Curse

dont feel no pain · Sep 17, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59

Video 1 - Old and Laggy XD but still a 9 Min run.

Video 2- Complicated 11min Run

Before You Start
Are you experianced in Uw farming?
If not please consider trying the W/Rt build.
Can you afford this?
Uw is part gamble, you will have bad runs and wasted entry fee's due to lag and other things.

The W/Me Farming Build
After alot of test runs i have decided to post this "W/Me Uw Solo Build". This build is mainly targeted towards more experianced uw farmers who want a break from the old button smashing builds. This is build is fast, effective and quite fun as you acauly get to chop those smites up

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Required Equipment

Max Armor with Knights Insignias and Suprior Absorbtion.
Helm with +1 Axe/Sword Mastery.
16 Armor Strength Required Sheild with -2dmg (stance).
Zealous Axe/Sword (+15dmg while stance) of enchanting

Optional Equipment

Sword/Axe/Spear with +hp uncondtional for running away.
Icy/Fiery/Ebon/Shocking Axe/Sword of Shelter

Useful Collector Weapons

Sheilds

Axes

Swords

Basics Of The Build:

Activate Quest - Try not to agro - if you do - sprint to far corner.
Pull with sprint and graspings will follow while the aaxtes dont (not perfect)
For the graspings use bonneti's and visages.
For Smites Use Physical Resistance and Visages (need Zealous)
Remember Keep your eyes on your radar and use physical resistance when gathering smites.
Do not use Bonneti's when fighting smites.

Reccomended Greens:

Arrahhsh's Aegis
Strongroot's Shelter
Victo's Bulwark
Destructive Shield
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Axe:
This version is the fastest and best for mass agro but may be tricky when dealing with small numbers and energy.

Major Sword Mastery & Minor Strength

Axe Mastery: 15
Strength: 9 (if you sheild has a high req, share with weapon attributes)
Illusion Magic: 9
Inpiration: 5

[skill]Triple Chop[/skill][skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill][skill]Sympathetic Visage[/skill][skill]Ancestor's Visage[/skill][skill]Physical Resistance[/skill][skill]Sprint[/skill][skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill]

Physical Resistance - Gather -Stop in Safe Spot -> Visage:

[skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill][skill]Triple Chop[/skill][skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill]

This Combo should work in one visage if you are taking on more than 6 smites.
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Sword:
This version is slightly slower than the axe version but is far safer for taking on smaller numbers with great energy gain with hundred blades.

Major Sword Mastery & Minor Strength

Sword Mastery: 15
Strength: 9 (if you sheild has a high req, share with weapon attributes)
Illusion Magic: 9
Inpiration: 5

[skill]Hundred Blades[/skill][skill]Sun And Moon Slash[/skill][skill]Sympathetic Visage[/skill][skill]Ancestor's Visage[/skill][skill]Physical Resistance[/skill][skill]Sprint[/skill][skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill]

Physical Resistance - Gather -Stop in Safe Spot -> Visage -> Hundred Blades -> Whirling Attack -> Sun and Moon Slash - Visage - Repeat this:

[skill]Hundred Blades[/skill][skill]Sun And Moon Slash[/skill]

This combo works great with energy on small groups.
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Clear Chamber 1 min:

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Added Information From Other Users

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khazad Guard

Well I take my route a bit differently.The map may not be accurate, but that's what I can remember without actually doing it-

Typical Route is my usual route through the locations. Ofcourse they aren't always the same, but that's a general example.

Safe Spots are typically locations where you can rest/stay out of 'aggro' range.They are ofcourse many other locations where you are "safe" but these are the main action points.

Possible Smite Spawns are areas in which Smite Crawlers possibly spawn. They ofcourse change, but these locations are ones I tend to find them.

Notes-
-Whilst at the Statue of Grenth (?) you can also aggro the Smite Crawlers at the base of the knoll (4th from the left in above picture)
-I did also put the Coldfire Patrol Routes in, but the map just looked scribbly
-Maybe I should have used Photoshop instead of paint...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taurus

Man, I'd like to thank the guy that came up with this build, I have been running it and dont even feel like doing W/Rt simply because I dont think you can get any faster than this.

