Untamed Wilds for Norn Warrior?

#1 - Oct. 10, 2012, 6:16 p.m.

OK, what’s the trick?

I know I’m not a very good player, but I’ve gotten to Battle of Claw Island on 3 of my toons (Asura Elementalist, Human Guardian and Sylvari Ranger) so I know I can fight and beat Vets and Champs from prior quests. Yet on my lvl 50 Norn Warrior I don’t even get close to defeating that Vet Devourer. : (

My Warrior is fairly well geared (lvl 45-50 greens and two yellow pieces, everything has runes or sigils) and this thing has killed me well over a dozen times. I’ve tried melee with my hammer and ranged with my rifle. I’ve gotten him down to maybe 75% health with my rifle. Nothing near that with my hammer since he just tosses me all over in melee with no warning.

I do my best to dodge when I see the red circle. When I’m not fast enough he gets me for around 75%-80% of my health in one shot! Even when I do time it right. I can dodge two big rocks. But then I’m dead soon after to the rocks that quickly follow, since my adrenaline is gone and the rocks come too quick together. Then of course when I die, even when I stay in the instance, the devourer goes right back to 100% health. I’ve spent many silver on repairs. I’m so frustrated.

Jeffrey Vaughn

#2 - Oct. 10, 2012, 7:21 p.m.

I just did this as a L42 warrior, I used dual axes instead of a hammer since they’re faster. I didn’t run into any problems, especially with the 2 NPCs to help. I found that staying at range was very dangerous becuase of the powerful rock throw, but if I stayed in melee it never threw any rocks at me. I only got knocked down once, but if that’s an issue for you, try the Balanced Stance utility skill.