a snow cougar  

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In Zeixshi-Kar's Awakening: These can be found roaming the eastern half of the zone as well as the far northwest.

Category: EverQuest
This page last modified 2013-02-26 23:15:14.

Minimum Level: 27
Maximum Level: 31
Expansion: Scars of Velious
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Root Dot
# Nov 28 2001 at 1:40 AM Rating: Default
Well, I can take two on at once with the snare/root and double dotting it... it's like snare,root one, then snare root the other, then dot them both... seems to be working fine for me, my root hardly ever gets resisted and I only have to cast it no more than twice on a single couger until it's dead....

Just to let you other druids know... and I'm lvl 33 BTW
Soloed at 30
# Nov 16 2001 at 6:37 PM Rating: Default
soloed at 30........not hard for a 35 shaman
Solo at 35 gewd!
# Nov 12 2001 at 10:17 PM Rating: Default
I am a 35 sk soloing these cougs. Good exp and easy killing can kill 3 then med and kill. I got 4 earrings in about 100 kills. I am almost out of hell then i will go solo in CC and E WAstes.
Soloed at 26
# Nov 07 2001 at 9:39 AM Rating: Default
I am a 26 druid and I can solo these with out much trouble, snare DD till dead.
Solo
# Oct 29 2001 at 5:22 AM Rating: Default
Ive been soloing them since lvl 29 now comming up on 32. (Druid) The way I found to do it is to first pick one off safly with a nuke the run like the clappers sowed and then stop and root. If root doesnt work, mele it and nuke again, as soon as nuke hits root again. You may find that you will lose 50% of ya hp this way but it always seems to work. then once its rooted its back off and just nuke away. It does seem once their HP has been knocked down a bit they resist less
RE: Solo
# Nov 27 2001 at 5:51 PM Rating: Default
That is incorrect. Hp has no standing on resists. This method is a waste of HP and mana for the subsequentially needed heals.
RE: Solo
# Dec 13 2001 at 7:27 PM Rating: Decent
<rant>

I've always hated this agrument about mana efficiency. If looking at a strictly mana/kill ratio this is true. However EQ doesn't work that way, there is always a third factor in this argument: Time. If you look at a mana/time/kill ratio, it turns out that snare/dd is more efficient soloing than root/dot. A classic example was a test I did on Highland Kobolds in Stonebrunt back at 25. On equal /con kobolds, snare/dd resulted in a 1 minute kill with 4 minutes to med which totaled to 5 minutes of game time per kill. Turns out root/dot resulted in a 3 minute kill with a 4 minute med for a 7 minute kill. A pretty clear advantage for snare/dd I'd say. Not to mention that snare/dd resulted in NO loss of life, thus not requiring any mana for healing as opposed to root/dot which resulted in the inevitable resists and whatnot resulting in mana spent to heal.

</rant>

The thing is that the advantage actually switches off in these spells between snare/dd and root/dot depending on what you hunt and what your level/spell selection is.

-Amneth

RE: Solo
# Dec 17 2001 at 11:49 AM Rating: Default
If you factor in the fact that you can med while root/DoT killing it can men less med time or none if root holds for the duration. However if roots break fast or get resisted it mens more mana. My preference is the snare 2-4 and AOE kite. Though there is obviously more risk this wy it is more exp for the same mana( usually all of it. Example: 5 minute kite to kill the things and 5to med to full VS. Use 3 bubs mana to kill one, med one bub kill another med to full. Result: first way gives 2-4 kills (depends on how daring you are) for all your mana VS. 2 kills for all your mana. At worst it's an even result if you take more than 2 AOE kiting is just plain superior. However when it comes to high resist mobs it's all different rules.
Just my 2 cp
Bard Soloing
# Oct 21 2001 at 11:19 AM Rating: Default
First off, I am not a twink so I had to get creative to solo these guys at lvl 34. Fear kiting is a greatthing till the adds come up and chase you off your kill. Being able to run, lev, chain and fear I came up with a way to pull solo mobs to fear kite safely. Agro one cougar, lev and run to a deserted iceberg (good one to the north) and fear kite once it comes over. Mobs will chase through water but rarely run away through it. If they do make it to the water, they will come back when fear breaks and you can finish them off. With only 841 HP's at lvl 34 and the cougars hitting for ove 100 per double attack and having the resists they do, this is a good way to do it. It isn't quad kiting but if you want to do that mny, get in a group.
Necro Solo lvl
# Oct 18 2001 at 4:03 PM Rating: Decent
What lvl should i(Iksar Necromancer) start to solo these big kitties? Was thing when i get to lvl 24 or something but not entierly sure about it. Any help would be great.
RE: Necro Solo lvl
# Nov 15 2001 at 9:53 PM Rating: Good
At level 24, all cougars will still /con red to you. You would have next to no chance to solo even one cougar, much less solo them with any consistancy. More than 50% of your spells would be resisted, fear would be frequently broken almost instantly if you even get it to stick, and the 24 pet would get creamed in melee between fear attempts.

