How to Avoid Nihlathak's CE ?

[KadoorieNuts]

Hi all. I started my key run a few days ago when I found my Nature's Peace ring. I use a Javazon to do it. She is very effective at all the key run except Nihlathak. I still got killed by her CE even with NP on.

Should I go without my merc (he wd kill some monster near Nih)?
or Should I use other character to do just this key run?

Tx in advance.

[PhatTrumpet]

Simply unequip your Merc's weapon to prevent him from getting any kills.

Are you sure it's the Corpse Explode and not the bugged poison snakes?

[KadoorieNuts]

With my gear and clvl, my javazon never get killed in one shot.

[KadoorieNuts]

With my gear and clvl, my javazon never get killed in one shot.

[Ce Olba]

By the way, I think Nihlathak is a he, not a she.

[furnut5158]

i ran into the same problem a few weeks ago. turns out, he can make one of his minions swell up like a bomb and it'll go boom (if you didnt kill it), giving himself a corpse to use CE on you. =(

[Stompwampa]

i find that if I kill him, he can't get me with his CE. :thumbsup:

[smeer]

Hi all. I started my key run a few days ago when I found my Nature's Peace ring. I use a Javazon to do it. She is very effective at all the key run except Nihlathak. I still got killed by her CE even with NP on.

Should I go without my merc (he wd kill some monster near Nih)?
or Should I use other character to do just this key run?

Tx in advance.

If I remember correct NP only works for monsters killed physically. So if you are using LF it still leaves a lot of bodies for Nihlathak to explode

[fhpchris]

Use a phoenix monarch for redemption...

The damage CE deals is 1/2 fire and 1/2 physical.

Make sure you have a ton of DR(SS if you cant get phoenix) and hotspurs on.

If you had infinity, I would think that one LF would kill everything down there.

[KadoorieNuts]

Tx all for the excellent suggestion. Summing up: kill "him" AFAUC; use physical attack; equip urself with as much DR as u can; lastly, phoenix and infinity wd help.

[Prodics]

I use a meterorb sorc with natures peace and it seems to work fine for me. Everytime I kill an enemy with any of my spells i get that bleep sound and its "spirit" rises, so Im pretty sure it works not just for physical damage.

[smeer]

I use a meterorb sorc with natures peace and it seems to work fine for me. Everytime I kill an enemy with any of my spells i get that bleep sound and its "spirit" rises, so Im pretty sure it works not just for physical damage.
Well I thought I remembered seing it some time ago, so I looked it up:
http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=438012&highlight=Nature%27s

First Omikron8 says in post 6: ...if you are using physical attacks to trigger it, elemental/magical/minions won't work"

But Orphan say different in post 7: "Slain monsters rest in peace should work with elemental and magical attacks. Merc's won't benefit from it, if your wearing the item, and I suspect minions (such as skeletons, valks, etc) are in the same boat."

So I don't know. Maybe someone can confirm one or the other

[helvete]

If I remember correct NP only works for monsters killed physically. So if you are using LF it still leaves a lot of bodies for Nihlathak to explode
The only thing it does NOT work for is monsters killed by minions (yes, traps count as minions).

[Ponzicar]

The blackhand key unique wand has 30 charges of grim ward, black rw has corpse explosion charges, harmony bow rw has revive charges. All of these can be used to dispose of unwanted corpses before Nilithak blows them up.

edit: bonehew unique polearm also has corpse explosion charges.