Solo Mystic Thread

[KFizzle]

My original intent was to post the 'consensus' choice for AA here, however I am unable to do that as there isn't even really going to be a 100% true consensus pick for solo (or group or raid) amongst mystics. Instead I'll treat my post sort of like the posts below, reflecting on things like my thoughts on AA as well as gear and depending on the situation, casting order or 'ideas' how to handle things.

My thought on AA Is similar to Kaizer but slightly little different ...

Shaman Tree

Str 4 4 6 8 2 (I Would think the 6% increased chance to proc the ward from the dog would be more beneficial than the 4% haste increase).
Agi 4 4 7 7 2
Sta 4 4 8 (Double attack is your friend, both if your DPSing and if your soloing)
Int 4 1 (I hadnt thought of this but a terrific idea Kaizer to get you an additional attack is more beneficial than adding the points elsewhere in the other tress i think)

Mystic Tree
The 'only' difference i have with Kaizer's is I wouldn't put 5 points in Attendant's reuse, i'd only put 3 there (just to be able to progress to bolster) cause i dont think that would be that beneficial especially solo.
This entire tree is relatively simple to me, leaving the major choice to being 'rez line or cure line,' and especially solo i'd say cure over rez (who are you going to rez solo FFS?).

TSO Tree
This i need to think about, because on the surface I agree with all but one choice from Kaizer (why didn't you want to be Mystic Mod again? :-) ), i'd remove the 5 points from the group heal and use them on the smaller ST heal, because I would cast that way more than my group heal when soloing (even with my dog).

As a mystic, we are terrific solo'ers able to solo tough heroic mobs (or even epic ones, if ya look at those bugaboo videos!) with ease. The biggest problem people have soloing with mystics I think is a lack of patience. Equipment helps (don't get me wrong) but theres plenty of 'easily attainable' gear that is terrific for soloing.

You'll want to get items that have proc's of all sorts, like damage proc's when hit, things that ward when hit, things that heal you when hit, things that when you hit you heal etc.

Items

From Runnyeye (I know its a group instance but its not a 'difficult' one at this point and this really is a good item i like having :-) )
aITEM -1247284535 642368009:Grunblig's Blackened Alloy Belt\/a

Kunzar jungle quested item (dun remember the quest)
\aITEM -175155993 861023360:Terrik's Moonrise Wristlet\/a

I'm going to add more when i look at all my toons, cause my mystic doesnt have as much stuff as he used to like this (don't really solo with em as much so i got rid of some stuff).

[Kaizer_Sosay]

Shaman AA tree:
Str Line til end. DogDog can do roughly 400dps, provides haste, mini wards, and can tank if you want him too.
Agi Line til end. Only took melee crit bonus til 7 AA, let gear make up the difference to 100%. I have 7 AA in heal crit, but you can move this to Phalanx to boost the damage it does. Main thing is getting melee crit close to 100% and Tribal Rage.
Sta Line. Took this line to get the 16% extra DA chance. Sheild Block is nice to also have, but need to equip a shield to use it.
Int Line. Put 5 AA in this to get Rabies. The more damage spells we have the more dps we can do. Rabies adds only a small amount of dps to you, but just another option.

Mystic AA tree:
Augmenting Line til end. Max out everything except Spirit of the Wolf and Oberon. Ancestry is like crack.
Combat Line til end. Max out everything!!! 100% crit and maxxed out CA's = big damage. Weapon mastery increase your damage capabilities as well as DogDog's.
The rest of your AA's do w/e with. Rezline is pointless if you are soloing. So guess the shitty cure wards will have to do.

Shadow AA tree:
Line 1. Health and Power to max. Or i guess you can go mount speed if you want(waste imo)
Line 2. Litany of Combat to Max. Give you 3 dps buffs. Casting Expertise. Inc damage, Dec Cast time and Reuse. Battle Prowess Weapon bonus, 25% DA, 15% inc on CAs. Sacred Follower Buffs up DogDog. In my opinion, Battle Prowess is only option.
Line 3. Spiritual Storm, incs damage on Glacial strike. Kindred Restoration and Prophetic Spirit, inc wards. Ethereal Weaponry more weapon bonus and 20% more DA. Ancient Pedigree gives DogDog more dps abilities.
Line 4. Infusion of Spirit, more hps. Prophetic Ailment inc damage of Plague Strike. Spirital Salvation boosts group heal, 1 heal for you and DogDog. Stances, I took both, but for solo only offensive stance, Ravenous Protector, is necessary.

As mentioned there are a few places you can adjust AAs different then mine. But overall this this spec you should get 100% melee crit and with procs over 100% DA. Need gear to bump up Haste and DPS stats, along with CA damage. All other gear should focus on procs.