In addition, at level 24, with the exception of Shock of Poison, you will still be using spells that you got at levels 12 and 16. No new DoTs at 24. Even if they aren't resisted, Heat Blood, Engulfing Darkness, Heart Flutter, and Leech don't do enough damage to take down a cougar. Darkness, Heat Blood, and Leech are all upgraded at level 29, so it's probably better to play it safe between 24-29.

You really won't be able to solo them until around level 30, though they will be tough fights until you get to 34. Resists will be a problem at level 30, and the level 29 pet can't tank these things very well. At 34 you get an improved pet, invoke fear (much improved fear), and Venom of the Snake, and that makes these things MUCH easier to kill.


RE: Necro Solo lvl
# Oct 20 2001 at 1:30 PM Rating: Default
I wouldn't these felines have a HUGE aggro radius... very easy to get several adds
ranger soloing
# Oct 17 2001 at 2:40 PM Rating: Default
its so ez for rangers and druids here ijust use panic animal and snare thoes things cant doverywellwhen theygoin 2miles anhour and not attacking u i jsut pull snare panic then chase and recast panic about ever 9sec or soif udo i t right u cando it with only useing 1/4 hp bub and 1/4 mana bub. for the record i am a human ranger so i take hits a bit better then the woodies but i have crap wis (87) so its prity ez i started doing this at lvl 32 and i got to 34 in two days only playing about 2and ahalf hours aday its like Plvling hehe.(for the record i am prity well set up i amnot a twink i just get alot of goodtrades got rygrr BM and mith arms legs and a WS and a beserker sword. =D so too all the other rangers once uhit 31 get out there =D
can a lvl druid solo
# Oct 11 2001 at 7:44 PM Rating: Default
you should have no problem soloing cougars when my druid was 34 i was quad kiting cougars =p
RE: can a lvl druid solo
# Nov 20 2001 at 2:10 AM Rating: Decent
Quad kiting works, but not always. It's easy to have 6 or 7 of these on you in a hurry. Keep gate memmed.
monkee madness
# Oct 05 2001 at 8:36 PM Rating: Default
I'm a level 36 monk with a wu stick and i can solo these things like they were out of style
Can a 30 druid solo
# Oct 05 2001 at 7:18 AM Rating: Default
I highly doubt it.

I am a 34 level Druid with 185 WIS. I tried one of these bad boys a couple days ago and got the snot beat out of me. Resisted the first 4 roots and my initial ensnare. I had one bubble of life left when my fifth root work, I gated.
RE: Can a 30 druid solo
# Nov 09 2001 at 5:57 AM Rating: Decent
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER ROOT, unless in extreme measures as a druid, or in a group. Snare, Fear, DoT, beat up. I learned early on, root takes up too much mana, and usually breaks before i am done casting or never lasts long enough. I have been using this method for gods no how long and i hardly ever have to run.
31 pally
# Sep 24 2001 at 3:54 PM Rating: Decent
Ive just started Soloing these things just out by the Bridge to IC and getting half a blue if not more for killing one blue con' cougar
:)
At 31...
# Sep 21 2001 at 5:10 PM Rating: Default
I'm a 29 druid now and gonna be hitting 30 soon in OT, probably hanging around there till 31 (it's easier going through hell in a group, oyu have folks to talk to so it's far less boring).

At 31 i'd LIKE to try and go solo one of these. my question is can that be done? I mean what about adds? If a snow couger i fear runs past another one, will the 2nd add on to me or will he not care?

Just curius.
RE: At 31...
# Oct 04 2001 at 9:48 AM Rating: Default
Im a ranger. started withthese at 36 pulling with bow, and casting snare. Pull them almos all the way to the shore by the igloos and fear them. At your level Id get a partner but then again you druids have all those nifty dots and nukes. Just some general info... I went from 36 to 39 quickly there, almost never died, got 5 earrings so far,satormfeather will pop if you spend enough time there. Midnight pops there also but is much tougher than the other cougars. overall, its a nice camp if youre patient and could pay off big when all is done.

