Level 143 Corsair Soloed Zakum

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I just did this yesterday and I am still unaware if I'm the first.

I posted this on SW's website in the Khaini Section.


Time was just under 15 apples (so around 2.5 hours).
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Start - FrozNlite went in with me, but left soon after.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]1st arm down.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]2nd arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]3rd arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]4th arm

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]5th arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]6th arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]7th arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Last arm.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]1st Body.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]2nd Body.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]3rd Body.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Trying to find myself LOL

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Zak Death

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]Drops from Zak 3 helms total, a craven and infinity 30 I looted and ACB.

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[COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"]A lot of pots were burned.

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Congrats.
You're the first Corsair to solo that's provided any evidence afaik.
And I think we're allowed to mention "them" by name here; just not here, there.
And how many pots, exactly, were burned?

Time seems significantly lower than other zakum soloes of ranged classes.
Also earlier solo than most ranged classes.

gratz gratz. I hope I can solo as fast as that when i'm 14x.

I saw the smega. :]

Wow, 2.5 hours? Isn't that faster than some warrior times?

Congrats.
You're the first Corsair to solo that's provided any evidence afaik.
And I think we're allowed to mention "them" by name here; just not here, there.
And how many pots, exactly, were burned?

I would assume all the power elixers, honsters, and most of the ginger ales, since she had 1k honsters halfway through 3rd body.

Congratulations.

You can mention Sleepywood here, but you can't mention Southperry on Sleepywood.

I saw the smega. :]

Wow, 2.5 hours? Isn't that faster than some warrior times?

I was quite surprised myself at how much time it took, I had to stop many times for ship breaks and wep defs.

And at bodies I switched from honsters to cheese, I used about 800 cheeses for all the bodies.

I didn't use any powers or ales, they were just backups just in case I ran low.

Very nice, maybe I can do that too someday.. Just need a few more lvls ^^

What skills do you have maxed? I'm guessing it's 30 cannon / 20 Bullseye / 19 MW ?

Like I told you before, you're so hella pro xD. Gratz again, Bri. I look forward to seeing you in game sometime...eventually.

I was quite surprised myself at how much time it took, I had to stop many times for ship breaks and wep defs.

And at bodies I switched from honsters to cheese, I used about 800 cheeses for all the bodies.

I didn't use any powers or ales, they were just backups just in case I ran low.

Why not clear the mobs and use rapid fire/burst fire? Clearly you had the bullets for it. *-*

-becomes envious of the Zak card-

Gratz though!

Gratz! It makes me wish I was a Corsair.

Congrats on the first Corsair Zakum solo!

Why not clear the mobs and use rapid fire/burst fire? Clearly you had the bullets for it. *-*

...If you've killed Latanica as a Corsair you'll know why that's an extremely stupid idea. Corsairs thrive on getting surrounded by boss summons. Boss summons do low damage and miss often compared to the boss itself. When I solo Latanica I typically use about 4 Ice Creams in the first 6-10 seconds of the fight, followed by about 15 White Pots once he begins summoning (just in case I get hit with an actual blast from Latanica I want to have the HP to survive it). All you have to do is hold the button and make sure you're tanking summon damage.

Also, Rapid Fire is a crappy skill and you should avoid breaking your ship.

Why not clear the mobs and use rapid fire/burst fire? Clearly you had the bullets for it. *-*

It's not that simple. Since a Corsair's Battleship breaks by taking too much damage, it's advisable to get hit by little things so it takes as long as possible to break. Also, since there's Homing a Corsair can sit in a sea of mobs and not worry about not hitting the target.

It's not that simple. Since a Corsair's Battleship breaks by taking too much damage, it's advisable to get hit by little things so it takes as long as possible to break. Also, since there's Homing a Corsair can sit in a sea of mobs and not worry about not hitting the target.

I know that, but surely sitting there for 90 seconds is worse than clearing out the mobs and actually doing something.

i saw that smega too =D and i saw the one congratulating you. grats btw

amazing you were able to solo zak in 2.5 hours. I know quite a few warriors who are a higher level and it takes them at least that if not more. I was going to try to contact you in game to find out the details, but this definitely works too.

grats again XD

oh ya, if you don't mind me asking, do you know how many times your ship broke? and also, just curious to see how far i am compared to you stats wise, what's your current damage range 0_O'

Jeeze. My 152 solo took exactly 3 hours. This is really fast! Must be nice not having to deal with summons or 1/1 or seal.

Oh, out of curiosity, how did you recast Homing on Zak after each body died? It doesn't look like you have any room to do that without killing all the summons.

As pointed out, I used the summons to avoid the 1/1's, the seals, and the stuns (which I was most afraid of). I'd rather take the ~300 damage every 2 secs or so than getting hit by his magic attacks. Of course I dismounted during the weapon defs to save my ship, unless it was blinking in which I just destroyed it on purpose.

I would say my ship broke ~20 times, this occurred a lot more during the arms stage. I got the timing of dismounting/remounting when there were 2 arms left.

You do have to recast bullseye for each body, so I used torpedo to clear out enough mobs so I could hit him with it.

Very nice, maybe I can do that too someday.. Just need a few more lvls ^^

What skills do you have maxed? I'm guessing it's 30 cannon / 20 Bullseye / 19 MW ?

Here's my Build as of Level 144:
Battleship 1
Cannon 30
Torpedo 1
Bullseye 20
Rapid Fire 9
Maple Warrior 10 (7 during the run) - Passed a Legit MW 20 so maxing this now.
Octo, Air Strike, Hypnotize 1

As Dr. Rusty Pointed out, you could call this a Bossing Build.

Thanks for your kind words

As pointed out, I used the summons to avoid the 1/1's, the seals, and the stuns (which I was most afraid of). I'd rather take the ~300 damage every 2 secs or so than getting hit by his magic attacks. Of course I dismounted during the weapon defs to save my ship, unless it was blinking in which I just destroyed it on purpose.

Did you consider wearing your HT pendant instead of your MoN for the extra defense? You would have taken nearly nothing from the summons then and your ship would have pretty much never broken (during the bodies). Also, consider bringing in pain relievers for the next run to use during the bodies.

Did you consider wearing your HT pendant instead of your MoN for the extra defense? You would have taken nearly nothing from the summons then and your ship would have pretty much never broken (during the bodies). Also, consider bringing in pain relievers for the next run to use during the bodies.

I never actually considered wearing my HT pendant, but that's probably a good idea.

With def buff pots (pain relievers, etc), the def gets canceled by the ship's natural def buff.

I never actually considered wearing my HT pendant, but that's probably a good idea.

With def buff pots (pain relievers, etc), the def gets canceled by the ship's natural def buff.

Oh right. 10 defense. lol. Anyway, good luck whenever you solo again. I'm interested in seeing it. Got a planned level/date?