[Jenya]

awe hell when i get off work tomorrow ill drop a raid spec and a pvp/solo AA set up and some gear choices for all three

[nyquist]

when I'm soloing I mainly rely on my Bane Warding from the Shard armor to do most of my damage; I usually try and put on about half and half Heal gear and DPS gear so my wards last a while

if I'm doing anything heroic, I find that a lot of my time is spent warding as opposed to DPS ing and I actually have found that for stuff like KC heal stance works best for me, b/c then I can survive a few mobs on me and just let them kill themselves while I debuff and ward

does anyone solo harder stuff like KoS or EoF epics? whats your strat on those kind of encounters? they hit relatively hard, harder than RoK heroics generally, right? so do you have enough time to DPS in between warding yourself? I'd really like to try and solo some tougher stuff maybe I'll try Terror and Bugaboo here in the next few days and progress up to x4's :D

[cimtaurus]

Originally Posted by KFizzle

My original intent was to post the 'consensus' choice for AA here, however I am unable to do that as there isn't even really going to be a 100% true consensus pick for solo (or group or raid) amongst mystics. Instead I'll treat my post sort of like the posts below, reflecting on things like my thoughts on AA as well as gear and depending on the situation, casting order or 'ideas' how to handle things.

My thought on AA Is similar to Kaizer but slightly little different ...

Shaman Tree

Str 4 4 6 8 2 (I Would think the 6% increased chance to proc the ward from the dog would be more beneficial than the 4% haste increase).
Agi 4 4 7 7 2
Sta 4 4 8 (Double attack is your friend, both if your DPSing and if your soloing)
Int 4 1 (I hadnt thought of this but a terrific idea Kaizer to get your dog an additional attack is more beneficial than adding the points elsewhere in the other tress i think)

Mystic Tree
The 'only' difference i have with Kaizer's is I wouldn't put 5 points in Attendant's reuse, i'd only put 3 there (just to be able to progress to bolster) cause i dont think that would be that beneficial especially solo.
This entire tree is relatively simple to me, leaving the major choice to being 'rez line or cure line,' and especially solo i'd say cure over rez (who are you going to rez solo FFS?).

TSO Tree
This i need to think about, because on the surface I agree with all but one choice from Kaizer (why didn't you want to be Mystic Mod again? :-) ), i'd remove the 5 points from the group heal and use them on the smaller ST heal, because I would cast that way more than my group heal when soloing (even with my dog).

As a mystic, we are terrific solo'ers able to solo tough heroic mobs (or even epic ones, if ya look at those bugaboo videos!) with ease. The biggest problem people have soloing with mystics I think is a lack of patience. Equipment helps (don't get me wrong) but theres plenty of 'easily attainable' gear that is terrific for soloing.

You'll want to get items that have proc's of all sorts, like damage proc's when hit, things that ward when hit, things that heal you when hit, things that when you hit you heal etc.

Items

From Runnyeye (I know its a group instance but its not a 'difficult' one at this point and this really is a good item i like having :-) )
aITEM -1247284535 642368009:Grunblig's Blackened Alloy Belt\/a

Kunzar jungle quested item (dun remember the quest)
\aITEM -175155993 861023360:Terrik's Moonrise Wristlet\/a


I'm going to add more when i look at all my toons, cause my mystic doesnt have as much stuff as he used to like this (don't really solo with em as much so i got rid of some stuff).

A Dear for my Dear - EQ2i, the EverQuest 2 Wiki - Quests, guides, mobs, npcs, and more

Very easy quest, decent item. A good place to start if you don't have proc gear already.

[Kaizer_Sosay]

Kfizzle the 4-1 in the Shaman INt line gives the mytics the Rabies attack, not dogdog. Its a spell, no CA.


But yeah the 3 set from tier 2 or teir3 shard armor. Is definitely a must have for solo gear. I'd also go with the Magma Fish REduction food, w/e the drink is that boost CA damage, and then use the Thorn pots. Wehn fighting harder mobs. I wouldnt use it all the time as you will plow through them redicuously fast.

[KFizzle]

Originally Posted by Kaizer_Sosay

Kfizzle the 4-1 in the Shaman INt line gives the mytics the Rabies attack, not dogdog. Its a spell, no CA.


But yeah the 3 set from tier 2 or teir3 shard armor. Is definitely a must have for solo gear. I'd also go with the Magma Fish REduction food, w/e the drink is that boost CA damage, and then use the Thorn pots. Wehn fighting harder mobs. I wouldnt use it all the time as you will plow through them redicuously fast.

Bah i was trying to work of memory from work when i was typing that Kaizer, btw i call everything a CA (former Zerk main, now playing my monk, with the closest to a caster being my mystic).

And the shoulder adorn with the damage when hit would be nice as well (I have that on a couple of my shoulder sets, but admittedly not all)

[Paiacyssa]

Great thread guys. Thanks for the hard work.

[firamas]

Originally Posted by Kaizer_Sosay

Line 3. Spiritual Storm, incs damage on Glacial strike.

Wait, it does? Never tested it or thought to ask, I just assumed it affected the spell version only.

[nyquist]

yeah it does! I also tested it: when I was filling my TSO lines using the respec trick

both the glacial and disease ones; quite a good boost in dmg too