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Bane of Battler

Classes that can use:  INF, MINS, SCOU, ARMS, PAL, REAV, MERC, CLER, FRIAR, HER, NS, RANG, HERO, CHA, BM, DRU, WARD, BARD, SB, WAR, THAN, SKLD, BER, HEAL, SHA, SAV, HUNT, VALK
Artifact XP: Mainland Outdoors
type: 1h or 2h, slash damage, dps 16.5, spd 4.1, bonus 35%
Crushing versions of Battler have been added. Clerics and Friars may now activate Battler as a one-handed crushing weapon. Mercenaries and Reavers can now select from a slashing version and a one-hand crushing version. Armsmen and Paladins can now select from a one-handed slashing, a two-handed slashing, a one-handed crushing or a two-handed crushing version.
Hammer versions of Battler have been added. Shamans and Healers may now activate Battler as a one-handed or two-handed hammer. Warriors, Thanes, Skalds, Savages, and Berserkers may now choose from the one-handed or two-handed hammer version in addition to their other choices.
Blunt versions of Battler have been added. Blademasters, Druids, Bards, and Wardens may now choose between a one-handed blade and a one-handed blunt version of Battler. Heroes and Champions may choose between the one-handed and two-handed blunt version in addition to their other choices.  (1.69 patch, Apr 14 2004)
Comments on Solo, Grouped, or Battlegrouped:   This has been done with 3 people (with an enchanter).  Please read strategy section for full details on how many people of what type of class you might need.

Artifact Level Abilities Gained
 Comments/Pictures
Constitution version (Warden, Skald) Dexterity version
0
 Strength +15
Constitution +15
Bonus to armor factor:  10
 Strength +15
Dexterity +15
Bonus to armor factor:  10
 Constitution 2H version
1
 Crush 6%
 Crush 6%
3
 Slash 6% Slash 6%
5
 Thrust 6%
accuracy boost
 Thrust 6%
accuracy boost
7
 Bonus to melee combat speed 3% Bonus to melee combat speed 3%
10
 Bonus to melee damage 4%
melee absorption debuff
 Bonus to melee damage 4%
melee absorption debuff		 Stats

accuracy boost: Target's chance to strike successfully with melee attacks increased
    Value:  ?
    Target:  Self
    Duration:  1 min
    Casting time:  2.0 sec
    Spell has a chance of casting when this weapon strikes an enemy


melee absorption debuff: Reduces the target's absorption (ABS) factor, resulting in worse protection against melee attacks.
    Value:  10
    Target:  Targetted
    Duration:  30 sec
    Casting time:  instant
    Recast time:  8 sec
    Radius:  350
    Damage:  Cold
    Also casts:  melee absorption Value:  10
    This spell is cast when the item is used.

The Charge has been changed from a 1 minute 19% absorb debuff on the target and 1 minute 19% absorb buff on the user, to a 30 second 10% absorb debuff on the target and 10% absorb buff on the user. (1.87 Patch Notes)

Battler / Magma Battler - Each version of the Battler / Magma Battler had the melee haste bonus reduced by 2% and the melee damage bonus reduced by 1%. The slash, crush and thrust resistance bonuses were each increased by 1%.

The accuracy bonus for the Skill of the Gladiators spell on Battler has been reduced.
(1.68 patch, Feb 19, 2004)


more Pictures only  (no stats)
1H slash Battler
2H slash Battler
1-H Battler
Inconnu Infiltrator with 1-H Battler

Credits: Uloi, Annadale, Gwydain, Anty, Baylok, Aalye Candria, Kodot, Archangell Raphaell, Justy, Nissemh, Erevlydeux, Lodogran, Mulkhay, Seanchan, Thallias, Shiram

 Heretics may now activate Battler - (1.74 patch notes)

At level 5 it procs an accuracy boost that lasts for one minute and increases your chances of hitting with melee by 50%. The sword procs a lot, so basically this is like a self buff that's usually up.

At level 10 it gets the secondary magical ability, with an ABS debuff of 19. (Turn studded into cloth, plate essentially into studded, etc.)   Nov 22
- Gwydain

Yeah, I should clarify some of that info. I've been playing around with it in a duel with my bot.
The proc that improves your chances of hitting melee also increases the damage you do. The message is 'You swing your weapon with great skill and force.' My unbuffed level 50 (RR5) pally was hitting my unbuffed level 50 (RR3) shaman for 61-81 pts unstyled (29+15 slash spec), ignoring all attacks that had crits. When the proc went off the unstyled damage went up to the 84-110 range unstyled for the duration of the effect not counting crits. (I didn't do long logs or anything, just hit 20 times or so to get an idea of the range.)

The secondary magical effect is on a 15 minute timer regardless of the listed recast time. When the effect is used, your target has their ABS debuffed by 19, and your ABS is buffed by 19. The shammy was hitting me for 23-30 pts initially, but once the ABS buff was used the damage dropped to 17-22 until the effect wore off. Similarly, the shaman was taking signicantly more damage while his absorb was debuffed (I was hitting him in the 90-100 range while he was debuffed and then the proc went off and then I was doing 100-135ish).

