User:Erathiel/Builds/Build:W/Mo Vermin Farmer

NOTE:This build is now considered useless due to the fact Vermin will barely drop anything on Normal Mode. Trying to solo farm Vermin on Hard Mode is nearly impossible. The only use for this build now is to farm Shreader Sharptongue hoping that you can get his daggers.

This is a W/Mo build for solo-farming the Vermin in Xaquang Skyway. The core skills of this build include: Dolyak Signet, Triple Chop, Cyclone Axe, and Vigorous Spirit.

This build is very easy for any beginning farmer to understand and use. It is not recommended for farming anything else, but can be easily modified to farm numerous other melee-based mobs.

This build also works for farming Dead swords in Nightfall. It is very easy to use and works well if you put in Balthazar's Spirit on the optional slot. Flail works as well.

Attributes and Skills
This is one of many possible variations. Many people have many different preferences and this farm can be done with a weapon other than axe, but this is the general consensus as to the most widely-used build. The skills may not be exactly the same for most people with the exception of only a couple (Dolyak Signet, Cyclone Axe, Vigorous Spirit) and many different types of variation are definitely possible.


 * The optional slot is for an energy management skill such as Bonetti's Defense or Balthazar's Spirit if you choose not to bring a zealous weapon. If you choose to bring a zealous weapon, this skill slot can be used for pretty much anything (Bringing Balanced Stance or Flail is very effective).

Equipment

 * Gladiator's Armor (suggested but not required). Knight's Armor is another good choice, as you will only lose health through degen.
 * Best Vigor Rune available.
 * Superior Absorption.
 * Zealous Axe (Wing's Axe works wonderfully) suggested, however isn't necessary. Any kind of axe will do.
 * If you decide to go without a zealous weapon, the Totem Axe, Victo's Battle Axe and Chaklin's Axe are also very good choices.


 * Onwan's Aegis is a great shield for this build.
 * Any shield that gives you health while enchanted is also a good idea.

Usage
The whole backbone of this build is Dolyak Signet, Vigorous Spirit, Triple Chop, and Cyclone Axe. The rest is almost all just noise. To start a fight, aggro as many vermin as you think you can round up. Once you have them all aggro'd, throw on Dolyak Signet, hit Vigorous Spirit, and start spamming Cyclone Axe and Triple Chop when all the mobs move in close enough. If you're using a zealous axe, you shouldn't have any problems whatsoever with energy management. If you don't normally like to use zealous weapons, fear not. Bonetti's Defense and Balthazar's Spirit are there for you. If using Bonetti's, when Dolyak Signet goes down and your energy reserves are a little low, hit Cyclone Axe (if you have enough energy) and then hit Bonetti's. This should instantly resupply all your energy (keep in mind that Bonetti's Defense ends as soon as you use a skill). Refresh Dolyak Signet as soon as it recharges and Vigorous Spirit whenever necessary.

Fighting Shreader Sharptongue's Group'''
When you get to this assassin boss, make sure you target him first. Make sure all your attacks hit him and try to kill him first. DO NOT kill all the other Vermin before him. Doing so will result in you not having enough healing power to keep yourself alive in the final fight with him. During the process of fighting him, you will aggro a HUGE group of vermin. This will help keep you alive. After this boss and his group, there is another group across the bridge behind his area that contains three more spawns of vermin.

After those final spawns, it is the end of the farming run. Simply warp to Senji's Corner, sell, restock, and repeat. OR, you can walk through the portal to Wajjun Bazaar and then back again into Xaquang Skyway and do the run backwards before warping back to Senji's Corner.

Variants

 * Replace Triple Chop with either Hundred Blades (if using a sword) or Gladiator's Defense (if you decide to put points into Tactics).
 * Gladiator's Defense is unadvised though as it will cause the vermin to run away more often making it take longer to kill groups.
 * Replace Dismember and Executioner's Strike with different weapon skills if you decide to use a weapon other than axe.
 * If deciding to take an elementalist secondary, Sliver Armor could also be an option if you're only interested in killing Shreader Sharptongue.
 * If you have access to the Nightfall campaign, you may wish to use the skill Flail in the optional slot, the increased attack speed will help keep your health up while waiting for Cyclone Axe and Triple Chop to recharge.
 * Balthazar's Spirit can be used for energy management.