Dopefish's HM Hydra Farm

Ok i've seen lots of peoples having great ideas and builds against the "solo-nerf" and so i decided to make a little contribution to the new age of farming

Skills & Attributes:


Weapons and Armor:
Any max armor will work but +10 vs elemental is the best (haven't tested it yet ).
As weapons i recommand:
sword: (any dmg mod)
zealous
+5 AC/+7 AC vs elemental

Approach:
Cast armor of Earth and lure a Group of Hydras (never more than 3-4 at once).
Spam your ripostes and SoH and keep one stance up all the time.


There are plenty of chests on your way.


This happens if you lure 2 Groups by accident

The Loot:


This is what i've found:
~4-5k in 20-30 mins


ps: i'm working on a mesmer build

I solo these buggers on my 55 monk in HM and can take about 7 of them at a time,still i seem to get a lot less drops then you in 30 min .

well you're sure that you're doing them in hm? ^^
because they should run away form SoJ if they're 7.
That could explain your bad luck of dropps.

well maybe i just had big luck on the run xD

i didnt think hydras ran form soJ cos they cant b knocked down. or is this different in HM, ive only played it about 4 times

What could be switched in to replace Flail Stance and Gladiator's Defense?
I have a similarly-equipped W/E, but I only have Prophecies and I haven't had a chance to cap GD.

I just ran out and 55'd them with both my monk and my necro.. .they won't scatter from just SoJ, but they will if you have zealot's fire going and SoJ on at the same time.

here's what i carry


as with any 55 set-up you'll need 5 superior runes on the armor - so figure all class attributes are +3 from the runes

necro
soul reaping 11
curses 16
healing 8
protection prayers 7

[skill]awaken the blood[/skill][skill]spiteful spirit[/skill][skill]reckless haste[/skill][skill]protective spirit[/skill][skill]healing breeze[/skill][skill]mending[/skill][skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill][skill]essence bond[/skill]



set you maintained enchants and head off. throw your awaken blood before you agro, then hit protective spirit when you first agro and wait for them to finish with their ranged spells.. pick one and hit him with SS and then reckless haste. keep up protective spirit and breeze - and watch them suicide on you.



takeing on more then 3 is trickey - you may want to replace awaken the blood, with the watchfull spirit seen in the monk build for an extra couple of pips of health regen... awaken the blood only increases SS's dmg by 5 (but with reckless haste it does add up.)


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i'm sure my 55 monk build isn't much of a suprise to anyone, but just in case

healing prayers 11
smiteing prayers 16
protection prayers 5
devine favor 13

[skill]mending[/skill][skill]watchful spirit[/skill][skill]balthazar's spirit[/skill][skill]essence bond[/skill][skill]protective spirit[/skill][skill]shield of judgment[/skill][skill]zealot's fire[/skill][skill]healing breeze[/skill]

pretty much like above, put up your 4 maintained enchants - it's wise to wait to put the last one on untill you have regened enough energy to use protective spirit as you won't get energy untill after you start takeing a pounding.

use sheild of judgement and keep protect spirit and breeze going - if their still standing when sheild ends, throw zealot's fire and then keep switching between spirit and breeze untill they all fall down.

with watchful spirit's extra 2 pips of health, you can take on more then 3, but sometimes after a fight you have no enegy , drop watchful spirit to get a pip of E-recharge again.

<edit> with both builds you have to watch out for their knock downs, don't wait until prot. spirit is almost finished before you try to replace it - if they knock you down while trying you're toast. if you start when it's about halfway over you have a chance to get it up if they interupt it.

Hydras won't run away, becouse they are mainly ranged monsters, just come closer to use Phoenix. Easy to farm.

in what expolabre area you farm?

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