Curse

Dahnel · Aug 19, 2006, 01:44 PM // 13:44

"Dahnel and all of SMS are not responsible for financial losses.

" - Racthoh

You can download a video of this run Here

Note: If you have never used the Vengeful Ritualist build before i suggest reading my thread on that to get the basics - http://38.99.233.252/forum/showthread.php?t=3033748

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Setup
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Skills:
Vengeful Was Khanhei [E]
Arcane Echo
Ancestors Visage
Sympathetic Visage
Vengeful Weapon
Illusion Of Haste
Physical Resistance
Soothing Memories

Attributes:
Illusion Magic 10
Inspiration Magic 8
Restoration Magic 16 (12 +3 +1)

Equipment:
For armor i use the +10 AL whilst holding an item set since you'll be holding the Khanhei ashes most the time (well, whilst in actual combat), as for weapons a Flame Spitter of Enchanting (20% is desirable) and the 20/20 restoration focus from Vasburg Armory.
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The Run
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Start of by running forward and taking the quest "clearing the chamber" from the ghost directly infront of you as you enter, making sure you dont agro the wandering Aatxes close by. This should spawn some Grasping Darkness groups that patrol close to the steps of the starting area. The idea is to pull the Graspings alone and kill them, however its somewhat impossible to pull them without the Aatxes, so instead we take advantage of their inherent boost in movement speed.

When a group of Graspings comes close to the steps throw up one of your visages then illusion of haste and agro the group, run back into the starting area to break off any Aatxes that might be chasing (since they move so slow they give up easily). Ok now you should have a single group of Graspings pounding on you, however DO NOT attempt to cast anything for a few seconds...just let visage work its magic for about 3-4 seconds, then echo and khanhei, remembering to keep a visage up at all times. Graspings go down fairly easy if you keep that visage up.

After pulling the 2 groups at the starting area, there should be a single group remaining on the right (they get stuck behind the aatxe on the steps alot). This part can be tricky, as you have to Illusion of haste up the right set of stairs, past the 2 stationary Aatxes and get as far right as possible to the little safe spot (the doors that lead to the smite crawlers) be careful here as the 2 stationary Aatxes have a habbit of pinning you against the wall if you are'nt quick enough. From here do the same again to pull the last group of Graspings and kill them, this should open all the doors in the starting area.

From here its plain sailing, simply wait for the group of Graspings patrolling behind the now unlocked door to go away up onto the bridge, then IoH round the corner left to the smite Crawlers. The Crawlers themselves are very easy to take down, same method as vermin, however i would'nt advise taking on mixed groups of smites and coldfires, you CAN kill coldfires with this build but they are harder and not worth the time in my opinion, and should be left as a challenge once you have cleared the smites out.

Once you get used to pulling the Grasping Darknesses at the begining this run becomes very fast (as smites go down so quickly, and you can tank alot of them) and has already proved its worth to me.

Shadow-Hunter · Aug 19, 2006, 06:23 PM // 18:23

Nice ^^ Is downloading the video now.. Do you think this can be done with a Me/Rt? Cus im out of Char slots to make a Rit x.x

~Shadow

Dahnel · Aug 19, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow-Hunter

Nice ^^ Is downloading the video now.. Do you think this can be done with a Me/Rt? Cus im out of Char slots to make a Rit x.x

~Shadow

Most likely but i'm sure the 55 me/mo is a better option for a mesmer ?

Shadow-Hunter · Aug 19, 2006, 10:24 PM // 22:24

I guess it is.. But then again, my 55/SS necro would be better than the mesmer.. =x .. The thing is that i farm alot... So using Different builds/places is pretty much a must so it dont get too borring =D

~Shadow

Arkantos · Aug 19, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dahnel

"Dahnel and all of SMS are not responsible for financial losses.

" - Racthoh

I hope you put that in because of me, or else im going to eat 5L of ice cream tonight

gg on the build though, now I dont have to waste time making a monk to solo crawlers

PS: Is this build able to solo anything else in the UW?

lambda the great · Aug 19, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

Nice job, now I finally get to use my rit for something fun!(Cantha and tyria got too easy/boring) so nice. gj.

