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Mark Nevermiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

27 Apr 2007 at 09:29 - 1

I hope I am not repeating someone else's idea. Anyway, I thought I'd share this build that works perfectly for farming the aforementioned boss. In contrast to normal mode, this monk boss uses healing breeze which this build counters.

Whats in it for you?

The chance to get this:

Where is the boss located?

Where to stand:

The build and attribute points:

The build code: OAVEMWJ2e8kHODChxAboq+AEDA

[skill]spiteful spirit[/skill][skill]price of failure[/skill][skill]spirit shackles[/skill][skill]parasitic bond[/skill][skill]suffering[/skill][skill]signet of lost souls[/skill][skill]mantra of inscriptions[/skill][skill]consume corpse[/skill]

Usage:

Commence by casting Spirit Shackles, wait for it to expire then cast it again followed by SS+PoF+PB+Suffering. Since you are standing behind a wall Pricwe of Failure should work everytime

Whenever any of these hexes expires renew it. Right before its hp gets to the 50% mark cast Mantra of Inscriptions and spam SoLS as often as you want.
Consume corpse is there for the convenience of collecting drops before the pop up group aggroes you.

Good hunting!

Buttermilk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

Mo/

27 Apr 2007 at 10:08 - 2

Nice build!
Thanks for sharing. I've been using a similar build, but it didn't work in Hard Mode.

Ishana

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2007

Please Leave A Memo [PLAM]

Me/Mo

27 Apr 2007 at 10:33 - 3

spirit of failure should give you more energy

reckless haste too

Cheers

Mark Nevermiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

27 Apr 2007 at 10:36 - 4

Don't need reckless haste in HM, I think. Spirit of Failure is a good idea though

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

27 Apr 2007 at 10:55 - 5

What is the risk on this farming build?
And which Runes do you need?

I know the boss you're talking about... and I know the swarm that forms around him when you come close...

But you almost make it seem as though you can get away with not taking any damage at all until the point where you need to loot the corpse... o_0;

Is this so?
If this turns out to be as low-risk as it seems then I'll be farming this one to death! My necro, coincidentally enough, is already in position in Lutgardis. She has Curses 16 at present... and an extra something for Soul Reaping if I rightly recall...

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

27 Apr 2007 at 11:38 - 6

farmed this guy about ~10 times in HM didnt even get 1 drop :S

FoxBat

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Amazon Basin [AB]

Mo/Me

27 Apr 2007 at 12:09 - 7

I would try swapping the degen and soul reaping out for spirit of failure as mentioned, but also put that SR into Domination for empathy and ignorance. A Mesmer primary might do the job as well or better in that case. (Efficient Mesmer farming? Blasphemy!)

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

27 Apr 2007 at 12:22 - 8

Would Malaise do any good here or would it be too limiting as a one-off?

Mark Nevermiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

27 Apr 2007 at 12:29 - 9

u can just swap the mantra for the spirit of failure and u can even get away without the degen
and the risk in this farm = 0
success rate = 100%
drops according to luck, but so are all bosses
run is done in under 2 minutes

Lurid

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mo/

27 Apr 2007 at 12:38 - 10

Very, very nice. I think i'm going to try this tonight with my SS hero. Thanks for the inspiration ^_^

ShadowbaneX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes of the Horn

A/Me

27 Apr 2007 at 13:17 - 11

I gave this a try, works well, but could work better. Since there's no 'other ally' around, he can't use his elite, so no Hex removal, so I just use this build

OAVDMMNHL5xZI0vBMIEkhYA

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill][skill]Price of Failure[/skill][skill]Reckless Haste[/skill][skill]Awaken the Blood[/skill][skill]Spirit of Failure[/skill][skill]Spirit Shackles[/skill][skill]Soul Barbs[/skill][skill]Consume Corpse[/skill]. Minor alteration, but since you've got more then enough energy from Spirit of Failure, and can just spam hexes...and if you're going to do that Awaken the Blood and Soul Barbs will just make him go down all the quicker.

