Build:R/D Escape Farmer

This build is provisionally vetted great pending more votes. This build has received a provisional 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 build combines several blocking skills with AoE weakness and life steal in order to become nearly invincible against physical mobs whilst dealing heavy AoE damage through scythe attacks.

Attributes and Skills

Ranger / Dervish 8 + 1 + 3 Expertise 11 Wind Prayers 11 Scythe Mastery The energy cost of attack skills, rituals, touch skills and all Ranger skills is reduced by 48%. Escape CoreRanger. Expertise 12EscapeElite StanceFor 7 seconds, you move 33% faster and have a 75% chance to block attacks.312 Lightning Reflexes CoreRanger. Expertise 12Lightning ReflexesStanceFor 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks, and you attack 33% faster.530 "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 Grenth's Aura EotNDervish. Wind Prayers 11Grenth's AuraFlash Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you deal 20 less damage and steal 20 Health whenever you hit with a scythe attack. When you cast this enchantment you steal 20 Health from all adjacent foes.1010 Crippling Victory EotNDervish. Scythe Mastery 11Crippling VictoryScythe AttackIf this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 7 seconds. If you have more Health than target foe, all adjacent foes take 25 earth damage.6 Reap Impurities NightfallDervish. Scythe Mastery 11Reap ImpuritiesMelee AttackIf this attack hits, you deal +12 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 32 holy damage.5 Mental Block EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Mental BlockEnchantment SpellFor 5..11 seconds you have a 50% chance to block attacks. This Enchantment is reapplied every time an enemy strikes you. PvE only.10115 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   Template code

Equipment

• Superior Vigor rune (or the best Vigor you can afford).
• Full Sentry or Blessed insignias.
• Fill the remaining rune slots with Vitae.
• Zealous Scythe of Enchanting with a 15% dmg while enchanted mod.
  • Deldrimor Shear, Asterius' Scythe, Scythe of Corruption, and Droknar's Reaper are all ideal weapons.

Usage

• Maintain Dwarven Stability at all times. Do the same with Escape until you ball up mobs, then rotate between it and Lightning Reflexes when farming.

• Apply Mental Block right before pulling.

• Maintain Grenth's Aura in combat. Optional: if your energy allows, use it as often as possible for extra AoE and healing.

• Maintain weakness on mobs with "You Are All Weaklings!".
  • Note: do not use YAAW right after Crippling Victory as you don't want to get the weakness stripped by Reap Impurities!

• Keep chaining Crippling Victory -> Reap Impurities whenever you have enough adrenaline.

Farmable Areas

• All the farms listed are done in Hard Mode.

Drakes outisde Rilohn Refuge

• Required quest: Drakes on the Plain.
• Take Koss with you, he's needed for the quest. As soon as you enter the Floodplain of Mahnkelon flag him far to the south.
• Activate Dwarven Stability followed by Escape. Turn left and start running towards the drakes.
• Right before you aggro them, use Mental Block. Apply "You Are All Weaklings!" the moment the drakes get into melee range.
  • Note: the drakes have Bull's Charge, which could KD if it hits you on the move. It's not a big deal, but try to keep your distance while pulling.
• There are 2 groups of Steelfang Drakes you'll be farming, they can be done togeher or in separae groups. They scatter less when done separately.
• Once balled up on a corner, just cleave them down with scythe spam.
• Notable drops: Chunk of Drake Flesh which can be used to buy Drake Kabobs.

Jade Brotherhood Knights in Wajjun Bazaar

• Start from The Marketplace.
• It's a very easy farm, just maintain your stances and enchants, pull both groups of Knights then nuke. Keep going right along the sea, the run ends near Kegai.

Hulking Stone Elementals in Old Ascalon

• Start from Sardelac Sanitarium and head north.
• Another easy farm, nothing special.
• Sometimes you get wrong spawns (way too many Grawl instead of elementals), in that case just rezone.
• The farm route can be rather lengthy, keep going north until you hit the road near Ascalon City before starting to circle back with a left turn.
• Notable drops: various crafting materials including a chance at Rubies.