Morffeeus,
39 ranger, Vallon Zek
Snow Cougar Skin
# Sep 11 2001 at 9:48 AM Rating: Default
I looted a Snow Cougar Skin, one which is a lore, no drop. Cannot find any information on this item, can anyone help?
Cougars for Necros
# Sep 04 2001 at 7:01 PM Rating: Good
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I came to Velious early, at level 31. While I had fun killing giants and wolves in GD, the xp was awful, so (at the demand of my RL pal) I ran to the Iceclad Igloos for some cougar killing.

First of all; cougars are MONKS. There's a whooole lotta damage coming out of those paws, and you must be sure to stay out of their short melee range. Second; they're really quite fast. Buy a potion or bum a SoW.

I camped out near the igloos, looking uphill to the 3 spawn. If you are going to Fearkite, this is a fine spot to pull to; the pathing runs them along the shore.

I began by grouping. Your pre-34 DoTs are unsuitable for solo killing, best to Heart Flutter from behind a meat shield, then DD to taste. Also keep an eye peeled for druids - their Fear Animal spell has an excellent duration, and between their melee and your pet, the cougars don't stand much of a chance. Be sure to Darkness them, or have the druid Snare.

Eventually, you'll see these two lines:

you have gained experience!
Welcome to Level 34!

Now you will truly own these cougar sluts. Your new best friends; Venom of the Snake, Dooming Darkness, and Root. No need for a groupie anymore, unless you're lonely, or a safety freak.

I spent two levels using the following tactic; pull with Dark, run like hell, Boil Blood, more running, Venom of the Snake, the last of the running, Root, back out of casting range, med up. I like to get the VoS in there before Root - unused to the Root spell, I did not realize that IT IS BROKEN BY DD! Venom of the Snake opens with a weak 40 dam DD, and that'll break your Root more often that not.

I have no idea why I did it this way. Enthralled with Root, I suppose :P A much better tactic is reverse kiting the buggers; pull with Dark, VoS, send the pet, Invoke Fear. Just be sure to get within xp range when it dies - they'll typically be down to 20% HP when your Fear breaks.

The loot is pisspoor, but you're here for the xp. LQ pelts are common, MQ and HQ uncommon, Bloodstained Fangs rare, and Cougar Claw Earrings very rare. The LQ pelts can be Tinkered into Telescopic Eyepatches, there's a minor quest for cheesy armor made of the MQ pelts, and 2 HQ pelts are needed for the 1st step of the Coldain Ring quest, Garadain's Blanket. The earrings are the only resaleable loot.

I made 7 levels here in roughly 30 hours. I'm sure you can do better, I blow a lot of time :)

PS: DO NOT Wolf Form around the Gnomes, they'll get upset. Same with Coldain Dwarves.
RE: Cougars for Necros
# Sep 19 2001 at 7:38 PM Rating: Decent
That's all cool, but the snow cougars are definitely WARRIORS. Maybe you're thinking of the shadow guardians?
RE: Cougars for Necros
# Oct 11 2001 at 4:29 PM Rating: Decent
Sorry man, they're defidently monkies, block gives that away, wish some would stop posting on what they don't know or what they plan to do, I came here looking forinfo on earing drop rate and hafta skim through all theese posts for it.
Druid tactic
# Aug 31 2001 at 4:34 PM Rating: Decent
The guy above mentioned "the best way" for a druid to take these out. I like his tactics, but actually, since these are animals, there is a better one.

Snare one... lead it near the docks. Then terrorize it, immolate, drones. Then med until the fear breaks. The cougar will walk up and down the docks so there is no fear of adds.

It is equivalent to the above strategy, except that fear is half the mana of root.

