Hi there,
Since the introduction of Hardmode (will call it HM from now) there seem to be allot of problems around farming. The main questions are: where can I farm now? and which place is the most profitable?
Well, I've tried some things and came up with some ideas of which some already exist. I'll try to update this thread with each build and place I'll find.
"Loot now scales according to party size"
-GuildWars.com
"Farming will never be dead. We get less loot? We have to farm more efficient finding faster and better ways to make money. I take the challenge"
-Witte Was
The Fissure of Woe
*The original build is from KcP*
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]vigorous spirit[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Cast your enchantments and take the left way. Stay next to the monk so the SS will also hit him when you cast it on the Shadow Warriors. He'll die soon enough. Finish the Warriors and Shadows with SS + IP.
Watch out for Shadow Mesmers! This is why you brought Vigorous Spirit. Use it as cover enchantment!
With this build you can easily take out the whole shadow army and more. I'll try to get more screenshots and maybe a video for this!
*Note: it might be difficult the first time you try*
Prophecies Campaign
Monk
Mo/N
Titan Farming:
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Simple. Just cast your enchantments and kill them using SS. Watch out for Water Born Titans and their Maelstrom.
Loot: *Note This is only 50-60% of the total run*
Mergoyle Wavebreaker Farming:
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Walk outside The Gates of Kryta and you'll see several groups of Mergoyles. Easy to kill so easy money.
Anvil Rock
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Those minotaurs are easy, so easy money and easy loot.
Skyward Reach
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Watch out for the meteor knock-down!
Prophet's Path
[skill]shield of absorption[/skill] [skill]shielding hands[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]shield of judgment[/skill] [skill]fleeting stability[/skill] [skill]blessed aura[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Kill all those Earth Mages, they are easy but watch out for knock-down! make sure that Fleeting Stability is always on!
Witman's Folly
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]shield of judgment[/skill] [skill]fleeting stability[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Healing Prayers: 8 (4+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 15 (12+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Earth Prayers: 8
Take the right way and go straight on. Lots of pop-ups will come.
Factions Campaign
Naphui Quarter
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Watch out for the Ritualists with Nightmare Weapon, make sure you've 105 hp while fighting them
Wajjun Bazaar
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Pongmei Valley
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]spiteful spirit[/skill] [skill]insidious parasite[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Curses: 12
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 3 (0+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code: OwQUc4W+MoFgsepMP7Rk6TeA
Easy, just kill them using SS and Insidious Parasite
It's possible to kill the Assassin boss here and hope for his green.
Arborstone [Explorable]
[skill]healing breeze[/skill] [skill]protective spirit[/skill] [skill]blessed signet[/skill] [skill]shield of judgment[/skill] [skill]arcane echo[/skill] [skill]mending[/skill] [skill]essence bond[/skill] [skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill]
Healing Prayers: 13 (9+3+1)
Smiting Prayers: 15 (12+3)
Protection Prayers: 9 (6+3)
Divine Favor: 9 (6+3)
Template Code:
Watch out for the knock-down from the Warriors!
You can leave the Warden of the Summer's alive, they are hard to kill
Warrior
Anvil Rock
W/Rt
[skill]sprint[/skill] [skill]bonetti's defense[/skill] [skill]Vengeful was Khanhei[/skill] [skill]soothing memories[/skill] [skill]Wary Stance[/skill] [skill]Vengeful Weapon[/skill] [skill]Dolyak Signet[/skill] [skill]healing Signet[/skill]
Restoration Magic 12
Tactics: 13 (10+3)
Strength: 9 (8+1)
The tactics are pretty easy. Just spam VwK and make sure you don't have more than 4 minatours at once.
It's also possible to kill the Dryders.
Nebo Terrace
W/Rt
[skill]sprint[/skill] [skill]bonetti's defense[/skill] [skill]Vengeful was Khanhei[/skill] [skill]Resilient Weapon[/skill] VAMPIRISM : SUNSPEAR SKILL [skill]Vengeful Weapon[/skill] [skill]Dolyak Signet[/skill] [skill]healing Signet[/skill]
Restoration Magic 12
Tactics: 13 (10+3)
Strength: 9 (8+1)
Same tactics as above. Good place for golden Dead Bows and Sephis Axes.
