[Inferno] Farming Warden or Skeleton King - Which is better?

[Riboe]

So, I'm wondering - in your experience - who of the two are best to farm, when accounting for speed, amount of items dropped, time it takes to get the 5 stacks, etc.?

Also lol... This is the shortest OP I've ever written.. Possibly even the shortest I've seen.

[Deleted]

I like the so called "butcher runs".
Act 1/9 and kill everything up to butcher.
Best run i had i got like 13 yellows and bunch of blues.
Soloed it with a monk.
Goes much faster with 1 friend with good dps ( wiz or DH best ....)

[Riboe]

I like the so called "butcher runs".
Act 1/9 and kill everything up to butcher.
Best run i had i got like 13 yellows and bunch of blues.
Soloed it with a monk.
Goes much faster with 1 friend with good dps ( wiz or DH best ....)

Just to be clear, by "Act 1/9", you mean start at Act 1, quest 9, right?

If yes, do you start at the beginning of the quest or at the Cursed Hold?

[yeto]

Start the quest the imprisoned angel you will have 5 stacks before warden, keep on going and kill butcher is the best - if you dont have the gear for the other acts yet

[Deleted]

I'm not sure tbh, both are equally good I'd say.

[Riboe]

Start the quest the imprisoned angel you will have 5 stacks before warden, keep on going and kill butcher is the best - if you dont have the gear for the other acts yet

I'd like to do that..
Problem is, I have too low DPS to kill the Butcher without changing a few of my abilities. But if I do that, I can't take down the specials! :S
So for the moment it's either or.

[Deleted]

i need advice on how to kill belial on inferno as a wizard after the nerf.....34k hp (not much i know) and get 2 shotted by snake adds even tho i use shield, kite them 100years and have 140% dmg reduction

[Deleted]

What class you play?
I did it with a monk and my only attack was Cripling wate +Mangle ( basicaly 140% weapon dmg) and Mystic ally+earth wich hits for 40% weapon dmg.
And my damage was 10k
Had to relly on RNG couse he can just stand in fire and i cant attack him but i got him down.

[Deleted]

Don't farm bosses, farm the champ/elite/rare packs on the way to them. Better loot.

Yep.
And try to get as much resistance you can get.

[Riboe]

i need advice on how to kill belial on inferno as a wizard after the nerf.....34k hp (not much i know) and get 2 shotted by snake adds even tho i use shield, kite them 100years and have 140% dmg reduction

What does that have to do with this thread? You've got over 330 posts and have been a member of this forum for longer that I.. Surely, by now, you must know how these forums work? Go somewhere else. -.-'

What class you play?
I did it with a monk and my only attack was Cripling wate +Mangle ( basicaly 140% weapon dmg) and Mystic ally+earth wich hits for 40% weapon dmg.
And my damage was 10k
Had to relly on RNG couse he can just stand in fire and i cant attack him but i got him down.

Well, I play a Barbarian.. I've already soloed the Butcher, but that was with a full burst build. Earthquake, Wrath of the Berserker (runed to 100% damage increase), Battle Rage (runed to 30% damage increase). I have ~10k damage without WotB and with Battle Rage.
But that build just makes me too squishy for special packs.. So when farming, I use this build: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculato...VkP!bXU!cYZcbY

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Don't farm bosses, farm the champ/elite/rare packs on the way to them. Better loot.

I'll try a couple of special pack runs and see how it goes, then.
Any tips on where to start? Like, from the beginning of Act 1 or?

[Elenion]

What does that have to do with this thread? You've got over 33 posts and have been a member of this forum for longer that I.. Surely, by now, you must know how these forums work? Go somewhere else. -.-'


Well, I play a Barbarian.. I've already soloed the Butcher, but that was with a full burst build. Earthquake, Wrath of the Berserker (runed to 100% damage increase), Battle Rage (runed to 30% damage increase). I have ~10k damage without WotB and with Battle Rage.
But that build just makes me too squishy for special packs.. So when farming, I use this build: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculato...VkP!bXU!cYZcbY

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I'll try a couple of special pack runs and see how it goes, then.
Any tips on where to start? Like, from the beginning of Act 1 or?

I use Frenzy + Sidearm over Maniac and Warcry + Impunity over Invigorate. Invigorate is only useful early.
Also, personally I'd take Battle Rage + Intimidate or Furious Charge + Dreadnought over Threatening Shout any day. I use Furious Charge primary for solo since the mobility and the extra HP% based heal on each target you hit is nice.

[Quenchiest]

Don't farm bosses, farm the champ/elite/rare packs on the way to them. Better loot.

I don't think it's necessarily "better" it's just that champion packs are more abundant obviously.

Bosses will almost always drop 2-3 rares and like 7-8 blues with 5 stacks. If you swap in MF gear for the final hit you can get even more rares typically. I find doing quick 5 stack runs and killing the boss yields the most loot, especially if you can knock of multiple bosses in the run. ie, Warden/Butcher or if you can manage Act3 inferno, Maiden/Azmodan

Of course it's all random as to whether anything you get is any good, but I found getting to 5 then killing the bosses was the quickest way to amass the most loot.

Unless you're referring to just boss rushing, then of course it's bad if you aren't even building up your stacks.

[Deleted]

I dont know about you but when i hit the 250mark on my resistances ( its easyer for monk couse you can stack one and get them all with 1 passive) i could just tank them with a help of few defensive coldowns.
Now im at 300res and i can stand in bad stuf and still tank them. so act 1 is faceroll now.
I took a peek at act 2 and white mobs killed me like in 8hits. WHITE MOBS!!!!!!

[Kazlehoff]

I'd like to do that..
Problem is, I have too low DPS to kill the Butcher without changing a few of my abilities. But if I do that, I can't take down the specials! :S
So for the moment it's either or.

Run to butcher with your build for killing specails.

outside butchers room, change your skills for butcher.

i thought everyone did this. :/

[Riboe]

Run to butcher with your build for killing specails.

outside butchers room, change your skills for butcher.

i thought everyone did this. :/

Then I'd lose my stacks and then it would be pointless for me to kill the Butcher, as I've already done it.

[Koeevu]

Run to butcher with your build for killing specails.

outside butchers room, change your skills for butcher.

i thought everyone did this. :/

You lose your nephalem valor stacks.

[Kazlehoff]

WELL THANKS FOR MAKING ME SHOW MY NOOBINESS GUYS

jk lol

What are these valor stacks anyways? i've seen them mentioned in a few places.

[Gande]

I believe its once you clear hell on a character that character is able to recieve a buff. This buff increases magic finding, is acquired when killing elites and champions (yellows and blues), and when stacked to 5 (maximum is 5) makes boss kills act as virgin kills, yielding rares.

[Temsen]

^ just a small correction; you need to be level 60, whether you cleared hell or not, does not matter. each stack of NV add 15% magic- and goldfind.

[Deleted]

I believe its once you clear hell on a character that character is able to recieve a buff. This buff increases magic finding, is acquired when killing elites and champions (yellows and blues), and when stacked to 5 (maximum is 5) makes boss kills act as virgin kills, yielding rares.

You get them once you are 60. You dont need Inferno unlocked even afaik.