Amsterdam's: Junundu, boss farming guide.
Amsterdam
Ok boys and girls, here we go, nightfall has been out for a couple weeks, I've made a Million, time for you to capitolize on my knowledge of the desolation.
Part 1. The Ranger boss solo run.
Starting off at the Bone Palace, you will exit the west exit. There will be a worm spoor directly in front of you. Hop in, if you are interested in lightbringer points, as I am, you can cruise over to the rez shrine, pick up the lightbringer bonus for killing elementals, smoke the two Djiins that are there, get your 4 lightbringer points, who have the possibility of dropping some fine golds, and then follow the map below to the Vah the Crafty, the first boss in this run.
Ok now that you know how to get there, I would use your 6th skill, the junundu tunnel, once when you enter the sulfer, and then it should be recharged right before you get to Vah. Sprinting right before you get to Vah is a good idea because any trailing agro will be shaken. You and Vahs 3 Mangradors. It is imortant, always when you are in Junundu, to build adrenaline by always be attacking, when 2 gets charged, hit 2, then 3, so you can smash down, KD'ing all enemies in your immidiate vacinity, then 3 will smash down for more damage on one of them and you will be healed for 500 hp. I always kill the mangrador around him. One of them dropped me a Req 9 Aurite Aegis, which was worth about 150k at the time I found it, it had a +30 hp mod on it. They are worth killing. After you kill Vah and hopefully he drops this hornbow :
Here is the way to the next zone: You will probably need 1 run skill. and maybe 1 skill to heal yourself. You will be spit out of the worm after Vah and have to run to the yellow worm spoor on the map.
Now for the Death Eater and the modern day Ettin farm for runes. I've gotten inventories worth of rune components here. Its a great way to unlock all the new ones. This guy has got to be one of the easiest bosses to farm in Nightfall that I've found. Its pretty much just get in a worm, kill him, and as I like to say, rinse and repeat. Just zone in and out of the zone, killing over and over again.
Here is what you are farming for:
The bow is Platinum Skinned, +30 Hp always, +5 energy, and 33% longer crippled duration, not THAT usefull, but its not THAT bad. So farm it, sell iit, make some dough.
Here is another reason to farm here, runes, all the time...
Here is the map, just incase:
Part 2 :Farming with a friend, 'cause Junundu don't like doin' it alone.
As the picture above shows, its more fun to farm things with a friend. Ill put maps down on a few of the easy locations for 2 man farms. (all of which CAN be one manned. All it takes is picking away at the groups of guys around them. The order to take them out in is : Acolytes, Thought Leaches, Giants, then the rest, then the boss. This way takes long and can be tedious, so I would reccomend doing this with a friend).
Boss number 1 : Dunsek The Purifier : Drop : 20/20 healing wand named Dunsek's Purifier.
As I was typing this I went out and soloed him to get the map and a screenshot for you guys. He dropped a gold scroll and a guy next to him dropped gold req. 9 ancient daggers. Not bad for no green drop. Here is your map for this guy. (if you want to solo him, go in and kill the Queen first, then kill off 1 or 2 bugs, then back out, heal up, go in and smash apart the rest, if you need to take 1 more rest for healing, so be it. Just remember allways to get your junundu feast off, if you get blinding breath in that slot, its game over for everyone, 400 damage to all adjacent foes every couple seconds makes anything possible).
Leave the Lair of the Forgotten to the south (this town is north of bone palace if you don't have it). After you leave use a run skill to get by the first giants, and then hop in the spoor, as soon as you hop in some mangradors usually pop up. It might take 2 or 3 times to perfect getting in this worm, but it isn't tooooo hard.
Boss 2: Alem the Unclean : a rit boss who drops a Restoration staff +15 energy always, +5 energy^50 +30 hp.
Exiting the Ruins of Salahja to the south-east, you get in the worm spoor and travel south-west, junundu tunneling by large groups. Follow the map:
Once you get there, go spike the boss, collect the green, and bail.
Boss 3: Kent the Fierce : drops a green shield with +30 hp and +10 vs. slashing if I remeber right.
Leave north out of the Ruins of Salahja. The worm spoor will be on your left. Follow the map to Kent, he is a toughy sometimes, you both need to be attacking him constantly to drop him.
Boss 4: Hadjkor, Mystic Flame : 20/20 fire magic wand
Not a hard boss to farm, and a pretty easy item to sell. South out of Salahja this time. Worm spoor right away and then follow this map:
Thats all for now. 2 hours of map making and screenshot taking is enough for one day. Ill post some more sometime, let me know how these work for you, if they drop for you. etc.
