Ranger Vaettir Farm [No Touch, No PvE Skills, 60 pull]

Rialto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2012

Rt/

I was messing around last night on my ranger and decided to vfarm for a bit. I don't have any pve skills and the touch build looked pretty slow. I went the dagger route and it did the job. With a good spawn the run can take around 3.5 to 4 minutes, bad spawn 4 to 5 minutes.

Video: Ranger (R/A) - Vaettir Farm [No PvE Skills/60 pull]

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Weapon: Zealous (not in this video but it really helps), +5e, 20% longer enchants
Armor: Full Earthbound, attunement, vigor, +3 wilderness, +1 expertise



Usage:

Defense Skills - Cast Deadly Paradox, Shadow Form, Way of Perfection and Storm Chaser in that order every time.

Offense Skills - Start with Golden Phoenix Strike then Death Blossom followed by Jagged Strike, Fox Fangs, Death Blossom. Continue the Jagged Strike, Fox Fangs, Death Blossom chain until Golden Phoenix Strike is ready or you need to recast your defensive skills.

Why does this work without Shroud of Distress or two assassin enchants? Because after all the damage reduction is calculated you take 3-4 damage per hit. There's a little quirk with the way Shadow Form works where recasting the same assassin enchant, in this case Way of Perfection, adds an additional -5 reduction making you invulnerable.



I apologize in advance if something like this has already been posted.

Lithril Ashwalker

Lithril Ashwalker

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2008

Alabama

A/

great build - now find a way to do it without complaining about how sins are overpowered then turning around and using the profession's elite skill

Rialto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2012

Rt/

I never understood the Shadow Form hate. I personally have lots of fun with it.

I think my next thing is to try to get Dwarven Stability and use Serpent's Quickness + Shadow Form. If I can perma Serpent's and SF then all I would need to do is grab an e-management dagger skill. The thing that really slows this build down is the 10 second recharge on the attack skills from Deadly Paradox.

Bristlebane

Bristlebane

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

Important is you just enjoy the game.

On a personal note, I think any build revolving around Shadow Form is unimpressive because that skill is too over powered. If you make a similar build without it, I might be more impressed.

Rialto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2012

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristlebane View Post
Important is you just enjoy the game.

On a personal note, I think any build revolving around Shadow Form is unimpressive because that skill is too over powered. If you make a similar build without it, I might be more impressed. I tried a heck of a lot of stuff, they have nasty spells and personally my goal was to try to be solo, no hero bonding etc.

Also without the additional -5 reduction, using Melandru's Resilience gets overwhelmed by all the 3-4 damage.

I was thinking VoS, but then I realize that it's mysticism so that wouldn't work.

I'm all up for non-Shadow Form suggestions, keep in mind that it has to be with a Ranger.

Essence Snow

Essence Snow

Unbridled Enthusiasm!

Join Date: Nov 2009

EST

DPR

I'm not exactly sure why one wouldn't use PvE skills while vaettir farming since it is in eotn where u access them....dwarven stab+serpents quickness...will rc sf w/o the downfall of dp 10sec non attack.

Rialto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2012

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Essence Snow View Post
I'm not exactly sure why one wouldn't use PvE skills while vaettir farming since it is in eotn where u access them....dwarven stab+serpents quickness...will rc sf w/o the downfall of dp 10sec non attack.
I normally play on my Rit, and my Ranger hasn't gone through a lot of the content. I did pick up Dwarven Stability, but you need to have a decent rank in Deld or really high Wilderness in order to keep it up without it dropping at a time when you need to recast SF.

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Originally Posted by doomfodder View Post
I'm guessing the loss of storm chaser would prohibit the e-management.... When I did try the Dwarven Stability + Serpent's I used Golden Lotus Strike and Lotus Strike for energy and it was more then enough.

ultimak719

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2011

Maryland

Gods of Legendary Destroyers [GOLD]

A/

I think it would be safer to just use shroud, because even with the bug, you will occasionally take some damage, and shroud is an excellent, "aw crap" net.

CE Devilman

CE Devilman

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Do U Trust Anet

N/Mo

nice to see a ranger do it...gz

so no selfhealing = longer pull..hmm
(note: it you let the first 30 hit you near the holy flame for 4-5 sec..you dont loss agro to get the next 30)

made a build for sin/mesmer / mesmer/sin on the op´s build
(last skill is if U get stuck)

60 kills in 3 min
skillcode:OwVTI2h9ZiHRn5mSGwAYRkAKgBA



(note if U cast sf and the 2 enc as soon as U enter the place U get the more armor..but no big deal)

if U want to be on the safe side...
skillcode:OwVTI2h95hHpzupyADwBkAGwAA

update 2 min run

Rialto

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2012

Rt/

Yea on my Mesmer I can get the 2-3 minute runs. I just wanted an option for my Ranger to do Legendary Survivor as well as farm up some special event stuff.

