UPDATED MARCH 18, 2010 - Level 9 information for updates - Life Steal Spells

This is a guide to the new Grand Master Tower that is on Colossus Blvd, Briskbreeze Tower. For those that have not seen the update and tower levels while it was on the test realm, here are the 9 levels to this very challenging tower:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9603/levelbegin.jpg

LEVEL 1
2x Crypt Crawler
Myth - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health

2x Frost Phantom
Ice - Rank 6 Elite
1000 Health
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6205/level1.jpg

LEVEL 2
2x Crypt Crawler
Myth - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health

2x Viridian Specter
Balance - Rank 8 Elite
1395 Health
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2554/level2d.jpg

LEVEL 3
There are Health wisps on this level but they are on a timer... The sooner you can kill off the Viridian Specters and Fire Shriekers, the more wisps will be available to the group at the end of battle.

2x Viridian Specter
Balance - Rank 8 Elite
1395 Health

2x Fire Shrieker
Fire - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/1709/level3g.jpg

LEVEL 4
You start off with the single boss Angrus Hollowsoul, but once you do any damage to this boss, he will summon the Exploding Ember minion. This minion will keep respawning as you do damage to Angrus but fail to kill Angrus.
Recommendation - If it is possible I would also recommend a single hit kill on Angrus and you will only face the minion once during this duel. It is best served that you kill the minion as soon as possible because once it gains four pips, the minion will cast a meteor storm that will do 10,000 damage to all players. This is accomplished easier if one of your team is of the Ice school. You could also use Quench on the minion which will dispell the Meteor Stirke and buy your team one turn for every quench that is casted.

Angrus Hollowsoul
Fire - Rank 8 Boss
6000 Health

Exploding Ember
Fire - Rank 7 Elite
1320 Health
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/1716/level4.jpg

LEVEL 5
2x Crypt Crawler
Myth - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health

2x Argent Clatterer
Life - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/195/level5.jpg

LEVEL 6
2x Steel Sentinel
Storm - Rank 8 Elite
1395 Health

2x Fire Shrieker
Fire - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7934/level6t.jpg

LEVEL 7
There are green and blue wisps in this next room, if you can grab all of the blue wisps first the green wisps will turn into Blue wisps. You can then move on to the next level with out fighting any MOBs. (Thank you Zachary FireDust)

If you should happen to grab any of the green wisps, these guys appear.

2x Viridian Specter
Balance - Rank 8 Elite
1395 Health
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9126/level7o.jpg

LEVEL 8
2x Crypt Crawler
Myth - Rank 7 Elite
1265 Health

2x Frost Phantom
Ice - Rank 6 Elite
1000 Health
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3171/level8z.jpg

FINAL LEVEL - UPDATED MARCH 18, 2010
Orrick Nightglider
Death - Rank 8 Boss
6000 Health

3x Stomper (These minions are summoned ONCE once Orrick's health drops below 4,000)
Balance - Rank 8 Elite
1500 Health each

Level 9 - Orrick Nightglider is an interrupt boss similar to the interrupts that we had seen at the time of the Grizzleheim update. Here are some of things that you will experience in fighting Orrick:

Orrick Nightglider has 6000 health
Orrick removes single traps (Hex, Curse, Feint, School Traps, etc..) as soon as the trap is placed on him. Spirit Trap and Elemental Trap will work, but Orrick will remove the last trap in each group. So when you cast Spirit Trap - you will lose the Life Trap from the group every time. When you cast Elemental Trap - you will lose the Storm Trap from the group every time. This does not include prism spells that will be necessary if you are a death student. Recommendation - Before you start the duel with Orrick, I would remove ALL single traps from your deck completely. This will lower your deck count and will help you draw cards that you will actually need.
During the interrupt in round 3, Orrick Nightglider will cast a Heck Hound at a single target that does 560 base damage per round for three rounds (1,680 total bsase damage) and will not hesitate to case multiples of this spell at a single target. I did notice that with the last update, that the interrupt that was used to cast the Heck Hound is replaced if Orrick is dealt damage and has to places a tower shield. Recommendation - 1. Quench will dispell this attack and should be your first option in stopping this attack. 2. Stack your deck with any and all type of Fire shields. Make sure that the team member in the first spot (sun) has at least two fire shields of the same type (-80% Fire shield, the -70% twin shields, elemental shield and all treasure versions are all different types of fire shields and will get absorbed in a single fire attack).
During a second interrupt in round 4, this boss will cast a Meteor Strike that hits each player for 750 base damage each. I have not been in the tower enough to see if there is a certain round this occurs, but it does occur. - In one of the interrupts AFTER the minion have been summoned, our team suffered from the meteor strike and then an Earthquake immediately following. The earthquake was a little different since our team only suffered the damage but no shields or blades were removed. Recommendation - 1. Quench will dispell this attack and should be your first option in stopping this attack. We have also noted that there is a glitch in this level that will show the animation of the meteor strike but no one will take damage. 2. If quench is unavailable, then each team member should have some sort of fire or tower shield on them by round 4 to lower the damage from this meteor strike.
As soon as his health drops below 4000, he will summon the three Stomper minions to help. This occurs with the hit that drops his health below 4000.
While his health is between 4000 and 2000 - He will interrupt right after ANY attack and cast tower shield. This will occur between players turns so be fore-warned. He does not cast tower shield after a hit as long as his health remains above 4000 or drops below 2000. 3/18 UPDATE - Life Steal spells (Wraith, Scarecrow, Vampire and Ghoul) are not classified as an attack so these WILL NOT trigger the tower shield. *Note* - Multiple Attack spells like Orthrus, Minotaur, Hydra, etc will trigger a tower shield for each attack (2 Tower shields for Orthrus and Minotaur and 3 Tower shields for Hydra, etc..). Would recommend that these attacks not be used unless it is a final shot. Recommendation - UPDATE 2/2 - Melt will prevent Orrick from casting a single Tower Shield. Would recommend that 2 - 3 of these be placed on him sometime before he reaches the required health level to start placing them.
Once you drop his health below 2000, he stops casting tower shield, but at this stage, he removes a trap every round. Even if you don't add a new trap or hit him, "Cleanse Ward" is cast, removing any stray traps left on him.
Also, once Orrick's health is below 2000, he will start casting the Earthquakes doing 750 Base Damage (must calculate any resistance to this). Although shields and blades are not removed by this earthquake. Once Orrick has taken 2,000 to 3,000 damage or more, he will summon the 3x Stomper minions that act very similiar to the Balance Minions in the Labrynth. These minions will cast a big variety of school spells and will use Elemental and Spirit shield.
Orrick Nightglider follows the same rules as most mob's in that this boss will focus his attacks on the person in the first spot (Sun) of the battle circle, but will change his target to the person doing the most damage or the person Healing.
Recommendation - Deal Big damage to Orrick as quickly as possible with at least two of the team members, BUT not in the same turn if the first attack will do more than 2000 damage. Otherwise the second attack will run into a Tower Shield. Also do not wait for him to summon the minions since they will not come out until his health falls below 4000. In one of my attempts, our team made the mistake of waiting for Orrick to summon the minions and ended up eating too many Heck Hounds and Meteor Storm to finish off this attempt.

Highly Recommended -

Training or Treasure card version of Quench or having a Fire wizard along for the ride. Be aware that the two different versions of treasure card quench and the regular spell are ALL DIFFERENT. If one or more of these are applied at the same time, they will all get used in a single fire spell cast by Orrick. Be sure to cast one extra if possible to over compensate. Orrick has a tendancy to cast a fire spell on his regular turn and this will exhaust a quench allowing for the Heck hound or Meteor Stike to fall through the crack.
Training or Treasure card version of Melt or having an Ice Wizard along for the ride. Be aware that the treasure card melt and the regular spell are DIFFERENT. If one or more of these are applied at the same time, they will all get used in a single Ice spell cast by Orrick. Be sure to cast one extra if possible to over compensate. Orrick has a tendancy to cast an Ice spell on his regular turn and this will exhaust a Melt allowing for the Tower shield to be cast.
If #2 is not available - Treasure card versions of either Pierce or Steal Ward or having a Myth Wizard along for the ride. If a tower shield is cast, these are just great options to have rather than just trying to over power the 50% defense that Tower shield provides.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4448/level9new.jpg


Here is the Culpepper Report - (submitted by Johnist):
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7257/culpepperreport.jpg

Here are the rewarded rings that can possibly be dropped to the Victors (Thank you Zachary FireDust)
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4458/newgrandmasterrings.jpg


This video of the last Boss battle has been provided by 1Sonicboom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFsKJoFnImI

In reguards to Level 7:

If you collect the blue wisps first, the green wisps will turn blue, allowing you to collect all the wisps.

You will then be able to move to the 8th Level, without fighting any mobs on Level 7.

Hope this helps.

Can't wait to get to level 50 to complete this tower in Live.

Thanks for the glimpse into the rarefied worlds of the GRANDMASTERS! <j/k> Nice guide. Thanks for the time you put in on it!

Thanks! I have never went into yet cause I'm a chicken :p I plan on going in it though :)

May i ask, how do they "Cheat"?

May i ask, how do they "Cheat"?
I will be updating this as I pull in the information from the live realm including adding the mob types/school, but here are the ones I know now:

Level 4 - You start off with the single boss Angrus Hollowsoul, but once you do any damage to this boss, he will summon the Exploding Ember minion. This minion will keep respawning as you do damage to Angrus but fail to kill Angrus.
Recommendation - It is best served that you kill the minion as soon as possible because once it gains four pips, the minion will cast a meteor storm that will do 10,000 damage to all players. This is accomplished easier if one of your team is of the Ice school. If it is possible I would also recommend a single hit kill on Angrus and you will only face the minion once during this duel.


Level 9 - Orrick Nightglider is an interrupt boss similar to the interrupts that we had seen at the time of the Grizzleheim update. Here are some of things that you will experience in fighting Orrick:

This boss removes a single trap placed on him at any time during the that round, but usually as soon as the first trap is placed. This does not include prism spells that may be necessary if you are a death student.
During the interrupt, this boss will cast a Heck Hound at a single target that does 560 damage per round for three rounds (1,680 total damage) and will not hesitate to case multiples of this spell at a single target.
Orrick Nightglider follows the same rules as most mob's in that this boss will focus his attacks on the person in the first spot (Sun) of the battle circle, but will change his target to the person doing the most damage.
Recommendation - If you want to use traps best advice is to overload the boss with multiples of the same trap (this will have to come from all duelers) and then cast elemental or spirit traps. He will remove that last trap placed and will need to work his way through the triple traps before getting to the ones you actually plan on using.

