Chkkr Brightclaw

Description
Chkkr Brightclaw is a Mantis Ritualist boss. He appears to be alone but when approached many other Mantis will spawn.

Location

 * Echovald Forest
 * Melandru's Hope

Skills used

 * (elite)
 * (elite)
 * (elite)
 * (elite)

Items dropped

 * Brightclaw (unique)
 * Chitin Fragment
 * Mantis Pincer

Farming
This boss can be pulled out of the area where his mob spawns and killed alone. To do this stand near the top of the stairs and shoot at him with a bow that has enough range. The best way I have found to kill him is dual trapping just at the base of the stairs. I have not been able to get him with just one person's traps even with Quickening Zephyr and Energizing Winds to speed it up. Make sure to kill the plant patrol that comes up the stairs before pulling the boss or they could steal the kill. This can be done by trapping the top of the stairs and the area around it since they are usually spread out when they come up the stairs but are easy to kill.

Mesmer farming: Bring a standard illusion degen mesmer which gives at least 10 pips of degen (the boss has a natural regen of 3 pips, don't forget that) and has Mantra of Persistence. Pull him from the upper side of the stairs and put some nasty degens on him combined with mantra of persistence. He can be pulled to the lower part of the stairs in which he will get stuck and shoot at you through the stairs and will be unable to hit you. After a minute or so a mob consisting of a few mantises will come. Now back up and keep the degen on him. They will start fighting each other and the boss will eventually die and theres a big chance your degen will kill him. If it does the drops are all yours. This method hasn't been tested with the new spirit light weapon buff yet.

Ritualist farming: Due to splinter weapon, a spirit bomber build will be weak against him. So take a fighter like Devona, which will keep him busy on. Then cast spirits.