Solo Elite Tribal Abomination....Initial Thoughts
This was a surprisingly easy run. Perhaps, it is my experience after running some of the other elite maps solo, but this I didn't find all that challenging.
Basically, work your way forward, until you meet the first green troll. Kill the troll, scorns & whelps with him, then run to the boss area. Once there, work your way backward until you kill off the pack of whelps, and Tribal Abomination spawns.
Tribal Abomination is easy if you just keep him at range and use charged Aimed & Nox. After his big windup attack, his club/axe sticks to the ground, so you get two full Aimed/Nox/Pierce cycles to deliver as much damage as you can. Be sure to keep running, don't ever stop moving, because the boulders that fall out of the sky hit super hard, and has the potential to KO you. Even with as much armor and HP as I have (include 5/5 Armor passive), I got too close to one boulder and it knocked me down to about 4% HP, so your best bet is to keep running in circles.
The key to success on this map is your basic separation tactic. You need to ensure that archers/ranged mobs are separated from melee (scorns/spearmen/whelps). You would be hard pressed to handle both enemy types at once, so pay attention to the melee reset points, and use it effectively.
Honestly, the most difficult part of this map is the run from the first green troll to the boss area. If you have Scorch, use his speed and shielding to get you through. Malison (with his Dodge AA and 3 stat boost) can help as well, but given how far this run is, I would prefer any speed pet, since I believe it would be more helpful in getting you cleared.
I am a bit disappointed in this map, as I kind of expected it to be much more difficult. I died once during the run due to a little bit of lag, but with a stable ping, this map could be considered relatively easy. In the coming weeks, I may retry this map in lv36 Architect of Will helm/armor to be a pure Legendary, but even then, I don't think I will be too hard pressed to complete this map.
Admittedly, I am a bit tankier than the average rogue - 5/5 Armor passive, Tarlok amulet, Fangmaster ring, but, chances are, if you routinely solo elites, I don't think that this is an unreasonable map to do it in. Certainly, it is the easiest of the new elite maps, so if you are curious and want to test your skill....this is the map to do it in.
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