====== Hunting Guide — Mihey ======

//Category: Guide//

//Tips on hunting efficiently in the Kingdom of Drakkar, covering lair hunts, skilling, experience, coining, and safety. Written by Mihey of PHNX Guild.//

===== Lair Hunts =====

  * **Always gather intelligence** on a lair before you attempt to hunt it, especially the first time
  * Don't attempt to solo eaters unless you are well prepared and can survive at least two prones
  * With a party, make sure you can survive at least a good prone — otherwise you're just another DP to recover
  * **Always IH the lair** (remove all IHs) before the lair crit reaches 1/3 health, or it will use an IH to heal
  * You can IH a lair crit on purpose (give it an IH) to gain more skill
  * Bring appropriate gear for specific lairs (enmiss protection for Tarak, Chipper & Slith; NO dancers on Slith hunt)
  * Set a twig as close to non-twiggable lairs as possible in case you node out
  * **Zerking barbs:** If the lair crit disappears from screen, DON'T press anything — you'll target a party member. Wait for it to reappear.

===== Skilling Tips =====

  * Keep your trainer fully paid ("happy")
  * Pay larger amounts at once rather than small amounts frequently
  * **Killing easy, numerous crits gives better skill** than harder, scarce ones — if you can 1-2 shot crits, you kill more in the time it takes to kill one hard one
  * Hally users: skill where you can use 2-step or 4-step "dance" tactics — avoid melee damage
  * Same applies to ranged users (bow, crossbow, mentalist, healer) — avoid melee
  * For melee weapons: wear best defense or skill in easier places
  * **Thief skilling:** Steal from N-1 or N-3.5 crits with trainer paid to reach skill 12 easily. Don't steal from players.
  * **Ment/Healer skilling:** Form disciplines on blue-tagged NPCs (like your trainer) repeatedly. Good for lower skill levels.
  * N-3.5 ghost is good skill up to 8; Ogre Chief up to 12
  * Aleria is good for skill above 11
  * Partying with a thief boosts your skill (as long as the thief uses backstab, steal, etc.)

===== Experience Gathering =====

  * **Mentalists** gain exp fast by forming area effect disciplines (fireball, firebreath) in big zoos of easy crits — Yeti+1, N-4, N-5
  * Partying with such a ment gives a nice portion of their exp
  * **Healers** have 1-hex area effect discs — gather a zoo, then blast. Stronger than ment's but costs more EP
  * **MA** can sweep zoos — don't stand on their hex!
  * Other classes can only kill 1 crit per round (except pally with multistrike later)
  * Aleria is very good for exp (Bowlers Cave is an "exp factory")
  * Just hunt — don't sit in SF too long

===== Coining Tips =====

  * Mentalists and thieves get Transmute — turn floor items into coins
  * Hunt places and gather all coins, gems, and valuables to sell in stores
  * Faster hunting = more coins
  * Succor twigs speed up coining greatly
  * Hunt easier crits for faster kills and more income
  * Consider skipping coins and grabbing gems only — come back for coins after. Surprisingly faster.
  * Don't search corpses — let them decay and grab what you find (saves trip time)
  * Too many coins = encumbered = fight poorly (doesn't affect psionic disciplines)
  * Aleria is very good for coining

===== Safety =====

  * **Shield saves lives.** Always keep a spare in locker.
  * Greathelm has combat stun protection — don't underestimate it
  * Dancers are lifesavers if stunned (requires level 15)
  * Hally/bow/ment/healer users can kite — keep moving and hitting pursuing crits
  * In stun-danger areas (stunners, healers, harpies): bring Prot Stun (PS twigs from Maeling or PS ammy from Mummy King quest)
  * **Wear proper gear** for each area: fire prot for M-3, ice gear for ice plains, raks for prisons, enmiss robe for Fatepools
  * **NEVER forget to set a twig to Nork** — twigs are lifesavers
  * If a place is too hard, hunt somewhere easier. Don't force it.
  * Get intel on new areas from experienced players before going
  * Hunt in parties with friends. Bring a healer to CC you, and someone with a CC scroll to CC the healer.

===== See Also =====
  * [[guides:skilling_guide|Skilling Guide (ASH)]]
  * [[guides:lair_tactics|Lair Boss Tactics]]
  * [[guides:nork_hunt_guide|Nork Hunt Guide]]
  * [[guides:start|All Guides]]

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