Fear not, fellow farmers

They can be anywhere. Never leave a run without killing all the imps. From just outside the cave entrance all the way to the very back, any of those can drop a sword.

IDS`s will drop from any of the Imps at or in the cave so you should kill all the Imps. The Ice Beast can`t kill you and is just a nusance but go slow around him so you don`t agro all the Azures at once. Agro a couple and pull them down the trail and kill them in small groups.

I just want to thank kvndoom, Rhoubhe and the others who made this. I used the sword build and it worked like a charm on the first try.
Thanks!

Oorah!

I just got my first Icy Dragon Sword last night at around 3:00AM Central. It was my first encounter with a large group of imps and 2 Mountain Trolls. I'll post pics up later, but for now I'm gonna go show off my sword in PvP

Um wow, i did like 15-20 runs without killing all of the imps (the ones past the elemental ice beast).

Anyways, i just did the run and the FIRST time i cleared out the back by the sear, i got one. Im excited. Thanks goes out to all the people who have worked on this build. And especially for posting it. It is a shame when people horde posts for themselves.

I had something incredibly hallarious happen on one of my runs today. It was my second run of the day, and i'm on the last imp with no luck so far, and I kill him, and for a second i see a sword flying out of him and I'm like "SCORE!!!!" Then all of a sudden it lands and I see: "Fiery Dragon Sword." And my mouth hits my desk in disbelief. Hehe, its hallarious when I think back to it, but man, did I not see that coming.

It happens more than you think. I see blue letters, a sword spinning trhu the air, and the words "Dragon Sword." I guess tunnel vision blocks out the "Fiery" until it's too late. Ugh.

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquidLithium

Stupid question time.

I can clear the cave out and all the shadows in one go with my w/mo, can the w/me build also take out all the shadows?

Stupid answer time. Have you read this thread?

i was hoping someone would be nice and save me the effort

Quote: Originally Posted by kvndoom

him giving u the build was enough :P @aron

A big "Thank you!" to kvndoom for putting up with my cluelessness to make sure that I understand the run, and for taking the time to *show* me the run. I'd still be staring blankly at the map without your help.

"Gawain Folly"

Quote: Originally Posted by aron searle

Yay, got an IDS on my first run. Thanks for the build.
Unfortunately, I got killed by a Troll soon after.
Would have killed him faster if I brought Sever Artery. That, and he disrupted my Heal Sig. D'oh.

Thanks a lot for the build. I had a lot of trouble with avicara spawning in with the imps in front of the caves, or Thunderwing spawning somewhere between me and the caves, but when I did get through, I got 3 swords! THREE! It was awesome.

I've been doing the runs lately with a slightly tweaked build than the OP.

for skills I use:
penetrating attack
executioners strike
dolyak sig
elemental resistance
healing sig
sprint
charge
balanced stance

my stats are:
2 inspiration,
16 strength,
9 axe,
11 tactics

for gear I use :
weapon: fire axe(req9) with +30 Hp mod
shield: (req11) -2(stance) -3(hexed)

runes:
major vigor
major absorbtion
sup stregth
minor tactics
minor axe

In case you are wandering the 16 strength is so you can keep a constant Dolyak sig and elemental resistance up. that way you only take 2dmg form ice spear while you are hexed(only 1dmg with sup absorbiton) which is most of the time

Balanced stance is simply for getting past the tundra giants easy every time

this build is kind of a slow kill but can easily take on 20+ imps without dropping below half (if done right you rarely drop below 3/4). also armor doesnt really matter as long as you have 1 piece of knights on. energy shouldnt be a problem at all

If anyone is skeptical I reccomend making this build then go outside grotto and aggroing all the imps you want

Quote: Originally Posted by mattjones527

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquidLithium

Well, i have tried several times and after the firsts runs failure, i have succeded to reach the cave 2 times with perfect health BUT EVERY time i have been slained due to Mountain Troll!! How could you kill them??? there are always 2 of them among the imps and i cant lure them so how do you manage them with the dozen of imps and golem who throw spells on you ??