Hey!! This is just a short guide, to the new elite ren'gol maps!
Elite maps have a lot less stun than normal ren'gol maps!! The mobs have also been tweaked slightly; removed an Orc that gives a shield to the rest of the group. Slightly easier...
Ankh Saving Runs
The best way to avoid wasting ankhs in these maps is to skip the big ogre things...they have high damage & stun and along with the other mobs, you will surely die a few times!
Killing Shamans immediately in each mob. They have a chance to stun you for 2-3 seconds & heal the other mobs at the same time, making it much harder for you and your party to kill them! Also, when an Orc Shaman is alive and you kill a nearby Orc, it opens a summoning portal and summons a random Orc!
The Orc Gladiator is another enemy you will want to kill asap as it adds extra armour to the mobs surrounding it. You can identify it by the distinct Mohawk or pointed hat on its head, it doesn't have an icon above its head like in regular so the headdress is the only thing you can go on. Killing immediately after killing the Shaman is recommended...
StS Description: Orc Gladiators gain Thirst for Blood. When a nearby player dies, Orc Gladiator gains 5% damage, up to a maximum of 25%. Lasts until the Orc Gladiator dies.
Another way to minimise deaths is to skip big, hard mobs and kill small easy mobs, such as the green pigs and the wolves, I would also recommend razor shield for rogues as a must in these maps! Stun immunity is a major factor between staying alive and...not..
Speed Runs
If you're looking for speed and repetitive farming of these maps in the least time possible then I will tell you how!
Fastest way is to kill the mobs, up to about 1/4-1/2 of the way through the map (depending on how many mobs you skipped) and then run the rest of the way to the boss! This can be risky however as you could get stunned or pulled back and killed very easily. Again; try and avoid red zones as much as possible. Warrior heal shield/nekro shield is very useful in this situation. Usually it will have spawned by the time you get there. Sometimes it won't have, but just kill the last 2-3 mobs and the boss is their! Hey presto!!
Bosses
A short section on the elite bosses and the best way to wreck havoc among them!
Misty Grotto - Shaman Pakuna
This boss is pretty simple, main cause of death is the magma pools, you can easily avoid these though by moving out of the red circles as fast as possible when they appear. Totems are weird lol...they poison you and your team unless you break them! :o
This boss also summons wolves, low hp, low damage...easy to kill...just annoying if you don't kill them immediately!
Cryogem Mines - Thumper
This boss is pretty easy...and pretty much the same as the normal boss. Doesn't do much damage at all! Just try to avoid the red zones, should be easy to kill!!
Gnomish Runs - Korgar Goretusk
The charge on this boss is deadly!! Using the crystal things would help save ankhs on this boss. Be very careful about the reflect as well, this could kill you very easily.
It also summons minions, which hardly do any damage at all...fairly easy boss as long as you avoid red zones.
Of course..running away is an option!!
Drops
Intact Orc Fangs drop from mobs. These are used to craft vials of Orc bane! Orc bane is used in crafting new mythic glintstone.
Bronze/Silver/Gold Orcish Chests drop from the bosses of elite Ren'gol. They mainly drop crap but chance to drop Ancestral Rune.
Ren'gol Ancestral Rune drop from the bosses. These are also used in crafting the mythic glintstone gear!
I would like to give a huge thanks to <Enigmatic> my wonderful guild for helping me run these elites and special thanks to Sakurab, Fyrce, Candy & Digg (Helping me realise running is a viable option huhu) for supplying information, making this guide possible!
If you liked my guide feel free to thank me and post constructive criticism below!
