It is a short run to get there. Just do the Droks run backwards leaving from Camp Rankor and heading up the left side or the area past the troll caves.
FYI I killed the trolls with a different build but that was not as fun as killing the giants.
I stole an idea from remmeh that was in her 55 solo monk IDS build found here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...d.php?t=102111
Remmeh opened my eyes to running somewhere then farming. It seems all new farmers fall into the trap of farming the Rock and forget the many remote locations you could run to if you had the correct build. I had also never used SoJ with my W/Mo before.
I also stole an idea from don’t feel no pain in his post on “The Future of Hydra Farming” found here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=91567
Don’t Feel No Pain turned me onto testing stances like Dolyak with his great guide on farming Hydras linked above.
Attributes:
Smiting: Max
Strength: Max
Tactics: The Rest
Skills:
Heal Signet
Sprint
Balanced Stance
Deflect Arrows
Shields Up
Dolyak Signet
Shield of Judgment
Balthazar’s Spirit
Getting to them is easy to do with just sprint and balanced stance.
After killing every giant in Snake Dance I would have liked to modify my build and do it again but it was not very profitable for me and it does take awhile. I kept doing it and will probably do it again just to break up the monotony of farming.
Modifications I would like to make:
Drop Deflect Arrows and Shields up – I rarely used these skills after I started just dodging the rocks when Dolyak was up. I think I will look for something else in the smiting line to take care of the pesky Troll or 2 that is mixed in with some of the giant group. I might also look at a skill that would put all that extra adrenaline from Balthazar’s Spirit to use. Maybe you could bring Watchful Spirit for the +2 pips of regen if you are not a good runner just to get you there but once there you will no longer need it.
The game plan:
I would suggest you take a long bow to start your agro with and then switch to your +health shield/wpn combo when taking damage from attacks. Once you get the hang of it you won’t be taking very much damage. Try 3 on your first and second attempts just to get it started. After you are used to it you can do more. The most I killed in one shot was 8 and I could probably handle up to 12 at one time. Make sure that Dolyak is up when using SoJ for the full effect let SoJ run out before you start dodging rocks. Balthazar’s Spirit will keep your energy up so high that it is ludicrous. If you die you will respawn by the Giants so no need to run it again and a -30 DP goes down fast when you solo that many lvl24 giants.
Hope you all have some fun. Let's kill so many Giants that they reduce the # of rock hurling ugglies in my future forge runs.
