I'm currently trying for an ultra with a Grey Elven Thief (yep, i'm a masochist). I'm doing pretty well, saved Khelly, am loaded up with artifacts (Got preserver from the casino, am currently using Rolf's Companion and Rolf's Savior as my main weapons, which has been working really really well, actually). I have a girdle of giant strength, a pair of 7lbs, and some red dragon scale mail. I also got the Ring of the Master Cat! First time I've gotten that since my first ultra. I'm pretty powerful, and pretty deep into the CoC (I have the Air and Earth Orbs).... but there's one problem. I'm only like level 27. I'm pretty confident that I could clear the blue dragon caves and the mana temple with little issue. I don't know if that, combined with killing Shyssiryxius in the water dragon cave, will push me up to level 45... which I need to be at to start the trident quest.
Any ideas? My best guess is to hope for a ring of djinni summoning in the blue dragon caves (or gremlin bomb for one, and I really don't want to do that), and wish for the emperor moloch, then grind off the greater molochs that result.