Farming Strategy:
Submitted by Gin.

Abandoned Coal Mines

• AoE Solo
  
• Solo/Duo

Mithril Mines

• AoE Party
  
• Solo/Duo

Cave of Trials

• Solo/Duo

School of Dark Arts

• AoE Solo
  
• Solo/Duo

Breakdown:

AoE:
AoE means area of effect and in L2 it means grabbing a shitload of mobs and killing/hitting them all at once. There is no "best" class for this as it really depends on the person playing. I prefer using a Dreadnought (WL) because I can pull even more mobs using provoke and I basically cannot die with Revival and Battle Roar. I also like dreads because I can basically chain stun which reduces my damage to basically nothing. Some other people prefer to use Titans. Titans are tricky little bastards because it requires you to get low HP in order to use their skills: Zealot & Frenzy. Using those skills is absolutely paramount to a Titans survival because without 'em you will die. I promise. A rare AoE'er that you wont find on here are Tyrants. They can pop Zealot just like a Titan and have an extremely fast attack speed. I've used them to AoE on retail and they are quite efficient.

AoE Solo:
Basically means you should be able to handle the mobs solo, fully buffed. (Including prophecies, etc.)

AoE Party:
Basically means your gonna want to have a healer in case shit gets tricky.

Solo/Duo/Trio:
If you are full buffed, you can probably handle shit solo. Duo and Trio would be for people who only have NPC buffs.