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Solusek is considered one of the most dangerous dungeons in Norrath.  It is not only filled with tough creatures but also with little stairs on top of lava.  One wrong step and you are barbecue.  You would expect that such a dangerous place would provide good experience and loot.  And that is not far from the truth.  The action in Solusek is almost non-stop and there are quite a few interesting items to be found here.

As soon as you zone into Solusek you will find yourself in a small corridor that will take you to a stairs.  These stairs will lead to the actual Solusek dungeon and is often guarded by one or two Goblins.  These will almost always be Young Goblins (low 20s) or more rarely Cinder Goblins (low to mid 20s).  You do not have to worry about them so much if this is your first visit to Solusek as they are not aggressive.  Hail them and head down the stairs.  If you get to the bottom of it, you will see an axe in a zig zag motion.  Be careful with that one and do not attempt to head past it.  Instead, walk up a little until you can see a large crack in the wall.  You can go through that crack by bending down a little.  Right past it you will see two more Goblins and a path that will either take you further downstairs, to your right or left. If you head right, you will get to a dead end.  To your left you will find quite a few goblins and an interesting machine, similar to those found in the city of Ak'Anon.  If you head downstairs you will find a door that will take you to the second part of Solusek A.

That is a brief description of the entrance to Solusek A and the area where mid 20 necromancers will want to hunt.  There is plenty more in Solusek but I have not yet explored it or even gotten to Solusek B (likely THE most dangerous dungeon in Norrath from what I have seen so far).  Nevertheless, there is plenty to do at the entrance.

I would recommend necromancers that only necromancers level 24+ come here as it is very difficult to fight solo creatures in Solusek.  You will often have to deal with 2 or more creatures at the same time and a partner is a must.  The best strategy is to simply stay close to the zone.  Even though the corridor you will be fighting in is very small, it will keep you safe from trains or the lava that is found all over Solusek.  First, put your pet on guard on the corridor and take out the Goblins that spawn close to zone.  After you are done with them, head down the stairs and take the Goblins that spawn close to that dangerous axe.  You are now ready to take the Goblin(s) that spawn just past the crack on the wall.  You can cast from the stairs and I would advice that you do so.  When taking the Goblin from past the crack, be careful as he will rarely come alone.  He should often bring a friend along.  When you kill it, you are done cleaning up the path behind the crack and can now head past it.

Past he crack on the wall is where the fun really starts.  As I mentioned before, you should hunt with a patner in this part of Solusek.  Either you or your partner should head downstairs to pull the Goblins.  Whoever is going should leave his/her pet behind.  Just past the crack you should find two Goblins.  They can be either Young Goblins, Cinder Goblins, Goblin Shamans, or Goblin Wizards.  Make sure you tell your partner what you are pulling so that he knows what to expect.  Young Goblins and Cinder Goblins hit very hard but that is pretty much what they do.  Shamans and Wizards are a lot tougher because they can cast some mean spells.  The problem with Shamans is that you will have to pull it and then head back to zone area, which means you will have to go back through the crack on the wall.  He will most certainly try to root you before that.  Wizards are very nasty too as they cast powerful spells from pretty much as far as they want (a bug perhaps?).  I have actually died once all the way close to the zone without even realizing I was taking damage.  The wizard was casting on me from miles away!  Also be careful with the large Drake that wanders around that area.  If he is close by the time you pull, he will also join the battle.  And he can easily hit for 100+ damage per round (good loot though :)).  By the time you are done with these Goblins, either the Goblins you have killed before will have spawned again or you can pull from further inside to the left.  There are two more Goblins at the end of the leftish path and two or three more standing on a bridge.  The farther you go the more I would recommend that you cast Harmshield.  It will provide some useful invulnerability seconds to get back to zone.

So, what is past all that?  I do not know either...  I shalll go back to Solusek soon and updated this analysis.  But in the mean time, if you are an experienced Solusek hunter, send me an email.

I still can't say exactly what I think of Solusek since I do not know all of it yet.  But I can say that I had a good time when I was there.  I have been there quite a few times and I never saw anyone hunting in its deadly dungeon.  If you are looking for an empty zone, Solusek is your choice.  All Goblins will be yours.  Of course, no one can hear you scream in space...