I don't know if anyone has ever tried this, but the idea to do it came from my guild leader. He failed to do it with his warrior, so I tried it with my monk.
M/R
55hp, with 5 superior runes and -50hp focus item
Attribute Points:
Healing Prayers 10
Smiting Prayers 3
Protection Prayers 14
Divine Favor 15
Wilderness Survival 2
Skills
Mending
Essence Bond (not needed but helps with energy)
Protective Spirit
Healing Breeze
Spell Breaker
Dodge
Storm Chaser
Technique
Keep Mending and Essence Bond on. Use Protective Spirit to reduce damage (just like a basic Inivinca Monk). Use Spell Breaker when running by Risen Hulks or Spark of Titans. Risen Hulks has Strip Enchantment which will get you killed if Spell Breaker isn't up to stop it, and also Shadow strike will steal 43 health which will kill you if you are being attaked. Spark of Titans have Immolate, causeing you to catch fire and loose health. Use Dodge and Storm Chaser to run from the enemies. Healing Breeze is good to have if you do get hit with Immolate, and some chests are in lava so Healing Breeze is a must when getting them.
This is a difficult run to do, but it is doable.
Let me know if anyone trys this. Have
Have Fun
As soon as i figure out how to add screenshots, i will add them to this guide.
I will also try to add more detailed information about this run.
Hell's Precipice Chest Running
ori
Opeth11
I never actually realized that there are chests in Hell's Precipice, let alone in all of the Fire Islands. Shows what I know o.o
Has anyone ever gotten anything decent from those chests? Ever?
Perhaps these will be 'teh ultim4te dr0pz0rz' that no one ever picked up on.
Has anyone ever gotten anything decent from those chests? Ever?
Perhaps these will be 'teh ultim4te dr0pz0rz' that no one ever picked up on.
ori
I heard magmaus shields drop from these chests, but so far ive just got some armors, gold and purple, and a gold weapon, wasn't very good. But I haven't done many runs yet. I hope the drops are better.
mattjones527
Heres the build that I use for all my mo/r running needs. Its not a 55 btw
Monk/Ranger
Level: 20
Divine Favor: 16 (12+4)
Wilderness Survival: 12
- Blessed Aura (Divine Favor)
- Watchful Spirit (Divine Favor)
- Blessed Signet (Divine Favor)
- Troll Unguent (Wilderness Survival)
- Spell Breaker [Elite] (Divine Favor)
- Serpent's Quickness (Wilderness Survival)
- Storm Chaser (Wilderness Survival)
- Dodge (Expertise)
Run prep
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1) cast your 2 maintained enchants
2) use blessed sig for faster energy regen
3) cast troll ungent
30 sec bursts
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1) cast sperpent quickness
2) cast SB (since you were in serpents stance it will recharge in 30s, so you can potentially do two SB's in a row)
3) Use stormchaser(this will cancell out serpents and WILL get the 33% recharge reduction)
4) Use dodge when Stormchase runs out
5) use stormchase(will be recharged by the time dodge runs out due to the 33% reduced recharge)
then rest, wait for recharge, and repeat.
Purpose of watchful spirit: Watchful spirit is used strictly to be a big heal, since it cannot be shatter you just remove it manually whenever you need a big heal.
Also an HoD sword and a -2/-2 or Candy cane or malinons shield is helpful.
Monk/Ranger
Level: 20
Divine Favor: 16 (12+4)
Wilderness Survival: 12
- Blessed Aura (Divine Favor)
- Watchful Spirit (Divine Favor)
- Blessed Signet (Divine Favor)
- Troll Unguent (Wilderness Survival)
- Spell Breaker [Elite] (Divine Favor)
- Serpent's Quickness (Wilderness Survival)
- Storm Chaser (Wilderness Survival)
- Dodge (Expertise)
Run prep
-------------
1) cast your 2 maintained enchants
2) use blessed sig for faster energy regen
3) cast troll ungent
30 sec bursts
---------------
1) cast sperpent quickness
2) cast SB (since you were in serpents stance it will recharge in 30s, so you can potentially do two SB's in a row)
3) Use stormchaser(this will cancell out serpents and WILL get the 33% recharge reduction)
4) Use dodge when Stormchase runs out
5) use stormchase(will be recharged by the time dodge runs out due to the 33% reduced recharge)
then rest, wait for recharge, and repeat.
