Dew Clover
Hand of the MaestroWe took him down very quickly with a group of 56 Cleric (me), 55 Rogue, 65 Beasty, 65 Chantress, 65 Ranger (did NOT have TS up), and a vbery nice bard I think was also 65. With bard resists, we were all around 300 MR and his lifetap never landed. With that out of the way, he fell before I had to heal at all.
Prior to the Bard's arrival we lost with a group of 5 becuase his damage took me by suprize. He had been hitting for nothing--around 70-200ish. Then all of a sudden, he got good and I was a bad cleric--he landed a double 440 on our BL followed by a tap and my CHeal was too late.
Moral of the story, use fast heal and get your MR high.
Hand of the Maestro
Monster
Uploaded July 24th, 2007
The Hand of the Maestro's death no longer triggers the Very Unpleasant Hand spawn. The Warrior epic piece is now dropped by this NPC.
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3 posts
Was in Hate yesterday for Mage and Enchanter epic piece, a group of 5 us; after we had found what we came for, decided to have a bash at this mob, why not? :p
None of us were particularly uber either
65th Wizard
65th Shadowknight
65th Enchanter
64th Magician
62nd Druid
The Enchanter pulled, SK, took over the aggro, healing was easy, the druid was really good, plus the SK had the ability to lifetap his own hp back
Me and the Magician let loose chaos blew it to bits, was v. easy died in a minute or two.
We didn't have a warrior, so epic piece went to Mr. Rot.
edit: done this mob several times, the key techique - like Venril Sathir is giving it pure DPS, completely blast it to pieces as fast as you can.
Because of the Aoe tap this does, either only have 1 melee the rest range - or have EVERYONE else melee from behind, as the tap does not hit them there.
Edited, Fri May 7 08:46:34 2004
None of us were particularly uber either
65th Wizard
65th Shadowknight
65th Enchanter
64th Magician
62nd Druid
The Enchanter pulled, SK, took over the aggro, healing was easy, the druid was really good, plus the SK had the ability to lifetap his own hp back
Me and the Magician let loose chaos blew it to bits, was v. easy died in a minute or two.
We didn't have a warrior, so epic piece went to Mr. Rot.
edit: done this mob several times, the key techique - like Venril Sathir is giving it pure DPS, completely blast it to pieces as fast as you can.
Because of the Aoe tap this does, either only have 1 melee the rest range - or have EVERYONE else melee from behind, as the tap does not hit them there.
Edited, Fri May 7 08:46:34 2004
We absolutely destroyed the Hand of the Maestro while barely taking a scratch today. We did have a large raid force, but the average level was only 58, so this wasn't a group of 65s going to town on a MOB. The tactics we used were simple, effective, and should translate down to lower numbers without a problem.
By far the biggest problem with the Hand of the Maestro is adds. To avoid them, use the steps of the Church as your camp. Insure that you have a decent puller, and as mentioned in previous posts, the best thing to do is Pacify/Lull any of the MOBs near the Hand, or have a Monk single pull. Before doing so, clear the area immediately surrounding the Church steps to avoid aggro adds during the fight with the Hand.
Have your puller bring the Hand out on to the Steps, and engage there. If you've got multiple groups, have a Main Tank and a Rampage Tank, since the Hand does Rampage. Main Tank can pop Furious for more initial aggro through Ripostes, Rampage Tank can engage using Spirit of Rage to insure more aggro for the Rampage. The Rampage Tank isn't really necessary, though if you're doing things right. While there is an AOE Lifetap that procs from the Hand, it's only 175 points of damage, so this should not cause serious problems if you've got a Healer thats on the ball. The key to taking down the Hand is pure DPS before the Ramage/AOE Lifetap can slow you down too terribly much. As long as the Main Tank maintains aggro and the primary Healer keeps the Main Tank alive (Supernal with Complete Healing to fill in the Gaps is recommended, it deals with the Lifetaps better, unless you've got enough Clerics for a Complete Heal chain, and really, this MOB is not tough enough to require that), it's purely a matter of burning the Hand down.
If you've got Enchanters, have them Rune the tank, particularily if he's a little low on initial HPs to begin with, Spellshield couldn't hurt as well.
