New Patch = New Forge Running Build?

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lol use balths arua and they'll run away Balthazars aura uses 25 energy as I tried it once on my Warrior in Kryta some use the healing breeze.

Go ANET nerf the runners hehe. But, really ANET if you'll just lock the south door to Beacons Perch it will stop a whole lot of running since people will have to be ascended then to get to Droknars and finish the whole game. That means being able to get in groups that will let them in at such low levels to even get to Droks. hehe That also means they'll need or will buy another suit of armor thus using up more resources from us gathering players at Lions Arch. I'm all for that ANET do it! Actually this will not stop very many runners. Lornars is simply a proving ground to judge your skill from. Sure there is money to be made running it but not the kind of money that I want to make. There are many different runs and reasons to run in this game. Droks is not the only one.

If however anet does nerf it I will have to brush up on a solo of dragons lair so I can get people from ascalon to beacons the long way and make even more money. So go ahead petition for a nerf. A nerf will knock off all of the budding runners for awhile and give me and my friends more business.

Actually this will not stop very many runners. Lornars is simply a proving ground to judge your skill from. Sure there is money to be made running it but not the kind of money that I want to make. There are many different runs and reasons to run in this game. Droks is not the only one.

If however anet does nerf it I will have to brush up on a solo of dragons lair so I can get people from ascalon to beacons the long way and make even more money. So go ahead petition for a nerf. A nerf will knock off all of the budding runners for awhile and give me and my friends more business. Thas fine, that will be a longgggg solo through Dragons Lair, so you won't be making the kind of money you are now with the run from Beacons to Droks. People aren't going to pay that kind of money. Good Luck I personally would enjoy seeing you solo through it.

Thas fine, that will be a longgggg solo through Dragons Lair, so you won't be making the kind of money you are now with the run from Beacons to Droks. People aren't going to pay that kind of money. Good Luck I personally would enjoy seeing you solo through it. In reality I dont make much from Droks....I make much more from other runs. I was just posting here to try and help out fellow and beggining runners. I also appreciate the others that are passing out advise and tips on Droks. The Lornars section is the hardest run in the game IMO so the more knowlege on it the better for all of us that use running as a means to an end. I will work on the solo this week....could be a fun challenge...almost positive I wont get the bonus though.

Ironically, I tried all of the new builds out there for running and ended up going back to my old standby which worked just fine pre-patch.

Tactics - 15 (when using HoD helm, 16 with my Ascalon Helm) (+3 sup Rune)
Strength - 11 (+1 Minor Rune)
Healing - 8

Superior Vigor
Major Absorption
Minor Strength
Superior Tactics

Full Plate,
Knights Boots,
Malinons Shield (-2, +45 Enchanted),
Sword +5 Armor
Switch between Ascalon helm and HoD Helm

Heal Sig
Mending
Shielding Hands (this one is pretty useless, I should replace it with a hex remover since the only time I used it I died)
Endure Pain
Mend Ailment
Sprint
Charge {E}
Balanced Stance

I have found a couple of things important when running.

1. Timing is EVERYTHING! Never, ever hit balanced stance and immediately hit charge. Be patient, wait until you actually need the charge. Same thing with endure pain, only hit it if you actually find yourself getting to around 50% health in a nasty situation.
2. Spawn is more important than almost anything else. I will be successful when I run, but sometimes I will die 2 or 3 times in lornars due to a bad spawn or chaser wurms. I have had wurms chase me all the way to the ice golem hill and there is no way I could have survived that.
3. Mending can be your friend. It depends on the situation. There are times that the energy is more important than mending. Practice and you will be in good shape.

(sub note, I have found that the best overall lornars spawns I have received seem shitty to start because the avicara are sitting right outside of beacons with the first group of imps and pinesouls. But later on I have found the spawn to be aggreeable.)

My final note is that I still have trouble with Heretics. They are nasty sob's but again note that I don't have a hex remover in this build and will be adding one.

I hope this helps someone run!

Good luck I added smite hex in place of shielding hands and that has been much more successful.

