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iord_stryker
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Im trying to farm for plague doctor shields and im not sure where my best chances lay.
I spent an hour in deshaans public dungeon and got an arm load of shoulder plates but no weapons.
Do the world bosses have a better weapon drop rate?
Edited by iord_stryker on May 29, 2017 6:40AM
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    Weapons have a chance of dropping from both public dungeon bosses and overland group bosses because they are classified as weapons.
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  • Synfaer
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    Try zone T-chest farming, you can access all the set pieces from those.
    Best chance at weapons is public dungeon...but getting a weapon with the trait you want....you are going to need a lot of luck (unless you want sharpened restoration staves...they drop like candy).
    Edited by Synfaer on May 29, 2017 6:46AM
  • Makato
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    Have you tried the regional equipment vendor in cyrodiil ? Thats my go to when i need overland sets , altho it does need some ap spending , you could also look in guild stores since i don't believe that shield is gonna be very expensive.

    And i do believe shields can drop from any of the bosses , world and delve. Weapons on the other hand probably only drop from the delves and the public dungs.
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  • supaskrub
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    Im trying to farm for plague doctor shields and im not sure where my best chances lay.
    I spent an hour in deshaans public dungeon and got an arm load of shoulder plates but no weapons.
    Do the world bosses have a better weapon drop rate?

    An hour?... Oh lordy!

    Ok let me explain my situation because i have actually recently done the very same thing that you are doing myself, I used three methods.. Main method was chest farming and was not very succesful tbh although i did get several PD legs and chests (no chest pieces with sturdy trait) just a couple with Infused. I did get the occasional shield but by no means were they a common drop and the traits were poor.

    Secondary method was running Forgotten Crypts public dungeon, all in all i spent somewhere in the region of 20 hours in this dungeon running a loop of 4 bosses, i did indeed get a plethora of PD shoulders and gloves and a few of these came in sturdy trait (but i didnt want shoulders, the spare gloves i sold on for 30k a pair), I dropped no swords but did drop 3 PD one handed axes with defending trait amongst others. The dungeon did however drop me two reinforced shields within about five minutes of each other (in my ~20th hour in there) they are NOT a common drop in the slightest.

    Third method was world boss killing which i pulled in while running chests, got me plenty of armour pieces amny of which i sold through the guild store.

    However if you do want a shield and you are not concerned about the trait then go slightly further east from Forgotten Crypts and there is a delve, the boss in this delve is called Lady Llaren (sic), she drops a named PD shield in Impenetrable, i did get one of these when i was farming this delve for boots/waist.

    Total time spent farming was in the region of two weeks and i would guess well in excess of fifty hours until i finally dropped the two reinforced shields. On the upside i did make around 1.5 million in gold from surplus sturdy body pieces, these sold within an hour of listing every single time.. popular stuff is PD at the moment..
    Makato wrote: »
    Have you tried the regional equipment vendor in cyrodiil ? Thats my go to when i need overland sets , altho it does need some ap spending , you could also look in guild stores since i don't believe that shield is gonna be very expensive.

    That shield is very expensive ( i saw a guild store have one listed at 140k and it was'nt up for more than three days before it dissapeared). Woeler (the god of tanking) has PD body pieces with sturdy traits as BiS for his Morrowind tanking builds along with two Alkosh or Ebon shields with reinforced traits, if you aint got the Alkosh or Ebon shields then you need to juggle things around a little and use the PD shields, So in a nutshell PD sturdy armour and PD reinforced shields are in demand/meta status for DK tanking (and also Warden tanks)..

    @Woeler hope you don't mind the "god of tanking" reference, I saw someone post the very same on the sub Reddit the other day and couldn't resist.. :)
    Edited by supaskrub on May 29, 2017 7:48AM
  • Wrecking_Blow_Spam
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    Or you can go buy many many plague doctor shields from guild stores for practally pennies. Save yourself much more time that way.
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    Or you can go buy many many plague doctor shields from guild stores for practally pennies. Save yourself much more time that way.

    just bought a couple of superior impenetrable shields (it's a named item) for 22k each on ps4/na a couple weeks ago, picked them up in mournhold :smile: - that was a good price at the time...tried the lady laurel (?) spot in the delve close to the dolmen...

    forget that...also ran the forgotten crypt, world bosses and dolmens bunches of times in deshaan - never got any kind of plague doctor shield at all...

    try buying it, wouldn't spend more than 30k on it...
    Edited by geonsocal on May 29, 2017 8:48AM
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  • supaskrub
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    geonsocal wrote: »
    Or you can go buy many many plague doctor shields from guild stores for practally pennies. Save yourself much more time that way.

    just bought a couple of superior impenetrable shields (it's a named item) for 22k each on ps4/na a couple weeks ago, picked them up in mournhold :smile: - that was a good price at the time...tried the lady laurel (?) spot in the delve close to the dolmen...

    forget that...also ran the forgotten crypt, world bosses and dolmens bunches of times in deshaan - never got any kind of plague doctor shield at all...

    try buying it, wouldn't spend more than 30k on it...

    Depends what the guy wants to settle for, if he wants BiS then he wont get much change from 100k for a shield (actually just sold one of my reinforced shields in game for a 100k, not two minutes ago), he can buy a prosperous one for 3k but it may not be what he wants. Once a well respected theory crafter publishes best in slot on his/her website item value escalates, thats how the market is driven.
  • marius_buys
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    You can farm the shields in Lady Llaurells Delve in Northern Deshaan next to the Dolmen. The delve boss drops a named shield.
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    You can farm the shields in Lady Llaurells Delve in Northern Deshaan next to the Dolmen. The delve boss drops a named shield.

    Would be tragic if they were still looking for it 2+ years ago.
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    Raisin wrote: »
    You can farm the shields in Lady Llaurells Delve in Northern Deshaan next to the Dolmen. The delve boss drops a named shield.

    Would be tragic if they were still looking for it 2+ years ago.

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    Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.

    Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.

    Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...

    Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.

    Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.

    The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.

    The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.

    Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.

    Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)

    And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.

    After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.

    After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...

    Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.

    Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.

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  • Varana
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    You can farm the shields in Lady Llaurells Delve in Northern Deshaan next to the Dolmen. The delve boss drops a named shield.

    Not only was this some serious thread necromancy, it also didn't add anything new as the shield from the delve had already been mentioned.
    In May 2017, so you're over two years late.
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