Curse

Sneale. · Sep 03, 2006, 04:56 PM // 16:56

This build seems to be as effective as a normal spider farmer but can be much safer.

Skills

Sword build
Dragon Slash {e}
Galrath Slash
Silverwing Slash
Final Thrust
Resilient Weapon
Dolyak Signet
Healing Signet
Sprint

Axe build
Cleave {e}
Penetrating Chop
Cyclone Axe
Executioners Strike
Resilient Weapon
Dolyak Signet
Healing Signet
Sprint

Attr Points
Sword / Axe = 11 + 2 + 1
Restoration = 8
Strength = 9 + 1
Tactics = 8 + 1

Equipment
I wear glads armor, any old sword with 15^50 and a Geoffers Bulwark, and a stance shield for running. Longbow for pulling too.

Usage
I'm assuming a lot of you know how to run to the first group of driftwood, but if not here is the brief paragraph of doing so found on guildwiki...

Quote:

From the starting point in the Fissure head south, hugging the wall to your right. A group of several Shadow creatures will be in your way. With luck, you can slip past them without aggroing them. If not just keep running till you are right in the middle of them, then use Sprint. Continue up the ledge roughly to the southeast. A group of Shadow Warriors and Shadow Monks will approach from the front. If you didn't aggro the first group or have already broken aggro, you can wait in a small recess in the wall to the southwest until the second group has come to a halt on the ledge above the path. You can use this pause to heal, if necessary. If there is still something chasing you, just sprint on.

As you pass the second group, a hidden Shadow Beast will pop from the ground. This will also aggro the second group, even if you already cleared it. If you didn't take a break earlier, after clearing the first group, Sprint will run out about now and you will have several mobs following you. Do not panic, just keep running straight to the west until Sprint is recharged. Now you should be far enough so that just activating Sprint will instantly break aggro with anything that is still behind you and the mobs will return to their initial position.

You should be in a relatively wide, open area now, with a small mountain south of you. Further from the south, beyond this mountain, three groups of shadow creatures will approach from a pass in the mountainside. Wait behind the mountain for them to clear the pass, but do not wait too long, as one of those groups will circle around the mountain and come at you from the east. The other two groups should disappear roughly to the northwest.

As soon as the way is open, use Sprint to run down the passage in the mountainside, which will lead you to the shore.

Ok. Now for the monsters.

Driftwood
Cast rw and dolyak and start beating them, using all attacks when you can. Healsig when you need to, but you shouldnt need to that much. Keep up rw all the time and use sprint as much as possible to get the most out of the stance shield. Use bow for pulling if in a crowd of skales.

WARNING: Ok some of you think I'll suck for saying this build about now but this cant tank 6 driftwood, so I'd be careful.

Dryders
Cast Resilient Weapon and build up adrenaline by attacking. Healsig when needed and then start using attacks to prematurely end the dmg hex. It should be down in no time. If its in a crowd of skales, use the longbow for pulling

Ancient Skales
If you think you can kill this, oh you are wrong. If you HAVE to get into aggro cast rw and sprint, switching to your stance shield, finding a safespot where you've broke aggro.

Spideys
These should be really easy. Just try to keep up rw and Dolyak, and switch to the bulwark for extra armor. rw should destroy any degen they try to deal you so this should be giving you more time to attack and less time healing. Remember to use a longbow for pulling if you aren't to confident in multi-aggroing spiders. Another thing. Eventually if you keep up rw for long enough your energy will start to die out, so just take a deep breath, and re-cast when you have your 10 energy back.

Order of attacking Skills
Galrath Slash -> Silverwing Slash -> Dragon Slash -> Galrath -> Silverwing -> Final Thrust, but you can use final before if the enemy's heath is low...

Variants: Silverwing / Galrath can be swapped with Watch Yourself if you need extra armor. Also Watch Yourself can replace dolyak signet, but remember to boost up tactics and let down strength then. Bonneti's Defense for Galrath / Silverwing Slash is also useful for energy management.

Before ppl say "omg racthoh's build p00ns urs", I am aware that some aspects of it does "p00n", for example the run there on his build is probably safer. But I believe when it comes to the spiders the resilient weapon skill can be really effective.

Ima Hob0 · Sep 03, 2006, 06:00 PM // 18:00

hmmm. interesting. sounds doable. i might try it

Sneale. · Sep 04, 2006, 06:38 AM // 06:38

Thanks.

Anyone else with comments please?

no damage tank · Sep 04, 2006, 06:44 AM // 06:44

2 words. videos. screenshots.

WiLdFiRe111 · Sep 04, 2006, 08:40 AM // 08:40

Haha, yes. I have to try this, spiders give me the youknowwhats.