Curse

Moonstalker · Feb 18, 2008, 07:36 PM // 19:36

I'd like to be able to make a list of areas that can be vanquished with a one-man build, IE 55HP or 600. Right now I only have one area which I will post below. The most that would be needed is the build template and what will be listed; no guides or complex variables. This is just for those who already know how to farm and use the builds, just not know where to use them ^^. Simple rules for this is that the builds needed for the farm are limited to one Hero help (for maximum drop rates), and just to post:

Area: (Town name) - (Explorable Area/Mission Area) - (Campaign)
Quest (If needed):
Difficulty:
Profession:
Build needed:

Use what I use as an example

So, let's get started then!
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Area: Dasha Vestibule - The Hidden City of Ahdashim - Nightfall
Quest: N/A
Difficulty: Average
Profession: Monk/Mesmer; Monk/Necromancer
Build Needed: 600HP, 1 Monk Hero:
600HP (Player): OwUTMmHD5RLeXrHLhICARfIPAA
Smiter (Hero): OwQDQjzPH35kpMk0Lf4TmA

Credits to Moonstalker.
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Area: Serenity Temple - Pockmark Flats - Prophecies
Quest: N/A
Difficulty: Easy/Medium - Some carriers have skull crack which tends to be annoying.
Profession: Elementalist/Monk
Build needed: OgNCkMzDPMbsM+qmCah8AAA

Notes:
-One skill slot open, use it for Elemental Lord or another skill to buff yourself.
-Kill the Carrion Devourers first as they have Skull Crack.

Credits to Mr.Kotte
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Area: Seitung Harbour - Saoshang Trail - Factions
Quest: N/A
Difficulty: Easy
Profession: Elementalist/Monk
Build needed: OgNCkMzDPMbsM+qmCah8AAA

Notes:
-There is a E/N build I've used too, but I do not wish to share it at this time. Working on a big guide for it. Eyes open when it comes here.
-Kill the monks first when there are lots of enemies attacking you, otherwise you will get stuck with having one monk healing itself = owned.
-One slot over for an optional skill, I suggest you use this for extra heal or Damage buff.

Credits to Mr.Kotte
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Area: Deldrimor Bowl
Quests: The Deserters (To add more monsters).
Difficulty: Easy
Profession: N/Mo (55HP)
Build needed: OANEQ8dN+4UPAJax9gKUfIPEJA

Notes:
-Rangers have D-Shot, but are terrible at hitting skills with it.
-there are 6 bosses here, 1 of each core profession, making this a good elite tome run.

Credits to Fuzzy Taco
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Area: Vehjin Mines
Quests: N/A
Difficulty:Hard/Very hard
Profession: No/Mo (55HP)
Build needed: OANEQ8dN+4UPAJax9gKUfIPEJA

Notes:
-there's a lot of damage and degen on this run, and you need to spam Spirit Bond and maintain IP to maintain health.
-you need to wait for Skree griffons to un out of energy, which takes a while in HM. they're the longest fight.

Credits to Fuzzy Taco
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Area: Cursed Lands - Prophecies
Quest: N/A
Difficulty: Easy
Profession: Mo/D (55HP)
Build needed: Owok4wPI0tiT94uuSwJsXDi8AgA

Credits to My Lipgloss is cool
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Area : Lion Arch - North Kryta Province - Prophecies
Quest (If needed) : Defend North Kryta Province
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Ran Musu Gardens - Kinya Province - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Ran Musu Gardens - Minister Cho's Estate - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Hard
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Shing Jea Monastery - Sunqua Vale - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Wajjun Bazaar - The Marketplace - Factions
Quest (If needed) : before completing "seek out brother tosai"
Difficulty : Easy
Profession : Mo/Me
Build needed : 55 SOJ
(you don't need to kill the mantis, just the jade brother hood)

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Jokanur Diggings - Fahranur, The First City - Nightfall
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Credits to Kartman
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Area : Gates of Kryta - Scoundrel's Rise - Prophecies
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Easy-Medium
Profession : R/N
Build needed : Resilient toucher

I think other areas may be vanquished with this build (killed about 100 monsters in Kinya Province).

Credits go to XiaoTheBlade
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I Will Heal You Ally · Feb 18, 2008, 07:46 PM // 19:46

Um that would take ages to vanquish! Why go 1man when you can go with a full team which is faster

Skinny Corpse · Feb 18, 2008, 07:49 PM // 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonstalker

Simple rules for this is that the builds needed for the farm are limited to one Hero help (for maximum drop rates),

I think the answer is in the OP.

gw_poster · Feb 18, 2008, 07:52 PM // 19:52

HM 600/smiter hero..... Mehtani Keys...took about 1 1/2 hours (~250 monsters)

HM 600/smiter hero.....Finished a few areas in Vabbi (mirror of lyss, resplendunt makuun, wilderness of bazhda) but didn't vanquish - ran out of time looking for last few..but can be done.. just don't leave the monk harpies for last..if one on one they are very hard to kill

Moonstalker · Feb 18, 2008, 07:55 PM // 19:55

Can you please use the way I did. That'll make it a lot easier to post ^^ Thanks in advance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Will Heal You Ally

Um that would take ages to vanquish! Why go 1man when you can go with a full team which is faster

Because in a full team you get 1/8 drops. In this you get 100% :P

Also it takes about an hour to an hour and a half, but it's worth it. My first run I got about 15 gold items

Tantra Existantance · Feb 18, 2008, 07:59 PM // 19:59

You can take down the melee groups in Wajuun Bazaar and surrounding areas around Marketplace using 600/smite, just watch out for the mesmers/necros.

