Fiber Harvesting Build
Strengths
- Long Invisibility
- Great Mobility
Weaknesses
- Squishy
Overview
This build focuses on maximizing your survivability and running away from fights while gathering. Due to the long time you can spend invisible while using the multiple invisibility skills you have available, this build is very difficult to catch even if dismounted. The build does very well at avoiding PVP players trying to gank you while remaining capable of killing mobs that interrupt your gathering.
Equipment
Elder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.
Usage
Elder's Bloodletter
Deadly Swipe — This is your main movement ability that applies an Assassin's Spirit Charge which increases your damage by 6% and stacks up to 3 times. You want to spam this on mobs in order to apply Assassin's Spirit Charge to yourself and increase your damage as you take down mobs that might interrupt you.
Dash — This is your secondary kiting ability and allows you incredible mobility, really helping with making quick escapes from enemies if you end up dismounted or caught off guard.
Lunging Stabs — This skill acts a lot like the Dash as you want to use it for the mobility offered but you should also use this on mobs once they are brought down to lower than 40% HP in order to execute them. If you are fighting multiple mobs, its worth bringing all of them below half HP before using this!
Deep Cuts — This is a constant bleed you apply when auto-attacking and the damage really helps with killing mobs quickly.
Elder's Harvester Garb
Ambush — Use this to confuse enemies and as one of your few invisibility options. You want to use this to position yourself away from the enemies and possibly even transition into another invisibility skill like 
Ethereal Path.
Skinning Skills — Just like the other passives on the Harvester Set, this increases your gathering yield, improving the amount of resources you gather and also increasing the gathering fame you get.
Elder's Harvester Cap
Magic Pollen — Make sure to use this ability once enemies are close enough to you as the AOE range doesn't reach very far but it sleeps all enemies caught by it for 3 seconds and makes you invisible, allowing you to move away and use Ambush to get even further away while invisible.
Block is also a good choice as it blocks damage and renders you immune to CC but you already have something similar in form of Ethereal Path.
Skinning Skills — Just like the other passives on the Harvester Set, this increases your gathering yield and its an obvious choice, make sure you stack it up to 10 before leaving the safezone.
Elder's Harvester Workboots
Ethereal Path — This is one of the best runs in the game as it turns you invisible and makes you immune to CC while also dashing you a good distance away in any direction. It can be used even when you are stunned or silenced and the run is applied only after you've already repositioned, lasting even longer than 
Rejuvenating Sprint. And unlike skills like 
Flee, it doesn't silence you.
Skinning Skills — This is another passive increasing your gathering yield and there aren't any other options which makes it the only choice.
Elder's Undead Cape
Vanisher — This cape automatically activates and makes you invisible if you hit 15% HP. This invisibility lasts a few seconds and is usually enough to help you get away and have a second chance at surviving a gank.
You can also use a 
Elder's Fort Sterling Cape, especially if you are travelling as it will cleanse one CC from you even when you are mounted. Another option is the 
Elder's Harvester Backpack as it decreases the weight of resources in your bag.
Best Mounts for Gathering
Saddled Swamp Salamander
This is the top choice for gathering as the Salamander is relatively cheap while being a very difficult to catch mob. Couple its high HP with the fact that the 
Saddled Swamp Salamander maintains the same movement speed regardless if you get attacked, it is impossible to slow down unlike other mounts that lose gallop speed when attacked.
Journeyman's Transport Ox
This is the mount you want to use as a beginner when you are leveling your gathering skill in royal zones and non-pvp places. This will help you gather for a while without running out of weight, helping a lot as you won't have to go back to town to deposit. You can use a higher tier ox as well but a 
Journeyman's Transport Ox normally does the trick.
Swiftclaw
This mount doesn't have an extra weight which makes it easy for you to tell how much weight you have and know when you would be overweight if you get dismounted. It is also rather fast and cheap but is rather squishy.
Expert's Warhorse
Just like the 
Swiftclaw this mount doesn't add extra weight, helping you tell just how much you can carry before you grow overweight. However, this mount also has high HP and actually has its own armor, magical resistance and CC resistance values which helps a lot with its tankiness. It is often overlooked but it offers the same speed as a t5 horse with increased tankiness.
Rotations
- The rotation focuses on remaining invisible as long as possible once you are dismounted. Start by using Magic Pollen near enemies to put them to sleep and move away before using Lunging Stabs coupled with Dashto run off their screen. Follow up with Ambush and run to the edge before using Ethereal Path to extend the distance you travel while invisible. Then you can either mount up or use
Invisibility Potion to get even further away before mounting up and leaving.
Consumables
Invisibility Potion — This potion turns you invisible and is a great choice for getting away from enemies, especially if you pair it with Vanisher.
Pork Pie — This is the only good choice for a gatherer as it increases your gathering yield which is perfect. Maximizing yield also increases the gathering fame you get from every flower you gather.
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