Hi Y'all !

Just thought I'd show you how I Solo with ST . =)
Try to raise your charisma to a decent level to get a better success
rate
and more consistant mez timing .
We all know that damage will break ST (once they fix the random stun bug
anyway)
But did u know that ST is still an amazing solo/kiting spell ?
Here's how u use it ...

Imagine you are soloing the Bard Valen Nostrolo in South Karana at lvl
29.
He is a lvl 31 or 32 mob who has accelerado on so he runs pretty fast.
I always start fights with the allure of death/call of bones series on .

1) Cast Screaming Terror (Of coz!)
If it doesnt stick run for a few secs till u can recast ST ... If it
sticks ...

2) Apply Darkness onto him .
You should have between 2-4 casts depending on your charisma
so darkness failing/resisting isnt a problem anymore , and we all
know how good the darkness success rates are dont we ? =)

3) If Darkness Sticks on first or second try , Apply Boil Blood as well
.
you should have plenty of time to cast it if Darkness sticks 1st cast.
If darkness was resisted 4 or more times , cast Harmshield and head to
zone =)
or cast Feign Death and start praying .=/
you might not have enough mana at lvl 30 to take him down.
For those willing to put their balls on the line and have jboots/sow .
Put get to max distance and recast darkness .

4) If you are using a pet , Apply Fear . If without pet Apply Vampiric
curse to get back some HP . Whatever the case , 3-5 Shock of Poison
normally settles it .

5) Loot , Rinse , Repeat ad Infinitum .

All of You probably know how its done already .
Most of u have been doing the exact same thing
without screaming terror for ages . Except that now
you have a chance at recasting darkness MANY
times . We know how crutial darkness is at soloing/kiting
and with the kind of success rates it has it just wont do.
Using screaming terror along with your normal tactics
really gives us more consistant kills .

Since Mezmerize is Charisma based , You should use
items to buff your charisma to 85 or higher for better
success with ST . I swopped my weapon for a crude stein.

Havent tried ST -> Beguile Undead on Spectres yet .
If someone tries it please let us know . Not sure if
the Charm breaks ST yet .

Thanx for reading this far !
This is just how "I" do it ...
No , "YOU SUCK" , "DO IT MY WAY" flames please .
I'd love some criticism on how to improve the strategy
though so lets get this thread going . =)

regards,

KAEN "DaFrigginNecroWithNoLastName"
34th Necro on Erollisi Marr .