Though I did die several times in Lornars tonight. The spawn really makes all the difference. There are a few spawns that it is just impossible to get by. Once I get clear of cave though I have not died a single time.

I started doing tandem runs and those are extremely simple.

any maps of this run? i really want to get my warrior into forge running, but i don't know if im running the right way.....sounds silly i know but i think i took a wrong turn n ran through about 30+ summits...ouch. I have the HoD helm..looks like i have to get another SEVEN HELMS! ......... i tried that game amp guide to it...didnt work... has a final build been decided? I have a map but I cannot share it. It is a map from my guild sorry. Best I can say is that you run from zone to zone in the shortest possible way. The only exception is the zone leading to Rankor (last one before Rankor to Droks). I hang the Right side almost all the way there but that is also a very easy portion of the run. Lornar's is easy to figure out...just look at any map and take the shortest route zone to zone.

As far as a final build goes I think that can be debated until you stop playing Guild Wars. I have listed the available choices for you. This is as easy as it gets for creating a build. Don't forget to distribute your points. My other suggestions are getting a +health sword and shield, get whatever vig and abs rune you can afford, and make sure you get the Lt. Helm and have dmg reduction armor. This is as close as I could get to running it for you.

Here is the Core Skill Build:

Heal Sig
Sprint
Charge {E}
Balanced Stance
Endure Pain

If anyone disagrees with that then they are in the extreme minority. That is not to say it can't be done. When picking your remaining skills consider Healing, Condition Removal, and Hex Removal. The monk skills seem to be a matter of preferance though some choices are better than others. I have put stars by the more popular choices. I do not recomend them all personally but you should give everything a try to find out what fits your style.

Here are your Monk Skill Choices:

Mending*
Holy Vail*
Purge Conditions*
Contemplation of Purity*
Remove Hex*
Smite Hex*
Shielding Hands
Signet of Judgement (hate this idea but included for others)
Purge Signet (never used it but it is listed)

Here are your Ranger Choices:

Escape
Dodge
Escape {E} (you will lose the option for balanced stance + charge)
Storm Chaser

Here are your Ele choices:
Armor of Mist
Mist Form {E} (you will lose the option for balanced stance + charge)
Windborne Speed

I don't run Droks with any of the above class combos except W/Mo. If you would like to add ideas or suggested skill choices please do. If you have insight to running the Forge with other class combos please share.

I don't run Droks with any of the above class combos except W/Mo. If you would like to add ideas or suggested skill choices please do. If you have insight to running the Forge with other class combos please share. I think you can run with other classes but the W/MO has endured the test of time and is extremely effective. Thanks to practice and Learning to recognize the spawns I probably make it 9 out of 10 times on the first shot. I still have the occassional moron death in the troll cave after grenths if they are clogging the cave, but the run is so easy from Grenths you can do it with 45% dp.

I have also discovered that I can run the forge just as efficiently with major absorb and major vigor instead of sup. I know this because I bought 15k glads (Ihave been running in plate) to get the extra energy but I didn't want to salvage my plate (and risk losing the rune) or spend 140k on the two new runes so I just bought major. For the most part it seems that the extra 6 energy I get is much more important than the damage reduction or the extra 9 health.

The forge is actually a pretty easy run (I know it doesn't seem that way for some of you, just practice and it will).

A real challenge is the entire shiverpeaks tour. I soloed that the other day from Forge - Camp Rankor - Warcamp - Citadel - Copperhammer - Iron Mines - Grotto. That is a rough one.

There are places the forge skillset won't work well and you have to change out a couple of them.

Anyway, if you ever need a run somewhere my guild runs just about anywhere in the game.

Oh, last but not least a special thanks to Me NoFat for his posts in "Lornar's Spawns Suck".

Great post and very useful.

Oh, last but not least a special thanks to Me NoFat for his posts in "Lornar's Spawns Suck".

Great post and very useful. No Problem Just wish I could get some more input to finish and verify all of the spawns...I know some of it is incorrect but the idea is there and I am sure that it can all be worked out over time.