User:Seawolf/R/E Solo UW Ranger

This is a build designed to use Whirling Defense, Armor of Earth, and Fire Magic spells to farm Crawlers in The Underworld.

Attributes and Skills
[build prof=R/E name="R/E Solo Smite Ranger" ear=6 fir=12 exp=11+1+1][Whirling Defense][Armor of Earth][Meteor Shower][Savannah Heat][Bed of Coals][Flame Djinn's Haste][Fire Attunement][Glyph of Concentration][/build]

Equipment

 * Any max armor with Radiant Insignias and the best Rune of Vigor you can afford.
 * A +15/-1 Flame Artifact from Honglei Sun or Jung Zeng.
 * Any max damage Fire wand. A +15/-1 wand from Honglei Sun or Onkk is helpful, but not required.

Grasping Darknesses

 * Take the quest Clear the Chamber from the Lost Soul.
 * Cast Fire Attunement and Flame Djinn's Haste and wait for the latter to recharge.
 * Activate Glyph of Concentration and aggro the Grasping Darknesses.
 * Run back to the starting platform to break aggro with the Bladed Aatxes.
 * If a Dying Nightmare spawns, it will use Rend Enchantments on you. If this happens, cast Flame Djinn's Haste and break aggro.
 * Activate Whirling Defense and cast Armor of Earth as they come into melee range.
 * Cast Meteor Shower, Savannah Heat, Bed of Coals and Flame Djinn's Haste.
 * Repeat until all three groups of Grasping Darknesses are dead.

Running to the Smites

 * Cast Flame Djinn's Haste and run north past the Bladed Aatxes.
 * Follow the wall on your right until you reach an archway.
 * Wait there until the group containing Grasping Darknesses and a Dying Nightmare patrols to the opposite side of the open area.
 * Cast Flame Djinn's Haste and continue, following the left wall.
 * Run until you see two Bladed Aatxes and some stairs.
 * Run past them and up the stairs, recasting Flame Djinn's Haste if needed.

Killing the Smites

 * Cast Fire Attunement, aggro a group of Smite Crawlers, and lure them away from the Coldfire Nights' patrol routes.
 * If a Dying Nightmare spawns while you are luring Smite Crawlers, cast Flame Djinn's Haste and break aggro, then return and wand it to death. If you are not luring Smite Crawlers when one spawns, just kill it with your wand.
 * Activate Whirling Defense and cast Armor of Earth as they come into melee range.
 * Cast Meteor Shower, Savannah Heat, Bed of Coals and Flame Djinn's Haste.
 * Avoid the Coldfire Nights as you move from one group of Smite Crawlers to the next.
 * If you do aggro any Coldfire Nights, cast Flame Djinn's Haste and run away in a zig-zag pattern.

Counters

 * Improper skill usage or timing.
 * Aggroing Coldfire Nights.

Variants
Armor of Earth can be switched for Frigid Armor, Great Dwarf Armor, or "I Am Unstoppable!" for less armor but no self-snare.