Curse

Mr.H.Mishima · Mar 22, 2006, 05:09 PM // 17:09

I can take on 6 at a time with this build, but it's hectic. You can clear this Zone with this build too.

Equipment:

Glads with Ascalon Helm
Superior Vigor
Superior Tactics
Superior Absorption
Minor Sword (makes no difference)
Minor Strength

Weapon:

Pommel of Enchanting on your Sword
Any -2 enchanted shield/-2 Stance Shield

Attribute points:

Healing at 8
Tactics at 14
Smiting at 12

Skills

Mending
Healing Breeze

Healing Signet
Balanced Stance
Riposte
Deadly Riposte/Thrill of Victory

Balthazar's Spirit
Shield of Judgment

How it works:

Well, you can pretty much figure that out

DO NOT USE DEADLY RIPOSTE ON SAND GIANTS! Ok, do when you know you can spike one to it's death. If you mess up, get ready for you to be bleeding when they put it back on you. You can kill everything out here with this build save a mob of Jade Scarabs. Two Jade's you can hangle with spamming of the healing spells. Rock Eater Scarabs are melee only so they take it on the chin from the build quite nicely. Griffon's, yep. Enchanted, yep. Rockshot's, yep. Wurms, yep. Losaru, Yep...er...need ToV to kill the Lifebrand, watch his Reversal of Fortune though.

You can use this build to farm The Scar, leaving from Destiny's Gorge and Vultrue Drifts leaving from Hero's Audience or Dunes of Despair...and work your way to the Southern entrance to The Arid Sea and then farm there. You can even then work your way back to Skyward Reach and to Augury Rock. Hydra's should be possible, but without Dolyak, your are going to take a elemental beating. Be aware that in Vulture Drifts, if you see two Sand Giants, the 3rd of that party is a hidden Rockshot. It a not so nice surprise when you are trying to cast...or when that party of 3 turns to a party of 5 with a Rockshot. So don't think, oh, those two walked off...let me get that partol of 3 now...you will remember after you do it once.

The nice thing about the Riposte Skills is that you can use them WHILE you are using another skill...use them during Healing Signet/Healing Breeze all you want. They activate instantly. It is very important to remember this when doing this farm. The massive degen you take from Vile Touch almost requires you to be healing non-stop.

2 Sand Giants is easy. 3 is Easy. 5 not so much.

Flame on.

Next up(but no today) if anyone wants it...FIGHTING solo from Droknars Forge to Beacons Perch - killing Trolls, Arivica Fierce and Brave, Tundra Giants, Azure's, Giant Herders, Pinesoul's, and Grawl.

dont feel no pain · Mar 22, 2006, 05:16 PM // 17:16

12 smite....if you were going to do that why o why did you not bring holy strike, speeds up the run nicely, but overall very nice

. o yeah other tip , if you put healing at 9

your mending + breeze will be +10 regen , at 8 it would be +9, do not take deadly riposte , they tend to plague touch bleeding righ back at ya.

Mr.H.Mishima · Mar 22, 2006, 05:37 PM // 17:37

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Originally Posted by dont feel no pain

12 smite....if you were going to do that why o why did you not bring holy strike, speeds up the run nicely, but overall very nice

. o yeah other tip , if you put healing at 9

your mending + breeze will be +10 regen , at 8 it would be +9, do not take deadly riposte , they tend to plague touch bleeding righ back at ya.

Well, I'll give Holy Strike a try. Hadn't though of it because Sand Giants don't take a knockdown from SoJ. One SoJ is usually enough to wipe 70% of their health.

I don't usually need Healing Breeze really, Signet is enough most of the time. It's just there for back up...so it's a swapable slot.

And I never Deadly Riposte the Necro's with Plague Touch unless I know I can kill a target with Deadly Riposte + Riposte stack. Their attack rate is slow enough that you can single them out. But yeah, it's a swapable slot.

Thanks for the suggestions

mikeydj99 · Apr 05, 2006, 04:03 AM // 04:03

whats the point of this? what are drops like

Shaz · Apr 05, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53

lol, I'd imagine lots of Giant Slayer Hammer?

