Survival of the Wisest

Start NPC	Professor Schultz - Xarcabard (G-8)
Requirements	SCH Level 66+ Finished Artifact Quests
Items Needed	Scholar's Testimony
Title Granted	Grimoire Bearer
Repeatable	Yes
Reward	Level Cap at 75

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Seeing Blood-red	None

Walkthrough

• Enter Xarcabard for a cutscene.
• Trade the Scholar's Testimony to the Indescript Markings at (G-8)/(H-8) and you will be transported to the Throne Room.
• Touch the door to the Throne Room for another cutscene.
• Trade the Scholar's Testimony to the Throne Room to enter the battlefield.
• You have 10 minutes to complete this fight. In the event that you are knocked unconscious during the fight, you will NOT lose EXP. However, if you have defeated Maat on a prior job you WILL lose EXP.

Battle Strategy

This strategy is aimed at the lvl 70 SCH G5, and assumes the SCH has capped Magic Skill, Good/Excellent INT, and equipment for Dark Arts). See discussion if you are 71+.

• Before entering the battlefield use Cream Puff, Blink Band, and (if you can afford it) Stoneskin Torque. These will NOT wear upon entering!
• Upon entering the battlefield, cast Shell III upon yourself, use Dark Arts, then Addendum: Black, then Alacrity, then Ebullience, and then target the Crimson Grimoire. Macros are VITAL here, as you need to perform the above a quickly as is possible. Using an Intelligence Potion at this point may cause the following scenario to occur, so be warned:
• If Gunther manages to cast Shell III upon the Crimson Grimoire, you have been too slow in performing the above, and rendered this fight practically impossible.
• Immediately cast Stone IV on the Crimson Grimoire, then Alacrity + Blizzard III. If you are lucky, the Crimson Grimoire will be dead. If it is not, you soon will be!
• It is worth noting that at this point if the Crimson Grimoire is Light or Stone or Dark Element, you WILL fail this fight PERIOD... If the Crimson Grimoire starts casting Ice Magic after your Stone IV lands, then cast Alacrity + Fire III instead. (There is currently no way of telling the Element of the Crimson Grimoire before it is too late. Go back to East Ronfaure (S), get another Testimony, and try over). (Just attempted on Iceday, magic skill capped at 258 with gear, Stone IV only did 168 dmg, and and Blizzard III healed the Grimoire. Grimoire element match current day? -- Nymande, 6 July 2009)

((From what my experinces have shown me as i am 0/30 on this battle the book's element appears to depend on ones opening actions in the battle..i.e 2hr from the start it's a light element. i.e2: follow stratagy above one random element.--Pikachuninetail 06:31, 9 July 2009 (UTC) ) ((I am now 0/13 on the fight, capped magic skill, Magic Att. Bonus+10, INT+17 (before food), but I am getting heavy resists on the second spell, even with elemental staves paired with the element of the spell and weakness of the Grimoire element. Repeated runs on same day have proven that the element is not matched to the weather or day --Nymande, 15 July 2009))

• The Crimson Grimoire can be of any element. Spells of the same element cast on the Grimoire will heal it. The Crimson Grimoire will only cast spells of its own Element.
• Gunther may cast a spell of the same element on the Crimson Grimoire to heal it between your nukes, so be sure to finish it fast.
• After the Crimson Grimoire has died, quickly use Tabula Rasa and cast Dispel on Gunther. This may or may not rid Gunther of his Shell III, which is the desired outcome.
• Using Alacrity and Ebullience, cast Thunder III on Gunther, followed by another Alacrity and Ebullience and Aero III. It is recommended that at this point you use a Vile Elixir and/or Hyper Potion as required. You will not have time for Cures, and Drain is generally ineffective.
• Gunther should now be at below 1/2 health. Using Alacrity / Parsimony (depending on race) and Ebullience, cast Stone IV on Gunther. If he is still alive by this point, use Alacrity and Blizzard III on him. If you have had no resists, Gunther will now give in! There will follow a lengthy and satisfying cutscene!

If he starts to melee you, it is wise to run away from him. He will eventually start casting a spell instead which allows you to not get interrupted by his melee.

• Crimson Grimoire has around 700 HP.
• Gunther has around 1250 HP.
• Gunther's AI is similar to that of a mage-type beastman. He will not move into melee range until his HP falls below a certain percent, although on occasion this does not appear to be the case.
• Both Gunther and the Crimson Grimoire are heavily resistant to Sleep even with Voidstorm + Klimaform.

• Won in 1 minute 57 seconds at SCH70. Used the exact tactic above. Gear was SCH AF with Elemental Torque and anything else that increased INT, which put me to around +29. Grimoire went down in 2 shots, Gunther in about 4. No potions used.

• Won in 2 minutes 0 seconds at SCH70 all normal cheap AH/AF besides waist, which was a Penitent's Rope (int 75+33 with food). Fight progressed as such: Stone IV followed by Blizzard III killed the book. Tabula Rasa Dispel for Schultz, then Alacrity + Penury + Ebullience Stone IV, Cure IV on self, then Alacrity + Penury + Ebullience Blizzard III and Alacrity + Penury + Ebullience Stone IV for the victory.

• Won in 1 minute 36 seconds at SCH70 all normal AF with black cape+1,two wisdom rings,and the strategy used above also one Vile elixir+1 used (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) on a final note it took me a grand total of 70 tries to beat this cap...I STRONGLY encourage players NOT TO use this as their first 70 cap battle as it is frustrating and above all nearly impossible to beat at this level. --Pikachuninetail 09:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Game Description

Client

Professor Schultz (Xarcabard)

Summary

What will be the first and final assignment given to you by Gunther Schultz II, the legendary reformer of military strategy? Your rite of passage begins by obtaining a scholar's testimony...