Dispel Magic arrow doesn't work

[garry619]

Tried it for the first time today while hunting. Shot it at the 'electric' deer and it started running and no more than 3 seconds later teleported away. Is this a known glitch? Just so I know not to bother making any more of those arrows if it is.

[Ailes]

They only briefly interrupt it. You need to more or less constantly hit them to completely prevent it. It should be 3-5 seconds or so. If you hadn't used Dispel at all it should have phased away instantly upon detecting you if I remember right.

But animals also sometimes glitch out or get affected by lag. So in some cases your arrows may not properly connect/register.

[MadDawg2552]

Dispel magic arrow is useless unless you also use a slowdown arrow. You might be able to get in two or three hits before it's out of range and the arrow time runs out.

It's better to just use a hunter's horn, hit it once, wait a few seconds for it to stop teleporting, and then track it down.

[NiBlack]

If you hit dispell arrow then dear do 1 teleport (unless someone else startle it in meantime)...
If you hit with normal arrow then good luck because it will teleport thrught whole map

[Batabii • Suikoden I&II HD]

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:

Dispel magic arrow is useless unless you also use a slowdown arrow. You might be able to get in two or three hits before it's out of range and the arrow time runs out.

that doesn't sound useless to me. Proudhorned Sernuk only take like four hits

[MadDawg2552]

Originally posted by Batabii • RDR2:

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:

Dispel magic arrow is useless unless you also use a slowdown arrow. You might be able to get in two or three hits before it's out of range and the arrow time runs out.

that doesn't sound useless to me. Proudhorned Sernuk only take like four hits

6 hits with iron arrow, 7 hits with dispel arrow.

[Batabii • Suikoden I&II HD]

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:

Originally posted by Batabii • RDR2:

that doesn't sound useless to me. Proudhorned Sernuk only take like four hits

6 hits with iron arrow, 7 hits with dispel arrow.

That doesn't make sense. Dispel is supposed to be the same damage as iron

[MadDawg2552]

Maybe I'm thinking of the slowdown arrow.

[Batabii • Suikoden I&II HD]

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:

Maybe I'm thinking of the slowdown arrow.

Could be, but I thought slowdown arrows were like 75% or less the damage of dispel

[CursedXistence]

Dispel arrows on a proudhorn are useless, slow down arrows take more hits than the fine arrows, but it does make it a bit easier to track it.

What most people don't seem to be realizing is that with the Proudhorns you can pretty reliably herd them exactly to where you want it to go.

You want it to move forward, you shoot it from behind, what it to move the opposite direction it's facing, shoot it in the front, and so on. If it's moving in a direction you don't want it to, shoot it again and it'll move in the opposite direction.

If you can herd it to statue garden it'll teleport itself up where the statues are, stay far enough back from it and it'll just get stuck up there and keep teleporting and stopping up there, makes it easy to finish it off. same thing along the beach and some of the alcoves along the edge of the map.

[Batabii • Suikoden I&II HD]

Originally posted by CursedXistence:

Dispel arrows on a proudhorn are useless, slow down arrows take more hits than the fine arrows, but it does make it a bit easier to track it.

Teleporting is faster than running, and as far as I can tell, slowdown arrows don't slow down or otherwise shorten the teleport distance, and it still takes way more hits. Also, sernuk can't be hit while teleporting.

[Sir Reginald FondleBox IV]

I know you can solo one even with makeshift bow and arrows (its how i killed my first when i randomly stumbled upon my first in Flooded fortress took ages but was fun, even if i was confused by the strange glowing deer lol)

But I always thought the idea of the tactical arrows was to hunt in like a trio first dispels, second slows, third iron. As i feel trying to cycle the arrows solo would be a waste (personally i just use iron I find the chase a fun distraction, every now and then).