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Old Apr 09, 2008, 10:49 PM // 22:49   #1
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Well I want to run the dungeon in HM with either solo or with another person/hero. I don't want to take a group of heroes or henchmen. I tried it with a 600/smite but they just dont do enough dmg for it to work...

Thanks for any insight
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Old Apr 09, 2008, 11:32 PM // 23:32   #2
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Well I want to run the dungeon in HM with either solo or with another person/hero. I don't want to take a group of heroes or henchmen. I tried it with a 600/smite but they just dont do enough dmg for it to work...

Thanks for any insight
there was a thread I saw it that had a solo Ranger build...
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 12:37 AM // 00:37   #3
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 02:52 PM // 14:52   #4
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wouldn't an obby-sliver-ele w/ mantra of frost and mantra of resolve do it?

Something like:

Earth Magic: 12+1+3
Air Magic: 6
Inspiration Magic: 11

[card]Glyph of Swiftness[/card][card]Obsidian Flesh[/card][card]Stoneflesh Aura[/card][card]Mantra of Frost[/card][card]Mantra of Resolve[/card][card]Arcane Echo[/card][card]Sliver Armor[/card][card]Crystal Wave[/card]
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 03:00 PM // 15:00   #5
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mantra of frost wont reduce the snowball damage, so a snowball will always deal 17 damage...

and no, the snowballs are not spells
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 03:00 PM // 15:00   #6
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The problem comes when you're knocked down, rather than interupted. I dont think mantra of resolve protects against that.
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 03:10 PM // 15:10   #7
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and no, the snowballs are not spells
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Snowball
Actually, they are spells. And I'm not sure if MoF will reduce damage from the spell, but it will give you energy for every hit.
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 03:12 PM // 15:12   #8
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mantra of frost wont reduce the snowball damage, so a snowball will always deal 17 damage...

and no, the snowballs are not spells
I wasn't saying mantra of frost for the damage reduction - only for the energy mgmt and according to the official wiki, Snowball is a spell...

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The problem comes when you're knocked down, rather than interupted. I dont think mantra of resolve protects against that.
Alright, what about switching out [card]Mantra of Resolve[/card] for [card]Ward of Stability[/card]?

To give you this:

[card]Glyph of Swiftness[/card][card]Obsidian Flesh[/card][card]Stoneflesh Aura[/card][card]Mantra of Frost[/card][card]Ward of Stability[/card][card]Arcane Echo[/card][card]Sliver Armor[/card][card]Crystal Wave[/card]
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 05:43 PM // 17:43   #9
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[card]Stone Striker[/card][card]Mantra of Earth[/card][card]Stoneflesh Aura[/card][card]Glyph of Renewal[/card][card]Ward of Stability[/card][card]Sliver Armor[/card][card]teinai's Crystals[/card][card]Crystal Wave[/card]
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I've used this build with success. You'll need an earth shield, and probably some runes (ala glint/glacial builds). Run takes about 3-4 minutes. (used to take 1-2). you'll get a gold or two and a monk tome every 2-3 runs
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Old Apr 10, 2008, 06:23 PM // 18:23   #10
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I still don't understand why not, instead of using all those damage reduction spells, use Obby flesh? Unless it's absolutely necessary to keep up Ward of Stability 100%
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Old Apr 13, 2008, 08:43 PM // 20:43   #11
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Ok - I tried the build posted by simple farmer - I can farm the first groups successfully, but the two snowmen standing behind the huge snowballs that roll down the hill are able to knock me down/interrupt me whether I have Mantra of Resolve or Ward of Stability up... I'm not sure what's going on...

Is this build intended to farm the first 2 groups only?
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Old Apr 13, 2008, 09:53 PM // 21:53   #12
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wouldn't an obby-sliver-ele w/ mantra of frost and mantra of resolve do it?

Something like:

Earth Magic: 12+1+3
Air Magic: 6
Inspiration Magic: 11

[card]Glyph of Swiftness[/card][card]Obsidian Flesh[/card][card]Stoneflesh Aura[/card][card]Mantra of Frost[/card][card]Mantra of Resolve[/card][card]Arcane Echo[/card][card]Sliver Armor[/card][card]Crystal Wave[/card]
Mantras cancel... Both stances.
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Old Apr 13, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13   #13
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Is this build intended to farm the first 2 groups only?
Yeah 1st 2 groups only. It's faster to take a full party for chest rewards and points.

If you were looking for golds and tomes, it's most efficient to solo (no hero) the 1st 2 groups.

Here's my theory on farming it (& farming in general).
1man ele = 50 min
1man ranger = 20min (slower than full party HM, but way better drops)
So obviously go with the ranger.

to get the same number of drops as the ranger (I know it's not linear), you'd need to have a build faster than:
1man = 20 min
2man = 10 min.
3man = 6.67 min, After which you can't even run it that fast...

So as it stands the ranger build is extremely fast for the party size and well worth the extra minutes it takes to complete in HM.
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Old Apr 13, 2008, 11:25 PM // 23:25   #14
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this build is for the first 2 groups
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Old Apr 14, 2008, 12:58 PM // 12:58   #15
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Ok so I'm trying to figure out why a E/Me Vaettir farming build using Mantra of Frost instead of Mantra of Earth isn't working... it works great for the first two groups that do not have any interrupts/knockdowns. If all snowballs (including Mega Snowball) are spells according to the official wiki, why doesn't obby flesh protect you? And since mega snowball is a knockdown, not an interrupt, why is it a ward of stability STILL won't protect you?? I can't figure out why, logically, a obby/stoneflesh/mantra of frost/ward of stabilty build won't work in there to clear the whole dungeon...

can anyone shed some light?

**EDIT** Apparently it is the Mischievous Snowmen that do it... the Hidden Rock causes daze and knockdown and it is considered a glyph as opposed to a spell... that would do it.
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Old Apr 15, 2008, 02:45 PM // 14:45   #16
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A snowman-build actually existsf or your ele... in an official german forum.

(it's #35)

http://guildwars-forum.onlinewelten....d.php?t=143219
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