55 Necro HM farms! (lots of pictures)
Fuzzy Taco
The guide was lost for a Guru coding reason i don't fully comprehend - new, fuller guide will be out by this Sunday, 2/24/08 if all goes well!
Rohan
You're pretty much amazing times ten. Awesome guide and thanks.
Antithesis
Nice work Fuzzy. Even better bank balance...gotta pull my finger out and start working on my Necro, Monk and Ele farmers!
Lidele
DUDE....awesome guide....GET A LIFE!!!! XD...no guide should BE THIS GOOD.......btw make a war or a melle class XD...hell even a ranger would do JUST NOT A CASTER XD
Lidele
DUDE....awesome guide....GET A LIFE!!!! XD...no guide should BE THIS GOOD.......btw make a war or a melle class XD...hell even a ranger would do JUST NOT A CASTER XD
Lidele
woah my suckishness.....my comp lagged sry for double postin XD
no damage tank
and sorry for triple posting now?
good guide tho mate, could a 105 rit do these same spots?
good guide tho mate, could a 105 rit do these same spots?
Corpselooter
*drool*
extremely nice, now to get HM in prophecies, damn you hell's precipice! XD
extremely nice, now to get HM in prophecies, damn you hell's precipice! XD
DvM
Just a tip, I farm the desert with about the same build as your necro, except that I switch out spirit bond for plague touch, helps against the enchanted creatures so you can kill them all.
My usual tactics are to kill of the hammers first, while you are working on the first enchanted, the bow would use Throw Dirt. Plague touch it back to him and you are saver. If you see alot of bows try keeping a sword alive for energy. Hope this helps
My usual tactics are to kill of the hammers first, while you are working on the first enchanted, the bow would use Throw Dirt. Plague touch it back to him and you are saver. If you see alot of bows try keeping a sword alive for energy. Hope this helps
Abedeus
Is it doable with Mo/N? I was stupid enought to delete my 7-month necro... He would be 13 months old now -.-
assassin rob
Yeah , i think it's possible with mo/n but a bit slower 
Willow O Whisper
Sounds nice! thx for posting theese places, so that others might get a bit wealthier .
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Nightmare Venom
I might just have to do some of that with my necro. They all look a lot of fun to do
Fuzzy Taco
well, i just woke up, and now to respond to everything!
as far as the enchanted go, it's easy to kill a bow by hiding behind terrain and using SV, by the time he uses throw dirt and gets to be able to shoot you he'll be very close to death, i forgot to put that in the guide, i'll add it ASAP. (i like spirit bond far too much to abandon it.
) @ antithesis, the bank balance is almost fully thanks to this guide. 
as far as the 105 rit goes, in most of the places i posted it probably won't work because there's a lot of healing (heal sig, the shiverpeak protectors) although it very well might work Vs. hydras in skyward reach and behemoths in vehjin mines, but there is degen, so you'll need resilient weapon for behemoths. Lidele, stfu. j/k, i just love casters and i don't like the feel of almost everything i do depending on armor. and yes, i do need a life. also, Witte Was tested the FoW build as a Mo/N, and it worked fine for him. I would assume the same could be said of all the builds, although the attributes might be tough to manage for SV + IP builds. i think i got everything (gonna edit the guide to reflect enchanted bows) and keep the comments coming! ty for all the compliments btw, i'm gonna write guides more often.
as far as the enchanted go, it's easy to kill a bow by hiding behind terrain and using SV, by the time he uses throw dirt and gets to be able to shoot you he'll be very close to death, i forgot to put that in the guide, i'll add it ASAP. (i like spirit bond far too much to abandon it.
