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: Feathered Caromi Scalps
 * Dropped by: Caromi Tengu
 * Found in: Kryta

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: North Kryta Province, head north from D'Alessio Seaboard. Do not have the quest Defend North Kryta Province active when you go, as only Titans will spawn instead of Tengu.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Caromi Tengu Wild inflict degeneration from Conjure Phantasm, and can strip enchantments with Shatter Enchantment; Braves can inflict bleeding and deep wound.


 * Tactics: Many patrols, especially in W/NW Kryta have fairly large numbers and cross paths. Be alert.


 * Recommended skills: Bring a self-heal to counter degeneration (not a regeneration enchantment as that can be shattered), and possibly condition removal. Spirit spammers would benefit from Mend Body and Soul.

Solo farming
Heading north from D'Alessio Seaboard, spirit spam can net 10-15 scalps in NM in one clear of the central zone in North Kryta Province.

Summary

 * Item: Phantom Residues
 * Dropped by: Mindblade Spectres, Smite Crawlers, and Banished Dream Riders.
 * Found in: The Underworld and Tomb of the Primeval Kings

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: Farm the Tomb of the Primeval Kings. As you enter, kill the Group of 1 Grasp of Insanity and 2 Scythe of Chaos to the left. Move to the left end of the bridge and trigger the popup group of 3 Grap of Insanity.  Move back to the entrance stairs.  On the right, 1 group of 3 Terrorweb Dryders and 1 group of 3 Banished Dream Riders have overlapping patrols.  Time your advance so the Banished Dream Riders get into your agro bubble, then reposition on the entrance stairs.  They will come most of the way across the bridge.  Move to the left end of the bridge and kill them.  Exit and repeat about 3 Banished Dream Rider every 5 minutes. With proper party positioning and pulling, eliminating the non-Dream Rider mobs is optional.
 * Suggested Farm #2: Farm the Smite Crawlers in the Underworld. Don't go in unprepared because of the 1K entry fee, and the high level of difficulty. See the PvX wiki for some builds capable of doing this.
 * Suggested Farm #3: Farm the Chaos Planes in the Underworld. Don't go in unprepared because of the 1K entry fee, and the high level of difficulty. See the PvX wiki for some builds capable of doing this.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: general threats like hex, condition, environmental effects etc.


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


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

Solo farming

 * Suggest builds that work well here