Snatz
#Anonymous, Posted: Aug 28 2001 at 1:14 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) THese are badasses
Yes...they can be Quadded
# Aug 16 2001 at 2:29 PM Rating: Decent
I have 198 wis and I can quad these things easily and with a full mana bubble left over, I think working up your specialize evocation to max is more important than your wis itself, FYI I did this at level 34. What i do is i get on the rocky Shore, you can usually snare one here, i dont go too deep in until im able to find 3 more, I do get adds sometimes, i just back off and keep snaring until it sticks. These things do have a little bit high resists so they resist snare a little bit more than id like, but after you have 4 of em pull em into the big open area south of the rocky shore and quad them...you will get no adds here, and its a safe place to finish your quad. BTW be careful of Garou, it is a werewolf NPC that sometimes is in the area of all the wolves, if you see him just move back..there are plenty of other wolves out there
RE: Yes...they can be Quadded
# Aug 21 2001 at 1:59 PM Rating: Default
Let me tell you all something pretty simple. DRUIDS ARE NOT WIZARDS!. Our Alteration skills go up faster than any other majik skill. And to have this idea planted in your head to root and then Blast them with your most heavy hitting DD spell is idiotic. Druids DD spells eat mana like a fat person who has starved for a week. Your best, and safest bet by far, is to Ensnare, then when at a safe distance, ROOT, Immolate, Drones of Doom, then sit and med, far enough out of range so when the root breaks, you have time to get up and the re-root and re-DOT the mob you are fighting.
RE: Yes...they can be Quadded
# Oct 15 2001 at 9:35 AM Rating: Decent
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Hrmf. I went from 35 to 39 in under 15 hours quad kiting these things (and did two raids in between). Yes, I'm low mana at the end. But I've just killed 4 mobs. And am back to full mana in 10 minutes. That's 1.5 blue bubbles of experience in about 15 minutes. You can NOT root/dot/med and get that kind of experience that fast. At most, you might be able to get three in 15 minutes.

The cougars are a great mob to learn quadding on. Also, while some people will quad in a straight line, I quadded back and forth. Running from one end of my quadding field to the other. Turn around and sit down, until they came into range. Then nuke. The extra meditating gave me enuf mana to save myself when I would get an extra add (although it takes forever to finish that 5th one off).

If you keep your kites restricted to a small area, you *can*, in fact, use Wolf Form. And I recommend it. Nothing sucks worse than Spirit of Wolf dropping in the middle of a quad (plus you get that ATK bonus for finishing the lone stander off by hand), and it'll usually happen when the mob has resisted snare.
reply: RE: Yes...they can be Quadded
# Sep 28 2001 at 9:31 PM Rating: Default
let me tell you all something pretty simple.this guy has absolutely no idea what is quadkite about and babbles about it because he used the tactic he describes before.well go to hell mister smartass.did you ever see what xp gives you killing 4 mobs at once?well you wont have to take glasses to look up,its 2 full blue for me.oh and can do it in 20 minutes one OR less if i have clarity,and without problem.you think its little?its more then one yellow in a hour,more then you can do solo or in any group except PL of course.

the thing you use ISNT DD but AE.it ISNT "eat mana like hell" and its actually managable.now listen and learn.go and snare one.then go and snare another.and another and another.be sure not to pull any more.use ensnare only.run some distance and med waiting for them.do some run tricks to get them grouped,you will figure it out.get you lightning bolt spell.point,bang,run back,bang,bang,run back,med some if you are 35 or less,otherwise keep doing it till they drop.one cougar is probably left standing running,so finish it,loot for possible earrings,go med and read the book while people around argue like hell in group over 3 times less xp they are getting then you.
i wrote this to show you it can be done,not to curse around.just hope you will use other tune next time.
30 Warrior In IC?
# Aug 11 2001 at 11:50 PM Rating: Default
I'm a 30 warrior ive been to Velious to check it out, planning on having a healer or tank partner come with me. Think i should be alright
RE: 30 Warrior In IC?
# Aug 11 2001 at 11:52 PM Rating: Default
Opps. That was confusing. Should i hunt there with a healer or tank parnter at 30? I average about 80 dmg a slash with a 3 second delay and proc haste once and a while.
Ranger solo
# Aug 09 2001 at 6:27 PM Rating: Decent
My first visit to IC, I was 30 and most of these things conned blue or even. I went to East Wastes and started taking down ones that conned yellow using snare, grasping roots, and mostly panic animal. I really am not twinked, all I have is a set of blackened alloy armor, short sword of Morin and a BA longsword. So if you're a ranger in this area, go to east wastes, stick close to the bridge in case of trouble, and panic those little buggers all day long.
RE: Ranger solo
# Sep 05 2001 at 2:00 PM Rating: Default
What a fragrant load of crap. A level 30 RANGER soloing in the Eastern Wastes? Taking down Velious yellows UNtwinked? Sure, pal. Don't listen, kids! Greens will wipe the floor with you over here, yellows are for GROUP action only.
RE: Ranger solo
# Sep 27 2001 at 12:44 PM Rating: Default
im having a blast seeing my exp rise by soloing blues (very few of them) whites and yellows here with my 29.. nearly 30 now necro ;) i prefer crystal caverns for necro though... if fear animal works anything like my fear does.. it couldn't be THAT hard.. but i do get a nice damage dealing pet as a plus.. maybe i'll level
a ranger next time and try it.

