Originally Posted by
Zoldan-Caine
Not entirely true, the blue AoE circles of death have a placed limit of 3 I believe, so if and when he casts the 4th one the 1st one disappears etc. And you can still can kite through or around them, you just can't dilly-dally in them.
For the Khemi Halloween quest I always bring a full crate of all potion types needed per character, in addition to what I already have on hand, so I agree, without potions you are asking for trouble on some classes. I even bring a 5 stack of rare health pots (Potent Daggamalt) for those "Oh-crap-everything-that-could-go-wrong-did-go-wrong" moments.
My Ranger did a fair bit of bunny-hopping and I did curse a bit but I never did die. If you make use of all 3 traps, including Booby Trap on minion groups it makes it much easier.
I also have Concussive Blast plus Pitch Pots feated for a combined group stun/AoE fire damage to further augment Booby Trap. I have the Crossfire AA but did not use it for this fight. I prefer Deadly Draw plus Clout at the moment.
On every toon I always initiate the same strategy, I always wait until there are 2 apprentices out before commencing the fight. I kill 1 right at the bosses feet and kill the other on the opposite side of "The Needle", so I can break LineofSight and also remove the mark and get my 2 minute buff back up on either side. Don't forget there is also an urn at the top of the staircase that can be a lifesaver when you need to get your buff back.