Build:A/D Ooze Pit Runner

The PvXwiki community finds this to be a great build. This build has received an overall rating in the range from 4.75 to 5.0 and thus qualifies for the highest category of working builds: Great. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE running

This is part of the Dungeon Build series, see Dungeon Guide for all Dungeon builds.

This build requires Consumables to operate properly.

Run Ooze Pit HM. The dungeon requires that you run past Ooze groups, kill Gloop, and kill all three Prismatic Oozes by avoiding Gelatinous Absorption.

Attributes and Skills

Assassin / Dervish 12 + 1 + 3 Shadow Arts 12 Wind Prayers 3 Critical Strikes You have an additional 3% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 1 Energy. Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 26 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 Dwarven Stability EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Dark EscapeStanceFor 16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Grenth's Aura EotNDervish. Wind Prayers 12Grenth's AuraFlash Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you deal 21 less damage and steal 21 Health whenever you hit with a scythe attack. When you cast this enchantment you steal 21 Health from all adjacent foes.1010 Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support EotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportSpellSummon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. PvE only.10130 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional.   Template code

Optionals:

• Heart of ShadowFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Heart of ShadowSpellYou are healed for 158, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target.5¼15 or Death's ChargeFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Death's ChargeSpellShadow Step to target foe. If that foe has more Health than you, you are healed for 209.5¼30 - Recommended.
• Shadow SanctuaryFactionsAssassin. Kurzick rank Shadow Sanctuary (Kurzick)Enchantment SpellYou are Blinded for 10 seconds. For 10 seconds, you gain +5..10 Health regeneration and +40 armor.
  PvE only.5¼30
• Radiation FieldEotNNo Profession. Asura rank Radiation FieldWard SpellFor 5 seconds, foes in the area have -4..6 Health degeneration. When the portal ends, foes in the area are Diseased for 12..20 seconds.
  PvE only.15212
• DashFactionsAssassin. UnlinkedDashStanceFor 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.58 - Can be taken over Dark Escape

Variant: A/N Ooze Pit Runner

Assassin / Necromancer 12 + 1 + 3 Shadow Arts 12 Curses 3 Critical Strikes You have an additional 3% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 1 Energy. Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 62 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 22 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 26 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 Dwarven Stability EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30 Dark Escape FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 16Dark EscapeStanceFor 16 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530 Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Insidious Parasite PropheciesNecromancer. Curses 12Insidious ParasiteHex SpellFor 13 seconds, whenever target foe hits with an attack, you steal up to 39 Health from that foe.15112 Suffering CoreNecromancer. Curses 12SufferingHex SpellFor 25 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer -2 Health degeneration.15110 Radiation Field EotNNo Profession. Asura rank Radiation FieldWard SpellFor 5 seconds, foes in the area have -4..6 Health degeneration. When the portal ends, foes in the area are Diseased for 12..20 seconds. PvE only.15212   Template code Optional: (in addition to the above optionals section) Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportEotNNo Profession. Ebon Vanguard rank Ebon Vanguard Assassin SupportSpellSummon a level 14..20 Ebon Vanguard Assassin that has Iron Palm, Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike. This summoned Assassin Shadow Steps to target foe. If that foe is a Charr, the Assassin lives for 24..30 seconds. If target foe is not a Charr, the Assassin lives for 12..15 seconds. PvE only.10130 Specific Usage: At Gloop, maintain Insidious Parasite and Dark Escape. Suffering/Radiation Field can be used if energy allows. If you need to auto-attack with zealous to maintain energy, be aware that Dark Escape will end. At the Prismatic Oozes, maintain Suffering and Radiation Field.

