Build:A/R Mantid Farmer

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a great build. This build has received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

This is a build designed to farm Mantids outside Nahpui Quarter. It is effective at killing Mantids even at rank 0 Expertise, as an Assassin.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Ranger 11 + 1 + 3 Shadow Arts 10 Beast Mastery 10 Wilderness Survival Deadly Paradox NightfallAssassin. Deadly Arts Deadly ParadoxStanceAll of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 5..13..16 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster.1510 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 15Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 21 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 25 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 15Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Whirling Defense CoreRanger. Expertise 0Whirling DefenseStanceFor 8 seconds, you have 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block a projectile in this way, adjacent foes take 5 damage.1060 Dwarven Stability EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30 Natural Stride NightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival 10Natural StrideStanceFor 6 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.512 Shadow of Haste FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 15Shadow of HasteStanceFor 40 seconds you move 15% faster than normal. When Shadow of Haste ends, you shadow step to your original location.545 Edge of Extinction PropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery 10Edge of ExtinctionNature RitualCreate a level 7 Spirit with 140 Health and 44 armor. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 38 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 110 seconds.5560   Template code

Equipment

• Weapons
  • A spear, axe, or sword (the requirement does not matter) with a 20% of Enchanting mods and an "I have the power!" inscription. (The spearhead, haft, or hilt doesn't matter as long as it is not Vampiric or Zealous).
  • A shield (the requirement does not matter) with a +45 of Devotion shield handle and a +10 "Through Thick and Thin" inscription.

• Armor
  • A +3 Rune of Superior Shadow Arts on the +1 Shadow Arts headpiece.
  • Rune Of Superior Vigor with full Runes Of Attunement.
  • Full Infiltrator's Insignias. Ranger variant should use full Survivior Insignias instead.

Usage

• As soon as you zone in use Dwarven StabilityEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down.
  PvE only.5¼30 and then Natural StrideNightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival Natural StrideStanceFor 1..7..8 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.512 and head towards the mantids. Use a second Natural StrideNightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival Natural StrideStanceFor 1..7..8 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.512 as soon as it is off cooldown. Before the second one ends you will be in range of the mantids.
• Stop before aggroing them and use Shroud of DistressFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 30..54..62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 3..7..8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 , Deadly ParadoxNightfallAssassin. Deadly Arts Deadly ParadoxStanceAll of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 5..13..16 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster.1510 , and then Shadow FormFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 5..18..22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5..21..26 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 .
• Then recast Natural StrideNightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival Natural StrideStanceFor 1..7..8 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.512 and start grabbing the groups.
  • You should have no problem getting there fast enough, but if you are too slow getting there (possible disconnect, maybe AFK, or if you died once already), the mantid groups could start getting bad aggro, making them unable to be balled, slowing the run down, or failing.
  • Do not stop and get a chest on the way, you can get it afterwards.
• After you aggro the last group you want to place your Shadow of HasteFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Shadow of HasteStanceFor 10..34..42 seconds you move 15% faster than normal. When Shadow of Haste ends, you shadow step to your original location.545 as close to this spot as possible.
  • If you are slow getting to the SoH spot, go ahead and recast Deadly Paradox and Shadow Form before placing your SoH.

• Keep running and turn right into the little cove (where Naiju can possibly be) and run to the far corner to pull the mantid monks around the corner. Then head back left until you get around this area or until the mantid monks ball up perfectly.
  • Recast Shadow FormFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 5..18..22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 5..21..26 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 whenever you need to, but try to do it as late as possible.
  • Do NOT use any stance during this, even to recast your SF as it will then cancel your SoH.

• Once you have pulled to around this area and have made sure the mantid monks are balled. Go ahead and recast Dwarven StabilityEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down.
  PvE only.5¼30 and then use Natural StrideNightfallRanger. Wilderness Survival Natural StrideStanceFor 1..7..8 seconds, you run 33% faster and have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. Natural Stride ends if you become Hexed or Enchanted.512 to jump back to your SoH spot. Make adjustmants quickly to make sure the ball is good then wait until all of the mantid necromancers are settled, then run in and use Whirling DefenseCoreRanger. Expertise Whirling DefenseStanceFor 8..18..21 seconds, you have 75% chance to block attacks. Whenever you block a projectile in this way, adjacent foes take 5..10..11 damage.1060 once you are in the middle of them all.
  • If you are fast enough you can cast Deadly Paradox instead of Natural Stride to jump back and give your Shadow Form more time.
• As soon as you use Whirling, go ahead and cast your Edge of ExtinctionPropheciesRanger. Beast Mastery Edge of ExtinctionNature RitualCreate a level 1..8..11 Spirit. If a non-Spirit creature within range dies, Edge of Extinction deals 14..43..52 damage to all creatures of the same type that are below 90% Health and within range of the Spirit. This Spirit dies after 30..126..158 seconds.5560 exactly where you are standing. Wait until everything is dead, then pick up your drops and go get any chests that might have spawned.
  • Make sure not to cancel your Whirling stance or move around too much.

Notes

• It is recommended that Lockpicks are taken as there is a chance chests will spawn in the area. These chests have the ability to drop Celestial Weapons.
• The Ranger variant will kill the Mantids faster, but requires more practice due to taking more damage and giving less leeway with Shadow Form casts.

Videos

A/R Mantid Farmer Guide {{#widget:YouTube|id=y8CUgS7XgS8}}

R/A Mantid Farmer Guide {{#widget:YouTube|id=rIJh7I55FxI}}

See also

• Build:R/A Mantid Farmer
• Build:R/A Whirling Defense Farmer