Take care!
Witte Was / Dave Tawings
Witte's HM Solo Farm
Witte Was
Craero
I hadn't even thought about the mergoyles (A-net nerfed drop rates for those guys so long ago I would just notice them as I ran by smite hexing off their snares)
Shielding Hands + Shield of Absorption works much better than Mending + Healing breeze. (Especially agianst large groups)
If you want a few more Monk/Necro spots see this post.
Shielding Hands + Shield of Absorption works much better than Mending + Healing breeze. (Especially agianst large groups)
If you want a few more Monk/Necro spots see this post.
onerabbit
Nice one Witte, what are the drops like from Mergoyle?
yo home boi
im pretty sure that mergolyle farming would be possible for a 55 Rt too im guessing? ill give it a go in 10 mins or so
Alleji
I use pretty much the same build on a N/Mo (Blessed sig --> Awaken the blood), works fine as well. You have to refresh prot spirit and breeze more often, but you also kill things slightly faster.
Do you know if there are any easily-accessible bosses you can kill with SS? Elite tomes sell for good money :P
Do you know if there are any easily-accessible bosses you can kill with SS? Elite tomes sell for good money :P
Craero
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alleji
I use pretty much the same build on a N/Mo (Blessed sig --> Awaken the blood), works fine as well. You have to refresh prot spirit and breeze more often, but you also kill things slightly faster.
Do you know if there are any easily-accessible bosses you can kill with SS? Elite tomes sell for good money :P Take your pick...
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/User:Cr...oss_strategies
Do you know if there are any easily-accessible bosses you can kill with SS? Elite tomes sell for good money :P Take your pick...
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/User:Cr...oss_strategies
AscalonWarrior
Nice one, going to try these when I've completed Abbadon's Mouth and Hell's Precipe, looking for more tomorrow 
Horible
Where are those titans?
Horible
Horible
Craero
Quote:
Originally Posted by Horible
Where are those titans?
Defend North Kryta quest, obtained from Glint after beating Defend Droknars forge.
Hole Sale Traps
Witty did it again 
keep the builds coming buddy!
keep the builds coming buddy!
Marverick
Doesn't IAS cap at 33% from more than one effect? Because Hard Mode mobs already have +50% attack speed so Reckless Haste won't give them anymore...
Mesmer in Need
I knew you were just taking your time on a build 
. Fiinaly a need to cap ss.
. Fiinaly a need to cap ss.
Ruphfus
ya beat me to it lol, i actually posted this in my guilds forums about an hour ago.
Craero
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruphfus
ya beat me to it lol, i actually posted this in my guilds forums about an hour ago.
I've had the titan farm marked down in the "What/Where to farm in HM" thread for at least 24 hours now, I just didn't include screenshots.
kumarshah
Can't wait for the Warrior builds.
Awesome stuff.
Awesome stuff.
sumasage
will i need to buy start armor to try this 55 build? i am not familiar with running 55 builds so any suggestions will be great.
Also where else can i get the -55 off-hand if i dont have access to pre-searing?
Thanks for the build
Also where else can i get the -55 off-hand if i dont have access to pre-searing?
Thanks for the build
Sakura Haruno
what are drops like from mergoyle run
drakun01
Nice one man! Now I DEFINATELY have to beat prophicies... Nevermind that I have been playing since release...
bored-.-bored
I farm Gates of kryta this is what i got off about 50% of my normal run
P.S the dead bow was req 9 15%/-10
P.S the dead bow was req 9 15%/-10
Witte Was
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marverick
Doesn't IAS cap at 33% from more than one effect? Because Hard Mode mobs already have +50% attack speed so Reckless Haste won't give them anymore...
Hm..you're probably right, I just changed Reckless Haste with Insidious Parasite
Arkantos
Nice job Dave. Can't wait for more builds!
Witte Was
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
Nice job Dave. Can't wait for more builds!
You'll get more as promised Tomorrow..the day after tomorrow and so on. Keep an eye on this thread!