By far the biggest problem with the Hand of the Maestro is adds. To avoid them, use the steps of the Church as your camp. Insure that you have a decent puller, and as mentioned in previous posts, the best thing to do is Pacify/Lull any of the MOBs near the Hand, or have a Monk single pull. Before doing so, clear the area immediately surrounding the Church steps to avoid aggro adds during the fight with the Hand.
Have your puller bring the Hand out on to the Steps, and engage there. If you've got multiple groups, have a Main Tank and a Rampage Tank, since the Hand does Rampage. Main Tank can pop Furious for more initial aggro through Ripostes, Rampage Tank can engage using Spirit of Rage to insure more aggro for the Rampage. The Rampage Tank isn't really necessary, though if you're doing things right. While there is an AOE Lifetap that procs from the Hand, it's only 175 points of damage, so this should not cause serious problems if you've got a Healer thats on the ball. The key to taking down the Hand is pure DPS before the Ramage/AOE Lifetap can slow you down too terribly much. As long as the Main Tank maintains aggro and the primary Healer keeps the Main Tank alive (Supernal with Complete Healing to fill in the Gaps is recommended, it deals with the Lifetaps better, unless you've got enough Clerics for a Complete Heal chain, and really, this MOB is not tough enough to require that), it's purely a matter of burning the Hand down.
If you've got Enchanters, have them Rune the tank, particularily if he's a little low on initial HPs to begin with, Spellshield couldn't hurt as well.
I went up today to camp the maestro's steps in hate with a single full group averaging around 59. I was the MA on my 61 war. With ~7.1khp buffed, it is far from requiring a CH chain. The main problem we had was dps -- with his aoe lifetap we could not burn him down fast enough (admittedly we only had one dps class...) The hand, with proper DPS is not a hard fight at all. He hits a lot lower than the tier2 and 3 mobs right around the corner -- he just requires mondo dps. We got him down to about 70% with a single group before we decided we could not finish him off &evacced. Few last things: the mobs around the hand were higher than our cleric (58 I believe) could lull. He **COULD** lull the hand, so we just dealt with the surrounding mobs first. He does rampage -- but honestly, it was not noticeable damage. two average groups, 60ish, or one eq/am3 heavy group 60ish could take him down with no problem. he was VERY resistant to spells -- the wizzy reported even having lulls resisted. Rangers are ideal for the fight -- they can inflict good dps, while suffering from the lifetap
He has maybe a 2 or 3 day respawn. Hes up a lot on Durinal. Killed him 2 times now for some warriors with 1 group of 65's. Couldn't slow him either time. He has a lifetap AND rampage that only work from the front. With only me tanking from the front I only got the life tap and he didn't rampage unless i got summoned and he turned. Hits fast but with everyone attacking from behind and him only lifetapping me the cleric had 60 mana at the end of the fight. He will run at about 14% and bashes stun him. Best strat i've found is pacification the tier 2 mob near him and pull him up the hall while the rest wait at the door to attack from the rear. We had him running before he was halfway to the double doors in the back. Loc is in the church approx. neg 100 neg 200 just right of the entrance once in.
Aricon Drinksalot
Aricon Drinksalot
Chanter chain Runes, wizzy chain Spellshields. The utility of these 2 spells, especially in combination, is awesome. Recasting every 10 to 15 secs and never gotten agro from it and the load you take off the healers by doing this is worth the dot cost. Easily done with one healer this way.
21 posts
We just took this guy last night with a group. (Were in Hate looking for Marsinger Drops.) Has a ton of MR, never landed slow. If we had a Shaman there, it might have landed. 65 Wizzy and 65 Druid were resisted until it was at 30% then they seemed to land nukes fine, and the AE lifetap hit me for up to 350 pts. Rampaged maybe every 3 or 4 rounds. Total pain in the butt undercon. Enjoy the fight. This guy is rather nasty.
Erzan Stonecastle
65 Archon of Brell
<Ruined Empire>
Xegony Server
Edited, Fri Sep 26 11:17:51 2003
Erzan Stonecastle
65 Archon of Brell
<Ruined Empire>
Xegony Server
Edited, Fri Sep 26 11:17:51 2003
Anyone know the location the Hand will spawn ??
I seen a lot ask this and no answer yet, so one more
time ....
Whats the Respawn time on the Hand of Maestro !!!
time ....
Whats the Respawn time on the Hand of Maestro !!!
