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NOTE: This page is a work in progress; currently no "official" Velious-era Solo Artist Challenge exists.

The solo artist challenge is a self-enforced "competition" by players at the highest level to determine which of the most challenging mobs on the server can be soloed (and/or duoed or trioed). To see a list (or add yourself to the list) of previous challenge winners, see the Solo Artist Challenge Hall of Fame.

The original Solo Artist Challenge was started in this forum thread by Loraen (and there is a wiki version too: Solo Artist Challenge (Kunark Era)), but a new version which incorporates Velious is now being worked on. A copy of the Kunark-era challenge is included below to serve as a starting point for the Velious-era challenge. Please feel free to edit it, so long as you are being respectful of the conversation here

Solo Artist Challenge (Old Kunark Era/Velious Era in Progress)

Rules

Note: these rules were originally inspired by Ploktor's thread, then created by Loraen to revive a version from the Vesica Dei message boards (originally called the 'The Real Enchanter Epic'). They have been further updated as time has progressed.

Below is a list of the 50+ named mobs in the game which could potentially be soloable or duoable, ranked in order of difficulty and sorted into six tiers. The ranking includes both the difficulty of the named mob itself and an adjustment for the number of guards, which is why Howling Stones is so much harder than Sebilis.

The categories, in descending order of awesomeness:

[S+] -> Soloed with no consumable items and self buffs only

[S] -> Soloed with no consumable items but moderate use of outside buffs OR no outside buffs with moderate use of consumable items

[S-] -> Soloed with many outside high level buffs or excessive usage of consumable items

[S*] -> Soloed with use of strong item clickies (Puppet Strings or multiple clicks of any strong item, or single Soulfire click with outside buffs)

[S with pull help] -> Soloed with pull help (or pre-nerf invis pulled); can use same 4 tiers as above for each type of pull-assisted kill

[D+] -> Duoed with no consumable items and self buffs only

[D] -> Duoed with no consumable items but moderate use of outside buffs OR no outside buffs with moderate use of consumable items

[D-] -> Duoed with many outside high level buffs or excessive usage of consumable items

[D*] -> Duoed with use of strong item clickies (Puppet Strings or multiple clicks of any strong item, or single Soulfire click with outside buffs)

[D with pull help] -> Duoed with pull help (or pre-nerf invis pulled); can use same same 4 tiers as above for each type of pull-assisted kill

[T] -> Trioed

"Clickies", Buffs, and Pull Help

Puppet Strings

Puppet Strings

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Charges: 10
Effect: Allure (Any Slot, Casting Time: 3.0)
WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Donal's Chestplate of Mourning

Donal's Chestplate of Mourning

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: CHEST
AC: 40
DEX: +12 WIS: +12 AGI: +12 MANA: +80
Effect: Complete Heal (Must Equip, Casting Time: 30.0) at Level 45
WT: 10.0 Size: LARGE
Class: CLR
Race: ALL except IKS

Manastone

Manastone

MAGIC ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Effect: Mana Convert (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
Class: CLR DRU BRD SHM NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

SoulFire

SoulFire

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 5
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 45
DMG: 23
STR: +7 WIS: +7
Effect: Complete Heal (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
WT: 5.0 Size: LARGE
Class: PAL
Race: HUM ERU HIE HEF DWF HFL GNM

Reaper of the Dead

Reaper of the Dead

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: PRIMARY
Charges: 1
Skill: 2H Slashing Atk Delay: 40
DMG: 12
STR: +4
Effect: Complete Heal (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
WT: 13.0 Size: LARGE
Class: SHD
Race: HUM ERU DEF TRL OGR GNM IKS

Wooly Spider Silk Net

Wooly Spider Silk Net

MAGIC ITEM
Charges: 3
Effect: Ensnaring Roots (Any Slot, Casting Time: 1.5 seconds)
WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

Moderate use of consumables should equate to being less powerful than healing your character's full max HP. More than 2 high level buffs exceeds the threshold of what is considered "moderate use" of outside buffs.

