Build talk:A/D FoW Farmer

I've done lots of successful runs, and i solo'd TOPK wiht it (first level, i forgot about the wurm on the second level, wich kd'd me and killed me), i don't know how to put images here so ill just link to the screenshot: http://img703.imageshack.us/i/gw197.jpg/
 * Very impressive, youve actually managed to make a new SF ToPK farmer! one single thing, maybe it's worth reconsidering Mystic Sandstorm, maybe it's better using Radiation Field or Viper's Defense (or maybe both) - possibly a very bad suggestion of mine though, it's cause i loved the Degen ToPK farm build :P Deadfalk Deadfalksig.jpg 16:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I Did that too often, but i made this build to farm dragon roots for nicholas, and i liked it very much that i tried it elsewhere too (I Made an account on pvx just to post this build :P), but radiation field takes 2 secs to cast and the grasps can interrupt.
 * Whoa, this is legitimate! I just tried it and got killed about halfway through, but that was because I was being stupid and not paying attention. I'll try again tonight, but so far this looks pretty versatile as well as easy to use.--Loshon 17:06, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Can u rape the spiders with this?
 * As long as they don't rupt vital skills like shadow form when you are near casters or shroud of distress, just don't take too many at once
 * a/d farmer has been known for awhile, it was deleted after the cap on sf made it too slow to be viable. Also please sign with --~ or use the Signature button on the toolbar.-- Relyk  talk  04:48, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ToPK farm doesn't always work; Grasps can use Eviscerate, making you lose a lot of health and eventually dying... Asassin factions 17:40, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Seems like a good build to me ofc there are some faster builds however this seems safer than most of the others and additionally it can farm several types of mobs in fow instead of just oneBrave Lord 09:01, 24 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Eviscerate can only kill you if your SF's damage reduction bug has kicked in, after testing. Who knew this was going to make a difference with only 3 enchantments. - 84.31.15.202 11:56, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Just tested it and seemed like a very strong build farmed FoW,ToPK and other stuff in HM.Brave Lord 13:40, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Uh, could you specify a bit on the tactics used? With proper gear, build experience, and good ping HM in either areas is impossible without a full conset and other PCons.--Loshon 07:22, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

It seems to me that radiant scythe would be a much better scythe attack than zealous sweep. Even if you hit 3 foes with zealous sweep it still nets less energy than radiant scythe. Also, radiant scythe can charge very quickly if you are hitting more than one foe which would most likely cause a better damage output. I haven't used the build, but thats what is seems like to me. Ressmonkey 19:06, 5 April 2011 (UTC) I'm guessing this is to farm forest? might wanna throw something about that in there99.155.88.209 21:43, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Been testing this, used in forest and outside spider cave. YAAW isnt really needed and if your good with your energy, you wont need zealous sweep either. Still playing around with replacement skills. Awesome build though, really easy to use. &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.109.180.118 (talk &bull; contribs).
 * Radiant instead of zealous tbh. 128.119.156.206 19:56, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * /Agree --Infinityraider 09:29, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I Added a vid, but it's not of that good quality, can someone make a better one? --Infinityraider 17:35, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

[build prof=A/D shadow=12+3+1 scythe=11 critical=6+1 deadly=2+1][Deadly Paradox][Shadow Form][Shroud of Distress][Critical Agility][Zealous Sweep][Chilling Victory][Crippling Victory][Reap Impurities][/build] Here is a higher damage variant. I find that I can kill things much faster with this and in nm I have no problems surviving. So I suggest it be adopted as the main version of the build because of its higher effciency.
 * It's a decent variant, but i tested it and first you need to lower their health and then it does it's full potential.--Infinityraider 13:05, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

How is this handling the warriors? It seems to work on everything else just fine but I can't handle the warriors at all. ~ Whatway

Sand Shards
Now that it's been changed, is this build still (as) effective? Innoruuk 00:10, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * This was made after the derv changes. --  Toraen   talk  00:55, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Inferior to Vow of Silence Derv?
--Saxazaxx (talk) 13:38, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

Name Change
What do you think of re-naming this to "A/D FoW Beach Farmer"? I have not tried this build out myself yet but it seems like it would only farm beach and maybe cave. The shadow army has monks, the build page even says it can't do Lightning Forest, and I doubt it could handle Burning Forest and Battlefield with all of the touch skills. Adding the specific location in the name just makes sense to me. Mozo (talk) 02:23, 17 July 2019 (UTC)