DM Tribute Run Tips 3/3

Here comes the last part of the Tribute run tips.

Once you enter the door, follow the corridor till you come to a bunch of mobs. This is probably the toughest bunch of ogres you'l face as there are 3 ogres. Usually it will consist of 2 reavers and a warlock + minion. The strategy we normally use is to crowd control one reaver and everyone focuses on the warlock while the tank tanks the other reaver while the minion is banished.

Once done, you'll see Guard Krom'krush at the end of the corridor which leads to a open amphitheatre where the king is waiting. Put on your ogre suit and try to avoid the temptation to /dance. Talk to the Guard and he'll get angry at Fengus and run off.

Once he's gone, advance about 2/3 of the way to the end of the corridor. There will be a bunch of ogres you have to kill on the right. Usually at least one of them has the ability to fear that's why you stay back in the corridor. Pull the two ogres back to you and kill them.

Advance to where the ogres were (near a fire). There will be a pat of 3 dogs that comes around. Wait for the pat to get to an area where you can safely pull them without aggroing anything else and kill them.

After that, stay near the fire and pull the group of 6 or 7 dogs in front of you. What I recommend is for the mage or warlock to shield themselves and AOE the dogs. The warrior has to keep a lookout for the AOE'er's health bar. Once it drops to around 60%, immediately use challenging shout to get the dogs to focus on you for 6 seconds. That time is usually enough for the AOE to kill the remaining dogs. If you don't do that, you can say goodbye to the poor squishie.

From there, run up to the amphitheatre where the king and observer await. The strategy here is to get something to offtank the observer (you do NOT want to kill him) while the warrior tanks the king. It is important to distance the observer from the king or he'll heal him. Do not tank the king too far to the edge of the outer edge of the amphitheatre as the king has a knockback. There are spectral mobs around the edge that can aggro if that happens.

Once the king is dead, the observer will stop fighting and you will be crowned the new king. Talk to Mizzle to get your king buff so nothing attacks you. After that, just wait for the tribute to be delivered.

If you have a good group, you can do it in about 45 minutes. The rewards are quite good as there are usually at least 4 guaranteed blues at the end (2 off the king and 2 from the coffer).

After that, just run out of the instance, talking to all the Guards along the way to collect buffs. These buffs last for 2 hours so they are very good.

All-in-all, the tribute run is very worth running imho. For the initial outlay of mats to make the ogre suit and trap which cost around 2g at most, you're getting a lot back.