Farming Plains after 7 Hero Update

Illoyon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

[VETO]

A/

Since it is possible to enter uw with 7 heroes, it is pretty easy to just rush to chaos planes. So my thought is, that you only need to worry about how to kill those mindblades as fast as possible...just use your heroes to get there and flag them away.
First you need some kind of skill protection like shadow form...but after various nerfs there a dmg cap...you can only deal 26dmg on 16. There must be a better option like...[[Vow of Silence]] or [[Obsidian Flesh]] maybe [[Spellbreaker]] too. Than you need protection against [[Signet of Disruption]] like [[Signet of Mystic Speed]], [[Pious Concentration]] and [[Mantra of Resolve]]. Now you need dmg and defense...
Any thoughts about a build? Or is [[Shadow Form]] still the best anti spell protection for farming?

Braxton619

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

There is hardly any way now to solo farm them. Mindblades now possess Leech Signet which nerfed A/D solo farming.

Basically, ANET made an update a while ago that gave them Leech Signet which killed the A/D farm. A/D allowed you to solo 30+ of them at once and kill them all at once fast.

It IS still possible but you will have to have something anti-rupt but if you tried solo farming them now... you will fail because you won't be able to cast any spell.

CronkTheImpaler

CronkTheImpaler

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

midwest

AE

W/Me

Spirit spammer still works fine for me.


Cronk

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

You can A/D Shadow form and signet of mystic speed. The only problem is it takes a while to kill them, its not very time efficient.

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

I've spent the time to take my spirit spammer all the way out there. You can clear the plains fairly readily. You can't use the Painful Bond due to Hex Breaker, so maybe throw in an extra spirit or something. I'll have to give it a go and see how long it take to fight your way out there with a full party.

chullster

chullster

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2008

Blighty, Land of bad weather and plucky Brits

R.I.P. DJ HMS [BZRK]

Why can't you go E/Me with mantra of resolve for the rupts. Take Wastrels like the farm in EoTN for damage and earth stuff for prot? Could even take empathy for the skeles.

Bristlebane

Bristlebane

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

Yes they use Hex Breaker. Spirit Spammer works great but Painful Bond would be painful to you. Not that it will kill you but it could take half your health away. SoS and Spiritleech Aura will nag them down

tuna-fish_sushi

tuna-fish_sushi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

California

E/A

Cry of pain requires a hex...
E/Me will have energy issues, mabye channeling can work but it will be tight especially when only going against 3 enemies. Obsidian Flesh is 25e (30e if you count glyph of swiftness) and -2 energy regen. Can't attack so no help from zealous scythe. Each time your interrupted you will lose even more energy from mantra of resolve.

Spirit Spammer and A/D are your only options

A/D
Deadly Paradox
Signet of Mystic Speed
Shadowform
Shroud of Distress
Eremite's Zeal (helpful energy management if needed)
Victorious Sweep (can replace with whatever)
Mystic Sandstorm (may get interrupted but if it does go off it does alot of damage, can replace with Chilling Victory or anything)
EBSoH (can replace with another attack)

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

Just cleared the plains now. It takes a long time and is boring as hell but I did end up with 8 total ectos (see 7 in pack and one on the ground). Mindblade Spectres cast Ignorance which won't let you cast SoS, so be sure you cast that one first and definitely outside of their range. Just keep recasting your spirits right on the edge of the aggro bubble and they'll never target you.

Bristlebane

Bristlebane

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

How about replacing Shadow Song and Spiritleech Aura with Black Powder Mine and Necrosis? Spirits ain't too clever att hitting same target so AE blindness/bleeding will allow you to spike down a target quickly with Necrosis.

Golgotha

Golgotha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Rt/

What's the point of Disenchantment if you're doing Plains?

Hugh Manatee

Hugh Manatee

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

Nice But Deadly[nice]

N/

With disenchant, you can go to the smites after the plains if you want.

Mindtrust

Mindtrust

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Stockholm, Sweden

Wolffestar Clan - WSC

Mo/

I did this 2 times today and it takes quite long with Spirit Spam (boring) first run i ended up with 5 ectos second time with none, you cant really say anything about that since it was only two times but since it takes so long its a no for me with spirit spam but it works....

X-Plosiv

X-Plosiv

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

[Pink]

R/

But it's a very good farm for people who don't want to SC it.

If someone can make about 200k per 5-10h of playing, then it's a good farm. For people who don't SC things.

Coast

Coast

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

Whats Going On [sup]

Mo/

or u can make 400k in 5hours if u run people through dungeons

Coast

Coast

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

Whats Going On [sup]

Mo/

didn't know the most effective way on earning cash in an easy way=greed?

Illoyon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

[VETO]

A/

Spirit spam seems even slower than a/d, because you kill them one by one.
Thought about sth like this...

d/any mys=12+1+1 scy=12+1 ear=3
1.Mystic Regeneration
2.Extend Enchantments
3.Vow of Silence
4.Signet of Mystic Speed
5.Eremite's Attack
6.Chilling Victory
7.Intimidating Aura
8.Eternal Aura

to keep up VoS:
4->5->1->2->3

when Intimidating Aura is about to end:
4->5->7->2->3

Mystic regeneration is not up the whole time...maybe not a big threat (don't know how much dmg they deal). This may works but its pretty hard to use...