W/Mo Axe Ettin Farmer!

Hello guys

I have a new build that is totally new from the others, my build can practically handle a LARGE group of ettin's if applied correctly. This is an AXE build

Step 1:
You'll need good armor. I recommend a gladiators armor from Droknars Forge or the glads from Mahrans Grotto (South of Thunderhead Keep). You can rune them whatever you like. My setup is full Grotto glads, with an glads armor from Droknars Forge with an Superior Axe Mastery rune in it (This is NOT required though, but it is handy) Don't ask me about this :P

Step 2:
You can find Gypsie Ettins, the creatures that we are farming, just east of Beetletun (which is near Temple of the Ages). The reason we are farming them are the RUNES that the drop, actually the Pauldrons with the runes in them.

Step 3:
Skills! This is the most important part, read carefully!

1: Flurry
2: Disrupting Chop
3: Penetrating Blow
4: DEFY PAIN {E}
5: Sprint
6: Vigorous Spirit
7: Live Vicariously
8: Balthazar's Spirit

1: Main chopping skill, with 10 + 12 health from every blow, this is your main "heal". Never keep it down!!
2: Healing Signet blocking skill, only use for that purpose. (With Flurry on you wouldn't have to have a trigger finger!)
3: The attack skill, use when possible, the damage dealer
4: ALWAYS keep Defy Pain up, with 4/5 Ettins bashing you, you'd love to have some more health and armor.
5: Use to get past the creatures you find first bla bla
6: Always have this skill on, 10 health every chop (At 10 healing)
7: Always have this skill on, 12 health every chop (At 10 healing)
8: Always have this skill on, 1 energy and adrenaline every hit.

Step 4:
My attributes, I have the following setup:

Healing Prayers: 10
Strenght: 8+2=10 (Mine is helm and a minor rune but feel free to use other)
Axe Mastery: 12+3=15 (Superior Axe Mastery Rune)

Reason for the high Axe Mastery is that this build relies on dealing damage with not good attack skills, every point in Axe Mastery is needed!

The Tactic:
First, leave beetletun and start running towards the east. When you get attacked the first time, use sprint. When you get to a narrow section, there will be 2 guys waiting. Use sprint when encountered and run past them. (If the Ettins are already near that piece, run straight past the Ettins and sprint away from them untill you have lost them.) Now its time to put up the spells. Balthazars Spirit first, then Live Vicariously. Now you are ready. When you lure some of the Ettins, cast Vigorous Spirit. Now use flurry and NEVER keep it down. When possible use Defy Pain and Penetrating Blow. Use Disrupting Chop to block their healing signets. (Is a must since this build doesn't deal THAT much damage)


You can leave your thoughts here in this thread, and share them with me I did not copy this build from any site or stuff nor did I search this forum thoroughly, I just used the search button for "Ettin", I thought of it myself and it works! With skill, you can take on like 8 Ettins a time! (5 bashing 3 waiting) It rocks

You don't really need a Mo secondary to solo ettins. There is a 4 page post devoted to Farming Ettins with a warrior primary.

IMHO you could do better if you put some stances in there. Doylaks since you have decent strength already. Swap that out with Defy Pain, and swap Penetrating with Cleave or Evis. Or use Bonettis instead. Even with level 2 Tactics Bonetties owns.

Also getting your Smiting to level 3 will add adren gain from Bath's which is nice if you swap to Cleave or Evis.

Also Flurry is not really needed. With your current build it might be as your relying on the faster hits for faster healing. Try using Cyclone Axe instead for a big spike heal.

So try this:

Cleave {E}
Cyclone
Disrupting
Bonetties
Vig Spirit
Live Vic
Bath's Spirit
Sprint

16 Axe
10 Healing
3 Smite
2 Tactics
Rest in Strength

I bet you'll kill faster...

Heroic, there aren't any multiple attacks in your build. Don't you find that while you can survive 8 ettins at a time (although an W with Dolyaks or Physical rest. with heal sig can do the same) that it's not really any quicker then say a cyclone or HB build?