Example -

Wizard 1 will cast feint trap, this trap will be removed by Orrick as soon as it is placed on him.
Wizard 2 will cast feint trap, trap stays.
Wizard 3 will cast feint trap, the trap stays.
Wizard 4 will cast elemental trap, the trap stays.
Next round Orrick will remove traps in the reverse order they were cast, starting with the storm trap from the elemental triple trap and keep working his way till he gets to the feint.
Any new traps added in a round will be the first removed, but he will only remove one trap a rouond.

I am very much looking forward to running through THE GAUNTLET! Thanks Christo for the guide. One issue - for some reason the pics on the original post aren't coming through. Maybe since the thread got moved from test to here, it messed something up?

the pictures arent showing for me D:

Thx so much, every time i went in, i collected ALL the wisps :P

anyone find out if next area is out yet ,there was mention of krok and we got the key

the pics arent showing:1:

i cant see the pic:frown:tures

Great info Christo

Great guide, it helped a lot.

Nice guide thanks. Beat them three times. Trying to get my Death Ring.
Blaze

my friends and I recorded a run for anyone having trouble with the new boss

YouTube - Orrick Nightglider boss battle (8minutes)

the cheats also consist of the bosses taking double turns regardless of aggro or pips. very nasty.

I am very much looking forward to running through THE GAUNTLET! Thanks Christo for the guide. One issue - for some reason the pics on the original post aren't coming through. Maybe since the thread got moved from test to here, it messed something up?
the pictures arent showing for me D:
the pics arent showing:1:
i cant see the pic:frown:tures
Took care of this issue as the website that was hosting the pictures had very limited bandwidth. I have now moved them over to a subscribed site that allows me unlimited bandwidth and the pictures should always be show. :)

Orrick is different now, Christo, he will only remove traps the turn they are placed, but he will always interrupt right after, so I don't think the multiple traps strategy works. Then again, I haven't tried it. The only way I know of to place traps is using an Elemental or a Spirit Trap, and he will only remove one, but there is a 1/3 chance he will remove the one you need.

Thx so much, every time i went in, i collected ALL the wisps :P


Still haven't got my Ice Ring. I have been getting other schools. :angry016:

I have gone thru this tower now fr 2 days. I like to get my ice ring.

:rpg031::prettyplease::char123::eating2:

I just tried to complete briskbreeze tower with 2 other grandmasters. We failed on the final floor. Its tough and the boss cheats. He uses one pip heckhounds that do 450 a turn and 0 pip metorior strikes that do 750 to everyone. Also, he gets rid of most traps that get put on him. Has anyone beaten this yet? Any stragies? And does the final boss drop anything unique? Also what do you get for completing the quest.

me and my firend beat him you do fire shields a lot and towers then do elemental trap so he only gets rid of storm trap its not smart to do feint and you also need choke and smoke screen and black mantle to give you time

I'm life and beat it about 3 times with three other people. I suggest having four people go, one life and one balance at least.

While the others were buffing up I put on fire shields and even did a rebirth so that we all had absorb. Then, when everyone is ready they all attack at the same time.

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Forgot to add: have the balance player use judgment as soon as the minion comes out.
I'm pretty sure the final boss drops all level 50 rings.

XD ok me a me catz was in the grandmaster tower BUT NOTE THAT I AM LVL 48 but i was able to port to her XD

ya we didnt have any healers and he kept deleting my prisms so i only got one good attack in when he didnt

It is a hard one. No doubt about it. The person in the first position takes a beating. Take a look at the guide below by Christo Deathgiver. Excellent tips in there. You can use traps, but it's take some strategy and teamwork.

http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31235

2 friends and i beat him about 5 times already. go to the faeriegounds and look for a thread about it by Christo deathgiver.

EDIT: the guy above me posted the link to the thread i was talking about and another reason it was prob so easy for us was because i know christo and i did it with him.

I'm more of a solo player and being storm I have low health to begin with. This may not be worth it for me to even try.

Beside the challenge, do you win anything good for completing the quest? Any good Drops?

I'm more of a solo player and being storm I have low health to begin with. This may not be worth it for me to even try.

Beside the challenge, do you win anything good for completing the quest? Any good Drops?
Theres a quest but there is no reward what so ever. But... the final boss drops new grandmaster rings for each school. you should give it a shot.

The rings are level 50+ and better then the Gurtok ones in my opinion

Can anyone tell me how to get the video in the bottom of the first post to show as a video rather than a link??

can you tell me what the key goes to after you have won the tower? I can't figure it out I know it has something to do with krock.

I beat the tower and you get a key. it says something about krock but i havent figured that out yet.

Before I went in, I heard people saying you need a healer or you need two healers to succeed. So, we waited around for a healer friend but then after a while, she decided not to come. It had been an hour of waiting, so we went in anyway. We were balance, death, and fire grands.

I didn't find it that hard, actually. When we got the final boss, I did understand about the fire shields, though.

Rather than having two healers, I would say you need at least two or three AoE attackers. Dragon, scarecrow, and nova really made things move quickly.

I got the Philosopher's Stone, which was the -100% pips, -100 mana, and +1 health.

*shudders* Ugh don't remind me. I got whacked a lot in that tower. Okay it was my fault I kept going first. Thank gods for that crown armor

can you tell me what the key goes to after you have won the tower? I can't figure it out I know it has something to do with krock.
I beat the tower and you get a key. it says something about krock but i havent figured that out yet.

My guess is that the Krokotopia Reference is going to be something added at a later date since there is no new quest after you finish the tower.

he removes traps as they are put on him. haven't tried spirit traps yet.
gotten several 50+ rings so far
0- Unique items like car's, statues, mounts
fire shields are a big plus, but with heck hounds and meteors you can only keep so many shields on.
blades and convert's hold good. i haven't had any problems there.
his meteor seem to come weather you trap him or not, as well as the first boss summoning his pet. i normally have enough traps on first boss to kill in one hit, and balance friend judge's the minion as soon as it comes out.
the 2nd boss is tough no joking around about that XD

Good job KI finally something to work at, now make it worth out time for beating him ;) 10 hitpoints and 5% attack is nice but really.
i was thinking more like 15% attack and atleast another 300 hit points to make it stand out and be a WANTED item, + a card would be nice too. something to do with the Boss like a heck hound, or beefed up meteor 500 damage is enough XD

Spirit Trap and Elemental Trap will work but he does remove the last trap in each group.

When you cast Spirit Trap - you will lose the Life Trap from the group

When you cast Elemental Trap - you will lose the Storm Trap from the group

Good job KI finally something to work at, now make it worth out time for beating him ;) 10 hitpoints and 5% attack is nice but really.
I was thinking more like 15% attack and atleast another 300 hit points to make it stand out and be a WANTED item, + a card would be nice too. something to do with the Boss like a heck hound, or beefed up meteor 500 damage is enough XD
I am thankful for the new content especially designed for Grands only and the rings, as they are, is reward enough for me. If you are involved in PvP at all, trust me when I say that this is a wanted ring as even a slight 5% boost could tip the balance in any duel. :)

KI's has a bigger issue on the horizon with the current 100% issue and any more than a simple +10-20 health and 5% increase to attack will just make the restructuring that much harder... :)

Although I do wish the new rings were tradeable just like all of the other gear that was just changed over... Would make the grind of farming less like a grind if I knew that I could pass on the Ice ring to my Ice wizard since my Death Wizard can not use it and will only sell it... :)

Christo - Great Guide! Nice to see KI add an optional tower that has the enhanced bosses of old for us Grandmasters to try out. I still have not gone through it, and am very much looking forward to it. This was the most anticipated part of the new updates for me, as I always like a new challenge, and this was really the only new quest/gameplay content added.

As for the Krokotopia reference, I think Christo is correct, this is pointing us towards what will be the next GM tower, which will be created and inserted at some point in Krokotopia. Given the linear story line, they could keep adding a tower in each world for us Grandmasters to go through, with each boss dropping specific items (ie rings at one, athames at the next, then swords, then pets, etc).

Christo - Great Guide! Nice to see KI add an optional tower that has the enhanced bosses of old for us Grandmasters to try out. I still have not gone through it, and am very much looking forward to it. This was the most anticipated part of the new updates for me, as I always like a new challenge, and this was really the only new quest/gameplay content added.
I will be going through again today sometime between 3 - 6pm PT with Angus... I will continue to grind the tower daily until I get my school ring as Christo already has the Death ring... :)

According to a thread by Ironhawk http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31997
the last level of the Gauntlet has been modified. Don't know if this is a permanent change or not.

Stay tuned...

According to a thread by Ironhawk http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31997
the last level of the Gauntlet has been modified. Don't know if this is a permanent change or not.

Stay tuned...

Well Andrew and I made a run at this updated to the final level of the tower and I have updated the first post with our findings. I plan on doing this tower until we can confirm or deny all of the details in the first post.

My GM group went in and we all died on level 4. It was a hoot! We all thought we were so tough. Great to have something challenging to work on.

Good job creating this. You really put a lot of effort into it and it really helps.

Christo,

I can confirm that a straight up life attack will trigger him to cast a tower shield as well. In my battle with him, only the converted death->life hit suppressed the tower shield.

Christo,

I can confirm that a straight up life attack will trigger him to cast a tower shield as well. In my battle with him, only the converted death->life hit suppressed the tower shield.
Thanks as we also confirmed this over the weekend :)

Over the weekend, I was able to make several more runs at this tower. In one of these runs, one of the Stomper minion had cast an Elemental shield on Orrick and I made the mistake of casting a Hydra to eliminate the shields...
Big mistake, as all of those shields were just replaced with 3 tower shields...
All multiple attack spells like Hydra, Othrus and Minotaur will trigger a tower shield for each attack....
Not recommended... :)

I have updated the information on the final battle to include some new recommenations and notes. Please feel free to let me know if there is something that I have left out or you may have other evidence that will assit. :)

I simply love this tower now gives a great challenage for the grandmasters,I have beaten it one time so far.

:groupwave:

Just read the revised front page guideline on the final boss. Great breakdown and analysis of what is really the most difficult battle currently in the spiral. I really don't have anything to add structurally.

On the strategy side, I think that you need to have two wizards ready with Area of Attack spells once the Stompers are summoned. Instead of waiting for one wizard to get enough blades to cast a "one hitter" that will kill all Stompers, you are most likely better off casting two (or 3 if needed) unbladed or minimally bladed Area spells quickly to get rid of them before they start throwing tri-shields up all over the place.

When Christo and I went through with 2 other wizards last night (balance, ice, myth & life), we were able to cast earthquake and frost giant one round after the stompers showed. Both spells were weaker due to lack of blading, but another earthquake was cast the following round, taking the stompers out. To me, this strategy, along with getting 2 big attacks in on Orrick as early as possible, are two of the bigger keys to winning the battle. Timely healing doesn't hurt either!

