09-01-2003, 11:08 PM
GUNTER: ACT V BAAL
I went to town, refreshed potions, donned the Rising Sun amulet, returned to the Throne of Destruction, and entered the Worldstone Chamber.
![[Image: Gunter5_baal1.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_baal1.jpg)
I ran around to the bridge and leap attacked next to Baal, positioning myself in the direction of one side of the bridge. That way, if Baal used his cold knockback attack, I wouldn't be knocked back very far and would stay within War Cry range of Baal.
![[Image: Gunter5_baal2.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_baal2.jpg)
Every once in a while, Baal would cast his clone and my merc often got fooled by it. The merc also often got tangled up by Festering Appendages. I had to expect to do most of the damage to Baal myself. Any damage my merc dealt to him was a bonus. Incidentally, if you're not sure which Baal is the clone and which one is the real Baal, attack one of them and wait for one of the Baals to teleport. The clone never teleports, so the teleporting Baal is the true Baal. Also, in single player, you can tp to town and the clone will disappear.
![[Image: Gunter5_baal3.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_baal3.jpg)
Whenever Baal teleported or whenever I needed to get to Baal after returning from town, I always used Leap Attack to get to him. This allowed me to jump his cold knockback attack (notice how my merc has been knocked back off the screen by Baal's attack while I'm still flying on my way toward Baal). Moving with Leap Attack also allowed me to not get tangled up by Festering Appendages.
![[Image: Gunter5_baal4.jpg]](http://www.idiom.com/~gmonsen/diablo/Gunter5_baal4.jpg)
Whenever I jumped next to Baal, though, I still always positioned myself so that I couldn't get knocked back.
I went to town, refreshed potions, donned the Rising Sun amulet, returned to the Throne of Destruction, and entered the Worldstone Chamber.
I ran around to the bridge and leap attacked next to Baal, positioning myself in the direction of one side of the bridge. That way, if Baal used his cold knockback attack, I wouldn't be knocked back very far and would stay within War Cry range of Baal.
Every once in a while, Baal would cast his clone and my merc often got fooled by it. The merc also often got tangled up by Festering Appendages. I had to expect to do most of the damage to Baal myself. Any damage my merc dealt to him was a bonus. Incidentally, if you're not sure which Baal is the clone and which one is the real Baal, attack one of them and wait for one of the Baals to teleport. The clone never teleports, so the teleporting Baal is the true Baal. Also, in single player, you can tp to town and the clone will disappear.
Whenever Baal teleported or whenever I needed to get to Baal after returning from town, I always used Leap Attack to get to him. This allowed me to jump his cold knockback attack (notice how my merc has been knocked back off the screen by Baal's attack while I'm still flying on my way toward Baal). Moving with Leap Attack also allowed me to not get tangled up by Festering Appendages.
Whenever I jumped next to Baal, though, I still always positioned myself so that I couldn't get knocked back.