W/Mo Majesty's Rest farmer

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

First off, to answer your question of "why in the hell would anyone want to farm Majesty's Rest?" here's why:
Rotscale. a lvl 30 undead dragon with a lot of potential to drop perfect sephis axes.
Bones & Glittering dust, they drop like there's no tomorrow from undead..
It's fun, and pretty easy to do, similar to the cookie-cutter griffon farming ease.

Now for the build:

Attributes:
12 Smiting Prayers
8 Healing Prayers
10+1+1 Tactics [minor + ascalon helmet]

Skills:
Symbol of Wrath
Shield of Judgement
Smite Hex
Scourge Healing
Healing Breeze
Balthazar's Spirit
Mending
Healing Signet

Equipment:
Full gladiator's armor, ascalon helmet and an Ivor's Staff
why Ivor's? well it has -20% dazed duration, which is perfect against rotscale [he uses an attack that dazes you for 20 seconds] and ofcourse 20% recharge with +20% enchanting, very nice for Shield of Judgement


The how-to part:
Start from Temple of Ages and run to Majesty's Rest thru black curtain & talmark wilderness, you should have no problems just *walking* thru the areas with mending on.
Once you enter Majesty's Rest, cast mending and walk NW towards the island [ignore the reed stalkers and fog nightmares].
Now you have two choices; 1) fight all around the island to kill all the ghouls, zombies and whatnot. [as previously said, they drop lots of dust and bones, and this will prolong the amount of times you can rezone before getting nerfed drops warning] or 2) Go straight for Rotscale & friends.
Personally i like clearing the whole place, those nasty ghouls dropped me 2 black dyes in my last run
Either way cast balthazar's spirit on yourself and walk towards the mob of choice.
If you go for generic undead killing, bunch them up around you, cast shield of judgement and symbol of wrath. they'll die rather quickly.
If you get hexed with barb, use smite hex. wonderful little spell that does 140dmg to undeads.
Once you have the area cleared, go towards the bridge that leads to Rotscale's island [near statue of balthazar].
cross the bridge and cast shield of judgement on yourself straight away. now run to the center of the island and let all the bone dragons hit you. if done properly they should all die at this point.
if they don't; run back towards the bridge, wait for SoJ to recharge and cast it, again go to the center of the island and wait for the dragons to die.
Now that they have all perished, we deal with Rotscale
Cast scourge healing on him [this will pretty much neutralize his heal area], symbol of wrath, and start attacking him [your staff does 2x damage aswell]. ofcourse recast SoJ when it's ready. he should be a nice french toast by now
Now go back to the portal to talmark wilderness and re-zone to Majesty's rest, do the whole run all over again



Personally, so far iv'e done 2 full runs there [each with 5~6 re-zones] and got a little over 100k in drops.
Those undead dragons really like dropping perfect dead staves, which contain perfect mods that can be sold for nice sums of cash
REMEMBER, your mileage may very, i'm in no way saying that everyone and their mom will be getting perfect drops on every run. so don't blame me if all he drops is orr emblems.



Good Luck, have fun & thanks for reading


/NINJMNKY

Video: http://files.filefront.com/NINJMNKY_.../fileinfo.html
[Shows how to get from the portal to Rotscale's island]


[maps snipped from
MOOMANiBE's GW map]

jimmyhats

jimmyhats

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

boston o.o

Pros At Inactivity [bleh]

hahaha im TOTALLY gonna try this

SpaceGh057

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/

I've been doing this for a while, and haven't really gotten much...
Though I've been swording the dragons and ghouls...

I think I got about 1 plat through three runs, previously, maybe your just lucky. :O

Congrats on finding an easier build to do it though.

AscalonWarrior

AscalonWarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Kokkola, Finland

Mo/

Can you send the map please?

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by AscalonWarrior
Can you send the map please? Maps added

Elthanor

Elthanor

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

IL

A/W

Dang, going to try this ASAP! Looks awesome! I love killing hordes of Undead.. so fun.

Where can I get the Ivor Staff?