Interesting. This is great stuff. I only wish the team I went in with last night had read this. Despite my warnings, someone did a wand attack in round 2. Ugh, that set off a chain of events that ended up being irrecoverable.

Does Orrick resummon the minions if you defeat them?


Just read the revised front page guideline on the final boss. Great breakdown and analysis of what is really the most difficult battle currently in the spiral. I really don't have anything to add structurally.

On the strategy side, I think that you need to have two wizards ready with Area of Attack spells once the Stompers are summoned. Instead of waiting for one wizard to get enough blades to cast a "one hitter" that will kill all Stompers, you are most likely better off casting two (or 3 if needed) unbladed or minimally bladed Area spells quickly to get rid of them before they start throwing tri-shields up all over the place.

When Christo and I went through last night, we were able to cast earthquake and frost giant one round after the stompers showed. Both spells were weaker due to lack of blading, but another earthquake was cast the following round, taking the stompers out. To me this point, along with getting 2 big attacks in on Orrick as early as possible, are two of the bigger keys to winning the battle. Timely healing doesn't hurt either!

Interesting. This is great stuff. I only wish the team I went in with last night had read this. Despite my warnings, someone did a wand attack in round 2. Ugh, that set off a chain of events that ended up being irrecoverable.

Does Orrick resummon the minions if you defeat them?

Let me know when you want to go and we can put a team together, PM me or reply on the Mercenaries Thread in the meet up and help section.. :)

As far as resummons - I think he is supposed to, but has not...

We have noticed a couple of things:

After the minions are summoned, at the end of some of the rounds, you can see "Ghost images" of what appears to be additional Stompers.
Also when someone on your team is defeated there is a message that appears that says "triggeraddsummons" or something very similar.
IF it should happen, I will try to snap a picture of the message as I cant recall the exact message..

We have noticed a couple of things:

After the minions are summoned, at the end of some of the rounds, you can see "Ghost images" of what appears to be additional Stompers.
Also when someone on your team is defeated there is a message that appears that says "triggeraddsummons" or something very similar.
..

As I recall that "triggeraddsummons" message appeared right as we were defeating the stompers. I believe the last earthquake took 2 of the stompers out, and the message occurred. Then the last stomper (had minimal health left) was taken out the next round with a sword attack, triggering the message again. Something tells me its the code from the game unintentionally showing up as script in the game.

As to the minions getting resummoned, I agree with Christo. Something tells me that once the stompers are killed, they are going to come back if you don't kill Orrick in a certain number of rounds after they have been killed. At least that is my hunch.

one time i fought him but when i got in he was a fire scarecrow creature and i died becuase he did a meteor strike that did 10,000 DAMAGE!
i used hench men and a lvl 50 life friend so that tower is impossible to me any body want to help meet me near the tower in kelvin area 1
:argh:

one time i fought him but when i got in he was a fire scarecrow creature and i died becuase he did a meteor strike that did 10,000 DAMAGE!
i used hench men and a lvl 50 life friend so that tower is impossible to me any body want to help meet me near the tower in kelvin area 1
:argh:

You need to look back at the first page of this thread and read the guide. The 10,000 damage meteor strike (which is on the 4th level, not top level of this tower) can be avoided. Good luck!

I like to say that Orrick summons his minions as soon as he loses 1/3 of his health. Also Quenches will work on him for stoping the meteor strikes and HeckHounds.

I like to say that Orrick summons his minions as soon as he loses 1/3 of his health. Also Quenches will work on him for stoping the meteor strikes and HeckHounds.
First off - Thanks for this tip, this is invaluable information. :)

Of course, I always like to confirm these type of things before I add information. I will do this today. :)

Does Orrick resummon the minions if you defeat them?

No he doesnt I found if you take a storm wizard and take them out all at one time works very good ,but wraith will be very upset ;)

Quenches do not work for the meteor strikes. I tried several times yesterday.

Actually quench dispells the meteor strike but doesnt stop the animation lol its a glitch but it doesnt inflict any damage.

I can confirm this as well. Following the the advice on the front page and a post from Godfather of Ice, I cast quench on round 2 and another in round 3 and it quenched both the heck hound and later the meteor strike.

As ironhawk stated, the animation will still show, but only once rather than a meteor strike hitting all members. Using quench actually turned this into a fairly normal battle.

BTW, quench treasure cards are abundantly available at the bazaar (for now). Also, look for the quench from the booster pack (with the little booster symbol on the card). It only costs 1 pip instead of 2.

Actually quench dispells the meteor strike but doesnt stop the animation lol its a glitch but it doesnt inflict any damage.

Actually quench dispells the meteor strike but doesnt stop the animation lol its a glitch but it doesnt inflict any damage.
I can confirm this as well. Following the the advice on the front page and a post from Godfather of Ice, I cast quench on round 2 and another in round 3 and it quenched both the heck hound and later the meteor strike.

As ironhawk stated, the animation will still show, but only once rather than a meteor strike hitting all members. Using quench actually turned this into a fairly normal battle.

BTW, quench treasure cards are abundantly available at the bazaar (for now). Also, look for the quench from the booster pack (with the little booster symbol on the card). It only costs 1 pip instead of 2.
Excellent. I will add this to the first post. :)

Well, I am glad to know that. It had me fooled! lol

I don't know if this has been answered elsewhere, but is this Tower permanent or is it part of the Halloween Holiday content?

since the quest comes from Olde Town, I'm pretty sure its a permanent new edition theres not really any Halloween content to be had in the tower.

Great and extremely helpful guide. Thanks Christo.

I don't know if this has been answered elsewhere, but is this Tower permanent or is it part of the Halloween Holiday content?
From the information given to us from Lt. Culpepper, this is stage one of what will hopefully be more towers for Grand Masters and beyond.

DEfinately a new addition and not just some Holiday extra. :)

The real key to being successful in this tower is team work and communication. I am part of a team that has a plan that seems to work as we have defeated the tower several times now. We are successful because we have a plan and work together to make it happen.

With the first boss, our plan is to have one person with enough pips to take out the minion immediately while the other three attack boss as strongly as possible. We rotate being the "minion" hitter, meaning, if player one has enough hits for a strong spell then they wait for minion, when another player is strong enough to take out minion, then player one hits boss and so forth. Usually the boss is gone in about 5 rounds, often less.

With the second boss, the plan is different. As noted before, we don't use traps or multiple hit spells. We also noticed last night that the boss removes shields from us. We have one heavy hitter that is loaded and ready to take out all minions with one "hit them all" spell. He takes out the three mininions the round they appear. The other three hit the boss with all they have as quickly as they can.

I love this tower.

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Did anyone else notice that his name is Daren Whisperwind, the same last name as the dye shopkeeper in Wizard City? It may just be a coincidence, but hey, no one knows, it could lead up to something else.

You say that ice and myth are good for the towers right. but how about a fire to duration that away think that would work?

With the second boss, the plan is different. As noted before, we don't use traps or multiple hit spells. We also noticed last night that the boss removes shields from us. We have one heavy hitter that is loaded and ready to take out all minions with one "hit them all" spell. He takes out the three mininions the round they appear. The other three hit the boss with all they have as quickly as they can.
I am assuming that the person that you have assigned to take out the minions in a one "hit them all" spell is a Storm Wizard...


With Blades being the only available buff, The other "Hit them all" spells just don't have the power by themselves to accomplish a single hit kill for 1500 damage.

Fire Dragon because it is a DoT spell means that Orrick will gain a Tower shield for three rounds...
Power Nova will not because the minions are Balance.
Frost Giant, Scarecrow and Earthquake could but would require assistance from a Balance Wizard...
We also noticed last night that the boss removes shields from us.
I have never experienced this, can anyone else confirm that Orrick removes shields..???

Did anyone else notice that his name is Daren Whisperwind, the same last name as the dye shopkeeper in Wizard City? It may just be a coincidence, but hey, no one knows, it could lead up to something else.
Great observation, did not notice this...

You say that ice and myth are good for the towers right. but how about a fire to duration that away think that would work?
If you read that paragraph, the only reason that I suggested and Ice or Myth Wizard was only for Pierce and Steal Ward. Please also see my notes on the Fire Dragon in my first response of this post and why I think is it not a viable option on the last boss.

yeah uh id if anyone said this but cant you teleport into the tower at the second fight?:pcguru:

Hmm Very Good Guide, This helps tons. Basically what i did to this tower is quenched him every round with regular or sometimes treasure. Then my friend treasure bladed 40%, reg 35%, Storm blade, balance and bladestorm and just tempest killing him in one hit plus no minions:)

thank you for this guide very usefull

http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3655&pictureid=36708

The Illustrated Culpepper Report is in.

wow thank you very much. This will help me a lot

Culpepper report and final battle video have been added to the guide.

where and how do you find this tower i think i have completed collosous bullovard but not sure because i am level 25 almost 26 but need more xp and even if i could find it do you have to do a certain quest.

thanks fo your help justinthundertail

note:(i will be accepting friend requests on dec19 7:00 through 2:30 in the fire school my name is justinthundertail

:happy:

Justin - This tower starts in Old Towne with Sgt. Muldoon, but you have to be Level 50 to get the quest... So you are half way there. :)

thanks for your help i will embrase that one:happy:

Nice, thanks for this guide :)

when i did it it was pretty hard because it is a tower not like beating malistare

if anyone wants to do the tower now i am waiting outside in pixie realm

Cool ninja!!!!!
:donatello:

awesome:47:

can I use this info for my ultimate guide to wizard city?

(will soon be out)

thanks so much:47::surprised:

WHAT THE! I never passed the first single guy! I had no idea there was more there after! AAAAHHHH! Great tips. I will pass the word to my friends to look this up here. WOW! I'm never getting that off my book unless my friends read this! I bow to you Dear! "You are the Pan..." LOLZ!

Anyone no about the bone key?

AWESOME GUIDE! I got beat by a meteor casted by angrus minion :P 10,000 that hurt....:mad2:

can I use this info for my ultimate guide to wizard city?

(will soon be out)
Please feel free to link this thread, but please do not take the pictures for your own thread... :)


Anyone no about the bone key?
The Key will be something for a future tower in Krokotopia at least that is the story that we get from Culpepper.

Can anyone clear up why it is call Gauntlet of Woe?
I thought it is the Briskbreeze tower unless they just changed the name....

Very nice guide! 10/10!
-MC-

TY! When I need to do this tower I will most definitely refer to this! :)

Can anyone clear up why it is call Gauntlet of Woe?
I thought it is the Briskbreeze tower unless they just changed the name....

It has been called the Gauntlet of Woe because that is the way it was introduced to us when it was in the Test Realm. The mods just moved the thread from the test realm section to here....