Contact me in game if you need anything as well.
-Deep Cameo
Part 1. The Ranger boss solo run.
Starting off at the Bone Palace, you will exit the west exit. There will be a worm spoor directly in front of you. Hop in, if you are interested in lightbringer points, as I am, you can cruise over to the rez shrine, pick up the lightbringer bonus for killing elementals, smoke the two Djiins that are there, get your 4 lightbringer points, who have the possibility of dropping some fine golds, and then follow the map below to the Vah the Crafty, the first boss in this run.
Ok now that you know how to get there, I would use your 6th skill, the junundu tunnel, once when you enter the sulfer, and then it should be recharged right before you get to Vah. Sprinting right before you get to Vah is a good idea because any trailing agro will be shaken. You and Vahs 3 Mangradors. It is imortant, always when you are in Junundu, to build adrenaline by always be attacking, when 2 gets charged, hit 2, then 3, so you can smash down, KD'ing all enemies in your immidiate vacinity, then 3 will smash down for more damage on one of them and you will be healed for 500 hp. I always kill the mangrador around him. One of them dropped me a Req 9 Aurite Aegis, which was worth about 150k at the time I found it, it had a +30 hp mod on it. They are worth killing. After you kill Vah and hopefully he drops this hornbow :
Here is the way to the next zone: You will probably need 1 run skill. and maybe 1 skill to heal yourself. You will be spit out of the worm after Vah and have to run to the yellow worm spoor on the map.
Now for the Death Eater and the modern day Ettin farm for runes. I've gotten inventories worth of rune components here. Its a great way to unlock all the new ones. This guy has got to be one of the easiest bosses to farm in Nightfall that I've found. Its pretty much just get in a worm, kill him, and as I like to say, rinse and repeat. Just zone in and out of the zone, killing over and over again.
Here is what you are farming for:
The bow is Platinum Skinned, +30 Hp always, +5 energy, and 33% longer crippled duration, not THAT usefull, but its not THAT bad. So farm it, sell iit, make some dough.
Here is another reason to farm here, runes, all the time...
Here is the map, just incase:
Part 2 :Farming with a friend, 'cause Junundu don't like doin' it alone.
As the picture above shows, its more fun to farm things with a friend. Ill put maps down on a few of the easy locations for 2 man farms. (all of which CAN be one manned. All it takes is picking away at the groups of guys around them. The order to take them out in is : Acolytes, Thought Leaches, Giants, then the rest, then the boss. This way takes long and can be tedious, so I would reccomend doing this with a friend).
Boss number 1 : Dunsek The Purifier : Drop : 20/20 healing wand named Dunsek's Purifier.
As I was typing this I went out and soloed him to get the map and a screenshot for you guys. He dropped a gold scroll and a guy next to him dropped gold req. 9 ancient daggers. Not bad for no green drop. Here is your map for this guy. (if you want to solo him, go in and kill the Queen first, then kill off 1 or 2 bugs, then back out, heal up, go in and smash apart the rest, if you need to take 1 more rest for healing, so be it. Just remember allways to get your junundu feast off, if you get blinding breath in that slot, its game over for everyone, 400 damage to all adjacent foes every couple seconds makes anything possible).
Leave the Lair of the Forgotten to the south (this town is north of bone palace if you don't have it). After you leave use a run skill to get by the first giants, and then hop in the spoor, as soon as you hop in some mangradors usually pop up. It might take 2 or 3 times to perfect getting in this worm, but it isn't tooooo hard.
Boss 2: Alem the Unclean : a rit boss who drops a Restoration staff +15 energy always, +5 energy^50 +30 hp.
Exiting the Ruins of Salahja to the south-east, you get in the worm spoor and travel south-west, junundu tunneling by large groups. Follow the map:
Once you get there, go spike the boss, collect the green, and bail.
Boss 3: Kent the Fierce : drops a green shield with +30 hp and +10 vs. slashing if I remeber right.
Leave north out of the Ruins of Salahja. The worm spoor will be on your left. Follow the map to Kent, he is a toughy sometimes, you both need to be attacking him constantly to drop him.
Boss 4: Hadjkor, Mystic Flame : 20/20 fire magic wand
Not a hard boss to farm, and a pretty easy item to sell. South out of Salahja this time. Worm spoor right away and then follow this map:
Thats all for now. 2 hours of map making and screenshot taking is enough for one day. Ill post some more sometime, let me know how these work for you, if they drop for you. etc.
