How fast do you farm Signed Skulls

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

I just want to determine if I can make inporvements for farming skulls.

I know, I know the collector may not collect skulls. But what the heck. I got nothing to loose.

I farm outside Nolani Acedemy. I only kill the first two small grps of Gargoyles on my way up the stairs to the big group of gargoyles. I run this in about 4 minutes and get 3-8 skulls. I have been able to get a little more the 1 skull every minute. If I farm for an hour it usually get about 70 skulls.

How fast do you do it? I am just curious if I am farming at a slow pace.

EDIT-
I use posion with cyclone axe. i aggro the monsters into a tight group hit posion then I run into the group with cyclone axe. You should see all the 100+ damage numbers come up. Its fun!

NiTr4M

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

[FRER]

R/

Hi ! I used to farm mergoils last Xmas and I brought 4-5 skulls per run (6-7 min/run). There was a pretty good rendement I think

I'm not sure you are only curious ...
Last year at Xmas season , collectors were trading items for gargoils skulls.
I think you are farming skulls to make stocks before and accumulate loads of Candy Canes ^^
I am looking for a great place to farm low levels mergoils or charrs to get candy canes too because last year there was a trader for skulls and one for charrs idols, so if it is the same this year , you should farm somewhere with many charrs/mergoills ! ( I think Nolani mission for charrs , and out of Nolani for mergoils)
Good Luck

ps : don't take care of the possibles mistakes that I maybe wrote, I'm not English fluent speaker .

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Charr Carvings so much easier than Skulls last year :\

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by NiTr4M
Hi ! I used to farm mergoils last Xmas and I brought 4-5 skulls per run (6-7 min/run). There was a pretty good rendement I think

I'm not sure you are only curious ...
Last year at Xmas season , collectors were trading items for gargoils skulls.
I think you are farming skulls to make stocks before and accumulate loads of Candy Canes ^^
I am looking for a great place to farm low levels mergoils or charrs to get candy canes too because last year there was a trader for skulls and one for charrs idols, so if it is the same this year , you should farm somewhere with many charrs/mergoills ! ( I think Nolani mission for charrs , and out of Nolani for mergoils)
Good Luck

ps : don't take care of the possibles mistakes that I maybe wrote, I'm not English fluent speaker .
I am only curious. But I am farming the skulls for the winter day event. I am just curious to know if I am not being as efficient as I could be in my farming. I am farming skulls because I want the spiked eggnog for my drunk title. I still have 700+ CC's from last year. The necromancers took skulls which was the easiest and one for one trade to farm. Last year you couldn't get spiked eggnog with charr carvings and necklaces or orr emblames. Thats why I am farming skulls.

A Leprechaun

A Leprechaun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

But the real question is:

"Will it be the same collectable drops again?"

Mabye your doing it all for nothing. o.O

~A Leprechaun~

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by A Leprechaun
But the real question is:

"Will it be the same collectable drops again?"

Mabye your doing it all for nothing. o.O

~A Leprechaun~ I agree. I've been keeping a few stacks of whatever I happened to build up a quantity of, with no regard for what was tradeable for what last year.

And in other news, they've announced that this year's candy canes will come in two colors, neither of which is the same as last year's. (If I read it correctly.) So maybe the price of our hoards WON'T plummet.

Oh well. I sold off less than 10% of mine in anticipation of a price crash; I'd rather have been wrong than right.

And I didn't actually sell them; I TRADED them for minipets. IF pets continue their price crash AND candy canes hold their value, I overpaid, but so what? I like my pet collection.

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Anyhow, I didn't time it, but I think it took me a few minutes to kill the main group with my nuking build, especially until I figured out to ALWAYS target the Resurrects first.

What kind of thing you should kill also depends on what profession you are. E.g., my nuker and MM just SLAUGHTER mergoyles, while warriors and other meleers might find them slower going due to the water hex snares.

drupal

drupal

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

The best place for christmas farming is imho outside of Bergen Hot Springs
You're invincible as a 55hp and you do 100damage because SoJ causes holy damage. I get like 20 Orr Emblems, gold dead bows drop (not max but 20/20 was already in), a bit gold and a few runes (I got two major vigor already) in a around 10minutes run. Just run from Bergen to the cursed lands and back, fast and profitable.






