a griffon  

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I'm level 31 and recently started hunting NK to see what there is to see. Other than getting maimed by the Silver Griffon and GrimFeather, there isn't much -- except these guys.

When I first saw one of these formidable creatures on track I strayed far away. Eventually I found one that conned yellow to me and kited it to death. After meditating until I was FOM, I decided to become a little more daring -- that yellow griffon went down too easilly for my tastes.

I proceeded to hunt down a griffon with tracking. Once I saw it on the screen (I realized my tracking was getting good when the closest one was halfway across the zone) I cast ensnare, ran off, cast a DoT, ran off, nuked, ran off, etc. until I went OOM. At this point, I waited for the DoT to get him down to 20pct whilst med-kiting him (running almost out of range and meditating, then running off again, etc. for those of you who don't know about that tactic yet) until he finally turned around and, being snared, couldn't run off, so I nuked him with what I'd medded up on and proceeded to hit him with my 1hs until he died.

It took a long time, but the xp and loot was worth it -- a pearl that I sold for 15pp to a vendor.


Deosil Widdershins
31 Druid, Bristlebane

Good pets, I went to EK to pick up some silk for my tailoring skill was lvl 40 at the time and saw a griffon on track instead of avoiding it or killing it, I charmed it, SoWed it and then off we went, killed everything in sight, got 6 stacks of silk and killed a few hill giants in the process, only had to recharm 4 times each time lasted over 5-8mins if he breaks charm, root him then recharm, then cancel magic the Root, if the cancel magic removes the sow or the charm just recast cause he will still be rooted.

Griffs bite. Literally. Once with my 29 BST, I was waiting for NK spires to go up to Nexus when BOOM, a Griff comes outta nowhere and starts kickin the eqip off everyone. Some ppl (Me too) retreated to the guard bridge. Oddly, the guards didnt aggro. 3 ppl died b4 griff flew away. But the second the griff began to go, the spires went up.


Next griffon I see, he'll have a great suprise.... hehe.... : pulls out a large Goranga Spiked Club

these things are super weak fer the lvl lol. Ppl bitch how griffons are undercons. no. want to fight an undercon? Go to Holloshade Moor and fight Gorehorn lol no joke when i fought him witha lvl 40 ranger who was passin through the zone. It took me down to 2 bubs of hp and the ranger down to 3 bubs. if it was just me i would prolly have died. BTW he conned light blue to th ranger and i was 37 and he conned db.....so that may say something of an undercon lol.

OR

Go fight coteries. LOL mthey con DB to me at 40 and can kick 3 HG's a$$ in one fight lol. Ok maybe not 3 but about 3 coterie vamps could easly destory 4 or 5 HG's. They can flurry and have a 200dmg Lifetap with the ability to cast invis on there selves along with the fact that they hit fer 80ish and have DoT's. They are super nasty, when going in to TM pls be safe all....

I am a 47 chanter. I went looking for this guy to get the eye from him. I kill a couple of them with on DD then I found one that almost killed me 3 times. I would cast my 528 DD spell on him. and by the time I could cast mez he would hit through rune4, and beat me down to like nothing. I would suggest for any casters to take along a druid when doing the crafted quest. Snare and sow would be great aswell as track is almost a must. Good Luck

Just an fyi was in NK yesturday with a friend of mine who's a level 44 druid and we ran into a griffon that con'd blue to him. So the levels seem to very. And for those melee classes that actually have to stand toe to toe with them, they were hitting me for about 94 max (I was level 12)

My 2nd griffon that I killed today, 1st one was black in ek, the 2nd one was yellow.. put up a good fight, lots of resists.... Just tried to snare, dot, and slow, and pray that I could make it to zone if need be... dropped griffon eye, lambent stone, and a feather... it was a good fight... much harder than it was fighting a yellow griffinne when I was lower levels... 33 druid, soon to be 34 unless I die.

I was roaming around NK the other day on the TM server looking for a port when I saw a griffon flying by. The thing coned blue and since I needed griffon feathers for a focus item (I'm a magician) I decided to summon up an earth pet and take it on. Well I was pretty close to beating the thing, and would have had I been at full mana instead of 60%. But this isn't really the point, the point is it coned blue and I'm level 37 so I think there is an error in info this site gives, maybe it will help someone better evaluted there chances of taking one of these on.

Ok,
I dont expect many to believe this, but I really dont care. Anyone who doubts is welcome to send me a Tell on Xegony and I'll prove it (Gutto is char name). Here's some advice for a fellow druid. I'm level 34 right now and hunting in NK. Last night I soled 2 Griffons and 1 Griffene all with 4 bulbs of mana. Thats 2 blue bars in about 8 - 10 minutes. Sure I had to med back up after which is another 12 minutes. My wisdom is about 185. Basically soling I can get a yellow bub an hour. Druids get knocked on a lot but after this I dont see how anyone can dispute their power. Teleports, Heals for 300, Nukes for 250, DoT for 300, Sow, Harmony and I melee for 35dmg. Heh...my druid took down a yellow, white, and blue on one cycle of mana and never took a hit. Hmmm....those are the facts...Druids rock!! Of course I play a different character when I group though b/c most dont appreciate them. I have 3 accounts and all three accounts have almost ever slot taken. The Druid by far has been the best playing character I have. At least in terms of over all power and being well rounded. A group is a different story. But then I think they are good for that too.

Just my thoughts

Rabid griffons,griffenes,and grifawns spawn now because of the plauge.

I started to solo these at lvl 32, I just snared... DoTed, then feared. And hit it with DD's... Really easy for a red. Fear kiting on animals is real easy for a druid. Sometimes I would cast Imm and CC in beginning... its your choice easy and good exp.

Griffons: snare and drones, run and med. Repeat drones. No fuss, no mess. 5 min. later "You gain experience!"

Max griff levels is 37 no 40+ unless there's a named one

I have seen many Griffons in EC will they drop the eye too?

I hunted griffons for a while to get the griffon eye. I was level 30 and compared to some of the things I have fought, the damage these do seemed relatively low. I had my druid friend with me to track, and also fear these. They seemed to be about level 33-34 (in north karanas anyway), as our level 29 friend was also able to cast on it.
After killing about 10 of these, I found an eye.

I think we might be mistaken here?
I thought that Griffons where lvl 40+ and Griffins where around 33 - 37? I killed a Griffin that was yellow to me at 35. The HG lvl's sound right though.

Yep, Griffons are hostile. Also be careful when fighting them as other Griffons (and sometimes Griffennes) will jump in to assist.

Lvl 35 Druid. Use Snare, DOT, Fear. Med and repeat till dead. Lots of Repeat