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pumpkin pie · Apr 29, 2008, 01:16 PM // 13:16

thats a build I slap on using stone striker/mantra of earth as the basic for raptor farming thinking it be faster than killing Gargoyales, end up I wasted a day testing build, to no avail. Now I must make this build workable or I can't sleep.

so please tell me how to make the build to have more damage. looking at the pictures, and this is happens the whole time i tested the build with the +armor against earth dmg on all armor, a +20% enchantment staffs, 510 health and 88 energy. so what am I doing wrong?

[SS Raptormania1;OgVDMZycOfVeYpYJm6SGGgtK]

[SS Raptormania2;OgVDMZycOfVeYpYJm6iAGgtK]

[SS Raptormania3;OgVDMZycOfVe4SYJm6iAGgtK]

[SS Raptormania4;OgVDMZycOfVe4SYJyVjAGgtK]

i think i must have tested many combination.. those are the few I remember.

Chthon · Apr 29, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37

You're farming the wrong raptors. (Well, trying to farm the wrong raptors anyway...)

"Raptor Farming" means farming the raptor nestlings inside the cave just south of the Rata Sum/Riven Earth portal in Hard Mode.

Adult raptors are almost impossible to stoneflesh farm, even in Normal Mode, because [wild strike] will put an end to mantra of resolve sooner or later, and then [disrupting stab] will interrupt your stoneflesh, and then you're as good as dead. If you really, really want to try doing the adult raptors, [mental block]+[glyph of renewal]+[sliver armor] has a chance of keeping wild strike from landing long enough for you to kill the adult raptors, but it still takes a huge amount of luck.

[I might add: You can only have 1 stance active at a time. You can alternate mantra of resolve and mantra of earth and make it work, but it's much easier to just use mantra of resolve all the time, use armor of earth for added damage reduction, and use channeling for energy.]

pumpkin pie · May 01, 2008, 08:03 AM // 08:03

Chthon, thankk you very much for helping, roflmao, no wander I wasted a day .... cos I was thinking if my build can't kill the adult raptor, it can't kill the boss either.

I think I'll use more enchantment than stance. and thank you for telling me stance don't stack :P~

/gives spiked eggnog

Chthon · May 01, 2008, 02:30 PM // 14:30

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Originally Posted by pumpkin pie

I was thinking if my build can't kill the adult raptor, it can't kill the boss either.

Broodmother is only 1 dino. With decent block % you've got a pretty good chance of stopping her first lead attack -- thereby stopping her wild strike -- and killing her before it recharges. Some people work blinding flash into their build to be even more sure of making sure she can't land wild strike.

Twisting jaws is a much bigger threat because there's nothing you can do to stop it, and it will kill you if she lives long enough to use it 2 or 3 times. My best advice is to use a wall to prevent her from running away so that she goes down faster.

Antithesis · May 02, 2008, 01:06 AM // 01:06

To farm the Raptor Nestlings and the boss, try the Shadow Raptor farming build. The boss is dead within 2 or 3 seconds.

Damian979 · May 13, 2008, 04:03 PM // 16:03

I generally use an E/A shadow form build for raptors, there are too many interupts being thrown and even if you can avoid having Mantra of Resolve stripped, you will have no energy in about 1.5 sec. Tho I find the wiki version to be a bit silly too. SF aura is pointless b/c Shadow form is negating all damage, and when it's done you WILL die in HM. You might get lucky enough to survive in NM but then what's the point of farming NM. Air of Superiority is a nice skill, but when you die you will lose your benefits anyway. Mindbender,glyph of concentration, Shadowform, Glyph of ele pwr, Sliver armor, Tenai's crystals, Crystal Wave, Obsidian Flame.My suggestion would be stand outside the cave and wait for the "coat checking" adult raptors. About 2 sec b4 they reach your aggro bubble cast Mindbender, Glyph of concentration, beeline for broodmother (w/ adults in tow). Cast Shadowform, Glyph of Ele pwr, Sliver armor(you should have about 30-35 attacking you w/ adults and boss). Start targeting Rekoff w/ Ob Flame, Throw 1st AoE(due to nerfing, if you cast two AoE w/in 5-8 sec of each other this will cause a mass scatter so wait). By this time the adults should be dead and sliver should be working it's magic on rekoff, use 2nd AoE to help finish her off. Once she's down, refresh SF, Glyph of pwr, sliver. Right b4 they run out throw all your AoE's. This will kill 20-30 in the first pass.Die, respawn, repeat.(5% of the time rekoff will chicken out causing you to lose your skill refresh, unavoidable). I use this religiously and clears the cave and adults in 3-5 passes everytime. Happy Farming!

Damian979 · May 13, 2008, 04:12 PM // 16:12

Oops, forgot add, Required:earth headpiece w/ sup rune, any 20% enchant mod(I prefer sword for farming)

Just.nl · May 15, 2008, 04:43 PM // 16:43

Do you know already you farm the wrong raptors? You need to farm the raptors in the cave nearly their

if its good their called Raptor Nestlings

I Can Cure Cancer · May 15, 2008, 11:56 PM // 23:56

Adult raptors have wild strike therefore ending your mantras. Nestlings on the other hand pose no danger unless your enchants are down. Btw you may want to bring something to make sure that Rekoff Broodmother can't land more than 2 hits on you. He uses twisting jaws which is a touch skill-120dmg and deep wound + bleeding. Then if his unsuspecting strike hits it does like 150 damage with your enchants up. I'd reccommend taking out arcane echo or crystal wave in the first 2 builds for kinetic aura to make sure Rekoff can't hit you.