Charred Guardian Shield  

 

The MB model has a nasty knockback spell that will knock you into the lava. I haven't found a reliable way out of the lava yet, so I would advise levitate if possible. Even back to the wall tactics don't eliminate the possibility of winding up in the lava. Levitate works flawlessly though.

Just been camping this mob on the Combine server (28/09/06). There is a 20 mins spawn time and it is the wanderer, it spawns in the pick and bucket room. I set up camp just across and to the left of the first bridge after that room in a small niche. Very easy camp, spawned on the third kill. Mob wanders between bucket and castle courtyard.

I went to Sol A about 10PM and EXG was camped. Came back around midnight, no one else in zone. I set up at the room with the pick and bucket, up the path from the courtyard. There is one wandering mob that goes back and forth between the courtyard and this bucket room. I just kept killing the wandering mob. First 3 were regular clockwork type models. The next 2 were clockwork spiders. The next 1 was the EXG model, which resisted every spell I cast, and I was using my main to get the item for my alt cleric, and my main is a 52 pally. Could not root it, stun it, etc. Just have to melee it. I was hoping to root it because when it got low on health I didn't want it wandering off into the lava or training all the other gnomies on me. 20 greenies adds up to a lot of damage heh. However, the other gnomies didn't aggro at all, just stood and watched, probably with horror, as I keeled their EXG model.

The EXG dropped the Charred Guardian Breastplate. Ack, that's not what I wanted, was after the shield. But hey, bonus, a decent item to sell in EC. Looking at this site, I saw they are priced about the same, the shield and BP. Anyway...So after 2 hours I was thinking I was going to have to wait another 2 for the EXG to respawn and hopefully it'd have the shield this time.

On the very next pop, it was the EXG model AGAIN. I was amazed. This time it had the shield. She (it's a she) obviously was equipping it so you could tell she had it. Woo-hoo.

So, the actual spawn point is somewhere inbetween the courtyard and the bucket room. It doesn't matter, just hang out somewhere along that path between the two. It wanders back and forth. The wanderer is sometimes a clockwork spider, a regular gnomie clockwork, and then apparently at random intervals, the EXG model.

I have noticed an Ability of the CGS that is not Listed on the Shield.
The CGS acts as A Light Source! Though I am not sure if it is equal to a GLS, it is pretty Close. After I discovered this, my druid stopped carrying a GLS and to carry another Backpack.

Maybe some of you other CGS owners, might want to test to see if the CGS acts as a light Source. Access tunnels to RV, SFG or BB are easy places to test it as a light source.

Teaddar Travelfar
52th level Druid
Tunare Server

This was actually the easiest camp I have done so far. Once you get into Sol, get to area 9 (goto eqatlas.com to get map). This is the place where it is SUPPOSE to spawn. It actually spawns up the path from the gate of the castle. My friend and I camped it for 2.5 hours 3 nights ago and we each got a shield. Not sure if it has a PH, but we wacked 4 cycles worth of "Pops". The area to camp is very safe, has a bucket and pick in the corner. Keep in mind, this mob is magic resistant. Seems only DMG shields worked against it. SO .. have a healer and slug it out. Estimated spawn time 1 - 2 hours (not sure when we first got there) but we only saw 2, and both had shield. Good hunting

Clerics can wear armor, and are thus designed to have a higher ACs from equipment. Clerics should use the CGS.

Druids are outdoors kind of people. AC isn't as much of an issue since you shouldn't be getting hit. Druids should use the ToV.

The +10 MANA makes up for the loss of AC.

WTF? How mature. Hope ya get grounded by you mommy and daddy.

ummmm, WTF is with the price, either someone screwed with the price thing, or this is one big joke...

Just a question. I saw someone mention that the CGS is better than the ToV, sans weight. Is this true? I'm just wondering. I was given a CGS for giving an Elf a Bind. Do I keep it, ot continue and Quest for the ToV? Any sugestions are certainly welcome. :)

I was looking to buy one of these on the Povar server, and have seen 2 offered at 1kpp...could this be true? Are they still worth THAT much? Everywhere else I've seen, they're much lower than that...am I crazy for not wanting to pay that much for this item, or is this the new going rate?

Just got done with a 2 hour camp of the exg, specifically for the shield (which we decided our druid would get). I had been told about a 15 minute spawn rate for the ph and the exg which seems about right, but, is 2 hours camp about right for the exg to spawn? Or is it completely random in nature? It feels right to me cause last time i was here for the shield, it was around 2 hours to get him to spawn (once we figured out what he had to kill to make him spawn). I am just curious if this about right or not. thanks

Kathugga Wintersheart, 35 warrior, Druzzil Ro

someone actually did give me this item. they wanted to sell it but i had almost no coin. i was willin to trade most of my stuff (read crap) to get it. the other player, who is hella nice guy didnt want any of it, an just up an gave it to me. I have had several ppl i dont know give me stuff, without me asking. it just goes to show there are some nice ppl on pvp. Dont get me wrong, i dont like annoying ppl who beg, but when i get high lvl i will definately give away items like this to ppl who need them-- esp when i got them for free. An unexpected act like this can make someones day, and that good vibe should be passed along when possible. And to the person laughing, obviously nobody has done anything nice for you--wonder why that is. What goes around, comes around, and its not all about items and plat, spend 10 mins showing sombody around a city, or give a pathetic newb a free tp and bind, because you know they will never make it on their own. It seems to me there are three types of players, those who are willing to help others whenever they can, those who only mooch help whenever they can, and those who never help anybody. You need to ask yourself, which group do you want to be in, and remember you live with the rep you earn.

Anyone on Xegony selling one of these? Give one of the following chars a tell if you are:

Zanwer
Zanbarr
Zandoc

The Real prob with this shield is the awful smell.

It smells like rancid cat puke.

Should I give up my testament of Vanear wis10 mana10 for this ac?

I bought mine in Fp for about 150pp..got lucky i guess but its great for me and ill be keeping it for awhile...lol

Rarain-11 Cleric of Rodcet Nife
saryrn server