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Guild Wars: Warden Farm Guide for Any ProfessionThis video provides a comprehensive guide on how to efficiently farm wardens in Arborstone (Hard Mode) in Guild Wars using various professions. It covers builds, strategies, and tips for maximizing your farm rate and loot.
1. 💰 Warden Farming Overview: Loot and Efficiency
- ✅ Wardens in Arborstone drop amber weapons, gold armor pieces, runes, fur squares, and bones (from salvaging warden horns).
- ✅ The farm can be completed very quickly, in approximately 70 seconds or less per run.
- ✅ Warrior, Monk, and Dervish are highlighted as optimal professions for this farm.
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1. 💰 Warden Farming Overview: Loot and Efficiency
- ✅ Wardens in Arborstone drop amber weapons, gold armor pieces, runes, fur squares, and bones (from salvaging warden horns).
- ✅ The farm can be completed very quickly, in approximately 70 seconds or less per run.
- ✅ Warrior, Monk, and Dervish are highlighted as optimal professions for this farm.
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2. ⚔️ Warrior Build & Strategy for Warden Farming
- ✅ Uses a classic 55 or 105 hp build with Protective Spirit, Shield of Absorption, and Shielding Hands for damage reduction.
- ✅ I'm Unstoppable is used to prevent knockdowns.
- ✅ Ebon Ward, 100 Blades, and Whirlwind Attack are used for DPS.
- ✅ Balthasar’s Spirit helps with energy and adrenaline gain.
- ✅ Strategy: Use a Paragon hero for speed boost and the rezone trick at Altrumm Ruins. Ball the wardens against a wall, ensuring the wall is on your character’s right side. Use Ebon Ward, activate 100 Blades, and spike with Whirlwind Attack. Repeat the spike if necessary.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Protective Spirit | Damage Reduction |
| Shield of Absorption | Damage Reduction |
| Shielding Hands | Damage Reduction |
| I'm Unstoppable | Prevent Knockdowns |
| Ebon Ward | DPS |
| 100 Blades | DPS |
| Whirlwind Attack | DPS |
| Balthasar’s Spirit | Energy and Adrenaline Gain |
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3. 🛡️ Monk Build Variation for Warden Farming
- ✅ Similar to the warrior build, but with less swordsmanship and more in protection prayers.
- ✅ Maintain protection skills, make a nice ball, and spike.
- ✅ If having problems with the duration of I'm Unstoppable, consider swapping it for Dwarven Stability and using cheap alcohol for permanent anti-knockdown.
02:45 - 04:18
4. 🌪️ Dervish Build & Mystic Healing Tips
- ✅ This build does not have self-healing, relying on mystic healing from heroes.
- ✅ Maintain blocking skills with Extend Enchantments and Mirage Cloak.
- ✅ Use I'm Unstoppable to prevent knockdowns.
- ✅ Use Armor of Sanctity when warriors get close to reduce damage.
- ✅ Mystic Healing Tip: Assign keys to hero skills (e.g., using F11 to set num1-2-3 for skills) for quick self-healing.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Extend Enchantments | Maintain Blocking Skills |
| Mirage Cloak | Maintain Blocking Skills |
| I'm Unstoppable | Prevent Knockdowns |
| Armor of Sanctity | Damage Reduction |
| Ebon Ward | DPS |
| Vow of Strength | DPS |
| Heart of Fury | DPS |
| Whirlwind Attack | DPS |
If you don’t like to use mystic healing, you can add mystic regen or mystic vigor or whatever you want for self-heal.
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5. ✨ Warden Farming with Any Profession (Dervish Variant)
- ✅ This farm can be done even as a Paragon, Ritualist, Mesmer, Necro, Ranger, or Assassin.
- ✅ Requires Life Barrier and Life Bond for tankiness, and Balthasar’s Spirit for energy management and speed boost.
- ✅ Dervish mods provide rank 5 Mysticism, which is sufficient for this farm.
- ✅ Maintain Extend Enchantments and Mirage Cloak.
- ✅ Use Mental Block and bond skills to compensate for the lack of permanent block skill uptime.
- ✅ Casters have 20 less armor compared to paragons and warriors, but Armor of Sanctity and the bonds are sufficient.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Life Barrier | Tankiness |
| Life Bond | Tankiness |
| Balthasar’s Spirit | Energy Management & Speed |
| Extend Enchantments | Maintain Blocking Skills |
| Mirage Cloak | Maintain Blocking Skills |
| Mental Block | Block Skill |
| Armor of Sanctity | Damage Reduction |
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6. 👍 Outro and Call to Action
- ✅ The video concludes with a reminder that build codes are in the description.
- ✅ A call to action encourages viewers to rate the video and subscribe to the channel.