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Giant Sandworm - an annoyance made easier

Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-05-14 08:13

People tend to avoid this one because it tends to behave eratically, but after a few minutes of staring at it I thought of this:

Giant Sandworm stands still for about 7~8 seconds after every use of its Stampede skill, I can make the most of that time by using Charge and Bash (x2~3) (using a Very Fast speed weapon [x2]) before Playing Dead until he Stampedes over me again, repeat as necessary. (Other skills may be used instead of Bash, but it appears to be most efficient at the moment)

Giants cannot Play Dead but they can simply equip a Vales Shield and load Defense instead, although in this case it is possible that the Sandworm may choose to attack you with Headbutt instead. Be careful when this happens because it can hit people in a certain area around it and can hit any players who are Playing Dead as well.

[video=youtube;9EvkojGE9ew]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EvkojGE9ew[/video]

And voila, no hits taken and no bones broken! (except for his, but he might not even have bones)
I suppose he's only good for the occasional Violent burn and Used enchant though.

TL;DR: Charge - Bash - Bash (- Bash) - Play Dead, repeat.
Citrusjuice wrote on 2015-05-14 13:22

is it really worth your time tho? o3o.
Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2015-05-14 14:45

Quote from Citrusjuice;1274881:
is it really worth your time tho? o3o.

Eh, depends. I consider Violent to be a good enchant, I use it on Knuckles, Shurikens, some 2-handed swords...
Not too sure about Used, it's not bad but I dunno how well it matches up to other enchants out there.
Now that I look at it, Fierce ain't too bad either!

Also if you get a Giant Sandworm leg, that's some nice pocket exploration experience as well.
ironwoman wrote on 2015-05-14 17:21

It is worth the time for people who like the exploration exp, since the kill and the rewards will give that.

However... to do this efficiently, one should note that more damage is needed. I was already aware of its AI, and I'm certain if I were to go kill a Giant Sandworm right now, I'd be able to kill within two to three minutes. This is the time that you really need to maximize the efficiency of Giant Sandworm farming.

Also, there are alternatives you could look into. If you are a Giant using a combo card, what you'd need to do is use Fanatic Greatsword, use charge as opener, and smash x 5, then use Defense with Vales Shield when needed. Another is using Crisis Escape or Shadow Cloak, but in case of Ninja, you will lose out on some damage.