I would guess that it is 72 hrs +/- 12 just like VS, the broken golum, demis, etc.
We raided hate last night and did the hand......for us he seemed to rampage quite a bit at the start and did'nt resist my icewind spell at that point....later in the fight it was the opposite...less rampaging and more resist.
it also summoned a few of our ppl and killed them.
it also summoned a few of our ppl and killed them.
#REDACTED,
Posted: Aug 24 2003 at 2:56 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Bottom line don't waste your time on this,,,war epic sucks.
14 posts
had 21 people, avg lvl 57, pick up raid.
tryed to take him twice before, 2 groups, wiped both. all 3 times had a 59 war tanking, about 5.5k. first time we tryed to slow to early, tank didnt have agro, hand just picked people off one by one, same thing the second time, the 3rd time we let the tank beat on the mob for about 10% then had 1 shammy debuff, chanter tash, then another shammy slow, tank kept agro nicly, sent in the melee, and nuke the guy to hell, over 3 min fight, this guy has a lot of hps and his lifetap makes his regen unreal. had 3 clerics chain ch with druid mini healing (was over kill, probley could do with 1 cleric ching). the key is once he starts to rampage have someone feed the tank mini heals, or your tank will drop. as for pulling, we pacifyed the hand, then pulled the mob next to him, and then pulled the hand. This wasnt an easy fight but no one died. i suggest before killing him with a pickup raid, try some of the lvl 60ish yard trash, if you have trouble doing them, dont try this guy
tryed to take him twice before, 2 groups, wiped both. all 3 times had a 59 war tanking, about 5.5k. first time we tryed to slow to early, tank didnt have agro, hand just picked people off one by one, same thing the second time, the 3rd time we let the tank beat on the mob for about 10% then had 1 shammy debuff, chanter tash, then another shammy slow, tank kept agro nicly, sent in the melee, and nuke the guy to hell, over 3 min fight, this guy has a lot of hps and his lifetap makes his regen unreal. had 3 clerics chain ch with druid mini healing (was over kill, probley could do with 1 cleric ching). the key is once he starts to rampage have someone feed the tank mini heals, or your tank will drop. as for pulling, we pacifyed the hand, then pulled the mob next to him, and then pulled the hand. This wasnt an easy fight but no one died. i suggest before killing him with a pickup raid, try some of the lvl 60ish yard trash, if you have trouble doing them, dont try this guy
Went in with raid force of 44 people. Got Rogue his Epic woot. We tried to take the hand, bad mojo. Raid wipe.
1. His rampage - How to deal with that?
2. The person that is standing next to him, can he be mezzed?
3. I would think Tash / Slow / Rune MT
What do you think? Thanks for the feedback.
Will try again soon, payback time!
1. His rampage - How to deal with that?
2. The person that is standing next to him, can he be mezzed?
3. I would think Tash / Slow / Rune MT
What do you think? Thanks for the feedback.
Will try again soon, payback time!
#REDACTED,
Posted: Nov 01 2003 at 1:32 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) pacification = single pull the hand
Edited, Tue Aug 5 10:59:34 2003
24 posts
I have been to PoH 5 times in the last 2 weeks and the hand has not been up at any of those times. I know he is always up now. Have been told by numerous warriors that he is. My question is what is his spawn rate? Is it a 3 day spawn or a 4 hour spawn....anyone know or have any ideas?
Is it possible to pull/kill the Hand and leave the Maestro himself alone? Or do you have to kill the Maestro first?
9 posts
Ok, raid for of 36 with average lvl of 57 wiped two times trying to kill, Maestro of Rancor.
Is he still needed to get warrior epic piece
Is he still needed to get warrior epic piece
Hand of the Maestro is seperate from the Maestro himself now. Hits for 508 max and rampages. Didn't notice any other special attacks.
http://everquest.allakhazam.com
3 posts
Also AE Life Taps.
36 posts
that would be the necro mobs that are lvl 62 I believe that get agro'd with him... the hand is a warrior not a necro/sk. I do know the mobs around him are necros for a fact.
No, my pet was getting hit by AoEs and there were no other mobs nearby, just the Hand on the steps.