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

It's a green staff, either go to sorrow's and kill Ivor Helmhewer, or buy one from someone in warcamp.. they're pretty cheap - got mine for 10k.

Pruts

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Celestial Carnage

W/

nice build man
I'd like to add that you can just avoid deafening roar. Simply move back when he starts casting it and you'll evade it

RevengerBg

RevengerBg

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Dawn

W/Mo

I dont get it i run to the majesty place ok np.BUT whene i go in the lest zone bam 3 shadows and 1 ghoul.Bam im Criplet and stupid aura and toch are busting my ass. CAN you tell me how you du it.I mean you need a running skill.

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

I kinda get wasted trying to get from the enterance to the "island" thingy... cant cast stuff on yourself cus of mark of sub... Then some armor ignoreing necro skills + wastels worry going on you.. and if lucky then crippled on the hat too...

~Shadow

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

Always worked for me.. i can make a video if u want

RevengerBg

RevengerBg

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Dawn

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMonkey
Always worked for me.. i can make a video if u want And i totaly want to see a video.And il be realy happy if you make it fast ^^ i cant w8 for it ^^

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

can some1 post a pic of rotscale dropping sephis axes...i heard in game that rotscale drops only bones and crap..no weapons

Reve2uk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/N

well being lvl 30 i would accept hi mto drop something good.... maybe 20 bones? :P

a vid will be well good if u can make one thou,

and u think a 55 monk would have any chane there?

RevengerBg

RevengerBg

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Dawn

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reve2uk
well being lvl 30 i would accept hi mto drop something good.... maybe 20 bones? :P

a vid will be well good if u can make one thou,

and u think a 55 monk would have any chane there? I dont thing so Because of stupid necro spell poisan cripling=55 can suck *ick

Aera

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

i do the run with a normal warrior...its so easy...heal sig is enough to heal =) ive done it so many times but never got any sephis axe

i did however, get a gold sephis axe ( unforunately 6-27 ) with 15% while enchanted, 10/10 sundering and 28 hp from the undead in the gates of kryta mission...

RevengerBg

RevengerBg

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Dawn

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera
i do the run with a normal warrior...its so easy...heal sig is enough to heal =) ive done it so many times but never got any sephis axe

i did however, get a gold sephis axe ( unforunately 6-27 ) with 15% while enchanted, 10/10 sundering and 28 hp from the undead in the gates of kryta mission... Can you tell us your build ^^

John_Doe

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

I Will Survive has a lot of potential in the build to counteract the tons of conditions you get from rotscale.

I've tried this farm a few times without too much success. I'll try it out with a build similar to this, see how it works.

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by RevengerBg
And i totaly want to see a video.And il be realy happy if you make it fast ^^ i cant w8 for it ^^
Righty, video up, link in bottom of first post.
Don't mind the 15dp, bloody imps burned me to death while i minimized to start fraps >.<

Quote: Originally Posted by Šiljo can some1 post a pic of rotscale dropping sephis axes...i heard in game that rotscale drops only bones and crap..no weapons It's not like the drop chance is 1/10.. if it was so easy to get sephis axes, they wouldn't cost so much money, would they?
Fact is, sephis axes drop from undead, mostly in northern kryta region. and Rotscale being the highest level undead in the entire area [perhaps even the entire game?]. thus most likely to drop sephis axes with good stats. but always luck is a big factor.

Quote: Originally Posted by Reve2uk
and u think a 55 monk would have any chane there? Doubt it; between poison, and all the other hexes that mesmers/necros use on you there.. a 55 would just be too fragile..

Quote:
Originally Posted by John_Doe
I Will Survive has a lot of potential in the build to counteract the tons of conditions you get from rotscale. Ermm.. tons of conditions? the only one he causes is dazed..

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

If u have dp u can always go to baltazar for some help..if we have favor that is....

Beat_Go_Stick

Beat_Go_Stick

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Nice.

I'm gonna try this tonight!

