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  •   Report  Quote Reply Sort of soloable
    Score 1.9     Vote: [-] [+] by Bogsie, 1.6 years ago
    Last edit: 1.6 years ago
    If you have trouble finding a group, you can complete this quest on your own by dragging a Clefthoof to one of them friendly Sha'tar Vindicators in the southwestern parts of the Bone Wastes before killing it. Chances are that, after you use your fumper to summon the big bone worm, they'll run in and help you out.

    I'd recommend you don't loot your Clefthoof right away, as they seem to despawn fairly quickly after being looted.
    •   Report  Quote Reply sdffs
      Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by sdfsdgfdgdfgdfg, 1.6 years ago
      Its tricky to get the guards to attack, pretty sure they have to be attacked and the boss doesn't have an AoE effect by the looks of it. But anyway I died the worm killed the guard then killed me again, guess its doable like this but expect a repair bill getting it right.
      •   Report  Quote Reply The worm dies after two minutes
        Score 0.87     Vote: [-] [+] by ratfox, 28.2 days ago
        and if you are hiding inside of the ramp to Auchindoun, behind the corner, it can't attack or follow you. Then it dies after two  minutes and you can loot him.

        This is NOT a glitch, but yet one more tribute to Dune.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 17     Vote: [-] [+] by warfall, 1.2 years ago
      Last edit: 1.2 years ago
      Actually, I accidentally learned to solo it with virtually any class....and was able to repeat it on an alt.

      1) Try to get him to spawn as close as possible to the ramp that leads down to the center circle of Auch.

      2) Hit him a couple times and then make your way towards that ramp. Make sure to stop and smack him a few times on the way if it is a long ways.

      3) Once at the ramp, run down it and around the corner (out of line of sight). After a few seconds the mob just dies on his own and you can go loot him.



      - I found this out because I was on my main and was standing right beside the ramp....I got low on health and ran down the ramp and barely around the corner so i could bandage. Before i finished bandaging, the critter just died and i was like woohoo!
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 1.5     Vote: [-] [+] by Mr.Redneck256, 1.2 years ago
        Confirmed.. took longer then a few seconds though, I waited for a minute.. then he just died :D
        •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
          Score 0.35     Vote: [-] [+] by joshreyn1012, 6.1 months ago
          WOW i found out that all you have to do is pull hiim to the ramp you dont even have to run out of sight and just sit there and fight him til he dies. It wasnt working for me when i was getting him down to 93% health and running to the ramp so you do have to hit him a little more but i was actually fighting him where you guys were saying to run out of range and pull him and he did die after i got him down to 50%ish health


                    <70 Prot Warrior> Ysera

          P.S. my dps sucked as prot when i fought him so i am sure anyone can do the same to dps him down and just leave him there or you can fight him until he dies just spam shield block ( =
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 1.4     Vote: [-] [+] by engiwar, 1.2 years ago
        Fantastic, after 1.5-2min he just dies! confirmed! it works! this baby can't warp next to you because of the walls :D so he just keeps bugging!
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by Valkyrix, 1.2 years ago
        this really works. just make sure you give him a few hits to keep aggro and to loot the worm, of course.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.45     Vote: [-] [+] by minesveiperei, 1.2 years ago
        what amazes me most of all is that it actually works. tnx alot m8 4 helpim me xD. solod it as 65 hunter. couldnt have made it without the help thats 4 sure. thank u so much.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.31     Vote: [-] [+] by ThaLunatik, 1.1 years ago
        Thank you for this piece of advice. I believe at 65 I may have been able to solo this thing as I am Druid, but there was no need to put up a fight when he dies in moments with the above mentioned tactic.

        I ran him over to the outter wall where there was an archway with rocks out in front of it, and he just stood at the rocks and then magically died 4 seconds later.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 1.5     Vote: [-] [+] by Neverent2, 1.0 year ago
        Lol wow, I just did this.  You bring a cleft hoof as close to auch as you can (keeping it in the bone valley place) and kill it.  Summon huge worm, hit him a couple times to make him mad, and run into auch, around the corner, to break line of sight.

        He apparently can't come into auch, and just sits on the other side of the wall, angry.  In about a minute... he just dies.  Big angry heart attack or something.

        Nice find man!  Could not find help for this quest... now I got my dagger lol.


        Be careful though, try to get behind the wall asap.  His poison does 2200 damage, and his melee is nothing to laugh at either.  But as long as you can make it to the other side of the wall... you're gold.
        •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
          Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by anguscornfed, 6.6 months ago
          AWESOME POST!! I think i hit him maybe ONCE (with an arrow, lol) He dies on his own, just had to stay around the corner to avoid the poison spit. THANK YOU THOTTBOT
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 1.0     Vote: [-] [+] by kixxer, 1.0 year ago
        Just did this on my druid, worked fine but did have to do it 6 times before the elite came up. He hits hard so stay away from him or your dead solo, he does stop at the top  of the ramp and just around the corner is out of his attack area so there you are safe.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.79     Vote: [-] [+] by MageGwynedd, 11.8 months ago
        I've found this only works if you do a decent amount of damage. Just running around the corner isn't going to do it. Pop out and hit him a few times with ranged and then go back and bandage if needed. It's really easy to get him down to about 50% in the two minutes without getting hit much.

