Curse

Chuck Norris · Apr 24, 2007, 09:14 AM // 09:14

Monk/Mesmer

Attributes:

Smite:12+3+1
Divine: 10+3+1(Switch headpiece to cast Blessed Aura)
Protection: 8+3

Skills:

Protective Spirit
Shield of Absorption
Spirit Bond
Shield of Judgment
Arcane Echo
Blessed Signet
Balthazars Spirit
Blessed Aura

Equipment:

You can use either +Health or +Energy armor, make sure the armor is Infused. It is possible to do the run without Infused armor, but makes the run much more difficult. I use only 3 pieces of Infused armor because I am too lazy to do another infuse run. I also use a 20% enchanting sword and +30hp offhand, req really doesn't make a difference, I am using a Healing req offhand(don't ask why

) and I still have no issues with energy.

Runes:

Superior Smite
Superior Protection
Superior Divine(swap headpiece for blessed aura)
Any Vigor rune and runes of vitae/attunement

The Run:

Cast Balth's Spirit then swap headpiece to your +4 Divine and put up Blessed Aura at the start(make sure to change back to the Smite headpiece). Wait for the group of Mursaat to chase the dwarf fellow then run in and wait for the 2 groups of Jade to be close enough to aggro (watch out for the group of 3 Mursaat behind the right group of Jades, sometimes they will aggro too if the Jade are too close to them).

Before you run in cast Prot Spirit>SoA>Spirit Bond>Arcane Echo>SoJ and move in. Just as SoA is about to expire throw up Spirit Bond to cover the downtime (make sure Spectral Agony doesn't do +60 damage or Spirit Bond may expire too early). Recast SoA and Spirit Bond to keep your health topped up. There is a very small window of opportunity to throw up your Echoed SoJ(3 or so seconds), your cast order once you have aggroed the 6 Jade's should be PS>Spirit Bond>SoA>Spirit Bond>PS>Spirit Bond>SoA>Echoed SoJ(if that made any sense kudos to you

). In other words, cast the Echoed SoJ immediately after you cast SoA for the second time, if you miss SoJ it isn't the end of the world, just pull back a bit so the patrol of Mursaat don't aggro you. Once the 2 groups of Jade are dead, move on to the final group.

Rinse and repeat here, missing echo here will only slow down the run slightly, 50% of the time I miss the Echoed SoJ here because I stop paying attention. There you have it, an easy build and the possibility of getting Mursaat Hornbows and Hammers.

Enjoy

*Updated with screenshot of loot*

That was from about 1 hour of farming, I would say that 2 Mursaat Hornbows and 1 Mursaat Hammer would be reason enough to farm here.

Roshi_ikkyu · Apr 24, 2007, 09:32 AM // 09:32

and the drops are like?

is that 12 characters

Chuck Norris · Apr 24, 2007, 10:57 AM // 10:57

As I said in my first post, Mursaat hammers and hornbows drop here, in the past 3 or so hours I have had a gold hornbow and hammer drop for me. Also get a lot of grape/gold armors. Not bad for a run that only takes 2-3 minutes to complete.

Roshi_ikkyu · Apr 24, 2007, 11:46 AM // 11:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Norris

As I said in my first post, Mursaat hammers and hornbows drop here, in the past 3 or so hours I have had a gold hornbow and hammer drop for me. Also get a lot of grape/gold armors. Not bad for a run that only takes 2-3 minutes to complete.

All you said in the first post was it was possible to get Mursaat hornbows and hammer.

The more infor about the loot the better.

Crazyvietguy · Apr 24, 2007, 09:43 PM // 21:43

So this only works on the jade?

If so, not bad. Should be fun to test.

Ole Man Bourbon · Apr 24, 2007, 10:16 PM // 22:16

Thanks. I'm using 105 HP and an offhand +1 Smiting and it's working well.

Ravengar Silvertree · Apr 24, 2007, 10:33 PM // 22:33

Nice, I'm gonna have to do some of this, I need some Mursaat hammers...

As a shameless plug, look out for some HM guides coming from me very soon. :P

Clinically Proven · Apr 25, 2007, 01:53 AM // 01:53

Nice guide Dk, now I'll have to get an Elite monk tome for SoJ

Healing Noobz · Apr 25, 2007, 02:23 AM // 02:23

thks man sup vigor first run

ca_aok · Apr 25, 2007, 02:28 AM // 02:28

Couldn't you use serpent's quickness instead of arcane echo? It solves a few problems, namely the awkward window of opportunity to cast the second copy.

Chuck Norris · Apr 25, 2007, 03:05 AM // 03:05

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Originally Posted by ca_aok

Couldn't you use serpent's quickness instead of arcane echo? It solves a few problems, namely the awkward window of opportunity to cast the second copy.

It is possible, but the Jade Hammers have Wild Blow and may remove Serpents Quickness before you can get up SoJ. Last night while playing I figured if you cast Spirit Bond>SoJ>SoA that Spirit Bond will cover the downtime of SoA for long enough that you can cast the echoed SoJ. But either way I am sure that SQ and Arcane Echo are both effective ways of keeping SoJ up.

Mesmer in Need · Apr 25, 2007, 03:50 AM // 03:50

Great Build. A mursaat hornbow/hammer would look great in my collection.

IllusiveMind · Apr 25, 2007, 04:54 AM // 04:54

Nice, but I got to get used to the Spirit Bond 10 hits nerf

Roshi_ikkyu · Apr 25, 2007, 01:26 PM // 13:26

Roshi Ikkyu of Roshi Ikkyu farming services fully supports this farming location and build!

But I can make it better, Ferverborn Staff. its almost perfect for farming this location in hard mode.
but it could be harder for some since, it HSC, it does once in a while fool u into thinking your SoJ is going to run out, making you waste the echoed SoJ.

Idiot · Apr 25, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Can SoA be replaced by anything that isnt from NF like shielding hands? I dont have NF =(

warpedheat101 · Apr 25, 2007, 03:45 PM // 15:45

just cast soj then halfway through cast hit serpants

works just fine

Skyi · Apr 25, 2007, 04:10 PM // 16:10

with this build can you kill mursaat elementalist and mesmer ?

David Spooky · Apr 25, 2007, 04:20 PM // 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyi

with this build can you kill mursaat elementalist and mesmer ?

No, that's why the title reads "Jade Farming" and not "Mursaat Farming."

Love the build, when I get back on thrusday I'm gonna tear the ring a new one.

Side note: Anyone notice the trader running out of minor runes? xD

Skyi · Apr 25, 2007, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Spooky

No, that's why the title reads "Jade Farming" and not "Mursaat Farming."

Love the build, when I get back on thrusday I'm gonna tear the ring a new one.

Side note: Anyone notice the trader running out of minor runes? xD

so a standard 55 soj monk with infused armor works well

20 runs, 1 gold rune

Jade Zephyr · Apr 25, 2007, 05:42 PM // 17:42

Im getting pwned by Devastating Hammer