I will add a comment that details that this is for Briskbreeze Tower to avoid confusion.. :)

Great guide it helped me alot

My friend, a fire grand, soloed 6 levels of this tower before dying. I think he did a pretty good job.:1451:

Great guide!!

My friend, a fire grand, soloed 6 levels of this tower before dying. I think he did a pretty good job.:1451:
My solo attempts on my Death wizard has gotten me to level 8 with minimal life remaining. I have yet to figure out how to get past that point without buying elixirs and such with crowns.

Now that I think about it, I think that crafting may be the answer I am looking for... Hmm... will have to look into that before my next attempt...

The trick I have found for Level 4 is to build up Blades and Traps on the boss for at least two attacks and save a feint until the minion is released. Having a couple of Quench in you treasure cards for the minion will buy you the extra rounds needed to do so. :)

I have killed the boss many times with one hit with extra blades and traps as long as no one hits him. As far as solo not so good lol.
Blaze

heres my team we just beat it but sorry michael died thanks michael for helping

I have beat this many, many times. I kill boss with one hit. No one else hits him or he will bring minions and tower shield on every turn. Best to have a life with you and a balance to help blade you up. If you want to run with me give me a buzz.
Blaze

Hey awesome guide again Christo! Anyone know if it is just random how Orrick drops the rings, I have been farming for my fifth time still no storm ring, I got two myth rings, one life ring, and one balance ring, and I don't know if I should keep on trying. I just wish he had a chest, even though all it mostly would drop would be the rings.....

sadly yes its random

you should update your part about the traps, as he will remove any and all traps after they're placed, not in a turn based order. (that is the so called cheating) also we've had him summon his minions and do fire spells in the very first round, without damage.. it seems like it gets tougher everytime I try it.

i've never heard of this tower. Nor have i seen it. Can wizards below grandmaster get in?

NO:tongue::tongue:

Ooh how I hate briskbreeze!

Excellent Guide! A+

i here thats really hard

Wow, that was SOOOO helpful! When I'm Grand I'll know what to do xD. 10,000 damage Meteor Strike might not be so great!:score009::groupwave::welldone::cool2:

you should update your part about the traps, as he will remove any and all traps after they're placed, not in a turn based order. (that is the so called cheating) also we've had him summon his minions and do fire spells in the very first round, without damage.. it seems like it gets tougher everytime I try it.
The trap portion is correct and does not need an update. If you re trying to cast single traps such as Feint, Curse, Hex or school traps such as Ice trap or death trap - Those WILL be removed every time.

You can cast Spirit and Elemental Traps - He will first remove the Life and Storm part of the trap but the rest will stay untill he is attacked again and then will remove another trap.

i've never heard of this tower. Nor have i seen it. Can wizards below grandmaster get in?
This tower is for Grand Masters only. You must be level 50 in order to get the quest from Sgt. Muldoon in Olde Town.

The trap portion is correct and does not need an update. If you re trying to cast single traps such as Feint, Curse, Hex or school traps such as Ice trap or death trap - Those WILL be removed every time.

You can cast Spirit and Elemental Traps - He will first remove the Life and Storm part of the trap but the rest will stay untill he is attacked again and then will remove another trap.


This tower is for Grand Masters only. You must be level 50 in order to get the quest from Sgt. Muldoon in Olde Town.

Since doing the tower soooooo many times. I thought I would add a few things I have learned.

The last boss has 6000 health.

As soon as his health drops below 4000, he will summon the three minions to help. This occurs with the hit that drops his health below 4000.

While his health is between 2000 and 4000 he will tower after every hit. He does not tower after a hit as long as his health remains above 4000 or drops below 2000.

Once you drop his health below 2000, he stops towering, but at this stage, he removes a trap every round (responce to above quote). Even if you don't add a new trap or hit him, "Cleanse Ward" is cast, removing any stray traps left on him.

Also, it is at this time (Boss health below 2000), he will start casting the Earthquakes doing 750 Damage (I believe). Although shields and blades are not removed by this earthquake.

Hope this information helps.

The trap portion is correct and does not need an update. If you re trying to cast single traps such as Feint, Curse, Hex or school traps such as Ice trap or death trap - Those WILL be removed every time.

You can cast Spirit and Elemental Traps - He will first remove the Life and Storm part of the trap but the rest will stay untill he is attacked again and then will remove another trap.z



Example -

Wizard 1 will cast feint trap, this trap will be removed by Orrick as soon as it is placed on him.
Wizard 2 will cast feint trap, trap stays.
Wizard 3 will cast feint trap, the trap stays.
Wizard 4 will cast elemental trap, the trap stays.
Next round Orrick will remove traps in the reverse order they were cast, starting with the storm trap from the elemental triple trap and keep working his way till he gets to the feint.
Any new traps added in a round will be the first removed, but he will only remove one trap a rouond.

this is not accurate according to my team and our time with him.
Wizard 1 places a trap he removes it.
Wizard 2 places a trap he removes it.
There is no turn base removal with the exception of the elemental and spirit parts. I have seem him cast 3meteors inna row, and do only one tower shield after Hydra damage. I think he is waaaay more random than your guide suggests. Patrick will upload the footage soon enough.

this is not accurate according to my team and our time with him.
Wizard 1 places a trap he removes it.
Wizard 2 places a trap he removes it.
There is no turn base removal with the exception of the elemental and spirit parts. I have seem him cast 3meteors inna row, and do only one tower shield after Hydra damage. I think he is waaaay more random than your guide suggests. Patrick will upload the footage soon enough.


You are quoting something that is not in the first post. All of my comments are what we exerienced in the Test realm before it went live. Things changed from day to day before it came live.... wait and it changed again once it went live. Please only follow the guidelines in the FIRST post. Those are the most accurate.

I thought I was in the first post and scrolled and read the bottom thinking it was still the first post. I could of sworn that example was in the original post though. ha!

thanks, looking forward to this battle!

that tower looks near impossible!
and thanks for making this guide!
ROCK ON CHRISTO! :welldone:

I thought I was in the first post and scrolled and read the bottom thinking it was still the first post. I could of sworn that example was in the original post though. ha!

No problem as it may have been in the original post way back when, I think October is when we started to gather the information, but was quickly removed once we figured out that it did not work that way... :)


Since doing the tower soooooo many times. I thought I would add a few things I have learned.

The last boss has 6000 health.

As soon as his health drops below 4000, he will summon the three minions to help. This occurs with the hit that drops his health below 4000.

While his health is between 2000 and 4000 he will tower after every hit. He does not tower after a hit as long as his health remains above 4000 or drops below 2000.

Once you drop his health below 2000, he stops towering, but at this stage, he removes a trap every round (responce to above quote). Even if you don't add a new trap or hit him, "Cleanse Ward" is cast, removing any stray traps left on him.

Also, it is at this time (Boss health below 2000), he will start casting the Earthquakes doing 750 Damage (I believe). Although shields and blades are not removed by this earthquake.

Hope this information helps.
Zachary - As usual your information is an invaluable part of most guides. I have a couple of runs scheduled over the next couple of days and will verify and add. Thanks!!

What does the Philosopher's Stone ring look like??

I soloed it :p But last level life hencman ;)

Since doing the tower soooooo many times. I thought I would add a few things I have learned.

The last boss has 6000 health.

As soon as his health drops below 4000, he will summon the three minions to help. This occurs with the hit that drops his health below 4000.

While his health is between 2000 and 4000 he will tower after every hit. He does not tower after a hit as long as his health remains above 4000 or drops below 2000.

Once you drop his health below 2000, he stops towering, but at this stage, he removes a trap every round (responce to above quote). Even if you don't add a new trap or hit him, "Cleanse Ward" is cast, removing any stray traps left on him.

Also, it is at this time (Boss health below 2000), he will start casting the Earthquakes doing 750 Damage (I believe). Although shields and blades are not removed by this earthquake.

Hope this information helps.

Having been on a bit of a hiatus from W101, it has been quite some time since I have dragged my 2 GM's through Briskbreeze. However, in updating myself with this thread, I am looking forward to getting back in there and running through this tower.

I'm thinking that theoretically, I could finish the final boss in 3-4 rounds with Lady Judgement in 1 shot if the cards fall right. I would need either another Balance wiz or a death wiz to cast a couple buffs.

Having been on a bit of a hiatus from W101, it has been quite some time since I have dragged my 2 GM's through Briskbreeze. However, in updating myself with this thread, I am looking forward to getting back in there and running through this tower.

I'm thinking that theoretically, I could finish the final boss in 3-4 rounds with Lady Judgement in 1 shot if the cards fall right. I would need either another Balance wiz or a death wiz to cast a couple buffs.

Andrew - Please feel free to let me know when you are ready to go as I can accomodate a full team if needed OR a Balance or Death wizard as needed. :)

I soloed it :p But last level life hencman ;)
Requiring a henchmen... I would not consider a solo venture... Let me know when it is completed by yourself.. :)

Andrew - Please feel free to let me know when you are ready to go as I can accomodate a full team if needed OR a Balance or Death wizard as needed. :)


Requiring a henchmen... I would not consider a solo venture... Let me know when it is completed by yourself.. :)

I agree with the second statement =D

:party:Andrew - Please feel free to let me know when you are ready to go as I can accomodate a full team if needed OR a Balance or Death wizard as needed. :)


Requiring a henchmen... I would not consider a solo venture... Let me know when it is completed by yourself.. :)


I know it isnt reall considered soloing :censored: But i almost did it

Andrew - Please feel free to let me know when you are ready to go as I can accomodate a full team if needed OR a Balance or Death wizard as needed. :)


Requiring a henchmen... I would not consider a solo venture... Let me know when it is completed by yourself.. :)

Christo, I will let you know when I have a decent time slot of time, and maybe we can coordinate you and one of the other mercs coming with my 2 wizards and running through.

Oh, and regarding the one shot kill, I totally forgot that Orrick removes all traps as soon as they are cast (see how long its been since I went through this tower!). With that, the best I can do with a full 14 pip Judgement shot is about 5,500 (unless treasure card blades are used). I am figuring a coordinated attack with about an 8 pip judgement and another 1 or 2 attacks from the other wizards could still take him out in one round.

I do have a question regarding the last level. If during the battle Orrick summons the minions, and then you kill Orrick, leaving the minions to still kill, do the interrupts, meteor strikes, heckhounds, etc still occur in future rounds if Orrick is dead?

Andrew, once Orrick is dead, it becomes a normal battle with the 3 balance minions. No interrupts, deadly meteor strikes or heckhounds.



I do have a question regarding the last level. If during the battle Orrick summons the minions, and then you kill Orrick, leaving the minions to still kill, do the interrupts, meteor strikes, heckhounds, etc still occur in future rounds if Orrick is dead?

i tried the tower but lost because he reached 4 pips but i really want the ring it will help me in pvp which i am improving at

I know it isnt reall considered soloing :censored: But i almost did it

I applaud the effort as it is very difficult to get to 4 - 6 levels alone, never the less reach the final level...

