User:Bubbinska/Builds/Shadow Form Farmer

This build utilizes the elite Shadow Arts skill Shadow Form and the earth magic skill Sliver Armor to quickly take down bosses that are accompanied by medium/large mobs to efficiently farm their green items

Equipment

 * Archmage's Armor
 * Enchantments last 20% longer weapon.
 * Arius' Sai or Chimor's Daggers are recommended Daggers.
 * Galigord's Stone Staff is a recommended Staff.
 * Totem Axe/Rajazan's Fervor + Galigord's Stone Scroll are also recommended. Earth Scrolls with identical stats as Galigord's can be found at Collector Ohtah in the Undercity (5 Plague Idols) or Collector Denos Makaluum in Vasburg Armory (5 Stone Horns). Droajam's Storm is also very similar to Galigord's Stone Scroll (and may be preferable depending on what you are farming).

Usage

 * Run to the boss using Dark Escape.
 * When you are just out of aggro, activate Glyph of Elemental Power,Shadow Form and use Death's Charge to teleport in. Usually aggroing before teleporting in makes enemies clump together, giving Sliver Armor less of a chance to target the boss.
 * Then activate Sliver Armor. Make sure you are closer to the boss than anything else, or you will not kill it! If Sliver Armor ends up targetting the wrong foe, try stepping away and then back to the boss, this will often give you the desired effect.
 * Use Obsidian Flame, Teinai's Crystals then Crystal Wave to speed up killing.
 * Just after the boss is dead, activate Shadow Form and use the speed buffs to run away to safety. You can use Shadow Form again since Morale Boosts recharges all skills.

Counters

 * Shadow Form doesn't protect against signets, touch skills, traps and Area of Effect damage.
 * Chilblains is a highly used skill by enemies which removes Shadow Form.
 * Shadow Form will be removed by foes using Expunge Enchantments.

Variants

 * Obsidian Flame, Teinai's Crystals, Crystal Wave, and Dark Escape may be switched out for other skills, depending on what you are farming.


 * When fighting Warrior bosses, such as Sunreach Warmaker, it helps to use Rust so that their Healing Signet takes 3 times as long to cast. To do this, though, you will be required to take one point off of Energy Storage and put them into Water Magic.


 * Caltrops is useful against bosses who attempt to flee when heavily damaged.


 * Feigned Neutrality and/or Shadow Refuge is useful against groups which have mobs with touch skills which penetrate Shadow Form and is also required for the run to some bosses.


 * You may also use Shock, Aftershock, & Teinai's Crystals in that order. Shock is a great interrupt on many bosses who cast their healing spells first to negate Sliver Armor.


 * Shadow of Haste serves to give you an emergency out and is particularly useful when learning the build, taking the 'error' out of 'trial and error'. This serves particularly well when attempting to master a series of difficult bosses in a single run, such as the monk-mesmer-elementalist-necro constructs in Sunjiang District Explorable.  Be warned - the speed boost offered by the skill makes pulling groups more difficult.


 * See variant Build:E/A DoA Solo Gloom Farmer for farming gemstones in Gloom.

List of soloable bosses
Total Number of Soloable Bosses: 128
 * Please add info of the level of difficulty for each boss (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard and Very Hard).

Prophecies
1 Current Boss

Monk (Mo)

 * Protection Prayers
 * Kepkhet Marrowfeast - Hard (Make sure not to give the scarabs a corpse before kill due to Well of the Profane. Most of the time the area effect of traps placed below Kepkhet kill you, you turn into a peice of toast.) I changed my build for this boss using Shadow Refuge instead of Obsidian Flame. Before attacking the boss I cast Dark Escape (to reduce damage taken in this case) followed by Glyph of Elemental Power and Shadow Form, then use Death's Charge on the boss followed up with Sliver Armor. Then cast Shadow Refuge to neutralize the effects of the traps and start using Teinai's Crystals and Crystal Wave until Kepkhet is dead. Personally I haven't failed farming Kepkhet after this modification. Mark of Protection could still be a problem though. If you also change Crystal Wave and Teinai's Crystals for Shock and Lift Enchantment, you can cast Shock when Kepkhet casts Mark Of Protection. If you interrupt Mark Of Protection, than just continue killing him, but if you are too late (what probably will be the case), you have to cast Lift Enchantment, when Kepkhet is still knocked down. Than Mark Of Protection will be removed and you will have enough time left to kill Kepkhet. Also, make sure that no griffon has aggroed Kepkhet, as it will spawn additional touch necros around her. Also, if you died attempting to kill her, you have to rezone and retry, as additional touch necros from surrounding area will come near her. If you follow up all those tips, Kepkhet will be Easy/Medium.

