AoE Zhenning

What is it?

The description is basically in the title. A Zhen is a party of 5-6 people using their area of effect (aoe) attacks to kill high level monsters and gain experience and spirit, fast! Level Requisite: 60.

As stated previously, a zhen consists of 5-6 people, usually 6. This consists of 2 pullers (Ideally: Barbarian, Blademaster though any class is capable of pulling), 2-3 damage dealers (Archer, Wizard), and 1-2 Healers (Clerics). This is a normal zhen, but of course like everything else in PWI, it can always be varied.

Everyone: Training Esoterica (Esos) to maximize exp gain.
Pullers: Except Barbs and BMs, all other classes need to have a mount. Barbs use their tiger form for pulling, while BMs use their sprints.
Damage Dealers: MP charms. Archers will need barrage of arrows (skill) while Wizards will need Dragon's Breath (skill)
Healers: MP Charms. Clerics will need either Rejuvenation Aura (Blue Ball) or Heaven's Wrath (Red Ball) depending on their job. 1 bb cleric is a must in every zhen. The rb cleric can be substituted with another dd or vice versa depending on availability.

Pullers: As the title mentions, the pullers are in charge of pulling all the surrounding mobs into the aoe as they spawn. Be sure to use one of your aoes once in a while to maintain aggro. Once the mobs have been placed in the aoe, the wizard or archer will take aggro leaving you to go and aggro the new spawns.
Damage Dealers: For wizards this is a simple job, set up your dragon's breath in middle of archer and cleric and stay. For archers it is a bit more complicated, you have to duel a cleric and cast barrage of arrows on them. Once the duel is over, your barrage will stay active because of your mp charm. Caution: Charms don't tick in duels, so use a couple normal shots to get the clerics health down a little then use barrage in case you have low mana.
Healers: Once your duel with archer is over, set up your blue ball or red ball and stay.
Once the party is set with their aoes, pullers let it rip!

Squad level 60-65: Seaweed Thieves by Sanctuary
Squad level 65-70: Seaspray Bladewolf by Dreamweaver port
Squad level 65-70: Pirates in Nightscream Island (Enter through the ship in Dreamweaver port)
Squad level 70-75: Rockenwolves in Land of Burning Heart
Squad level 75-80: Spiders by Boundless Grasslands

--Drew911 02:07, 31 July 2009 (UTC)