Question - SK Swarming...how do you do this?

[lostangelintx]

Seriously,
I bought my SK from Sym. Makes a fantastic tank when I don't feel like running the warrior.
I keep hearing about swarming. It sounds fun. Where do you do this? What skills/aa's/equipment do I need?
Remember I am dumb.


Thanks

 

[eqmule]

What's your sk level?

You need your 2.0 epic and the Mortal Coil AA

on level 85 with 2k aa about 60k hp and 7k ac, I did fortress mechanotus, ground floor mostly zone side since mobs on other side summon/have massive hp (the cog marauders)

before that I swarmed in pof...
I been in mech guard, but didn't like it, too many floors/doors

As for how its done, basically to get the hang of it, pull a few mobs like 10 or so.
Click epic, and start fighting them, every time one of them dies you have a chance for mortal coil to proc...
if it does you are golden cause u will be healed faster than they can kill you...
and that's basically how it works... when u get good at it, u can do 100-150 mobs in each pull...

 

[wbb007]

Take a look at this site. There is a ton of info on how to swarm. I need to warn you though these guys flame hard when you ask about swarming because there is so much info on the site on the topic. They are sick of answering same-old same-old.
http://www.evilgamer.net/forums/

 

[beastdaddy]

This is what your looking for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBb6RiRGQY&feature=player_embedded On a side note finding the place to swarm is the key. Mech guard works. But, there is better.

 

[lostangelintx]

What's your sk level?

You need your 2.0 epic and the Mortal Coil AA

on level 85 with 2k aa about 60k hp and 7k ac, I did fortress mechanotus, ground floor mostly zone side since mobs on other side summon/have massive hp (the cog marauders)

before that I swarmed in pof...
I been in mech guard, but didn't like it, too many floors/doors

As for how its done, basically to get the hang of it, pull a few mobs like 10 or so.
Click epic, and start fighting them, every time one of them dies you have a chance for mortal coil to proc...
if it does you are golden cause u will be healed faster than they can kill you...
and that's basically how it works... when u get good at it, u can do 100-150 mobs in each pull...

LVL 100 Troll
64312 HP unbuffed
6563 AC unbuffed
Mortal Coil 12/12
Epic 2.0
2506 AA spend

Also have Dragorn War Mask, if that helps?

 

[eqmule]

well you are in a difficult position then, to few aa to swarm in kaesora, and fort mech is to low level for you, someone here might perhaps have some suggestion for where u can go to get 5k+ aa, then u can do kaesora... or you could try it I guess, but it seems to me like you should have 9-10k ac or something on level 100, perhaps with buffs? AC is the key... I did notice that druid superthorns help as well, at least in fort mech, don't know if its enough to get faster kills in higher level zones, but it helped there...

 

[etherealmist]

How many AAs do you need for kaesora?

 

[Teichou]

http://www.redguides.com/community/showthread.php/25045-Shadowknight-Swarm-Assist

 

[aligwilliams]

i use this when i swarm comes in handy for MC procs and turns attack on every mob for you .
i pull the swarm. if i havent got MC proc first i click epic. then i click my hotkey to start this macro

Lowesthp.mac v1.0 by Maskoi 04/08/2012

Sub Main

    /declare MyTargetID int outer 0
    /echo Lowesthp.mac v1.0 by Maskoi 
    :top
        /call LowestHPMob 30
        /call Combat
    /goto :top

Sub LowestHPMob(int CountRadius)
    /declare MobCount int local 0
    /declare i int local
    /declare LowestHPs int local 101
    /declare LowestHPsID int local 0
    /squelch /alert clear 1
    /varset MobCount ${SpawnCount[npc targetable los radius ${CountRadius} zradius 30]}
    /if (${MobCount}==0) {
        /Echo All Mobs Dead - Ending Macro
        /end
    }
    /if (${MobCount}>=1) {
        /for i 1 to ${MobCount}
            /target npc radius ${CountRadius} zradius 30 noalert 1
            /if (${Target.PctHPs} < ${LowestHPs}) {
                 /varset LowestHPs ${Target.PctHPs}
                 /varset LowestHPsID ${Target.ID}
            }
            /squelch /alert add 1 id ${Target.ID}
        /next i 
    }
    /varset MyTargetID ${LowestHPsID}
/return 

Sub Combat

    /if (!${MyTargetID}) /return
    :KillTarget
        /if (${Target.ID}!=${MyTargetID}) {
            /target id ${MyTargetID}
            /delay 10 ${Target.ID}==${MyTargetID}
        }
        | /killthis command Requires MQ2Melee 
        /if (!${Me.Combat}) /killthis
        /delay 5
        /if (${Spawn[${MyTargetID}].Type.Equal[Corpse]} || !${Spawn[${MyTargetID}].ID}) {
            /varset MyTargetID 0
            /return
        }
    /goto :KillTarget
        
/return

 

[g_kinz]

is there a way to combine the lowest hp mac with swarm assist mac? also how can i turn off the mq2combat where he runs after the mob. im trying to stay tucked away and mq2melee wants to walk me into the middle

 

[Oadno]

Effective Swarming is quite an AA investment. At 100 the "normal" places you where you learn to swarm are gonne be green and gray (no MC proc). I typically start in the inner mines of Vergalid. Move from there to Fort Mech or Gyrospire beza. From there to Zeka (although casters can be a pain) to SoD tier 3+ zones, etc... The key to effective swarming is doing enough dmg via riposte to keep yourself healed. Epic 2.0 is a must have, as is Maxed Visage of death (making sure you can generate the initial MC proc before epic wears off), complete all your riposte AAs, and a good Dmg primary. If you can do it sans a shield then a 2hander is great, but that depends a lot on your gear. If you have a box cleric, the Shining Rampart line makes things a lot easier to ease into until you get the timing down. Personally I don't swarm much once I hit 100 unless I'm PLing alts or farming tradeskill stuff, but that may just be me. Never have used the lowest HP mac above, but I will certainly give it a try, thanks for posting it.