That's the mob with the ghouls, it's most profitable.

Tengu farming works perfect as a Dervish, you can easliy take two mobs.

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

Charr farming is much faster then Gargoyle farming. Even though you only need 1 Singed Gargoyle Skull compared to 3 Charr Carvings. Try Nolani Acedemy with some AoE damage Can't go wrong there.

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

For farming the gargoyles the fastest thing ive every done was as a minion master. Deathly swarm should kill 3 instantly then just raise bone fiends and they kill garygoyles in about 2 hits and you can easily build and sustain 10 of them and run into a huge mob and watch the bodies hit the floor.

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by tuna-fish_sushi
For farming the gargoyles the fastest thing ive every done was as a minion master. Deathly swarm should kill 3 instantly then just raise bone fiends and they kill garygoyles in about 2 hits and you can easily build and sustain 10 of them and run into a huge mob and watch the bodies hit the floor. Yeah. If Nolani is the place again this year I'm likely to try that.

Mesmer in Need

Mesmer in Need

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

[ToA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by drupal
The best place for christmas farming is imho outside of Bergen Hot Springs
You're invincible as a 55hp and you do 100damage because SoJ causes holy damage. I get like 20 Orr Emblems, gold dead bows drop (not max but 20/20 was already in), a bit gold and a few runes (I got two major vigor already) in a around 10minutes run. Just run from Bergen to the cursed lands and back, fast and profitable.






That's the mob with the ghouls, it's most profitable.

Tengu farming works perfect as a Dervish, you can easliy take two mobs. i do this farming run almost every day. i have done about 100-200 runs here. so far have gotten about 750 orr emblems, a black dye, bout 2000 bones, 750 dust, countless bow/axe mods, several gold/purp runes, countless blue runes, and many many k in regular drops. its one of the most easiest most profitable places to farm i think.

irishone

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

W/Mo

how many orr emblems vs candy cane ?

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by irishone
how many orr emblems vs candy cane ? Probably more than last year, if that's even what they trade candy canes for this year.

irishone

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

W/Mo

well lets say its the same what would ppl say is the best to farm

charr carvings
stone summit badges
skulls
orr emblems

i can farm all quite easy with MM or 55 hp monk

Nite_Creeper

Nite_Creeper

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2006

Maryland

[LaZy]

D/A

I farm orr emblems in gates of kryta mission. go in solo as a wammo. Cyclone/Triple chop + judges insight. Add in a customized axe with 14/15^50 and 20% deathbane(20% vs undead)... im hitting for 250+ dmg from +55% damage from mods, and double damage from holy, along with 20% penetration...

Mending + balths spirit is for health/energy.

TechnoSword

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

International SuperStars

W/Mo

I'm just curious since I wasn't here for last years event, but I was wondering how do you get candy canes? and whats with all the collectors?

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by TechnoSword
I'm just curious since I wasn't here for last years event, but I was wondering how do you get candy canes? and whats with all the collectors? Different collectors will collect different Items. One collector may accept carr cavings and a different collector will accept signed skulls. They will exchange the items they collect for candy canes or other Chirstmas items

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by irishone
well lets say its the same what would ppl say is the best to farm

charr carvings
stone summit badges
skulls
orr emblems

i can farm all quite easy with MM or 55 hp monk
Everyone has thier own farm which works fastest for them. but, skulls outside Nolani Acendemy are the best. Not because you can yeild more skulls per run or farm them faster but because they trade for a 1 to 1 swap. Orrs traded for a 3 - 1 swap. Meaning you trade 3 orrs or 3 carvings for one candy cane or what ever you want that the collecter trades as oppesed to trading 1 skull for 1 candy cane. You would have to farm orrs or carvings at a rate or 3 times faster then farming 1 skull in order to be as productive with your farming.

FyrFytr998

FyrFytr998

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Connecticut USA

[ITPR]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spydergst1
Everyone has thier own farm which works fastest for them. but, skulls outside Nolani Acendemy are the best. Not because you can yeild more skulls per run or farm them faster but because they trade for a 1 to 1 swap. Orrs traded for a 3 - 1 swap. Meaning you trade 3 orrs or 3 carvings for one candy cane or what ever you want that the collecter trades as oppesed to trading 1 skull for 1 candy cane. You would have to farm orrs or carvings at a rate or 3 times faster then farming 1 skull in order to be as productive with your farming. Quoted for truth!!

