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: In Boreas Seabed, there is a group of 3–4 oni just to the south of Sskai, Dragon's Birth. There is a second group of 3–4 to the north, just west of the resurrection shrine.  You should be able to reach both spawns without aggroing anything, although you might want to take out any nearby Kraken Spawn before popping the oni.
 * 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.

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.