Curse

Gun Pierson · Mar 06, 2006, 12:41 AM // 00:41

Born out my other thread, here's my uw solo build so far:

- complete gladiator armor (the gladiator cap too)
- 5 superior runes (no sup vigor and no sup abs)
- runic shield +5 energy

skills:
- glad. defense
- Bon. defense
- riposte
- deadly riposte
- healing breeze
- prot spirit
- vigurous spirit
- mending

Didn't test it on the smites yet, feel free to add improvements.

TRIvario · Mar 06, 2006, 01:33 AM // 01:33

intersting, altho I don't like the idea of using low hp warriors, I think I may try this.

One question, why have you changed your armor and shield vs the darknesses. Because of savage slash?

blood veine · Mar 06, 2006, 03:47 AM // 03:47

what r the attributes?

Murder In China · Mar 06, 2006, 03:52 AM // 03:52

Look in other thread.

OMFGimCUTE · Mar 06, 2006, 05:10 AM // 05:10

i have a question, how would u get your energy? it takes time to but noittis up but when u dont have that wat would you use?

lambda the great · Mar 06, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

Bonetties defense.

Amsterdam · Mar 06, 2006, 08:16 AM // 08:16

Might have to try this. Ill let you know how she works.

Woutsie · Mar 06, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

Nice one dude, keep up the good work

Amsterdam · Mar 06, 2006, 05:41 PM // 17:41

I am sketched out, I dropped the 15k or whatever into it yesterday and have had poor results, I always get drained of energy before my bonetti's gets up, or I get bonetti's up, have to use 20 energy to cast breeze and prot every 10 seconds (at least for breeze), between that, I have no extra energy for repostes. I don't know, I think I need some practice or some honing of the build here. Wish it wasn't 1k every time for me to try this

deluxe · Mar 06, 2006, 05:46 PM // 17:46

i dont care about w/mo soloing in uw, but if ur a w/mo using prot spirit, why not just use an energy focus? (or even the -55 one) your shield has no real use cuz ur damage is maxed out on 10 when hp is 105.
dunno if absorbtion stacks with prot spirit, if it did, use ascalon/knights boots and a -2 enchanted shield.

Gun Pierson · Mar 06, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by deluxe

i dont care about w/mo soloing in uw, but if ur a w/mo using prot spirit, why not just use an energy focus? (or even the -55 one) your shield has no real use cuz ur damage is maxed out on 10 when hp is 105.
dunno if absorbtion stacks with prot spirit, if it did, use ascalon/knights boots and a -2 enchanted shield.

The energy focus is something to work with. A 55hp warrior is just funny to play with and can withstand the smites part just as good as a monk. Sometimes I don't see the obvious, tx!

@ Amsterdam: Once you recognise the drill, you'll find the gaps to cast the ripostes.

attribute points:
- healing prayers: 9
- protection prayers: 8
- strength (+3)
- axe: (+3)
- hammer: (+3)
- sword: 5 (+3)
- tactics: 12 (+3) (+1)

Lord Mendes · Mar 06, 2006, 06:38 PM // 18:38

creative... though how come u have abt 300hp vs darkness

Gun Pierson · Mar 06, 2006, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Mendes

creative... though how come u have abt 300hp vs darkness

Well actually because I'm lazy...It's a piece of cake to stand vs darknesses with a good portion of health and damage reduction bonuses. I get those from sup absorption, the ascalon helm version, and a shield -2(ench.) -2(tactics). So they practically deal no damage and you just kill them, no risks involved.

Sinnr · Mar 06, 2006, 06:55 PM // 18:55

How do you deal with the Dying Nightmares and Rend Enchantment?

-Sinnr

Katch · Mar 06, 2006, 06:59 PM // 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amsterdam

Wish it wasn't 1k every time for me to try this

Let me give you a tip, don't waste tonnes of cash going into the UW to test your build. Go to Elona and test builds on the Minos, you can test damage and survivability by aggroing the 1st groups of minos. If you can stand in the middle of 10 or so Minos and then kill them the build will work in the UW vs Ataxee.

Gun Pierson · Mar 06, 2006, 07:50 PM // 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinnr

How do you deal with the Dying Nightmares and Rend Enchantment?

-Sinnr

I see two options: hit and kill in time or run fast.

No seriously, you can kill them with two hits, otherwise run away till aaxtes stop following, so you can take out the nightmares without any prob. You can always stand behind the npc at the left, aaxtes can't hit you there.

