solo Xuekao Dagger farming

profession: Mo/W (not 55)...
My warriors isnt up to there yet and i couldnt run there coz the gate thingy so....

Equipment: Anything With Enchantments longer mod (i use staff).
Attributes: 16 Smite
9 prot
8 Heal
9 divine
4 Tactics

Skills: Shield of Judgement
Holy Strike
(The other skill exactly the same as holy strike forgot name soz..ill call it X Strike)
Breeze
Prot Spirit
Divine aura
Divine Spirit
Bonittes Defence

Method: Start from Matu keep.
When you get out cast divine aura on you.
Run to Xuekao guy...try to avoid enemy groups if you agro any just get to him the back way.
Agro Xuekao and cast: divine spirit, prot spirit, healing breeze, and shield of judgement on yourself.
When he attacks you use holy strike on him.
When he attacks you again use X Strike again.
*** Repeat whenever recharged***

Cast Prot spirit and healing breeze again before divine spirit runs out.
***You need to keep these 2 skills up***

keep attacking him to gain adrenaline... you need it for bonittes defence.

*** When Shield up judgement runs out use your bonittes defence***

Repeat process until he dies.....

this run takes like 2-3 mins

a Few questions... Why not 55ing? is it impossible... ?

Btw.. what kind of Daggers can you get? also, about how long into the game is it? would like to try it out.. but havent gotten far into Factions world cus i have been busy being lazy..

~Shadow

No, 55ing is not impossible. I have farmed that boss lots of times and got 3 green drops. It's close to Maatu Keep

Wouldn't 55ing actually be easier... breeze is so much more effective when you're only taking 5 dmg at a time...

yep 55 is alot easier but im saying you CAN do this easily as well without 55ing... for all those who cant be stuffed making a new set of armour etc...

as for drops you get some random junk...scrolls...i got lucky and got a mammoth axe req 10 15% while enchanted... and the *green* Daggers of Xuekao... which i sell for 20 - 30k each.

Also this place is quite early in the game so you can get to it by doing a few missions...

Killed him 7 times in row and got no dagger :-/,
Anet changed drop rate or it is that low?

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where exactly is this guy i cant find him lol><

this has gotta be the easiest boss there is to kill.
i'm sure a warrior or nec will have no problem soloing here. anyway, i through a build together real quik and got the daggers in 45 minutes. maybe 9 runs i think.
here's a pic of my build, no smite , and where the boss exactly is located. i'm sure this boss/area will be nerfed within the week so farm him while u can.
peace...

pic of damage gladiators and both riposte can deal. 160dmg, not bad

I've been killing this guy with my Mo/Me using a pretty bacic 55 setup with Zealots, SoJ and Empathy.

Empathy certainly is not necessary, but it easily cancels his natural regen while waiting for SoJ to recharge. You can combine with SoJ, but you'll get the most bang for your buck using it while SoJ is down because he'll attack more without being knocked down.

Took 10-12 tries to get daggers.

2 runs, 2 daggers. ya, me 'lucky' bastard. hard to sell tho

i used this build:

ya, this is also a really easy farm with a ranger trapping

Or just use Shadow song, together with other ritualist spirits, and he will be dead in seconds.

sorry im not familiar with xuekao farming...but all these pictures show the boss alone. do you lead him away or something? and could i do this with my w/mo?

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It's not very hard to pull him away. You just need to do it before the Am Fah guys spawn.

Farming this guy is kind of a waste though, since the daggers aren't worth much and are pretty hard to sell. I still have 2 that I can't get rid of.

this has since been nerfed. I just went to go hit him and it has been changed so that the ahm fah guys now pop up out of the floor in aggro range arather than farther away. Total BS but I guess if anyone ever mentions a good farming spot its gonna get nerfed somehow. Theres probably still a way to do it. Ill post if I find one....or maybe i wont post it cause then it will get hit with the nerf bat.

Use 105 hp build and go around from the right. You can usually pull xuekao and the necromancer and healer hench with him. Necro does a 65dmg signet so thats why I use 105. It takes awhile to do it but keep using soj and wanding the monk, once you kill him focus on the necro. Then once the necromancer dies you can switch to 55 and with a +4 mending you can just keep casting prot spirit and holy strike to kill xuekao with soj.

@Aryth, it was never nerfed, you attempted the run in an incorrect fashion. If you do not follow the route perfectly, the mob spawns, and he likely dies. You go in the first possible entrance, and pull him with a bow. My assassin can farm him effortlessly in under 3 minutes (the entire run from exit to boss to dead boss).

The daggers do not drop often, so don't complain if you can't get them in only 20 minutes of effort. I can make up to 100k+ on a weekend doing this run. If anyone wants lessons on how to farm him with an assassin, I charge 10k to teach you to get to him, the skill setup, and how to defeat him. If the daggers drop during the service, you may keep them (he will be killed from 3-5 times during the service).

There are guides on how to farm him with an assassin (and I have posted the build that I use), so you by no means must pay for a lesson. It's just something I'm putting out there to help those who are having trouble.

If I'm feeling generous, I may give the customer a free set of Xuekao's Daggers, Chkkr's Pincers, or Kenshi's Butterfly Daggers. It depends on my mood.

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I'll try it again, but I think that the pull is still doable...there's like 4 different spots that you can attempt it from and only one of them works without aggroing the mob to you. The Am Fah still pop, but the boss aggros separately, I'll take a look at it on Tuesday when I have more time.

i hate this. there was an assasin build that could solo him (very difficult, though) that i saw a while back. i used it and killed him at least 30+ times, but i never got his daggers. now they added the new spawns, so i have to find a new spot to farm. this is getting really stupid.

