09-22-2003, 05:47 AM
MALDAR: ACT IV, THE CHAOS SANCTUARY, Part II
![[Image: Maldar4_cs1.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar4_cs1.jpg)
A group of venom lords was the first monster pack to greet me from the Chaos Sanctuary. I led them back to the main parking spot like I had with the pit lords on the bridges.
My strategy for dealing with the Chaos Sanctuary was as follows: I would lead all of the venom lords, doom knights, and storm casters in the entrance wing (the length of the southwest wing of the sanctuary) back to the usual parking spot below the River of Flame waypoint. All oblivion knights would be held down with bone prisons. I would then park most of the monsters from the sanctuary proper in the entrance wing. Then I would take on each of the seal boss packs one by one. Once I had killed one of the seal bosses, I would be able to use that boss's wing as another parking spot for any remaining monsters left in the sanctuary proper. It seemed like a pretty good plan. Of course, I would have to dodge bone spirits launched by the couple dozen oblivion knights living in the sanctuary the whole time, but no plan could be completely free of danger. I plugged on ahead.
![[Image: Maldar4_cs2.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar4_cs2.jpg)
The plan worked pretty well in the early going. I managed to draw away doom knights and venom lords in groups of two or three. There were a couple of oblivion knights in the entrance foyer who were a constant annoyance, though. One of them was a boss, and his bone spirits stung. I should mention at this point that any bone spirits you see in upcoming pictures were fired by OK's -- not me.
I found one thing out about OK's that was useful, though. If you Bone Prison them, they will switch to attacking with bone spirits and continue to target you. That's smart of them. However, if you run out of their range or tp to town, they'll switch to attacking the bone prisons. So, I would often run into the CS, cast bone prisons on the OK's by the entrance as I ran past (dodging bone spirits the whole time), get some monsters in the next area to chase me, and when I returned, monsters in tow, the OK's by the entrance would be busy attacking the bone prisons, allowing me to pass unmolested.
![[Image: Maldar4_cs3.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar4_cs3.jpg)
As much as possible, I tried to encourage OK's close to the main part of the sanctuary to come further down toward the sanctuary's entrance where I would bone prison them to keep them out of the way.
![[Image: Maldar4_cs4.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Maldar4_cs4.jpg)
It took a long time, but I managed to park most of the inhabitants of the sanctuary's entrance wing and even some of the inhabitants of the sanctuary proper down below the River of Flame waypoint. It was time to delve more deeply into the sanctuary and see what I'd find there.
A group of venom lords was the first monster pack to greet me from the Chaos Sanctuary. I led them back to the main parking spot like I had with the pit lords on the bridges.
My strategy for dealing with the Chaos Sanctuary was as follows: I would lead all of the venom lords, doom knights, and storm casters in the entrance wing (the length of the southwest wing of the sanctuary) back to the usual parking spot below the River of Flame waypoint. All oblivion knights would be held down with bone prisons. I would then park most of the monsters from the sanctuary proper in the entrance wing. Then I would take on each of the seal boss packs one by one. Once I had killed one of the seal bosses, I would be able to use that boss's wing as another parking spot for any remaining monsters left in the sanctuary proper. It seemed like a pretty good plan. Of course, I would have to dodge bone spirits launched by the couple dozen oblivion knights living in the sanctuary the whole time, but no plan could be completely free of danger. I plugged on ahead.
The plan worked pretty well in the early going. I managed to draw away doom knights and venom lords in groups of two or three. There were a couple of oblivion knights in the entrance foyer who were a constant annoyance, though. One of them was a boss, and his bone spirits stung. I should mention at this point that any bone spirits you see in upcoming pictures were fired by OK's -- not me.
I found one thing out about OK's that was useful, though. If you Bone Prison them, they will switch to attacking with bone spirits and continue to target you. That's smart of them. However, if you run out of their range or tp to town, they'll switch to attacking the bone prisons. So, I would often run into the CS, cast bone prisons on the OK's by the entrance as I ran past (dodging bone spirits the whole time), get some monsters in the next area to chase me, and when I returned, monsters in tow, the OK's by the entrance would be busy attacking the bone prisons, allowing me to pass unmolested.
As much as possible, I tried to encourage OK's close to the main part of the sanctuary to come further down toward the sanctuary's entrance where I would bone prison them to keep them out of the way.
It took a long time, but I managed to park most of the inhabitants of the sanctuary's entrance wing and even some of the inhabitants of the sanctuary proper down below the River of Flame waypoint. It was time to delve more deeply into the sanctuary and see what I'd find there.