Dark Ken · Mar 11, 2006, 05:07 AM // 05:07

I actually tried this out with some tweaks.

5 superiors (Must have Superior Sword, Tactics, Strength)
-50 grim cesta
All gladiator's armor
Sword with 20% longer enchantments

Bonetti's Defense, Healing Breeze, Protective Spirit, Gladiator's Defense, Riposte, Healing Signet, Mending, Balthazar's Spirit

Healing Prayers: 9
Smiting Prayers: 7 (for higher adrenaline gain from Balthazar's Spirit)
Protection Prayers: 10
Strength: 3 (0+3)
Swordsmanship: 8 (I have a req 8 sword) (5+3)
Tactics: 12 (9+3)

Cast Mending and wait for your energy to get to full. Now cast Balthazar's Spirit. Keep Protective Spirit on at all times. Keep Healing Breeze on. Be sure to keep attacking an aaxate so you gain energy from their ripostes and gain some adrenaline. Use Gladiator's Defense and Riposte when available. With Balthazar's Spirit, you'll be gaining adrenaline so if you're low (around 10), put up bonetti's defense so you recharge your energy.

Note* - If you're fighting an aaxate one on one, do not use healing breeze. Again keep attacking it so that you gain energy from their ripostes and adrenaline from attacking it. Use protective spirit, gladiator's defense, riposte, and bonetti's defense if you're low on energy until it dies. When your hp is around 25 or so, use healing signet (The aaxate never savage slash it. Don't ask why

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Note 2* - If you have less than 15 energy after a battle, take off mending and balthazar's spirit so you can recover. Recast mending at full energy and then cast balthazar's spirit again at full energy.

Change to your normal armor when fighting the grasping darkness since at most they'll be doing 3 dmg to you. Use gladiator's defense, riposte, and your sword to kill them.

With this build I was actually able to get up to the smites, but I only died because I switched to my normal armor thinking I can tank them

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.killjoy · Mar 11, 2006, 05:36 AM // 05:36

how u guys do against nightmares?

Avarre · Mar 11, 2006, 05:43 AM // 05:43

What do you do versus nightmares in the chamber/frozen wastes/forgotten vale.

Me NoFat · Mar 11, 2006, 06:19 AM // 06:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gun Pierson

skills:
- glad. defense
- Bon. defense
- riposte
- deadly riposte
- healing breeze
- prot spirit
- vigurous spirit
- mending

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gun Pierson

attribute points:
- healing prayers: 9
- protection prayers: 8
- strength (+3)
- axe: (+3)
- hammer: (+3)
- sword: 5 (+3)
- tactics: 12 (+3) (+1)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Ken

Bonetti's Defense, Healing Breeze, Protective Spirit, Gladiator's Defense, Riposte, Healing Signet, Mending, Balthazar's Spirit

Healing Prayers: 9
Smiting Prayers: 7 (for higher adrenaline gain from Balthazar's Spirit)
Protection Prayers: 10
Strength: 3 (0+3)
Swordsmanship: 8 (I have a req 8 sword) (5+3)
Tactics: 12 (9+3)

Riposte and D. Riposte are both tactics. There is no need with these builds to have any attribute points in sword IMO. You would be better served spending the points in other areas with this particular build. Something like the following would help I think. I also think the that a combination of your builds would be best. Basically one drop heal sig from one and vig spirit from the other.

- glad. defense
- Bon. defense
- riposte
- deadly riposte
- healing breeze
- prot spirit
- balthazar's Spirit
- mending

- healing prayers: 9
- protection prayers: 8
- smiting: 8
- strength (+3)
- axe: (+3)
- hammer: (+3)
- sword: (+3)
- tactics: 15 (11+3+1)

The above gives only one dead attrib point. The focus offhand is a good idea but I would practice weapon switching when casting prot and breeze. A warrior can get to 44 energy with the req 8 healing ankh from the collector in Maguuma Strade and the +5 wand outside Nolani. When you need to recast them switch weapon sets (make sure your riposte and d. riposte have triggered), cast, the bons def to go back to 44. switch sets back and use the riposte combo while building addrenline.

For a third set I am think but I am not sure that there is a max or close to max damage req 8 smiting wand. customize that and use it to kill the smites in 2 hits just like a 55 monk.

Those are just suggestions. Nice job on the build and testing