Factions
51 Current Bosses

Warrior (W)

 * Swordsmanship
 * Sskai, Dragon's Birth - Hard/Very Hard (it may prove difficult because off the boss's high hp )
 * Sun, the Quivering - Hard/Very Hard (Mobs may appear from the roofs, making the run almost impossible)
 * Warrior's Construct - Hard/Very Hard( difficult to run to)
 * Axe Mastery
 * Wing, Three Blade - Hard (Difficult due to the high HP of the boss and the lack of mobs)
 * Hammer Mastery
 * Jayne Forestlight - (drops Hammer)Very Easy/Easy (Wait until the mobs let a clean run, after that get as close as you can to the boss and jump in)
 * Shield
 * Strength
 * Reefclaw Ragebound - Medium (You will need to aggro a nearby group for sufficient Sliver Armor damage)
 * Strongroot Tanglebranch - Easy/Medium (Run south of the Ritualist Construct to get to him. Bring Rust for faster results)
 * Tactics
 * Sunreach Warmaker - Medium/Hard (Can be difficult to get sliver to target Warmaker due to several other melee wardens. Use Rust and Shock on his healing signet.)
 * Geoffer Pain Bringer - Easy/Medium (Run his group into a Naga group aproching from the NW then take him out right after their fight, impossible with Outcast Deathhands around)

Ranger (R)
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 * Flatbow
 * Hornbow
 * Longbow
 * Recurve Bow
 * Shortbow

Monk (Mo)

 * Divine Favor
 * Untouched Ancient Ky - Hard (Replace one of the Crystal skills with Celestial Storm. Run west past the mob and break aggro. Then return from the west and shadow step in)
 * Ssuns, Blessed of Dwayna - Hard (Running there is hard. Easier to die in Archipelagos outside Luxon Jade Flats as a Kurzik and approach from shrine.)
 * Ziinfaun Lifeforce - Very Easy/Easy (Leave from the Marketplace into Bukdek and go into Xaquang Skyway from there. Bring Feigned Neutrality instead of Crystal Wave)
 * Healing Prayers
 * The Scar Eater - Very Easy/Easy (Also a fairly easy boss to practice on. Once you enter the area, run to the res shrine and wait for the nearest mob to patrol near him then run in and take him down.)
 * Protection Prayers
 * Jayne Forestlight - Very Easy/Easy (Wait until the mobs let a clean run, after that get as close as you can to the boss and jump in)
 * Monk's Construct - Medium/Hard (The first mob may prove very difficult to go near the boss)
 * Smiting Prayers
 * Scourgewind, Elder Guardian - Medium/Hard (Cast Sliver Armor before using Death's Charge, as Signet of Judgment will knock you down)

Necromancer (N)
To Be Added...
 * Soul Reaping
 * Blood Magic
 * Kyril Oathwarden - Medium (Earth Elementalists can kill you with Shockwave)
 * Foalcrest Darkwish - Easy/Medium (Most of the time you can kill him in one shot, but if that doesn't work aggro the nearby group of Mantises and die yourself; he will make Bone Fiends which give you just enough damage for Sliver Armor)
 * Chan the Dragon's Blood - Easy/Very Easy (The run is easy if you have Feigned Neutrality)
 * Death Magic
 * Ghial the Bone Dancer - Hard/Very Hard (With more than 2 rits just pull the group in front of the bridge with you using Feigned Neutrality and no speed buffs.For beginners, bring Dash and Shadow Refuge instead of Obsidian Flame and Crystal Wave. Also, bringing Glyph of Concentration in place of Glyph of Elemental Power is recommended; without it, your Sliver Armor may be interrupted.)
 * Sessk, Woe Spreader - Easy/Medium (Sometimes Silver Armour targets other enemies, if you bring stone dagger you can kill him in about 5 seconds)
 * Curses
 * Necromancer's Construct