So far I haven't gotten too much of not, just some gold and a Scroll to the Underworld.

feelthafire

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

德国 , GERMANY

三个中国

E/A

27 Apr 2007 at 14:04 - 12

yeah nice i tried this with 12 inspiration 16 curses 4 blood switched to awaken the blood ss suffering reckless, shackles, price and spirit of failure and necrotic traversal works pretty well

Zolderick

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

Australia

N/

27 Apr 2007 at 14:09 - 13

55hp necro with Spoil Victor kills the boss quickly

Ishana

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2007

Please Leave A Memo [PLAM]

Me/Mo

27 Apr 2007 at 14:09 - 14

Slightly faster Code

OAVEI2YEf6oCPDCtRAMQIQGEDA

105 or 55 build

but please swap armour if there is more than 2 loots

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this wall trick can be done on almost every monk boss as well

i did this with hahan/ssun

*sigent of ignorance*

just need to find a good angle to dogde his wanding ~

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

28 Apr 2007 at 18:31 - 15

Malaise does work!

What is more... Malaise is severely spammable on this guy with the shackles in place ^_^ ... and with Soul Barbs in place too, he drops obscenely fast!

r3dsk4r3

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

N/E

28 Apr 2007 at 20:24 - 16

no....... my money..... lol. not the build i use but the others posted work just as well. not like killing a monk boss endlessly wanding the wall is hard, but gj for creativeness. i'm guessing now would be a good time to unload the monk tomes and greens i have stockpiled....

Song Hye Jin

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

29 Apr 2007 at 08:43 - 17

Very nice ! Thanks

Scary Raebbit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

29 Apr 2007 at 09:36 - 18

Very easy with R/Me as well.
Don't know if it clears it as fast as an SS.
Basic Famine/Spirit Shackles/at least 1 Mind Wrack will kill it around 3 minutes, additional skills can lower it to two.

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

N/

29 Apr 2007 at 11:00 - 19

-30 seconds using spoil victor, price of failure. 55 hp
add empathy, reckless haste, even faster

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

29 Apr 2007 at 11:17 - 20

^_^

I doubt I'll be able to get a drop this good again for quite a while:

http://i18.tinypic.com/2q0nl6o.jpg

Sky Master Mind

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

Ultimi Noctis Milites

Me/

29 Apr 2007 at 13:44 - 21

Hi all

Here is my "home build" for this Boss, it works well in Normal/Hard mode.

I'm Me/N, but it works a lot with a N/Me too :P

Spirit Shackles is useless against this boss, He uses a signet of rejuvenation to heal himself, so I take Ignorance. In hard mode he uses Healing breeze, but this is not a problem

Enjoy

EDIT : 30 seconds for the run, 30 seconds for the Boss ^^

Mesmer in Need

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

[ToA]

29 Apr 2007 at 19:32 - 22

Forget ss. 7/8 mesmer skills ftw.

Dragonious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hot Springs, AR

Dei Victorae [dV]

R/W

29 Apr 2007 at 20:46 - 23

Lol, just got a ruby after getting all three rare scrolls and a green but no tomes so far. >.<

clawofcrimson

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Crimson Claw

W/

29 Apr 2007 at 20:57 - 24

BTW you can do this with a henchi if you aren't a necro/mesmer... just take master of whispers.. I got my elite monk tome that way.

Lord Oranos

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fort Aspenwood

29 Apr 2007 at 22:27 - 25

Been doing 189dmg/s to him with SV, Empathy, and Price of Failure.

Gotta feeling this is going to be nerfed.

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

29 Apr 2007 at 22:46 - 26

[skill]Spoil Victor[/skill][skill]Price Of Failure[/skill][skill]Consume Corpse[/skill]
Only 3 skills you need, and class can go /N and do it (maybe not warriors and paragons because of their 2 energy regen.)