I just don't agree with calling it soloing...

i tried the tower but lost because he reached 4 pips but i really want the ring it will help me in pvp which i am improving at

You reached only level 4 of the tower and still have 5 more to go.. :)

Anyone want to do the tower with me? I need it for the task, and most of my friends have quit playing. PM me if you want to get a group together to do it.

I pm'd you, I will go.

Andrew, once Orrick is dead, it becomes a normal battle with the 3 balance minions. No interrupts, deadly meteor strikes or heckhounds.

Thanks for the answer. It just reiterates my thought to keep focusing on Orrick even if the minions appear. By they way, I have calculated that a balance, storm, and balance wizard group (with a 4th wiz for shielding/healing) should be able to off Orrick in round 4 (round 5 at the latest) with a tri-attack of Judgement, Triton & Judgement. I have my balance wizard equipped with a pet that gives a +30% dragon blalde, as well as a hat that gives a +30% balance blade. Have not tried it, but it looks good in theory...


Round Pips balance storm balance wiz 4
1 - 3-4 - shield; shield; dragon +30%; shield
2 - 4-6 - blizzard + 20%; blade + 30%; balance +25%; shield
3 - 5-8 - balance +25%; tri-blade +35%; balance +30%; shield
4 - 6-10 - judge; triton; judge; heal


* assumes a 20% gear boost for all three wizards


Judge 1 = 6 pips*125=750, 750*(1.2*1.25*1.2)=1,350 damage
Triton = 795*(1.2*1.3*1.35*1.2)=2,009 damage
Judge 2 = 8 pips*125=1,000, 1,000*(1.3*1.2*1.25*1.3*1.2)=3,042 damage
Total Damage = 6,401


EDIT - Can't get the attack sheet to look right. If you can muddle through it, it shows the rounds, pips, and what each wizard would cast. Then the damage calculation at the end.

Thanks for the answer. It just reiterates my thought to keep focusing on Orrick even if the minions appear. By they way, I have calculated that a balance, storm, and balance wizard group (with a 4th wiz for shielding/healing) should be able to off Orrick in round 4 (round 5 at the latest) with a tri-attack of Judgement, Triton & Judgement. I have my balance wizard equipped with a pet that gives a +30% dragon blalde, as well as a hat that gives a +30% balance blade. Have not tried it, but it looks good in theory...


Round Pips balance storm balance wiz 4
1 - 3-4 - shield; shield; dragon +30%; shield
2 - 4-6 - blizzard + 20%; blade + 30%; balance +25%; shield
3 - 5-8 - balance +25%; tri-blade +35%; balance +30%; shield
4 - 6-10 - judge; triton; judge; heal


* assumes a 20% gear boost for all three wizards


Judge 1 = 6 pips*125=750, 750*(1.2*1.25*1.2)=1,350 damage
Triton = 795*(1.2*1.3*1.35*1.2)=2,009 damage
Judge 2 = 8 pips*125=1,000, 1,000*(1.3*1.2*1.25*1.3*1.2)=3,042 damage
Total Damage = 6,401


EDIT - Can't get the attack sheet to look right. If you can muddle through it, it shows the rounds, pips, and what each wizard would cast. Then the damage calculation at the end.
Andrew -
You are over thinking your game in this tower... Let me explain...

Just yesterday, after one failed attempt at a two-wizard run, a fellow Mercenary and very, very good friend, Fiona Wildshade completed the two-wizard run on the Church of Sado-Christo.

Her Storm Wizard (Calamity <how appropriate the name is>) and my Ice wizard (Galen) completed the tower together... I was the Butter (Buffer) and was only responsible for healing, applying blades and getting out Dark wind (via Dr. Katz Amulet) and Calamity bladed, shielded and healed when necessary (She loves to do the shielding and healing, even though I insist on not getting them). And Calamity casts Storm Lord all the way to the top level. The only difference on the way up is that on level four, I added back to my deck Feint and Elemental Traps to help aid in getting the damage necessary to kill the 6000 hp of Angrus Hollowsoul and his Minion of Death.

On the final level it is all about the Blades… Here is what we did to accomplish that.

Calamity –
* Fire Shield as necessary
* Monstrous enhance her Triton (if not already done on one of the previous levels)
* Storm Blade
* Balance (or Dragon) Blade via her Pet
* Elemental Blade (if needed)

Galen –
* Fire Shield
* Quench TC (For Orrick’s Meteor Storm preferably)
* Elemental Blade (if needed)
* Balance Blade TC 30%
* Balance Blade TC 25%
* Bladestorm TC

Once all of the Blades we applied, Calamity delivered the One Hit Kill to Orrick with almost 7,000 damage. Sometimes you get minions and sometimes you don’t on a One hit Kill… But they are no match for what we have to offer since Both Calamity and Galen have been building pips and usually have a storm lord or Frost Giant just waiting to be cast...

Andrew -
You are over thinking your game in this tower... Let me explain...



LOL. I guess that's what happens when I spend more time thinking about playing W101 than actually playing!

LOL. I guess that's what happens when I spend more time thinking about playing W101 than actually playing!

Andrew -
Also keep in mind that with your strategy, Orrick will Tower shield after each attack once he hits a certain health level... So the damage calculations you have may be a little askew... :p

wow nice congratz, i have tried 2 times and lost both times :( UGH

Andrew -
You are over thinking your game in this tower... Let me explain...

Just yesterday, after one failed attempt at a two-wizard run, a fellow Mercenary and very, very good friend, Fiona Wildshade completed the two-wizard run on the Church of Sado-Christo.

Her Storm Wizard (Calamity <how appropriate the name is>) and my Ice wizard (Galen) completed the tower together... I was the Butter (Buffer) and was only responsible for healing, applying blades and getting out Dark wind (via Dr. Katz Amulet) and Calamity bladed, shielded and healed when necessary (She loves to do the shielding and healing, even though I insist on not getting them). And Calamity casts Storm Lord all the way to the top level. The only difference on the way up is that on level four, I added back to my deck Feint and Elemental Traps to help aid in getting the damage necessary to kill the 6000 hp of Angrus Hollowsoul and his Minion of Death.

Thank you, Master for the kind and funny words. Because you are the best butter (and the brains of the operation), I do believe that you could take just about anyone into the Church on a 2-man and shake the walls....it just would not be as fun without me :winktongue:

Being prepared made all the difference, in fact, it made it almost too easy. Next time we do it, I think we should go without any TCs to make it more.....interesting.

Cal is aptly named, she does create disasters and misery where ever she goes--being a storm wizard who does not seem to fizzle too much (did I just jinx myself?) even with Frank whispering that word in our ears and the curse of the white pips.

Don't worry, I will continue to shield and heal you whenever and as much as possible, but you already know that :devil:

Proud to consider you my friend and so looking forward to when we can do it again and again and again.

Only one thing left to say..........

TOWER?

Can't wait to do this. Only 23 levels to go. LOL

Thank you, Master for the kind and funny words. Because you are the best butter (and the brains of the operation), I do believe that you could take just about anyone into the Church on a 2-man and shake the walls....it just would not be as fun without me :winktongue:

Being prepared made all the difference, in fact, it made it almost too easy. Next time we do it, I think we should go without any TCs to make it more.....interesting.
Thanks Fi... you are too kind... After our failed attempt at the last level, which still burns my britches since we were so close, and of course being the complete Sado-Christo... I immediately went to work on what we could do differently to make our run... complete. :)

Don't worry, I will continue to shield and heal you whenever and as much as possible, but you already know that :devil:
You better not... :no2:
I like living on the edge... :sneaky2:
Dangerously... :bad:
On the brink of disaster... :15:
And then blaming you for killing me... :001_tt2:

Proud to consider you my friend and so looking forward to when we can do it again and again and again.

Only one thing left to say..........

TOWER?
Oh My... :blink:
That is a lot of doing... over and over and over... :blushing:
In church no less... :diablo:

Ugh, the last boss reminds me too much of the jacked Malistaire...shivers horribly...anyway, this guide was great, thanks!

Looking for two people to do this tower with, and we'll have a group of four. Please PM me if you can go with me and a friend.

that's cool

wait what are the rewards for completing this tower?
:neutral::neutral::neutral::neutral::neutral::neut ral:

Please look at the very first message in this thread and you will see the level 50 rings for each school that is dropped by the final boss in this tower.


wait what are the rewards for completing this tower?
:neutral::neutral::neutral::neutral::neutral::neut ral:

wait what are the rewards for completing this tower?

Also... After the 4th level boss - you can also receive the 2nd best deck available for each school (random)... and at least these are a tradeable item...

I will have to put together some pictures of them and add them to the first post as well. I am sure that I have at least one of each deck... :)

I am sure that I have at least one of each deck... :)

LOL - Go figure!

LOL - Go figure!

Could have opened my own Deck and Ring shop by now as I have had plenty of inventory on these both the rings and decks...!!

The vendors in the Shopping District would have been soooo jealous.... Kind of like they were when the Bazaar opened up for business... :001_tongue:

Could have opened my own Deck and Ring shop by now as I have had plenty of inventory on these both the rings and decks...!!

I am looking forward to increasing my inventory of decks and rings (translation - numerous Briskbreeze runs), once I get wizard #3 & #4 to Grandmaster. I am about half way through level 49 with both of them. Getting so close I can taste it!

Until then, I'll just be muddling through Marleybone side quests...

I am looking forward to increasing my inventory of decks and rings (translation - numerous Briskbreeze runs), once I get wizard #3 & #4 to Grandmaster. I am about half way through level 49 with both of them. Getting so close I can taste it!

Until then, I'll just be muddling through Marleybone side quests...

Andrew -

When you are ready to run Briskbreeze... All you will need to do is go on to the M4H thread and just say... TOWER!

It is like an APB for all of the Mercenaries, like rings the bell for dinner for a starving group of farm hands...

And they will all try to get in on the run of the Church of Sado-Christo. :)

I know that you are running a two wizard system, but please be sure to hit me up if I can ever assist in getting you to level 50 a little faster... :)

Good guide!

great job on this thread! :cheer:

this is just an idea but if one person went into a battle,fled then ported back to the rest wouldnt the guys then be gone and that would be one less battle for the rest

this is just an idea but if one person went into a battle,fled then ported back to the rest wouldnt the guys then be gone and that would be one less battle for the rest

:hmmmm: Can this happen? :d

this is just an idea but if one person went into a battle,fled then ported back to the rest wouldnt the guys then be gone and that would be one less battle for the rest

:hmmmm: Can this happen? :d

You can not port into this tower.

The only way to get in is through the entrance.

