Build:Mo/A SoJ UW Farmer

This build is in the testing phase. Please join the discussion and rate this build if you have experience with this or closely related builds. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

Uses armor-ignoring holy damage to farm Smite Crawlers in the Underworld for Ectoplasm. The whole run can be done solo or with the help of a hero team to bring you to the Ice Wastes.

Attributes and Skills

Monk / Assassin 12 + 1 + 3 Smiting Prayers 3 Divine Favor 12 Shadow Arts Your allies are healed for 10 Health whenever you cast Monk spells on them. Optional CoreNo Profession. UnlinkedOptionalOptionalOptional. Snow Storm EotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Snow StormSpellCreate a Snow Storm at target foe's location. For 5 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 30..40 cold damage each second. PvE only.10110 Symbol of Wrath PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers 16Symbol of WrathSpellFor 5 seconds, foes adjacent to the location in which the spell was cast take 34 holy damage each second. You get healed for 10 Health.5230 Kirin's Wrath FactionsMonk. Smiting Prayers 16Kirin's WrathSpellFor 5 seconds, foes adjacent to the location in which the spell was cast take 34 holy damage each second. You get healed for 10 Health.5230 Shield of Judgment PropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers 16Shield of JudgmentElite Enchantment SpellFor 21 seconds, anyone striking target ally with an attack is knocked down and suffers 53 holy damage. Target ally gets healed for 10 Health.15145 Shadow Sanctuary (Kurzick) FactionsAssassin. 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 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 12Dark EscapeStanceFor 13 seconds, you move 25% faster and take half damage. Dark Escape ends if you successfully hit with an attack.530   Template code

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If playing without heroes :

• Unseen FuryFactionsAssassin. Shadow Arts Unseen FuryStanceAll adjacent foes are Blinded for 3..9..10 seconds. For 10..26..31 seconds, you cannot be blocked by Blinded foes. 520

If using heroes to clear the chamber :

• Holy StrikePropheciesMonk. Smiting Prayers Holy StrikeSkillTouched target foe takes 10..46..58 holy damage. If knocked down, your target takes an additional 10..46..58 holy damage.5¾8

• Light of DeldrimorEotNNo Profession. Deldrimor rank Light of DeldrimorSpellAll foes in the area are struck for 55..80 holy damage. The location of hidden objects are briefly indicated on your Compass. Any hidden objects in the area are revealed.
  PvE only.5¾20

• Balthazar's AuraCoreMonk. Smiting Prayers Balthazar's AuraEnchantment SpellFor 8 seconds, foes adjacent to target ally take 10..22..26 holy damage each second.25225

Equipment

• Armor: Max AL, with either Vitae Runes/Suvivor Insignias or Attunement Runes/Radiant Insignias. Rune of Superior Vigor is recommended.
• Weapons:
  • Caster Spear and a Shield of Fortitude with the inscription "Sleep Now in the Fire". Forgotten Shield (Motivation) and Spirit of the Forgotten are perfect.

Usage

Grasping Darknesses (if playing without heroes)

• Aggro one group of patrolling Grasping Darknesses and lose all other aggro with Dark Escape. When the group is balled, cast Unseen Fury, Snow Storm, Kirin's Wrath, Symbol of Wrath, Shield of Judgment, in that order. The group should be dead within a few seconds.

The Run (if playing without heroes)

• Watch the eastern chamber. Time your run carefully so you don't aggro the patrol with Grasping Darknesses and a Dying Nightmare nor the wandering eastern chamber Skeleton of Dhuum. The other patrol (two Aatxes going left and right) must be engaged in the open to reduce any risk of bodyblocking.

  

  Graspings following you during the run will always lose aggro when entering the red circle.

• Cast Dwarven Stability, then begin running. Cast Dark Escape when aggroing the first enemies. After passing through the gate, you'll need to run to the wall in front of you (see the zone marked red on the image on the right) to de-aggro all the Grasping Darknesses following you (the ones from the first chamber).
• It doesn't matter if Dying Nightmares strip you of Dwarven Stability during the run.
• Wait a little bit, cast Dwarven Stability again then run to the Ice Wastes with Dark Escape (again, do not aggro the patrol of Grasping Darknesses+Dying Nightmare). Run past the first Skeleton of Dhuum.

Smite Crawlers

• Make sure you are wielding your weapon set with the "Sleep Now in the Fire" shield.
• Aggro the group of Smite Crawlers (using Dark Escape to mitigate damage), then cast Shield of Judgment, Shadow Sanctuary, Kirin's Wrath, Symbol of Wrath, and Snow Storm in that order. The group should now be dead. If any stragglers have survived, wait 2/3 seconds so they kill themselves attacking you (with your Shield of Judgment on).
• Never auto-attack Smite Crawlers as they also have Shield of Judgment and will most likely kill you.

Skeletons of Dhuum

• Prior to aggroing a Skeleton of Dhuum, make sure you are at full health.
• Precast Shield of Judgment, Shadow Sanctuary, and aggro. Run up to the skeleton, cast Snow Storm, Symbol of Wrath and Kirin's Wrath. The skeleton will die quickly.

Counters

• Rubberband, inexperience, poor spawns.

Notes

• Use the little patrol map on the right to familiarize yourself with the Ice Wastes.

  

  Ice Wastes, detailed.

• Using your own continental server helps against rubberbanding.
• Never aggro Coldfire Nights. Learning their patrols is a key part of Smite Crawler farming.

Videos

Video demonstration - YouTube, low quality streaming (Mo/Rt variant, outdated)

See Also

• W/Me Hundred Blades UW Farmer