Hello guys!
Since I entered the world of GW again I started to realize how I used to like the Wintersday event! I loved to farm the (....) out of some place and collect things like Charr Emblems and Decayed Orr Emblems. Now I decided to make a list of each collectable drop and the places which are in my opinion the best place to obtain them. Ofcourse I used my warrior.
*NOTE: SOME PLACES MAY OFCOURSE ALREADY BEEN IN USE, THESE ARE JUST PLACES I THINK ARE THE BEST, SUGGESTION/COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME*
List of collectable drops:
Drops done:
Ornate Grawl Necklaces
Charr Carvings
Stormy Eyes
Ornate Grawl Necklaces:
Location:
Eastern Frontier
Template:
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Skills:
[skill]Sprint[/skill] [skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill] [skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill] [skill]Triple Chop[/skill] Whirlwind Attack [skill]"For Great Justice!"[/skill] [skill]Dolyak Signet[/skill] [skill]Healing Signet[/skill]
Attributes:
Gear:
Make sure you've a customized 15^50 axe. If possible a zealous.
Route:
Take the left way trough the gate when you entered the Eastern Frontier. Now kill the Grawls on your way and go into the Amphitheater Kill all the Grawls.
Average time per run including picking up drops and rezone : 2 Minutes.
Average drop of Ornate Grawl Necklaces : 3-5
This means you can get about 90-150 Ornate Grawl Necklaces/Hour
Charr Carvings
Location:
Nolani Academy
Template:
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Skills:
[skill]Sprint[/skill] [skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill] [skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill] [skill]Triple Chop[/skill] Whirlwind Attack [skill]"For Great Justice!"[/skill] [skill]Dolyak Signet[/skill] [skill]Healing Signet[/skill]
Attributes:
Gear:
Make sure you've a customized 15^50 axe. If possible a zealous.
Route:
Pull the lever in front of you and run to the gate below. Now use Dolyak Signet and wait for the Charr's to come. Hit your axe's attacks and they should die within seconds.
When the warriors are dead, move to the archers and kill them.
Average time per run including picking up drops and rezone : 2 Minutes.
Average drop of Charr Carvings : 3-4
This means you can get about 90-120 Charr Carvings/Hour
Stormy Eyes
Location:
Pockmark Flats
Skills:
[skill]Sprint[/skill] [skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill] [skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill] [skill]Triple Chop[/skill] Whirlwind Attack [skill]Counterattack[/skill] [skill]Dolyak Signet[/skill] [skill]Healing Signet[/skill]
Attributes:
Gear:
Make sure you've a customized 15^50 axe. If possible a zealous.
Route:
At the end of the run you can just rezone and do it all over again, just from another starting position.
Average time per run including picking up drops and rezone : 15 Minutes.
Average drop of Stormy Eyes : 17-20
This means you can get about 68-80 Stormy Eyes/Hour
Witte's Wintersday Thread 2007
Witte Was
Jamison0071
Welcome back Witte! Nice guide, I'll try it out later :-)
netniwk
I have been using the grawl spot,sucks that you get regular eggnogs for it though.
fowlero
This reminds me of last wintersday just after i'd started playing lol, farmed the Grawl with my ele and his single elite, Mark of Protection.
Surprise being it actually worked quite nicely lol, got my first ever black dye too
Surprise being it actually worked quite nicely lol, got my first ever black dye too
El Sabio
im farming the storm rider with my necro. i got a special equip for her to tank in pve, q9 shield q9 sword and +armor insignas. you can run with ursan blassing all these spots so easy. it takes me kinda 10-12 minutes to clear the storm riders route. you can farm neclaces as well.
fujin
Wait, so you're starting to play Guild Wars again? Awesome!
