requinox
29-09-2006, 17:24
After looking at all the popular farming options in poll thread, I set off on a quest to farm something that was either unknown or not widely known to be farmable by Ritualists.
I was then inspired to farm Shiro'ken after seeing the Me/Mo Spirt Bonder in action. After experimenting I have developed this modified version of the popular Vengeful Farmer build:
Here is the build:
Attributes
---------------------------------
Illusion 10
Domination 8
Restoration 12 +1 +3
Skills
---------------------------------
Vengeful Weapon
Sympathetic Visage
Ancestor's Visage
Empathy
Signet of Disruption
Complicate
Vengeful was Khanei [E] (VwK for short)
Arcane Echo
Armor
---------------------------------
Oracles (Armor +10 while holding an item)
- For maximum survivability
Weapons
---------------------------------
-Since you will be holding the ashpot during most of the intense fighting, weapons and offhands are not required. I have completed the run with bare hands.
However I still like to use:
Totem Axe / Rajazan's Fervor / Similar weapon with a high enchanting mod (don't use a wand/staff or the assassins will cast shadow shroud on you!)
Collector's Restoration Focus with the Armor +5 (while enchanted) and Health +45 (while enchanted) mods
-I enjoy the extra energy boost i get when i drop the ashes (and due to the cheapness of your spells, you'll rarely suffer from negative energy after casting VwK
-The enchanting mod extends the time you have on arcane echo, which will making pulling the third group of shiro'ken easier
-The HP/Armor offhand helps to increase survivability after the three-VwK chain has finished
The Procedure
---------------------------------
-Map to Harvest Temple and exit to Unwaking Waters (Explorable Area)
-Immediately run down the first flight of steps. Proceed to bottom of the second flight of steps (right at the last step) and cling to the left wall (This will be your first "safe point"):
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2500/gw113kq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-At this point the first Shiro'ken mob will be rounding the corner and come into aggro range
-Just before they reach the edge of your aggro circle, cast Arcane Echo.
-The warriors will now charge you while the rangers attempt to shoot at you. Since you are up against the wall, their shots are all obstructed and you will not have to worry about interrupts.
-When a warrior comes within striking range, cast VwK followed by one of the visages.
-Cast Vengeful Weapon if you're low on health and cast the other visage when the first one runs out
-When the recharge of VwK reaches halfway, activate the echo'd copy. When the recharge of the echo'd VwK reaches halfway, activate the original VwK
-Although the warriors use Healing Signet, it won't be long until you take them with VwK, Vengeful Weapon and Famine + Visages
-Once the warriors are down, stay where you are and target one of the rangers. Cast Empathy through the wall.
-Recast Empathy whenever it recharges and alternative using Signet of Disruption and Complicate to interrupt Troll Unguent (This can be done indefinitely)
-Keep in mind that *when* you cast empathy doesn't matter as long as the ranger isn't in the middle of using Troll Unguent. Even if you use empathy at the same time as they use unguent, you'll always have enough time to finish casting and interrupt him.
-The usual casting order will be: Empathy - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy (5th empathy may not be needed)
-Repeat on any remaining rangers. DO NOT kill any surviving Famine spirits when you finish. You will need them.
Congratulations! You've beaten the first mob (which is the easiest)
-Continue down the stairs and you'll see the second mob patrolling just past an archway. This time you'll encounter assassins which are quite deadly and users of interupts
-On the left of the archway is a nook/corner where the rangers won't be able to hit you. This will be your second safe point:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8291/gw111ig8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-You may not be able to survive this fight without the damage provided with the famine + visage combination. If you don't see famine, you may want to wait for the rangers to put one up
Method 1
-When the mob moves far enough away, run down to the safe point (if you do it right, you won't aggro them yet) and cast Arcane Echo. Just before they re-enter aggro range, put up VwK quickly followed by a visage.
Method 2
-If the previous rangers left a famine behind you may want to take advantage of it right away. Outside of aggro range, cast Arcane echo, then run into aggro range in the general direction of the safe zone and when you are shielded from arrows, cst VwK followed by a visage.