) @ antithesis, the bank balance is almost fully thanks to this guide. as far as the 105 rit goes, in most of the places i posted it probably won't work because there's a lot of healing (heal sig, the shiverpeak protectors) although it very well might work Vs. hydras in skyward reach and behemoths in vehjin mines, but there is degen, so you'll need resilient weapon for behemoths. Lidele, stfu. j/k, i just love casters and i don't like the feel of almost everything i do depending on armor. and yes, i do need a life. also, Witte Was tested the FoW build as a Mo/N, and it worked fine for him. I would assume the same could be said of all the builds, although the attributes might be tough to manage for SV + IP builds. i think i got everything (gonna edit the guide to reflect enchanted bows) and keep the comments coming! ty for all the compliments btw, i'm gonna write guides more often.
Antithesis
Thanks Fuzzy. Would you mind adding template codes and equipment?
Fuzzy Taco
added equips and templates. totem axes, Fiery Flame spitters, razajans, they all work for equipment.
Evilsod
Impressive guide.
Is using 2 attribute lines purely to kill really a good idea? I mean compared to Spoil Victor, Insideious does very little and relies purely on them actually hitting you instead of missing due to terrain or casting spells. I've been using Life Siphon, combines a little extra damage that can easily be spread around with some extra regen. Course i only really use 55SV to farm Exuro (rarely) where his Immolate is a pita. Or even just using Awaken the Blood for an even stronger SV, would be far more beneficial imo, especially as you can spec 9 in Prot/Heal for a +7 Breeze and a slighly longer PS.
Is using 2 attribute lines purely to kill really a good idea? I mean compared to Spoil Victor, Insideious does very little and relies purely on them actually hitting you instead of missing due to terrain or casting spells. I've been using Life Siphon, combines a little extra damage that can easily be spread around with some extra regen. Course i only really use 55SV to farm Exuro (rarely) where his Immolate is a pita. Or even just using Awaken the Blood for an even stronger SV, would be far more beneficial imo, especially as you can spec 9 in Prot/Heal for a +7 Breeze and a slighly longer PS.
Fuzzy Taco
i use the two attribute lines because i don't feel like sitting there for a year waiting for a griffon/shiverpeak monster to kill itself. heal sig > spoil victor alone. shiverpeak protector > Spoil Victor alone. Pariah Hellfire's guide gave me the idea to combine the two, and it's become my favorite build since then. IP gives it the edge. besides, with Spirit Bond in there, your HB could heal for 4 pips, and properly managed SB would constantly keep yer health topped off. not to mention, IP is awesome for health management because of more than 3/4ths of a full heal whenever they hit you. i never used to use IP, but now it's a staple on my bar, i personally think it's the easiest and fastest skill for the job.
Fuzzy Taco
07/08/07: added Watchtower coast area and 150hp SoA/SH variant. will work on adding places/strategies for the 150hp build.
smrandom
This is a terrific guide. Thanks for all the info!
Fuzzy Taco
07/09/07: added colossal scimitar area for 150hp build, and added Hidden city area for 150hp build.
Fuzzy Taco
07/10/07: added kind of in depth instructions for the hidden city farm and the zehlon reach corsair farm.
Steboy93
First of all, great guide!
2nd, do you think that the SV build will work in the Uw in Hard Mode?
2nd, do you think that the SV build will work in the Uw in Hard Mode?
Fuzzy Taco
even with modifications, SV should stay out of the UW. the reason? graspings. you'd have to kill them one at a time, which gives them enough time to charge up adrenaline for skull crack, which will royally screw you up. swapping in plague touch is totally impossible as well, unless you want to totally unbalance the build. as far as SV goes, it should stay out of the UW/FoW. SS is by farm the more reliable skill for these places.
pnumm
Awesome Fuzzy, btw can you write a guide on how to body block those bloody Aatxes?
Fuzzy Taco
do you mean to prevent them from attacking you? as in how to hide behind benton? that much is simple: aggro a group and run onto the little ledge behind the spirit Benton. the aatxe will get stuck between benton and the edge of the ledge, and will be frozen. this is actually an immensely easy way to farm hm UW. you can bring any high-damage build (i prefer blood spiker) and body block the aatxe and nuke them. nearly any build can do it, eventually. it's not very proftiable, however. you rely on 13 monsters to make you 1plat. i would write a guide on it, but it's boring and usually doesn't make back the entry fee.