Abanon 29 nec
Luclin server
RE: Ranger solo
# Sep 17 2001 at 1:43 AM Rating: Default
hey idiot, if u didnt notice that he uses a certain spell called "fear animal" u must be a mother f*cking newbie. any class with this spell can pretty much solo the reds. i should know i spent 6 lvls on these guys and got a total of about 20 couger claw earring :)

P.S. any ranger that is lvl 30 or so should camp these guys. VERY good exp and some pretty lovely loot.
HOw to pull?
# Aug 06 2001 at 10:46 PM Rating: Default
I am a lvl 30 iksar necro and jest wanna know where to pull tehse things witout getting adds?
There seeems to be no zones around sept for east wastes and there are guards that will attack u if u try running on the bridge. Trying to find the towers door is too difficult also, i will have 30 guardians on me before i can even find it. Where is the safest place to kite these things???????
RE: HOw to pull?
# Aug 09 2001 at 4:11 PM Rating: Default
On the first island, to the right of the dock (facing away) there's a rocky area you can pull them to. Cougars don't usually go down there unless they're pulled. On the first island the drop off isn't very steep a little ways past the tree where the three Cougars stand.
soling at 30
# Aug 03 2001 at 9:47 PM Rating: Default
I am a lvl 31 twinked wood elf ranger. By twinked I mean wurmslayer nice offhand, runed oak bow, treeweave FBSS ect. I have heard these give good exp and loot. Since I got nice gear and I am a resonably high enough to think about soling these I wanted to know if I could because I can kite at this level with my snare dot and nice bow and tank and do nice *** dmg with my twinked gear. I want to know if it is safe to solo these and get good exp?
Quad kite? can I do it?
# Aug 03 2001 at 12:52 AM Rating: Default
I'm a lvl 35 druid with 177 wis. How many can I kite at a time 4? I snared one today then tryed to snared 2 and got hit a lot and had to gate =( I can't see them they are too white.
RE: Quad kite? can I do it?
# Sep 28 2001 at 10:02 PM Rating: Default
you might have figured it by now,but here we go..

First,get yourself wolf form,make sure you arent encumbered.if you dont feel too safe at it yet,put on skin and bramblecoat.regeneration is life saver too.make sure you have full mana,to last bit.use book look to make sure its really all full.
Now,you need all speed you can get so really use that wolf form.the place you need is near tower of frozen shadows.when you port to IC swim over to the island to east,then go along left shore,you will come to opening.loc is about 2100 3500(i think,dont take it too sure).
when you are ready,go and and use ensnare on closest cougar.then go and do it on another,usually at last two there.continue up the hill but do wide sweeps,you dont want them to agro others as you come down.when you have four run down the hill,makes sure you dont lose them.med a bit,watch them get close.if you get add just snare it and ignore.do some med/run back till you FM again.run in some way to get them packed cheek to cheek,its easy really.
take your lightning bolt spell,target cougar in middle of pack,make sure you have some distance between you and them,and fire.run back some,fire again etc.you can med some during the fight,i would recommend that if you beginning.do it till they drop,about 7 to 8 blasts i think.one cougar might survive and try to run,kill it melee or so.if you had add,root it now and med for mana to dot it and keep root.after,go and loot - destroy all skins because they are often laying on each other as they were packed.get all earrings,cool stuff.
Now big advice which makes this style quite good.you can zone to tofs without even getting hit if you know where is entrance.gotta CLICK on entrance to zone,watch it,i died first time i didnt know it.so if you really feel like you screwed it up,go zone and save yourself hp and mana wasting.ask for directions and look it up first.
for your questions,they arent THAT white :).turn down gamma correction if its real bad.keep moving,keep an eye on the ones you already snared.make sure they are spread out when you snare them,you dont want them to go after you before you snare them.
maximum is 4,yes.more cant be hit with AE.
35 and 177 is good enough,really.just gotta get used to it,hell i died about 6 times at first before i started rocking.
btw go and bind yourself at some small iceberg which is near this platform.never ever anyone there so if you die you can just go revenge at once.
good xp,dont need to group,earrings good loot too.wait,thats understatement.GREAT XP.hell biggest i ever had since i was lvl 10.
dont give up btw.even if you die few times,its worth learning.teaches you alot about soloing too.
Umm more than CC earring
# Jul 11 2001 at 6:59 PM Rating: Default
I've also gotten several Bloodstained Fangs off these cougars in Iceclad ocean
Level Ranges for Iceclad
# Jun 30 2001 at 6:59 PM Rating: Decent
In Iceclad the cougars are lower level than in EW, all the cougars in IC conned blue to me at 32, so the highest they get is 31.
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