Contact me in game if you need anything as well.
-Deep Cameo
king_robin
Ok... Nice build but where is the skills?
Amsterdam
All you do is hop in the worm, any build can do it, any character with any profession, just get a run skill... or even without one there are still doable bosses.
Kaleena
Nice idea Farming with junundus sounds fun
DAS Achilles
I might try this with my dervish when i get here
mrcake
going to give it a go, need something to breath a bit of fun back in to this game.
Riken Chrono
woot this is nicely done, i killed them both with no luck on drops yet, got a gold sword though
Arkantos
Pretty fun build to play around with, grats.
Made In Ascalon
I love this guide! Junundu farming works remarkably well.
I haven't gotten a green drop yet, but I've been opening chests and on my first one my paragon got a gold spear with 10% chance for 20% adrenaline.
Thanks for posting this
I haven't gotten a green drop yet, but I've been opening chests and on my first one my paragon got a gold spear with 10% chance for 20% adrenaline.
Thanks for posting this
Arkantos
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Originally Posted by Made In Ascalon
I love this guide! Junundu farming works remarkably well.
I haven't gotten a green drop yet, but I've been opening chests and on my first one my paragon got a gold spear with 10% chance for double adrenaline.
Thanks for posting this Fixed.
I haven't gotten a green drop yet, but I've been opening chests and on my first one my paragon got a gold spear with 10% chance for double adrenaline.
Thanks for posting this Fixed.
NuclearDope
Just got 2 deatheaters, thanks man
laurson
deatheater at 2nd try
king_robin
I dont understand this.... Are the worms gonna attack the boss? I'm new at Nightfall bought it 3 weeks ago but didn't have time to play it.
Amsterdam
You just need to get here to understand this... haha.
shogun avatar
First of, gz on nicely done guide. After 2 hours of farming i got no greens (maby just bad luck), but i got about 15k in pure cash, 2 sup runes (scythe mastery and mysticism), 7 gold items, countless purples etc... 2x 15^50 inscriptions and 2 preety skined swords
In the end tnx to you i got a new farming place can get greens, golds, and chests
In the end tnx to you i got a new farming place can get greens, golds, and chests
Shaggeh
Great guide. Easy to follow, great maps, and very well compiled.
I've done roughly 10 trips through Vah and Rendabi hoping for a drop and haven't picked up nary a green. A few Golds (one of which containing a 15/\50 Inscription, so that's nice), a few Runes, but neither bow. Which is a shame, since I'm aiming to grab Vah's bow for my girlfriend's Ranger.
However, both Hadjkor and Dunsek dropped their greens my first time killing them, and Hadjkor dropped his the time I tried directly afterwards, so I'm more than happy with how drop-rates are favouring me today.
Truth be told, today's runs have mainly been for practice for this weekend. Nothing beats grabbing a few Greens on practice runs.
I've done roughly 10 trips through Vah and Rendabi hoping for a drop and haven't picked up nary a green. A few Golds (one of which containing a 15/\50 Inscription, so that's nice), a few Runes, but neither bow. Which is a shame, since I'm aiming to grab Vah's bow for my girlfriend's Ranger.
However, both Hadjkor and Dunsek dropped their greens my first time killing them, and Hadjkor dropped his the time I tried directly afterwards, so I'm more than happy with how drop-rates are favouring me today.
Truth be told, today's runs have mainly been for practice for this weekend. Nothing beats grabbing a few Greens on practice runs.
Made In Ascalon
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Originally Posted by Arkantos
Fixed.
Tomato Tomahto xP
infusco
Junundu wurm fighting makes everything fun again. Nothing quite like running around with no dp unlimited rez 3000 hp siege tanks to make your day
Question is this ... are you soloing with your wurm or bringing an extra hench or what? I know a simple Wurm Shout (or whatever its called) from a party member will rez everyone to full, but you can't rez yourself to full when you're soloing and die. While a full party of wurms can destroy pretty much anything they encounter (or even half that as I discovered on the Gates of Desolation mission), a single wurm can and will be spiked down to nothing from concentrated firepower.
Obviously, you want to have the least amount of people in your party to have the most chance of acquiring the drops.
What's your strategy?