Pariah Hellfire
Great Guide Fuzzy!I'm so glad you're a supporter of Insidious Parasite,I think this skill is so useful (on a few different levels).Nicely thought out,thanks for contributing to the community!..I'd really like to see your take on a particular area if you're up for the challenge?
Fuzzy Taco
i'm up for any kind of challenge you got, pariah. your 55 SV guide inspired me to use parasite with SV, and it does wonders for me. it rips right through any kind of healing, including Veldt beetle Queens, who i thought were unbeatable. feel free to add me to friends in game or pm me on forums with that spot (or any other spots you feel like sharing. ) my IGN is Noodle Bury Pie, as you may or may not have noticed in the screens. btw, anyone can feel free to pm me on forums or in game with questions or suggestions. keep on farming everyone!
your 55 SV guide inspired me to use parasite with SV, and it does wonders for me. it rips right through any kind of healing, including Veldt beetle Queens, who i thought were unbeatable. feel free to add me to friends in game or pm me on forums with that spot (or any other spots you feel like sharing. ) my IGN is Noodle Bury Pie, as you may or may not have noticed in the screens. btw, anyone can feel free to pm me on forums or in game with questions or suggestions. keep on farming everyone!
Pariah Hellfire
Fuzzy Taco:
Your mission if you choose to accept it:
In Hard Mode..get Shak Jarins Sword.
START HERE:
THE BASALT GROTTO.
enter the Vehjin Mines and follow this map route,until you come to shak jarin,get his sword.
heres the goodness..
..they die..
..they die to...
..yea they die...
RESTRICTIONS:You must at least kill Shak-Jarin and you must be in Hard Mode.You can use any build you'd like.You must be solo.
Happy Hunting..lets see what you come up with..as you can see I used the SV/IP build.
Your mission if you choose to accept it:
In Hard Mode..get Shak Jarins Sword.
START HERE:
THE BASALT GROTTO.
enter the Vehjin Mines and follow this map route,until you come to shak jarin,get his sword.
heres the goodness..
..they die..
..they die to...
..yea they die...
RESTRICTIONS:You must at least kill Shak-Jarin and you must be in Hard Mode.You can use any build you'd like.You must be solo.
Happy Hunting..lets see what you come up with..as you can see I used the SV/IP build.
Fuzzy Taco
well pariah, i hate to tell you i've already done it. i use the boss farming build on pvxwiki. i got myself a shak jarin's sword for a meleemancer build i'm workin on. i like your challenge, but here's the question: do you kill the hekets + brambles on your way to shak jarin? i would hope so, because most people who run him run right by them. i think that's cheating.
Pariah Hellfire
wow you've gotten to Shak in Hard Mode?..congrats to you.Pariah never leaves anything alive..unless it can kill Pariah..then I run away.
sounds like you have the route down..consider this an addition to your spots then I guess..you can do it in Hard Mode right? 
any monkey and his banana can do it in Normal Mode..I WANT SCREENS!..lol.
sounds like you have the route down..consider this an addition to your spots then I guess..you can do it in Hard Mode right?
any monkey and his banana can do it in Normal Mode..I WANT SCREENS!..lol.
Fuzzy Taco
kk, i'll get screens up for proof of my nefarious deeds. i gotta catch some z's now however, so i'll get em up in the morning. in HM, of course!
i gotta catch some z's now however, so i'll get em up in the morning. in HM, of course!
philo
Very impressive guide with quite a few areas that my necro has never soloed so far. Thank you very much
I have one question regarding the armour: do you use the 15 AL set with all of your builds, even those that don't rely on Spirit Bond?
I have one question regarding the armour: do you use the 15 AL set with all of your builds, even those that don't rely on Spirit Bond?
