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: 6 Dwarven Ales
 * How to obtain: Purchased from dwarven merchants in the Shiverpeak Mountains for 200 each. Also as part of the chest reward for Fronis Irontoe's Lair.

Farming locations

 * Suggested Farm #1: Spend 6 at a dwarven merchant.
 * Suggested Farm #2: Repeatedly complete Fronis Irontoe's Lair.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Getting body blocked at the final blockade


 * Tactics: See Dwarven Boxing. Take an Assassin secondary and spec 12 Dagger Mastery.


 * Recommended skills: Use a Vampiric Thunderfist's Brass Knuckles of Shelter, inscribed with "Brawns Over Brains"

Solo farming

 * Suggested Solo #1: At the beginning, receive Kilroy Stonekin's buff, Kilroy Stonekin (skill), and run past all of the enemies directly to Fronis Irontoe and defeat him. You can bypass the final blockade by staying to the right side.