Mesmer (Me)
To Be Added...
 * Fast Casting
 * The Time Eater - Very Easy/Easy (Add skills for more damage because very few mobs are surrounding him)
 * Domination Magic
 * Mesmer's Construct - Hard (The mobs make it very difficult to go near the boss)
 * Milefaun Mindflayer - Medium/Hard (Must be opposite of controlling faction in order resurrect at NW shrine)
 * Mina Shatter Storm -Easy/Medium (Bring Feigned Neutrality in place of Crystal Wave, bring Shock and Aftershock in place of Obsidian Flame and Teinai's Crystals, the run is very long.)
 * Illusion Magic
 * Kenrii Sea Sorrow
 * Xisni Dream Haunt - Medium/Hard
 * Inspiration Magic

Elementalist (E)
To Be Added...
 * Energy Storage
 * Rahse Windcatcher - Easy
 * Chung, the Attuned - Easy (Long run, use Dark Escape to run past mobs on the way to Undercity)
 * Air Magic
 * Amadis, Wind of the Sea- Medium
 * Fire Magic
 * Star Ancient Koosun - Hard/Very Hard (Speak to Kuunavang for Celestial Storm, bring Shadow Refuge and Dash)
 * Lian, Dragon's Petal- Medium/Hard (Bring Dash insted of Crystal Wave to break first aggros, challenging because of Double Dragon)
 * Water Magic
 * Elemental's Construct - Medium (Use Shadow Form to run to him and hide to rest on southeast corner of his room.)
 * Wiseroot Shatterstone - Medium/Hard (Sliver Armor often will not target him, even if you are closest to him.)
 * Earth Magic

Assassin (A)

 * Piercing damage
 * Assassin's Construct - Easy(Wait until all mobs collect in the middle of the island)
 * Chkkr Locust Lord - Easy/Medium(Sliver Armor often doesn't hit him)
 * Darkroot Entrop - Very Easy/Easy (Pull first mob of Wardens with you)
 * Shreader Sharptongue - Very Easy/Easy (Exchange Teinai's Crystals or Crystal Wave with Shadow Refuge
 * Silent Ancient Onata - Medium/Hard (Add the Special Skill)
 * Xuekao, the Deceptive - Easy (run around the building he is in and approach from ramp. Aggro him and immediatly use Dark Escape and run to the res shrine near by. This will trigger a fight between him and some Jade Brotherhood. After fight immediatly run in and start your sequence. He should fall very easily.)
 * Slashing damage
 * Bramble Everthorn - Easy/Medium (Because of the heals)
 * Onis in Rhea's Crater for Ungues of the Oni - Easy/Medium (The hardest part is getting there, once there it's easy to kill them two/three at a time)
 * Urkal the Ambusher - Very Hard (Sliver Armor almost never targets him - Shadow of Haste variant is highly recommended to give you multiple attempts)

Ritualist (Rt)

 * Spawning Power
 * Cho, Spirit Empath - Easy/Medium (Bring Feigned Neutrality instead of Dash, come from Nahpui Quarter!!! Cast Feigned Neutrality last, once you are already fighting, 50/50 chance monks will heal him, if so run and rezone; the fastest way is to run towards Nahpui Quarter (just a few feet west from Cho). It will make the run a lot easier and shorter.)
 * Ritualist's Construct - Easy/Medium (Near by monk can prove difficult)
 * Tomton Spiriteater - Very Easy/Easy
 * Chkkr Brightclaw - Easy/Medium (Wait for plant mob to run past the pool, when they are clear, sure to aggro enough of the pop-up groups before casting Sliver Armor) The pool gives you 20% longer enchantment because of Blessed Water.
 * Channeling Magic
 * Ssyn Coiled Grasp - Easy/Medium

