Talk:Hulking Stone Elemental

Tome drops

Is it necesary to list tomes in the items dropped section? Doesn't pretty much every foe drop tomes in HM? Mohnzh 19:41, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

No, it is not. Tomes are defined to be random drops, like keys. I'm even surprised to find weapons here. Chaiyo Kaldor 20:57, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Dwarven Battle Stance?

Whenever a Hulking Stone Elemental uses this when I'm farming them the effect doesn't take place. I never get interrupted ever. It must be a bug because it's a totally uselless skill when they use it.JORLZ36181 17:15, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

It may have to do with the fact that they don't wield hammers.Chiyu! 01:16, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

A lot of monsters have this problem. Their "weapon" (fists, flailing whatever) must be coded to be able to use hammer skills, but aren't classified as hammers. Also; I think this is important enough to warrant a note. People who want to vanquish Ascalon may prepare against heavy interupts when the only one I can think of that will interupt you are the Carrion Devourers with their Skull Crack. =P Take it down if you think it isn't worth it. 66.202.1.169 19:24, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Since it's HM, they also gain no benefit from the IAS. Lol, waste of a skill, amirite? -~=Sparky (talk) 05:26, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Rubies and Sapphires?

Do hulking stone elementals particularly drop these or it's just random, like for all mobs? --79.118.254.166 06:35, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

• Seconded. I'd like to know if it's worth creating a build for farming these solely.--BetaRayBill 14:50, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

It is worth it in, in Hardmode of course, they are stupid easy to farm - Chrisworld 21:18, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Only 23 different mobs drop them but they don't let fall a lot of them. with about 30 runs from sardelac, I only hade 2 of them.

Post 3/11/2010 Update

Do these guys now wield hammers after the update? Nothing was mentioned in this page or Boulder Elemental's page.69.129.199.244 20:01, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

No, they replaced 1 useless skill with 2 useless skills. But even if they did give them hammers, it wouldn't have made much of a difference, the slight increase in damage would be offset by slower attack speed. » Keneth O'Connor, 21:02, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't know what Keneth is talking about, they use Crude Swing. Manifold 21:14, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

They don't in HM, either they didn't give them hammers or they didn't give them the skill. Nothing's changed regardless. » Keneth O'Connor, 16:42, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

They do use it in HM. Manifold 17:23, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Confirmed, they do use it... in HM... every now and then... 65.6.156.101 17:54, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Really? I've been farming them for hours and I haven't noticed a single Crude Swing being used. Maybe they're smart enough to know it's useless. :D » Keneth O'Connor, 09:14, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

They are smart enough to only use it when they can hit multiple targets. Manifold 15:11, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

That is a possibility, I was a Rt Spammer when I tested... I'll go out with my tactics warrior and see how they do... 192.203.160.241 15:14, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

It would explain why I haven't seen them use it while solofarming with my warrior. » Keneth O'Connor, 16:11, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Also confirmed, taking a solo war they did not even try to crude swing, AI must look for multiple targets... this elite is as useless as the old elite in terms of farming... both do nothing to increase damage output making the hulking elementals an easy melee target to take down... 65.6.156.101 10:34, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps there hammer fists use +15% while stanced ;-0 Justice 19:12, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

--one year later-- Yep, but only when they PvP :o -/- Discuss 21:58, 15 April 2011 (UTC)