armor wich would also help alot, the INquisitor seems to have a good combo of healing and attacking spells and abilites so i can do some decant damge while still being able to keep myself alive

The druid types i'm not too sure on, but the can change form wich would add some nice stats, The fury also seems to have alot of attacking skills aswell, and some good buffs and healing.

SO far i am planing on being a barbarian priest to solo with (and group occasioanlly) right now i have a lvl 6 barbarian priest in the IoR that can solo basically everything (grimgash is hit or miss at times but is doable) and trying to find out wich tpye of priest has the best soloing capabilities.

My 22 Templar can do yellow con solo mobs, in TS pretty easily. (At least she can do the corpse eaters on her own, not sure if she could take on all and any yellow con solo mobs in TS.) She can take a beating due to her armor, and dish out decent damage w/ her HO.

Only problem is she doesn't have a ton of damage spells to cast, so her attack is pretty boring. I cast a HoT on me, debuff the mob w/ 2 spells, then start hitting and HO'ing the mob. Occasionally i have to re HoT me, but the fights rarely are close calls. (Again only referring to the corpse eaters)

I don't have any other class to compare to, but she can solo quite well. And in a group, if she does draw agro, she can take a huge beating, allowing time for the others to get the mobs off her. Her ability to wear the good armor is a Plus.

Only thing i would change is i made her a high elf like my eq1 cleric. I should have been more creative. oh well.

Gynnel 22 Templar
Everfrost

Furies are good soloers, but you only have two tactics (at least that I've been able to figure).

One is the fast nuke. Buff self (damage shield - the others are long term). Pull w/ DoT and melee. Chain cast HOs (these are nukes). Regro (heal over time) if needed. Keep HOing = monster dies.

If the mob is a tough one, you can grind it.

You don't nuke. Instead u ds (damage shield) then pull w/ Dot and melee. Add other DoT if you have it. Regro. Repeat DoTs and regro until it dies. Takes ages, but u can outlast a lotta tough mobs and eventually drop em this way.

You need good spell upgrades and good armor - helps a lot. As far as I can tell the only class that can outsolo me is a summoner (either flavor) - they seem to be the best. GL

I've got a 27 Templer, and I can still solo 'SOLO' mobs that are yellow and even orange to me. However, I can no longer solo the green lvl 23^^ mobs in TS anymore. I've got all yellow or orange gear (to include all of my lvl 20ish AQ armor) and all my spells are at least appentice IV or Adept I.

What I have seen is each zone is a little different in how their mobs are coded to their lvl. Prior to hitting lvl 25, I would have said that the outdoor adventuring zones were the places to solo at as the mobs in antonica were always easiar per lvl than those in SH or COB. However, at 27, I have yet to find a zone where I can still solo green ^^ mobs or groups of just plain green mobs. I get owned by most the mobs in TS, and I have problems taking down grey ^^ mobs in COB.

I did manage to take on two steelhoof invaders last night in TS, they were lvl 23 and both had a ^, but the fight took a good 7 mins or so as our nukes just don't cut it at the higer lvls to be doing the amount of damage we need them to (that is to say, if our intent is to solo).

Also, another observation I will add here to any future or young priest, when you get to update your skills, I wouldn't recommend following the old EQ1 advice of hit points are always better. Since most of the hitpoint upgrades only give you 2-4% increase in hitpoints, and the mobs that are hitting you are nailing you for over 500 on a hit, the increase is pretty much worthless. Take the increased power or power regen. You'll find when soloing, the first thing you will always run out of will be power. Just my two cents.

Sabo~

Sabotteur - lvl 70 Cleric - Tribunal retired
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Edited, Wed Jan 26 07:51:38 2005 by Sabotteur

Defiler, Hands-Down best solo'er. At lvl 32, you can solo the new advanced solo/small-group mobs up to lvl 37 in Enchanted Lands. I don't even bother with even cons any more.

Strat: Ward self, slow/dot mob, HO wheel, whack whack whack,...repeat.

(Side Note: Chain soloing mobs is still slower than group exp. though, imo)

right now i'm a lvl 21 inquis wearing full pristine carbonite vanguard, and solo'ing is pretty easy. also when grouped with a few of my mage freinds i am usually the tank, but i do it rather well, and can usually keep the hate unless the mages overnuke.

last night me and my necro freind were duoing orange con groups (3 mobs) and i was able to keep the hate and keep myself healed rather easily, while he did some aoe nukes :D

you should definately update your gear as soon as possible, i have over 1900 AC buffed. I dont have as much wis as i could (only 54) but it works out well as with the AC and the other stats i have help out alot while soloing, my current stats are (fully buffed)

Health 926
power 633
AC 1936
STR 63
AGI 38
STA 63
INT 21
WIS 54

my resists are all pretty high, the lowest being 180 and the higesrt over 300

I have a 26 Defiler and I am still able to solo most whites and yellow cons with relatively no downtime. I can kill skeletons fast enough to climb the accent in Nektulos.