To Be Added...
 * Communing
 * Restoration Magic
 * Flower Spiritgarden - Hard/Very Hard (move in a litte until mobs pop up)
 * Orosen, Tranquil Acolyte-Medium/Hard (cast Obsidian Flame, Crystal Wave, Teinais Crystals and then Obsidian again (with the other skills applied). Foes can interrupt your skills.Also pull the group that is right up the ramp near him)

Nightfall
76 Current Bosses

Warrior (W)

 * Swordsmanship
 * Reaper of Agony - Medium (Time your run when he has moved near the two groups of Margonites)
 * Axe Mastery
 * Chor the Bladed - Easy/Medium
 * Robah Hardback - Medium/Hard
 * Colonel Chaklin- Medium/Hard (Easy to get to,try to aggro as much as you can and avoid disrupts, if you die hope your shadowform is recharged fast and reattack asap if hes halfway or more down in health good chance second shot will finish him
 * Hammer Mastery
 * Grabthar the Overbearing - Medium/Hard (Need to also aggro the nearby harpy group to be successful, if you wait a moment the harpies actually move closer to Grabthars mob) Not much room for error.
 * Riktund the Vicious - Medium/Hard
 * Shield
 * Strength
 * Onwan, Lord of the Ntouka - Easy/Medium (Leave from command post and follow river into lake. Attended to by several Mesmers and route to reach the boss although short has a multitude of creatures)Easiest way to kill is to deaths charge to him then run past him and wait for recharge of skills then get the tusk howlers and boss to theirselves to keep the rampaging nktoukas from stripping your enchants with chilling victory
 * Tactics
 * Mahto Sharptooth - Easy/Medium (Easy to kill a little more difficult to get to)

Ranger (R)
To Be Added...
 * Flatbow
 * Hornbow
 * Colonel Custo - Medium(aggro amount helps its sometimes hard to get as much as you want plus getting sliver armor on him directly can be troublesome to
 * Vah the Crafty - Very Easy/Easy (Wurms make it real easy)
 * Longbow
 * Zelnehlun Fastfoot - Very Easy/Easy (He is dead in 10 seconds if Sliver Armor targets him)
 * Recurve Bow
 * Bolten Largebelly - Medium (Can be difficult to target with Sliver Armor)
 * Shortbow
 * Admiral Chiggen - Medium/Hard
 * Tenezel the Quick - Medium

Monk (Mo)

 * Divine Favor
 * Topo the Protector - Hard/Very Hard (Difficult run. Once you get to the temple, refuge in Balthazar's shrine. Get to Topo, let him summon the Graven Monoliths and disappear. Die and go back to him. He won't disappear anymore.)
 * Healing Prayers
 * Chidehkir, Light of the Blind - Medium (Approach from Sunspear Sanctuary. You will need to grab the group of Kournans that patrol around the fort to take him down. Getting sliver to target him with the Kournan Guards on you is a pain).
 * Chiossen, Soothing Breeze - Medium/Hard (The Rampaging Ntouka make this hard, use Feigned Neutrality as the Rampaging Ntouka run towards you and it will strip Feign Neutrality instead of Sliver Armor or even worse, Shadow Form. Aggro the nearby hekets to the east of Chiossen's group. Pack Obsidian Flame and Aftershock to speed up the killing, or Shock and Aftershock to interrupt a heal.)
 * Dunshek the Purifier - Easy/Mediumclear sandgiants before aproach(in wurm), use shock/aftershock combo
 * Hahan, Faithful Protector - Medium/Hard
 * Protection Prayers
 * Commander Sadi-Belai - Medium/Hard (Aggro Skree group nearest to his group. Shock + Lift Enchantment AFTER he puts Shielding Hands on. Bring Obsidian Flame. Spam as needed)
 * Banor Greenbranch - Easy/Medium (Bring Lift Enchantment to remove Shield of Regeneration instead of aftershock or deaths charge, need to aggro nearby Beetles)
 * Smiting Prayers
 * Flame of Fervor - Easy (Wait till the patrol comes in.)
 * Riseh the Harmless - Easy/Medium