Purpose of watchful spirit: Watchful spirit is used strictly to be a big heal, since it cannot be shatter you just remove it manually whenever you need a big heal.
Also an HoD sword and a -2/-2 or Candy cane or malinons shield is helpful.
ori
I'll have to try that non 55hp build, it might be easier. Although with the damage that the titans deal, I dont know if you would survive very many hits. Ill give it a try next time im on GW.
widowdaballa
Out of the 4 keys i have used in Hell's Precipice, they were all purples. The only unique one was a magmas arm?(A hammer). The other two were an earth staff and some mesmer offhand, and the last one was a purple rune. This was about 2 weeks ago when doing Hell's with some guildies. Haven't bought a key since. Places like those should have a higher gold to purple drop ratio. For 4 chests to all be purple is kinda ridiculous.
ori
Well I've gotten 3 golds and 2 purples, so I guess you are just haveing bad luck for not getting any golds.
Josh
^ Yeah, out of HOW many runs? ;\ Lol.
ori
I made quite a few runs, but that is out of only 5 chests. The seems to always be atleast 1 chest in evey spwan, and it is possible to get to them all, but it is a very difficult run. You can run all the way to the portals (right befor rurik). When I have more time I will work on my run more. And post more gold drop ratios.
Kcp
Ah well factions is almost here so I guess I'll post a video of the run with my mo/r. I'd say 95% + success rate on getting any of the 3 spawning chests @ Hell's. I sat on this honey hole for months and unfortunately told some people that I shouldn't have cuz a few builds are kind of similar to what i've been running. But oh well, all these items will be worthless in a few weeks anyways.
105 hps is the key cuz you will be dealing with shadow strike from ashen lords. 55 hps wont cut it they will eat you up
Items worth mentioning: Magmas shields, Sephis axes, Dead bows, swamp clubs, magmas arms
3 rares per 3 chests in the video i'm uploading. Run is a few minutes longer then your normal hell's chest run due to some bad placement of chests and having to wait out a patrol's movement to snag it. As an added bonus you get to see an nice rare at the end too (100k + drop)
* Note get familiar with patrols and chest spawn locations. With the proper build the run is a breeze. Don't expect to get something good spending a couple plat on darkstone keys.....it doesnt work that way. I've dumped prolly 200-300k into darkstone keys in hope of an uber magmas shield. I have more then made the money back on the investments in keys by running the chests.
http://hosted.filefront.com/GodlikeSatan
Video will be up in around an hour, so feel free to check up on the above link or try this build out for yourself.
Monk/ranger 105 hps
Healing 9
Smiting 3
Protection 7
Divine 15
Wilderness 11
1. Protective spirit
2. healing breeze
3. storm chaser
4. Spell breaker
5. Serpent's quickness
6. Blessed sig
7. Blessed aura
8. Mending
Use FFS with 20% enchant mod, 20/20 divine favor or healing offhand.
Of course you use Serpent's quickness before activating SB and Storm chaser, for you 2 stances dont stack people that usually always reply. You can almost back to back storm chaser and SB with like a few second window in downtime. If recharge kicks in on Sb theres no downtime. Have fun and happy running.
There's a warrior runner build for the area too.....with a low probability of success rate.
