Sup guys, I just joined this forum and I've already learned a bunch. One question I have in particular, though. Where is the best place to farm for an Icy Dragon Sword? I have a max Fiery DS for my warrior, and I'd like to get a clean Icy one as well without paying the 20k. I've seen people farming out of Granite Citadel for it, is that the best area? Also, how sparse of a drop is it? Should I just knuckle down and pay the 20k?
Thanks in advance for the input. I have one ascended E/Mo20 and a lvl 18 Warrior in the desert right now.
Farming the Icy Dragon Sword
Nick Andros
Ajantis
It only drops @ mineral springs, the cave with the ice imps..
Drop rate sucks at the moment though
Drop rate sucks at the moment though
Caged Fury
Mineral Springs out from Granite Citadel isn't the best area for IDS - it's the ONLY area.
The drop rate of the IDS isn't good (to put it nicely). Went there twice yesterday, killed lots of ice imps and no IDS. The only good things I got from the trip to the cave were two elite skills.
The drop rate of the IDS isn't good (to put it nicely). Went there twice yesterday, killed lots of ice imps and no IDS. The only good things I got from the trip to the cave were two elite skills.
Puppets
I've done at least 15 IDS runs lately and I haven't found one yet. :/
Yakumo
Been there a few times to cap elites for my different chars... usually finish the trips by saying 'hi' to the lil imps... so far, no IDS.
Mayh3m
rofl I saw a vid about that and the guy went only one run and he had a drop of like 3 icy I was like OMFG! its crazy man 
Big_Iron
I haven't seen an IDS drop in ages. I got one on my first trip and another a little later on. But when I'd go with 5 man teams early on, one would always drop for someone. That hasn't been the case lately. You'd think the prices would go up, but they haven't. I guess supply is still greater than demand.
Nick Andros
Okay, thanks for the info. I suppose I'll go on a few farming runs, see what I can find. I hear there's nice stuff out there anyways...
Bob Aeclucen
Sorry to disappoint you but the drops there are horrible, the only decent drop is the IDS and it's incredibly rare, haven't gotten one in 5 complete runs. So, I would suggest farming it only if you enjoy farming and have fun while farming, if you're only farming for gold or the IDS, you're mostly wasting your time IMO, unless you're really lucky. It's much faster to do 10 griffon runs, get the 20k and buy one, as griffon runs are much shorter and have better drops.
TwinRaven
go up the back side (paths to the right)...the giants up on the hill by the res point often drop gold hammers...typically giant slayer's hammers with pretty good reqs....4 for me in 10 or so runs
Libitina Nefarious
I didn't even know about the imp cave, I had been hearing everyone talking about the IDS though...so my friend told me where to find it. I went on my first run tonight with 7 henchies just to get up there...I killed my first imp and an IDS dropped, no shittin you. My heart stopped and I was just like =O holy shit. I know I'm one lucky SOB and yer all gonna hate me now. =P
Francis Crawford
Changing the subject slightly -- can one also get to that area through the Iron Mines mission, or is it closed off to the rest of the map like most missions are?
Bob Aeclucen
Yes it is closed off.
Libitina, you're and unbelievably lucky SOB... lol It hardly ever drops when you solo it, so with 7 henchmen, I can't believe it! Nice one. I wish I could get some of your luck. Since my luck sucks, I'll move on to solo farming FoW when we have the favor.
Libitina, you're and unbelievably lucky SOB... lol It hardly ever drops when you solo it, so with 7 henchmen, I can't believe it! Nice one. I wish I could get some of your luck. Since my luck sucks, I'll move on to solo farming FoW when we have the favor.
TRIvario
w/me
sever artery
desperation blow
dolyak signet
victory is mine{elite}
Watch Yourself
Healing signet
sprint
Elemental Resistance
I solo sometimes, got 4 ids in the last 3 days. idk, I guess im lucky
BTW, it may take 2-3 runs before You get a good spawn. Sometimes you get to the very end and find out that a bunch of birdies spawn w/ imps.