Shyft the Pyro · Feb 18, 2008, 08:01 PM // 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonstalker

Because in a full team you get 1/8 drops. In this you get 100% :P

You don't really know what loot scaling is, do you? Or that henchies and heroes "eat" drops and "poop" gold, which they then steal from you when you pick it up?

Anyway, an easy 1-man vanquish is the Zen Daijun explorable in Factions. Go in with a Canthan character, kill an untamed pet, and you've got the vanquish under your belt

Mr.Kotte · Feb 18, 2008, 08:02 PM // 20:02

Area: Serenity Temple - Pockmark Flats - Prophecies
Quest: None that I am aware of (i did this without any quests)
Difficulty: Easy/Medium - Some carriers have skull crack which tends to be annoying.
Build needed: E/Mo 16 earth magic, 12 energy storage
[skill]Sliver Armor[/skill][skill]Crystal Wave[/skill][skill]Glyph of Renewal[/skill][skill]Stoneflesh Aura[/skill][skill]Armor of Earth[/skill][skill]Aura of Restoration[/skill][skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill]

Notes:
-One skill slot open, use it for Elemental Lord or another skill to buff yourself.
-Kill the Carrion Devourers first as they have Skull Crack.

Time to vanquish: Took me 1hr22 mins, but then again, I had to do a lot of double-checking.

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Area: Seitung Harbour - Saoshang Trail - Factions, Cantha
Quest: None
Difficulty: Easy
Build needed: E/Mo 16 earth magic, 12 energy storage
[skill]Sliver Armor[/skill][skill]Crystal Wave[/skill][skill]Glyph of Renewal[/skill][skill]Stoneflesh Aura[/skill][skill]Armor of Earth[/skill][skill]Aura of Restoration[/skill][skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill]

Notes:
-There is a E/N build I've used too, but I do not wish to share it at this time. Working on a big guide for it. Eyes open when it comes here.
-Kill the monks first when there are lots of enemies attacking you, otherwise you will get stuck with having one monk healing itself = owned.
-One slot over for an optional skill, I suggest you use this for extra heal or Damage buff.

Time to vanquish: Took me 0hr25min - easy peasy.

You're welcome.

Moonstalker · Feb 18, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shyft the Pyro

You don't really know what loot scaling is, do you? Or that henchies and heroes "eat" drops and "poop" gold, which they then steal from you when you pick it up?

Anyway, an easy 1-man vanquish is the Zen Daijun explorable in Factions. Go in with a Canthan character, kill an untamed pet, and you've got the vanquish under your belt

I am very clear of the Heroway downfalls of loot scaling. But It's easily said that people would prefer 1 Hero rather then an 8man team that (unless friends/guild) consists of people that don't know what they're doing or are just annoying :x I didn't think it would be needed to post the effects of a Hero in your team. Thank you for the concern, though.

kvndoom · Feb 18, 2008, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Old Ascalon, 1 person, no heroes, W/Mo. I've cleared it solo at least 3 times.

Can't remember attributes and I can't access photobucket from work, but the gist of it is:

Mending
Live Vicariously
Dolyak Signet
Whirlwind Attack
Flail

[sword]
Sever
Gash
adrenaline Elite of your choice

[Axe]
Executioner's Strike
Adrenaline Elite
Dismember (if Elite does not cause deep wound), or another axe attack if your elite does DW

I think it's 13 weapon, 9 healing, and 11 Strength, all runes considered. The 9 Healing is important because it's practically impossible to kill Flint Touchstone without a wand / staff (he will spam Eruption and Ward Against Melee), so you have to wand him to death. Having Favor (+3 regen) helps a ton when dealing with the degen from Plague Devourers or Shatter Gargoyles. When Weaken Armor was just a hex, it was pretty easy. Now that it causes a condition, you get slammed with Virulence and have to keep attacking to keep yourself alive until the Plague Devourer is dead.

Dolyak works wonders against Flash Gargoyles and those annoying Seed thingies. Good pulling and patience is a must when 2 or more Seeds pop up at once. Bonnetti is the hardest boss to kill with this build because he spams the hell out of Bonetti's Defens and Heal Sig (often covers Sig with the stance). Also, packs of 2 Grawl monks are a pain in the ass, but still doable. It just takes forever.

Clearing the zone takes over 2 hours, mainly because some enemies or groups of enemies take forever to kill (waiting for a monk to run out of energy in Hard Mode is no joyous task). But, it is possible...

