Dealing with an early N9 E9 Niefel Giant rush

[djo]

I was that Lanka. My palankas were w9n6e4, if I recall. I tried to swarm with reanimated undead while punching through with palankas, but it didn't work. The same Niefel Jarls that bless the giants also spam Banish quite effectively.

[Nounours]

And with a bunch of death mages to cast raise dead/raise skeletons ? He will banish some of your undead, but if you keep summoning more and more, won't you eventually overwhelm him ?

[K]

Originally Posted by djo

I was that Lanka. My palankas were w9n6e4, if I recall. I tried to swarm with reanimated undead while punching through with palankas, but it didn't work. The same Niefel Jarls that bless the giants also spam Banish quite effectively.

Two questions:

1. Did you pick Heat 3 and let him come to you (fighting him in your Heat 3)?

2. Did you spam Summon Imps to redirect Banishes?

I play Lanka quite a bit and prefer the W9/N9 bless. Beserking is too much of an advantage to not get even if it fatigues you out, and once you can Wooden Warriors/Mass Protection up Asrapas you don't worry about fatigue ever again.

[chrispedersen]

Originally Posted by djo

I was that Lanka. My palankas were w9n6e4, if I recall. I tried to swarm with reanimated undead while punching through with palankas, but it didn't work. The same Niefel Jarls that bless the giants also spam Banish quite effectively.

This is why lanka should play an F9W9n4-6 bless. That extra 6 fire ap from the fire blessing just rocks against niefle - fire susceptible, if you recall.