When running my Ettin build I generally only go for 3 at a time (although I have done 7 before np) that on average I kill a group of 3 in 35ish seconds. once or twice a run it takes me about 42, and once or twice it's in the high 20s. So, while less ettins are engaged at a time, I go through them so fast the runs are still nice and short.

hey all,

I tried loads of other builds, and I think that this one works the best for me, since I usually end up fighting groups of 6-X. If I try to engage with only 3, the other ones usually come bashing me too, and with the other builds, I simply died. Dolyak signet is no good for me, since I keep dying with it. The +20 armor from Defy Pain is enough as well as the Flurry + heal tactic. This build works fine from me Thanks for the comments though

I did a variation of this build last night. It was my first Ettin run. I got two superior Monk runes on my first run! Plus various others. I was pretty psyched.

*sigh* another over defensive w/mo build for ettins

i farm as w/e ele

record timing for 1 ettin = 4 secs
record time for a group of 3 = 16 secs ^^

i do a 98 heal once per group of 3 ettins......

they're easy and you should invest 99% of your build into dmg

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you can change proffesions , just thought i'd like to say that the monk part only decreases your possible dmg output , its advice for w/mo's to increase thier performance in ettin farming by using the offiensive advantages of other secondary proffesions.

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Impressive for sure! I've gotten a single down in 4 secs, but never 3 in 16. I think my record is 24.

sweet.

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Stances are meaningless against ettins.
Extra armor via watch yourself is useful against 5+, but you'll be taking on 2-3 at a time, so that's useless as well.
All offense except for healing signet. Just fill in the blanks. I find ettins a lot easier with axes than swords due to disrupting chop and eviscerate.

I'll through in mine here , im not offending the orignl poster i just thought i'd show that w/mo's are not the most effective

16 swordsmanship (+1 helm and suprior rune)
10 fire magic
rest on tactics (suprior rune)

my weapom

fiery dragon sword of defence
+15% while enchanted
+5 armor
+20% dmg (customized)

sheild (not too important)

Skills

frenzy
server artery
gash
Victory is mine {elite}
heal sigit
glympth of elemental power
conjure flame
sprint

ok

when you run past the first 2 tengu and get to the next 2 tengu on the way to the ettins just kill the mesmer and then the raner and heal up (its easier to pull a ettin group of 3)

use a longbow to the pull the nearest ettin (this should cause 2-3 to run to you)

then cast the glypth followed by conjure flame

instatly put frenzy on once you make your first hit and do sever artery + gash on the ettin (you may had already killed him before you got to gash)
if your ettin your hitting has both conditions do victory is mine straight away,
you will realy only do one victory is mine through the entire fight, heal sigit is just for inbetweengroups , a quick heal up. keep frenzy on at all times when fighting.

well thats all and btw the secret to the build is when they do heal sigit

my i hit 2-3 times during healing sigit and the dmg is 26+84 (110) and that happens 2-3 times in one heal sigit.

enjoy.

Switching to W/E would be foolish for me, since I can own Ettins now while W/Mo. It also has much more advantages of being a W/Mo than a W/E. You can't farm Hydra's etc with a W/E (for as far as I know)

Anyone noticed that the Ettin drops are LOW lately? I switched to Hydra farming because of it...

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I have warrior/monk
and i can take on 1-8 ettins at a time no problems..
may take me longer to kill them but its not hard.
also, I use axe...

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Thought I'd post the build I use for farming ettins, it's probably pretty common:

Cyclone Axe
Healing Signet
Disrupting Chop
Penetrating Blow
Executioner's Strike
Sprint (for running past initial obstacles and zoning faster to re-run the area)
Healing Hands {E}
Live Vicariously

At 9 healing, and your pleasure of Axe/Str , it's pretty easy to take 6+ at a time, even though it's hard to find over 6 to round up at once.

Honestly I hate HH. I think it's just a bad skill.... Its 5 energy like a 25ish health heal for every hit. Heal seed is 10 e with a 30hp heal in an area.... However, both of these skills shouldn't be put in an ettin farm

i got 1 gold in about 20 mins = (

Berserker's Stance, Eviscerate, Exec Strike, Penetrating Blow, Disrupting Chop, Heal Signet (Quick heal after battle), Sprint (to sprint from group to group), Life Vic.

Thats what I use, Life Vic heals enough. I kill fast and can easily take 2 groups.

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