Curse

GW Buys · Oct 12, 2008, 01:50 PM // 13:50

As you may now know, the Assassin/Elementalist bypassed the nerf of the 33% less damage by using Burning Speed. Most people use this build to solo efficiently the Chaos Planes located in the Underworld. The common build for the run is this.

Glyph of Swiftness-Deadly Paradox-Shadow Form(E)-Fire Attunement-Glyph of Lesser Energy-Frigid Armour-Burning Speed-Lava Font(O)

Lava Font is what the build suggested for faster killing, becouse it doesnt scatter. But i've interviewed several players and got to know there opinion.

Just about all of the players who use this build use Lava Font.

Several Players say they use dash to bypass the traps.

Few Players said they equip Feigned Neutrality.

And one player says he uses Death's Charge.

Honestly, the last person shocked me. He explained that you can you Death's Charge to bypass nearly all damage from traps, and it can get you unstuck by the dreaded Aaxes.
What do you think?

jiggles · Oct 12, 2008, 03:05 PM // 15:05

Lava font does cause scatter after foes get to about half health, so whereever you pulled that from is full of feces

lordheinous · Oct 12, 2008, 03:28 PM // 15:28

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Originally Posted by jiggles

Lava font does cause scatter after foes get to about half health, so whereever you pulled that from is full of feces

You're either playing in HM, which is pointless for uw, or your doing it wrong; your hp should be permanently low enough so that you can spam lava font all day long w/out causing scatter.

dasmitchies · Oct 12, 2008, 03:30 PM // 15:30

I use a standard Sliver Build. I drop Glyph of swiftness and use a essence to run. Kills fast and worth the cash to use the celerity. I use zealous daggers on chaos planes to keep up energy.

Turbobusa · Oct 12, 2008, 05:43 PM // 17:43

I use dash, its more mindless to just degen them down and not worry about keeping your health down.
I find it safer too.

Luminarus · Oct 13, 2008, 12:22 AM // 00:22

I take lava font when I did it (I dont anymore), because its faster then just degening when u have mindblades. Use burning to get ur hp <100, then spam lava font all night long.

lord_shar · Oct 15, 2008, 09:55 PM // 21:55

I've gone back to SF-Death Blossom for normal mode... it kills faster than slow burn and never has energy management issues. It cannot kill aatxe's, but I just run by those now since they take 5x as long to kill for the same meager drop rates.

Vehemence · Oct 15, 2008, 10:14 PM // 22:14

I don't need dash since burning speed provide a nice movement speed already, so it is kinda redundant. Lava Font is my preference but if you really need an alternative movement speed skill, you should try Flame Djinn Haste since you can also deal a quite good damage with that skill. Just make sure your hp low enough to avoid scattering.

Off topic: This farm is not as good as before since the mindblades are now range attacker. I do not say it is hard but it is very slow compared to before. Therefore I stopped doing it since they are other farms which are far better.

lord_shar · Oct 19, 2008, 08:32 AM // 08:32

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Originally Posted by Vehemence

I don't need dash since burning speed provide a nice movement speed already, so it is kinda redundant. Lava Font is my preference but if you really need an alternative movement speed skill, you should try Flame Djinn Haste since you can also deal a quite good damage with that skill. Just make sure your hp low enough to avoid scattering.

Off topic: This farm is not as good as before since the mindblades are now range attacker. I do not say it is hard but it is very slow compared to before. Therefore I stopped doing it since they are other farms which are far better.

It's not too difficult to pull them into a tight group, then death-blossom away. The mindblades don't bother running away from death blossoms in normal mode. However, server lag and 007's are another hindrance.

Vehemence · Oct 19, 2008, 09:44 AM // 09:44

May I know your build? I tried Death Blossom before, but the run is slower than the Burning Speed build. Maybe you have a better DB build. Thank you

lord_shar · Oct 19, 2008, 09:57 AM // 09:57

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Originally Posted by Vehemence

May I know your build? I tried Death Blossom before, but the run is slower than the Burning Speed build. Maybe you have a better DB build. Thank you

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Stats: Dagger Mastery 13 (11 + 2), Shadow Arts 15 (11 + 1 + 3), Critical Strikes 9 (8 + 1)

-Glyph of Swiftness,
-Deadly Paradox
-Shadow Form {E}
-Golden Fox Strike
-Golden Fang Strike
-Death Blossom
-Critical Agility
-Shadow Refuge or Dark Escape (I usually take SR)

Equipment: any zealous 15 > 50 or enc daggers w/ 20% enchant mod, any staff with 20% enchant mod, any one-handed weapon with 20% enchant + shield

Nothing really remarkable about this build. When I pull the mindblades, I pull 3 groups at a time (up to 27 spectres in a single crowd).