You'll get more as promised Tomorrow..the day after tomorrow and so on. Keep an eye on this thread!
Captain Jager
Nice build, but i prefer N/mo usin SoA and Spirit bond with low lvl armor. No need for healing prayers then. This also works great for those celestial golds in Naphui HM but hv to go 105 or 135 since nightmare weapon hits 63 dmg.
Crazyvietguy
AWW Witte!!! Why do you have to go and find those titans 
.
Oh well, you've offered various builds that I've used, I guess i cant say much.
*sigh* Good find on the meregoyles though.
.Oh well, you've offered various builds that I've used, I guess i cant say much.
*sigh* Good find on the meregoyles though.
Tsunami Rain
nice. glad people are still taking the initiative to farm and write up guides. just like with the griffon and aoe nerf people will be back farming in no time.
Correct Jeans
Well I personally think that the best HM farming spot (although really hard to farm without correct build and experience) is....ZEHLON REACH! Thats right. great drops over there. Last run I got 2 great purps including a req 10 shield of the lion (all purp and gold drops are max) and also a max gold req 11 Ungula axe! The best part is that after the HM update it is one of the best places in the game to farm...COLOSSAL SCIMITARS! oh yaaa.
Arkantos
If you think 2 purples is good, you'll have a joygasm farming Nolani.
Crazy, he's not releasing an uber secret place to farm. People have been farming those since 2005.
Crazy, he's not releasing an uber secret place to farm. People have been farming those since 2005.
Correct Jeans
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
If you think 2 purples is good, you'll have a joygasm farming Nolani.
Im not talking about the two purples. Im talking about the fact that colossal scimitars are actually semi common there. That and the fact that I got the 2 purples and the ungula axe (which is rare by the way) in 1 run.
Sakura Haruno
keep driving those colossal scimys down for me :P
Dutch Masterr
Quote:
Originally Posted by Correct Jeans
Well I personally think that the best HM farming spot (although really hard to farm without correct build and experience) is....ZEHLON REACH! Thats right. great drops over there. Last run I got 2 great purps including a req 10 shield of the lion (all purp and gold drops are max) and also a max gold req 11 Ungula axe! The best part is that after the HM update it is one of the best places in the game to farm...COLOSSAL SCIMITARS! oh yaaa.
What professions/builds are you using there?
What professions/builds are you using there?
Sakura Haruno
Jeans uses some master of magic.
Edited by Arkantos - If you don't plan on sharing it, don't talk about it.
Edited by Arkantos - If you don't plan on sharing it, don't talk about it.
jon0592
Nice job Witte, waiting till tomorrow to hopefully (you don't have to) see some warrior builds. Maybe F or NF spot hopefully...hadn't gotten around to beating Prophecies, but if I must then that will occupy me the next weekend or two.
| Cleric |
Just a note since I use almost the exact same build.
Remove Blessed sig and sub in Defile Flesh. You can farm the griffons in the desert in hardmode really well with this.
Yeah I know griffon farming is dead but I am not getting bad drops in hardmode (golds, grapes, 100g plus, and griffon wings sell for 25g which can stack after awhile. If you take this build clean out the area to the south of Augury Rock but in the last group of griffons leave one alive and let him kill you, you will spawn by the portal. Just zone into the other area and their are 28 in there which are really easy to kill. When you are done zone again and go back in for another round.
Remove Blessed sig and sub in Defile Flesh. You can farm the griffons in the desert in hardmode really well with this.
Yeah I know griffon farming is dead but I am not getting bad drops in hardmode (golds, grapes, 100g plus, and griffon wings sell for 25g which can stack after awhile. If you take this build clean out the area to the south of Augury Rock but in the last group of griffons leave one alive and let him kill you, you will spawn by the portal. Just zone into the other area and their are 28 in there which are really easy to kill. When you are done zone again and go back in for another round.
FyrFytr998
OKay folks. I knew it was just a matter of time before Witte started posting things.
I haven't really read around the threads, but my main spot so far has been undead farming outside Bergen Hot Springs in HM. Max Gold Dead Bows have been a common drop for me.