Coridan
should check out the area for singed gargoyle skulls outside of Nolani. 2 skulls for 1 spike eggnog. Pretty quick run. I use a Necro/Monk
Not sure on actual route or skills....but I think its something
Death Magic 15 (12 +2 +1) Soul Reaping 10 (9+1) Healing Prayers 8
[skill]Animate Flesh Golem[/skill]
[skill]Animate Bone Minions[/skill] (where it creates 2)
[skill]Blood of the Master[/skill]
[skill]Mending[/skill] FTW
[skill]Healing Breeze[/skill]
[skill]Deathly Swarm[/skill] (to take out the initial group for minions)
EXTRA
EXTRA
Go out into Diessa Lowlands kill Gargoyles on top of monument and surrounding area...do not have any exact info on drops...but its fairly good. Cast mending...should only need HB if you get over hexed...which shouldn't happen...or if u decide to take on the charr in the temple as well. To take out the first group of Gargoyles be sure to kill the resurrect gargoyle or he will rez faster than you can raise a minion
stack of decayed orr emblems and char carvings 15k or so
stack of skulls or stormy eyes 40k
Not sure on actual route or skills....but I think its something
Death Magic 15 (12 +2 +1) Soul Reaping 10 (9+1) Healing Prayers 8
[skill]Animate Flesh Golem[/skill]
[skill]Animate Bone Minions[/skill] (where it creates 2)
[skill]Blood of the Master[/skill]
[skill]Mending[/skill] FTW
[skill]Healing Breeze[/skill]
[skill]Deathly Swarm[/skill] (to take out the initial group for minions)
EXTRA
EXTRA
Go out into Diessa Lowlands kill Gargoyles on top of monument and surrounding area...do not have any exact info on drops...but its fairly good. Cast mending...should only need HB if you get over hexed...which shouldn't happen...or if u decide to take on the charr in the temple as well. To take out the first group of Gargoyles be sure to kill the resurrect gargoyle or he will rez faster than you can raise a minion
stack of decayed orr emblems and char carvings 15k or so
stack of skulls or stormy eyes 40k
namhvo
Actually I believe it is faster to farm for Singed Gargoyle Skulls with a standard 55 monk build. Kill the gargoyles below the stairs, try to get as many as possible. Run up the stairs, all the way and collect all of them in one big ball (easily 20-30 of them). Collect your stuff and resign. A run takes less than 3 minutes and usually you should get 3-6 skulls a run. 60-120 skulls an hour (30-60 spiked).
Coridan
good point...i would imagine a 55 does kill quicker...but i tend to see more drops by slow killing rather that AOE type killing....probably averages out though...i would image that just about any profession can do this run i just posted what i used a few times...i am not much of a farmer...too repetitive
Witte Was
Hm..might be possible but I only use my warrior for this thread
Might change that though..
Might change that though..
Skinny Corpse
Nice. I was getting bored with those juvenile termites and flowers.. I'll
most likely try one of those spots out.
Thanks, and welcome back.
most likely try one of those spots out.
Thanks, and welcome back.
Maria The Princess
PS- yes he did it in word and is sorry for the quality that makes our eyes bleed
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cellardweller
Same run as a N/E video
I find this faster because you can run around and pick up the loot at the same time that you kill.
I find this faster because you can run around and pick up the loot at the same time that you kill.
You can't see me
Great guide, hats off to you.
RLBadKarma
I've been running a set run since the start of wintersday:
Nolani
Diessa Lowlands
Flame Temple Corridor
Been solo'ing these with W/Ele with Ursan Blessing. Talk about a hairball!!
Getting about 10-12 Carvings each, but a run takes just under an hour, but the CC shards make up the difference. And the occasional upper lvl dye.
Nolani
Diessa Lowlands
Flame Temple Corridor
Been solo'ing these with W/Ele with Ursan Blessing. Talk about a hairball!!
Getting about 10-12 Carvings each, but a run takes just under an hour, but the CC shards make up the difference. And the occasional upper lvl dye.
Messy
Witte, as usual, Hats off!!
