I was farming these with my 48 monk and didn't have any trouble at all. I got a raptor skin every 3 or 4 kills and then I'd rest. A stack of raptor skins are worth about 45k on my server ifrit.
Was playing around in Sauromugue Champaign on my 50 drg, killed 2 skinks and got a raptor skin drop. Thought wow this must have a decent drop rate, and switched to my 48 thf. Killed about 10 and had 0 drops.
Ok, i was walking back to jeuno from garlaige one time as a 34 thf/nin and one o these suckers agroes me. I was still pretty close to garlaige so i decided to fight it and if the battle went south i could still zone, but i kicked his butt lol. I couldnt believe how valuable the + evasion an emperor hairpin gives til that moment, i thought i was gunna get annihilated but with all my evasion + utsusemi + bloody bolts all i saw on the screen was sauromugue skink misses morbeus lol.
lvl 32war/16whm easy pray low eveasion and defense
i stroll up comfortably with my 582 hp/72mp fight goes like this shardhawk misses skink skink hits sharhawk for 83 points of damage sharhwak hits skink for 15 points of damage
i RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
make it to garlaige citadel with like 123 hp and no mp my god these are tough
As a level 41 Thf/Nin i can solo two of these before i have to rest. They check as Easy Prey to me, so i think a few more levels and i'll be able to farm these decently.
Lastnite i head to Garlaige Citadel to lv my lv 32 DRG, i was boring to wait for a party. So, i decide to walk outside and hunt for some easy stuff. I saw 1 Sauromugue Skink wihch classified as is "Easy Prey" to me. so, i start the fight and.... i got kill while it still has 50% life.... what a shame.... /slap <me>
having sneak or being lvl 45+ is a must with these. if you do get aggro while in a party that is of high enough level just fight it - even if you near the zone to jeuno the skink will still take down a lvl 40 that is properly equipped
the mob is also hard hitting - it did 30+ dmg to my lvl 46 with updated gear
it is impossible to run from these without some sort of a sleep or bind spell.. even when i sleeped it with mary's horn as an easy prey to me, it still caught up to me after being asleep for a good bit
I tried to outrun it, but one of these things hit me for 183 points of damage. I was a level 1 whm at the time, trying to go from Windy to Jeuno. My first attempt was not successful. :D