Question is this ... are you soloing with your wurm or bringing an extra hench or what? I know a simple Wurm Shout (or whatever its called) from a party member will rez everyone to full, but you can't rez yourself to full when you're soloing and die. While a full party of wurms can destroy pretty much anything they encounter (or even half that as I discovered on the Gates of Desolation mission), a single wurm can and will be spiked down to nothing from concentrated firepower.
Obviously, you want to have the least amount of people in your party to have the most chance of acquiring the drops.
What's your strategy?
Amsterdam
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Originally Posted by infusco
Junundu wurm fighting makes everything fun again. Nothing quite like running around with no dp unlimited rez 3000 hp siege tanks to make your day
Question is this ... are you soloing with your wurm or bringing an extra hench or what? I know a simple Wurm Shout (or whatever its called) from a party member will rez everyone to full, but you can't rez yourself to full when you're soloing and die. While a full party of wurms can destroy pretty much anything they encounter (or even half that as I discovered on the Gates of Desolation mission), a single wurm can and will be spiked down to nothing from concentrated firepower.
Obviously, you want to have the least amount of people in your party to have the most chance of acquiring the drops.
What's your strategy? I don't bring henchmen, if I go out with 2 worms, I bring a friend, if anyone ever needs a buddy to go with, try P.M.ing me, If I'm online I would love to go with.
To answer your question, when I need healing, which I don't for Vah and the ranger bosses, I do one of two things.
1: I use 2, and then 3, when you strike a target with that you gain 500 h.p.
2: I run in, kill some targets, run out, heal up, run back in, you can't spike out all bosses right off. You need to pick away at other monks, then mezmers that interupt, then necros and rangers, then you can usually finish off.
Thanks guys, I'm glad this has been a hit.
Question is this ... are you soloing with your wurm or bringing an extra hench or what? I know a simple Wurm Shout (or whatever its called) from a party member will rez everyone to full, but you can't rez yourself to full when you're soloing and die. While a full party of wurms can destroy pretty much anything they encounter (or even half that as I discovered on the Gates of Desolation mission), a single wurm can and will be spiked down to nothing from concentrated firepower.
Obviously, you want to have the least amount of people in your party to have the most chance of acquiring the drops.
What's your strategy? I don't bring henchmen, if I go out with 2 worms, I bring a friend, if anyone ever needs a buddy to go with, try P.M.ing me, If I'm online I would love to go with.
To answer your question, when I need healing, which I don't for Vah and the ranger bosses, I do one of two things.
1: I use 2, and then 3, when you strike a target with that you gain 500 h.p.
2: I run in, kill some targets, run out, heal up, run back in, you can't spike out all bosses right off. You need to pick away at other monks, then mezmers that interupt, then necros and rangers, then you can usually finish off.
Thanks guys, I'm glad this has been a hit.
XvArchonvX
Wow, this is one of the more fun farm runs I've done in a while. ^_^
Butters1110
Very nice... Got both bows and the shield ^^
Amsterdam
Found 2 more ranger bosses, one that drops a shortbow, and one that drops a longbow. Ill put maps up next week, I'm on vacation this week and won't be putting any maps into this thread.
Golden_Mean
I'm having trouble killing Kent the Fierce...with his mean group of buddies backing him up...any tips?
Amsterdam
it is a very tough one man, you are going to need to get rid of the monks around him first, and then the mezmers, I believe they are called acolytes and thought leeches. Go in kill a monk, come out, heal, go in kill another one, or mezmer if thats all there is left. That would be my only suggestion mate. Good luck
Nokkers
Very nice guide i did this for an hour or so last night and even tho i didnt pickup any greens, it was still a lot of fun. job well done sir!
reignfire
got the bow and a black dye great guide. wurms ftw
tuna-fish_sushi
Did this once on my friends completed dervish. Was tremendous fun cant wait to do it again. Too bad my account doesnt have nightfall yet. Nice find by the way.
Golden_Mean
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Cataclysm
Hajkor... is imposible
raca137
NNNOOOO someone posted my favorite solo wurm spots Oh well the cat is out of the bag now. Well time for my 2 cents about this post.
Nice use of pics for the way to solo farm the wurms. I have been doing this for about 10 days now showing fellow guildes the different farms.
Hajkor Flame the 20/20 flame wand, is next to impossible to solo it. Savanna Heat the elite he has causes to much damage and you will die soloing it. So solution to the problem..... Bring a friend
The only thing you and your buddy have to make sure you follow is..... RES!!!
Use the wail right away once you or your pal is dead. Cant help a dead partner
Also BRING YOUR KEYS!!!! there are a ton of chests in this area and you can get ....... you ready for this....... Elemental swords and Dead Swords!!! Those 2 swords are going for over 100k +25 ectos easy right now since they are in high demand.