Variant: A/D Low-Cons Ooze Pit Runner

Assassin / Dervish 11 + 1 + 2 Shadow Arts 12 Wind Prayers 6 + 2 Critical Strikes You have an additional 8% chance to critical hit. Whenever you critical hit, you get 2 Energy. Deadly Paradox NightfallAssassin. Deadly Arts Deadly ParadoxStanceAll of your attack Skills are disabled for 10 seconds. For 5..13..16 seconds, your Assassin Skills activate and recharge 33% faster.1510 Shroud of Distress FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 14Shroud of DistressEnchantment SpellFor 58 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have 8 health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.10145 Shadow Form FactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts 14Shadow FormElite Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you cannot be the target of enemy Spells, and you gain 5 damage reduction for each Assassin enchantment on you. You cannot deal more than 24 damage with a single skill or attack.5130 Dwarven Stability EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Dwarven StabilityEnchantment SpellFor 24..30 seconds, your Stances last 55..100% longer. If you activated this Skill while drunk, you cannot be knocked down. PvE only.5¼30 Dash FactionsAssassin. UnlinkedDashStanceFor 3 seconds, you run 50% faster.58 Way of the Master EotNAssassin. Critical Strikes 8Way of the MasterEnchantment SpellFor 60 seconds, while holding a non-dagger weapon, you have an additional 19% chance to land a critical hit.5¼30 Critical Agility NightfallAssassin. Sunspear rank Critical AgilityEnchantment SpellFor 4 seconds and 1 second for each rank of Critical Strikes you attack 33% faster and gain 10..25 armor. This Skill reapplies itself every time you land a critical hit. PvE only.5130 Grenth's Aura EotNDervish. Wind Prayers 12Grenth's AuraFlash Enchantment SpellFor 20 seconds, you deal 21 less damage and steal 21 Health whenever you hit with a scythe attack. When you cast this enchantment you steal 21 Health from all adjacent foes.1010   Template code Requires only a Cupcake and Alcohol. Getting stuck or hexed by Earthbound Oozes is guaranteed death. Maintaining Critical Agility when fighting is critical to surviving at Gloop.

Equipment

• Blessed Armor
• Vitae or Attunement runes
• Zealous Scythe of Enchanting
• High Energy Staff for running
• Longbow
• For A/N variant at Gloop:
  • Any Martial Weapon of Enchanting (containing +5 Energy)
  • Shield of Fortitude (+10 vs. Cold)

Consumables

• Essence of Celerity
• Armor of Salvation
• Grail of Might
• Birthday Cupcakes
• Alcohol for preventing knockdown via Dwarven Stability.

Usage

Route to dungeon through Grothmar Wardowns

Route inside Ooze Pit

• Start at Longeye's Ledge.
• Run to the dungeon with Dwarven Stability and Dark Escape.
• Head south avoiding the mobs until the stone bridge. Put of Shroud of Distress if you need to run past the Charr Seekers.

Dungeon

• Use your consumables.
• Avoid running near Earthbound Oozes, they will snare you with Grasping Earth, which will dramatically slow you down and will likely result in death.
• Run past the first two groups of ooze and hug the right wall.
• You can run past the third group without aggroing most of the time by hugging the right side. Keep heading north past the res shrine.
• Step on the button to open the door and follow the right corridor past a three Ooze groups and some Volatile Ooze. Take the north path at the next res shrine.
• Avoid the rolling boulders and Ooze groups as you continue northward.
• At the next shrine, take a right into the a narrow passage and take care not to get snared or rubberband on the Ooze that spawn. Step on the button, you have two options to follow:

1. (recommended) Head back up the passage you came and take a right, heading east. Take a right into the large, open room filled with Oozes, follow the left corridor straight across from you.
2. Walk through the narrow path, not aggroing the Ancient Ooze in the next room. Keep running forward through the next narrow corridor. Avoid the boulder that spawns. There is a small place on the left where you are safe. Turn left and head through the passage. A couple Incubi will spawn here, cast Shadow Form and cover it with all your other enchantments before running through. Once you reach the large room, take a turn to the right and head into the adjacent passage.

• Follow the right wall up an incline into a small split-off, there are some Volatile Ooze at this junction.
• Use your longbow to pull Gloop. If you aggro an Aggressive Ooze, you can just run back and take it out first. Gloop will not follow as long as the Aggressive Ooze will.
• Kill Gloop using your zealous scythe and Grenth's Aura with Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support when your energy allows. Recast Grenth's Aura to steal health if needed.
• Grab the boss key, then head back the way you came.
• Run past the two Incubi (They are already spawned if you took this passage prior). Cover Shadow Form with your other enchantments to avoid getting stripped by Soulrending Shriek.
• Open the door with the boss key while you avoid the group of Earthbound and Shimmering Oozes.
• Pull the three Prismatic Oozes off the raised platform away from the entrance, typically the back wall. This will avoid the subsequent spawns after the chest spawns.
• Once they are balled on you, use Grenth's Aura and your scythe to kill them. They must all die at the exact same time. When one dies, a horde of oozes will spawn and you will not be able to survive.
• Die from the ooze spawns after killing the Prismatic Oozes, then grab your chest reward after you resurrect. Because you pulled the Prismatic Oozes from the center, the spawns should be out of the way of the chest.

Counters

• Grasping Earth from Earthbound Oozes.
• Rubberbanding
• Knockdown
• Frozen Burst without Dark Escape up.

Notes

• r5 Delver rank for maintaining Dark Escape is preferred.
• Dark Escape will be removed from attacks, avoid using daggers for energy against Gloop.

Videos

A/D Full Cons

A/D Low Cons