Bandit Raid Dye Farming (Pre Searing)

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This farm takes place just north-east of Ashford Abbey at a bandit encampment. To optimize the loot and number of enemies in this farm, it is advisable to have the Bandit Raid quest active. To further increase the amount of bandits at the bandit camp, pick up the Protection Prayers quest, if you are monk primary or secondary.

[edit] Overview

Completion time

Varies depending on level and profession. Ranges from 20 seconds-3 minutes.

Creatures

Bandit Firestarters, Bandit Raiders, Bandit Blood Sworn, Wolves

Loot

Worn Belts (Hides), Dyes of all colors, an assortment of all weapons.

For Best Results

Be an Elementalist with Monk -either primary or secondary-, this should make it fast and easy at any level as long as you have Fire Storm and Symbol of Wrath equipped.

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[edit] Guide

[edit] General

When you leave Ashford, make a run around the big wurm field toward a wolf. If you want you can go and kill this wolf or pass it and just go on. As a warrior, you can kill it for some extra adrenaline to move onto the bandit group and take them out easier. If you decide you want to take out all the enemies at the camp at once, including the 2 patrolling groups, run over there and hit them once and run into the main group. Having AoE skills help out how quickly you kill off all the enemies in the group.

Loot? Simple, ignore ALL non unidentified equipment (as this quickly takes a lot of room, and you end up spending too much time selling worthless equipment, rather than farming). Collect all Worn Belts and gold. Wait till you have a backpack full of unidentified items, then ID the whole lot, and sell.

Happy farming!

[edit] Primary Profession Guides

Warrior Primary: The best weapon to bring is either a good axe or a good sword. Using Sever Artery and Gash are very effective in killing the bandits. You can even make one bleed using sever artery, and then move on to the next one. When doing this, they should both die at about the same time. Alternatively, Cyclone Axe will charge plenty of adrenaline for you to use Executioner's Strike to kill many of them in two hits. Using an axe shortened the length of this farm to about one minute and a half minutes.

Don't be afraid to use Frenzy. As a Warrior, you have plenty of AL to withstand their attacks. Be careful to only use Healing Signet with Frenzy if you know you can take the damage, and still end up with more health than you had.

Elementalist Primary: Fire Storm will become very effective against them, but you need to make sure you can withstand their attacks, because you will often have seven or more of them attacking you. It is advisable to be a monk secondary, so that you can use Healing Breeze and Orison of Healing in conjuction with Aura of Restoration. With a monk secondary, you can also use Symbol of Wrath to optimize your damage output.

Another more effective way of dispatching the bandits is using Shielding Hands and Fire Storm, first aggro the group, then cast Shielding Hands followed by Fire Storm. By the time you're level 5 and if you put all your points into Fire Magic the bandits should be dead by the time Fire Storm ends.

Monk Primary: Essentially, go with the same plan as the Elementalist primary, only having your secondary profession being the elementalist. Retribution doesn't do anything so do not pick it up. Symbol of Wrath is a good choice, especially when fighting the Bandit Blood Sworns, as it will quickly wear down their health.

Necromancer Primary: As a N/Mo, aggro all the bandits in the vicinity, quickly cast Shielding Hands, then Symbol of Wrath. This will bring all the surrounding bandits down to very low health, Retribution will then finish off the remaining bandits with the help of Vampiric Gaze, and Bane Signet.

Ranger Primary: Ignite Arrows helps greatly, as does a pet who can help absorb damage. Use Troll Unguent to heal yourself.

Mesmer Primary The easiest approach is to use a Mesmer with an Elementalist secondary; the idea is much the same as the method used by an Elementalist primary. Fight one group at a time, using Fire Storm to defeat manageable groups of 4-5 bandits. Keep a healing skill handy, such as Aura of Restoration or Ether Feast. Empathy should be cast on another foe while dealing with another, if you aggro more than one.

Note: If you are a monk primary or secondary, it helps reduce the work done drawing and bring more powerful "Bloodsworn" Bandits if you have the Protection Prayers Quest active. When you attain it go back to Ashford Abbey to avoid making Farrah follow you and kill Alain. Instead do the normal farming technique however this time there will be more bandits.

[edit] Profession Build Guides

W/R Dye Farmer

Optional

Get the Bandit Raid quest and you need to have finished second profession quest: ranger. Now you can go to the group of Bandits. First kill a wolf who is walking outside Ashford Abbey or the one who is walking near the group Bandits. If you decide to also aggro the whole group use Cyclone Axe. Executioner's Strike when you need a little more damage done. Now you have enough adrenaline to take out the Bandit Raiders. Now kill the the Bandit Blood Sworn. After them you can kill the Bandit Firestarters. If you are getting problems with health, use Healing Signet and Troll Unguent for healing.

Mo/E Dye Farmer Get Bandit Raid quest as well as Protection Prayers quest, but finish neither. Use the following build:

Walk out of Ashford and get to the edge of bandit camp. Cast Aura Of Restoration and move in. Use Banish on Alain to aggro the whole group. Once they all target you use Shielding Hands & Healing Breeze. Once this defense is up, hit Symbol Of Wrath & Fire Storm to initiate some heavy AoE damage. Clean up any stragglers with Bane Signet or Banish.

N/Mo Dye Farmer

Optional

Walk out Ashford and get to the edge of bandit camp and cast Blood Renewal. Immediately run into the group and then wait for them to aggro onto you and cast Symbol of Wrath. Any straggling enemies on the outside just Bane Signet and Vampiric Gaze. Any enemies still alive standing next to you just Vampiric Touch.

R/Mo

Optional

Same as any other, walk out of Ashford and go to the bandit camp. Send your pet in to grab all the enemies. Cast Ingite Arrows and just fire away until all the enemies are dead and make sure to keep pet alive. If the enemies decide to come attack you take them out.

Me/E

Optional

Walk out Ashford and go to the bandit camp. Cast Aura of Restoration and head into the group. Once all the enemies are on you Fire Storm them and then continue to Flare any enemies that stay alive. If you see your health dropping Ether Feast. Use Conjure Phantasm to also clean up any stragglers.

How to stop AI flee (if it happens even though Pre-searing AI still stays in AoE)

E/Mo Dye Farmer Get Bandit Raid quest but do not finish it. Any build is fine as long as you have Fire Storm and Symbol of Wrath. With the Bandit raid quest, four Bandit Blood Sworn, four Bandit Raiders, and two or three Bandit Firestarters will spawn. Aggro the four Bandit Raiders by attacking them and then aggro the Bandit Blood Sworn. Use Shielding Hands and follow up with Fire Storm with Symbol of Wrath to finish the enemies. Flare any enemies that are still alive.