I don't think weapons matter so much, at least it should have a 20% longer enchantments. (Do not use "halves casting time of spells" items.
I myself use Totem Axe and Lian's Lantern.
Fissure of Woe
Don't we all (most of us) want to revenge on those nasty Scales who have ruined so many
Spider runs? Well, now we can do it! \o/ Or don't you want to kick Shadow Army's but for just fun?
Here's the template:
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Attributes:
Fire Magic 16 (12+1+3)
Shadow Arts 12
Rest on Energy Storage
Skills
[skill]Shadow Form[/skill][skill]meteor shower[/skill][skill]bed of coals[/skill][skill]lava font[/skill][skill]flame djinn's haste[/skill][skill]Fire Attunement[/skill][skill]Shadow of Haste[/skill][skill]Dash[/skill]
Fire Attunement is not really needed, it can be replaced by some other skill.
Here's the deal:
Cast Fire Attunement, Shadow of Haste, run near enemies just so you won't aggro them. Cast Shadow Form and run next to a Shadow Monk.
Cast skills in this order: 2-3-4-5, wait until Monk is dead (unless Shadow Form ends, then cast Dash).
If the monk dies before Shadow Form ends, cast Dash right away when the monk dies.
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If you want a map to The Beach, just say and I'll do/find one.
When you're on The Beach and killing the first 3 Snarling Driftwoods, watch your back! The shadow army will come back and can really ambush you.
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Enemies in The Beach
Don't worry about them! Just remember to cast Shadow of Haste on somewhere far away from enemies (somewhere around this distance ) and remember to cast Shadow Form before aggroing
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Same strategy as with Shadow Army. Ancient Scales might be a bit tricky to kill, since they have more health than other enemies.
It's cool if you just have the nerves to wait until Scales die (like 0.1 seconds before Shadow Form ends).
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Armored Cave Spiders... They're a bit tricky. I doubt you can even kill them, Shadow Form doesn't last long enough:
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Remember also to bring some keys to open Obsidian Chests.
The Underworld
Ok.. So we're in Underworld now.
Build is exactly the same as in FoW, and Fire Attunement is here for a reason -> To counter Graspings [skill]"Fear me!"[/skill]
Park yourself to the corner next to Renault the ghost (my dad's car is also a Renault).
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Cast Shadow of Haste and run to Lost Spirit to take his quest. When you've got the quest, cast Dash and teleport back to the corner.
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Then cast Fire Attunement and wait for Shadow of Haste to recharge, then wait until 2 groups of Graspings are in the same place.
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Cast Shadow of Haste again and run into the middle of Graspings and Aatxes. Cast skills 2-3-4-5, wait for Graspings to die and teleport away (with Dash).
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Aatxes are left with ~40% of their health, so this is doable with duo if you find a willing partner.
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Then run to the smites, just watch for the popping Nightmares --> Rend Enchantments will remove Flame Djinn's Haste (in which case you should use Dash)
When you're on the Smite area, you can aggro almost as many smites as you want to.
Just watch for your health because aggroing many smites with low health will cause your death (Zealot's Fire goes through Shadow Form).
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Coldfires.. You can't kill them alone, again: duo is the way to go(Though you can get them to ~30% of their health alone).
If you're going duo, in FoW or UW, both will do the same as solo.
by this way, you can nuke Aatxes and Coldfires to death. I think you could also solo the Spider Cave in FoW if you're going duo (haven't tried).
If you're duoing UW, you can also go to complete Clear The Chamber quest (the one you get from Lost Spirit).
Enjoy and have pleasuring playing moments!
