Farming Skull / Shadow Shields with a STR Req.

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

I am looking for a place to farm skull or shadow shields that have a strength requirement and have an inscription slot.

I have checked guild wiki and done the first city and CoF but all the skull shields drop with a command requirement.

I would prefer a 2 man farm that doesn’t require a hero.

Deadly Panda

Deadly Panda

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

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Mo/A

I got a skull shield, r11 str, from farming the area outside TOA (forgot name^^)

snodaard

snodaard

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

[Uni]

Mo/

gogo Cathedral of flames

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadly Panda
I got a skull shield, r11 str, from farming the area outside TOA (forgot name^^)
I would like to have one with an inscription slot so it has to be in Nightfall or EoTN, unless I missed an update the area outside Temple of Ages does not drop inscribable shields (be nice if I was wrong).


Quote:
Originally Posted by snodaard
gogo Cathedral of flames Cathedral of Flames is one my farming rotations but all I can remember getting is Command requirements. Does the skull shield with a strength requirement drop there and I am just missing them. Again be nice if I was wrong and just been unlucky.

(Just did CoF and got a Gold Skull Shield 16 / Req 9 Command.

distilledwill

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

I got a stupid amount of skull shields doing Kilroys punchout.

Also, HM 55hp Faranur runs are good for them.

Smokestajdh

Smokestajdh

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

England

Three Syndicates [SOLO]

W/

hmm that faranur run sounds good i may try that , do u think its possible with 330hp Rit ?

Skinny Corpse

Skinny Corpse

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

Company of Corpses [CoC]

Indeed it is. Beware of the bleeding tho.

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Just finished the Fahranur, The First City. Got one grape max r9 tact shark tooth shield and 2 skull shields, both are command. I keep going but all I am getting is command requirement on the skull shield.

Did the knock out extravaganza twice and no shield dropped, one more time can't hurt?

Just to remind everyone I am looking for a strength requirement skull shield or shadow shield farm that does not involve heroes.

TarjaTeOrteyn

TarjaTeOrteyn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Death By [Emo]

W/

they DO drop in the first city mission...u just have to be patient and keep trying and ull get one eventually....or if ur just looking for one im sure u can find one fairly easily...they drop all over the place.

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Ran the city for a couple of hours last night and the results are:

4 Skull Shields Req 9 Command (2 Gold & 2 Purple)
2 Sharktooth Shield Req 9 Tactics (1 Gold & 1 Blue)
1 Ancient Shield Req 10 Command

I am not complaining because I really do enjoy farming especially and I can not complain about the drops (going to keep the gold sharktooth) but even the skull shields I am not picking up in the first city have a command requirement. I just don't think that the skull shield with a strength requirement is going to drop on this map.

I am going to keep farming the first city but if anyone has a different suggestion I would like to hear it.

masta_yoda

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

i dont think skull shields drop in strengh..

Burning Blade

Burning Blade

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Syag

yeah Skull/Skeleton shields only drop in Tactics, Command, or Motivation

netniwk

netniwk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Bellgium

W/E

As for the inscriptable shadow shields,the only farm spot you can get them is during the drakes on a plane quest.The obsidians drakes drop them,only 4 spawn there though.

monk of the godss

monk of the godss

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Melbourne, Australia

All Hail The P I N K [BeVr]

A/E

hey i farm spectral vaettirs for glacial stones and it dropped a req 9 unid skull shield before which i sold but it confirms for you that its in eotn hm spectral farms dropped.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Blade
yeah Skull/Skeleton shields only drop in Tactics, Command, or Motivation that might explain why Vraxx's green skull shields are only of the above 3 reqs

Avatar Exico

Avatar Exico

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Way to Cold at Home:Illnois and School:Iowa.

We Trip Hard On [AcID]

N/

if you want Gold non ins Skull or Skeleton Shields, do GoK Farm on HM they drop alot from Melee monsters and Chests will drop them and if you are lucky enough a dual dmg mod Skull or Skeleton Shield will drop from the chest or Monster.

masta_yoda

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by netniwk
As for the inscriptable shadow shields,the only farm spot you can get them is during the drakes on a plane quest.The obsidians drakes drop them,only 4 spawn there though. i dont believe you, do u hav a screenshot

Captain Miken

Captain Miken

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Fortunately (and unfortunately), we have greens!


http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Victo%27s_Bulwark (Shadow Shield, +30/-2 stance)
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Shield_of_the_Kinslayer (Skull Shield, +30/-5[20])

Captain Miken

Captain Miken

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by R.Shayne
Thanks for the screen shot. Was wanting a farm without a hero but take what i can get. Koss is required for the quest. You just take him out, set up your 55 enchantments, have Koss BiP you, then kill him.

masta_yoda

masta_yoda

Banned

Join Date: Feb 2007

most hated players in the [game]

R/Mo

whats the average to get a chaos axe or shadow shield, out of how many runs do u have to do to get it..

R.Shayne

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Known about this farm for a while but always doubted that shadow shields dropped until I saw the screen shot.

I would guess that I have ran this farm 30+ times and the only thing I have every gotten was a white chaos axe from the last drake, like noted before you only have four chances to get it to drop and the fact you have to take a hero may have some affect even if you do kill him off.

Was hoping to get away from hero's all together. I would still like to find a farm for the skull / shadow / skelton shield with a str mode.