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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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In PvE, the concept of speed clears for dungeons, elite areas and to farm faction has become extremely popular. The idea of a speed clear is simple: get the end reward in the minimum time possible to maximize the chance of a rare drop or amount of Faction gained in a given time inteval. Speed clear builds are usually quite area specific and generally focus on spiking with AoE or skipping foes. Some of the most popular speed clear builds include: Cryway/FoCway, where balled foes are spiked with armor-ignoring AoE damage; Manly Spike, which uses a combination of Hundred Blades and Whirlwind Attack to mass trigger Mark of Pain and Sinway, a build where every party member has Shadow Form.
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===Controversy===
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A select group of players were initially driven to faster times by a series of competitive threads on [http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10212734 GWGuru], where it was first shown that speed clears halved the time of conventional builds. In response to the change in Ursan Blessing, speed clears became mainstream and the average time to complete elite areas significantly dropped. As a result, speed clear builds were, and still are, the focus of skill changes in PvE. Examples of this include the previous changes in [[gww:Cry of Pain|Cry of Pain]] and [[gww:Ray of Judgment|Ray of Judgment]] and the continuing changes to [[gww:Shadow Form|Shadow Form]].
   
 
==Elite Areas==
 
==Elite Areas==
Speed clear builds are to get a team of 8 through an elite area as fast as possible.
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Speed clear builds are to get a team of 8 (or 12) through an elite area as fast as possible.
 
===[[gww:Fissure of Woe|Fissure of Woe]]===
 
===[[gww:Fissure of Woe|Fissure of Woe]]===
*[[Build:Team - FoW Manly Spike|Manly Spike]],
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*[[Build:Team - FoW Manly Spike|Manly Spike]]
*[[Build:Team - FoW Cryway|Cryway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_FoW_Splinter_Spike|Splinter Spike]]
*[[Build:Team_-_FoW_FoCway|FoCway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_FoW_Caster_Spike|Caster Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team - FoWsc T4 Way|T4 Way]]
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*[[Build:Team - FoWsc T5 Way|T5 Way]]
   
===[[gww:The Underworld|The Underwold]]===
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===[[gww:The Underworld|The Underworld]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_Underworld_Speed_Clear|UWSC]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_UW_DLway|DLway]]
 
*[[Build:Team_-_UW_Glaiveway|Glaiveway]]
 
*[[Build:Team_-_UW_Terraway|Terraway]]
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*[[Build:Team - UW Manly Spike]]
   
 
===[[gww:Urgoz's Warren|Urgoz's Warren]]===
 
===[[gww:Urgoz's Warren|Urgoz's Warren]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_Urgoz_Cryway|Cryway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Urgoz_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
*[[Build:Team - Urgoz Manly Spike|Manly Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Urgoz_Caster_Spike|Caster Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Urgoz_Belli%27s_Heroway|Belli's Heroway]]
   
 
===[[gww:The Deep|The Deep]]===
 
===[[gww:The Deep|The Deep]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_The_Deep_Cryway|Cryway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_The_Deep_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_The_Deep_Spiteful_Spike|Spiteful Spike]]
   
 
===[[gww:Domain of Anguish|Domain of Anguish]]===
 
===[[gww:Domain of Anguish|Domain of Anguish]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_DoA_Cryway|FoCway]]
 
 
*[[Build:Team_-_DoA_Manly Spike|Manly Spike]]
 
*[[Build:Team_-_DoA_Manly Spike|Manly Spike]]
 
*[[Build:Team - DoA Caster Spike|Caster Spike]]
 
*[[Build:Team - DoA Caster Spike|Caster Spike]]
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| [[gww:Fissure of Woe|Fissure of Woe]] || align="center" | < 20 minutes || align="center" | < 30 minutes || align="center" | < 45 minutes
 
| [[gww:Fissure of Woe|Fissure of Woe]] || align="center" | < 20 minutes || align="center" | < 30 minutes || align="center" | < 45 minutes
 
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| [[gww:The Underworld|The Underworld]] || align="center" | < 15 minutes || align="center" | < 30 minutes || align="center" | < 45 minutes
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| [[gww:The Underworld|The Underworld]] || align="center" | < 30 minutes || align="center" | < 45 minutes || align="center" | < 60 minutes
 
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| [[gww:Urgoz's Warren|Urgoz's Warren]] || align="center" | < 25 minutes|| align="center" | < 45 minutes || align="center" | < 70 minutes
 
| [[gww:Urgoz's Warren|Urgoz's Warren]] || align="center" | < 25 minutes|| align="center" | < 45 minutes || align="center" | < 70 minutes
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===[[gww:Catacombs of Kathandrax|Catacombs of Kathandrax]]===
 
===[[gww:Catacombs of Kathandrax|Catacombs of Kathandrax]]===
 
*[[Build:Team_-_Kathandrax_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
 
*[[Build:Team_-_Kathandrax_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
*[[Build:Team_-_Kathandrax_Sinway|Sinway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Kathandrax_Recallway|Kathandrax Recallway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Kathandrax_Spearway|Kathandrax Spearway]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Emerald Blade|Emerald Blade]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Emerald Blade|Emerald Blade]]
   