-Regardless of which method you choose, now walk backwards until you are sure all the melee attackers can reach and hit you
-Follow a similar procedure as with the first mob.
-Always keep one of the visages up and cast vengeful weapon, especially if you were unfortunate enough to get struck with bleeding.
If you're still with us at this point, you are now ready for the next group!
-For the third group, put up arcane echo and pull them back to the second safe point (keep in mind you won't make it if you decide to walk backwards. The R and X keys might be useful). As soon as you are shielded from arrows, cast VwK followed by one of the visages before the assassins get you. There should be a Famine spirit nearby from the previous fight, if not the rangers will soon create one.
Congrats if you made it this far :)
-When the third mob is destroyed, you are ready for the final and possibly most dangerous fight. The final safe point is at the side of the jade "ramp". The point to stand is approximately where the two white patches in the jade meet up:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5950/gw115sx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-Before diving in, wait for the mob to start moving to the right side of the path (creating a path for you to reach the safe point)
-immediately cast arcane echo and time your run so you can slip past the group and get to the same point
-once at the safe point, you'll aggro the group. Cast VwK followed by a visage. The rangers will remain at the top of the ramp and will be obstructed
-proceed as usual to clean out the group. When you are done, type /Resign to return to the Harvest Temple
Notes
---------------------------------
-Remember that Signet of Disruption will only interrupt Troll unguent if the ranger is hexed with Empathy, which should always be the case if you immediately recast upon recharge
-You'll also want as much health as possible to survive bleeding so a rune of vigor is highly recommended (the more HP the better)
-You can tell if the rangers are hitting you by whether or no the Khanei damage numbers are appearing above their heads
-If you finish off the Shiro'ken melee fighters and now you are slowly dying from bleeding, quickly cast one of the visages (or even arcane echo) to give yourself a +45 HP boost
-One trick to timing the casting of Empathy is to do so during one of the ranger's bow attacks.
-There are usually two rangers in each mob. Don't forget to check first before running out of your safe zone
-If a warrior/assassin gets trapped with the rangers in the background, try shifting around a little to get him to wiggle free
Why farm shiro'ken?!
---------------------------------
-I was bored of farming the usual and wanted to expand the ritualist's farming options :)
I was then inspired to farm Shiro'ken after seeing the Me/Mo Spirt Bonder in action. After experimenting I have developed this modified version of the popular Vengeful Farmer build:
Here is the build:
Attributes
---------------------------------
Illusion 10
Domination 8
Restoration 12 +1 +3
Skills
---------------------------------
Vengeful Weapon
Sympathetic Visage
Ancestor's Visage
Empathy
Signet of Disruption
Complicate
Vengeful was Khanei [E] (VwK for short)
Arcane Echo
Armor
---------------------------------
Oracles (Armor +10 while holding an item)
- For maximum survivability
Weapons
---------------------------------
-Since you will be holding the ashpot during most of the intense fighting, weapons and offhands are not required. I have completed the run with bare hands.
However I still like to use:
Totem Axe / Rajazan's Fervor / Similar weapon with a high enchanting mod (don't use a wand/staff or the assassins will cast shadow shroud on you!)
Collector's Restoration Focus with the Armor +5 (while enchanted) and Health +45 (while enchanted) mods
-I enjoy the extra energy boost i get when i drop the ashes (and due to the cheapness of your spells, you'll rarely suffer from negative energy after casting VwK
-The enchanting mod extends the time you have on arcane echo, which will making pulling the third group of shiro'ken easier
-The HP/Armor offhand helps to increase survivability after the three-VwK chain has finished
The Procedure
---------------------------------
-Map to Harvest Temple and exit to Unwaking Waters (Explorable Area)
-Immediately run down the first flight of steps. Proceed to bottom of the second flight of steps (right at the last step) and cling to the left wall (This will be your first "safe point"):
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2500/gw113kq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-At this point the first Shiro'ken mob will be rounding the corner and come into aggro range
-Just before they reach the edge of your aggro circle, cast Arcane Echo.
-The warriors will now charge you while the rangers attempt to shoot at you. Since you are up against the wall, their shots are all obstructed and you will not have to worry about interrupts.
-When a warrior comes within striking range, cast VwK followed by one of the visages.