Down by 11 average level 57. He killed off a few. I dont think any casters died, but the tanks died when the Hand was under 15%. Resisted everything he casted on me with just over 160MR. So its not hard to resist. He does not really rampage that much at the begining. Near the end he does it, but not very often. If you have a lot of dps you can kill this one easy. We did not have any wizzies there, i dont believe...
Edited, Wed Jul 30 19:24:54 2003
Edited, Wed Jul 30 19:24:54 2003
44 posts
Dropped a Dew Clover 7th June 2003. Very happy with that since I've been after the spell Levitation for a while now, and managed to research it with the Dew Clover and Yaeth's Compendium pg 94 left. Also dropped the warrior epic peice. =)
1 post
anyone know the respawn time on this mob?
3 posts
One of the Revamps of Plane of Hate is that Hand of Maestro is no longer lvl 30. He was DB to level 60. Much tougher fight than before (hits for 400-500 and had a lifetap proc I believe) He also dropped the Hand of the Maestro needed for the Warrior Epic.
Temadin Thunderhawk
60 Ranger Karana
Emerald Unity
Temadin Thunderhawk
60 Ranger Karana
Emerald Unity
44 posts
My experiences with new PoH Hand.
the Hand is Red to me (55 war)
hits upwards to 400 (1100AC)
Rampages
has AE lifetap type (not sure if proc or cast)
for 175hps.
was singled pulled by 56 Monk.
Edited, Thu May 22 12:15:05 2003
the Hand is Red to me (55 war)
hits upwards to 400 (1100AC)
Rampages
has AE lifetap type (not sure if proc or cast)
for 175hps.
was singled pulled by 56 Monk.
Edited, Thu May 22 12:15:05 2003
7 posts
What I noticed was the lifetap seemed to go off on rampages. The MA was getting hit with it more often but if the Hand rampaged at the same time it proc'd then everyone in range got hit with it. Interesting fight none the less. One thing you forgot to mention, its MUCH bigger now. Half again as large as the Reanimated han from LGuk.
Scholar
27 posts
Was doing a guild raid on Hate tonite. Cleared all the mobs surrounding the Maestro. Prepped up at the 'throne', and got ready to pull Maestro. Went to pull, and looked down at the Maestro's feet and saw the hand (small one) conned green and indifferent. Tagged Maestro, pulled and killed. Went back to pull the hand, killed it, and the unpleasant hand popped on its death, right on top of the hands corpse. Took us by surprise since we expected the unpleasant to pop by the Maestro's organ. No worries though, kicked the crap outta him, looted war epic piece. =) Just wanted to give you FYI on him popping on the little ones death so as not to be surprised when he spawns.
Zimok La'Teloch
60 Warlord of the Noir Circle
Drinal Server
Zimok La'Teloch
60 Warlord of the Noir Circle
Drinal Server
Scholar
27 posts
Was doing a guild raid on Hate tonite. Cleared all the mobs surrounding the Maestro. Prepped up at the 'throne', and got ready to pull Maestro. Went to pull, and looked down at the Maestro's feet and saw the hand (small one) conned green and indifferent. Tagged Maestro, pulled and killed. Went back to pull the hand, killed it, and the unpleasant hand popped on its death, right on top of the hands corpse. Took us by surprise since we expected the unpleasant to pop by the Maestro. No worries though, kicked the crap outta him, looted hand of the Maestro. =) Just wanted to give you FYI on him popping on the little ones death.
Zimok La'Teloch
60 Warlord of the Noir Circle
Drinal Server
Zimok La'Teloch
60 Warlord of the Noir Circle
Drinal Server
Have any of you considered that the hand for warrior epic might be random drop of any of these three mobs? I don't want to put any speculation on it since I've never been on a hate raid to go kill Maestro. Oh I've been to hate, just not to kill Maestro. Anyways I agree with one post that VI should take out that very unpleasent hand and just make this mob drop the hand for warrior epic all the time. I mean we have two dragons, three golems, the spiroc lord and the queen of shardok? Just naming some of the hardest mobs we have to kill to get our epic. Good luck to all warriors who are still trying for thier epic as I am :)I hope to kill this thing soon and find out what actually drops the hand.
#Anonymous,
Posted: May 10 2002 at 5:11 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) man some of you losers are way too into this game, and for the "NOOB" who is saying every one is "idiot newbies" you are way to into this game and you need to go find a girlfriend or boyfriend, what ever turns you on you loser
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