105 hps is the key cuz you will be dealing with shadow strike from ashen lords. 55 hps wont cut it they will eat you up
Items worth mentioning: Magmas shields, Sephis axes, Dead bows, swamp clubs, magmas arms
3 rares per 3 chests in the video i'm uploading. Run is a few minutes longer then your normal hell's chest run due to some bad placement of chests and having to wait out a patrol's movement to snag it. As an added bonus you get to see an nice rare at the end too (100k + drop)
* Note get familiar with patrols and chest spawn locations. With the proper build the run is a breeze. Don't expect to get something good spending a couple plat on darkstone keys.....it doesnt work that way. I've dumped prolly 200-300k into darkstone keys in hope of an uber magmas shield. I have more then made the money back on the investments in keys by running the chests.
http://hosted.filefront.com/GodlikeSatan
Video will be up in around an hour, so feel free to check up on the above link or try this build out for yourself.
Monk/ranger 105 hps
Healing 9
Smiting 3
Protection 7
Divine 15
Wilderness 11
1. Protective spirit
2. healing breeze
3. storm chaser
4. Spell breaker
5. Serpent's quickness
6. Blessed sig
7. Blessed aura
8. Mending
Use FFS with 20% enchant mod, 20/20 divine favor or healing offhand.
Of course you use Serpent's quickness before activating SB and Storm chaser, for you 2 stances dont stack people that usually always reply. You can almost back to back storm chaser and SB with like a few second window in downtime. If recharge kicks in on Sb theres no downtime. Have fun and happy running.
There's a warrior runner build for the area too.....with a low probability of success rate.
ange1
i tried 4 darkstone chest yesterday, all purple
Shamus Da Monk
The only decent thing i have gotten out of the chests in the fire islands was a gold armor hiding a superior absorption. 
Back when they were worth alot more.
Back when they were worth alot more.
{IceFire}
i regularly get:
titan armors(more gold than purp)
once i got a purp magmas
purp water wand
(supposedly they drop sephis. i never seen one)
titan armors(more gold than purp)
once i got a purp magmas
purp water wand
(supposedly they drop sephis. i never seen one)
Kcp
Ya 4 keys aren't going to net anything worth bragging about unless you get lucky. My first crack at hell's chests netted me a super vigor on the first chest back when they were valuable. I've snagged more super vigs then I care to count and quite a few super absorbs. IMO way more profitable then farming those dumb ettins for runes.
Like the saying goes, you need money to make money. The average run only takes 3-4 minutes if the chests spawn in easily accessible places. 600 gold a key isnt bad and some of the drops can easily surpass the amount that you are going to get for a good fow chest drop. A friend snagged a 15>50 8 or 9 req sephis axe and got around 800k for it.
That rare max dead bow at the end of the video: 15% in stance 5/1 and armor mod. My ranger has a new toy to play with for a few weeks until chapter 2.
Now i've just been busy solo farming the tower of courage chest in FoW for a crystalline. That takes about 30 mins and it's a win/win scenario since you get shards/rubies/sapphires/rares along the way along with the chance at rare skinned purples. Ya it'd be easier to buy one but i'm the type that likes to find items personally to equip my characters.
Like the saying goes, you need money to make money. The average run only takes 3-4 minutes if the chests spawn in easily accessible places. 600 gold a key isnt bad and some of the drops can easily surpass the amount that you are going to get for a good fow chest drop. A friend snagged a 15>50 8 or 9 req sephis axe and got around 800k for it.
That rare max dead bow at the end of the video: 15% in stance 5/1 and armor mod. My ranger has a new toy to play with for a few weeks until chapter 2.
Now i've just been busy solo farming the tower of courage chest in FoW for a crystalline. That takes about 30 mins and it's a win/win scenario since you get shards/rubies/sapphires/rares along the way along with the chance at rare skinned purples. Ya it'd be easier to buy one but i'm the type that likes to find items personally to equip my characters.
ibex333
I dont know how you people do it.. 2 out of 4 times the titans body block me on the 1st bridge. Even if I get past them, it's extremely hard because by that time the buffs wear off, and i get killed by countless patrols after the bridge.
