Ungues of the Oni W/Mo solo farm

Well, since no one else has posted one I figure I will. This is a difficult farm, even I fail at it a lot, so it isn't for those new to farming. It takes concentration, so if you can't concentrate this probably isn't the farm for you =)

Let's get started...

The Attributes:
Healing Prayers 8
Strength 9+3=12
Axe Mastery 9+1=10
Tactics 10+3+1=14

The Build:
Gladiator's Defense {E}
Cyclone Axe
Dolyak Signet
Bonetti's Defense
Sprint
Vigorous Spirit
Live Vicariously
Mending

My Gear:
End game Dragoncrest Axe green
Merki's Gaze: health +30, dmg -2 while enchanted, req. 9 str.
Glads armor with a sup tactics and sup strength

To start off, you must run from Leviathan Pits, through Gyala Hatchery, to Rhea's Crater to the bridge where the Oni spawn. Now for the difficult part... you must now put up Live Vicariously and Vigorous Spirit BEFORE YOU ENGAGE (this is very important, because they cast Shadow Shroud, very annoying). Once you aggro them and they reach you throw up Dolyak Signet and keep it up the duration of the fight because they like to knock you over if it isn't up. The whole point to the Superior Strength rune is to make this skill give more armor and make it last longer. As soon as they have all circled you, put up Gladiator's Defense and you should start to see their health drop fast. Keep using Cyclone axe to build up adrenaline and to heal yourself. Once Gladiator's Defense ends, put up Bonetti's Defense in order to keep yourself alive until the next Gladiator's Defense. Also, make sure to keep up Vigorous Spirit in between their casts of Shadow Shroud. After the 2nd Gladiator's Defense, generally 1-2 are dead and its usually simple from there as long as you keep repeating everything. Once you kill the entire group, let your energy regen and get up your enchants so you can engage the next group that pops up. I warn you, this is a difficult farm to do. It would probably be much faster and safer if you 2-manned with an SS necro or something. Screenshot below of the dropped item, notice my DP so even I die a lot =P


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I hope you found this useful. Enjoy the farm =)

A Rt/Me can solo this much easier, IMO.

Yup i agree but not everyone uses rits so this is an alternative

Quote: Originally Posted by Zephro

Quote: Originally Posted by TadaceAce

The Rt build is in the New Items thread.
I usually kill two groups of 1Warrior+2Sins before the Oni.
Only thing that kills me if the Assassins disrupt Khanhei, which happens fairly regularly.

Quote: Originally Posted by Zephro

just how many oni spawn there?? If it is around 4... they can be soloed relatively easily with an all stance build. I've been using that to slaughter oni at zos chivros channel(explorable)

what lvl are the oni?

They are lvl28

Nice build, almost the same as I use

Quote: Originally Posted by ibex333

Quote: The Rt build is in the New Items thread.
I usually kill two groups of 1Warrior+2Sins before the Oni.
Only thing that kills me if the Assassins disrupt Khanhei, which happens fairly regularly. Actually thats easily avoided. I took out one of the not so important ritualist spells for mantra of resolve, and when I need to use the second Khanhei, I hit both the resolve and the Khanhei at the sametime. Fixes any interrupt problems.

Yeah, Mantra makes this run cake now.
Silly me for not thinking of it. Doh.

somehow i cant kill the oni.. only the first two die and the rest is still at 60%health and keeps healing themselves
Is this new or does this build still work for you?
(guess i have to get my ritu there during the next days)

Build I use myself:

Strength 15
Tactics 16
Axe rest

And I use 2 sup runes.

Skills:
Gladiator's defense
Bonetti's defense
Sprint
Dolyak signet
Healing signet
Cyclone axe
Whirlwind
"On your knees!"

Zealous axe of defense and crimson carapace shield.

Basically you just use whirlwind to recharge gladiator's. Takes a bit training since they (Onis) use refuge every now and then and you're screwed pretty badly if you burn your adrenaline then. Moreover I enter from Seafarer's rest and get killed there. Makes it getting there a bit easier.

Quote: Originally Posted by Karmaniac

Whirlwind will knock down the Oni's, and "On Your Knees!" recharges all your stances if there are any knocked down foes in the area. Can give you constant Glad's Defense, which is brilliant.

I tried the OP's build, found I took too much damage and didn't have sufficient healing.

Would replacing Glad Def with Triple Chop be viable?

By the way, the run there... Is hell. Could you post a map of the route you take? Rhea's is seriously hellish.

Thanks much, very appreciated.

Quote: Originally Posted by Loshi

Doable with my Cultist farming build... which just proves that anything with weak healing is solo'able given enough time, space and poison...

Fairly intimidating...


but they don't chase you forever, and poison gets them in the end...


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