Build:E/Mo Savannah Heat Farmer

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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

By using the powerful spell Savannah Heat in combination with Meteor Shower and Bed of Coals you can kill many types of monsters before they have a chance to flee from the area of effect. Smite Crawlers in The Underworld and Stone Scale Kirin in Pongmei Valley can both be farmed, using Earth Magic enchantments to reduce received damage to 0.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 1 + 3 Fire Magic 12 + 3 Earth Magic 3 + 1 Energy Storage Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 119 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Bed of Coals Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Bed of Coals Spell Create a Bed of Coals at your location. For 10 seconds, foes standing still near this location are struck for 31 fire damage each second. Any foe knocked down on the Bed of Coals is set on fire for 7 seconds. 30 1 10 Savannah Heat Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Savannah Heat Elite Spell You create Savannah Heat at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, all nearby foes take 21 fire damage each second and an additional 21 fire damage for each second this Spell has been in effect. 25 2 15 Flame Djinn's Haste Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 16 Flame Djinn's Haste Enchantment Spell All adjacent foes are struck for 127 fire damage. For 14 seconds, you move 25% faster. Flame Djinn's Haste recharges 50% faster if a foe was struck by this spell. 20 ¾ 10 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 15 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 15 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 31, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Glyph of Concentration Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Concentration Glyph For 15 seconds, your next 1 Spell cannot be interrupted and ignore the effects of being Dazed. 10 1 5 Armor of Earth Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 15 Armor of Earth Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, you gain 60 armor, but move 14% slower. 15 ¾ 10 Balthazar's Spirit Prophecies Monk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Spirit Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) 2 10 -1 Template code

[edit] Equipment

Armor:

• Tempest or Pyromancer's is recommended, although the additional armor is rarely needed.
• Radiant Insignias may also be used.

Weapons: One of the following:

• An Insightful Earth Staff of Enchanting. A 20% enchantment mod is recommended.
• Totem Axe / Earth Scroll combination.
• Galigord's Stone Staff

and

• A longbow or flatbow for pulling Smite Crawlers.

[edit] Usage

Killing the Grasping Darkness

Note: Before you take the quest it is recommended that you cast Flame Djinn's Haste and run up the stairs to pop any Dying Nightmare that might be hidden.

Pre-cast Balthazar's Spirit and take the Clear the Chamber quest from the Lost Soul. If a Dying Nightmare pops up, let him use Rend Enchantments on Balthazar's and then cast Flame Djinn's Haste to break aggro. In this case, remember to recast Balthazar's Spirit on yourself before entering battle; avoid accidentally casting it on the Lost Soul.

Then cast in this order:

• Flame Djinn's Haste
• Stoneflesh Aura
• Glyph of Concentration

Then slowly aggro one or two groups of Grasping Darkness Cast your offensive skills in this order:

• Meteor Shower
• Bed of Coals
• Savannah Heat
• Flame Djinn's Haste*
  • To prevent them from interrupting Flame Djinn's Haste, cast it while the Darkness are knocked down from Meteor Shower.

This should kill all of the Darkness. If any remain, they will most likely die soon from burning and normal wand attacks should be enough to finish them off. In a worst-case scenario there will be a couple left with about 10% health and you will have little or no energy due to them spamming "Fear Me!". A +15/-1 set is very useful for finishing them off in this rare situation.

Killing the Smite Crawlers

Once all the Grasping Darkness have been eliminated, use Flame Djinn's Haste to run to the Smite Crawlers in the Ice Wastes. It is recommended that you pull large groups of smites with this build due to the 60 second recharge on Meteor Shower. It is possible to pull all the smites in the first chamber in one go. A video of how to do this can be seen here

• Maintain Stoneflesh Aura and Armor of Earth to take all damage to 0 and maintain Balthazar's Spirit for energy. Use your offensive spells in the following order:
• Meteor Shower
• Bed of Coals
• Savannah Heat
• Flame Djinn's Haste

If done right this will kill all the Smite Crawlers you have pulled. If a Dying Nightmare pops up while pulling the smites, let him use Rend Enchantments then cast Flame Djinn's Haste to break aggro. Then come back and kill the Dying Nightmare first before proceeding with the smites. A video of how to do this can be seen here.

[edit] Videos

• Killing the Grasping Darkness
• Run to the Smite Crawlers
• Clearing Smite Chamber #1
• Clearing Smite Chamber #2

[edit] Notes

This build also works as Mo/E with the same Skills. However, be aware that the lack of Energy Storage and lower elemental attributes will make the run more difficult.

[edit] Stone Scale Kirin variant

This variant will allow you to farm Stone Scale Kirin, Undergrowth and Dragon Moss in Pongmei Valley right out of Maatu Keep.

Elementalist / Monk 12 + 1 + 3 Earth Magic 12 + 1 Fire Magic 3 + 2 Energy Storage Glyph of Elemental Power Core Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Elemental Power Glyph For 25 seconds, your elemental attributes are boosted by 2 for your next 10 Spells. 5 1 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 13 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 98 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Savannah Heat Nightfall Elementalist. Fire Magic 13 Savannah Heat Elite Spell You create Savannah Heat at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, all nearby foes take 18 fire damage each second and an additional 18 fire damage for each second this Spell has been in effect. 25 2 15 Bed of Coals Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 13 Bed of Coals Spell Create a Bed of Coals at your location. For 10 seconds, foes standing still near this location are struck for 26 fire damage each second. Any foe knocked down on the Bed of Coals is set on fire for 6 seconds. 30 1 10 Elemental Lord (Kurzick) Factions Elementalist. Kurzick rank Elemental Lord (Kurzick) Enchantment Spell For 30..60 seconds, your elemental attributes are boosted by 1. 45 1 10 Stoneflesh Aura Nightfall Elementalist. Earth Magic 16 Stoneflesh Aura Enchantment Spell For 16 seconds, damage you receive is reduced by 33, and you are immune to critical attacks. 15 2 10 Armor of Earth Core Elementalist. Earth Magic 16 Armor of Earth Enchantment Spell For 30 seconds, you gain 62 armor, but move 12% slower. 15 ¾ 10 Balthazar's Spirit Prophecies Monk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's Spirit Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally gains adrenaline and Energy after taking damage. (The amount of adrenaline gained increases depending on your rank in Smiting Prayers.) 2 10 -1 Template code

[edit] Usage

Cast and maintain all your enchantments, and aggro the Kirin, Undergrowth and Dragon Moss. You should maneuver so that the Dragon Moss are close to one another, and then move into melee range of them, which will place the melee-range monsters near the Dragon Moss. Once the monsters are in a ball, cast the following spells in this order:

• Glyph of Elemental Power
• Meteor Shower
• Savannah Heat
• Bed of Coals

[edit] Video

• Video of Kirin farming.
  
• Video of Shandor Farming Crisp.
  
• Video of Shandor Farming Smiters.
  
• Video of Minotaur Farming

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