Universal Feather Farm

I got quite a few requests for this one, so I finally decided to get down and make it.

The build allows you to farm feathers quickly and efficiently with virtually every class while making some extra gold from runes and insignias that drop as well.

I've used this for a long time when I used to play at a frequent pace, I do not believe anyone else uses this build as I have yet to see it.

Skills: the following skills apply to ALL professions

Generous Was Tsungrai
Mindbender
Vengeful Was Khanhei
Spirit Rift
Ancestors' Rage
Light of Deldrimor

Besides those 6 skills, all professions have the option to take another speed boost skill to run through the farm as quickly as possible or use energy management skills to help with energy if they are having problems (this applies mainly to warriors and paragons due to their 2 pips of energy regeneration).

Suggested optionals:

Assassins: Dwarven Stability, Dash (there's nothing better)

Ritualists: Dwarven Stability, Dash (there's nothing better)

Dervish: Dwarven Stability, Harrier's Haste, Drunken Master (if possible use alcohol when using Drunken Master)

Rangers: Dwarven Stability, Natural Stride, Smooth Criminal (either Dwarven Stability or Smooth Criminal, can't use both)

Elementalists: Drunken Master, Glyph of Lesser Energy (if possible use alcohol when using Drunken Master)

Mesmer: Drunken Master, Smooth Criminal (if possible use alcohol when using Drunken Master)

Monk: Drunken Master, Balthazar's Spirit, Blind Was Mingson (if possible use alcohol when using Drunken Master)

Necromancer: Drunken Master, Blind Was Mingson (if possible use alcohol when using Drunken Master)

Warrior: Sprint, Wary Stance (MUST time Wary Stance very carefully)

Paragon: Hasty Refrain, Smooth Criminal

VwK= Vengeful Was Khanhei
Detonate!= Spirit Rift, Ancestors' Rage, Light of Deldrimor (in that order)
GwT= Generous Was Tsungrai

I suggest carrying a longbow on switch to grab multiple groups. I would also suggest for all the squishy characters to use blessed insignias if you are having trouble with damage count.

Usage:

Use GwT as needed for heal while out of combat.

Try to have Mindbender up when you Detonate!

Try to aggro 2-3 groups at a time, anything over 3 will probably get you killed.

I got about 68 feathers and over 1.5k from rune/insignias on the run I recorded. The run itself took me approximately 7min and 30 sec.

...and that's about it, enjoy and happy hunting!

PS:

I know I skipped 1 group, this is because it's pointless to run all the way around for just 1 group which wouldn't be worth it overall time/efficiency wise. But if you wish to kill them, by all means knock yourself out.

I also know that I rubber banded once and missed a group while grouping for detonation with 3 groups and only got 2 out of the 3 which resulted in me taking approximately 30 seconds more than I should have because I was forced to detonate the single group by itself.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Guild
• Wars
• GW
• Universal
• Feather
• Farm
• PvE
• Kurow

[megamixa]

Tbh it was pointless to bring Dash lol, you were better off getting some cheap alcohol and using drunken master considering the pay out from the runs is higher then the use of like 3 - 5, level 1 drinks.

[KnakAttack]

@megamixa Dash>wasting alcohol.

I haven't played this game in almost 2 years now...but, if nothing regarding the build and mechanics has changed, Dash is still better.

If you don't see how, and would like an extensive detailed reasoning, I can give it to you...but I honestly thought the video would be enough to demonstrate why.

[rasielchen]

It's way more fun farming them with my Me/Rt like this instead of the boring SoS brainafk farm, thanks a lot for that quickie guide. <3

[KnakAttack]

@rasielchen No problem, glad my videos are still helping people.

I personally haven't played the game for about 2 years now. >.>

[MrGuildwarsfanatic]

haha tried this for about an hour an then i realised it was NM ... haha

[craigkilledyou]

this still works ?

[ansemthehunter]

@RiSe1997 incorrect. If they all die at the same time it increases the drop rate that's why this is effective. The rate is based off it you kill one enemy and it drops, its less likely to drop again so soon because of just dropping. Killing all at once can give you several items.

[zealous223]

Hey KnakAttack awesome build! :D What armor do you have ? that's awesome

[RiSe1993]

Killing em all at once isnt the ur best option, due to the anti-farm build drop rates of every item decrease when there is little time between kills (and all at once is very very little time between kills :P) this also causes crap drops wile raptor farming (34 HM kills incl boss will only get u a goldie, a tome and one or two white items or nothing at all)