Dahnel · Aug 19, 2006, 11:49 PM // 23:49

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Originally Posted by Arkantos

I hope you put that in because of me, or else im going to eat 5L of ice cream tonight

gg on the build though, now I dont have to waste time making a monk to solo crawlers

ok it was for you

, still not getting the 1k back

Arkantos · Aug 19, 2006, 11:50 PM // 23:50

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Originally Posted by Dahnel

ok it was for you

, still not getting the 1k back

Thats fine, this build is worth more then 1k

I hope you know I was jp though..

Graspings are annoying as hell

Farthest Ive made it so far are to the doors of the labrynth, but I died....bad timing I guess.

shinslw · Aug 20, 2006, 06:37 AM // 06:37

Was good, it's abit better and faster more safer than my Rt/R for solo uw. WIll be using this build from now. Thx for sharing

Lil Macabre · Aug 20, 2006, 07:36 AM // 07:36

Yeah this build is very nice, works great as long as the aatxe cooperate with you. Nightmares can still be a damn nightmare though. Had them remove SV a couple times, thus, the graspings pwnd my energy. That = dead.

Once throught the fat bulls, your golden as long as you know your way around UW.

500 purple chests to 3 gold tho

Not so good.

Dahnel · Aug 20, 2006, 11:44 AM // 11:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkantos

Is this build able to solo anything else in the UW?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dahnel

you CAN kill coldfires with this build but they are harder and not worth the time in my opinion

Genetic · Aug 20, 2006, 03:57 PM // 15:57

Well, the way I usually take down casters (the coldfires) as a rit is by standing next to them, while melee monsters (the smites) pound on me. The constant sv/av keeps their energy at 0 for a while, forcing them to attack. Haven't tried this in UW yet though.

GL

Grasping Darkness · Aug 20, 2006, 05:37 PM // 17:37

can i get a soundtrack listing on the vid?
i use a similar build when i wanna pound aspenwood for a few rounds

Dahnel · Aug 20, 2006, 06:49 PM // 18:49

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Originally Posted by Grasping Darkness

can i get a soundtrack listing on the vid?

knew i left something off the video..

1. Taskforce - The Low Down Showdown
2. Kashmere Feat. Iron Brydz - Divine Communication
3. Kyza - Fight Klub
4. Kashmere - Spawn Of Pazazu

Arkantos · Aug 20, 2006, 08:22 PM // 20:22

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Originally Posted by Dahnel

I meant enemies in different area's other then the ice wastes. [twin serpant mountains for example]

Shadow-Hunter · Aug 20, 2006, 09:53 PM // 21:53

i can allready say that i dont think Twin Mountains is possible.. Their Healing spring will outdmg VwK dmg.. And since you are holding the Ashes then you cant wand interupt it.. There wont be much other you can attemp as there is alot of Aatxe blocking the way to the other place.. (the Place with Wrathful spirits quest, cant remember name =.=)

~Shadow

lambda the great · Aug 21, 2006, 12:25 AM // 00:25

I would say it MIGHT be possible to do some of the twin serpants...switch your Soothing memories(8th skill I think) for Cry of Frustration and maybe

Racthoh · Aug 21, 2006, 01:43 AM // 01:43

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Originally Posted by Shadow-Hunter

i can allready say that i dont think Twin Mountains is possible.. Their Healing spring will outdmg VwK dmg.. And since you are holding the Ashes then you cant wand interupt it.. There wont be much other you can attemp as there is alot of Aatxe blocking the way to the other place.. (the Place with Wrathful spirits quest, cant remember name =.=)

~Shadow

From what I've seen, enemies won't use traps if you're standing next to them. But that means you'll have to activate all of their traps just to get in that position.

lambda the great · Aug 21, 2006, 02:18 AM // 02:18

Obsidian Benemoths(sp) Use them no matter what, even if you right next to them.

XvArchonvX · Aug 21, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

Very nice contribution. Tyvm for the guide and vid!