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

Yup what Spyder said...that's why I farmed the skulls last year. if the Orr's were 1 for 1 heck everyone would be at gates of kryta =). i believe the avg per run for the skulls for me last year was 6 per run and 2 cc shards per run.

TechnoSword

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

International SuperStars

W/Mo

I tried bringing my 135hp monk with SoJ to The Great Northern Wall mission but the giant wave of charr at the end kept attacking and running away before I eventually died because I shoved everything into mending and watchful spirit, but quantity won and they all slapped me to death. My 2 searing flames heros were also too stupid and got thrashed. anyone know of a way to take em on?

LoneWolfWinter

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

The reason why skulls are superior to carvings and orr emblems is quite simple, and can be summed up in two words; spiked eggnog. For those looking for the drunkard title 1 skull has the same value as 9 carvings or emblems. I don't care where or how you're farming, if you want the drunkard title the skulls are the fastest. I'm getting about 100 per hour and a bit with my warrior which is slower than using an MM.

Darkstar The Legend

Darkstar The Legend

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Boat Crew [boat]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneWolfWinter
The reason why skulls are superior to carvings and orr emblems is quite simple, and can be summed up in two words; spiked eggnog. For those looking for the drunkard title 1 skull has the same value as 9 carvings or emblems. I don't care where or how you're farming, if you want the drunkard title the skulls are the fastest. I'm getting about 100 per hour and a bit with my warrior which is slower than using an MM. Yeah thats why skulls rock. though they aren't necessarily going to be the same this year, though if they are you can max the drunkard title by farming 3333 skulls.

I've been hitting an average of 100 per hour with my ranger, and i found that the MM was only a little faster but required more work.

pegasux

pegasux

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Mexico < PUKE >

Elite Rogues Inc. [ER]

yeah i ran my mm through there and it is a little bit faster but is a pain in the butt. so i run my ele through there instead which makes it almost as fast...and easier imo. i imagine a barrage ranger would be pretty darn fast there also. Did about 8 runs last night with my MM and Nuker, averaged about 15 skulls per run, 12-13 min per run.

Spydergst1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Chicago

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by TechnoSword
I tried bringing my 135hp monk with SoJ to The Great Northern Wall mission but the giant wave of charr at the end kept attacking and running away before I eventually died because I shoved everything into mending and watchful spirit, but quantity won and they all slapped me to death. My 2 searing flames heros were also too stupid and got thrashed. anyone know of a way to take em on? If you are trying to farm char carvings you are doing the wrong spot. Go to Nolani's Academy. Go into miission to the left at the start of the mission is a lever for the gate. hit the lever and run down to meet the char.

This group of char is easier to beat the the group of char at the wall. I am not sure why but they are. You can kill the whole grp here in about 4 minutes and net about 7 carvings per run 'average'.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

It's about risk/reward at this point.

Here's a summary of the items the collectors took over the past 3 holidays:

Halloween 2005: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Glowing Hearts (2); Feathered Caromi Scalps (1); White Mantle Emblems (1); Maguuma Manes (2); Stone Summit Badges (2); Feathered Avicara Scalps (1)

Wintersday 2005: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Stormy Eyes (2); Singed Gargoyle Skulls (1); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Shadowy Remnants (1); Feathered Caromi Scalps (2); Hardened Humps (2); Stone Summit Badges (3); Frozen Remnants (1); Frigid Hearts (2); Dredge Manifestos (1)

Halloween 2006: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Glowing Hearts (2); Feathered Caromi Scalps (1); White Mantle Emblems (1); Maguuma Manes (2)

So, what does that mean?

Since Halloween 2006 was just like Halloween 2005, you could presume that the collectors items for Wintersday 2006 will be just like Wintersday 2005.

However, if you really want to hedge your bets, the following items were used in ALL THREE previous holidays, so it's highly likely that they would be used again in Wintersday 2006:

Charr Carvings (3);
Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2);
Decayed Orr Emblems (3);
Feathered Caromi Scalps (1 or 2)

That's where I would focus farming.

