Curse

tamirxd · Mar 31, 2007, 02:56 PM // 14:56

First of all, its not another "hit the nightmare before he strip you or die" build, or another ss build.
In this build i tried a new approach,killing the aataxs one by one.
You might find the strategy im using a bit silly, but trust me, it works

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ADDED: I saw that someone post a build for mo/n with spoil victor and vampiric bite, i didnt stole his idea, i thought about it before he posted so dont think i stole his build...
The grasping darkness is the trcikiest part, you need a bit of luck to survive it.
And again, its not a sure thing that you will do this run completly, even i find myself dead in the half of it, but its the best i could thought about, and you will find the ecto very rewarding :P

Now for the guide:

1)The skill bar & attributes:
http://img476.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ributesxe1.jpg
The attributes are flexable, you can change it however you want.
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2)The gear:
Set 1:
+20% longer enchantment weapon[Totem axe is ok,im not using one, just a 17% longer enchantment with no energy bonus].
-50 cesta from the cities of ascalon.
set 2:
A 11-22 damage staff[req blood or curses]-this is not a must but helps sometimes.

3)The farming:
1.How to deal with the dying nightmares correctly:
First of all, after entering the uw cast mending essecnce bond and balthazars spirit[ill call them "enchantments" from now], and wait for your energy to fill up.
Now, we will start the farming from the left side,the left stairs.
If you see 3 aataxs together[not 2 and 1 patroling]that means that theres a nightmare there, which means we must use the glitch.

Cast PS[Protective Spirit]. agro them and start running to benton[stay near the wall and dont run directly to him so the aataxs will get stucked]. After this the aataxs should get stuck and the nightmare should use rend enchantments and kill himself[ONLY if you have PS on you,if you dont he will still have a bit of HP left].

After he is dead recast your enchantments, kill the aataxs using Spoil victor and IP[my combo is SV-IP-SV], and get ready for the second group.
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Check if theres a nightmare left to you, if there is quickly cast PS and let him kill himself.
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Again recast your enchantments and wait for the energy to fill up.If theres a patroling aataxs[at your spot-near the left stairs] wait him to be near the second group, cast PS and agro them all, and run towards benton.If theres a nightmare poping,run and use the benton glitch, then let him kill himself, recast your enchantments and kill the aatax that stuck near benton.If theres no nightmare, feel free to kill the aataxs.
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After killing this group, you will have few meters opened, check if theres a nightmare there, if there is- you know what to do[hint:PS].

Now we going to the group upstairs-same as usual-cast PS, agro and run.
If theres a nightmare- keep running until the aataxs is going back to thier spawn location or until you get to your safe haven[benton in our case :P]let the nightmare kill himself and kill those aataxs.
Same us above, for each group you want to kill, check if theres a nightmare nearby,agro, run,kill the nightmare,kill the aatax.
http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?i...w063pu3.jpg-in this photo a nightmare was attached to the group,luckly they dont follow after me too much.
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After clearing the room, its time for the grasping!![:O :O ]:
2.wait for your energy to fill up, take the quest and wait for the grasping to get near the stairs[again-we starting from the left side], cast ps before agroing them and cast SV+IP before agroing them again.
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After casting SV+IP, agro them and get down stairs so you wont agro the other patroling group.The Grasping will charge at you with districting blow, let them, use HB and quickly cast SV+IP on other grasping[before they will have enough adrenaline for skull crack].At this point, 1 or even 2 grasping should be dead.Use the same tactic at the reamaining Graspings[If you get dazed, try to time your PS to the time they are not attacking,dont try to cast SV or IP while dazed, use try to keep PS on].
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After killing the first group, the otheres should be a piece of cake, and this is the time for the smites D:.
3. Not like other builds, it takes a little bit longer to kill smites[our main farm is the aataxs, the smites is just a bonus :P].
I hope you all know how to get there, if you do you just need to kill the aataxs and the Grasping in they[be VERY CAREFUL there, if a nightmare pops while you agro grasping you might find yourself dead very fast].If you dont know how to get there, ill post direction later,i just want to finish the main guide...
After getting to the Smites area, agro a group[careful from the DN, they might pop everywhere]cast HB and PS, use Vampiric bite[SV and IP not useful here, the smites removing them very fast]non stop,until they all dead[when you fighting against 1 smite cast IP and let him remove it, then cast SV and let him kill himself...].
Thats all about the smites, not for the mighty Coldfire Night!!!!!:

4. A piece of cake,just be careful from the first malestorms, SV+IP will do the work very fast.

Thats the farest i have done, now for the tips[i recommend you to read it, very importent information].
I challenge you to try and get farther as far as you can get ... :P

The tips/Addons:
1)I find it easier to kill 1 aatax at a time[ the patroling ones..],i mean agro 1 and kill 1 not agro 2 and kill 1 and then the other.

2)After the first group of aataxs, the aataxs will stop run after you after few meters,the patroling aataxs WILL NOT, so be careful!

3)I said that you need a 11-22 damage staff for the times you didnt had the time to cast PS after the nightmare pops, after he strips you of enchantment cast PS and switch to the staff and kill him[When your not attacked by other monsters].

4)Im not useing healing breeze very often in the first chamber,against the aataxs im letting the IP heal me, saving me energy and time...

5)Use the agro and run strategy every time you pull a group and youll be fine.

6)Dont forget to attack the grasping darkness in first group[the one you targeting] so he wont run[the group of 4 grasping].