Reve2uk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/N

have u got a vid of u killing rotscale...

also isn't there a high level dragon thing in the middle of the sanctum Cay mission, have u tried to farm that?... might drop the same

Ado

Ado

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Den Haag

[cute]

Mo/Me

If you're having trouble "walking" to Majesty's Rest, simply use a weapon with defense/fortitude and Malinons shield. When you arrive just switch to the staff. It's easy as hell then

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Reve2uk
have u got a vid of u killing rotscale...

also isn't there a high level dragon thing in the middle of the sanctum Cay mission, have u tried to farm that?... might drop the same Rotscale is lvl 19 in sanctum.

Reve2uk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/N

big difference then lol :P

M C H A M M E R

M C H A M M E R

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Drunken Rangers [DR], Sig of Ultimate Doom [SiG]

W/

I used w\n with plaugue touch...
rest was just trollfarm wammo without the monk skills

mint

mint

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

NYC

I noticed in the video you were using holy strike instead of smite hex...which do you prefer?

??iljo

??iljo

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

pff 2 hours of farming..not 1 gold..just a couple of purples...dont know how did u manage to get 100k in 6 runs....

Rustjive

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

It's pretty much luck. I can attest to good drops - my first run, one of the other bosses (the Sorcerer one) dropped me a rare Dead Staff that salvaged out into a +30 Staff Wrapping.

As with any farming run, YMMV.

John_Doe

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMonkey
Ermm.. tons of conditions? the only one he causes is dazed.. No, he also gives you poison and disease.

At least he has to me...

Elvan

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Mo

Great build, killed rotscale and his friends in a few seconds

NinjaMonkey

NinjaMonkey

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Israhell

Fremen Warrior Front

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by mint
I noticed in the video you were using holy strike instead of smite hex...which do you prefer? For clearing the entire island, smite hex is better [helps kill the patrol mobs quicker].

And if you go just for Rotscale & Co., Holy Strike is preferable.

Shadow-Hunter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Denmark

[HH] [Hax]

Mo/

Okay i tryed again and it went okay... Lots of Bones, so if you need you can easy gather 200-300 bones for some armor .. (if the ranger boss spawn then you can get a Funny EoE dmg xD)
Note; i tryed with a 55 monk.. But it was kinda very close to impossible..
getting there is a Pain cus of Mark of Subvertion.. Also The little undead thingys dmg 0 to a warrior... And most other monsters are annoying as 55..like Dazed aint good when you have to cast spells to keep yourself alive =/..

~Shadow

Winstar

Winstar

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

London

Also, this is easy when we have favor. For 50g Balthazar gives you and enchanment of some sort that gives you some extra max health, plus great health regen. I never lost any health at all from degen when fighting rotscale. This allows you to toss in some better running skills to make the annoying trip there go more quickly. Sadly, I did this run about 30 times and got a purple shield that sucked... the materials can add up, but unless you are just holding out for that lucky drop you can probably farm elsewhere more efficiently. On the other hand this is a fun change of pace. Nothing like beating down a level 30 dragon.

cheers

Thargor

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Well this one has me stumped. I can get to the dragons with little to no problems but I cant kill any of them. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I go in and get them about half dead then my health goes from full or near full to zero in like 1 second, dont even have time to see what they are casting on me cause I am dead so fast. Have tried this at least 20 times and still cant even kill one of the smaller dragons. Any suggestions?

wakoo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Le Seraph

E/

i replaced smite hex with sprint, its annoying to walk there also its good to just not fight the nightmares at the entrance just walk or run by them.

but yeah no gold drops in the last 2 days.

Bleak Spyda

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Reminds me of the good ol' Griffon farming days where they'd bunch up around you and you'd kill them with Symbol of Wrath. Great build!

Corinthian

Corinthian

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

I've tried this with pure warrior build and it's very easy. Of course you should use smiting if you want to speed up the process but it's doable with just about any build with sprint and healing signet. :P

You can also lure the graspings on the bridge onto Rotscale! They usually get him to half health.

Reve2uk

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

W/N

any one tried adding judges insight in to there build, the skill makes ur dmg holy and gives them 25% arm pen, sounds like jsut the skill for pisky undead dragons

zulu123

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

This might sound like a noob question... but where does a warrior get so much energy to run this build? All of them need energy, one of them needs 15 energy!!!