Build:Me/A Vaettir Farm

The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached 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

Designed to farm Vaettir in Hard Mode for Glacial Stones, mesmer tomes, golds, and event items during holiday events.

Attributes and Skills

Mesmer / Assassin 12 Shadow Arts 9 + 1 + 1 Domination Magic 8 + 1 Fast Casting 5 Inspiration Magic You activate Spells and Signets 34% faster. (No effect for non-Mesmer skills with a cast time less than 2 seconds.) In PvE, the recharge time of your Mesmer Spells is reduced by 27%. 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 12Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 18 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 21 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 12Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 54 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 7 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Arcane Echo CoreMesmer. UnlinkedArcane EchoEnchantment SpellIf you cast a Spell in the next 20 seconds, Arcane Echo is replaced with that Spell for 20 seconds. Arcane Echo ends prematurely if you use a non-Spell skill.151.320 Wastrel's Demise NightfallMesmer. Domination Magic 11Wastrel's DemiseHex SpellFor 5 seconds, target foe is hexed with Wastrel's Demise. Each second while hexed, target foe and all foes adjacent to that foe take 8 damage and an additional 8 damage for each second this spell is in effect. This hex ends prematurely if target foe uses a skill. 50.23 Cry of Pain NightfallMesmer. Sunspear rank Cry of PainSpellInterrupt target foe's skill. If that foe was suffering from a Mesmer Hex, that foe and all foes in the area take 25..50 damage and -3..5 Health degeneration for 10 seconds. PvE only.100.215 Channeling PropheciesMesmer. Inspiration Magic 5ChannelingEnchantment SpellFor 24 seconds, whenever you cast a Spell, you gain 1 Energy for each foe in the area.50.715   Template code

• Great Dwarf ArmorEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Great Dwarf ArmorEnchantment SpellFor 22..40 seconds, target ally has +24 armor, +60 maximum Health, and an additional +24 armor against Destroyers.
  PvE only.5110
• "You Are All Weaklings!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "You Are All Weaklings!"ShoutTarget foe and foes adjacent to target are Weakened for 8..12 seconds.
  PvE only.512
• Way of the MasterEotNAssassin. Critical Strikes 0Way of the MasterEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, while holding a non-dagger weapon, you have an additional 3% chance to land a critical hit.5¼30
• Way of PerfectionFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 12Way of PerfectionEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, whenever you successfully land a critical hit, you gain 34 Health.5¼30
• Dark EscapeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Dark EscapeStanceFor 16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530 - Useful for running through Bjora Marches. Can also be used to survive with alternative weapon sets (with HSR mod for example)
• "Finish Him!"EotNNo Profession. Norn rank "Finish Him!"ShoutIf target foe has less than 50% Health, that foe takes 44..80 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor and a Deep Wound for 12..20 seconds.
  PvE only.1015 + EpidemicCoreMesmer. UnlinkedEpidemicSpellSpread all negative Conditions and their remaining durations from target foe to all foes adjacent to your target.5¼5 for faster kills.

Equipment

• Blessed Insignas
• Attunement Runes
• Sword, Spear, or Axe with +5e/+20% enchantments (for example: Totem Axe)
• Shield +10ar vs. Earth Damage (Inscription: "Like a Rolling Stone")

Usage

• Equip your Norn title and make sure you are in Hard Mode.
• Start from Longeye's Ledge to Jaga Moraine. Don't aggro anything along the way.
• Take the bounty (if desired). If this is the first time you've encountered this shrine keeper, bring heroes along to quickly defeat him and flag them away from the farm afterwards. You will not need to bring them in future runs.
• Maintain Channeling, SF and SoD (cast both under Deadly Paradox), and your optional skill. (Note: When it says maintain SF you want to recast it before it expires. If you wait too long there is a chance that SF will be off for a split second before you get it back on and this will cause you to lose the dmg reduction you've worked up.)
• Recast Shroud of Distress on recharge to get the damage reduction stack.
• Group the vaettir up into a tight ball. You can do this in two separate pulls, or in one (see the videos).
• Kill them using Arcane Echo and Wastrel's Demise (tabbing to a new vaettir after hexing one). Rinse and repeat.

Counters

• Failure to maintain SF.
• Taking too much damage. (Should only happen if you're not using the right equipment.)

See Also

• Build:A/any Vaettir Farm