I'm having problems farming Azmodan on Inferno. I managed to kill him once (no idea how, luck?) and that's about it.
What I do is start in Core, clear it, then go back to other zones to get 5 stacks, then I go to Azmodan, however he's quite tough and bugged it seems. Sometimes I just die from nothing, I read that when pools spawn out of your vision they are invisible.
The main problem I have is when the second pools spawn. I manage to avoid some of them, but I usually end up dying, they are pretty much everywhere.
I have 15k hp which means I get killed pretty quickly when they spawn. My dps is 38k (somewhere around 80k with SS).
Does anyone have a working tactic for this boss for someone who is not insanely geared to burn him down before the second pool spawn? This is my build: http://eu.battle.net...!ZcaYZc(I know Caltrops is useless on Azmodan, but it's very important for champions).
80k is pretty low with ss, it's doable, but is sorta on the low end. Honestly, your best bet to maximize your dps would be to drop hungering, vault, and caltrops. Replace them with entangling/gang, mark/mortal, and bat companion, that way, when you have an opening, you can unload tons of dmg with elemental. you can also farm champs if you're solid at stutter stepping with entangling.
Here's the thing tho, why not just farm siegebreaker. It's not always farming the most difficult thing that's efficient. more kills/hour > one big kill/hour.
Thanks guys, very helpful tips, I will try them.
My run speed is capped (25%) from items.
Siegebreaker is a good idea as well, he's actually much easier to kill. I'm still fresh in Act 3 (rushed quite a bit) so I have not explored all the options
Its simple, you got people to play with? then do an Azmo run. You solo? Do SB runs. Even if you derp it on SB, Tyreals pygmy hunting ass will be there to back you up.
-But for real, do the followers and Tyreal for that matter HAVE to make a bee line for the goblins?
I stand there and mass nuke him , ss for each fireball , i move out of cave in or if blood pool is close , Might take you 3 tries but hes gonna die .
took me around 20 seconds with decent gear , now takes me 7 secs with above average gear
Comments like this are pointless and stupid. This doesn't help the OP. 'I stand there and just burst him down in 7 seconds' is useless information. Go jerk yourself off in private.
OP, the key to beating this encounter (which I did the other day at around 36k DPS with 20k HP) is to listen for the first pool to spawn, as you can usually hear it even if you can't see it, and count to 5 or 6 in your head, then pop SS. Once you get the timing down, you'll never get caught by a pool. As long as you don't corner yourself, you can get through the phase. Once that phase is over, go back to straight up DPS. He didn't get to a second pool phase when I did him, so if you're constantly shooting you should be able to make it too.
Also make sure that if a pool spawns and you're safe, that you're unloading Nether into him until your 5 seconds is up. Don't waste time running around if you don't have to.
-But for real, do the followers and Tyreal for that matter HAVE to make a bee line for the goblins?
WHAT A MONSTROUS CREATURE!
THAT WAS A WORTHY FOE. GLORIOUS!
Haha. I read that in his voice.
The same
I have 92k with ss and i still get trolled, this 1 hit dead larky is so frustrating - i tried to get some resist gear so i could stay alive and then i didnt have the dps, to get 92k ive lost some resist gear and my health is now at 20k or so - which is shocking i know
So frustrating to try and farm when i cant seem to get any loot or items
Even some packs on act 2 still troll me
I like inferno but seriously its just so much of a POW IN THE FACE - your barred !
If you have about 300 res, he is very easy, assuming you have at least 25k hp. You can have 20k dps at that point and still kill him. It will take longer, but I don't ever see dps ever being the issue.
What I do is start in Core, clear it, then go back to other zones to get 5 stacks, then I go to Azmodan, however he's quite tough and bugged it seems. Sometimes I just die from nothing, I read that when pools spawn out of your vision they are invisible.
The main problem I have is when the second pools spawn. I manage to avoid some of them, but I usually end up dying, they are pretty much everywhere.
I have 15k hp which means I get killed pretty quickly when they spawn. My dps is 38k (somewhere around 80k with SS).
Does anyone have a working tactic for this boss for someone who is not insanely geared to burn him down before the second pool spawn? This is my build:
http://eu.battle.net...!ZcaYZc(I know Caltrops is useless on Azmodan, but it's very important for champions).
Here's the thing tho, why not just farm siegebreaker. It's not always farming the most difficult thing that's efficient. more kills/hour > one big kill/hour.
just food for thought.
My run speed is capped (25%) from items.
Siegebreaker is a good idea as well, he's actually much easier to kill. I'm still fresh in Act 3 (rushed quite a bit) so I have not explored all the options
-But for real, do the followers and Tyreal for that matter HAVE to make a bee line for the goblins?
WHAT A MONSTROUS CREATURE!
THAT WAS A WORTHY FOE. GLORIOUS!
Comments like this are pointless and stupid. This doesn't help the OP. 'I stand there and just burst him down in 7 seconds' is useless information. Go jerk yourself off in private.
OP, the key to beating this encounter (which I did the other day at around 36k DPS with 20k HP) is to listen for the first pool to spawn, as you can usually hear it even if you can't see it, and count to 5 or 6 in your head, then pop SS. Once you get the timing down, you'll never get caught by a pool. As long as you don't corner yourself, you can get through the phase. Once that phase is over, go back to straight up DPS. He didn't get to a second pool phase when I did him, so if you're constantly shooting you should be able to make it too.
Also make sure that if a pool spawns and you're safe, that you're unloading Nether into him until your 5 seconds is up. Don't waste time running around if you don't have to.
The same
I have 92k with ss and i still get trolled, this 1 hit dead larky is so frustrating - i tried to get some resist gear so i could stay alive and then i didnt have the dps, to get 92k ive lost some resist gear and my health is now at 20k or so - which is shocking i know
So frustrating to try and farm when i cant seem to get any loot or items
Even some packs on act 2 still troll me
I like inferno but seriously its just so much of a POW IN THE FACE - your barred !
GL on your farming, i hope you get some ilvl 63