rakoth wrote:
Yesterday I ventured over to Blackwind Lake. I expected to have to deal with some mobs but I didn't realize that there is an elite that wanders around. I didn't have time to stick around to see what his walking pattern is.
Is this the only elite up there and are there areas that are fairly safe for fishing (I certainly don't mind killing regular mobs to fish).
When I first got to Blackwind Lake, I was pretty intimidated by the elites as well. Being a resto druid in t2 at the time, I definitely couldn't solo one. By the way, they're immune to nature (no roots or cyclone).
There are multiple elites, but they are all the same model - giant wandering tree. They path by practically all of the pools other than those fished from the island in the center. However, you can generally avoid them or run away from them with decent success. First of all, their walking makes the ground shake a bit, similar to the roaming elites in Hellfire Peninsula. This can alert you to pop flight form before you're stuck in combat. Secondly, I don't think they're fond of swimming, so going aquatic form and swimming away is a good option if you can't use travel form or flight form to get away. On my server, the elites are regularly solo farmed by some feral druids and warlocks with relative ease. It's certainly nice to have someone killing them, if that's an option for you.
All in all, the elites aren't so hard that you can't get away from them, so I wouldn't worry about them too much. Hope this helps!
