Curse

Not So Noob · Feb 23, 2009, 05:15 AM // 05:15

Their are many builds used to hard mode Old Ascalon, and I have found that this one is perhaps the quickest and easiest. The skills that are used are
(N) means necessary, and (E) means elite

Skills:

Riptose
Hundred Blades (E)
Bonettis Defense(N)
Galrath Slash
Dolyak Signet (N)
Healing Signet (or you can use healing breeze)
Life Vicariously
Mending (N)

Attributes:

These can differ, but here is what I use

Healing-8
Strength-3
Tactics-7+1
Swordsmanship-MAX+3

Weapons:
I use a perfect sundering elemental sword of fortitude that is 15^50, and a shield with -2 physical damage in a stance and +30 health.

Armor:
I just use elite gladiators armor and an elite dragon helmet.

What you can get from here:
Dyes, tomes, rare weapons, good chests,lots of lockpicks and gold.

How to get there:

Well obviously you need hard mode which can be unlocked by completing every mission in prophecies. Next you will have to spawn at Sardelac Sanitarium and go outside. Next cast mending then life vicariously. You should be looking like this at this point,

Now you need to go to the nearest hulking group and first cast hundred blades, riptose,dolyak, bonettis, and repeat. If your health ever gets low cast healing signet (or breeze) then put bonettis. If you are new to this, you should definetely use breeze because it is quicker.

Lastly do keep in mind that bosses often make it more difficult (especially flint touchstone) so try to avoid them or take them on with low groups of elementals.

Thank you for taking intrest into this build, and happy farming!

**Marty Silverblade** · Feb 23, 2009, 08:10 AM // 08:10

The build is a generic hulk killer, so not much to say about that. Sundering on swords sucks though. Vamp provides better damage.

Not So Noob · Feb 23, 2009, 04:01 PM // 16:01

The part about this build that I love is how much you can customize it for your own use, but like you said vampiric might be better here since you have mending.

Wnx Mreslayer · Feb 23, 2009, 06:12 PM // 18:12

A good build but i prefer my Glad's Defense farm... it uses only Prophs/Core skills like yours and has no problems against: Hulks (Most i've managed is 11 a at a time), Bosses(doable even with another 4 hulking on you), Grawls(as long as theyre away from their monks), Gargoyles (1 at a time), Aloe Seeds (1-2 at a time depending how good you are at using the build)... On average kill 2 foes per minute in HM... Aim is to destroy hulks but i mentioned the others because they can crop up and sometimes effect the "farm"...

[For Great Justice!][Gladiator's Defense][Deadly Riposte][Riposte][Dolyak Signet][Watch Yourself!][Healing Signet][Healing Breeze]

Swordsmanship: 11
Tactics: 11
Strength: 10
Healing Prayers: 3

Runes: Minor Strength (Head), Superior Absorb (Chest), Superior Vigor (Feet), Vitae (Legs + Hands)
Insignias: 5 x Radiant

Weapon: Zealous Mod, Inscrip: Dance with Death (+15% Damage while in Stance) of Shelter (Armor +7 vs. physical)
Shield: Inscription: Not the face (Armor +10 vs. blunt dmg.) of Endurance (+45 Health in stance)

Usage:
Spam fgj, glads defense, ripostes, dolyaks sig, watch yourself, use healing sig + breeze to maintain health above 50%.

Drops:
Same as yours... worthy to mention a crapload of granite is dropped from elementals (y)

lols

Much <3

WNxMrESlayer

Not So Noob · Feb 23, 2009, 08:52 PM // 20:52

Ya, I get around 40-70 granite per run, and it can be sold for around 160-200g at a material trader. Also I have used the gladiators defense build, it's good, but I wanted to make a build for Old Ascalon Hard Mode that didn't use Gladiators Defense, and used Hundred Blades instead.

Wnx Mreslayer · Feb 23, 2009, 09:57 PM // 21:57

Mmm fair enough... Btw its worth taking the time to sell to other players... 5.2k per stack of granite is the going price i believe (y)

Much <3

WNxMrESlayer

Not So Noob · Feb 24, 2009, 12:28 AM // 00:28

Thanks for telling me that! I can get a lot more money now!

cellardweller · Feb 24, 2009, 01:49 AM // 01:49

Try something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQD_XpO11Xk.

Obviously that video predates the update to HB, but the same principle works with tripple chop.

A couple of tips with your current build though:
1) Use an elemental weapon - it cuts straight through their +20vs physical armour and will significantly speed up your run
2) Run knights insignias and a -3/x shield - having all damage reduced by 8 makes a huge difference and will free up 2-3 of your "staying alive" slots and let you slip in more offence and/or aggro more.

MisterB · Feb 24, 2009, 02:05 AM // 02:05

Shield should be a -2, +45(enchanted) if you're going to maintain an enchantment. After looking at the OP again, I see you only have 8 Tactics. Standard requirement for max shields is 9, although max shields with 8 or even 7 do exist. Your shield is req.9 Strength, and you have 3, meaning you lose 8 armor. [[Mending] is utterly useless here. [[Vigorous Spirit] would be far more efficient, but you could probably drop that healing slot altogether considering the paltry effect of Mending, and add more damage.
@poster with [Dolyak Signet][Watch Yourself]: armor cap.

Not So Noob · Feb 24, 2009, 03:13 AM // 03:13

Im uploading a video now, sadly I had no light so I could not see what skills I was casting, and I lagged. None the less, it shows you how to use the build.

EDIT: Sorry guys video wont upload to youtube for some reason and im to lazy to make another.

Use the edit button instead of double posting - Marty

Lourens · Feb 24, 2009, 08:32 AM // 08:32

This is sooo unoriginal try the search button > Click Almost same build but then for axes and its been around for like almost 4 years (replace triple for [[gladiator's defense]) or for swords they used the prenerf [[hundred blades] with some ripostes if i remember correctly

kosh · Feb 27, 2009, 09:44 PM // 21:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lourens

This is sooo unoriginal try the search button > Click Almost same build but then for axes and its been around for like almost 4 years (replace triple for [[gladiator's defense]) or for swords they used the prenerf [[hundred blades] with some ripostes if i remember correctly

u do, it was used mainly to farm griffons and minotaurS outside augry rock. that was before the GREAT griffons nerf and all