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

100 per hour... That's 33 hours of farming for the title

Guess I'll just skip the Drunken Ale-Hound title for now, this is lame, I'd rather put those 33 hours in farming something different.

Riceboi

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetdoc
It's about risk/reward at this point.

Here's a summary of the items the collectors took over the past 3 holidays:

Halloween 2005: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Glowing Hearts (2); Feathered Caromi Scalps (1); White Mantle Emblems (1); Maguuma Manes (2); Stone Summit Badges (2); Feathered Avicara Scalps (1)

Wintersday 2005: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Stormy Eyes (2); Singed Gargoyle Skulls (1); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Shadowy Remnants (1); Feathered Caromi Scalps (2); Hardened Humps (2); Stone Summit Badges (3); Frozen Remnants (1); Frigid Hearts (2); Dredge Manifestos (1)

Halloween 2006: Charr Carvings (3); Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2); Decayed Orr Emblems (3); Glowing Hearts (2); Feathered Caromi Scalps (1); White Mantle Emblems (1); Maguuma Manes (2)

So, what does that mean?

Since Halloween 2006 was just like Halloween 2005, you could presume that the collectors items for Wintersday 2006 will be just like Wintersday 2005.

However, if you really want to hedge your bets, the following items were used in ALL THREE previous holidays, so it's highly likely that they would be used again in Wintersday 2006:

Charr Carvings (3);
Ornate Grawl Necklaces (2);
Decayed Orr Emblems (3);
Feathered Caromi Scalps (1 or 2)

That's where I would focus farming.
Excellent Analysis! Thanks.

oblivionkills

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

I used to get a lot of them outside of the academy, outside of the ruined castle with my ele, just made them mob up and used rodgort's.

disarm76

disarm76

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portugal

MM is your answer. They just kill everything fast!

RebelHero

RebelHero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2006

Shaolin Monastery [Heal]

Mo/

16 (12+1+3) Death
15 (12+3) Soul Reaping

1] Icy Veins
2] Deathly Swarm
3] Bone Fiend
4] Blood of the master
5] Consume Corpse
6] Soul Feast
7] Whatever
8] Whatever

I use sprint in one of the slots, but it isnt even needed. If you bunch up the first group IV a lvl 8 gargoyle and Swarm him, they should all die. Then summon your fiends and have a day in the park. 5-12 skulls in 5 minutes.

mathijn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

holland

[PIKY]

R/

grawls are also very easy....
8-10 necklasses in a 5 minut run =P

ranger ftw!

dr1zz one

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

RT/R
Resilent Weapon to counter degen
VwK + EoE + 15-20 gargoyles = ggkthx

Usually go the stairs and down. EoE bomb the first group at the boss. Bomb the second group by the monument. Bomb the last group down the stairs. Takes about 5 min, average 8-15 skulls.

TheYangg

TheYangg

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

None

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by mathijn
grawls are also very easy....
8-10 necklasses in a 5 minut run =P

ranger ftw! trade rate for necklasses? 1 - 1?
3 - 1?

Valeria

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

W/

Quote:
100 per hour... That's 33 hours of farming for the title

Guess I'll just skip the Drunken Ale-Hound title for now, this is lame, I'd rather put those 33 hours in farming something different. 33 hours of farming instead of paying around 2 000 000 gold
im missing only 4000 minutes now and i guess this christmas i'll get all the alc needed

Francis Crawford

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

It may not be the most efficient, but MMing low levels with Fleshy is just FUN. One-whomp kills.

And when solo farming with an MM, Vampirics always give peace of mind. E.g., the gargoyles get off some Conjure Phantasms that it's nice to recover from ...

The hardest part I haven't figured out yet is how to pick up the loot most efficiently.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

just tried to get sum skulls..got 2 in a whole run lol cleared out about 6 grps


ganna try some char

ayame ftw

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

Belgium

Forgot the Ghostlyyyyy

R/

if i want char carvings i go to the "flame temple coridor" and port in and out
also got alot of dye's from there

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ayame ftw
if i want char carvings i go to the "flame temple coridor" and port in and out
also got alot of dye's from there

Zomg! nice 1! thnx dude..black dye


What part do i do btw? ive just cleared the lot, should i jut port in out and do
altar?