-Cast Vengeful Weapon if you're low on health and cast the other visage when the first one runs out
-When the recharge of VwK reaches halfway, activate the echo'd copy. When the recharge of the echo'd VwK reaches halfway, activate the original VwK
-Although the warriors use Healing Signet, it won't be long until you take them with VwK, Vengeful Weapon and Famine + Visages
-Once the warriors are down, stay where you are and target one of the rangers. Cast Empathy through the wall.
-Recast Empathy whenever it recharges and alternative using Signet of Disruption and Complicate to interrupt Troll Unguent (This can be done indefinitely)
-Keep in mind that *when* you cast empathy doesn't matter as long as the ranger isn't in the middle of using Troll Unguent. Even if you use empathy at the same time as they use unguent, you'll always have enough time to finish casting and interrupt him.
-The usual casting order will be: Empathy - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy - Interupt - Empathy (5th empathy may not be needed)
-Repeat on any remaining rangers. DO NOT kill any surviving Famine spirits when you finish. You will need them.
Congratulations! You've beaten the first mob (which is the easiest)
-Continue down the stairs and you'll see the second mob patrolling just past an archway. This time you'll encounter assassins which are quite deadly and users of interupts
-On the left of the archway is a nook/corner where the rangers won't be able to hit you. This will be your second safe point:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8291/gw111ig8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-You may not be able to survive this fight without the damage provided with the famine + visage combination. If you don't see famine, you may want to wait for the rangers to put one up
Method 1
-When the mob moves far enough away, run down to the safe point (if you do it right, you won't aggro them yet) and cast Arcane Echo. Just before they re-enter aggro range, put up VwK quickly followed by a visage.
Method 2
-If the previous rangers left a famine behind you may want to take advantage of it right away. Outside of aggro range, cast Arcane echo, then run into aggro range in the general direction of the safe zone and when you are shielded from arrows, cst VwK followed by a visage.
-Regardless of which method you choose, now walk backwards until you are sure all the melee attackers can reach and hit you
-Follow a similar procedure as with the first mob.
-Always keep one of the visages up and cast vengeful weapon, especially if you were unfortunate enough to get struck with bleeding.
If you're still with us at this point, you are now ready for the next group!
-For the third group, put up arcane echo and pull them back to the second safe point (keep in mind you won't make it if you decide to walk backwards. The R and X keys might be useful). As soon as you are shielded from arrows, cast VwK followed by one of the visages before the assassins get you. There should be a Famine spirit nearby from the previous fight, if not the rangers will soon create one.
Congrats if you made it this far :)
-When the third mob is destroyed, you are ready for the final and possibly most dangerous fight. The final safe point is at the side of the jade "ramp". The point to stand is approximately where the two white patches in the jade meet up:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5950/gw115sx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
-Before diving in, wait for the mob to start moving to the right side of the path (creating a path for you to reach the safe point)
-immediately cast arcane echo and time your run so you can slip past the group and get to the same point
-once at the safe point, you'll aggro the group. Cast VwK followed by a visage. The rangers will remain at the top of the ramp and will be obstructed
-proceed as usual to clean out the group. When you are done, type /Resign to return to the Harvest Temple
Notes
---------------------------------
-Remember that Signet of Disruption will only interrupt Troll unguent if the ranger is hexed with Empathy, which should always be the case if you immediately recast upon recharge
-You'll also want as much health as possible to survive bleeding so a rune of vigor is highly recommended (the more HP the better)
-You can tell if the rangers are hitting you by whether or no the Khanei damage numbers are appearing above their heads
-If you finish off the Shiro'ken melee fighters and now you are slowly dying from bleeding, quickly cast one of the visages (or even arcane echo) to give yourself a +45 HP boost
-One trick to timing the casting of Empathy is to do so during one of the ranger's bow attacks.
-There are usually two rangers in each mob. Don't forget to check first before running out of your safe zone
-If a warrior/assassin gets trapped with the rangers in the background, try shifting around a little to get him to wiggle free
Why farm shiro'ken?!
---------------------------------
-I was bored of farming the usual and wanted to expand the ritualist's farming options :)