Oni Farming Build?

Well, having spent the last week or so trying to find a build to kill these damn things, this is the best Ive come up with, and it still doesnt work. I was hopeing you lot could make some improvments to it so it does work (maybe).

Skills
Cyclone Axe
Riposte
Healing Signet
Enfeebling Blood
Spiteful Spirit
Shield Stance
Protector's Defense
Bonnetti's Defense

Equipment
A +5 Energy Axe (I use totem axe)
Preferably the collector carpace shield (+45 HP, -2 DMG Stance)

Full Gladiators Armor (you need lots of energy)

Attributes
Curses - 12
Tactics - 16 (12 +1 +3)

Method
This is done at Zos Shivros Channel, simply because it is the only place i know that offers an easy to get to Oni spawn. The spawn is just south of where Sskai spawns, between the two stretches of beach.

Run around and get the Oni to spawn, either 3 or 4 will spawn, let them cast Shadow Shroud on you (has no effect) and cast Shield Stance as they enclose around you, just before they start attacking. Quickly use Enfeeble and Spitful Spirit on one of them, and use healing signet to ehal yourself, at this point you will take hardly any damage. Keep attacking the oni with your axe to gain adrenaline, and once Shield Stance begins to fade, get ready to use Bonnetti's Defense (if you dont think you'll have enough adrenaline, use Cyclone axe).

As soon as shield stance fades, use Bonnetti's Defense and wait for your energy to fill, use Enfeeble once again and just as it is about to cast, use Protector's Stance because Bonnetti's will be removed. With Protector's stance up, use SS again and heal yourself. The Oni you used SS on should drop soon, and this is where i get stuck.

Once that Oni drops, there is no longer any damage output from SS and you are left with no stances to keep you alive, you will die. You can try switching to a sword and using riposte, which might down another one, but you will still probably die.


Anyway, this is where i leave it up to you guys, im off on holiday for a week tomorrow and when i get back I hope to see some inspired Oni Farming Builds .

Well, the second time you use SS you do NOT cast it on the same Oni as you started with.

Also, I must suggest that you use Gladiator's Defence. SS only triggers on attack; not hits. Gladiator's Defence triggers every time an opponent hits, so you can take full advantage of that monster skill (don't remember the name) that Oni use that makes them double strike on every hit. That's double Gladi Def damage every time they attack you AND it'll protect you.

I don't have a computer with GW at the moment, so I'll leave timing up to you. But with an extra stance, surely you'll be able to survive.

Also, you're using Curses. How about using Reckless Haste in between using Gladi Def? It hits target foe and all adjacent foes so that's easily all your Oni AND it makes them miss giving you some extra defence.
Mark of Pain scatters your enemies, but that's defence too; you could try it out but I'm not sure how well it works. Just make sure you use it in between Gladi Def's.

You could also consider using Insidious Parasite. It's extra defence in that it reduces Oni attack damage by 17 and deals 17 damage each time they hit, again taking advantage of double strikes. This can be used together with Gladi Def but it's a little energy heavy.

Those are my suggestion off the top of my head. Try them out and let me know if it works.

You can't use an Axe and Riposte.

Sentinel's Armor
Zealous Sword
-2 Stance, -3 Hexed Shield

13 Tactics (10 + 3)
11 Sword (10 + 1)
15 Strength (11 + 4)

Glads Defense
Shield Stance
Riposte
Deadly Riposte
Sever
Standing Slash
Dolyak
Healing Sig

Easy as pie.

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