Curse

teotuf · Apr 18, 2007, 03:33 PM // 15:33

Inspired by sk8boarders rt/w UW build, I thought about this:

Rt/A using a scythe
Skills:
Splinter Weapon
Spirit Rift
Ancestor's Rage
Cruel was Daoshen
Deadly Paradox
Shadow Form
Shadow of Haste
Dark Escape

Stats:
12+3+1 Channeling
12 Shadow
3 Deadly

Weapon:
Any Scythe with 20% enchant mod, and + 5 energy

I haven't tested this yet, since I don't have a rt, but wouldn't his be able to kill most things in the 3 secs, and have a 30 sec recharge for invincibility?

Sk8tborderx · Apr 18, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48

I did not create the Rt/W build, please give credits to the one who did.

I tried doing something similar with Rt/A, you could use it to kill smites, but so far I have not been able to come up with a build that can do enough damage to kill Aatxes before shadow form runs out.

ACreator · Apr 18, 2007, 05:14 PM // 17:14

yeah. apart from the problem to run to smites....

Sk8tborderx · Apr 18, 2007, 05:34 PM // 17:34

Shadow of Haste and dash are all you need to get there, and if you think you might die, use shadow form until your speed buffs recharge.

Moone · Apr 18, 2007, 05:49 PM // 17:49

I don t thinkt the dmg will be enough, cause the Spliter Weapon will trigger too slow

btw: never change a running system :P

Sk8tborderx · Apr 18, 2007, 06:33 PM // 18:33

It would kill just as fast, you do not even need splinter weapon on the smites because you have spirit rift. The build works, and is safer than Rt/W because of shadow form, you just need to have +energy armor with attunement runes.

flipfly2004 · Apr 18, 2007, 06:48 PM // 18:48

why not dark escape instead of shadow of haste?

ACreator · Apr 18, 2007, 08:32 PM // 20:32

men I would rly love to see u use shadow of haste to run.....
and then getting bk to the start point xD.

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by the way wouldt this work if we replaced shadow of haste with dark escape and use a A/RT?

Sk8tborderx · Apr 18, 2007, 08:42 PM // 20:42

Forgot about shadow of haste taking you back to where you activated it. (Been doing that a lot lately)

It should work with A/RT, but with groups bigger than 3, you might have them run, since you cannot spike as well as a rit primary.

Swift Thief · Apr 18, 2007, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Dark Escape > Shadow of Haste

Anyways, this is a really great idea. It really makes the build much safer.

teotuf · Apr 19, 2007, 12:50 AM // 00:50

i was actually not thinking of limiting to UW, but a general farming build
maybe if you have 2 of these guys, u can kill aatxes? or does anyone have any idea about killing aatxes?
dark escape is so that if you don't kill all within the time, u can use dash to get back out of aggro, also works for colds?

but dash is really not needed, shadow of haste and dark escape maybe?
since deadly paradox shortens the 45 recharge of SoH to less than 30, SF to 30, and dark escape is already 30

Evilsod · Apr 19, 2007, 01:05 AM // 01:05

How do you intend to hit them with a Scythe for Splinter Weapon AND use Cruel was Daoshen on them? At best there would be a huge gap between Splinter/Cruel... which would get RoF'd.

Swift Thief · Apr 19, 2007, 01:23 AM // 01:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsod

How do you intend to hit them with a Scythe for Splinter Weapon AND use Cruel was Daoshen on them? At best there would be a huge gap between Splinter/Cruel... which would get RoF'd.

Yeah, after you drop the ashes of cruel, it seems easier to use cyclone axe than click space to hit the enemies around you.

Sk8tborderx · Apr 19, 2007, 01:59 AM // 01:59

YOU DO NOT NEED SPLINTER WEAPON ON SMITES. I cannot seem to say that enough, or people just do not read what others have posted, with spirit rift the smites will die before you can even get a hit off with splinter weapon. Splinter weapon is only needed for graspings.

Swift Thief · Apr 19, 2007, 02:41 AM // 02:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sk8tborderx

YOU DO NOT NEED SPLINTER WEAPON ON SMITES. I cannot seem to say that enough, or people just do not read what others have posted, with spirit rift the smites will die before you can even get a hit off with splinter weapon. Splinter weapon is only needed for graspings.

Indeed. But the graspings are a very important part in this run. Also, occasionally, the smite crawlers use reversal of fortune before the whole chain is finished.

Sk8tborderx · Apr 19, 2007, 03:03 AM // 03:03

It does not matter against graspings, you will kill them before shadow form ends, for smites, I have yet to have any smites stay alive after the 3 second spike, and if they do, just use spirit rift again.

teotuf · Apr 19, 2007, 03:14 AM // 03:14

so did anyone test this build yet?
what's the avg time per UW smite run if it works?

Sk8tborderx · Apr 19, 2007, 03:38 AM // 03:38

This build can work, but it is more trouble than it is worth. You have to time it right so shadow form does not get interrupted, then you will not have enough energy to complete the chain, you have to wait forever for energy and health regen, and deadly paradox does not work on sin stances.

It looks good on paper, but it is a pain in the *** to use, Rt/W is a lot easier to use, and is faster because you do not have to wait as long for energy, and you can use +health armor which is better for most situations.

ACreator · Apr 19, 2007, 06:35 AM // 06:35

A/Rt does not work.. tested 5 or 6 times..