| abstract | - The key to beating this demon is to never engage him in melee combat while he is frenzied (red). There are two ways to do this. He may simply be kited using Aspect of the Cheetah, Concussive Shot, Serpent Sting, and Rank-1 Arcane Shot. Due to Klinfran's high hit points, this takes a long time and uses a lot of mana. Bring several Major Mana Potion if you wish to attempt this method. A better choice is to melee him. Simply hit him with Wing Clip when he is ready to frenzy, then run away until he frenzies. Once he does, hit him with Scorpid Sting and an Auto Shot, and melee him again. When running away from him, "strafe" sideways while facing him. This will keep you from being dazed. If he hits you in the back, he can daze you even when he hits for only one point of damage. Timing is key. You must Wing Clip him and run early, before he frenzies. If he crits while frenzied, he can kill you in two hits. However, you must Wing Clip him late enough that he will still be slowed when he frenzies. Remember that hitting him early with Scorpid Sting is just a waste of mana. The easiest way to time the frenzies is to count the number of hits with your weapon. A slow weapon will allow you three hits before he frenzies. This timing takes practice. Klinfran can and will parry your Wing Clip. Therefore, time your Clip early enough that when it misses or gets parried, you have enough time for another attempt. If the second Wing Clip misses, or if he otherwise frenzies while in melee range, fire a Scatter Shot to stun him, run away, and hit him with Scorpid Sting. If your first Wing Clip hits, you can stay in melee range for another hit, then run away to Sting him. If you run away too early, he may Evade before he frenzies. To prevent this, hit him with a Rank-1 Arcane Shot as you run away. If the Wing Clip wears off before he frenzies there is a great danger of him running inside of your Scorpid Sting minimum range, frenzying, and killing you. If this happens, hit him with Concussive Shot and continue to run away from him until he frenzies. If you don't land the Concussive Shot, you'll have to use Scatter Shot. If Klinfran is frenzied in melee range and you can't fire a Scatter Shot, you can save the fight by using Magic Dust to put him to sleep, run to range, and bandage. Wait a few seconds for your mana to regenerate, then re-open combat with an Aimed Shot and a Scorpid Sting. As an absolute last resort, Feign Death to escape and reset the fight. Given how long this fight goes, it's painful to watch him go back up to full health, but it's better than dying. So, a typical sequence for this fight is as follows:
* Attack.
* Attack.
* Wing Clip.
* Attack.
* Wing Clip again if the first one missed.
* Run (strafe) away.
* Arcane Shot (Rank 1) with a jump shot, and keep running.
* Wait for Klinfran to frenzy.
* Scorpid Sting with a jump shot and stop running.
* Auto Shot.
* Start over, and repeat around 20 times. A Demonslaying Enchant on your melee weapon is very useful in this fight, as it will proc a random stun, allowing you to get some free hits in from melee or range. Keep in mind that your Scorpid Sting will only remove his frenzy effect. It will not prevent the frenzy from happening. You must wait until he turns red before you sting him. In particular, if he is stunned with a Freezing Trap, Demonslaying proc, or Scatter Shot, he will not frenzy. You must wait until the stun breaks, at which point he will typically frenzy immediately. That is the time to sting him. Even if you aren't watching him on your screen as you run away, you can detect when he frenzies. There is a sound effect, and all of his debuffs except for Wing Clip disappear. Also keep in mind that his frenzy works like any spell with a 15-second cooldown. If he's been frenzied for ten seconds when you hit him with Scorpid Sting, he's going to frenzy again in five seconds. Watch out for this so you're not surprised when he does it. Due to Klinfran's high hit points, this fight takes a long time. It is easy to run out of mana. Wear +SPI and +mana/5sec gear. Consumables such as Major Mana Potion, Night Dragon's Breath, Mageblood Potion, and even Brilliant Mana Oil can help a lot. You may also wish to refrain from using any of your spells except Scorpid Sting and Wing Clip. Consumables that increase melee attack power, especially an Elixir of Demonslaying, will speed up the fight and require you to use less mana. If you do have enough mana available, an opening sequence of Aimed Shot, Concussive Shot, and Freezing Trap or Frost Trap can remove a good chunk of his health before you engage in melee. If you are good enough at timing his frenzies and have lots of +HIT gear, you can use Rank 1 Wing Clip instead of Rank 3 to save some mana. Use +STA buffs and equipment to get your hit points to at least 3900. This will allow you to survive two full hits, even if one of them crits. If you do get hit twice while Klinfran is frenzied, the fight is over. Feign Death and try again. Activate Klinfran on the road west of the ramp up to Blackrock Mountain. There is a long stretch of road where you can run around and fight him free of interference from other mobs.
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