It is possible to do this even with 15% DP from the heretic near the first portal.
You may have to kill some of the giants before you try and run by the rest.
aswell, It takes some time get get the technique for killing ice golems and the trolls that sometimes spawn by imps
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VS siege golems: watch out for rust, when it drops, spam healing signet only when you have dolyak up(mine is at 18sec), if you have imps near(right next to you, use desperation blow + sever+ ViM, then get back to the golem(no flesh)
vs mountain trolls: if they try to interupt one of your skills, use healing sig right after
sever artery
desperation blow
dolyak signet
victory is mine{elite}
Watch Yourself
Healing signet
sprint
Elemental Resistance
I solo sometimes, got 4 ids in the last 3 days. idk, I guess im lucky
BTW, it may take 2-3 runs before You get a good spawn. Sometimes you get to the very end and find out that a bunch of birdies spawn w/ imps.
It is possible to do this even with 15% DP from the heretic near the first portal.
You may have to kill some of the giants before you try and run by the rest.
aswell, It takes some time get get the technique for killing ice golems and the trolls that sometimes spawn by imps
____
VS siege golems: watch out for rust, when it drops, spam healing signet only when you have dolyak up(mine is at 18sec), if you have imps near(right next to you, use desperation blow + sever+ ViM, then get back to the golem(no flesh)
vs mountain trolls: if they try to interupt one of your skills, use healing sig right after
Bob Aeclucen
Even if you have rust on, concentrate on killing the golem, once he's down, heal yourself all you want. Executioner's strike and the like work very well against them (I use an axe ). Same for the trolls, you shouldn't need to heal until you they are dead. You should be mostly be taking 0 damage, so don't worry too much about healing...pound away on those unwanted guests. If you have the Lieutenant Helm, Rust won't last as long.
Caged Fury
Went on a 2 man farming (2 x W/Mo) exercise last night. Ran from Granite to the Ice cave without engaging in any combat on the way, which we were proud of.
The first mob of ice imps we fought outside the cave dropped an IDS. After many trips to Mineral Springs, mainly for infusing armour, I've only picked up two IDS. Now my warrior finally has one, first one I gave away, I think I'll give this up and explore other areas.
The first mob of ice imps we fought outside the cave dropped an IDS. After many trips to Mineral Springs, mainly for infusing armour, I've only picked up two IDS. Now my warrior finally has one, first one I gave away, I think I'll give this up and explore other areas.
Doctor Death
The drops seem to have dried up for me in the cave, just 1 drop in 10 runs. I luckily managed to farm 5 IDS during wintersday. The other bonus of the run is of course the infusion. I just had to get my Grenth horns and Pumpkin crown infused.
Nater
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Originally Posted by Doctor Death
The drops seem to have dried up for me in the cave, just 1 drop in 10 runs. I luckily managed to farm 5 IDS during wintersday. The other bonus of the run is of course the infusion. I just had to get my Grenth horns and Pumpkin crown infused.
Ditto.
I say you're time is better spent farming Griffons or something else to make the money to just buy one. Should be able to find one for cheaper then 20K I'd bet..
I say you're time is better spent farming Griffons or something else to make the money to just buy one. Should be able to find one for cheaper then 20K I'd bet..
Leader_Of_Da_Elites
Not to stry to far from subject (i am one of the ppl who spend hours farming there yet nothing) does it mater solo farm or go with henchies? i mean do u have a better or worse chance of getting it?
kooldude
henchies eat ur drops but if u go with more ppl the chance a IDS will drop is greater wich is y i would sugest u go with guildys cus if one drops and its not for u a kind guildy will give u the IDS
Leader_Of_Da_Elites
hmmm eat your drops huh? that would be the reason i barely get any rare drops while farming the southern shiverpeaks (i usually take henchis) not counting mineral springs i mean...