7)Sorry for my english, not an american :P

I got somewhere around 20 picture to upload, so be patient

Credits:
Roooooooooooooon[tiny bubu, tiny zubu, tiny dubu] for giving me the idea to use spoil victor.
Sheepy!!

and ofcourse myself !
[please dont pm in game. please!].

jbwarrior · Mar 31, 2007, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Looks very nice m8, you are constant healt by Indisious Parasite... sweet, but how do you deal with the DN's... sometimes bad spawn happpens (left stairs 3 aatxes)

tamirxd · Mar 31, 2007, 03:20 PM // 15:20

3 aataxs, you agro them after casting PS, using the glitch, the nightmare kills himself, and your back in buisness :P
i have a picture from my old build, i can upload it.

sheepush · Mar 31, 2007, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamirxd

[please dont pm in game. please!].

How very assuring ^_^

gg build tamir
keep up the good work =]

k3mikal · Mar 31, 2007, 04:45 PM // 16:45

awsome work man! this'll help me a lot

where is ectoooooo

waiting for your guide on directions

[DE] · Mar 31, 2007, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Are you joking...? This is just the basic 55 necro build only SS replaced with Spoil and Vigorous Spirit replaced with Vampiric Bite....

Rainman · Mar 31, 2007, 08:50 PM // 20:50

phantom shhhh let him know he did a good job.

GOOD JOB BTW LOOKS SWEET!

SluggyTheZealot · Apr 01, 2007, 05:21 AM // 05:21

nice, probably a better idea to just /resign after aatxe chamber, smites take way too long ^^

bodyboarder · Apr 01, 2007, 06:06 AM // 06:06

not bad might try today

tamirxd · Apr 01, 2007, 11:15 AM // 11:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by SluggyTheZealot

nice, probably a better idea to just /resign after aatxe chamber, smites take way too long ^^

thats the only skill i could though about that deal some damage without tirgger reversal and divine intervation...
as i said,it just a bonus

Bloodied Blade · Apr 01, 2007, 02:28 PM // 14:28

It might not trigger reversal or divine intervention, but it's going to trigger smite hex...

sheepush · Apr 01, 2007, 03:13 PM // 15:13

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Originally Posted by Bloodied Blade

It might not trigger reversal or divine intervention, but it's going to trigger smite hex...

Vampiric Bite is not a hex :|

Skyi · Apr 01, 2007, 03:38 PM // 15:38

is there a video about the glitch explanation to stuck the axtes at the beginning ?

thanks

tamirxd · Apr 02, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

Ill soon post a video, as soon as my computer allowes it.

Zolderick · Apr 02, 2007, 10:07 AM // 10:07

Looks good. I think I'll give it a try with my necro.

Glints Bane · Apr 03, 2007, 02:24 AM // 02:24

well sorry mate but this build isn't new...I've posted this on my guilds website a while ago, and I have been doing a spoil victor build for UW since I capped SV....couple of things I do differently

Build-
Skills
1. Prot Spirit
2 Healing breaze
3. Spoil Victor
4. Vamp gaze
5. Shadow of fear.
And the 3 enchants

Now this build takes me al the way past smites and can handle coldfires.
when at the smites make your aggro. if you aggro lets say 3 smites cast shadow of fear then wait for 3 smite hexes(which will be shortly after) and then cast SV on a smite. when its health is lower then yours and he wont die just hit vamp gaze and he's dead. I'm pretty sure this can clear other places in UW but a smite run is all I do. and its really fast.

This build doesn't really work to well in FoW because healers out heal SV because its only on one foe at a time...but the SS build by KCP still works like a charm in FoW.

*EDIT* Also you dont need a staff or wand to kill the nightmare...I use a fellblade with the stats of a totem axe...dont foret you have vamp gaze...when he strips you and live just vamp gaze him.

jbwarrior · Apr 03, 2007, 03:06 AM // 03:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glints Bane

well sorry mate but this build isn't new...I've posted this on my guilds website a while ago, and I have been doing a spoil victor build for UW since I capped SV....couple of things I do differently

Build-
Skills
1. Prot Spirit
2 Healing breaze
3. Spoil Victor
4. Vamp gaze
5. Shadow of fear.
And the 3 enchants

Now this build takes me al the way past smites and can handle coldfires.
when at the smites make your aggro. if you aggro lets say 3 smites cast shadow of fear then wait for 3 smite hexes(which will be shortly after) and then cast SV on a smite. when its health is lower then yours and he wont die just hit vamp gaze and he's dead. I'm pretty sure this can clear other places in UW but a smite run is all I do. and its really fast.

This build doesn't really work to well in FoW because healers out heal SV because its only on one foe at a time...but the SS build by KCP still works like a charm in FoW.

*EDIT* Also you dont need a staff or wand to kill the nightmare...I use a fellblade with the stats of a totem axe...dont foret you have vamp gaze...when he strips you and live just vamp gaze him.

I think he didn't know it because it was on your guild site m8

But thanks for the good info you gave about your SV build

tamirxd · Apr 03, 2007, 09:10 AM // 09:10

i think its really a better a idea to use cover hex than cmpiric touch...
thanks for the info :P
I dont really kill the nightmare with staff, its just for the times that i forgot to cast PS when he pops out, and he has something like 10 hp left.

Simath · Apr 04, 2007, 01:19 AM // 01:19

Nice job. It just may motivate me to play my necro again.

Glints Bane · Apr 04, 2007, 02:49 AM // 02:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbwarrior

I think he didn't know it because it was on your guild site m8

But thanks for the good info you gave about your SV build

yeah didn't mean for it to come out that way...what I meant is that it should have been common knowledge to try SV at least once...and about the guild website that meant that I had already talked about it not really anything to do with him seeing it.

Sorry if it came out rude.