I cant watch their pattern in advance, because they are too far... This kinda sux.. heh
I cant watch their pattern in advance, because they are too far... This kinda sux.. heh
ibex333
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kcp
Ya 4 keys aren't going to net anything worth bragging about unless you get lucky. My first crack at hell's chests netted me a super vigor on the first chest back when they were valuable. I've snagged more super vigs then I care to count and quite a few super absorbs. IMO way more profitable then farming those dumb ettins for runes.
Like the saying goes, you need money to make money. The average run only takes 3-4 minutes if the chests spawn in easily accessible places. 600 gold a key isnt bad and some of the drops can easily surpass the amount that you are going to get for a good fow chest drop. A friend snagged a 15>50 8 or 9 req sephis axe and got around 800k for it.
That rare max dead bow at the end of the video: 15% in stance 5/1 and armor mod. My ranger has a new toy to play with for a few weeks until chapter 2.
Now i've just been busy solo farming the tower of courage chest in FoW for a crystalline. That takes about 30 mins and it's a win/win scenario since you get shards/rubies/sapphires/rares along the way along with the chance at rare skinned purples. Ya it'd be easier to buy one but i'm the type that likes to find items personally to equip my characters.
I dont suppose you'll disclose your build for the tower of courage chest run??
Like the saying goes, you need money to make money. The average run only takes 3-4 minutes if the chests spawn in easily accessible places. 600 gold a key isnt bad and some of the drops can easily surpass the amount that you are going to get for a good fow chest drop. A friend snagged a 15>50 8 or 9 req sephis axe and got around 800k for it.
That rare max dead bow at the end of the video: 15% in stance 5/1 and armor mod. My ranger has a new toy to play with for a few weeks until chapter 2.
Now i've just been busy solo farming the tower of courage chest in FoW for a crystalline. That takes about 30 mins and it's a win/win scenario since you get shards/rubies/sapphires/rares along the way along with the chance at rare skinned purples. Ya it'd be easier to buy one but i'm the type that likes to find items personally to equip my characters.
I dont suppose you'll disclose your build for the tower of courage chest run??
Kcp
Quote:
Originally Posted by ibex333
I dont suppose you'll disclose your build for the tower of courage chest run??
I gave the build out a long time ago, like before xmas. Solo fow n/mo 55 hp. I have made several short clips on how to handle the multiple types of shadows, skeletons, spiders, doubter's dryders, driftwoods. All you have to do is piece it together. I have been debating on releasing the full first area video for FoW since chapter 2 is coming.
If you get body blocked on the bridge doing the chest run at hell's just lure the titans back to the first set of imps, strafe around them run over bridge. If you are using the build I posted you should have np's once you get the hang of the patrol's and guard's positions.
Don't use stances while doing this because you will catch a wild blow. Blessed sig, Breeze, and PS w/e you need to. Once storm chaser recharges wait for the wild blows and use it.
If you get body blocked on the bridge doing the chest run at hell's just lure the titans back to the first set of imps, strafe around them run over bridge. If you are using the build I posted you should have np's once you get the hang of the patrol's and guard's positions.
Don't use stances while doing this because you will catch a wild blow. Blessed sig, Breeze, and PS w/e you need to. Once storm chaser recharges wait for the wild blows and use it.
ibex333
all right. thank you. I'll try that.
I'm not even doing this for the items. It's so interesting for me to succeed in this, because I was trying to do this pretty much since the game came out!
Btw, where are all tjhose fow videos that I'm supposed to piece together?
And is there a map that shows where that tower is??
I'm not even doing this for the items. It's so interesting for me to succeed in this, because I was trying to do this pretty much since the game came out!
Btw, where are all tjhose fow videos that I'm supposed to piece together?