Also, hold on to your hats, Max GOLD Sephis Axes!! Only two have dropped so far, but it sure beats chest running Hell's to get one. I almost got giddy when a Req.9 Sephis dropped, but quickly began to cry when the damage mod was 19% under 50% Health. The other Sephis was a 19% while hexed mod.
So it's just a matter of time and effort before I get that 15^50 Sephis drop. Unless ANET decides to nerf that spot, lol.
By the way I use a 105 SoA monk build using SoJ. Double damage vs. undead makes it go uber fast. I kill everything except the mesmers, monks, and clerics. They're unkillable with this build in HM.
I haven't really read around the threads, but my main spot so far has been undead farming outside Bergen Hot Springs in HM. Max Gold Dead Bows have been a common drop for me.
Also, hold on to your hats, Max GOLD Sephis Axes!! Only two have dropped so far, but it sure beats chest running Hell's to get one. I almost got giddy when a Req.9 Sephis dropped, but quickly began to cry when the damage mod was 19% under 50% Health. The other Sephis was a 19% while hexed mod.
So it's just a matter of time and effort before I get that 15^50 Sephis drop. Unless ANET decides to nerf that spot, lol.
By the way I use a 105 SoA monk build using SoJ. Double damage vs. undead makes it go uber fast. I kill everything except the mesmers, monks, and clerics. They're unkillable with this build in HM.
assassin rob
We All love Witte _0_
Goed gedaan
I was using another build , Just the normal MO/W until i was ascended but its still a very nice build
A-net will never beat Witte was :P
Goed gedaan
I was using another build , Just the normal MO/W until i was ascended but its still a very nice build
A-net will never beat Witte was :P
Roshi_ikkyu
Ummm Witte I love ya dude, and your guides, but your pics show Reckless Haste. And yet the guide calls for Insidious Parasite. Is that the skill we need or is it a mistake?
Witte Was
*Note: You guys will need Insidious Parasite! It was a mistake on the screenshots*
darrengordon
Intresting guide Witte, you can swirtch it around so a neecro runs it then you do more damage with ss, see the old KCP guides. As suggested though i would run using soa and pb to maintain health or use the old derv one mystic regeneration to have a permanent +15 health regen good where they degen you well (trouble is there is that you can only use soj for damage).
As far as farms go i have been doing the kryta mission got 11 gold dead bows now all crap, 2 gold sephis all crap, countless other crap golds, collosal farm at moddak crevice or astalium or on new island again countless golds but all crap. I seem to be finding the common thing high golds but all crap.
For quick farming use retribution monk duo build. To the undead in kryta the two smite spells do 75 damage and 37 damage every time they hit the monk and as yiou have about 30 attacking at once its just funny to watch em die
As far as farms go i have been doing the kryta mission got 11 gold dead bows now all crap, 2 gold sephis all crap, countless other crap golds, collosal farm at moddak crevice or astalium or on new island again countless golds but all crap. I seem to be finding the common thing high golds but all crap.
For quick farming use retribution monk duo build. To the undead in kryta the two smite spells do 75 damage and 37 damage every time they hit the monk and as yiou have about 30 attacking at once its just funny to watch em die
DarioLeanza
Nice one Witte Was, hope you find a Warrior place to farm soon
darrengordon
Just re read my above post and would like to say sorry for spelling lol, typed quickly and didnt check. In summary yeah anywhere where the old spawns were high now in hard mode is a good farm but i have to say so far dont really seem that good ie you get the gold drop but the stats suck, still good for title and maybe is just me as i do have bad luck but as stated i have had 11 dead bows drop (last 2 nights) and not one remotly good, best one was in stance 15% which i just merched, most were 19% while health below or similar. Stilll its fun and with the retrib monk they all just drop dead in about three hits because of the hold damage i guess.
I think the only farm worth trying at the moment is the collosal scimitars but wow is it dull doing that famred hundreds and besides the odd supp vigor nothing worth while. Guess its back to the titan gems for me as they still going for 45k each.
I think the only farm worth trying at the moment is the collosal scimitars but wow is it dull doing that famred hundreds and besides the odd supp vigor nothing worth while. Guess its back to the titan gems for me as they still going for 45k each.