W/Mo Troll Farmer

i was using that build..... 18 months ago... when it was good... but anyways good good =P

well the build isn't anything new and troll farming is just for fun now
but plz tell me: why the ---- are you using mending+heiling breeze? >.<
Put in Dolyak or Watch Yourselves and the new AoE Skill Whirlwind or how it's called
the axe isn't really good for your warrior...
take a 15^50 or 15 while enchanted and you'll do a lot more dmg. Also 2 Major Runes aren't a great chance. You might get 2 Headwears: one on Axe and one on Tactics. Always use the Tactics when activating Glad's and then switch back to the Axe Headwear

You are TRYING to sell it for 30k-40k... good luck.

And no, troll farming is not fun. Farming is fun when you actually get something worthwhile... sadly Troll Tusks aren't in demand anymore.

sorry but the build is even bad...
you kill the monsters all at the same time...
need to kill them one by one...
take a lot longer but you get a lot more drops

and for a chance of 1% for getting a white / black dye (not that they are much worth nowadays) its just waste of time...
try to ad it and farm hm vermins...
or just make a 55hp mesmer/monk/necro

ok...

@ dont feel no pain: Yes we all know how much of a pain the patch was, thanks for the good feedback.

@ The.D0pefish: Dolyak? Why? Dolyak wouldn't work well with this build because it has only three stength. And Watch Yourself requires adrenaline which this build really can't spare, and it really doesn't help much, it only decreases the damage they deal by like 5. And healing breeze is mainly just a backup really, in case you are slowly losing health. If you want that could be the "optional" slot.
The axe? The +5 energy lets me use cyclone axe twice whenever I use gladiators defense. It helps. And I am too lazy to pay 15k for a Victo's Axe. As for the headwear thing.... forget it!!! Thats a very dumb idea if you ask me, because the health it subracts isn't that bad, the shield counters 45 of the health then the armor counters 40, yay back to norm. health.

@ Sujoy: You don't get troll tusks all the time! They are 20g each yay.... I usually get Raven Staffs which sell @ the trader for 50 gold each. Then I get Shields, Axes, Swords, Hammers, and bows. And thats about it. Then TWICE out of EVERY THREE TIMES I farm the trolls I get A DYE. THAT means for you NON-MATH LIKING people that IF I FARM THERE 3 TIMES I will have 2 DYES.

@ royal mercenary: Who said I kill them at the same time? I really don't. Usually 2 drop off before the rest, then 2 more, then 3 more, then 1 more, then 1 more, then 1 more. Because of Random damage!!!
1% chance? No way man thats like the stupidest thing I ever heard, I just grabbed a silver dye 5 minutes ago!!!! No its not 1% people I say 1/5 times you farm them you get Silver/White/Black dye. And I mean it!

It's kinda old yes, but if it works for you then great.

Really like the setup of your guide, very well laid out.

Weak build, crap location, limited application, terrible drops, takes forever in HM. No matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd.

Four healing spells is totally unnecessary. A more conventional and modern build would be along the lines of
[skill=text]Enraging Charge[/skill][skill=text]Triple Chop[/skill][skill=text]Cyclone Axe[/skill] [wiki]Whirlwind Attack[/wiki] [skill=text]Desperation Blow[/skill][skill=text]Bonetti's Defense[/skill][skill=text]Dolyak Signet[/skill][skill=text]Live Vicariously[/skill]

Atts: Healing 8, Strength 15, Axe 12, Tactics 3.
Equip: [wiki]Wing's Axe[/wiki], [wiki]Merki's Gaze[/wiki] or [wiki]Exalted Aegis[/wiki], 5 x Knight's Insignia.
Usage: Run past Avicara, get to Troll cave, Live Vic, agro as many trolls as possible, Dolyak, Triple Chop, Bonetti's, Whirlwind Attack, Bonetti's, Cyclone Axe, Bonetti's, Whirlwind Attack, Bonetti's....yada yada yada...pick up drops. Cycling between attacks and Bonetti's = never interrupted.

Constant spammable AoE DPS, constant healing, adrenaline and energy, permanent 156AL, almost constant 75% block, can tank as many as can be agro'd and can take down Krogg Smush. Desperation Blow is there to apply conditions to Krogg so only leftover points should go into Tactics. Can go on to farm Tundra Giants unlike the OP build which will have frostbite on it's arse.

