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Author: osmosisjones
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Xuekao W/Mo Farming!
This is a guide for farming the a green item called “Daggers of Xuekao” which are dropped by ”Xuekao, the Deceptive”, it’s a rather simple run and takes roughly 3-5 minutes.
These are the Daggers:
Skills:
The skills I use are…
Deadly Ripsote
Bonetti's Defence
Shield Bash
Gladiators Defence - Elite
Gash
Vigorous Spirit
Live Vicariously
Mending
However the base skills needed are just Mending, Live Vicariously, Bonetti’s Defence and Shield Bash, the rest is just added in to move things along a little quicker (I’m sure that someone will come up with a much more efficient skill base).
Attributes & Armor:
In regards to armor I use full Gladiators set for the energy bonus, with a Gladiators Helm for extra Tactics.
With your attributes, Tactics and Healing Prayers are your main concern, so make sure you have enough to cover your weapons requirement and the rest can be placed into those 2 accordingly. I use a Superior Rune of Tactics on my helm to boost my damage output. I also add some points into Strength to make Shield Bash last longer and to get a tiny bit of Armor Penetration.
Location:
The boss is located just outside Maatu Keep in Pongmei Valley here:
Method:
When you first leave Maatu Keep cast mending on yourself and run along the path marked out on the map above until you reach the bottom of a ramp just in front of Xuekao (there are a few Jade Brotherhood and Am Fa along the way but just run straight past them, trying to avoid agro as much as you can). Once at the bottom of the ramp cast Live Vicariously on your self then move up the ramp until you are in Xuekao’s agro circle turn around and run in the other direction to lure him away from the spawning Am Fa (they will appear out of nowhere, but only 2 should follow Xuekao, an Am Fa Necromancer and an Am Fa Healer).
Once you are far enough away from the rest of the group (with the boss still chasing you) turn around once again use Shield Bash and advance towards the Am Fa Healer and start attacking him use Glads Defence followed by Vigorous Spirit and then Bonetti’s once it has charged to keep the boss from obliterating your HP.
Note: The healer has really poor self healing skills, Heavens Delight and Purge conditions, so can be taken out with ease. Also the Necromancer might cast Death Nova on the Healer which can be bad for your health, this is why I keep Vigorous Spirit on hand.
Once the Healer is taken out of the picture you can start working on Xeukao, the basis of my build relies on using Shield Bash to keep him from landing Unsuspecting Strike (which deals around 120-130dmg), I generally use Shield Bash followed by Glads Defence, then Deadly Riposte, Gash, Bonetti’s Defence, Riposte, Gash so on so forth if he manages to land a few good hits lowering your HP, use Vigorous Spirit and things should be back to normal in no time.
Note: Remember Bonetti’s Defence is your only energy management and Gash is your only other adrenaline skill, so make sure you keep an eye on your energy levels.. You don’t want to run out of energy and adrenaline mid battle only to find you cant defend or attack and end up suffering the same fate as the Am Fa Healer ;)
Here are pictures of where you should be when luring the boss away from the rest of the Am Fa:
(when looking directly at him, you should be facing west).
And this is roughly where you should lure him to:
Tips and Hints:
*For a bit of added fun, if your country has favour just outside of Maatu Keep you can /kneel before the statue of Balthazar and add Battle Fervor, Warrior’s Might and Warrior Of Balthazar to move things on a little quicker.
There’s also a Statue of Grenth a little further on that you can add Dark Aura to steal a bit of HP from those whom would dare face your blade.
*There are usually a few Canthan Chests lying around these areas I always make sure I have a few keys on hand just in case.
*Finally you can go along and kill pretty much any of the Am Fa or Jade Brotherhood with this build to get some extra drops.
Edit: Added 2 new pics showing where to lure him from and to.
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