Scary Raebbit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Apr 2007 at 00:08 - 27

Knocked it down to around 40 seconds with a 20 second run I estimate. (Storm Chaser blinks away before I can cast my first spell).

J3mo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

NL

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Mo/

30 Apr 2007 at 00:36 - 28

Ty nice quick farm

edit: I've done about 20~25 runs now, haven't had 1 green, only 1 gold scroll and about 300g.
Wonder how this even can be nerfed.
I did it in HM

Arabian_Night

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Pink Clan [Pink]

W/

30 Apr 2007 at 02:43 - 29

Apparantly you share my luck.

kratimas

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Order of the Setting Sun

R/

30 Apr 2007 at 03:05 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scary Raebbit

Knocked it down to around 40 seconds with a 20 second run I estimate. (Storm Chaser blinks away before I can cast my first spell). Scary can you post the build you use for this. My ranger is the only character that I have near this place.

Thanks,

Krat

Freneticweasel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Brick.

Vanguards of Aslyum/Defenders of Amnoon

R/Mo

30 Apr 2007 at 03:30 - 31

I think that Spoil victor is much faster, 100~ damage per attack/spell

J3mo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

NL

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Mo/

30 Apr 2007 at 03:51 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by kratimas

Scary can you post the build you use for this. My ranger is the only character that I have near this place.

Thanks,

Krat R/Me

Famine, Pred Season?, Primal echoes, Spirit of failure, storm chaser, ignorance?, Spirit Shackles something like that

Scary Raebbit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

30 Apr 2007 at 07:10 - 33

I did just Spirit Shackles, Spirit of Failure, Empathy, Mind Wrack, Wastrel's Demise, Diversion (Don't have Ignorance on my Ranger, otherwise could go with two less Sigs of Rejuv, also a 1k expense, so I would highly suggest that over Diversion), Famine, Storm Chaser.
Max WS
12 Inspiration (which is a 3 energy per miss on SoF allowing you to spam spells)
Rest into Domination.
I just happened to have a Mindclouder so I use that.
Zone out, Storm Chaser out to the wall, cast a quick spell on Byzzr so he doesn't pull back from that blocking wall, forcing you to endanger yourself with the patrolling mob and moving closer, taking up time. Cast Famine, cast Spirit Shackles, SoF, Empathy, Wastrel's Demise, Mind Wrack, cast any recharging spell(s) (while casting your spell(s) Byzzr should cast a Sig of Rejuv) then cast Diversion. Div is a 3 second cast and if you just casted a 1 second spell with a 0.75 second after cast, you can squeeze in a Div just right before the Sig recharged in 8 seconds. I assume it's a little bit faster with Ignorance, but since I'm playing the "AFK in a Ring game" I haven't really tried.
Once the boss dies, target most valuable drop (obviously), SC over, pick it up and others. Watch out for the patrol by Byzzr which might or might not contain a Crip Anguish Mesmer.
I did try lowering Inspiration to a 2 energy SoF on hit, but I felt like I was running low on energy, as I actually triggered Famine on myself once.

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

30 Apr 2007 at 10:25 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky Master Mind

Spirit Shackles is useless against this boss, He uses a signet of rejuvenation to heal himself, so I take Ignorance. In hard mode he uses Healing breeze, but this is not a problem

Hardly useless. He doesn't use his signet too often, and the amount of damage that can be done to him in the meanwhile more than makes up for it.

Not only that, but I discovered that with Spirit Shackles and Soul Barbs on him, I can spam Malaise for around 80 to 90 damage every two seconds on him, quite aside from what he does to himself with Price of Failure and Spiteful Spirit.
I mean... all well and good for the people who use Spoil Victor, but I never much liked that it was in the Blood Magic line when all the better non-elite hexes are in Curses.

