08-31-2003, 10:48 PM
GUNTER: ACT V THE ASCENT OF MOUNT ARREAT
Now that he knew that Baal had the Relic of the Ancients, Gunter knew he could brook no delay. He had to ascend Mount Arreat and stop Baal at all costs.
![[Image: Gunter5_assent1.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_assent1.jpg)
The Glacial Trail had Wraiths, Bone Mages, and Bone Warriors. This was a really easy draw. The Wraiths were immune to physical, but they're susceptible to fire, so Gunter's Firewall took them out easily.
At this point, I started running Find Potion on all the bodies rather than Find Item, because I wanted to be well stocked for the fight against the Ancients. I actually had muled away a lot of full rejuv potions, but I was getting impatient. I wanted to get to the Ancients as soon as possible and didn't want to mule. Incidentally, using Find Potion instead of Find Item made the killing a lot quicker as Gunter basically had an unlimited supply of mana potions. This meant that I could spam War Cry without worrying about conserving mana.
![[Image: Gunter5_assent2.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_assent2.jpg)
The Frozen Tundra had Demon Rascals (imps), Blood Temptresses, and Death Clans. Again, these were pretty standard Taunt-War Cry-kill battles which were made easier by the flat terrain. Gunter made 83rd level in the middle of the Tundra and I put the skill point into Howl and the stat points into enough dexterity to maintain 75% block and the rest into vitality. After finding the waypoint, I stepped into the Ancient's Way.
![[Image: Gunter5_assent3.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_assent3.jpg)
Things were a little more interesting here. The Ancients Way had Dark Lancers, Afflicted, and Frozen Terrors. When you Taunt Frozen Terrors, they'll stop using their arctic blast and instead come try to melee you. Taunted Afflicted will stop shooting their lightning balls, too. The battle with the Might Enchanted Amp Cursed lancer boss pictured above was a little hairy, but overall progress was steady.
By the time I found the waypoint and the entrance to the Arreat Summit, I still didn't have enough full rejuv potions to satisfy me. I wanted to have plenty of extra in case I had to restart the battle with the Ancients a few times. Since Frozen Terrors always shatter when they die, I wasn't getting as many potions in the Ancient's Way as I would've liked, so I went back out onto the Frozen Tundra and did a full clear there and in the Infernal Pit. In the Infernal Pit, Gunter had his first real battles with Night Lords (sorry I didn't get a good screenshot). He did fine.
By the end of those full clears, Gunter had his belt, cube, and most of his stash full of full rejuv potions. It was time to face the Ancients.
![[Image: Gunter5_assent4.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_assent4.jpg)
Gunter successfully completed the ascent of Mount Arreat. Will the Ancients find him worthy?
Now that he knew that Baal had the Relic of the Ancients, Gunter knew he could brook no delay. He had to ascend Mount Arreat and stop Baal at all costs.
The Glacial Trail had Wraiths, Bone Mages, and Bone Warriors. This was a really easy draw. The Wraiths were immune to physical, but they're susceptible to fire, so Gunter's Firewall took them out easily.
At this point, I started running Find Potion on all the bodies rather than Find Item, because I wanted to be well stocked for the fight against the Ancients. I actually had muled away a lot of full rejuv potions, but I was getting impatient. I wanted to get to the Ancients as soon as possible and didn't want to mule. Incidentally, using Find Potion instead of Find Item made the killing a lot quicker as Gunter basically had an unlimited supply of mana potions. This meant that I could spam War Cry without worrying about conserving mana.
The Frozen Tundra had Demon Rascals (imps), Blood Temptresses, and Death Clans. Again, these were pretty standard Taunt-War Cry-kill battles which were made easier by the flat terrain. Gunter made 83rd level in the middle of the Tundra and I put the skill point into Howl and the stat points into enough dexterity to maintain 75% block and the rest into vitality. After finding the waypoint, I stepped into the Ancient's Way.
Things were a little more interesting here. The Ancients Way had Dark Lancers, Afflicted, and Frozen Terrors. When you Taunt Frozen Terrors, they'll stop using their arctic blast and instead come try to melee you. Taunted Afflicted will stop shooting their lightning balls, too. The battle with the Might Enchanted Amp Cursed lancer boss pictured above was a little hairy, but overall progress was steady.
By the time I found the waypoint and the entrance to the Arreat Summit, I still didn't have enough full rejuv potions to satisfy me. I wanted to have plenty of extra in case I had to restart the battle with the Ancients a few times. Since Frozen Terrors always shatter when they die, I wasn't getting as many potions in the Ancient's Way as I would've liked, so I went back out onto the Frozen Tundra and did a full clear there and in the Infernal Pit. In the Infernal Pit, Gunter had his first real battles with Night Lords (sorry I didn't get a good screenshot). He did fine.
By the end of those full clears, Gunter had his belt, cube, and most of his stash full of full rejuv potions. It was time to face the Ancients.
Gunter successfully completed the ascent of Mount Arreat. Will the Ancients find him worthy?