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Hunt or Be Hunted

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You've arrived at the tournament grounds that the Master of the Hunt has prepared for this Hunt. Are you prepared to Hunt or be Hunted?

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Hunt or Be Hunted
Heroic level: None
Epic level: 32
(considered Legendary)
Tier 4 end game raidIcon tooltip.pngTier 4 end game raid:
  • ML:29 raid loot.
  • Drops +8 ability tomes and Tomes of Fate +3.
Duration: long
Heroic XP: N/A
Epic XP:  ♦49,362Normal ♥50,559Hard ♠51,756Elite
Takes place in: Hunt Tournament Zone
Bestowed by: Maes Toben
NPC contact: Maes Toben
Quest acquired in: Court of the Wild Hunt
Patron: The Summer Court
Base favor: 10
Purchase: Hunter and Hunted or VIP
Extreme Challenge: No
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Loading screen

Overview

You are being challenged by the Master of the Hunt, are you up for the challenge?


Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!


Objectives

  • Speak with Chogrum
  • Gather in the arena to begin the first challenge
  • Defeat Senior Hunter Oka
  • Defeat Senior Hunter Mori
  • Speak with Chogrum at the center of the arena
  • Defeat the Master of the Hunt
  • (Optional) Defeat Pomura — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,936 ♥5,056 ♠5,176 )
  • (Optional) Defeat Grix — Bonus (10%): Epic( ♦4,936 ♥5,056 ♠5,176 )
  • (Optional) Speak to Chogrum when you are ready to begin the final battle — no XP

Tips and Misc

Maze for Pomura's fight. Squares mark spots where she will teleport. Colors match the flowers on the ground in that section of the maze, useful for communicating to other players where she is.

The whole raid takes places in a square arena; there's an entrance room for buffing, and two optional side areas.

Lockout
  • There is no in-quest lockout, but similar to Fire on Thunder Peak, beginning the actual combat locks further entry via the questgiver's portal. (You will, however, be unable to enter the main arena from the entrance zone during the two fights that take place there, although the barrier drops again afterwards.)
Souls of the Hunted Mechanic
  • During Phase 2 and 3, Souls of the Hunted can spawn.
  • They appear as slightly ethereal, untargetable red humanoids, with a countdown above their head.
  • During phase 2, up to 4 souls can spawn.
  • During phase 3, upwards of 8 souls at once have been seen, including two sets with different count downs.
  • To 'disarm' the Soul, have someone stand close to it – this will remove the red beam of light coming down from the heavens, and the soul will glow green.
  • For each soul not 'disarmed' when its timer reaches zero, a full raid AOE damage spell will occur, roughly 750 damage per soul on LH. (This is Sonic damage, and is affected by the requisite absorptions and resistances.)
  • Recognition of 'disarming' can be buggy – if one spawns on top of you, you may have to move out of its AOE and back in. It is also possible too many bodies on a soul will stop it being 'disarmed'.needs verification
  • When Souls appear, the entire party should drop DPS on the boss and move to handle them. The damage can easily cause a wipe, especially on Elite or Reaper difficulties.
  • Be warned that each time any set of souls is not completely suppressed, the whole party will take a stack of the debuff "Emotional Burden", which increases sonic damage taken by about 50% and stacks and consequently making subsequent missed souls even more damaging. All stacks of the debuff expire after five minutes, so a party which took a long time to complete the second phase and wishes to skip the optionals is advised to let it wear off first before starting phase three.
Main arena
  • Trash mobs will constantly respawn in the corners during the boss fights. They can be disabled via Otto's Sphere of Dancing, or ignored on lower difficulties.
  • Take note of the 4 squares in the north, south, west, and east of the room. These are where the Souls are going to start appearing later.
Phase 1
  • Senior Hunter Oka will spawn on the western stone with an Apex Hound. The hound will respawn after a short delay if killed.
  • Kill Oka to proceed to the next phase.
  • A crosshair (like being targeted by Irk from Project Nemesis raid) will appear on a character at range and result in a time bomb (countdown and then AOE damage around character, low damage to character. Same as time bomb from Killing Time)
Phase 2
  • Senior Hunter Mori will spawn on the eastern stone with an Apex Hound. The hound will respawn after a short delay if killed.
  • Periodically, she will announce that the souls of the hunted do not rest in peace and will summon souls of the hunted.
  • Mori can also create green circles on the floor that explodes for massive acid damage, and use Carrion Swarm from the Primal Avatar epic destiny that will affect her target and all nearby enemies. If you need to be close to the tank, make sure you receive constant healing. Carrion Swarm deals acid over time damage.
  • Kill Mori to proceed to the next phase.
  • Mori occasionally spawns four Souls of the Hunted – see above. She only starts doing this a set time after activation, probably about 60 seconds.
Shrine and optionals
  • After phase 2, a rest shrine will appear and the party can do the two optionals in the western and eastern rooms for an extra chest that can drop named loot.
  • Completing the optionals increases the difficulty of the final boss through buffs
  • Western room: Grix, a redcap boss in a room filled with traps. On Elite or reaper, it is recommended that any trap specialists in your group disable the traps. On hard and below, the party may be able to DPS the boss fast enough to not matter.
    • Harpies sniping from above can actually be more trouble than Grix or his traps, at least on lower difficulties. Having some sort of ranged DPS character is very handy for this part (failing this, the harpies drop out of the sky if stunned or restrained in any way, allowing melee DPS characters to get some damage in before they take off again.)
  • Eastern room: Pomura, a pixie boss. She will periodically teleport to a random location inside the hedgerow maze and you have to constantly chase after her to DPS her. A cold DOT will also apply on you in the maze and keep stacking. Orange-named wood woads and trash will also spawn in the maze to make things difficult while you chase her.
    • Tip: You can find Pomura more easily using a targeted ability or spell. As long as you keep her highlighted, you can try to cast your ability to triangulate her position. You will get one of three error messages based on distance and facing: "You are not facing the target" (turn around until this changes), "Target is out of range" (you are facing her, but are too far away) or "Target is blocked" (you are facing her, and nearby - she is probably behind a nearby hedge).
  • If you complete both optionals, the second one will be harder, with the boss receiving a "Motivated" buff. As Pomura's boss fight is generally considered harder, she's usually done first.
  • Shrine after doing the optionals if you need to before starting the final fight.
  • Talk to Chogrum, Herald of the Hunt, in the center of the main room to proceed.