Necromancer (N)
To Be Added...
 * Soul Reaping
 * Blood Magic
 * Lieutenant Vanahk - Medium (it is easier if you manage to aggro the previous mob)
 * Death Magic
 * Jerneh Nightbringer - Medium/Hard
 * Eshekibeh Longneck - Very Easy/Easy
 * Terob Roundback - Easy/Medium (when the two heket monks are near him it can be hard at times
 * Curses
 * Creo Vulnero - Easy/Medium
 * Fondalz the Spiteful - Medium
 * Modti Darkflower - Easy/Medium (Killing him is Very Easy, but its much easier to reach him if you run through the middle of the map till you reach the second resurrection shrine, only one group of mandragors will be in your aggro on the way to him.)if sucessful he can be killed in 3-4 seconds
 * Master of Misery - Very Hard (Very long and difficult run. Moreover, if you die once it'll be using taste of death on his minions to survive.)
 * Tain the Corrupter - Easy/Medium (Sometimes there's a Paragon in the group which can make it more difficult cause of the shout "Stand your ground")

Mesmer (Me)
To Be Added...
 * Fast Casting
 * Domination Magic
 * Yammiron, Ether Lord - Easy
 * Captain Chichor - Easy (Wait until he crosses the bridge.)
 * Illusion Magic
 * Shepherd of Dementia - Medium/Hard (Aggro the group to the right of him too)
 * Eshim Mindclouder - Very Easy (Short walk and easy to kill, it is like the Factions variant of Sessk, Woe Spreader)
 * Inspiration Magic
 * Neoli the Contagious - Easy/Medium (Must run by a skale lasher group before using Death's Charge. Boss dead very quickly)
 * Makdeh the Aggravating - Easy
 * Rual, Stealer of Hope - Easy

Elementalist (E)

 * Energy Storage
 * Setikor Fireflower - Medium (Beware of the dervishes in his group)
 * Air Magic
 * Birneh Skybringer - Very Easy (Lots of mobs for Sliver Armor to work) great practice one of the easiest to farm
 * Moteh Thundershooter - Hard
 * Fire Magic
 * Korr, Living Flame - Hard (It is easier if you can aggro the nearby group of djinns too.Also,Sliver armor rarely targets Korr,so bringing Shadow of Haste for multiple tries would help.)
 * Korshek the Immolated - Easy (Make sure to hit the nearby Whispers Informant for some easy Lightbringer points)
 * Exuro Flatus - Medium/Hard (Madness Titans will damage you through Shadow Form)
 * Hajkor, Mystic Flame - Easy/Medium (Short run in a wurm, be sure to bring Shadow Refuge to heal Headbutt damage)
 * Water Magic
 * Storm of Anguish - Very Easy/Easy (Environment effect slows cast time)
 * Buhon Icelord - Medium/Hard


 * Earth Magic
 * Hajok Earthguardian (Insect) - Medium/Hard (A difficult run to get towards him, when there it is easy, Lure the nearby Kournans)

Assassin (A)

 * Piercing damage
 * Chimor the Lightblooded - Easy/Medium (Nice pair of daggers if you don't have a +Energy/+Enchantment Staff)
 * Lunto Sharpfoot - Easy/Medium (The only thing is the monk because of her it will take a bit longer to kill him)
 * Ravager of Dreams - Very Hard (Long and difficult run; need good timing to aggro plenty of mobs due to its armor)
 * Slashing damage
 * Admiral Kaya - Medium/hard (Wait for the hekets to get near, sometimes there are 2 monks which increases difficulty)
 * Major Jeahr - Medium (Approach from Camp Hojanu)
 * Hanchor Trueblade - Easy/Medium (Bring and spam Obsidian Flame when needed. Nearby Skree Griffin can make it troublesome but still easy)

