The Minotaur Smasher  

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Information:
Level:100
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Money
Quest Items:
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Era:Rain of Fear
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Thu Nov 29 10:11:07 2012
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
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This is a solo task that begins with a Halfling named Crazy Verken (map) in the Valley of King Xorbb. He's found at -1600, -570, 100 (just west of the zone-in).

Pre-Requisites:
- Level 85
- No tasks

You say, 'Hail, Crazy Verken'

Crazy Verken throws his hands in the air and grins like a halfling child digging into a stolen pie. 'It'll be magnificent! The Minotaur Smasher will stride across this valley, bashing to bits even the biggest bullies! Then all of Norrath will know the might of Rivervale's [alchemy]!'

You say, 'What alchemy?'

Crazy Verken says 'All I need is some clay from creatures that live near the river, some crystals from the creatures in the mines and underground chambers, and flesh from magical creatures. But I don't want just any old ingredients: They must be taken from creatures at the peak of their power, at the pinnacle of their prime. They must be enhanced with this [solution].'

You say, 'What solution?'

Crazy Verken says 'Never mind what's in it. Just think of it as a performance augmentation, meant to prepare the ingredients within the bodies of potential donors. Just douse the body with the solution when you have weakened its health, making it more susceptible to augmentation. Then harvest my ingredients and feed it to my golem! Will you [do] such things for me? Will you help me kill those minotaurs and bring glory to Rivervale?'

You say, 'I will do it'

Crazy Verken says 'You are magnificent! And the Minotaur Smasher will be magnificent! Take the solution and perform magnificently!'

You receive "Animated Solution".

You have been assigned the task 'The Minotaur Smasher'.

Crazy Verken has asked you to bring him materials to help him construct his Minotaur Smasher. Verken gave you the Animated Solution to apply to enemies that you have sufficiently weakened. This will prime their bodies to produce material suitable to Verken's golem.



Loot 10 Animated Clay 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

Loot 10 Animated Crystal 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

Loot 10 Animated Flesh 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

For the clay, you'll need to fight muddites and elementals. For the crystal, you'll need golems and crystal hydras. For the flesh, you'll need evil eyes and mephits.

With each mob you fight, DPS it to at least 30%, then click the solution. This changes it into an "augmented" mob (which also gives it an AE spell attack). Kill the augmented mob, which has a good chance of dropping the items needed.

Feed the Minotaur Smasher Animated Clay 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

Feed the Minotaur Smasher Animated Crystal 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

Feed the Minotaur Smasher Animated Flesh 0/10 (Valley of King Xorbb)

Note: If the Minotaur Smasher is fed enough times, it becomes active...

Speak with Crazy Verken 0/1 (Valley of King Xorbb)


Rewards:
225 platinum
Experience (3 AAs)
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Minotaur Smasher - WHAT MOBS ?
# Jan 31 2024 at 2:33 PM Rating: Default
Animated Solution
HYDRA
Mobs work s on - Lifeshard Hydra - No ***
Starcraft Hydra ---- YES
Crystalfear Hydra - YES

GOLEM
Terror Golem ------No ***
Shardcraft Golem - YES
Crystalfear Golem -YES

EVIL EYE
Omnifocus Eye --- YES
Vigilant Eye -------- YES
Magician's EYE -- YES

THIS MAY NOT BE COMPLETE LIST BUT, SHOULD HELP

3 AA for 30 mobs
# Nov 01 2022 at 9:41 AM Rating: Excellent
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So, maybe this isn't bad if you're doing it for one character but if you're trying to do this quest for a group of people, have fun. 30 kills per person. You could spend 4 hours doing this for a group of 6 people.
Great INFO !!!
# Mar 04 2021 at 11:07 AM Rating: Default
Once again so many brilliant scholars, sages, etc. ALL who don't have a clue.
If you follow what they say, you will never complete this task !


1 - DO NOT use the required mob list on this quest site as the quest is messed up because, sometimes the Animated Solution will work and sometimes it won't,
especially on the Muddites.

2 - Only the Muddites are above ground, and they are almost always in the western part of the zone mostly near water.
- BE AWARE, the solution does NOT work on a lot of listed mobs, and works on Muddites NOT listed.

3 - ALL other mobs need are BELOW GROUND in the TUNNELS.
- Tunnel Entrance - is FAR NE Corner of map, Loc. 1574, -1595, 167( not map coordinates actual loc. on map do not input into map without changing!
- Cave shown on map WILL BE GREEN on map.
- NOTE: from the green cave area on map you can also enter the BURGANDY( RED/BROWN) cave area which also has the mobs you need.
- You may have to camp the caves, and respawn time is about 15/20 minutes but I had no problem because I went thru the cave area going in and on
the way out, I got what ever mobs I still needed.
- DO NOT go into the Sewers there are NO mobs for this quest there!!!

4 - BE SURE you CHECK ALL MOBS by right clicking the Solution Bottle you got when requesting the quest, especially if fighting multiple mobs because you WILL
want to CLICK on them before they die and when they are UNDER 30% HEALTH !!
When you right click to check a mob you will get a message:
- "can't use on this mob"
- "mob not low enough health to use"
- " you left drops ,on the mob"
the quotes are not completely accurate....


Total time to do quest with PROPER and USEFUL info about 1 hour for a LVL 115 Ranger.

Hydras
# Apr 01 2013 at 6:00 AM Rating: Excellent
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No effect on lifeshard hydras. Hydras & golems near Krystal King work fine.
Mephits
# Apr 01 2013 at 6:27 AM Rating: Excellent
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No effect on nullmind mephit either.
Mephits
# Jun 20 2013 at 11:19 AM Rating: Good
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Will work on neosplint mephits

Villin-BB
Clayborn Muddite should work
# Apr 01 2013 at 3:27 AM Rating: Excellent
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I did the Animated Clay 0/10 update yesterday evening before logging and can confirm a clayborn muddite should work now.
Clayborn Muddite should work
# Oct 20 2015 at 9:41 AM Rating: Good
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odd. doesnt work for me 2 years later. maybe some do some dont?
always drops from (augmented)
# Feb 23 2013 at 8:24 PM Rating: Decent
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Always drops when the mob becomes (augmented).
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not wokring
# Jan 28 2013 at 10:18 AM Rating: Decent
the mobs it doesnt work on are all ph mobs to named
muddites
# Dec 18 2012 at 10:57 AM Rating: Decent
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i do not know if it is a bug or not but working on this quest this morning. I kept getting the message You cannot use this item on this target when i tried to click the solution on a clayborn muddite. But it seems to work fine on the elementals and the a creekbottom muddite
muddites
# Feb 10 2013 at 7:41 PM Rating: Good
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Seems like the mobs which are PH for named don't count for credit.
muddites
# Jan 14 2013 at 8:27 PM Rating: Good
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There are some mobs that the Animated Solution does not work on.
These are two I know of that do not work for this task:
a core elemental
a nullmind mephit
muddites
# Dec 18 2012 at 10:57 AM Rating: Decent
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i do not know if it is a bug or not but working on this quest this morning. I kept getting the message You cannot use this item on this target when i tried to click the solution on a clayborn muddite. But it seems to work fine on the elementals and the a creekbottom muddite
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