BirdDog

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

30 Apr 2007 at 17:45 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowbaneX

I gave this a try, works well, but could work better. Since there's no 'other ally' around, he can't use his elite, so no Hex removal, so I just use this build

OAVDMMNHL5xZI0vBMIEkhYA

[skill]Spiteful Spirit[/skill][skill]Price of Failure[/skill][skill]Reckless Haste[/skill][skill]Awaken the Blood[/skill][skill]Spirit of Failure[/skill][skill]Spirit Shackles[/skill][skill]Soul Barbs[/skill][skill]Consume Corpse[/skill]. Minor alteration, but since you've got more then enough energy from Spirit of Failure, and can just spam hexes...and if you're going to do that Awaken the Blood and Soul Barbs will just make him go down all the quicker.

So far I haven't gotten too much of not, just some gold and a Scroll to the Underworld. this is working like a charm.

so big thanx, but You see alot of N/ME in the town now

taco_salad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

no where

Lords of the Abyss [LORD]

W/Mo

30 Apr 2007 at 17:52 - 36

The Byzzr's Benidiction green is almost impossible to sell, but this is one of the best ways I know of to get a elite Monk tome. Anyone willing to buy 10 green monk offhands per day?

Note: I like ShadowbaneX's build the best.

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

30 Apr 2007 at 18:37 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by taco_salad

The Byzzr's Benidiction green is almost impossible to sell, but this is one of the best ways I know of to get a elite Monk tome. Anyone willing to buy 10 green monk offhands per day?

Note: I like ShadowbaneX's build the best. You make my build cry....

But really... I didn't notice any difference using Reckless Haste on them. It was as though it doesn't stack with their existing attack-speed boost... so I stopped using it.

I guess I'm still the only one using Malaise with Soul Barbs to spam-spike him. ^_^;

Mesmer in Need

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

[ToA]

30 Apr 2007 at 23:08 - 38

I finnaly got an elite monk tome, 2 fow scrolls, and alot of greens. Theyre hard to sell, but atleast my heros are happy!

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

N/

30 Apr 2007 at 23:40 - 39

[skill]dark pact[/skill][skill]blood of the aggressor[/skill][skill]mark of subversion[/skill][skill]Spoil victor[/skill][skill]empathy[/skill][skill]price of failure[/skill][skill]awaken the blood[/skill][skill]necrotic traversal[/skill]
55 armor
Max blood,~10+3 curses
9 domination (up to you)

cast AtB at the entrance, then spoil victor, mark of subersion, price of failure, empathy, dark pact, blood of the aggressor, dark pact if he isn't dead already.

woot. you just killed him in <1 minute

Levi Garett

Old School Nub

Join Date: Jun 2005

ABQ, NM

Guildless

Mo/Me

01 May 2007 at 02:03 - 40

Here's a monk variation:

Drops are pretty bad to be honest. I got the drops shown in exactly 1 hour. Considering the only real worthwhile thing is the black dye I'd say this guy drops pretty terrible. I'll give it another hour to see if I get anything else though....BUT you can't count on him dropping black dyes to make this run worthwhile (Black Dyes are probably the rarest drop I/G).

Also I brought two Heroes and loaded them both with 12 Tactics and Charge. This speeds up the run from ~30 seconds to ~20 seconds. I immediately Charge once into the zone, hit the 2nd charge(after the 1st wears off), and then flag the heroes back near the portal(you can do all this while running). By the time the 2nd Charge wears off you are at the wall next to the boss and the heroes will be greyed out back by the portal.

This build kills him in less than 25 seconds every time. Just cast 1-6 on him and he'll go down fast. You have to reapply SV but he dies within 3-5 seconds after the second SV cast. Then use PS and Consume Corpse to grab your drops. The pop up mobs never even hit me (even with 3 drops) before I can /resign.

Oh and if you haven't figured it out it's obviously a 55hp monk build and I'm doing it in Hard Mode.

Nice little farm, but I think you can do better elsewhere.