        As a 65 hunter alt, I just sent in my pet, healed him, fired a few rounds, and brought back to the safety of the corner when he was getting low on health. I waited until he was all healed up and sent him back in.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by kaleldickerson, 10.0 months ago
        I tried the hide around the corner trick twice and both times it died but was couldn't be looted.
        •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
          Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by faendril, 7.7 months ago
          u have to get him to about %75 first b4 it works it works as of 2.3 did it on my warlock alt easily and my rogue main 5-6 months ago =D
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by ashaniel, 9.8 months ago
        totally worked! i was not sure it would but it was so awesome thx much for the info!  : )
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 4.3     Vote: [-] [+] by liquid118, 8.8 months ago
        Last edit: 7.5 months ago
        Does work :) Got very bored and made a video;

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSweOVQrDX4

        Still works for 2.3

        Pop out every now and then and shoot him, then you'll be able to loot :D
        •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
          Score 0.36     Vote: [-] [+] by fazarstorm, 6.3 months ago
          Yup, still works as of Feb. 14/08. Kited a clefthoof from the derelict caravan to an Auch entrance ramp as a prot pally with SoL/JoL and being unarmed, then summoned the worm, ran around the  corner, got a couple hits in with Avenger's Shield (did about 2% of his total health in damage), and waited for him to die. Worked like a charm.
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.54     Vote: [-] [+] by Helock, 7.7 months ago
        Ok, i tried this quite a few times and it still didnt work.

        1.i killed the clefthoof and summoned the big bone worm dropped a few dots on it (im lock) and sacrificed my voidwalker so i didnt get killed.

        2. i ran down the ramp and behind the wall and stayed there until the big worm died

        3. it was dead but i couldnt loot it :(
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by ichim, 7.2 months ago
        Last edit: 7.2 months ago
        confirmed,
        did it as a 65 mage, i brought him down to 75% and waited for him to die...only thing is he gave 181 exp, but i'm sure it's not a problem since it saves a lot of time.
        ps: i looted him, i think the catch is to keep yourself as his target
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by hydranl, 6.8 months ago
        Confirmed! Thnx for the tip
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.63     Vote: [-] [+] by Cernunnas <War and Honor>, 5.6 months ago
        OMG!!!!! march 8th 2008 and they havent fixed this yet!!! i just killed him this way hahaha
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 0.67     Vote: [-] [+] by houdeny, 1.6 months ago
        yep just did it it works great but if you are a mage you have to get him close to the ramp or you are screwed.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by assisien, 11.2 months ago
      If this was a but, I think they fixed it.  I called the elite 66 worm, whacked it a few times and ran around the corner.  the worm died after about a minute but I could not loot it.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Exploits
      Score 0.00     Vote: [-] [+] by tangara45, 9.7 months ago
      I am posting this up top so it gets your attention.  The whole run out of LoS trick is an exploit, and no longer works.  Yes the worm dies, but no you cannot loot it.  Bummer:(
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Exploits
        Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by ViralVD, 9.6 months ago
        It does still work, I did it 07/11/2007. Like someone else mentioned you have to do some damage, I did about 15-20%
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by Droodsie, 8.9 months ago
      I tryed the carting off to the npc but they killed it and i didnt even get any xp let alone a drop.. in the end i did it solo.. Got him to about 80% then backed off to put a heal on and deal with some mobs i picked up... then curiously... the worm just died.. not sure if i've missed something but hey... turned out to be a lot easier than i thought it was going to be.
      Good luck
      Did this on my 65 Druid (feral)
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by Faragon79, 8.5 months ago
      Soloed (in the conventional way)as a 69 pally...sort of tough, needed a mana potion, and to be ready with the heals. Keep pressure on him cause the poison is a lot worse than the melee...got him down to about 50% and then he just died, so don't worry if your not doing enough damage, just stay alive!
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 0.54     Vote: [-] [+] by Firesash, 8.3 months ago
      Works in 2.3.1.
      Did it on my rogue, took 2 clefthoofs, I hit sprint and got around the corner with 200 health, went out of combat, ate, and I'd go in and out of combat every once in a while, ran out and shot him, even when I went out of combat his health didn't regenerate, had him at 98%, he died after about a minute.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Just did this really easy.
      Score 0.54     Vote: [-] [+] by holdonaggro, 7.8 months ago
      Just 2 manned this with 65 balance druid and 65 fire mage(me). I turned combustion on and started nuking pyro/fireball/fireblast/scorch/scorch repeat.. while druid kept me healed. Used a mana gem.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 0.55     Vote: [-] [+] by rolfmako, 7.1 months ago
      thanks dude that worked out great, and got worn on first pop.
    •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
      Score 1.4     Vote: [-] [+] by yourmumsface, 4.9 months ago
      still works 2.4
      •   Report  Quote Reply Re: Sort of soloable
        Score 2.6     Vote: [-] [+] by Igetownedinjuniorjeopardy <Lolcats>, 1.7 months ago
        Am I the only one that thinks that Bone Worms and Organs might be a little dirty? ;0
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