Reckless Abandon · Apr 05, 2006, 04:58 AM // 04:58

Well, I was debating wether to actually post this farm, but since you have I might as well show my drops

Drop #1

Drop #2

Drop #3

Not bad if I do say so myself.

All from sand giants on my 55. (I can take all 6-8 in less than a minute)

Good layout with the build though.

Francis Crawford · Apr 05, 2006, 05:19 AM // 05:19

Massive Jawbones are nice. Not Bleached Shells nice, but nice anyway.

Elthanor · Apr 18, 2006, 04:38 PM // 16:38

Quote:

Next up(but no today) if anyone wants it...FIGHTING solo from Droknars Forge to Beacons Perch - killing Trolls, Arivica Fierce and Brave, Tundra Giants, Azure's, Giant Herders, Pinesoul's, and Grawl.

Can you really do that?

Mournblade · Apr 18, 2006, 06:28 PM // 18:28

Sure, just avoid any mesmers (stone summit and avicara) and maybe some bosses and you can cut through all of those types of monsters with a good gladiators defence/shield of justice build.

Demon Rebel · Apr 18, 2006, 07:58 PM // 19:58

Not to mention getting to close to the Grawl Crones - Chilblains strips the Enchant.

Dreadnaughts drift is gonna give you Hell as its full of those Heretics.

Nero · Apr 18, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56

i can clear almost all of talus chute (trolls, grawl,giants,azures) using all warrior skills (go go warriors!)

And quite alot of snake dance too (griffons, azures, giants, trolls, etc.) with all warrior skills, but as far as Dreadnought's...... idk i haven't tried.

But if i avoided mesmers (degen kinda sucks), i guarantee i could clear Talus/Snake Dance (some bosses included, but not all) using all warrior skills.

milias · Apr 18, 2006, 09:10 PM // 21:10

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Originally Posted by mikeydj99

whats the point of this? what are drops like

Exactly...

Cador · Apr 19, 2006, 12:32 AM // 00:32

I hear you can also get some nice gold runes from the SG

ifuwerepbandj · Apr 19, 2006, 12:44 AM // 00:44

I definately think the 55 is more efficient here, but this is a nice guide. Great Job

Darkgift Risen · Apr 19, 2006, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Next up(but no today) if anyone wants it...FIGHTING solo from Droknars Forge to Beacons Perch - killing Trolls, Arivica Fierce and Brave, Tundra Giants, Azure's, Giant Herders, Pinesoul's, and Grawl.[/QUOTE] PHAT IV'E BEEN LOOKING FOR A BUILD THAT CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOKING FORWAARD TO IT..

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Pruts · Apr 19, 2006, 06:34 PM // 18:34

Ok, silly question: where do I find sand giants in the desert?

Hendrix77 · Apr 19, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Pruts, Yes they are in the desert
I find them to the East of Dunes... Nice mix of Sandwurms, Sand Elementals, Sand Drakes, Jade Scarabs, Rockshots hehe

But definitely to the use the teleport to the north of town you will get there

Reve2uk · Apr 19, 2006, 08:32 PM // 20:32

i used my 55 monk to go from camp rankor all the way to beach well the tunnel near beach, ran out of time :P, involed killing everything but staying away from heretics there the only things that i found to cause a real problem, Grawl crones are easy to deal with, if u aggro a grawl the crone will walk up to wand distance and only wand u =_=, takes time but works lol, and sometimes involes alot of dying :P

Panda Pete · Jun 23, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

I get to giants by going out of destinies gorge to The Scar. make a left i think and head up the hill. There will be griffons on the way and 1 sand worm..

Lasher Dragon · Jun 23, 2006, 03:05 PM // 15:05

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Originally Posted by Cador

I hear you can also get some nice gold runes from the SG

If you can, they are very very few and far between. A buddy and I used to farm the hell out of Sand Giants, until we got sick of trying to sell hammers.