Build:Any/E Generic UW Farmer

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be a good build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached an overall Rating in the range from 3.75 to < 4.75 and thus qualifies for the medium category of working builds: Good. This build has been designed for the following use: PvE farming

Uses the new update to Ether Prism to avoid damage whilst nuking out Grasping Darkness and Smite Crawlers in the underworld. With this build, any caster profession can solo farm the Smite Crawlers.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

No profession / Elementalist 12 Fire Magic 9 Earth Magic 9 Air Magic Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 55 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 45 2 10 Storm Djinn's Haste Nightfall Elementalist. Air Magic 9 Storm Djinn's Haste Enchantment Spell For 19 seconds, you move 25% faster. Each second that you are moving, you lose 1 Energy. 10 ¼ 5 Glyph of Sacrifice Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Sacrifice Glyph For 15 seconds, your next Spell may be cast instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. 15 1 5 Ether Prism Nightfall Elementalist. Energy Storage 0 Ether Prism Elite Spell For 3 seconds, all damage you take is reduced to 0. When this enchantment ends, you gain 5 Energy. 20 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 91 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Bed of Coals Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Bed of Coals Spell Create a Bed of Coals at your location. For 10 seconds, foes standing still near this location are struck for 24 fire damage each second. Any foe knocked down on the Bed of Coals is set on fire for 6 seconds. 30 1 10 Magnetic Aura Prophecies Elementalist. Earth Magic 9 Magnetic Aura Enchantment Spell For 14 seconds, Magnetic Aura has a 75% chance to block melee attacks. 60 ¼ 5 Phoenix Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Phoenix Spell A fiery phoenix rises at your location, striking adjacent foes for 91 fire damage, and flies out to your target, exploding on impact. This explosion strikes for an additional 75 fire damage. 10 2 15 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Armor: Use max AL. Rune of Superior Vigor, Runes of Attunement, Radiant Insignias. