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Apr 03, 2006, 08:23 AM // 08:23
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Profession: R/Me
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Icey Dragon Sword Farming - Still Possible?
Ok, probably a stupid question, but some of my guildies want an IDS Sword, so I decided sure, i'm a W/Mo with every secondary unlocked i'll try it. I switched to W/Me and already had Elemental Resistance.
I do the first part, and no sweat. do the second part with the path to the north.. no problem.. then.. i get to the cave.... I'm staring at 3 or so Ice Imps, and about 6 Avicara... i decide why not.. i made it this far.. so i pull the avicara thinkin.. oh.. these guys will be easy... One of them puts Ineptitude on me, not paying attention i swing and get hit for 135, and blinded.. also have fragility on so my health is going down quite fast along with being attacked.. i sprint out of there. and i have 1 hp.. from degen.. then fragility ends and i take 17 damage.. killing me.. so.. has this place been nerfed lately? or have i just gotten 2 horrible spawns in a row.. last time i tried there was only a Ice Golem or a Mountain Troll with the ice imps. btw.. The Guide I'm following is: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=97778 |
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Apr 03, 2006, 09:07 AM // 09:07
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Communistwealth of Virginia
Guild: Uninstalled
Profession: W/Mo
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It's completely random. Sometimes there are chickens hanging out with the Imps, sometimes there aren't. When you get a bad spawn, you can try pulling the Imps away with a longbow and hope to kill them without aggroing the birds, but that usually doesn't work. Personally, I just die and rezone to save time. It's VERY easy to work off DP out there (something I discovered the other day and just haven't bothered to post yet
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Apr 03, 2006, 01:11 PM // 13:11
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Profession: R/Me
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hmmm someone at arenanet must hate me then lol.
attempts: 10 ice imps killed: 0 ......lol.... first attempt: get there, and theres avicara. second attempt: get there, and theres avicara. third attempt: avicara..... forth attempt: Moutain Troll... forget to switch armor and die lol. fifth attempt: big swarm of heretics before the portal. sixth attempt: heretics before portal. seventh attempt: avicara... eighth attempt: elementalist boss.... ninth attempt: necro boss with an avicara that chases me all the way to the ice imps... little bastard hated me.. lol. tenth attempt: heretics..... not bad... 10 tries.. 1 "possible" farm run... lol. just a question.... but is this normal?... lol.. 2 Ice Golems... 1 Mountain Troll, group of avicara that i managed to deaggro (using sprint).. and 3 avicara chasing me from the blue circle to almost the boss after the giants indicated by the green arrow....? Last edited by Replicant; Apr 03, 2006 at 01:44 PM // 13:44.. |
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Apr 03, 2006, 01:43 PM // 13:43
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Guild: Stars of Destiny
Profession: E/
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Note that just because there are avicara doesn't mean there will be the mesmer avicara with them. Sometimes you will just get braves and fierces, other times you may get an ardent or two thrown in. I think it has something to do with which boss is in that area, but not positive on that.
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Apr 03, 2006, 04:22 PM // 16:22
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Profession: R/Me
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thanks for the replies guys, just went there with a guildie, he did die as hes R/Mo and we had to run into the Ice Imps to deaggro the birds. (thus the Ice Imps and Ice Golem aggroed him insted of me)
he managed to keep the Ice Golem on him & Rust so I was able to finish off the ice golem and then the ice imps. No IDS for the run, but had fun doin it. Last edited by Replicant; Apr 04, 2006 at 12:51 AM // 00:51.. |
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Apr 03, 2006, 07:52 PM // 19:52
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Jan 2006
Guild: LI
Profession: Mo/W
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hey, just a supid question: do ice imps outside marhans grotto drop IDS also? or does it drop inly in the cave in mineral springs?
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Apr 03, 2006, 08:54 PM // 20:54
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2006
Profession: R/
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I think it's only in cave
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Apr 05, 2006, 12:37 PM // 12:37
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Academy Page
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mississagua, Ontario, Canada
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Hmmm everyone has seemed to have trouble with the elementalist boss, when i encounter him I put up ele resistance and use charge, quite simple ^^.
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Apr 05, 2006, 02:02 PM // 14:02
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Nov 2005
Guild: Le Seraph
Profession: E/
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Apr 05, 2006, 02:09 PM // 14:09
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Not far from Elite
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Profession: W/
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why are u using "Distracting Blow" j/w? i thought of trying that skill also
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Apr 05, 2006, 02:44 PM // 14:44
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Feb 2006
Guild: The Nocturne's Dream
Profession: W/
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I haven't been having trouble getting to the imps so much as I've been having trouble getting an ids to drop. I haven't gotten a single IDS in the last 4 times I killed Ice Imps. My build is:
Desperation Blow Dolyak Signet Defy Pain Watch Yourself Healing Signet Elemental Resistance Endure Pain Sprint What do you think of this build? |
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Apr 05, 2006, 02:58 PM // 14:58
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Academy Page
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: UNI
Profession: W/E
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Quote:
Dolyak + Desperation Blow is a must have! as Healing Signet of course! I prefer having 2 speed boosts, Charge+Sprint so you can chain those two skills and keep always running if necessary (saves my life once in a while). As Desperation Blow can cause bleeding, I bring Final Thrust, great finishing attack!  Get my Icy Dragon Sword on the third run (attempted and succeeded!), HAPPY  !!!
Last edited by Hengist Meldanash; Apr 05, 2006 at 03:02 PM // 15:02.. |
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Apr 05, 2006, 05:28 PM // 17:28
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Not far from Elite
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Profession: W/
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i bring a sword w/ lenghting bleeding and Sever Artery -> Gash... (just to mix up the run and stop bordem)
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Apr 05, 2006, 07:25 PM // 19:25
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Syracuse, NY, USA
Guild: The Amazon Basin (AB)
Profession: W/
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I usually have better luck going the long way around with my R/W than going the south road with my W/Me, but anyway...
If you see a chicken chasing you for a long way, it's a caster who's started casting as curse on you. Best to back up, let him cast his spell, and then run away. If you get the elemental boss, remember that his curse makes you immune to all but lightning damage. If he hits you, you can safely hit elemental resistance and sig like crazy until the hex starts to wear off. Then sprint the heck out of there! I've been getting a lot of chickens at the front of the cave lately too. I've gotten pretty stubbern about killing them off or drawing the imps out. Spent a good hour doing that Monday but at least I got an IDS from that run.
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Feb 24, 2007, 05:29 AM // 05:29
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Feb 2007
Profession: W/Mo
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I can solo it wit my war monk build its quite easy accually. The only hard part is the avicara, they are a random spawn and if they are near cave oyur screwed
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