Build:W/N Raptor 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

Contents 1 Attributes and Skills 1.1 Your Build 1.2 Hero Build 2 Equipment 3 Usage 4 Counters 5 Variants 5.1 No Hero Version 5.2 Necro/Warrior Version 5.2.1 Hero Build 6 Videos

Kills all raptors including the boss in HM in less than 1 minute to give around 140 asura points/min.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

[edit] Your Build

Warrior / Necromancer 12 Curses 8 + 2 Strength 5 Tactics 9 + 1 + 2 Swordsmanship Mark of Pain Core Necromancer. Curses 12 Mark of Pain Hex Spell For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 34 shadow damage to adjacent foes. 20 1 10 Dolyak Signet Prophecies Warrior. Strength 10 Dolyak Signet Signet For 16 seconds, you have +30 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%. 20 Endure Pain Core Warrior. Strength 10 Endure Pain Skill For 14 seconds you have an additional 230 Health. 30 5 Protector's Defense Factions Warrior. Tactics 5 Protector's Defense Skill For 7 seconds, adjacent allies have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Protector's Defense ends if you move. 30 5 Hundred Blades Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 12 Hundred Blades Elite Sword Attack For 15 seconds, whenever you attack with a sword, all adjacent foes take 22 slashing damage. This attack skill has 10% armor penetration. 25 5 "By Ural's Hammer!" EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank "By Ural's Hammer!" Shout For 7..10 seconds, you have +2 Health regeneration and do 25% more damage. This lasts 7..10 more seconds for each ally within earshot who is under 50% Health. 30 5 Wary Stance Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 5 Wary Stance Stance For 3 seconds, you block any attack skills used against you. For each successful block, you gain adrenaline and 5 Energy. Wary Stance ends if you use a skill. 10 10 Whirlwind Attack Nightfall Warrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind Attack Melee Attack Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. This attack skill has 10% armor penetration. 1 6 Template code

[edit] Hero Build

Paragon / Ritualist 12 Restoration Magic 12 + 1 + 3 Command 3 Leadership "Fall Back!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 16 "Fall Back!" Shout For 10 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 16 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack. 25 10 "Make Haste!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 16 "Make Haste!" Shout For 21 seconds, target other ally moves 33% faster. This Skill ends if that ally successfully hits with an attack. 10 5 Vocal Was Sogolon Nightfall Ritualist. Restoration Magic 12 Vocal Was Sogolon Item Spell For 60 seconds, all Shouts and Chants you use last 44% longer. 30 1 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Disable all skills. As soon as you zone, press 'F' and click VwS and "MH!". Get asura bounty, and when your hero reaches the edge of your aggro bubble use "Fall back!". At the mouth of the cave use "Make Haste!" and flag your hero back at the res shrine.

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Paragon / No profession 12 + 1 + 3 Command 12 Leadership "Fall Back!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 16 "Fall Back!" Shout For 10 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 16 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack. 25 10 Enduring Harmony Nightfall Paragon. Leadership 12 Enduring Harmony Echo For 30 seconds, Chants and Shouts last 50% longer on target non-Spirit ally. 10 1 5 "Incoming!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 16 "Incoming!" Elite Shout For 10 seconds, all allies within earshot move 33% faster, and gain 16 Health while moving. 25 10 "Make Haste!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 16 "Make Haste!" Shout For 21 seconds, target other ally moves 33% faster. This Skill ends if that ally successfully hits with an attack. 10 5 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Disable all skills on the hero except for Fall Back and manage them yourself.

[edit] Equipment

• Knight's insignia on all armor
• Sword preferably with hp +30 and energy +5
• Max req. 9 strength shield with hp +30
• Sup. vigor rune, sup. absorption rune
• Maj. Swordsmanship and major strength with a Swordsmanship headpiece.
• Put on your Asura title
• Hero equipment doesn't matter

[edit] Usage

• Enter Riven Earth from Rata Sum, and make the hero cast "Fall Back!" .
• Go grab the bounty, as you are running there get the hero to cast "Enduring Harmony" on you
• Once you have got the bounty run to the cave, get the hero to use "Incoming!" .
• As you get near to the cave entrance, make the hero use "Make Haste!" on you, then flag him/her back near the res shrine.
• Aggro the first raptors, if you can aggro just one by themselves, keep running so that you aggro the next couple and the first will stop chasing you for a short time so you can cast Mark of Pain , if you aggro more than one at once, just cast it before they are close enough to interrupt you.
• Head to the left and aggro every raptor, make sure you don't miss any, as even with bad spawns it is still possible to aggro them all before mark of pain runs out.
• Go to the other side of the cave aggroing the boss group last.
• Drag the raptors along a wall for a second so that they are all adjacent to each other.
• Stop and hit Dolyak Signet -> Endure Pain -> Protector's Defense -> Hundred Blades
• When you judge that the raptors will all be attacking you in the next 2-3 seconds, hit "By Ural's Hammer!" -> Wary Stance .
• Use whirlwind attack when you have the adrenaline.
• Pick up your drops.