Anyway Some general warnings :

1 - After the first smite group, ocasionally you may find yourself surprised by a group of smites wich my friend nicknamed them "The cannibals", those smites start attacking the other smites and/or coldfires, wait a few seconds after the battle is over so you farm whats left, because they might still have SoJ on. Also if the battle beforementioned happens it may ocasionally make a group of coldfires become stationary, wich in some cases may cut your run by half, but dont /resign yet, aggro and break it off them and they will return to their original patrol route.

2 - Breaking the coldfire's aggro : dont enrage/sprint when you're slowed, bring a cold shield to switch, hide behind walls and mostly importantly sidestep. The best way for me that I found to sidestep shard storms ( wich are projectiles ) is to sidestep 1 side during the skill activation and sidestep to the other side when the skill activation bar gets full. If you draw them away enough from their original location they will cease to chase you. That really saved me many k's

3 - "lag aggroing coldfires" : that might have happened to you already, especially if you like to chase the coldfires closely while getting to the safe spots, it looks like the coldfires aggro even with you not touching them with your bubble. What really happens is that when one of those Nightmare thingies pop up close to a coldfire group, that nightmare kind of become part of the group "telling" the coldfires you're there getting their precious ectos. Just unaggro the coldfires.

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Originally Posted by Phane

Just a lil picture to show how good this build can be with a good spawn

thats just lucky. my average is still 13-15mins

Lint · Sep 17, 2007, 10:21 PM // 22:21

3 Ectos! *jaw drop*! This looks fun, defiantly going to try this. Axe part looks slow.

EDIT: Seems to be a hit, I got first comment, so i win?

dont feel no pain · Sep 17, 2007, 10:26 PM // 22:26

yeah best drops in the UW i've had Since Prot Bond LOL

dont feel no pain · Sep 17, 2007, 10:43 PM // 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lint

3 Ectos! *jaw drop*! This looks fun, defiantly going to try this. Axe part looks slow.

Forgot to put in whiriling attack

Arabian_Night · Sep 17, 2007, 10:45 PM // 22:45

Excellent update on the older build, this is much faster. The only thing is, couldn't the older one kill the aaxtes as well? Think this one could?

Regardless, nice job.

And way to be positive there bowstring. (>.<)

dont feel no pain · Sep 17, 2007, 10:48 PM // 22:48

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Originally Posted by Arabian_Night

Excellent update on the older build, this is much faster. The only thing is, couldn't the older one kill the aaxtes as well? Think this one could?

Regardless, nice job.

And way to be positive there bowstring. (>.<)

Acauly the old one couldn't

and about the storm bow....

I Ragemerched it

Arabian_Night · Sep 18, 2007, 12:25 AM // 00:25

Quote:

Acauly the old one couldn't

and about the storm bow....

I Ragemerched it

I was refferring to Bowstring Badass and his lovely post, but this interpretation works as well.

max_rulez · Sep 18, 2007, 06:46 AM // 06:46

Nice thanks

dont feel no pain · Sep 18, 2007, 06:48 AM // 06:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arabian_Night

I was refferring to Bowstring Badass and his lovely post, but this interpretation works as well.

Oww i see, i was sleepy last night, anyways thanks ^^

MrSlayer · Sep 18, 2007, 01:07 PM // 13:07

Nice builds but W/Rt is still the fastest. Rt/W is trickier due to the longer cast time on Spirit Rift + interrupts, and can only pull 1 group at a time, 2 sometimes, without serious risk.

I have still got my record of a 12 minute W/Rt run. Anyways, still nice to see people trying new stuff :]

max_rulez · Sep 18, 2007, 03:52 PM // 15:52

is the -2 in stance on the shield really needed? i suppose it is cos i died vs 13 smites

Steboy93 · Sep 18, 2007, 04:16 PM // 16:16

Wow that looks cool, i'll have to give that a go as soon as i can

monstersparkler · Sep 18, 2007, 09:24 PM // 21:24

In my opinion this run isn't really worth it, near enough every other run I get 'caught' on the aatxe or grasping as I run past towards the smites.