Murder In China
Try searching. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=99604
12eckoning
umm kind of out od the picture but cans omeone plz post a build for it i have a w/mo but have unlocked all the secondary profesions and am loaded =)
TheNameless
today i went there with some friends for the first time and i got ids
luxor9
I went once, died many times in that cave lol.. I had a horrible build but cleared the cave eventually and got nothing.
Although most were going for 20k at the time, someone was nice enough to sell me one for 12k so I'm happy. I don't waste my time now I just farm and buy.
Although most were going for 20k at the time, someone was nice enough to sell me one for 12k so I'm happy. I don't waste my time now I just farm and buy.
Y.T.
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Originally Posted by Libitina Nefarious
I didn't even know about the imp cave, I had been hearing everyone talking about the IDS though...so my friend told me where to find it. I went on my first run tonight with 7 henchies just to get up there...I killed my first imp and an IDS dropped, no shittin you. My heart stopped and I was just like =O holy shit. I know I'm one lucky SOB and yer all gonna hate me now. =P
omg, u're farming with henchy....
u can get lucky once in million times, but next time make sure u're farming with ppl or alone, henchy r greedy mean creatures
u can get lucky once in million times, but next time make sure u're farming with ppl or alone, henchy r greedy mean creatures
TheNameless
o,i forgot to say-sold it for 35k without problems
J-Nicos
Man, i've recently been trying to farm this and get one, must have done at least 10+ runs... killing most of the imps each time.... and still know IDS.
If anyone is intrested in doing a 2 man team, or a few more, to get it, then let me know.... we can do it till everyone has one or sumthing, n it's more fun than doing alone.
IGN- Arthur Richardson
If anyone is intrested in doing a 2 man team, or a few more, to get it, then let me know.... we can do it till everyone has one or sumthing, n it's more fun than doing alone.
IGN- Arthur Richardson
jezzer1189
i struggle to even get there let alone kill them wen i last got there one imp aggroed 7 a seige and a troll dead within 2mins, managed to kill some outside the cave 3 with a seige got crap from the imps but a black dye from the seige so all wasnt wasted, i just cant seem to get a gd build to get there
LouAl
not sure what build you are using...the W/me posted earlier in this thread should be fine, but I found it easier/more profitable to use a 55 monk. The avicara die fastfastfast and have good drops and so do the imps (once you figure out how to dodge their malestroms and get them to attack you instead - hint: try to aggro ONE only and then back up so that the others only just barely come into range).
I did the run approximately 20 times with my 55mo and ended up with 5 IDS (which I sold at 18k ea) and 75-100k worth of other crap (materials, runes, weapons, etc).
I did the run with my W/me about 10 times (took me about as much time as 7-8 runs with my 55mo) and ended up with 2 IDS (which I sold at 18k ea) and 5-10k other crap...not even worth it IMO
My IDS average/per run is not very high because I am counting the runs where I didn't even make it to the cave, before I knew the run or the build very well.
I did the run approximately 20 times with my 55mo and ended up with 5 IDS (which I sold at 18k ea) and 75-100k worth of other crap (materials, runes, weapons, etc).
I did the run with my W/me about 10 times (took me about as much time as 7-8 runs with my 55mo) and ended up with 2 IDS (which I sold at 18k ea) and 5-10k other crap...not even worth it IMO
My IDS average/per run is not very high because I am counting the runs where I didn't even make it to the cave, before I knew the run or the build very well.
Xaero Gouki Kriegor
i go with ids teams, and farm the avicara, with a skill bar without sprint, this way i can use an almost all offense bar on the avicara and let them enjoy their lil nerfed run while i kill all feirce and brave avicara, while i geta free trip into mineral springs, without no running
My Sweet Revenga
Ahhhh solo IDS farming. I remember back in the day when this first started out. Got 7 of these puppies and sold them all for obscene amounts of cash. And yes I only got 7. After getting the 7th one, got sick of doing the run so I retired wealthy hehe....