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: 2 Shadowy Remnants
 * Dropped by: Regular Nightmares, Fog Nightmares, and Ravagers
 * Found in: Kryta

Farming locations



 * North Kryta Province
 * Requires not having completed the quest Graven Images. Continually repeat and abandon this quest, defeating all the Nightmares that spawn.


 * Talmark Wilderness
 * Southwest from Temple of the Ages. You can farm the Fog Nightmares for Shawdowy Remnants and Dust, and the Ancient Oakhearts for Plant Fibers.

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
''See above for the most common solo builds. ''


 * [Build Name]
 * Build code, link to PvX, or description. (No need to mention 55 Monk, Terra Tank, Spirit Spammer, or 130 Dervish *unless* (a) the build won't work or (b) there are additional notes for the farms above.) Add any tactics notes, if different from above.

Summary



 * Item: 3 Kournan Pendants
 * Dropped by: Kournan military
 * Found in: Kourna

Solo farming

 * Jahai Bluffs
 * Exit from the Command Post, then follow the mountain around clockwise until you reach the garrison. Clear out all Kournans here. Be careful approaching the treasure chest in the garrison, as an Immolated Djinn will pop up near the chest (if it is not already visible).


 * Arkjok Ward
 * Exit west from Pogahn Passage, and clear out the foes in the garrison. From here, clear your way north to the portal to Jahai Bluffs for additional Kournans.


 * Dejarin Estate
 * Exit east from Pogahn Passage, head north, then curl clockwise towards the garrison. After clearing the garrison, head north or northeast for more Kournans.

Group farming

 * Vehtendi Valley
 * Exit southeast from Kodash Bazaar, then head south towards the portal to Forum Highlands, clearing out all Kournans. Note that each group will contain a Margonite.


 * Kodonur Crossroads or Venta Cemetery
 * Defeating every single foe in any of these missions yields 15-20 pendants.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Seers and Oppressors have massive enchantment removal, Zealots can cripple


 * Tactics: In Hard mode, caster foes, especially Priests, will kite from players, often causing melee players to accidentally aggro more groups; thus it is important to pull groups apart


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

Solo farming
''See above for the most common solo builds. ''


 * [Build Name]
 * Build code, link to PvX, or description. (No need to mention 55 Monk, Terra Tank, Spirit Spammer, or 130 Dervish *unless* (a) the build won't work or (b) there are additional notes for the farms above.) Add any tactics notes, if different from above.

Summary



 * Item: 3 Skree Wings
 * Dropped by: Skree Harpies
 * Found in: Vabbi

Farming locations


There are three areas that can easily be farmed for Skree Wings.
 * Wilderness of Bahdza, before completing Destroy the Harpies.
 * Forum Highlands with the quest Desperate Measures active (at least 75 Skree will spawn).
 * The southern half of Resplendent Makuun. Exit east from the Market.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats: Raiders can Cripple & Interrupt, Trackers can Bleed & Disable, Singers can Remove Stances & AoE Resurrect, Griffins Heal and Resurrect as well.


 * Tactics: Pulling is essential if using the Desperate Measures method, as there are many Harpy groups bunched together, and Singers can resurrect foes not linked to their group. If another Singer or Griffin is brought back this way, it can result in having to deal with groups you already cleared; thus wasting time & energy for no extra loot. Also be wary of any Guards or Heket stealing Harpy kills.


 * Recommended skills: High damage AoE skills are useful for taking out both resurrect users simultaneously, thus neutralizing the main threat. Beware of interrupts if using slow spells though.


 * Solo Farmers might benefit from Frozen Soil if they can spare the secondary and some points.

Solo farming
''See above for the most common solo builds. ''


 * [Build Name]
 * Build code, link to PvX, or description. (No need to mention 55 Monk, Terra Tank, Spirit Spammer, or 130 Dervish *unless* (a) the build won't work or (b) there are additional notes for the farms above.) Add any tactics notes, if different from above.

Summary



 * Item: Inscribed Shards
 * Dropped by: Graven Monoliths
 * Found in: The Desolation, Realm of Torment

Farming locations



 * Ruptured Heart
 * Leave from the Mouth of Torment, head for the Crystal Overlook, killing the nearby monoliths. Zone and repeat.


 * The Sulfurous Wastes
 * Activate A Show of Force and take 4-5 human players. Leaving from Remains of Sahlahja, step into Junundu and head to the Great Margonite Temple in the southwest corner. Save time by refusing to fight any foes until you reach the resurrection shrine near the temple, but clear the neighborhood of the Margonites. The temple itself will have about a dozen monoliths. Activate the Abaddon Shrines one at-a-time, each spawning 6-10 monoliths and a variety of margonites. The wurms should allow you to survive most anything as long you avoid aggroing too many foes at once.

The temple can be farmed with heroes and henchmen, but it can be more difficult to get there. Flag the team ahead of you whenever possible to prevent them from engaging any foes along the route. Force heroes to tunnel at strategic points to get them past patrols. If you take a party of 8, you can afford to lose 1-2 to get to the temple. After reaching the farm, flag any extra team members out-of-reach so that they do not steal your drops.

Threats & recommended skills

 * Threats:
 * Form: Signet of Humility disables your elite skill; and an interupt.
 * Form: Enchantment removal and blind condition.
 * 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. ''


 * [Build Name]
 * Build code, link to PvX, or description. (No need to mention 55 Monk, Terra Tank, Spirit Spammer, or 130 Dervish *unless* (a) the build won't work or (b) there are additional notes for the farms above.) Add any tactics notes, if different from above.