You might want to add the Gargoyle Skull run... since those trade 2 per Spiked Nog. Any of those builds would work, but I use my ele, it seems the fastest.
Although this is the skill bar I use...
[card]Aura of Restoration[/card][card]Fire Attunement[/card][card]Searing Flames[/card][card]Glowing Gaze[/card][card]Liquid Flame[/card][card]Fireball[/card][card]Flame Burst[/card][card]Flame Djinn's Haste[/card]
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Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze can be replaced.
I don't need half of those. I mostly kill with Liquid Flame and Fireball. Flame Djinn Haste is to make the run faster. The heal from Aura of Restoration is more than enough, but of course it can be swapped. The full run takes about 15-17m and it yields 15-26 skulls.
Happy Hunting and Happy Wintersday!
You might want to add the Gargoyle Skull run... since those trade 2 per Spiked Nog. Any of those builds would work, but I use my ele, it seems the fastest.
Although this is the skill bar I use...
[card]Aura of Restoration[/card][card]Fire Attunement[/card][card]Searing Flames[/card][card]Glowing Gaze[/card][card]Liquid Flame[/card][card]Fireball[/card][card]Flame Burst[/card][card]Flame Djinn's Haste[/card]
OgBCoMzDtAXQ3GrNNdBvosC
Searing Flames, Glowing Gaze can be replaced.
I don't need half of those. I mostly kill with Liquid Flame and Fireball. Flame Djinn Haste is to make the run faster. The heal from Aura of Restoration is more than enough, but of course it can be swapped. The full run takes about 15-17m and it yields 15-26 skulls.
Happy Hunting and Happy Wintersday!
Aleron
Great guide, Witte, thank you.
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Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
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PS- yes he did it in word and is sorry for the quality that makes our eyes bleed
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Thanks for posting this template. I primarily use a sword with my warrior so this helps. Eventually I'll get a better axe (maybe a Droknar's Axe) and try out Witte's build.
Avatar Exico
Nice you See you Back Witte. Welcome Back. Awsome Guide ill try some later or Witte might want to add Gate of Kryta Judges Insight War on NM for Decay Elbems.
Marty Silverblade
As a Warrior, I prefer to use
Triple Chop
Cyclone Axe
Whirlwind Attack
Feel No Pain (Nice self heal if you've got a high norn rank like me, use heal sig if you want)
Enraging Charge/Sprint
"I am the Strongest" (Once again, nice if your norn rank is high, otherwise replace)
Balthazars Spirit
+SPARE
This way you don't need any specific equipment (no zealous :P), and even if you get low on energy you can just tank for a few seconds. No armor boosts required either.
Triple Chop
Cyclone Axe
Whirlwind Attack
Feel No Pain (Nice self heal if you've got a high norn rank like me, use heal sig if you want)
Enraging Charge/Sprint
"I am the Strongest" (Once again, nice if your norn rank is high, otherwise replace)
Balthazars Spirit
+SPARE
This way you don't need any specific equipment (no zealous :P), and even if you get low on energy you can just tank for a few seconds. No armor boosts required either.
A V E N G E D I N C A
so how much money u make from this runs?=o
fujin
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Originally Posted by A V E N G E D I N C A
so how much money u make from this runs?=o
If you plan on selling the collectible items you won't make as much money as you were once able to since their prices have gone down. I use them to trade in for items like Eggnogs or Wintergreen Candy Canes though, since those can sell for a bit more (from my experience.)
Moral55
as said for the ele run, 15 to 20 now you trade these at 2 per spiked eggnog so 7.5 or 10 * (300) = either 1) 2250 or 2) 3000 per run.
When selling a stack for equal money to that by selling the spiked eggnogs you would sell at 37,500
So selling for more then that makes you more money then spiked eggnogs and selling for less is a loss compared to selling the spiked eggnogs you could have gotten with the stack.