Invis pulling used to be broken on p99 and is considered equivalent to "pull help" for those who used it at that time. Some pull help may be used for the normal ranks of certain Plane of Sky mobs and encounters of that nature, mainly because those might be impossible otherwise. Use common sense regarding the amount of help you can get from other players and still consider it a solo kill. In general the idea is that you could zone in and kill the mob on your own.

Ranks

To complete a rank, you must kill 50% of the named on that rank, and that 50% must include names from all major areas (i.e. soloing the Sebilis Crypt itself does not make you a Solo Master, you have to do HS South too). Completion of prior ranks is not required. Solo kills will result in the title of of 'Solo Disciple/Master/Grandmaster'; likewise with duos. Killing everything on the list from Grandmaster on down will result in the title of 'Legend'. Achieving a solo rank implies the previous duo rank, since they are the same mobs (a Solo Master is automatically a Duo Disciple, since they could achieve the same results while powerleveling some noob).

Artists will be sorted by maximum solo/duo score, secondary solo/duo score, and time of achievement. If you feel like you have met the requirements for a rank or you have killed a god-tier mob, post it on the forums to be added to the wiki page (formerly Loraen/Sakuragi/Dramor was tracking it). Screenshots and videos are highly encouraged but not required; it's still cool to read verified field reports of epic fights.

The List

Warmup

• the froglok king [48 paladin, Ruins of Old Guk]

• Frenzied pox scarab [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

• Froglok ostiary [50 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

• The Golem Master [50 Warrior, Howling Stones North]

• Sentient Bile [50 Warrior, Howling Stones North]

• A crypt wurm [50 Warrior, Howling Stones North]

• The Spectre Sepulcher [50 Monk, Howling Stones North]

Solo Disciple: any 7

• Gangrenous Scarab [51 Warrior, Sebilis]

• Knight of Sathir [51 Warrior, Karnors]

• Construct of Sathir [52 Shadowknight, Karnors]

• A Drolvarg warlord [53 Warrior, Karnors]Loramin

• A necrosis scarab [53 Warrior, Sebilis]Loramin

• Crypt Caretaker [53 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]

• Estrella of Gloomwater [51 Druid, Kedge]

• The Crypt Keeper [50 Necromancer, HS North]

• Froglok Pickler [52 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

• Froggy [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]

• Froglok armorer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]

• Froglok Armsman [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar, by: Enchanter (Loraen)]

• Froglok Chef [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar, by: Enchanter (Loraen)]

• Froglok Repairer [52 Warrior, Sebilis Chef/Bar]

• Gruplinort [53 Wizard, Sebilis Disco]

• Corrupted Seahorse [53 Cleric, Kedge Keep] (Proposed)
  • This guy CH's, nukes, and summons, plus he has to be fought underwater in an area with limited corners nearby

Solo Master/Duo Disciple: any 8 including at least one each from HS South and Sebilis Crypt

• Froglok commander [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

• Brogg [55 Warrior, Sebilis Disco]

• Baron Yosig [55 Warrior, Sebilis Crypt]Loramin

• Arch Duke Iatol [55 Shadowknight, Sebilis Crypt]>Loramin

• blood of chottal [55 Monk, Sebilis Crypt]

• Harbinger Freglor [55 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]Loramin

• Hierophant Prime Grekal [55 Shaman, Sebilis Crypt]Loramin

• the Skeleton Sepulcher [50 Warrior, HS South]

• a Crypt Spectre [50 Shadowknight, HS South]

• Efreeti Lord Djarn [50 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]

• Slizik the Mighty [54 Warrior, The Hole]

• Skeletal Procurator [52 Shadowknight, HS West]

• The Crypt Feaster [52 Warrior, HS South]

• Embalming Fluid [52 Warrior, HS South]

• The Spectre Spiritualist [53 Monk, HS South]

• Priest Bjek/Priest Grenk/Priest Delar [56 Cleric, zone The Wakening Land (Proposed)

• Fearable lvl 52 WW dragons(Yeldema, Myga, Yal, Honvar, Gangel, Gafala, Atpaev?) [52 Varies, Western Wastes] (Proposed)

• Bulthar Heardleader 52, Warrior, Cobalt Scar (Proposed)