===[[gww:Rragar's Menagerie|Rragar's Menagerie]]===
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===[[gww:Frostmaw's Burrows|Frostmaw's Burrows]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_Rragars_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Frostmaw_Searing_Spike|Searing Spike]]
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Drop: [[gww:Demoncrest Spear|Demoncrest Spear]], [[gww:Silverwing Recurve Bow|Silverwing Recurve Bow]]
*[[Build:Team_-_Rragar_Sinway|Sinway]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Dryad Bow|Dryad Bow]]
 
   
 
===[[gww:Bogroot Growths|Bogroot Growths]]===
 
===[[gww:Bogroot Growths|Bogroot Growths]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_Bogroots_Manly Spike|Manly Spike]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_Bogroots_Manly_Spike|Manly Spike]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Frog Scepter|Frog Scepter]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Frog Scepter|Frog Scepter]]
   
 
===[[gww:Shards of Orr|Shards of Orr]]===
 
===[[gww:Shards of Orr|Shards of Orr]]===
*[[Build:Team_-_SoO_Sinway|Sinway]]
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*[[Build:Team_-_SoO_Snoway|Snoway]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Bone Dragon Staff|Bone Dragon Staff]]
 
Drop: [[gww:Bone Dragon Staff|Bone Dragon Staff]]
   
 
==Fast Faction Farming==
 
==Fast Faction Farming==
 
===Luxon Faction===
 
===Luxon Faction===
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*[[Build:Team_-_MQSC_Luxon_FFF_Monkway|MQSC Monkway]]
{| {{STDT}} style="font-size:90%; margin-left:2em; "
 
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*[[Build:Team_-_MQSC_Luxon_FFF_Ritway|MQSC Ritway]]
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:silver; text-align:center;"
 
| Elite Area || Record || Great || Good
 
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| [[Build:Team_-_MQSC_Luxon_FFF|MQSC]] || align="center" | 5 minutes || align="center" | < 10 minutes || align="center" | < 15 minutes
 
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| [[Build:Team_-_MHSC_Luxon_FFF|MHSC]] || align="center" | - || align="center" | < 10 minutes || align="center" | < 15 minutes
 
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===Kurzick Faction===
 
===Kurzick Faction===
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*[[Build:Team_-_DTSC_Kurzick_FFF|DTSC]]
{| {{STDT}} style="font-size:90%; margin-left:2em; "
 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:silver; text-align:center;"
 
| Elite Area || Record || Great || Good
 
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| [[Build:Team - DTSC Kurzick FFF|DTSC]] || align="center" | - || align="center" | < 10 minutes|| align="center" | < 15 minutes
 
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*[[Build:Team - DTSC Kurzick FFF Frenchway|DTSC (Frenchyway)]]
 
*[[Build:Team - DTSC Kurzick FFF Germanway|DTSC (Germanway)]]
 

Latest revision as of 20:23, 13 August 2012

Introduction

In PvE, the concept of speed clears for dungeons, elite areas and to farm faction has become extremely popular. The idea of a speed clear is simple: get the end reward in the minimum time possible to maximize the chance of a rare drop or amount of Faction gained in a given time inteval. Speed clear builds are usually quite area specific and generally focus on spiking with AoE or skipping foes. Some of the most popular speed clear builds include: Cryway/FoCway, where balled foes are spiked with armor-ignoring AoE damage; Manly Spike, which uses a combination of Hundred Blades and Whirlwind Attack to mass trigger Mark of Pain and Sinway, a build where every party member has Shadow Form.

Controversy

A select group of players were initially driven to faster times by a series of competitive threads on GWGuru, where it was first shown that speed clears halved the time of conventional builds. In response to the change in Ursan Blessing, speed clears became mainstream and the average time to complete elite areas significantly dropped. As a result, speed clear builds were, and still are, the focus of skill changes in PvE. Examples of this include the previous changes in Cry of Pain and Ray of Judgment and the continuing changes to Shadow Form.

Elite Areas

Speed clear builds are to get a team of 8 (or 12) through an elite area as fast as possible.

Fissure of Woe

The Underworld

Urgoz's Warren

The Deep

Domain of Anguish

Estimated Time Taken

Elite Area Experienced Guild Team Regular Guild Team Pick Up Groups
Fissure of Woe < 20 minutes < 30 minutes < 45 minutes
The Underworld < 30 minutes < 45 minutes < 60 minutes
Urgoz's Warren < 25 minutes < 45 minutes < 70 minutes
The Deep < 25 minutes < 35 minutes < 60 minutes
Domain of Anguish < 60 minutes < 90 minutes < 120 minutes

Dungeons

Speed clears are generally done for dungeons with sought after drops. There are 5 of 18 dungeons this is commonly done in.

Catacombs of Kathandrax

Drop: Emerald Blade

Frostmaw's Burrows

Drop: Demoncrest Spear, Silverwing Recurve Bow

Bogroot Growths

Drop: Frog Scepter

Shards of Orr

Drop: Bone Dragon Staff

Fast Faction Farming

Luxon Faction

Kurzick Faction