[edit] Counters

• Mark of Pain running out before you get whirlwind attack off.
• Failure to get the raptor with mark of pain to be adjacent to the boss.

[edit] Variants

[edit] No Hero Version

Warrior / Necromancer 12 Curses 9 + 3 Strength 5 Tactics 8 + 1 + 1 Swordsmanship Mark of Pain Core Necromancer. Curses 12 Mark of Pain Hex Spell For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 34 shadow damage to adjacent foes. 20 1 10 Dolyak Signet Prophecies Warrior. Strength 12 Dolyak Signet Signet For 18 seconds, you have +34 armor and cannot be knocked down, but your movement is slowed by 75%. 20 Endure Pain Core Warrior. Strength 12 Endure Pain Skill For 16 seconds you have an additional 258 Health. 30 5 Hundred Blades Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 10 Hundred Blades Elite Sword Attack For 15 seconds, whenever you attack with a sword, all adjacent foes take 20 slashing damage. This attack skill has 12% armor penetration. 25 5 "By Ural's Hammer!" EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank "By Ural's Hammer!" Shout For 7..10 seconds, you have +2 Health regeneration and do 25% more damage. This lasts 7..10 more seconds for each ally within earshot who is under 50% Health. 30 5 Wary Stance Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 5 Wary Stance Stance For 3 seconds, you block any attack skills used against you. For each successful block, you gain adrenaline and 5 Energy. Wary Stance ends if you use a skill. 10 10 Whirlwind Attack Nightfall Warrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind Attack Melee Attack Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. This attack skill has 12% armor penetration. 1 6 Sprint Core Warrior. Strength 12 Sprint Stance For 13 seconds, you move 25% faster. 15 5 Template code

• This variant does not require the hero. The major downside being that this is a lot harder to use due to the lack of Protector's Defense, as well as being slower as you are only at 25% speed boost.
• Use sprint on recharge
• Recommended to have as high hp and armor as possible.

[edit] Necro/Warrior Version

Necromancer / Warrior 12 + 1 + 3 Curses 6 Tactics 11 Swordsmanship Drunken Master EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank Drunken Master Stance For 72..90 seconds, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 10..15%. If you are drunk while activating this Skill, your movement and attack speeds are increased by 25..33% instead. 60 5 Mark of Pain Core Necromancer. Curses 16 Mark of Pain Hex Spell For 30 seconds, whenever target foe takes physical damage, Mark of Pain deals 42 shadow damage to adjacent foes. 20 1 10 Hundred Blades Core Warrior. Swordsmanship 11 Hundred Blades Elite Sword Attack For 15 seconds, whenever you attack with a sword, all adjacent foes take 21 slashing damage. 25 5 "By Ural's Hammer!" EotN No Profession. Deldrimor rank "By Ural's Hammer!" Shout For 7..10 seconds, you have +2 Health regeneration and do 25% more damage. This lasts 7..10 more seconds for each ally within earshot who is under 50% Health. 30 5 Protector's Defense Factions Warrior. Tactics 6 Protector's Defense Skill For 7 seconds, adjacent allies have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Protector's Defense ends if you move. 30 5 Endure Pain Core Warrior. Strength 0 Endure Pain Skill For 7 seconds you have an additional 90 Health. 30 5 Wary Stance Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 6 Wary Stance Stance For 3 seconds, you block any attack skills used against you. For each successful block, you gain adrenaline and 5 Energy. Wary Stance ends if you use a skill. 10 10 Whirlwind Attack Nightfall Warrior. Sunspear rank Whirlwind Attack Melee Attack Attack target and adjacent foes. Each attack that hits deals +13..20 damage. 1 6 Template code

[edit] Hero Build

Monk / Paragon 12 + 1 Protection Prayers 12 Command Life Barrier Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Life Barrier Elite Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, damage dealt to target other ally is reduced by 46%. If your Health is below 50% when that ally takes damage, Life Barrier ends. 5 2 15 -1 Life Bond Core Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Life Bond Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target other ally takes damage from an attack, half the damage is redirected to you. The damage you receive this way is reduced by 26. 2 10 -1 Vital Blessing Prophecies Monk. Protection Prayers 13 Vital Blessing Enchantment Spell While you maintain this Enchantment, target ally has +179 maximum Health. 2 ¾ 10 -1 "Fall Back!" Nightfall Paragon. Command 12 "Fall Back!" Shout For 9 seconds, all allies within earshot gain 13 Health per second while moving and move 33% faster. "Fall Back!" ends on an ally affected by this Shout when that ally successfully hits with an attack. 25 10 Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Optional Core No Profession. Unlinked Optional Optional Optional. Template code

Same idea, but hero must follow you in to maintain bonds, i.e. you have to micro your hero to avoid aggro. Even with bonds you cannot tank as long as the warrior version, however due to 16 curses you don't need as many raptors aggroed. You do not need to be drunk at r10 Deldrimor.

[edit] Videos

Demonstration Video

Guide Video