Question on Ill Gill death-scythe attack

[Neith]

Ive been doing Phantasmal World#4 first 2 floor runs for a Sealed J-Sword, and this involves getting past one Ill Gill. Now, I'm a lv154 HUnewearl, I usually cast Rabarta until the Ill Gill freezes, then Zalure it and attack.

However, a strange thing happened today, which I've never seen before. I ran out of TP, and went to use a Difluid, and as I used it, the Ill Gill started it's black cloud move that roots you in place.

It walked over, while I'm still trying to freeze it, and pulled it's scythe back. When it glowed purple, I was ready to be revived by Scape Doll, but as it began the swing, I froze it.

While frozen, its scythe was still purple with the Hell attack. After it broke out of the freeze, it continued the attack, and hit me, but I didn't die. Instead, I took a lot of damage, but did not die from the death-scythe.

This was in Ultimate, I was under the impression the death scythe ALWAYS killed you? I don't think the attack is affected by EDK, but I only have 15 EDK anyway..

I've just NEVER survived the attack, wondering if anyone can shed light on this? I'm 100% sure the scythe was the death one, not freeze or shock.

[Hrith]

Yeah, the fact that you froze it in the middle of its attack probably made the attack "lag", and when it thawed, the attack was thunder or ice, but still looked purple.

There are several explanations, actually, but its attack, if not stopped, will kill you instantly, even with 100+ EDK.

[Neith]

Right, damn lucky Rabarta then

Thanks anyway, I was just confused as to why I'd survived it.

[Saffran]

Then again, the purple scythe never killed me. (but then again, I only play on BB.)

It does make around 1100HP damage on a critical, though.

[RadiantLegend]

Most of the time it kills me, other times i get lucky.

[Dana]

On 2005-10-19 13:56, Ragolismine wrote:
Most of the time it kills me, other times i get lucky.

Don't you need 110+EDK?

[RadiantLegend]

I don't think so. since my EDK is either 5 or 15 depending on who i'm using.

[Para]

The closest thing I know that comes to surviving a hell attack is having high evp (I blocked the hell attack before)

[Shigecki]

On 2005-10-19 10:51, Saffran wrote:
Then again, the purple scythe never killed me. (but then again, I only play on BB.)

It does make around 1100HP damage on a critical, though.

Where the hell did you fught an Ill Gil on BB?

[Saiffy]

On 2005-10-21 17:16, Shigecki wrote:
Where the hell did you fught an Ill Gil on BB?

That is by far, the most ignorant thing I've read all day.

Japanese BB