And is there a map that shows where that tower is??
legless_the_elf
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kcp
swamp clubs
Whats that? sounds like a thing from dungeon siege back in the day...
ibex333
Quote:
Originally Posted by legless_the_elf
Whats that? sounds like a thing from dungeon siege back in the day...
A swamp club is an "undead" version of a regular warhammer... Anet didnt even bother to give it a unique skin, which is quite sad really, and VERY lame.
In fact, it is very lame that the only place in the game that has any decent chance to yield you high level undead weapons is that dreaded hells precipice chest... There should be more places for that, and there should be more high level undead enemies in the game.
Hope to see more of them in the expantion, but I seriously doubt that will be the case.
A swamp club is an "undead" version of a regular warhammer... Anet didnt even bother to give it a unique skin, which is quite sad really, and VERY lame.
In fact, it is very lame that the only place in the game that has any decent chance to yield you high level undead weapons is that dreaded hells precipice chest... There should be more places for that, and there should be more high level undead enemies in the game.
Hope to see more of them in the expantion, but I seriously doubt that will be the case.
Riceboi
I can solo this run with my warrior! POW beat that lol! I got a perfect gold Sephis Axe from a hell's chest!
Mournblade
Nobody will believe you until you show some proof... you know, like a screenshot. =)
NinjaKai
Quote:
Originally Posted by Riceboi
I can solo this run with my warrior! POW beat that lol! I got a perfect gold Sephis Axe from a hell's chest!
And I know exactly where to put that sephis axe. Right where the sun don't shine wammo.
ori
Here are some pictures of my run. Sorry the first picture is distorded, had some problems with saving it.
http://www.picfury.com/galleries/Ima...ery-10853.html
http://www.picfury.com/galleries/Ima...ery-10853.html
Kcp
Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaKai
And I know exactly where to put that sephis axe. Right where the sun don't shine wammo.
Lol nah, he don't use a wammo to do it. I'm the dummy that told him about the run. He does a few and nails a sephis.
XBC
Awww, your video is down KCP 
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Kcp
Filefront is wierd sometimes. If it wont dl the first try, try again later. I just tried and it works
Riceboi
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kcp
Lol nah, he don't use a wammo to do it. I'm the dummy that told him about the run. He does a few and nails a sephis.
Wham Bam Thank You Maam'
Wham Bam Thank You Maam'
Exile Of Heaven
i think those chest do drop good items but it al depends on ure luck in my oppinion
Also those high max dmg Sephis axes drop from the portal wraiths, becuz there high lvl undead, ive got 2 axes one purple and on gold, both max and one golden death bow in 4 runs
Also those high max dmg Sephis axes drop from the portal wraiths, becuz there high lvl undead, ive got 2 axes one purple and on gold, both max and one golden death bow in 4 runs
ibex333
Quote:
Originally Posted by Exile Of Heaven
i think those chest do drop good items but it al depends on ure luck in my oppinion
Also those high max dmg Sephis axes drop from the portal wraiths, becuz there high lvl undead, ive got 2 axes one purple and on gold, both max and one golden death bow in 4 runs
Please dont lie.. You did 4 runs and got that??!!
I did about 70 runs already.. no sephis axes... 2 dead bows (1 of them gold with shitty 18% hexed mod)
No gold magma's shields... 1 great gold 15^50 flamberge (12 req though)
And two other gold weapons with perfect mods that i salvaged and sold for 70k together.
Either I'm extremely unlucky.. or you are the king of luck...
Also those high max dmg Sephis axes drop from the portal wraiths, becuz there high lvl undead, ive got 2 axes one purple and on gold, both max and one golden death bow in 4 runs
Please dont lie.. You did 4 runs and got that??!!I did about 70 runs already.. no sephis axes... 2 dead bows (1 of them gold with shitty 18% hexed mod)
No gold magma's shields... 1 great gold 15^50 flamberge (12 req though)
And two other gold weapons with perfect mods that i salvaged and sold for 70k together.
Either I'm extremely unlucky.. or you are the king of luck...