Phase 3
  • The Master of the Hunt will spawn with 2 Apex Hounds. He can also summon lost souls on the 4 stones.
  • Kill the Master to win.
  • The Master will summon Souls of the Hunted at a rate of four at a time, and will also use the time bomb mechanic from phase one. In addition, he has his own special attack where he marks a long track on the ground – if the Master ever shouts "Stampede!", look out for this. After a few seconds, ghostly beasts charge along this path, dealing massive bludgeoning damage to players they collide with.

Bonus XP

Loot

  • Chests: 1–2
  • One end chest
  • Second end chest for completing both optionals
  • NPC rewards:

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited Item Type Enhancements ML Bind Quests
  • Update 53.0.1
  • 2 years, 2 months, and 1 day
  • Cru121
Helm of the Hunter
Helm of the Hunter.png
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Helmet  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
The Inferno's Desire
The Inferno's Desire.png
(edit)
Kama  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Shadowscythe
Shadowscythe.png
(edit)
Sickle  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Pomura's Impaler
Pomura's Impaler.png
(edit)
Rapier  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Spear of the Hunter
Spear of the Hunter.png
(edit)
Quarterstaff  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Mori's Focus
Mori's Focus.png
(edit)
Light Mace  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Shield of the Hunter
Shield of the Hunter.png
(edit)
Buckler shield  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
The Hunter's Darkblade
The Hunter's Darkblade.png
(edit)
Kukri  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
The Inferno's Demands
The Inferno's Demands.png
(edit)
Kama  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
  • Update 53.0.1
  • 2 years, 2 months, and 1 day
  • Cru121
Cloak of the Hunter
Cloak of the Hunter.png
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Cloak  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Grix's Gouger
Grix's Gouger.png
(edit)
Heavy Pick  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
The Hunter's Axe
The Hunter's Axe.png
(edit)
Dwarven War Axe  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
  • Update 62
  • 6 months and 19 days
  • Cru121
The Hunter's Handaxe
The Hunter's Handaxe.png
(edit)
Hand Axe  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
  • Update 56.0.1
  • 1 year, 7 months, and 22 days
  • Cru121
Hide of the Hunter
Hide of the Hunter.png
(edit)
Light Armor  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
Pomura's Memento
Pomura's Memento.png
(edit)
Ring  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
A Memento of Mori
A Memento of Mori.png
(edit)
Ring  29 Bound to Character on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Character on Acquire: This item is Bound to Character on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
  • Update 67.1
  • 10 days
  • Ulfo
The Stablestone
The Stablestone.png
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Trinket  29 Bound to Account on AcquireIcon tooltip.pngBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire Hunt or Be Hunted, end chest
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This quest may also drop the following named augments:

Monsters

Name ( picture ) CR Type Race
Apex Hound Koro( view
Apex Hound Koro.png
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 ♦36Epic Normal Animal Wolf
Apex Hound Taka( view
Apex Hound Taka.png
 • edit )
 ♦36Epic Normal Animal Wolf
Grix( view
Grix.png
 • edit )
 ♦39Epic Normal Fey Redcap
Master of the Hunt( view
Master of the Hunt.png
 • edit )
 ♦39Epic Normal Elf Elf
Pomura( view
Pomura.png
 • edit )
 ♦39Epic Normal Fey Pixie
Senior Hunter Mori( view
Senior Hunter Mori.png
 • edit )
 ♦39Epic Normal Elf Elf
Senior Hunter Oka( view
Senior Hunter Oka.png
 • edit )
 ♦39Epic Normal Elf Elf
Wild Hunt Harpy( view
Wild Hunt Harpy.png
 • edit )
 ♦32Epic Normal Monstrous Humanoid Harpy
Wild Hunt Hound( view
Wild Hunt Hound.png
 • edit )
 ♦32Epic Normal Animal Wolf
Wild Hunt Pixie( view
Wild Hunt Pixie.png
 • edit )
 ♦32Epic Normal Fey Pixie
Wild Hunt Protector( view
Wild Hunt Protector.png
 • edit )
 ♦36Epic Normal Plant Wood Woad
Wild Hunt Ranger( view
Wild Hunt Ranger.png
 • edit )
 ♦32Epic Normal Elf Elf
Wild Hunt Redcap( view
Wild Hunt Redcap.png
 • edit )
 ♦32Epic Normal Fey Redcap