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 the relatively new player, who has fewer skills and might need to unlock the farming area.

Solo farming builds
These are the most common solo farming builds referenced in the guides below. The links go to the build articles on PvX Wiki.


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

Summary

 * Item: Azure Crests
 * Dropped by: Rockhide Dragon and Saltspray Dragons
 * Found in: The Jade Sea

Farming locations



 * Suggested Farm #1: Rhea's Crater outside Seafarer's Rest. There are about 6 Rockhide Dragons to the left after entering the portal.


 * Suggested Farm #2: Silent Surf outside Unwaking Waters (Luxon). Signet of Spirits can farm them in Normal Mode.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Rockhide Dragons KD with Gale and Dragon's Stomp.


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


 * Recommended skills: "I Am Unstoppable!"

Solo farming

 * Suggested Solo #1: Trapping outside Aurios Mines.


 * Suggested Solo #2: 55 monk/necro: Protective spirit/Healing Breeze/"I am unstoppable"/Spiteful Spirit/Plague Sending or Necrosis/Mending/Balthazar's Spirit/essense bond: run less than 5 mins**(remember to cast PS/HB right before unstoppable wears off)

Summary

 * Item: Dredge Incisors
 * Dropped by: All Dredge in Factions
 * Found in: Echovald Forest or Urgoz's Warren

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: From Aspenwood Gate (Kurzick), go southwest into Ferndale. This has many more Dredge, including a few bosses.
 * Suggested Farm #2: From Brauer Academy, go east into Melandru's Hope. This has fewer Dredge and only one boss, but includes Fungal Wallows for those interested in Truffles.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Gutters, gatherers, and guardians can interrupt with Disrupting Dagger, Savage Shot and Savage Slash respectively. Gatherers can also cause poison condition. Fungal wallows KD on critical hits. Watch out for Oni pop ups.


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


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

Solo farming

 * Suggested Solo #1: Spirit Spammer with Dissonance and Disenchantment