When I say 'caught' I mean that the server seems to think that the enemies have surrounded me and are pounding on my face, but clientside I can still run around, but I'm taking damage from the mob which I'm APPARANTLEY caught on even though I ran past. There's no way to recover from this and depending on how fast I die, the client may update and teleport me back to where it thinks I was, which basically leaves me thinking...
"Piece of S**T guild wars, filthy lag"

Probably sounds awfully confusing and you wont have a clue what I'm on about unless it's happend to you before.

blakecraw · Sep 18, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by monstersparkler

In my opinion this run isn't really worth it, near enough every other run I get 'caught' on the aatxe or grasping as I run past towards the smites.

used to happen to me all the time on my ele. just wait until you can run past them without ever getting close to them, and it won't happen. don't try to run through that small tunnel leading out of the chamber when aatxes are in it. that is a guaranteed rubberband death as i have found out many times

Senrath · Sep 18, 2007, 10:12 PM // 22:12

also, if you're still taking damage, type /stuck, then try and get out of there before you actually die :P

hMr · Sep 18, 2007, 11:13 PM // 23:13

Just tried your build to have some fun. But I modified it a bit. I've used Birthday Cupcake as speed boost (getting sweet title anyway), so i had 2 free slots on skillbar, i took dismember+epidemic instead of sprint+enraging. Also wasn't using Endurance as elite, took Triple Chop instead. With constant deep wound and cyclone axe/whirling/triple chop spam smites drop really fast. Zealus weapon is a must for fighting smites. My variant is really fast, but works only with Cupcakes.
Here is template code for what i used : OQUUEyhFPJTgP7gKFiAeQOBRFJBA

MrSlayer · Sep 18, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by monstersparkler

In my opinion this run isn't really worth it, near enough every other run I get 'caught' on the aatxe or grasping as I run past towards the smites.

When I say 'caught' I mean that the server seems to think that the enemies have surrounded me and are pounding on my face, but clientside I can still run around, but I'm taking damage from the mob which I'm APPARANTLEY caught on even though I ran past. There's no way to recover from this and depending on how fast I die, the client may update and teleport me back to where it thinks I was, which basically leaves me thinking...
"Piece of S**T guild wars, filthy lag"

Probably sounds awfully confusing and you wont have a clue what I'm on about unless it's happend to you before.

Pretty common, but very easy to overcome. I farm alot, so i have become accustomed to automatically sub-consciously making a plan of where I might get trapped, then running a different way to be sure. Try never hugging a wall if a gap is thin and wait for the patrol to come up the corridor on the right, then start back, before you begin to run.

dont feel no pain · Sep 18, 2007, 11:32 PM // 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by hMr

Just tried your build to have some fun. But I modified it a bit. I've used Birthday Cupcake as speed boost (getting sweet title anyway), so i had 2 free slots on skillbar, i took dismember+epidemic instead of sprint+enraging. Also wasn't using Endurance as elite, took Triple Chop instead. With constant deep wound and cyclone axe/whirling/triple chop spam smites drop really fast. Zealus weapon is a must for fighting smites. My variant is really fast, but works only with Cupcakes.
Here is template code for what i used : OQUUEyhFPJTgP7gKFiAeQOBRFJBA

I have also been using a diff axe and sword build

[skill]Triple Chop[/skill][skill]Cyclone Axe[/skill][skill]Sympathetic Visage[/skill][skill]Ancestor's Visage[/skill][skill]Physical Resistance[/skill][skill]Enraging Charge[/skill][skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill]

and

[skill]Hundred Blades[/skill][skill]Sun And Moon Slash[/skill][skill]Sympathetic Visage[/skill][skill]Ancestor's Visage[/skill][skill]Physical Resistance[/skill][skill]Enraging Charge[/skill][skill]Bonetti's Defense[/skill]

Clear Chamber 2 mins:

Get to smites 3 mins:

The Sword Build was slightly slower than the axe build

I shall change the main post completely soon, and make new vid , but for now i need sleep!

Age · Sep 19, 2007, 12:53 AM // 00:53

Looks nice ...no self heal.

Captain Arne Is PRO · Sep 19, 2007, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Also doable with Hammers.

Warrior/Mesmer builds are inferior.