High Templar Avarius - HC

[Captain Geriatric]

Hi!

I came back to PoE after a long break. The last time i played... well dominus was the endboss ^^ so its been quite a while and im amazed by the stuff thats been added to the game.

So i checked out sc first until i met Avarius and i was like omfg... i died nearly 20 times on my first try with my duelist. I went blind in there and was smacked hard

So i started playing hc again and i am lvl 48 Templar with totems.

1.6k HP
338 Energy Shield
2.2k Armor
Elemental resists max

Definitely i have already my pants full so i wanted to know. What stats i would need to survive the battle with Avarius? I want to grind until lvl 60 before i go in there but some tips would be really nice!

[OZFugazi]

hi.

avarius can be brutal.. especially in HC, as his second attack phase has a "one shot" attack mechanic (balls of wtf just happened aoe throw your keyboard at the monitor) along with its other attacks. avarius is not difficult really, but not knowing the fight, will more than likely get you killed (unless lucky to miss the balls of doom), especially if you are a melee class that needs to get in close.

phase one of his fight can be easily dodged by keeping an eye out for his wind ups. the gardians he uses cannot be killed so try not to focus them.. but they do help you stay alive being used as a way to block avarius attacks. movement is key. and you can also use your totems as a way to "block" some attacks by standing behind them.

the best way to understand the fight is to watch some vids on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng34jVz7iIA (lifting nerd)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIG9K9I1slg&t=299s (pohx kappa)

as always, make sure you resists are capped, you have flasks full, especially a quick silver flask to run around the beam attack.

it can be frustrating in HC not practicing the fight. as act five is the mid point of progress. and dieing in this fight makes those 5 acts a pain. BUT. if you survive that fight , you have act 10 to be excited over.

over leveling the fight can be a little helpful as well.

best of luck.

[OZFugazi]

ps.

i play HC exclusive. and this fight easily made me rage quit a couple times. lol. hate one shot mechanics. but it becomes easier over time.

cheers.

[Captain Geriatric]

I learned his mechanics in my first fight with him in sc in a harsh way xD so i dont have problems with that. I am more concerned about his "bullet hell" move like in the videos mentioned... thats really overkill. If i panic and make one wrong move im a goner for sure ^_^ i will try him when i hit lvl 60 - thx 4 the informations!

[OZFugazi]

Originally posted by Silent Moebius:

I learned his mechanics in my first fight with him in sc in a harsh way xD so i dont have problems with that. I am more concerned about his "bullet hell" move like in the videos mentioned... thats really overkill. If i panic and make one wrong move im a goner for sure ^_^ i will try him when i hit lvl 60 - thx 4 the informations!

my appologies for not reading correctly your OP. max resists, 2.5k health (min), run speed, knowing the fight, overleveling, frost wall (though i have not tried this myself) using totems to block, like you would the statues, ruby flask, have a portal open and jump through it when he says "i am your god" (his trigger for the balls of doom). sure they may be a couple more i'm missing.

good luck!

[Captain Geriatric]

I killed him with lvl 54 fun thing is he couldnt use 1x his bullet hell move - his life went so fast down that he had to switch to his minion phase - the whole battle i didnt used 1 life flask because my shield wasnt even penetrated xD woah but still the adrenaline

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1306474516

[Awesome!]

if you havent done kitava before you might want to look up that one beforehand

[Captain Geriatric]

Originally posted by Awesome!:

if you havent done kitava before you might want to look up that one beforehand

Yup! I arrived now where i left my duelist in sc. Will always scout in sc before i advance in hc.