Troll Farming is about the oldest farm run in GW and there's a good reason no-one does it anymore...it's unprofitable compared to other runs. Troll Tusks, chalk drops with the occasional grape, almost zero gold drops....completely pointless. The only reasons to do this run is for powerleveling, elemental hilts, strings etc, iron, wood, tanned hides and collector's items. The days of merch food are long gone.

Good luck selling that very average sword and racking up the awesome dye count. Hot Tip - go farm Grawl outside Ruins of Surmia for dyes, Vermin outside Senji's Corner for better drops or bite the bullet and scrap the W/Mo altogether to farm UW and FoW for ectos and shards with W/Rt, W/D or W/Me.

BTW - AI healing scatter was removed in NM when HM was introduced...it's not your uber-secret build.

My $.02

[edit] For nostalgia's sake (and to collect Huge Jawbones to kit out some Heroes with collector weapons) i just ran the cave about 10 times for 1, count it again, 1 Red Dye.

Yeah ok... So I see those two other Ideas I will try them...

Is running still effective? And worth it? Or do people run themselves now (yeah right)

Ok So You want me to scrap the W/Mo He's me only level 20 aren't warriors good for other things too?

And yes I know its extremely old but Its my first build and its better then most other troll farming builds. I don't have factions yet so I couldn't use triple chop. So I think this build is good with the resources I have. But that sword realy isn't average... its almost as good as a Victo's Blade.

The four healing spells is very neccesary if you ask me. Because it definately keeps you alive. With just Vicariously in this build you would be dead faster then you can say cheese. Because its only 75% blocking and you have only one skill that damages all opponents arround you. The healing breeze is probly the one that takes it to far, healing breeze should be an optional skill I agree. Maybe someone would be stupid enough to put dolyak or watch yourself in I dunno.

IT WAS MY FIRST BUILD!!! ='(

-Rathus

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it's a well written guide, but.... meh. you're in NM, which means mediocre drops (i understand you get dyes a lot and the occasional rare) but there are so many better farms out there, even for a proph only warrior. in Normal Mode, you can do Spider runs, which are great. in Hard Mode, i'm pretty sure even a proph only warrior can do the minos outside ice tooth and i'm positive they can do elementals outside Sardelac. all in all, good guide, not the best build or place.

P.S. antithesis, how do you farm Grawls outside surmia? the monks healing and wars' knockdowns are too much for most of my builds..... maybe it can be done with AV/SV?

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This is a nicely- laid out guide, but, no offense meant, this is not worth the time. Especially not in NM, and after loot scaling. The whole point of troll-farming was to amass large amounts of merchant fodder in a short amount of time. Trolls are OK for XP-farming, I suppose.

*offtopic

@Fuzzy Taco: I think Antithesis means farm Grawl outside Surmia in Normal; you can one-hit kill them, and for dye drops you want to kill as many foes as possible in the shortest amount of time(Dye drops from anything, so you increase your odds of a dye by increasing the # of kills).

edit:[skill]otional[/skill][skill]Glyph of Elemental Power[/skill][skill]Conjure Flame[/skill][skill]Barrage[/skill][skill]Needling Shot[/skill][skill]Dodge[/skill][skill]Zojun's Haste[/skill][skill]Storm's Embrace[/skill]
Ascalon AoE WTFPWNAGE, maybe [skill]Flame Djinn's Haste[/skill], or[skill]Elemental Lord[/skill], but that is only for 1337 h4xx0rs

aha, the runs are for dyes and dyes alone. that explains a bit.

my uber osm leet ascalon ownage build uses icy veins, which is an AoE one hit kill.

i are make beat up grawls, NM-style! am i leet yet?

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For those of you curious about whether or not the Troll farm is a) doable in HM and b) worthwhile....behold the treasures that await the brave!



ahem... Same chalky goodness you get in NM. HM can do with a bit more healing and you need an interrupt for Healing Signet. Took about 20 mins to kill 19 trolls

Doable it is yes, fun it is not. AI scatter combined with Healing Sig makes for an exercise in futility and the rewards...well, they speak for themselves.

R.I.P Troll farm. May your dusty bones henceforth remain forever unmolested. Please Silly Warrior, close this thread and burn it!

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