Hope this helps.

wow that is one hard tower

so at which point does he stop tower shielding? I noticed he was under 2k damage and had nothing but a stun shield on from a last attempt stormlord.. and he just quit tower shielding. well I suppose it made for an easy finish. though the earthquakes are annoying.

also, if you kill his minions once. and then use quench, the minions bug and he will not summon them again.

so at which point does he stop tower shielding? I noticed he was under 2k damage and had nothing but a stun shield on from a last attempt stormlord.. and he just quit tower shielding. well I suppose it made for an easy finish. though the earthquakes are annoying.



Zachary Firedust posted and I have confirmed (and will add to the first post later today) the following information:

Orrick Nightglider has 6000 health
As soon as his health drops below 4000, he will summon the three minions to help. This occurs with the hit that drops his health below 4000.
While his health is between 4000 and 2000 - He will interrupt right after ANY attack and cast tower shield. This will occur between players turns so be fore-warned. He does not cast tower shield after a hit as long as his health remains above 4000 or drops below 2000.
Once you drop his health below 2000, he stops casting tower shield, but at this stage, he removes a trap every round. Even if you don't add a new trap or hit him, "Cleanse Ward" is cast, removing any stray traps left on him.
Also, once Orrick's health is below 2000, he will start casting the Earthquakes doing 750 Base Damage (must calculate any resistance to this). Although shields and blades are not removed by this earthquake.
also, if you kill his minions once. and then use quench, the minions bug and he will not summon them again.
If you are talking about the Stomper minions - They will only be summoned once, regardless of what is cast albeit quench or not....


Being prepared made all the difference, in fact, it made it almost too easy. Next time we do it, I think we should go without any TCs to make it more.....interesting.

OK...
Calamity and Galen made our First attempt at a Two Wizard run at the Church of Sado-Christo using NO Treasure Cards. As in the first attempts, Things went very smoothly from level 1 all the way up to level 8. We applied Blades, Traps, Dark Wind and Galen took care of any shielding the MOB's were doing and Calamity used Storm Lord for all 8 of these levels...

On Level 9 - This was a lot tougher than I anticipated since the attacks would not do as much damage without the use of Treasure card Blades... Needless to say our first attempt ended in Failure, but we were OOOHH so close as we Left Orrick with just over 200 health before we were hit with multiple Meteor Storms and Earthquakes two rounds in a row...

I think that we will attempt at least 2 or 3 more runs before we add Treasure Card versions of trained spells into our attempts...

I KNOW 100% that Calamity and Galen can do this and have the utmost Faith in my rule breaking, forever healing and shielding, corner-dwelling partner in crime, and my dearest friend... :p

If you are talking about the Stomper minions - They will only be summoned once, regardless of what is cast albeit quench or not....



not so, as we just killed Orrick's minions, and mostly Orrick in one tempest at which point they were already back again, so we killed them AGAIN, and then I imediately quenched his next summons where they then looked as though they were summoned but were not... Furthermore, my wizard clan and I will go on to comment that we find a new bug every time we venture out to briskbreeze. thanks.

not so, as we just killed Orrick's minions, and mostly Orrick in one tempest at which point they were already back again, so we killed them AGAIN, and then I imediately quenched his next summons where they then looked as though they were summoned but were not... Furthermore, my wizard clan and I will go on to comment that we find a new bug every time we venture out to briskbreeze. thanks.

That is interestng... Orrick is the Wraith on level 9 and the Stompers are the 3 Balance Colossus that get summoned...
In all of the runs that I have made which is probably into the thousands.... I have NEVER had them summoned twice....

The Fire minion that is with Angrus Hallowsoul on level 4, that Minion is repetative and will keep coming back the longer you allow Angrus to stay alive...

I am hoping that Zachary can confirm my observations on this topic.

indeed the quench has nothing to do with it. I see its just the meteor graphic glitch, followed by the fake summons graphic glitch. just bugs perhaps. tho if you're in the fight long enough either boss will summon their minions again. we even just had Orrick do two meteors inna row, an earthquake and to top it off with killing our storm with a pirate, we hadnt even had time to put on shields. I'd say, he has a mind of his own... and he's irritable today.

That is interestng... Orrick is the Wraith on level 9 and the Stompers are the 3 Balance Colossus that get summoned...
In all of the runs that I have made which is probably into the thousands.... I have NEVER had them summoned twice....

The Fire minion that is with Angrus Hallowsoul on level 4, that Minion is repetative and will keep coming back the longer you allow Angrus to stay alive...

I am hoping that Zachary can confirm my observations on this topic.

In all my times doing the tower, I have never seen Orrick summon the minions more than once.

As for the Angrus, I have only seen him summon 3 minions in total. Several times (It has been awhile, so this might have changed), I killed the minions as they were summoned. After the 3rd one was killed, I stacked a big attack and took out Angrus. He has never summoned a 4th. I'll test this again and get back to you.

Hope this helps.

On a side note: Have you wondered what the actual spell the Exploding Exploding Embers are casting?

Well we beguiled him and he hit Angrus. If only we put a fire prism on Angrus...... It did over 2000 damage, even with Angrus's resist to fire.

Check out the picture. Note: This is NOT an edit.

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EDIT: Battled Angrus agian. This time we put a fire prism on him. Check it out. 15000 Damage.

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In all my times doing the tower, I have never seen Orrick summon the minions more than once.

As for the Angrus, I have only seen him summon 3 minions in total. Several times (It has been awhile, so this might have changed), I killed the minions as they were summoned. After the 3rd one was killed, I stacked a big attack and took out Angrus. He has never summoned a 4th. I'll test this again and get back to you.

Hope this helps.

On a side note: Have you wondered what the actual spell the Exploding Exploding Embers are casting?

Well we beguiled him and he hit Angrus. If only we put a fire prism on Angrus...... It did over 2000 damage, even with Angrus's resist to fire.

Check out the picture. Note: This is NOT an edit.

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EDIT: Battled Angrus agian. This time we put a fire prism on him. Check it out. 15000 Damage.

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How did you beguiled him and he hit Angrus? Can you tell me? :prettyplease::prettyplease:

I have been doing the tower on my Ice wizard.

I want to point out that if you put Melt (Ice Dispel) on Orrick, then after you hit him it will prevent him from towering.

This was a thought I had and I had to see if it would work... And it Does!

I believe if you get 4 on him before you start hitting, he will never get the chance to get a tower up, before you get him below 2000 health.

Hope this helps.

How did you beguiled him and he hit Angrus? Can you tell me? :prettyplease::prettyplease:

We had a Death wizard with us.

Nice :happy023:

I have been doing the tower on my Ice wizard.
I want to point out that if you put Melt (Ice Dispel) on Orrick, then after you hit him it will prevent him from towering. This was a thought I had and I had to see if it would work... And it Does!

I believe if you get 4 on him before you start hitting, he will never get the chance to get a tower up, before you get him below 2000 health.

Wow, great idea and find Zachary!! As long as I had been playing my Ice Wizard through the Tower, this NEVER dawned on me to try... Guess everyone has something to learn... :cursing:

Will add this to the first post.

Wow, great idea and find Zachary!! As long as I had been playing my Ice Wizard through the Tower, this NEVER dawned on me to try... Guess everyone has something to learn... :cursing:

Will add this to the first post.

I agree with Christo - great idea Zachary! With a fire wizard laying down Quench spells and an ice wizard casting Melt, you should be able to pretty effectively contain Orrick.

Thanks for the guide :lol2:

With a fire wizard laying down Quench spells and an ice wizard casting Melt, you should be able to pretty effectively contain Orrick.
Ok Andrew...
So my Last tower run included my Ice Wizard and Keira's Fire Wizard... Rather than casting the fire shields that we were casting in previous runs, Keira and I were laying down Quench and Melt on Orrick and lets just say that without all of the interrupts that were now dispelled, (Other the the Minion summoning) this fight is very normal and boring like most of the other floors... Effectively contain??? More like completely Nueter...

With this information, I am really not sure how I will be handling future runs...

With this information, I am really not sure how I will be handling future runs...

My guess is you might be handling the future runs quite easily!:lol2:
One way around making it so easy would be to not use any TC's. Basically, if you have a fire wizard with, have them cast quench. If you don't have a fire wizard, you better cast some shields. Same for an ice wizard. This would make the game plan for each run more contingent on what classes of wizards are on the run.

Of course it's hard to not use these advantages in battle once you know about them.

Oh wow, now I'm glad I didn't get past level 3. I'm used to playing solo, so I died on the third level. Close one.

So Death, Life, and Ice are neccesary. Who's the best fourth school do you guys think?

Oh wow, now I'm glad I didn't get past level 3. I'm used to playing solo, so I died on the third level. Close one.

So Death, Life, and Ice are neccesary. Who's the best fourth school do you guys think?

No specific schools are necessary.

You just have to have wizards that work together.

As Zachary said, no specific school of wizards are necessary to complete this tower. Good teamwork is a must. Reading the first post in this forum is highly recommended if you want to survive. A couple of things will certainly make it more efficient though:

- a wizard who can cast a fairly power AoE spell (storm, fire for example)
- purchase a few quench (and perhaps melt) treasure cards from the bazaar (if you get the booster pack quench cards, it'll cost 1 pip instead of 2)

I'm not sure that anyone has actually solo'd this tower, although I think a necromancer would probably have the best chance of doing it.


Oh wow, now I'm glad I didn't get past level 3. I'm used to playing solo, so I died on the third level. Close one.

So Death, Life, and Ice are neccesary. Who's the best fourth school do you guys think?

As Zachary said, no specific school of wizards are necessary to complete this tower. Good teamwork is a must. Reading the first post in this forum is highly recommended if you want to survive. A couple of things will certainly make it more efficient though:

- a wizard who can cast a fairly power AoE spell (storm, fire for example)
- purchase a few quench (and perhaps melt) treasure cards from the bazaar (if you get the booster pack quench cards, it'll cost 1 pip instead of 2)

I'm not sure that anyone has actually solo'd this tower, although I think a necromancer would probably have the best chance of doing it.
I agree that at least reading through the first post, apply what you will and get all the members of your team on the same page is a must.

I have solo'd this tower to level 8 on My Necromancer...
I need to be able to craft the required cards with my Balance Wizard in order to be able to complete this tower by myself and I am one crafting quest away from doing that...

On my first try, I got the ice ring! it was really good luck! last night was a good one.

Excellent guide!!! ^_^

I can't thank you enough for this useful post. Now, I just need to get to level 50...

Wow, great guide. I think I beat this tower ONE time.

ok, so i just finished this a few days ago and i must say it makes the great spyre seem like unicorn way (and he didnt use tower shields because i did a judgment blow that did over four thousand, yay!)

ok so get this Christo, one of my death friends doesnt have his ring yet, and I havent logged in for some weeks.. so we decided to give old Brisky a spin.