Ritualist (Rt)

 * Spawning Power
 * Churahm, Spirit Warrior - Easy/Medium (You may have to use this build to kill some Ethers, which will make the run easier)
 * Channeling Magic
 * Lieutenant Kayin - Very Easy (Just aggro one other group, and he goes down in like 10 seconds)
 * Bohdalz the Furious - Hard/Very Hard (killing him is easy - getting there is hard - maybe consider henchmen for getting to him)
 * Podaltur the Angry - Easy/Medium (body blocking during the run to him may be a hassle due to the large amount of hekets on the way)hard to directly attack when the heket warriors get in the way
 * Shakahm the Summoner - Medium/Hard (Take the path right next to Exuro Flatus. Run past the group of titans and shadows (Preferably not aggroing either group). Clear path except for a Torment Claw. Keep going past the Ressurection shrine until the group of shadows come towards you. Hang out by the Ressurection shrine until they turn back. Follow them. Right outside aggro, highlight Shakahm, hit Dark Escape, Shadow Form, and Death's Charge. Step to him. Use Glyph of Ele Power, Sliver Armor, one of the Crystal's Skills (Teinai's Crystals or Crystal Wave) and spam Obsidian Flame when you can. If he's close to you, it's a much easier kill then if you have to run a decent distance just to Death Charge to him.
 * Communing
 * Consort of Ruin - Hard/Very Hard (Long and difficult run.)
 * Restoration Magic
 * Alem the Unclean - Easy/Medium (Use Shock and Lift Enchantment to remove Shield of Absorption)'''

Dervish (D)

 * Slashing damage
 * Onslaught of Terror - Medium (Need to aggro at least one other group, eles and mesmers can interrupt/slow)
 * Shezel Slowreaper - Medium/Hard (Easy Run, but no nearby aggro and AoE Damage)
 * Vahlen the Silent - Medium (Aggro near by djinn and run to the boss)
 * Fahralon the Zealous - Easy/Medium (will likely need Feigned Neutrality and/or Armor of Earth to stay alive long enough, otherwise easy farm)
 * Marobeh Sharptail - Hard/Very Hard (Kill the 2 groups before him and wait for recharge of shadow form. When at marobeh himself it's hard to get him with your sliver armor but i'ts possible)
 * Earth damage
 * Bubahl Icehands - Hard/Very Hard (His damage ignors Shadow Form and usually does 150+ so add Shadow Refuge, he also runs when he gets low health)

Paragon (P)

 * Spear
 * Spear Mastery
 * Eshau Longspear - Easy/Medium (You need to aggro the group of Mandragors behind him rezone if that party has a Mandragor Imp in it.)
 * Shrieker of Dread - Hard (you'll need to aggro several (ideally 3) patrols to take him down; wait for them to converge). Also watch out for the Death Nova when killed.
 * Pehnsed the Loudmouth - Medium (Very close. Sometimes takes two tries to get him down far enough that the next will kill him)
 * Tureksin the Delegator - Medium ( Tough run, takes practice )
 * Jishol Darksong - Medium (drop Tenai's Crystals for Disrupting Dagger to interrupt his self-heal, and aggro the mob of Cobalt to the south as well. He has a habit of running out of Sliver Armor despite being a melee foe, so be sure to keep tabs on him)
 * Toshau Sharpspear - Easy/Medium (Staggering Force of Enchanted Brambles ignores Shadow Form)
 * Shield
 * Command
 * Lieutenant Shagu - Medium/Hard (Must aggro at least 2 other groups to overcome the healing. Be sure to hit the res shrine just to the south)
 * Briahn the Chosen - HARD (Be sure to use obsidian flame twice, as soon as it recharges. This extra shot should be just enough to overcome the healing)
 * Motivation
 * Wandalz the Angry - Medium/Hard (Killing him is quite easy due to nice aggro, but getting there is quite a pain. Bring Feigned Neutrality for better self heal during the run)