Note that the debuff can be resisted like any other debuff, and the first time I tried it on my shammy he did resist it.    Nov 22
- Gwydain

Strategy:

Picture of Battler battle  Dec 28  - Mazor
Picture of Battler in non-epic mode   Jan 17  - Tacopants
Drops off Battler at 10k,20k in Ashen Isles 
The island is surrounded by lava, but there is a bridge at the south end that is NOT on Kallisti's map of Ashen Isles.    Nov 7
- Gorthak PoweredByGuinness

Route to get to Battler  - map by Tacopants
Upon getting to chimera island and the fourth bridge you will see some elite taur defenders. These are really bad ass mobs and 3 of them are easily more difficult then battler himself. Jump off the left side of the bridge before you get to the end and you can avoid the taur all together.
One more thing.. this map shows no bridge to get to battler's island, but trust me it's there.
Easily killable with 1g, and yes he is completely immune to magic damage of any type afaik.  Jan 17
- Tacopants

Me and my brother Focus Pulled this encounter with: me, (50 mana chanter) him, (50 mana ment) and a 48 druid buffbot.  Encounter was simple, because he picks aggro then stays on target, we just engaged, then ran if he wasn't on pet.  2nd try he stuck on pet and was simple from there, just put up focus, kept pet HoT'd and healed with druidbot when needed.  When chanter ran out of power used power pots and rested till he regained pow, then put up focus again, etc.  Overall fight took about 45 mins but got the drop and was well worth it.  Woulda been hella lot easier and faster if we had FoP.   May 7 2004
- Cattman

Tips:

It is rumoured that this is an 8 hour respawn.  Feb 29 2004

Did Battler with 7 people tonight, and accidently found a new strategy that works pretty damn well.
 
At the beginning of the fight with Battler, he picks a target and sticks with him the ENTIRE fight, so what we first did was just engage him and begin the whole kite and have our tanks spamming snare styles on him (works alright, can be a pain to get snares to stick though). However, his aggro was on one of our bards the whole time so he was the designated kiter -- until he LD'd on auto-run when Battler was at like 40%. Thats when we found out that Battler will disengage the group and walk back to spawn point while regening hp at an ungodly rate (was back at 80% in like 10 seconds, 100% soon thereafter) if you run out of his "fighting zone", which is pretty much the flat ground where he spawns -- if you make it to any of the hills leading down he'll disengage and walk back.
 
So what we did after knowing this was engage him again, but he aggro'd our other bard so we ran off and let him disengage again. We rested then went back out and this time he aggro'd our blademaster, so we ran back again and let Battler disengage. The next time we attacked he engaged our S/S hero, with pbt and 3 tanks (4th meleer was our warden) Battler was a piece of cake, a bit long, but was able to keep our hero safely healed without the need of power pots or any instas (used MCL twice with two other bards healing as well). Fight lasted about 12 minutes.
 
So, if you have a S/S tank or any other tank you would prefer to have aggro on during the fight, just keep on engaging and disengaging him until you have him on your preferred target. It was MUCH EASIER doing Battler when he wasn't on our bard the whole fight.
 
Fight lasted about 12 minutes.   Mar 12 2004
- Anonymous

Did Battler with 2 animists, 2 bards, and a light ment with 54 devotee pet.  Apr 14 2004
- Erevlydeux

 mob will level up on killing players and absorb the powers of the dead   Nov 5 2003
- Yoggoth

Drops:

Screenshot listing drops   11/10   - Intuit
Screenshot listing different drops   11/7  - Ghargamel
Screenshot listing even more drops    Nov 24   - Killington Aielborn

Battler sword artifact
Legendary weapon component

From what I heard it's a slash weapon and you get to choose what type of slash weapon it is when you activate it.    11/7
- Twinkletoes Flintstone

Leather Sleeves
 22 con/str
6% slash/thrust
+2 melee
+40 hits
150 ablative
- Runvus

 Tempered Ember Tainted Sleeves
Leather sleeves
Dex 22
all melee 2
Con 22
Hits 40
crush 6
slash 6
health buffer 150/50-10 min dur
Utility 113.3    Jan 19
- Senastar

he dropped 8 items. Artifact, Legendary weapon component, and 6 other weapons/shields.   11/6
- Ghargamel

Scroll pieces:  Bane of the  Battler

Story on the combined scrolls   Jun 21 2004  - Ualos

Piece 1 of 3
Nebkare Siam-he warlock, Ausar Siam-he warlock, Kakhet siam-he Warlock
Piece 2 of 3
Setau Siam-he warlock, Taharga Siam-he warlock, Sahathor Siam-he warlock
Piece 3 of 3
siam-he plebian, siam-he sacrificial escort, siam-he chanter, Taharga Siam-he priest
All three scrolls for this artifact drop in ML7 dungeon, from the feuding MOBs.
Feuding Shaitans, Fauding, vologourgon, Feurding hepbastiens and the Feuding <snake people>.  Jun 10 2004
- Herjulf Hornbrytare
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