We get all the way through the levels, no bugs, pretty usual by the book stuff. We enter the last floor... there's no Boss or Culpepper, its straight empty!. We got jipped! haha. I wonder if we're even playing the same game?! haha this tower hates me!

*slithers back into her hole

ok so get this Christo, one of my death friends doesnt have his ring yet, and I havent logged in for some weeks.. so we decided to give old Brisky a spin.

We get all the way through the levels, no bugs, pretty usual by the book stuff. We enter the last floor... there's no Boss or Culpepper, its straight empty!. We got jipped! haha. I wonder if we're even playing the same game?! haha this tower hates me!

*slithers back into her hole
There is definately something up with your runs.... You have the stompers appear more than once as well...

Tell me when you plan on running again as I would like to be a prat of that run to see this for myself.. :)

Christo, this guide is the bomb. Whenever someone wants to do the tower with me that has never gone before is questioning me on what to do, I say, do what I say don't ask why, if you want to know why, or get great strategy, read this guide. 7 times still no death ring :(

Nice guide!

On a side note, do you know of anyone that has soloed the tower? My Storm reached Orrick, but never got close to beating him, due to lack of preparation.

~Onion Knight

Nice guide!

On a side note, do you know of anyone that has soloed the tower? My Storm reached Orrick, but never got close to beating him, due to lack of preparation.

~Onion Knight

I know that the originator of this thread (Christo Deathgiver) has tried it a few times (not sure how many). I don't believe he has accomplished this feat yet, but I believe he is getting close! :thumbup1:

I know that the originator of this thread (Christo Deathgiver) has tried it a few times (not sure how many). I don't believe he has accomplished this feat yet, but I believe he is getting close! :thumbup1:

I completed the tower right after it went live, got the ring, and never went back. When I went through, he didn't summon the Stompers. Were they a fairly recent addition?

Nice guide!
On a side note, do you know of anyone that has soloed the tower? My Storm reached Orrick, but never got close to beating him, due to lack of preparation.
~Onion Knight
There have been a couple of people that "Solo'd" the tower with the aid of henchmen (yes plural), but to me that just is not soloing...

To my knowledge - No one has completed the tower alone in it's current incarnation....

I know that the originator of this thread (Christo Deathgiver) has tried it a few times (not sure how many). I don't believe he has accomplished this feat yet, but I believe he is getting close! :thumbup1:

It has been a while since I tried to solo since I need my Balance Wizard to get off his tookas and finish his crafting quests so he can craft the TC's that I need to get to the finish line.... I have made probably 50 attempts to solo all ending somewhere between floor 6 and floor 8...

I have been to level 8 and no farther... Weakness is very hard to get over with out the assistance of special blades and/or others...

I completed the tower right after it went live, got the ring, and never went back. When I went through, he didn't summon the Stompers. Were they a fairly recent addition?
The updates came not too far after it's introduction... maybe 3 weeks, possibly 4 weeks... after the tower was introduced???

There have been a couple of people that "Solo'd" the tower with the aid of henchmen (yes plural), but to me that just is not soloing...

To my knowledge - No one has completed the tower alone in it's current incarnation....



It has been a while since I tried to solo since I need my Balance Wizard to get off his tookas and finish his crafting quests so he can craft the TC's that I need to get to the finish line....

I have been to level 8 and no farther... Weakness is very hard to get over with out the assistance of special blades and/or others...


The updates came not too far after it's introduction... maybe 3 weeks, possibly 4 weeks... after the tower was introduced???
That's kind of like saying, "I soloed the tower with some help from my friends." hahaha

What school are you attempting this with? In my opinion, Storm is the best school for reaching Orrick, but I'm not sure who'd be best for him. I'd say Death, if you're able to Beguile interrupted Meteors into hitting himself and the Stompers. But since I don't have a lot of experience with Beguile or interrupts, I'm not sure this would work.

What is your strategy for Orrick when going solo? I'm interested in trying to solo it myself now.

Thnx Christo....

That's kind of like saying, "I soloed the tower with some help from my friends." hahaha

What school are you attempting this with? In my opinion, Storm is the best school for reaching Orrick, but I'm not sure who'd be best for him. I'd say Death, if you're able to Beguile interrupted Meteors into hitting himself and the Stompers. But since I don't have a lot of experience with Beguile or interrupts, I'm not sure this would work.

What is your strategy for Orrick when going solo? I'm interested in trying to solo it myself now.

I am working my solo attempts on Death. Considering that with only a single prism and a well timed Wraith with the proper buffs and just a round or two more to buff a Scarecrow for the Minions is the best chance to take down Orrick..

But I am a Death Wizard first and foremost... I am sure there are other ideas and plans in place to do what we are attempting...

I am working my solo attempts on Death. Considering that with only a single prism and a well timed Wraith with the proper buffs and just a round or two more to buff a Scarecrow for the Minions is the best chance to take down Orrick..

But I am a Death Wizard first and foremost... I am sure there are other ideas and plans in place to do what we are attempting...
Sounds good. Do you think it's possible to Wraith him down to just above 4,000, and then finish him with another 4,000+ damage Wraith before he gets the chance to summon the Stompers? It would take quite a bit of buffing (and treasure cards), but I think it's possible.

Sounds good. Do you think it's possible to Wraith him down to just above 4,000, and then finish him with another 4,000+ damage Wraith before he gets the chance to summon the Stompers? It would take quite a bit of buffing (and treasure cards), but I think it's possible.

I am not 100%, but I am pretty sure that the minions will appear even if Orrick is killed in 1 round. I believe a couple of times we have two-hit Orrick in 1 round, killing him, and when the round was over, the 3 Stomper Minions still appeared and had to be dealt with.

I am not 100%, but I am pretty sure that the minions will appear even if Orrick is killed in 1 round. I believe a couple of times we have two-hit Orrick in 1 round, killing him, and when the round was over, the 3 Stomper Minions still appeared and had to be dealt with.
That happened to me too.
I am working my solo attempts on Death. Considering that with only a single prism and a well timed Wraith with the proper buffs and just a round or two more to buff a Scarecrow for the Minions is the best chance to take down Orrick..

But I am a Death Wizard first and foremost... I am sure there are other ideas and plans in place to do what we are attempting...
Good luck soloing him... :p

I am not 100%, but I am pretty sure that the minions will appear even if Orrick is killed in 1 round. I believe a couple of times we have two-hit Orrick in 1 round, killing him, and when the round was over, the 3 Stomper Minions still appeared and had to be dealt with.
Even so, 3 Stompers are a lot easier to deal with than 3 Stompers and Orrick. Handing them a few Scarecrows should do them in.

Sounds good. Do you think it's possible to Wraith him down to just above 4,000, and then finish him with another 4,000+ damage Wraith before he gets the chance to summon the Stompers? It would take quite a bit of buffing (and treasure cards), but I think it's possible.

Set up with prism for one-hit kill Orrick will not take too many rounds... maybe 8 - 10 total... That will include 2 rounds that I will need to cast Quench to do away with the Heck hound and Meteor Strike....

I am not 100%, but I am pretty sure that the minions will appear even if Orrick is killed in 1 round. I believe a couple of times we have two-hit Orrick in 1 round, killing him, and when the round was over, the 3 Stomper Minions still appeared and had to be dealt with.
Minions come out regardless if you kill him in one hit or not... 100% sure of this...
Hence the reasoning for waiting for 7 power pips to Wraith then Crow... I will attempt to double up on blades if possible for a stronger Crow...

The 1st and second time i did this tower the stompers didnt come at all.

Wow awesome guide ty a lot!

Wow thats alot of work..... scary.......

Wow nice guide, how long did it take you?

Minions come out regardless if you kill him in one hit or not... 100% sure of this...
Hence the reasoning for waiting for 7 power pips to Wraith then Crow... I will attempt to double up on blades if possible for a stronger Crow...

I stand corrected in this instance... I was with another Mercenary on a two-person run that was also Death... We set up a single hit on Orrick that did about 6800 damage... One hit kill and NO minions....

Would love to hear if anyone else had experienced this...

Wow nice guide, how long did it take you?
Thanks!!
The Guide did not take long to put together, but has always been a work in progress as there are a lot of people that helped out with tidbits of information that was new and/or proven to be incorrect...

Nice guide! I used some strategies for the last room and I successed 2 times! Once with my storm, and another one with my balance! :dance_for_joy:

Thanks for the guide!

Great guide, Christo. I can't wait to take my balance gm through this dungeon. My question is, about how long does it take to do?

I need to figure out if this is a project for an evening or a Sunday. ;-)

Amy

Great guide, Christo. I can't wait to take my balance gm through this dungeon. My question is, about how long does it take to do?

I need to figure out if this is a project for an evening or a Sunday. ;-)

Amy
Amy -
Depends...
The teams that I have been through as fast as 20 minutes...
But can also take about 1 hour...
All this is dependant on the team work...

Hope that helps...

awesome thanks so much!

I stand corrected in this instance... I was with another Mercenary on a two-person run that was also Death... We set up a single hit on Orrick that did about 6800 damage... One hit kill and NO minions....
What did you use to boost the attack, and how many turns would it take to do it with ONE character?

If no minions come out, Orrick is definitely solo-able.

What did you use to boost the attack, and how many turns would it take to do it with ONE character?

If no minions come out, Orrick is definitely solo-able.

I don't think Orrick can be soloed without the use of treasure cards. I am pretty sure Christo used 2-3 blade treasure cards to boost the wraith attack.

Of course by laying down the gauntlet, and stating that Orrick cannot be soloed without the use of treasure cards, I fully expect someone to prove me wrong, and have me eat my words! :335:

What did you use to boost the attack, and how many turns would it take to do it with ONE character?

If no minions come out, Orrick is definitely solo-able.
Here ws the set up....

Death Blade +40%
Spirit Blade +35%
TC Spirit Blade +40%

Death Prism
Spirit Trap +25%
TC Spirit Trap +30%
TC Spirit Trap +35%

I don't think Orrick can be soloed without the use of treasure cards. I am pretty sure Christo used 2-3 blade treasure cards to boost the wraith attack.

Of course by laying down the gauntlet, and stating that Orrick cannot be soloed without the use of treasure cards, I fully expect someone to prove me wrong, and have me eat my words! :335:

I think you could solo without TC's but you would definitely have to train quench...

I think you could solo without TC's but you would definitely have to train quench...

Upon further thought, I am in agreement with you Christo. I guess my brain was thinking about trying to one-hit Orrick without the use of treasure cards when I typed my comment. I can't think of any spell in any wizard class that could provide enough punch to knock out Orrick in one shot without the use of TC's. I already know that my souped up Judgement spell with 4 non-TC blades can only hit for 5,600. And I ran the math on a 14 pip tempest spell with storm blade, tri-blade, darkwind, crown hat blade and pet blade, and it hits in that same mid 5,000 neighborhood. Both are oh so close, but not quite there.