Kcp
Where do you think these people are getting these sephis axes,dead bows,magmas shields from? They arent farming undead in the kryta mission or titans from titan quests
It should throw up red flags when people get mad because a post was made about these chests. IMO the items are way over priced and not rare at all like they would like you to believe. Ya a max mod anything is rare regardless of the skin. People paying 800k + for max sephis axes, dead bows and magmas shields are idiots when they are easily obtainable in a 3 minute chest run. It took me 5 minutes to think that build up several months ago. You think noone else thought a similar build up and has been cashing in on the chests? You better believe these chests get ran constantly. I wouldnt be suprised if someone made a bot to run them it's that easy
Truthfully I couldn't tell you how many rare magmas, sephis, dead bows i've found doing the runs. It isnt uncommon to find them, it's just all about luck. You could go 20+ runs and not get anything then bam you hit the jackpot.
I wonder how many people are mad because this got out? I know I was kinda pissed at first but screw it........time to come up with an ice-dome chest runner build.
It should throw up red flags when people get mad because a post was made about these chests. IMO the items are way over priced and not rare at all like they would like you to believe. Ya a max mod anything is rare regardless of the skin. People paying 800k + for max sephis axes, dead bows and magmas shields are idiots when they are easily obtainable in a 3 minute chest run. It took me 5 minutes to think that build up several months ago. You think noone else thought a similar build up and has been cashing in on the chests? You better believe these chests get ran constantly. I wouldnt be suprised if someone made a bot to run them it's that easy
Truthfully I couldn't tell you how many rare magmas, sephis, dead bows i've found doing the runs. It isnt uncommon to find them, it's just all about luck. You could go 20+ runs and not get anything then bam you hit the jackpot.
I wonder how many people are mad because this got out? I know I was kinda pissed at first but screw it........time to come up with an ice-dome chest runner build.
Ajantis
In the few times I've been to the dome, I had golden summit warlords drop for me there.. so please do
Naxohs Seralna
Where's Ice Dome again? :s
Warchicken
I got a purple req 8 max sephis axe from one of these yesterday, no middle mod though
Imperator209
I can run to these chests with my warrior, but out of about 25 chests i opened only 2 of them were gold (crappy golds too)
Formosa
Anyway to run through shadows? I don't really think so, Sig of Judgement isn't a spell :| Only problem I had making a running build (trying to avoid using other people's builds).
nepmoa
where is that ice dome ?
Ajantis
Between Talus Chute and Frozen Forest, north of Ice Caves of Sorrow
lauratos landof
Ouff, just tried Ice Dome... i think its impossible with a Warrior... Or does anyone have a nice build? 
vince1012
I must say Hell's Precipe chest running has been very profitable for me. I have used a W/R build to do it since the beginning, and have done so since back in December. But I think the key to doing them for those of you who haven't had success is to keep running. I would typically do 2 hours of runs, using upwards of 30-40 keys. What I especially like about the chests is that on top of having the potential to drop the rare high level undead items (sephis, dead bow, etc), they tend to drop gold items with great mods. I have found a fair share of 10/10 furious, 30 life staff mod, and several 15^50 weapons which I still use even now.
I created this build after doing runs down there and have found this one to be the easiest for me:
Charge, Sprint, Dryders Defenses, Healing signet, I will Survive, Troll Unguent, Endure Pain, and the last skill is optional.
I personally like to bring defensive stance because it blocks hands of titans when I have to run into lava to get a chest. You can take henchies and use I will survive, but I do not prefer this because they have to be in range.
I created this build after doing runs down there and have found this one to be the easiest for me:
Charge, Sprint, Dryders Defenses, Healing signet, I will Survive, Troll Unguent, Endure Pain, and the last skill is optional.
I personally like to bring defensive stance because it blocks hands of titans when I have to run into lava to get a chest. You can take henchies and use I will survive, but I do not prefer this because they have to be in range.