Droknar's Forge run

The Droknar run, or more commonly Droks run (named for the town it aims for, Droknar's Forge), is the most well-known and popular run in the game, being the only way to get to the Southern Shiverpeaks without first ascending. This allows a player to skip nearly three quarters of the Prophecies campaign. The run consists of travelling south from Beacon's Perch, passing through Lornar's Pass, Dreadnought's Drift, and Snake Dance, to reach the first and only outpost encountered in the run, Camp Rankor. From there, one must travel through Talus Chute to finally reach Droknar's Forge.

The run from Beacon's Perch to Droknar's Forge is long and very difficult due to deadly combinations and high concentrations of foes encountered. Due to its popularity, the Droks run is also a very popular target for scammers.

The most popular builds for running to Droknar's Forge are listed below:
 * Dervish/Assassin "Dark Silence Runner"
 * Assassin/Dervish "Dark Shadow Forge Runner"
 * Warrior/Monk "Bold Forge Runner"

Note
There are other ways to get max armor early in the game, besides running to Droknar's Forge. Typically these ways are easier and cheaper than getting a Drok's Run, with the disadvantage that you will have to buy one of the other Guild Wars campaigns. For all of these, you will need to have reached the town of Lion's Arch to unlock travel outside Tyria.


 * For the Factions campaign: After you arrive in Cantha you will be on the docks outside of Kaineng Center. Inside Kaineng Center is an Armor Crafter that makes max armor. This is currently the easiest way to get max armor for characters from Tyria.
 * For the Nightfall campaign: After you arrive in Elona you will be in Kamadan. You will probably find people offering ferry service to the Consulate Docks area, which has a max armor crafter and storage. This ferry service may either be free or involve a fee. Ferrying involves joining the character offering the service on the quest The Time is Nigh, which is very short and deposits the party at the Consulate Docks.
 * For the Eye of the North expansion: The starting outpost of Boreal Station has an armor crafter that makes max armor.