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To Kill Blood Raven:
Recommended Level: 6-8
Quest Given By: Kashya
Location: Burial Grounds
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Reward: Free Rogue Mercenary, Enables Mercenary Hire
Objectives: Kill Blood Raven
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Preparations:
The Burial Grounds are fairly simple to locate, being one of the two areas that branches out from the Cold Plains. Simply scout around the outer edges of the Cold Plains or follow the dirt road. If you happen to stumble into the Stony Fields, backtrack and find the second exit.
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| The Barbarian unleashes a fearsome ‘howl,’ scaring away the zombies so he can face Blood Raven alone. |
Blood Raven is reasonably tough, and may prove to be almost impossible to defeat for those who are level 6 or less. It is recommended that you first explore the caves found in the middle of the Cold Plains before attempting this quest. Once you’re ready, travel to the entrance of the Burial Grounds.
Before blindly charging in, we suggest that you make sure you have a couple of Health Potions in your Belt, as well as Mana potions if you’re a mage. Conjure a town portal here, so that if you find yourself in a loosing battle, you can quickly retreat to town to restock and get healed. When your ready, proceed.
Killing Blood Raven:
Blood Raven is located in the center of the graveyard, waiting for you under a withered tree. As you approach the gates, a dozen or so Hungry Dead will attack you. They shouldn’t prove to be a big problem, and can be dispatched either by using area-of-affect spells or combat.
Upon breaking through the gates, Blood Raven will meet you along with more dead guys. She’s an intelligent foe, shooting at you with fire arrows while her minions block your way. She can run at great speeds, making it difficult to engage in melee combat. The best approach to lure her zombies away from her, and dispatch them without having do dodge a volley of flaming arrows.
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| The ‘Evil Witch’ in dead! And my god does she die in style. |
Blood Raven will seek to raise more zombies from the grave, but one or two should prove to be little more than distraction. Missile weapons are again the best approach, and use them to aim for Blood Raven herself. Many skills for various characters will come in handy, and details on which ones to use can be found below in our class specific tips.
Once she’s dead, all her minions automatically perish. Not only are you treated to a spectacular light show, but you’ll also find a magic item. Make sure you use the alt key here, since the dead zombies will litter the ground with various useful items and potions.
Class Specific Tips:
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Before charging into the Graveyard, protect yourself with Bone Armour. At level 6, get the Clay Golem skill. Good skills in ‘Raise Skeleton’ and ‘Teeth’ will also help a lot in the duel.
Let your minions engage the brunt of Blood Raven’s forces, the 100 hit point Clay Golem shouldn’t have much problem massacring of dead. With Blood Raven occupied, launch at her all the ‘teeth’ you can master. Make sure to have a few Mana Potions handy so you can replenish your bone armour and resurrect any fallen skeletons or golems.
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| A series of Frost Nova proves fatal to Blood Raven’s minions. |
Frost Nova proves to be invaluable here, be sure to get at level 6. If you’re level 7, Ice Blast will also help. Good skills in Firebolt, Frozen Armour and Charged Bolt are also a plus.
As soon as the first Hungry Dead is sighted, launch a few charged bolts in his direction. Not only will they kill the dead guy, buy also many more dead guys behind. Now run into the Graveyard to meet Blood Raven. Get as close to the bunch of Zombies as Possible and cast Frost Nova 3 times. This should kill all the damned. Blood Raven is tougher, attack her with a combination of Firebolts and Ice Blasts. Keep Mana and Healing potions handy.
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Armed with a weapon in each hand, the Barbarian will have no trouble killing the Hungry Dead at the entrance. Once Blood Raven is in sight, use ‘Howl’ to scare away the zombies so you can face her alone. Now use your superior stamina to chase Blood Raven all around the graveyard. Attack using ‘bash’ skill so that you can kill her in the minimal amount of time. Howl again whenever zombies close in on you.
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When fighting Blood Raven, Holy Bolt is a must to have. Use it to smite the undead till you run out of mana. Now destroy Blood Raven either by using the Sacrifice skill or a high level might aura. Either of which can greatly lessen the amount of hits needed to kill the boss.
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Blood Raven’s weakness can be fully exploited with the Amazon. Since the undead rogue has a tendency not to flee while engaged in a missile duel, simply stand back to duel with her. By using ‘fire arrows’ and ‘inner sight’ as well as a dozen potions, you’ll come out the victor.
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