Talk:An Unseen Rival II/@comment-162.201.198.241-20150530144232/@comment-24458380-20150530162701

Killing the two Condemned Gorecyclops from a distance is certainly the wiser course of action here, but you can certainly engage them at close range if you have the right ingredients.

Just to prove this point, I slew two Condemned Gorecyclops with only Goldforged Rusted Daggers and no armor, buffs, curatives or Wakestones in Hard Mode :



I only used Masterful Kill in this battle (no climbing), only occassionally using Thousand Kisses to inflict Torpor. I brought a full party (comprising 2 Striders and a Fighter) with me to contribute most of the damage with Downpour Volley Dragon's Maw.

But all I really did in this battle (other than try to stay alive) was continually Torpor the two Gorecyclops' so my party could unleash their attacks easier (instead of continuously dodging the two rampaging behemoths).

Now imagine how much easier this battle would be if I used a full skill set, wore armor, wielded top-tier weapons, and actually actively engaged in the battle (instead of passively). I tried to do as little "work" as possible here.

You can certainly climb them or engage in close quarter melee attacks at their feet if you've got the guts. It's just thats it's a very high risk strategy that requires intimate knowledge of the Condemned Gorecyclops' attack patterns.