When selling a stack for equal money to that by selling the spiked eggnogs you would sell at 37,500
So selling for more then that makes you more money then spiked eggnogs and selling for less is a loss compared to selling the spiked eggnogs you could have gotten with the stack.
Abnaxus
I ran my unused ritualist to Nolani to farm for spiked eggnogs, only 4 skills are needed:
Mantra of Lightning
Arcane Echo
Vengeful was Khanei
Vengeful Weapon
16 resto
12 inspiration
I only run the gargoyle temple and the 4 or 6 storm riders at the beginning, each run takes 6-7 mins and in 1 hour I have collected 80 items (mix of skulls and eyes), so 40 spiked eggnogs.
Before this I farmed Tengus outside D'Alessio Seaboard and the average was 40 scalps per hour that means 20 spiked, so gargoyle+riders is double more efficient.
The difference is that with tengus you get tons of runes and insignias, I have 20+ of radiant, survivor and some expendive minor runes, got also 2 black dyes and an average of 2 low level golds per run (useful for title).
Mantra of Lightning
Arcane Echo
Vengeful was Khanei
Vengeful Weapon
16 resto
12 inspiration
I only run the gargoyle temple and the 4 or 6 storm riders at the beginning, each run takes 6-7 mins and in 1 hour I have collected 80 items (mix of skulls and eyes), so 40 spiked eggnogs.
Before this I farmed Tengus outside D'Alessio Seaboard and the average was 40 scalps per hour that means 20 spiked, so gargoyle+riders is double more efficient.
The difference is that with tengus you get tons of runes and insignias, I have 20+ of radiant, survivor and some expendive minor runes, got also 2 black dyes and an average of 2 low level golds per run (useful for title).
Yolanda Kai
Just a quick question: How much are some of the other Wintersday items going for? Like candy canes (wintergreen and peppermint)? I've got 89 peppermint ones in stash from years ago that might be worth unloading if the price is right. I haven't used one since my last Icy Dragon Sword run
BTW the Nolani Academy Eye/Skull runs are so incredibly easy with Mending/Balthazar's Spirit it's not even funny.
BTW the Nolani Academy Eye/Skull runs are so incredibly easy with Mending/Balthazar's Spirit it's not even funny.
Hole Sale Traps
Good to have you back Witte
odly
I farm(ed) the grawl necklaces with this awesome build : [skill]Deathly Swarm[/skill]. I considered using arcane echo as well, but I was too lazy.
At 16 death it's an insta kill on the healers. I used some minnions too, but then things dies before I could cast swarm. It annoyed me that my spells were interupted this way, so now I just swarm.
At 16 death it's an insta kill on the healers. I used some minnions too, but then things dies before I could cast swarm. It annoyed me that my spells were interupted this way, so now I just swarm.
Moral55
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yolanda Kai
Just a quick question: How much are some of the other Wintersday items going for? Like candy canes (wintergreen and peppermint)? I've got 89 peppermint ones in stash from years ago that might be worth unloading if the price is right. I haven't used one since my last Icy Dragon Sword run
BTW the Nolani Academy Eye/Skull runs are so incredibly easy with Mending/Balthazar's Spirit it's not even funny. I've seen peppermints on sale for 800 - 1000 and never less, I don't know if they sold any though.
BTW the Nolani Academy Eye/Skull runs are so incredibly easy with Mending/Balthazar's Spirit it's not even funny. I've seen peppermints on sale for 800 - 1000 and never less, I don't know if they sold any though.
EroChrono
Shame you can only get wintergreens with these collector drops 
As for the Grawl Necklace run;
I start out from Surmia, that way you have 3 extra groups, but I haven't found the need to use Dolyak or any sort of heal. Works fine without ^^
Got an extra running skill and IAS stance. Counterattack is also a nice option.
As for the Grawl Necklace run;
I start out from Surmia, that way you have 3 extra groups, but I haven't found the need to use Dolyak or any sort of heal. Works fine without ^^
Got an extra running skill and IAS stance. Counterattack is also a nice option.