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lhurgrokoyv
Frost Gate Guardian
• #1
w/me hydra farmer

jus a hydra farmer i been usin lately, it can take about 9-14 hydras at a time, but killing goes a little bit slow
if you have any comments on this build that would be nice

mantra of flame
gladiators defense
doylak signet
healing signet
ether feast
watch yourself
riposte
deadly riposte
10+4 tactics, 11+1 strength, 10 inspiration

heres how it works:
aggro some hydras with mantra of flame on
try to dodge a meteor or two, then hit doylak signet if you cant
use ether feast right away, and start attacking when they get close to build adrenaline to spam riposte and watch yourself
once all the infernos and fireballs have been used up feel free to use glads defense
keep spamming everything including your heals until they drop

hydra drops are disappointing 80% of the time but that other 20% is usually really nice
Murder In China
Murder In China
Banned
• #2
Mantra of Fire is shit compared to Elemental Resistance.

I wonder where else you can check for a thread on farming Hydras.
chessyang
chessyang
Not far from Elite
• #3
Quote: Originally Posted by lhurgrokoyv if you have any comments on this build that would be nice None at the moment but if it works it works... i do the Hundres blades as an elite

Quote: Originally Posted by lhurgrokoyv hydra drops are disappointing 80% of the time but that other 20% is usually really nice really? I do this farm after doing ettins or Ring of fire.... and the drops are so so.. 1 or 2 gold for doing a compete lap around the area

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Originally Posted by Murder In China
I wonder where else you can check for a thread on farming Hydras. Man calm down...
]SK[
]SK[
Krytan Explorer
• #4
W/Mo

Flurry
Riposte
Deadly Riposte
Watch Yourself
Dolyak Signet
Healing Hands {E}
Balth Spirit
Live Vicarously

Max Tactics as much as you can. Recommend a Zealous Sword with a +5 Armour Pommel. Just make sure you use dolyak before the first meteor hits home. Only use Healing Hands when fighting 4+ hydras and are if your low on health. Other than that flurry will charge adren and also give you +10 per hit and put you in a stance for that in stance shield. Ive managed 8 hydras at once with this build. Never done more since its hard to find more than 6 in any one area at once.

I only use 8 on Healing Prayers btw.
lord_shar
lord_shar
Furnace Stoker
• #5
I'm using this war/monk riposte build:

Strength 12 (11+1)
Sword 11 (10+1)
Tactics 12 (10+2)

Skills: Hundred Blades, Watch Yourself, Dolyak Sig, Deadly Riposte, Riposte, Watchful Spirit, Healing Sig, Sprint

Weapons: Zealous 14>50 sword or IDS
Armor: I just use glads lol

It seems to work pretty well. Hundred Blades serves as an AE-attack and speeds up hydra kills considerably with both raw damage and plenty of adrenelin to fuel ripostes + watch-yourself.
Murder In China
Murder In China
Banned
• #6
Quote: Originally Posted by chessyang
None at the moment but if it works it works... i do the Hundres blades as an elite

really? I do this farm after doing ettins or Ring of fire.... and the drops are so so.. 1 or 2 gold for doing a compete lap around the area

Man calm down... Why? Did you consider my post a threat or an insult? Because it doesn't sound like it. Or do I have to tell people to use my old Avatar?
chessyang
chessyang
Not far from Elite
• #7
Quote: Originally Posted by Murder In China Why? Did you consider my post a threat or an insult? insult... he was asking for comments/suggetons and u gave him a one line anwer... w/ out any suggestions/reason and telling to go seach. i'm pretty sure he read them and wanted to just start a new thread on his own build.

Quote: Originally Posted by Murder In China
Or do I have to tell people to use my old Avatar? sorry don't know about your old avatar
Murder In China
Murder In China
Banned
• #8
It contributed to this thread. I lead him to another link where he can get ideas. Don't assume for others.
sm2006
sm2006
Frost Gate Guardian
• #9
cool but can anyone tell me a w/mo hydra build not one of those riptose one that u need a sword with i like axe not sword
Murder In China
Murder In China
Banned
• #10
For axes, just take out the two ripostes and place in Cyclone Axe and an adenaline attack skill.
holden
holden
Wilds Pathfinder
• #11
Quote: Originally Posted by sm2006
cool but can anyone tell me a w/mo hydra build not one of those riptose one that u need a sword with i like axe not sword
i've read hundreds of threads about farming with wammos. axe, sword, hotdogs, whatever. just look around a little.....
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Archaeus
Ascalonian Squire
• #12
Quote: Originally Posted by ]SK[
W/Mo

Flurry
Riposte
Deadly Riposte
Watch Yourself
Dolyak Signet
Healing Hands {E}
Balth Spirit
Live Vicarously

Max Tactics as much as you can. Recommend a Zealous Sword with a +5 Armour Pommel. Just make sure you use dolyak before the first meteor hits home. Only use Healing Hands when fighting 4+ hydras and are if your low on health. Other than that flurry will charge adren and also give you +10 per hit and put you in a stance for that in stance shield. Ive managed 8 hydras at once with this build. Never done more since its hard to find more than 6 in any one area at once.

I only use 8 on Healing Prayers btw. BEAUTIFUL! Farmed Hydras today with this, since it's the only build on this thread of which I already had all the skills... And it worked like a charm. Just ALWAYS spam every skill as soon as it comes up (seriously, except the maintained enchants and healing hands, perhaps), and don't even look at the hydras. I took on 6+ hyrdas, 2 forgotten hammers, and a forgotten bow (who had Throw Dirt) at once, no problems. The bow even followed me around for a long time, since I couldn't kill him, and I owned the hydras without even seeing them ^_^ Props to you, man.