Fuzzy Taco
yep, because i find no need to buy another set of armor. any hit outside Prot Spirit will kill you anyway, especially in HM. ofc, if you want a margin for error, go ahead and get AL60 armor, maybe you'll live for 1 hit w/o prot spirit. but i'd rather not bother.
DDeathblade
Holey Shitomoley!
Fuzzy Taco
well, i finally got around to takin some screens from my run... i'll put em in the main guide soon. i used the SV/IP build, but no Shak Jarin's sword on that run. i do have a shiny one sitting in storage though, i love th skin. Black Ornate Scimitar. anyway, on to the run. indeed, i started here:
then i grabbed the oh-so-useful plant bounty! whoo! (i shouldn't be sarcastic, because there are like 6 enchanted brambles for that bounty.)
then, the killing began: nuking some enchanted brambles:
killing hekets, and a nice gold robe:
the first glimpse of giants and minos:
teh nuking of the giants:
a funny glitch, someone misnamed a mino as a lion:
minos + giants cleared:
shak jarin getting totally own3d:
all mah drops form the run:
not a bad one. *NOTE* i DID die to make the shak jarin fight easier, be that cheating or not. 13hp ftw!
then i grabbed the oh-so-useful plant bounty! whoo! (i shouldn't be sarcastic, because there are like 6 enchanted brambles for that bounty.)
then, the killing began: nuking some enchanted brambles:
killing hekets, and a nice gold robe:
the first glimpse of giants and minos:
teh nuking of the giants:
a funny glitch, someone misnamed a mino as a lion:
minos + giants cleared:
shak jarin getting totally own3d:
all mah drops form the run:
not a bad one. *NOTE* i DID die to make the shak jarin fight easier, be that cheating or not. 13hp ftw!
philo
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzzy Taco
yep, because i find no need to buy another set of armor. any hit outside Prot Spirit will kill you anyway, especially in HM. ofc, if you want a margin for error, go ahead and get AL60 armor, maybe you'll live for 1 hit w/o prot spirit. but i'd rather not bother.
Thank you for answering.
In fact, I already have AL60 armour for all of my characters playing 55/105hp-style, because I'm used to mixing in the superior runes with my normal amour for ordinary PvE - a relic of the times when sup runes were so expensive you didn't want to buy them twice.
I'm now facing the situation that for some of these chars I'd have to buy a third armour set in order to be able to use Spirit Bond - which is not a question of money at all but a question of storage space.
So I was simply wondering whether I could get rid of the old high def 55hp-armour altogether and still use all of my other farm builds with the low def one
In fact, I already have AL60 armour for all of my characters playing 55/105hp-style, because I'm used to mixing in the superior runes with my normal amour for ordinary PvE - a relic of the times when sup runes were so expensive you didn't want to buy them twice.
I'm now facing the situation that for some of these chars I'd have to buy a third armour set in order to be able to use Spirit Bond - which is not a question of money at all but a question of storage space.
So I was simply wondering whether I could get rid of the old high def 55hp-armour altogether and still use all of my other farm builds with the low def one
Fuzzy Taco
07/12/07: added "make your own build" section for those of us who hate copy and paste.
Aqualung
Hey, any alternative for those who want to farm UW and have Prophecies only? (We can't have Spirit Bond)
Fuzzy Taco
you can easily farm HM UW with proph only. there are a few skils you can swap in: Guardian (not recommended, relatively useless in HM) Orison of Healing (i like this one, a cheap, spammable full heal) or vigorous Spirit (i don't like this skill, but ome people do. heals you for 1/4th of your hp whenever you atk or cast, which can be useful. P.S. i wouldn't use this skill with an axe/Sword equipped. the aatxes' riposte damage will negate most of the healing.) any of those variations have been proven to work in HM, but Spirit Bond is in the guide because in m opinion it is the easiest to manage.