User:Xiay/Raptor Farming

This build is designed to farm the Raptor cave just outside Ratta Sum, in Normal Mode. It is to be used to farm Event items during special in game Guild Wars Events. It will kill all the Raptors, including the Rekoff Broodmother, very quickly. You wont get the Perfect Weapon drops or Tomes you get from killing Raptors in Hard Mode, but you do get boss drops and lockpicks and blacks dye etc. Event items have the same drop rate in Normal Mode as Hard Mode.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=Assassin/Ele Shadow=12+1+3 Earth=12 DeadlyArts=3][Glyph of Swiftness][deadly Paradox][Shadow Form][Ebon Battle Standard of Honor][Sliver Armor][Aftershock][Radiation Field][Dash][/build]


 * In Slot 4 you can replace with  depending on your respective rank.
 * In Slot 7 you can replace with   for a cheaper alternative.
 * In the Last Slot take in place of  if you are not confident at being able to pull the run off quickly.

Equipment


 * Armor - Use a +2 or +3 Shadow Arts rune and fill the rest of your amour with energy Insignias and Runes
 * Weapons - A +20% longer Enchantment Weapon, preferably with a +5 energy inscription (Totem Axe is ideal) and an Earth Scroll

Usage


 * Make sure your Asuran Title is active.
 * Leave Ratta Sum to the East. Use Dash. Take the bounty off of the Asuran NPC near the shrine.
 * Head towards the Raptor cave avoiding the Angorodon outside. Just before you enter "Agro" range of the Raptor Hatchings cast your first 3 skills from left to right.
 * Keep shadow form up like this.
 * Run Clockwise round the cave "Agroing" all Raptors you should finally Agro the Rekoff Broodmother group. You will have to recast shadow form around now.
 * Wait untill the Rekoff Broodmother is hitting you then cast Ebon Battle Standard of Honour then Sliver form then Aftershock then Radiation field.
 * Cast Shadow Refuge if you are scared you are loosing too much health from Twisting Jaws.
 * If all goes to plan and Sliver Armour targeted the Rekoff Broodmother she will be dead about now, at this point all your skills are reacharged. Hit Aftershock for a second time and then recast Sliver Armor if it runs out before everything is dead. Give radiation field a few more seconds to Degen the last Raptors and everything will be dead.
 * If you messed up recast shadow form and then more damage skills.
 * Pick up your event items and any other random drops and re-zone and repeat.

Counters


 * Sliver Armour not targeting the boss - make sure she is hitting you before you cast.
 * Angorodon standing to near the entrance of the Raptor Cave.
 * Failure to recast Shadow Form.
 * Not having enough energy.If you run out of energy run over to the Jar of Invigoration. Note you may loose agro on a couple of Raptors if you do this.

Variants


 * in place of Radiation Field
 * Other PvE skills

See also

Some HM builds that kill Raptors in HM but slower and don't kill the boss. This is better for Gold Weapons but not as fast for event items.

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