My main strategy is to buff myself (of course) then cast Spectral Ward on myself before the pull. Then I pull with Degeneration. I initiate my HO starter then I cast Tierbold's Persistant Miasma (Which I chose when I hit 20) and follow with Contamination. If one or both should be resisted, I can still complete the HO with Grey Wind and at least get the damage in that way. After that, I cast Revulsion then Fulginous Sphere. By this time, a white mob would be at around 40-50% health. Between the DoTs and melee (which is only about 6-15 damage every 3 seconds) in and it's health will drop even more quickly. Throw in another HO combo like above and it's a cakewalk. I don't usually need to recast the ward, as the debuffs and my decent AC (2500+) can keep me from taking too much damage but it's useful in the beginning to help prevent spell interruption. I can usually end combat and still have 80% mana left (HP is negligible for me. Mana is the most important thing in my strategy).

Throw in some good drink (I'm a 22 provisioner so this is never a problem) and you will only need about 10 seconds before you're ready to pull again. Results may vary depending on your personal statistics and class but this is what I use with my Barbarian Defiler and a meager 55 Wisdom.

The most important thing to remember is that this is not EQLive. Every class in this game can solo at any level if they know their strenghts and even more importantly, their weaknesses. Some classes are more predisposed to soloing than others but anybody else can do the same. It's a matter of knowing what you have and what you can't have.

Also remember, that if it's experience you're after, it's usually better to be in a group with that same goal. A good group will have virtually no downtime and is much more secure for everyone's safety.

Anyway, I hope this helps. Any class you choose can solo to a point. I find a Defiler very fun and versatile myself but I think the Druid subclasses are great too and look like they are a lot of fun to play. The Cleric subclasses can solo well I've heard but I just find them inherently boring.

Well..I'm a 20 Inquisitor and I have NO problem at all soloing the oranges in nek forest. I have atleast half power left after every kill. Just debuff with rebuke, pull and use heroic opportunities alot with your nukes and then put a reactive heal on self when needed. I have just store bought Steel Vanguard armor and a smatering of quest items like hate forged gauntlets. Good thing about the Inquisitor as compaire to the Templar for solo is we get not only the nukes but also DOTS! Cleansing fire(our 24 dot) does around 413 to 507 damage in 5 ticks(not shaman damage mebbe..but hey..I'm in vanguard armor!). Also at 31 we get another dot, Cruel Invocation(mental damage plus stifles the enemy..that mean silence??)..so at 31 we have both a heat and a mental dot..plus nukes, heavy armor, reactive heals plus mark of pawns. Not to mention Inquisitors specialize in debuffs which help tons in solo! Not saying were going to be solo kings...but we probably will do just fine plus we are probably the most sturdy of healing classes with the most outright healing power which make us hella group fiendly. I am NEVER lfg for longer than like 5 mins..lol. Hey..if really lookinginto the future at lvl 42 we get Flagellant which increases our AC, reduces hate, plus gives us a DS!!!..that is just dang spanky if you ask me:)

Just my 2 cp:)

Just about all preist, and probably classes as well, solo well (i say just about cuz i only have a warden) mainly because of the fact that now we don't have to target ourselves to heal. If you really want to solo u probably should have gotten WoW but if u want to stay in EQ2 then just about anything goes

I have a 37 Templar and I can solo a lot of mobs that some peeps can't. I usually head over to EL or Zek and do it there.

But....I don't spend a lot of time soloing. Most of the time, when I do solo I end up with tells from peeps offering groups and such, no matter the zone or time I play.

I'm not sure which is 'better'... the info in this post looks pretty dang good, and I agree with the person who said the recipe is general for success... Pull, debuff, heal, HO.

At level 12, my druid was soloing and taking out lvl 16 and 17 mobs consistently with no real problem. Yay druids!! That may not be anything 'special' in comparison with the others, dont know but I was pretty stoked about it.

My mitigation is relatively high thanks to my armor and I commonly gain double XP due to vitality :)

I'd say, if you don't use HO's, you should definitely familiarize yourself with them and use them for big damage in taking down the mobs, solo or group. I start my HO chain pretty early in my encounters and continue doing those cycles until my target is dead. In between HO's I do HoTs or Minor Arch heals on myself as needed, but stay focused on your HO's to take them down quickly.

Typically, my 'recipe' for solo is something like... Cast all buffs prior to the Pull including a HoT, pull, debuff, initiate HO, complete chains, and heal as needed while repeating this process til the mob is dead.

The reason I like to do the HoT prior to the pull is bc I've noticed that often the mob will resist the first few casts/hits while dealing damage to you, so if your HoT is in place you can still give focus to your HO initiation and cycling rather than immediately having to worry about losing power and healing self.
I'm still undecided on what I'll do at lvl 20 for my druid.

Happy questing!
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I have a 21 Defiler and at 18 i could solo cackling cadivers at 19 it got a lot easier they have some great wards which if used correctly you shouldnt get hit also if you want from your abilities there is a heal equivalent to adept 2 that will compliment the wards i hope this was some help. Keldorn inny