this one shows my attributes and weapons. i believe these to be most effective mods for this farm. sundering could probably be replaced by a vamp mod however.
this one is my alternate shield, in case i want some extra hp, for instance, if i have to die while powerleveling because my customer may have inadvertly died, and i have to work with DP. i get to -30% DP, i'll put this shield on. again, this is solely based on me having to work with a powerlevel client who died because they didnt listen. with this build, you won't/can't die on your own
this one shows how many trolls you can tank. i count 19 in this one, but i've counted 20 in other pics before. this one also shows dmg from Cyclone Axe, as Shane said, usually between 30-40hp.
this one shows the dmg reduction with a good shield, with a -2 mod, and +10 AL vs trolls or blunt dmg (since their attacks are blunt dmg) those 6-14 dmgs are usually 10-20 with a clean shield. AL vs blunt dmg also helps when they hit you with their Mighty Blow attack, which averages about 40 hit points on me now, versus about 60 with a clean shield. you can obviously get more dmg reduction if you have a +7 shelter mod on your axe and bring along Watch Yourself or Dolyak Signet, but i prefer more offensive mods and skills to make it go quicker. this pic also shows the strength of Executioners strike, which hit for 70hp this time. sometimes sundering kicks in, and having your axe mastery very high also gives you more chances for critical hits.
once i found out this build, i LOVE troll farming. being able to solo it and getting all drops, this is my now most efficient farm. (since ectos and shards dont drop for me much going in UW groups, soloing FOW, trapping, SSing, or BP ranger, monking, MMing for greens, etc). if you cant tell from pics, the skill bar consists of:
1. Cyclone Axe
2. Executioners Strike (helps take down boss alot quicker)
3. Sprint (for getting past aggro before troll cave, can be replaced if u choose to kill stuff on way to troll cave)
4. Gladiators Defense
5. Bonnettis Defense
6. Vigorous Spirit
7. Mending (can be replaced with a defense skill like Dolyak or Watch Yourself if you choose)
8. Live Vicariously (can probably be replaced with something as well, as most your healing will come from Vig Spirit/Cyclone, but this one is nice to have)
step by step, what i do is:
1. put on Mending, then Live Vicariously after energy has recharged
2. Sprint past Avicara, (or you can kill them with this build also, but no efficient for time sake, or Powerleveling) and head to troll cave
3. get a good aggro group (20 is the max amount of trolls possible in the cave, excluding Wuump boss and his 2 trolls. you can usually get between 17-20 trolls gathered at once)
4. once in aggro, i target the boss, Smush, since he takes longest to take down, then cast Glads Defense, followed by Vigorous Spirit, then Cyclone Axe.
5. between Cyclone axe recharging, i got time for one hit of Executioners strike on the boss
6. then one more hit of Cyclone before Glads D runs out
7. from here, cast Bonnettis, then Cyclone axe, and keep trading off until Glads D is recharged, then repeat steps 3 through 6. however, i recommend not using Cyclone axe until Bonnettis is almost recharged again. if they disrupt Cyclone and you have nothin to cover you (like Glads D or Bonnettis), you will die very fast in a big group. however, if Bonnettis is only 2 hits or less away from being recharged and they disrupt cyclone, then you can simply stay alive by being covered in Bonnettis and Glads D, if u have a decent shield that is. as long as your Bonnetti's last 10 seconds, it will be recharged by the time you need to reapply it again just by attacking.
any questions, comments or suggestions are welcome. happy farming and God bless
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) Most of the skills are average, nice though, looks good overall.
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