Guide to Item of the Week Farming

Background
Every week, Nicholas the Traveler requests a different item in exchange for Gifts of the Traveler. These items of the week end up being very valuable for a short period, since the gifts can usually be sold for – (and opening the gifts yields valuable items). Veteran players usually have no trouble farming the item using advanced (although standard) builds and they have access to the ideal farming locations. This guide, however, is designed to help every player of the game, including the relatively new player, who has fewer skills and might need to unlock the farming area.

Solo farming builds
These solo builds (from PvX) can be used every week to farm Nick's request item. (Rare exceptions will be noted in the guide.)


 * : 55 monk
 * : Terra tank
 * Any: Spirit spammer
 * : 130 dervish

Summary

 * Item: Keen Oni Talons
 * Dropped by: Oni
 * Found in: The Jade Sea

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: Starting at Zos Shivros Channel, head into Boreas Seabed, just to the south of Sskai, Dragon's Birth to find a first group of 3-4 oni. Head north to find a second group. You can avoid fighting anything else, although some find it easier to remove the local Kraken Spawn first.
 * Suggested Farm #2: Enter Mount Qinkai from Aspenwood Gate, cross the bridge, and follow the southern edge of the area to the east. You will encounter a patrol of Rot Wallows, but if you stay back, they will turn and head north.  There are 2 spawns of 3–4 oni on the way to the beach.
 * Suggested Farm #3: From Eredon Terrace, go south into Maishang Hills. There are two groups of oni quartets on the southern paths below the Rot Wallows (these are easy to evade by following the path on the map at right).
 * Suggested Farm #4: Start from The Aurios Mines and head right in Rhea's Crater through two groups of Rockhide Dragons. Then, bear left and head alongside the wall running NW until you can take the uphill path west (left), taking out Lorelle Jade Cutter along the way. At the top of the hill, there will be a bridge on the right and another further west. Solo players should flag their H/H teammates below the second bridge while preparing to cross the closer one towards a group of 8 oni. After dispatching them, step off the bridge and return to find another 8 have spawned back across the bridge where you started. This is probably the most efficient farm for larger parties.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Oni use Shadow Shroud which prevents enchantments from being cast.


 * Tactics: important tactics, for example pulling, choke points etc


 * Recommended skills: skills like anti-kd, hex removal etc

Solo farming
''See above for the most common solo builds. ''


 * Suggested Solo #1: Suggest builds (other than 4 above) that work well here.

Summary

 * Item: Moon Shells
 * Dropped by: Leviathan Claws, Leviathan Eyes, and Leviathan Mouths.
 * Found in: The Jade Sea.

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: From Leviathan Pits exit to Gyala Hatchery (explorable). Pay the Priest at the first shrine to earn faction while you hunt shells.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Claws interrupt with Distracting Blow. Eyes degen and interrupt with Clumsiness. Mouths cause bleeding.


 * Tactics: important tactics, for example pulling, choke points etc


 * Recommended skills: skills like anti-kd, hex removal etc

Solo farming
''See above for the most common solo builds. ''


 * Suggested Solo #1: Suggest builds (other than 4 above) that work well here.