Duh, I posted it on my guild forums, along with some variations. Enjoy:

http://www.coldblackeyes.com/forums/...php?f=5&t=1660

Moonstalker · Feb 18, 2008, 11:06 PM // 23:06

Updated as much as I could. Remember, need to post the information as I asked to make it simple and easy

Antithesis · Feb 18, 2008, 11:32 PM // 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tantra Existantance

You can take down the melee groups in Wajuun Bazaar and surrounding areas around Marketplace using 600/smite, just watch out for the mesmers/necros.

You can take out all Jade Brotherhood and Am Fahn, but the Mantids can't be done with 600/Smite or a 55.

Fuzzy Taco · Feb 19, 2008, 12:24 AM // 00:24

Area: Deldrimor Bowl
Quests: I had The Deserters when i did it, but it only adds more enemies.
Difficulty: Easy
Build needed: 12+1+3=16 Blood, 7+3=10 Curses, 8 Healing, 8 Prot, rest in SR
[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill][skill]Healing Breeze[/skill][skill]Spirit Bond[/skill][skill]Insidious Parasite[/skill][skill]Spoil Victor[/skill][skill]Essence Bond[/skill][skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill][skill]Mending[/skill]

Notes:
-Rangers have D-Shot, but are terrible at hitting skills with it.
-there are 6 bosses here, 1 of each core profession, making this a good elite tome run.
-time to vanquish is around 1hr15mins.

Area: Vehjin Mines
Quests: none.
Difficulty:Hard/Very hard
Build needed: 12+1+3=16 Blood, 7+3=10 Curses, 8 Healing, 8 Prot, rest in SR
[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill][skill]Healing Breeze[/skill][skill]Spirit Bond[/skill][skill]Insidious Parasite[/skill][skill]Spoil Victor[/skill][skill]Essence Bond[/skill][skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill][skill]Mending[/skill]

Notes:
-there's a lot of damage and degen on this run, and you need to spam Spirit Bond and maintain IP to maintain health.
-you need to wait for Skree griffons to un out of energy, which takes a while in HM. they're the longest fight.

My Lipgloss is Cool · Feb 19, 2008, 02:32 AM // 02:32

Area: Cursed Lands - Proph
Quest: None
Difficulty: Easy
Profession: Mo/D
Build needed:
Divine 7+3, Earth Prayers 8, Prot 8+3, Smite 12+3+1
[skill]Protective Spirit[/skill][skill]Shield of Absorption[/skill][skill]shielding hands[/skill][skill]Holy Strike[/skill][skill]Mystic Regeneration[/skill][skill]Shield of Judgment[/skill][skill]Balthazar's Spirit[/skill][skill]Blessed Aura[/skill]

Moonstalker · Feb 19, 2008, 06:45 AM // 06:45

Updated ^^ Thank you for posting the builds, guys.

KartMan · Feb 19, 2008, 09:12 AM // 09:12

hi there,

I also like to solo vanquish, here's a few I do from time to time :
(I also do cursed land's undead one btw

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Area : Lion Arch - North Kryta Province - Prophecies
Quest (If needed) : Defend North Kryta Province
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Area : Ran Musu Gardens - Kinya Province - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Area : Ran Musu Gardens - Minister Cho's Estate - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Hard
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Area : Shing Jea Monastery - Sunqua Vale - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Area : Wajjun Bazaar - The Marketplace - Factions
Quest (If needed) : before completing "seek out brother tosai"
Difficulty : Easy
Profession : Mo/Me
Build needed : 55 SOJ
(you don't need to kill the mantis, just the jade brother hood)

Area : Jokanur Diggings - Fahranur, The First City - Nightfall
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Medium
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

Cebe · Feb 19, 2008, 09:42 AM // 09:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by KartMan

Area : Ran Musu Gardens - Minister Cho's Estate - Factions
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Hard
Profession : Mo/N or N/Mo
Build needed : 55 SV

How do you manage to vanquish HM Minister Cho's Estate with a 55? Last time I vanquished that area there were a lot of Afflicted Necromancers hanging around with rangers and warriors, spamming Order of Apostasy.

KartMan · Feb 19, 2008, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

How do you manage to vanquish HM Minister Cho's Estate with a 55? Last time I vanquished that area there were a lot of Afflicted Necromancers hanging around with rangers and warriors, spamming Order of Apostasy.

no issue dealing with afflicted necromancers + ranger, simply hide behind a wall to avoid the arrows, SV on the necro and he'll drop fast
I don't think there is necro + assa/warrior combo there, only necro + ele, which give you huge degen btw ^^

edit : but I do admit this is a hard run, you'll probably die once or 2, so bring a -20 focus

Titine · Feb 19, 2008, 01:49 PM // 13:49

Area : Gates of Kryta - Scoundrel's Rise - Prophecies
Quest (If needed) : none
Difficulty : Easy-Medium
Profession : R/N
Build needed : Resilient toucher

I think other areas may be vanquished with this build (killed about 100 monsters in Kinya Province).

XiaoTheBlade · Feb 19, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

Griffin's Mouth

Any 55 build, I used SoJ but im sure Mo/N would be faster. Its all easy apart from the ele boss, he takes a while to die.