Build:A/E Gloom Farmer

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This build has been archived as of July 2, 2008, for the following reason: Nerf to Shadow Form This build had been designed for the following use: PvE farming

This build uses high damage PBAoE spells, with the added damage bonus from the Lightbringer title, to farm selected groups in Ravenheart Gloom for Torment Gemstones.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Elementalist 12 Fire Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Shadow Arts Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 55 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 45 2 10 Shadow Form Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Shadow Form Elite Enchantment Spell For 21 seconds, all hostile Spells that target you fail and all attacks against you miss. When Shadow Form ends, lose all but 53 Health. 60 1 10 Shadow Walk Nightfall Assassin. Unlinked Shadow Walk Stance Shadow Step to target foe. For 30 seconds, you cannot cast Enchantments. When this Stance ends, you return to your original location. 30 5 Phoenix Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Phoenix Spell A fiery phoenix rises at your location, striking adjacent foes for 91 fire damage, and flies out to your target, exploding on impact. This explosion strikes for an additional 75 fire damage. 10 2 15 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 91 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Bed of Coals Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Bed of Coals Spell Create a Bed of Coals at your location. For 10 seconds, foes standing still near this location are struck for 24 fire damage each second. Any foe knocked down on the Bed of Coals is set on fire for 6 seconds. 30 1 10 Lava Font Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Lava Font Spell For 5 seconds, foes adjacent to the location where this Spell was cast are struck for 41 fire damage. 4 2 10 Dark Escape Factions Assassin. Shadow Arts 16 Dark Escape Stance For 16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack. 30 5 Template code

[edit] Necessities

• Radiant or Shrouded Armor.
• 20% enchanting, +5 energy weapon, such as a Totem Axe.
• +12 energy rec. fire, +15 energy -1 regeneration, +30 health second hand item, such as those exchanged for Jade Bracelets.
• Lightbringer level 4 or above has been proven to work, Higher is better.

[edit] Usage

• Enter Ravenheart Gloom from the Gate of Anguish. Receive the bounty from the Whispers Informant.
• Run past the first group of foes with Shadow Form and Dark Escape. Shadow Form is not necessary if you use careful timing and hug the right wall.
• Now, near your position is a mob made entirely of spellcasters, lacking a Heart Tormentor.
• Wait for combat between the Shadow Army and the Order of Whispers ends. Get closer to the mixed group.
• Precast Fire Attunement.
• Cast Shadow Form and get into the middle of the enemy group with Shadow Walk.
• Now, cast Phoenix, Meteor Shower, Bed of Coals, Lava Font, Phoenix and finally Lava Font in that order.
• Once Shadow Form is about to expire (blinking slowly / quickly) use Dark Escape and run to safety.
• Once the mixed group has been cleared, repeat the above tactics for the group of six Curse of Darknesses.
• After that, you may want to attempt an attack on the group containing two Wind of Darknesses and one Scourge of Darkness.
• If a torment gemstone drops at any time, making a clean escape and retrieving it is always an option.

[edit] Counters

• Heart and Earth tormentors can severely damage, or kill you.

[edit] Variants

See Build:A/E UW Farmer for an underworld variant.

[edit] Notes

• This build works in other areas with tight grouping mobs.
• Works in Hard Mode with LB R6+

[edit] See also

• Video of the run being done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdF5q-4_LyY
• Another video, done in hard mode (Details in video): http://youtube.com/watch?v=8JB-zeDp0as

• Build:E/A Gloom Farmer