Stalking Nephilas in the Plains of Jarin

• Start from Sunsper Great Hall and head south.
  • Optional: pick up the insect bounty from the nearby shrine for Sunspear rep.
• Avoid Ibogas on the way at all costs!
• Use Mental Block before pulling.
• Once you've aggro'd them all, try to ball them up on the edge of the nearby hill.
• Nuke as usual.

Juvenile Bladed Termites in the Plains of Jarin

• Start from The Astralarium and head south. Follow the river.
• Use Mental Block before pulling.
• Ball them up near the edge of the river and nuke.

Mountain Trolls in Talus Chute

• Start from Droknar's Forge and head west towards the cave.
• Avoid Avicara groups.
  • Taking a Paragon Speed Boost hero with you is recommended because with hero flagging it can draw unwanted aggro on the way to the cave.
• Once inside, maintain your enchants and stances as usual.
• Circle counterclockwise around the ice pillars, positioning yourself on the two protruding rocks on the right of the cave's entrance.
• Do a Right Wall Block [[1]] then spike.
• Notable drops: Mountain Troll Tusks which can be exchanged for 20/20 offhands.

Undead behind the house in the Gates of Kryta mission

• The moment you enter the mission, apply Dwarven Stability and Escape.
• Follow the main road for a bit, then turn left the first chance you get. You'll find a house, there's a hidden passage behind it.
• Follow the passage and you'll see a Hellhound. Aggro it then run back a bit until you find a corner to ball the mobs on.
• Apply Mental Block.
• Start the usual routine and kill the Hellhound and its group. More undead should spawn after.
• Kill them as usual.
• Notable drops: bones, dust, and Decayed Orr Emblems which serve as currency during holdiays.

Kveldulf in Norrhart Domains

• Ignore Fenrir's group because you can't kill him anyways, go for the other side of the cave.

Stone Wolves and Chilling Wisps outside the Eye of the North

• Both of these mobs are right outside the Eye of the North and can be farmed in the same run.
• You may want to do the Wisps in 2 separate groups for less scattering.
• As for the wolves, apply Mental Block right before pulling aggro, followed by "You Are All Weaklings!" on Johon the moment you're in range of him. Ball the wolves up on the boss.
• While it's possible to kill Johon the Oxflinger, it can take ages and isn't really recommended.

Stone Scale Kirin in Pongmei Valley

• Enter Pongmei Valley from Maatu Keep.
• Quickly use Escape to aggro the first group of Stone Scale Kirins. Do not aggro an other enemies.
• Spike like normal.
• Find the other two groups of Stone Scale Kirins while avoiding aggro of other enemies and Spike like normal.

Slave Spirits in the Shattered Ravines

Safe spot.

• Enter the Shattered Ravines. Be careful of the Margonite group, then talk to Primeval King Jahnus.
• Take the quest Destroy the Ungrateful Slaves then move on to the safe spot.
• Once the fight between Spirits is over, under Escape aggro one group then run back for a bit towards the portal.
• They will soon de-aggro then ball themselves perfectly.
• Under Dwarven Stability and Escape, target an enemy caster and move into melee range (don't get crippled by the Warriors!) then cast Lightning Reflexes and spike.
• Move to the safe spot between groups. Repeat until there is no group left, rezone through the portal if you want.

Videos

Hulking Stone Elementals

Drakes

Johon the Oxflinger

Gates of Kryta

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Jade Brotherhood Knights, Stalking Nephilas, Juvenile Bladed Termites, Charr in Nolani Academy, Kveldulf, Stone Scale Kirin

Counters

• Degen.
• General anti-melee.
• Stance / enchantment removal.

See also

• A/any Flashing Blades Farmer
• D/any General Vow of Silence Farmer