Solo Grandmaster/Duo Master: any 6 including one L56+ and one from HS East

• King Tranix [52 Shadowknight, Nagafen's Lair]

• Magi Rokyl [52 Wizard, Nagafen's Lair]

• Warlord Skarlon [53 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]

• A black reaver [51 Warrior, City of Mist]

• A cliff golem [58 Warrior, The Overthere]

• The Crypt Excavator [54 Warrior, HS East]

• Reanimated Plaguebone [54 Warrior, HS East]

• Mortiferous Protector [54 Warrior, HS East]

• a Howling Spectre [54 Monk, HS East]

• Drusella Sathir [55 Necromancer, HS East]

• The Undertaker Lord [56 Shadowknight, HS East]

• Dartain the Lost [55 Necromancer, The Hole]

• Ayillish [57 Warrior, Western Wastes]

• Esorpa of the Ring/Entariz [level ? class ?, zone ?] (Proposed)

• an icy servant [55 Warrior, Siren's Grotto] (Proposed)

• Gkrean Prophet of Tallon] [58 Cleric, Kael Drakkel] (Proposed)

• Kerdelb/Kerd [58 Warrior, Velketor's Labyrinth] (Proposed)

• Bledrek/Bled [level 58 Warrior, Velketor's Labyrinth] (Proposed)

Solo God Mode/Duo Grandmaster: any 5

• Neh'Ashiir [54 Enchanter, City of Mist]

• Myconid Spore King [56 Paladin, Sebilis Catacombs]

• Fright/Dread/Terror [55 Warrior, Plane of Fear]

• Phinigel Autropos [53 Wizard, Kedge]

• Protector of Sky [55 Rogue, Plane of Sky]

• Emperor Chottal [60 Necromancer, Sebilis Crypt]

• sebilite protector [60 Warrior, Sebilis Catacombs]

• Tolapumj [60 Enchanter, Sebilis Catacombs]

• Lord Rak'Ashiir [54 Wizard, City of Mist]

• Korocust [61 Warrior, Chardok]

• Zordakalicus Ragefire [54 Warrior, Nagafen's Lair]

• Lodizal [60 Warrior, Iceclad Ocean] (Proposed)

• Keldor Dek`Torek [65 Wizard, Kael Drakkel] (Proposed)

• Lithiniath [64 Enchanter, Plane of Mischief] (Proposed)

• Bristlebane Puppet [55 Warrior, Plane of Mischief] (Proposed)

• a "+6 dragon" (Karkona, Ionat, Draazak, Derasinal) [level ? class ?, Western Wastes] (Proposed)

• a guardian wurm [60 Warrior, Skyfire Mountains] (Proposed)

• Khelkar Icepaw [59 Rogue, Velketor's Labyrinth] (Proposed)

Duo God Mode: any 5

• a dracoliche [53 Warrior, Plane of Fear]

• Maestro of Rancor [53 Warrior, Plane of Hate]

• Ixiblat Fer [61 Warrior, Burning Woods]

• Queen Velazul Di`zok [62 Shaman, Chardok, by: Cleric (Liia)]

• Overking Bathezid [63 Cleric, Chardok]

• Prince Selrach Di'zok [61 Warrior, Chardok]

• General V`ghera [65 Shadowknight, Kithicor Forest by: Cleric (Liia)]

• Gorgalosk [60 Warrior, Plane of Sky]

• Noble Dojorn [60 Paladin, Plane of Sky]

• The Spiroc Guardian [60 Shaman, Plane of Sky]

• Kelorek`Dar [65 Warrior, Cobalt Scar] (Proposed)

• Brother Zephyl|Brother Qwinn [62 Monk, Rathe Mountains and South Karana respectively] (Proposed)

• Neb [66 Warrior,Dragon Necropolis] (Proposed)

For any Sky mob, you are allowed infinite Wizard ports which do not count against your player total

Group God Mode (Six Players)

• Derakor the Vindicator (Proposed)

• Faydedar (Proposed)

• Gorenaire (Proposed)

• Severilous (Proposed)

• Talendor (Proposed)

• Innoruuk (Proposed)

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