Final thought dont be afaird to kill one monster then run away if they are took powerful... I soloed the Vahl's Dervish doing it that way and got his green at the same time.
Nice use of pics for the way to solo farm the wurms. I have been doing this for about 10 days now showing fellow guildes the different farms.
Hajkor Flame the 20/20 flame wand, is next to impossible to solo it. Savanna Heat the elite he has causes to much damage and you will die soloing it. So solution to the problem..... Bring a friend
The only thing you and your buddy have to make sure you follow is..... RES!!!
Use the wail right away once you or your pal is dead. Cant help a dead partner
Also BRING YOUR KEYS!!!! there are a ton of chests in this area and you can get ....... you ready for this....... Elemental swords and Dead Swords!!! Those 2 swords are going for over 100k +25 ectos easy right now since they are in high demand.
Final thought dont be afaird to kill one monster then run away if they are took powerful... I soloed the Vahl's Dervish doing it that way and got his green at the same time.
Xethrion
Soloed hajkor, but it was a freaking pain, died about 3 times whittling down his group til it was him only, then ran out of Savannah Heat whenever he casted it.
??iljo
old stuff...I ve been doing this for 2 weeks now with my guildies...
guess we ll just have to expect the worm nerfs-->foes spawning at the worm spore making it impossible to enter alone...
as for Hajkor...ever thought of bringing hench to clean everything but him then send them away and solo Hajkor...
guess we ll just have to expect the worm nerfs-->foes spawning at the worm spore making it impossible to enter alone...
as for Hajkor...ever thought of bringing hench to clean everything but him then send them away and solo Hajkor...
Snoblind
10 runs; no greens, but LOTS of golden Ancient goodness from drops and chests! Vah is easy, but my necro can't make the run... mebbe I should change some skills to oh, say... running?
Also, if you leave the Realm of the Forgotten, go back to where you capped the Wurm siege skill there is another boss that can be solo'd. Rangers cap Magebane Shot there... on the way back out there is another boss on top of a hill that can be solo'd as well. I was trying a trial run with a full hench/hero party and had a quest I was trying to finish; got jumped by the boss and the henchies killed him before I got a look at the name...
Also, if you leave the Realm of the Forgotten, go back to where you capped the Wurm siege skill there is another boss that can be solo'd. Rangers cap Magebane Shot there... on the way back out there is another boss on top of a hill that can be solo'd as well. I was trying a trial run with a full hench/hero party and had a quest I was trying to finish; got jumped by the boss and the henchies killed him before I got a look at the name...
??iljo
ur talkin about Uhiwi and the other ranger that drops the 33% longer dazed green bow
Former Ruling
I was wondering why people were having trouble selling Vah's Hornbow for more than 5-6k
Uhiwi is a nice shortbow and shouldn't be hardto get if you already have these down pat.
The ranger boss with Quicksand might pose alot of problems though, I dont know, If I remember correctly he has a hella big group that has has some stone crags in it (and Sandstorm rapes >_>)
Uhiwi is a nice shortbow and shouldn't be hardto get if you already have these down pat.
The ranger boss with Quicksand might pose alot of problems though, I dont know, If I remember correctly he has a hella big group that has has some stone crags in it (and Sandstorm rapes >_>)
aohige
Yeah, I run the Monk and Ranger boss outside Lair of the Forgotten.
Uhiwi's shortbow is a nice spike bow. Too bad it's not a hornbow.
AWESOME skin too.
The Monk boss' wand is ok.
Here's the run I did today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBEos2w1rI
Uhiwi's shortbow is a nice spike bow. Too bad it's not a hornbow.
AWESOME skin too.
The Monk boss' wand is ok.
Here's the run I did today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBEos2w1rI
Butters1110
I just take a full group of henchies with me clear every1 around the bosses then solo them with a wurm... seems to work well got this bow while doing it
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Koahm%27s_Flatbow
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Koahm%27s_Flatbow
Cataclysm
Henchies are too stupid to follow targets and kill Haxor right away
VitisVinifera
I've been doing this for a while too (posted a similar guide in my guild's forum), except I take a few heroes along too to help whittle down the mobs and take some of the damage, then flag them away for the solo kill, I am almost positive killing mobs keeps anti-farm somewhat at bay
TheGuildWarsPenguin
nice guide, im going to do some junundu farming this weekend.