Don't you just love that spike spot? I got the idea from a Dervish vfarm video doing a 60 pull. No more punching babies because the Vaettirs scattered :P

Notorious Bob

Notorious Bob

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2009

Gwen's underwear drawer

The Curry Kings

R/

Nicely thought out and presented.

Props from the veterans society!

agrios

agrios

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

South America

Naked Stalkers of America[Nude]

W/

This post prompted me to learn Vaettirs , E/Me way. It works nice, since dmg with Obi Flesh is not capped as is w/SF (plus I cant run Shadow Form for a reason unknown to me), but it leaves no room for mistakes. If I fail do cast glyph of swiftness-obi flesh-stone flesh = death.

But even when I get used to the correct cast sequence, there is a few "aw crap" moments when just one single Vaettir manages to break out of aggro and kill me by degen when I run outta energy. Is there any hint to avoid this kind of thing or should I map out ASAP when this happens?

Im eager to learn to proper farm vaettirs to get survivor for my HoM.

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

Somehow the splits are rare - best thing i can suggest is when pulling try and keep back to them and draw them together.It can also help if obby is near to finishing try to keep what you have pulled and make sure no bodyblocks - soon as obby is renewed you shud be able to pull the others.If theres only 1 left - just avoid them and go for next mob or grab stuff and run thru to bjora.
One other thing you could try - check on youtube and view any vaettire farming vids - even if sin/mes/mo are doing them - the methods almost identical on pulls and placement and you may spot a few useful tricks

pogi8

pogi8

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

Planet Earth

Drop A Gem O N Em [MOB]

A/

good, but not the fastest ranger build...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vB3APFRa0I

wildclaw

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2012

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiritz
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can u post the build and armor setup and weapon your using - ive farmed them as sin/mes and ele and im surprised as ele you have energy issues.
Ele farm is more forgiving than sf version - you can survive on ele at best 1 foe getting degen on you - ive survived with around 80hp before.But sf has its own bonus - it doesnt halt you like when on ele you cast obby - sin stops only for less than a second which allows you to move and position - ele can be bodyblocked by time obby chain is cast. A full setup of Vaettir debuffs takes away somewhere between 400-450hp. The best part is that Vaettir's only spell damage is from hexes, so even if you let your Obsidian Flesh drop for 10 seconds you still won't die as long as you get it up before they recast Phantom Pain.

I got fairly accustomed to it as I have been running E/Me the last two weeks with Cupcakes+Pumpkin Pie+Golden Eggs (all but Cupcakes are somewhat optional) using an advanced E/Me pull where I let OF drop intentionally for faster clears.

* Eat Cupcake for speed buff
* Run just until before you aggro. Cast Glyph+OF.
* Gather up a side until there only is 5 or less seconds left on OF
* Cast SA (Normally the cupcake speed buff should be enough before this to avoid taking any serious, as in reducing your hp to below 450hp, damage)
* Continue gathering while OF drop and then position yourself so they'll come at you from one side.
* Recast OF and be prepared to back away a step at a time as they come at you quickly (this is the whole reason for dropping OF). For best effect you want everyone on the same side, but if you get surrounded it will just take a bit longer killing them.
* Now it is generally best best to wait a few seconds and recast SA, as otherwise you'll usually end up with a few runners.
* Once SA is recast do the usual tab until you see Aura of Lyssa cast bar and cast your two Wastrels.
* Once you have hit with three sets of Wastrels finish them of with Crystal Wave plus Teinai's Crystals.

* If you got surrounded or had runners around the third Wastrel set, don't use your crystal spells, but instead refresh OF+SA (this is where I like to have pumpkin pie or golden egg so that you never have to panic about both coming of cooldown at the same time) and continue using Wastrel's to kill the main group. Then gather the stragglers and finish them with crystals and wastrel's.

SlappedYak

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2010

Frozen Forest, South Shiverpeaks

R/

I really enjoyed this build, it might not be the fastest but it's pretty sturdy AND psychologically...because I'm using daggers and not spamming pve skills it feels like I'm actually doing something? xD so it feels less boring? I dunno, but yeh gonna work on survivor with this so thanks a lot for posting