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If you go around the furthest entrence... to the right then up that long walkway, aggro him and pull him back down and out in the grass. Usually you can get him and only his healer and necro guy. With a 105 build you can still take them down it just takes a bit longer if you really want the daggers badly. Once you kill the necromancer you will be able to switch to your -50 focus for less damage. But don't do it before then because of his barbed signet that does 61 damage.

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It's just been discovered that there was a way you can do this that is probably easier than the former fashion. Arcane Echo + Shadow Form.

@Aryth, don't be a jerk to other posters on the forum, it's an optional service. I've had one buyer so far and they already recouped their losses. I'm offering to show something that many people are unfamiliar with (and sharing the technique in writing for free). If they're having trouble with this, they are free to pm me in game and either ask to be shown the run or get the daggers at a reduced price.
**As of Saturday the service is free, I found the archer spawns (cake) but am unsure if I can get past the combined monk and necro spawns**

The offer for the free daggers still remains (jeez, I've given away like 10 sets of these things to friends).

I did this a few days back with 105 hp. Pulled the boss and the healer and necro in his group from the east side and just back up to a hill section. Took 3-4 Shield of Judgements to kill the boss, healer and necro goes down in 2-3. Used a staff btw, attacked the boss for 12-15 damage to slow down the Shadows Refuge. Got the drop in 3 successful runs ^_^

Do u lure the new spawns or do u just charge in with a wammo and kill them all to those that don't use monk primary?

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Can you please answer a noob question - is it possible to farm these daggers with henchies only? (you + 7 henchies, for instance)

Nam Seill - Its impossible to "farm" anything with henchies...Merely BRINGING henchies means its no longer a "Farming" trip lol.

Henchies take your drops - so never use them farming. Your 10+ trips to get the daggers will turn into about 100+ trips.. .

I see. Thank a lot for your response. Now I just need to find an assasin build which can do this alone...

If you wanna farm him just use a standard 55 monk build, only u need 105hp. Personaly, I use Kepkhet's instead of the cesta and the following skill setup.

PS
HB
SoJ
Bonetti's
Blessed Sig
Mending
Balth's Spirit
Essence Bond (or Blessed Aura for making SoJ last longer)

It's still very doable. Just ignore the 4 rangers, agro the boss and there should be no problem. You can also pull him back to the wall after u agro him. The rangers will die soon enough and so will Xuekao.

I solo Xuekao 30+ times and he drop no dagger for me

Thanks for the guide, by the way the 'Strike' you are thinking of is "Stonesoul Strike." Unfortunately, it is pretty impossible to pull him.

Gah, before the nerf i had soloed him around 50 times (no joke) and got 7 of his daggers. Back then people were buying them for 20-30k so i made quite a bit of money, but now a guildie needs one and I needa farm him one. *sigh*

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some of you want a solo assasin build...i posted one about a month ago that i STILL use...she uses 105-135hp its very simple..and you can do this run in a couple of mins.
Let me go find it.....

Remember this was a little over a month ago..so.if som1 else came out with another solo assasin build...there wasnt one then.
anyway..here it is:

I hav been reshearching(SP) factions builds lately, and i hav yet to find a SOLO assasin build!!
Although this ticked me off alot, i did som more reschearch on the skills of assasin, warrior, memser, elemental, ritualist, and ranger. but..you NEED to be a monk(secondary).
monk as secondary is needed.

the build is simple, and flexible on the attack skills.

WEAPONS:
Daggers, max dmg, low req, NEEDS TO BE ZELOUSE!
also, a Enchanting mod helps alot.
heres the skills NEEDED.

Disrupting Stab. If this attack hits, it interrupts target foe's action. If that action was a Spell, it is disabled for 3...9 seconds.


Healing Breeze. For 10 seconds, target ally gains health regeneration of 3-8.



Foxs Fangs. Must follow a lead attack. Fox Fangs cannot be "blocked" or "evaded" and strikes for +10...+18 damage if it hits


Death Blossom. Must follow an off-hand attack. If it hits, Death Blossom strikes target foe for +15...+35 damage and all adjacent foes take 15...35 damage.



Balthazars Spirit. While you maintain this "Enchantment", target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.)



Protective Spirit. For 5-19 seconds, target ally cannot lose more than 10% max health due to damage from a single attack or spell.



Mending. While you maintain this "Enchantment", target ally gains health regeneration of +1-3.



Sharpen Daggers. For 10...30 seconds, all of your critical hits cause bleeding for 5...13 seconds.

Yo might wonder why i use D.stab if it only disables spells, well, I can use D.stab WHEN EVER I WANT. its a lead attack.

the procces of starting is simple, cast mending, and Balth. spirit.
Before going into a battle, cast Prot. Spirit.

While in a battle, energy shouldnt be a problem, but always watch it just in case.

Sadly, i dont have any pictures on the PC that in useing right now, but, ill try to get them in as soon as possible.

I have consistently been able to kill Jade Knights, eles, mesmers, and also, Fah Ma (Mah Fa or w/e) marskman, healers, assasins. and can also be poisoned and continue fighting.

Now for the A. Points:

9 healing
9 prot.
16 dagger.
rest in critical.

Runes:
all sup!
NEEDED.


and no..this build as long as you watch your energy ISNT a problem.
energy is easily built back up with balth spirit and the zelouse dagger tangs.
anyway..hope u like it...i do

Heres a pic i found..i died earlier when i got in the middle of som kirin, wondered if i could solo them...i couldnt

how do u keep his friends from popping up (do u just take the back way in?)