But as for soloing without treasure cards, I am starting to feel that my Storm wiz could solo this tower with no treasure cards. I might have to borrow my balance wizards crown hat that gives an extra balance blade and give it a go!

insted of using dispel i use beguile

OK. Did this dungeon. I was the only one who had read the guide, lol.

We all survived though.

Thanks again for a great guide.

Amy RedGem
Necromancer:dance_for_joy:

But as for soloing without treasure cards, I am starting to feel that my Storm wiz could solo this tower with no treasure cards. I might have to borrow my balance wizards crown hat that gives an extra balance blade and give it a go!
If luck is with you, then yes, storm might have a chance to solo...

The issue I see is that there are just too many Myth mob's that frequently lay down storm shields...

I know that when I run Christo through levels 1-3 & 5-8 he takes a pretty good beating, but recovers with the use of Scarecrow... Storm does not have this benefit and only 3 poitions...

Would love to hear some results if you decide to run this solo with your Storm.. :)

Thx for the guide! ;D

Andrew, you are thinking that you must kill Orrick with one hit.

We can use 2 hits to beat him, but the first hit can't knock him lower than 4,001 health.

You merely have to have the first hit take out around 1,500, then 4,500 damage can easily be done without the use of treasure cards.

I'd say that using no treasure cards would be much more challenging, as you can't use the 1-pip Quench.

~OK

Christo, another thing you might want to update in the guide is that apparently death drain spells (wraith, scarecrow, etc) do NOT trigger a tower shield to appear in the 4000-2000 hp range like all other attacks do. The 2 nights I was in there with you and other M4H people, any death attacks I or others used never resulted in a tower shield appearing after the damage was displayed from the drain hit.

Christo, another thing you might want to update in the guide is that apparently death drain spells (wraith, scarecrow, etc) do NOT trigger a tower shield to appear in the 4000-2000 hp range like all other attacks do. The 2 nights I was in there with you and other M4H people, any death attacks I or others used never resulted in a tower shield appearing after the damage was displayed from the drain hit.

This is a very good point.

Let me point out: Scarecrow, wraith, vampire, and ghoul are not attack spells, they are considered life steal spells.

Only attacks cause a tower to be placed (between 4000 and 2000 health), where as Life steal spells do not.

Hope this helps.

Christo, another thing you might want to update in the guide is that apparently death drain spells (wraith, scarecrow, etc) do NOT trigger a tower shield to appear in the 4000-2000 hp range like all other attacks do. The 2 nights I was in there with you and other M4H people, any death attacks I or others used never resulted in a tower shield appearing after the damage was displayed from the drain hit.

This is a very good point.

Let me point out: Scarecrow, wraith, vampire, and ghoul are not attack spells, they are considered life steal spells.

Only attacks cause a tower to be placed (between 4000 and 2000 health), where as Life steal spells do not.

Hope this helps.

Seth - An excellent observation and why this guide would not be what it is without input from everyone!!!

As always Zachary, your input has been invaluable... Thanks!!

I will be adding this to the 1st post and changing the update date. :)

excellent guide helped me and my friends finish without dying

Thanks very much for this guide! I read it more than once in order to complete this tower. With a lot of help from other people who read this, we completed the quest. Awesome information!

Cool guide, wish I had read this first time i did it even though we survived, I just wonder why the myth ring gives a higher pip percentage than the other school rings.

Just a few more observations.

You start off with the single boss Angrus Hollowsoul, but once you do any damage to this boss, he will summon the Exploding Ember minion. This minion will keep respawning as you do damage to Angrus but fail to kill Angrus.

I don't believe that dealing damage to Angrus has anything to do with the minions being summoned.

I believe he summons the first one on the 4th turn and another every 4 turns after that, until a total of 3 have been summoned, or Angrus is killed.

While his health is between 4000 and 2000 - He will interrupt right after ANY attack and cast tower shield.
...
If a tower shield is cast, these are just great options to have rather than just trying to over power the 50% defense that Tower shield provides.

These tower shields are not normal tower shields.

They are Eye of Bartleby Booster Pack Tower Shields. (60% Defense, not 50%)

Hope this helps.

great guide cant wait until i can go in

Ty for the guide. i really want to do the tower but i am having trouble getting to grandmaster. i have 35000 xp to grand but all of my qusts barely give ny xp. does anybody have any advice?

and also what are mobs and what does m4h mean?

Awesome guide this helped a lot.

After a few runs now, with other wizards and 2 solo attempts I have found that Orrick will cast his Heckhound attack in the 9th and 10th round a meteor in 11 and another Heckhound in 12.We killed him when I was with others before 12. Unfortunately I did not survive solo beyond that. Hope this helps.

I had a fun time doing BriskBreeze tower. It may have been hard but it was one of the best times I've ever had in wizard101.

I liked Briskbreeze; up to Oddrick, lol.



Panglou :cat68: :)

and also what are mobs and what does m4h mean?

Jodo - Here are some answers to your questions:

mobs - This a very common term used to describe your average monster within a Online gaming system like Wizard101. The ones that you find just roaming the streets.. mobs is used similar to the "Angry mobs" of people with torches and pitch forks from some of the more classic horror movies... All of the monsters in the tower except for the bosses (Angrus and Orrick) are considered to be mobs.

m4h - This is an acronym for the help group "Mercenaries for Hire" that can be found in the meet up and help section of W101 Central. This group of wizards offer their assistance to quests that you are finding a little tougher to complete on your own. It is a free service that is only available to W101 Central members all that we ask is that you schedule you mission with as much notice as posssible. You can find a link to the Mercenaries for Hire thread in my signature.

Jodo - Here are some answers to your questions:

Mobs - This a very common term used to describe your average monster within a Online gaming system like Wizard101. The ones that you find just roaming the streets.. mobs is used similar to the "Angry mobs" of people with torches and pitch forks from some of the more classic horror movies... All of the monsters in the tower except for the bosses (Angrus and Orrick) are considered to be mobs.

M4h - This is an acronym for the help group "Mercenaries for Hire" that can be found in the meet up and help section of W101 Central. This group of wizards offer their assistance to quests that you are finding a little tougher to complete on your own. It is a free service that is only available to W101 Central members all that we ask is that you schedule you mission with as much notice as posssible. You can find a link to the Mercenaries for Hire thread in my signature.
Thanks for the explanations, people will find these useful! :)

thx for sharing this guide

Great guide. Thanks for letting us know! :001_smile:

I just looked at this to see what the tower things looked like but if I could do the tower this would be helpful

Thank you!!

Very Good, Very Long, Very Detailed, Very Good Thread :)

ugh, believe it or not i lost to him once before i was so upset >.<"

Excellent Guide! Looking forward to running this now that I know specific info about Orrick.

I'm gonna have this guide open the next time I go through there.

Nice job.

Found how to beat Orrick in five-six turns.

Need two necromancers:
Death Blade, Spirit Blade, Death Prism, Spirit Trap

both use all of the above, so the boss will have two death prisms and two spirit traps. the very next turn, both necromancers use Wraith (for 2390 damage regular Wraith, 2748 damage pet/robe Wraith). Then whoever's next ON THE NEXT TURN has hopefully buffed themselves fully, and uses their Attack All Enemies spell (Storm Lord and Frost Giant work best, but Earthquake, Power Nova, and Dragon all work too) to finish off the boss and the Stompers.

Guaranteed to finish him off quick, with minimal chance of dying.

This is probably a stupid question but how do I get into the tower? Am Ice Grandmaster but do I need to find a quest/complete something else first?

Thanks!

This is probably a stupid question but how do I get into the tower? Am Ice Grandmaster but do I need to find a quest/complete something else first?

Thanks!

If you are a grandmaster, then all you need to do is see Sgt. Muldoon in Olde Towne outside of the Bazaar. He will start you on your way.
-Aura*

i wish i could go in but i dont have a grand yet

Great guide. :):cool2::score010:

there is one cheat that isnt in this guide and it is by argus. after a couple of rounds a weakness will apear on thw person inthe sun spot or the person who is attacking the most. i have only seen this happen once in each battle. and i have been in 2 battles with him. both times i got the weakness lol

there is also one more thing i have expeirenced in this tower that is in the guide but said wrong. for the tower shield orrick casts life steal spells do activate. when i got to orrick on my first try i used a scarcrow on him to kill the stompers and the tower shield did activate. the only reason i used scarecrow is that i had the wrong deck and this deck had no prisms or wraiths.

*Note* - Multiple Attack spells like Orthrus, Minotaur, Hydra, etc will trigger a tower shield for each attack (2 Tower shields for Orthrus and Minotaur and 3 Tower shields for Hydra, etc..). Would recommend that these attacks not be used unless it is a final shot.

Just did a quick run with a few friends. The myth girl did an orthrus attack and apparently, the second tower shield didn't appear when the second head attacked. Instead, it appeared AFTER it was done. Therefore, this note has just been proven wrong.

thx for this awesome guide christo!

Just did a quick run with a few friends. The myth girl did an orthrus attack and apparently, the second tower shield didn't appear when the second head attacked. Instead, it appeared AFTER it was done. Therefore, this note has just been proven wrong.

Was his health still above 4000 when the first head attacked?

Is so then he would not shield after the first attack.

Orrick does not tower until his health drops below 4000.

Hope this helps.

Actually his health was around 3000, still during the phase in which if you attack, he will put a tower shield.

I haven't gotten around to doing the tower
I've heard so many horror stories about it
But this guide gives me hope i guess.
I'm gonna try and get a group together.

greaT! i think its great

LEVEL 7
There are green and blue wisps in this next room, if you can grab all of the blue wisps first the green wisps will turn into Blue wisps. You can then move on to the next level with out fighting any MOBs. (Thank you Zachary FireDust)

If you should happen to grab any of the green wisps, these guys appear.


Christo - I have been meaning to mention this to you. Twice now when I have done this Tower, when the group hit Level 7, all of the blue wisps were taken, leaving only green ones left. But the green wisps never turned blue, and the gate to Level 8 never opened, forcing the team to grab a green wisp and fight the Mobs.

I am not sure if maybe the group is grabbing the blue wisps too quickly, or maybe grabbing them in a sequence that is causing a glitch to occur that halts the process of the greens turning blue or what. Just figured it was worth mentioning to see if any of the other Tower Trollers have had this happen.

Beautifully done. :clapping:Thank you

Is there any same kind of tower in game for lvl 50? We did this one and the soldier in the end sais something about Krokotopia.

Thank you! I just did this today, We made to the fourth level and died :( but also the life and Balance WOULDN'T STOP FIGHTING :mad: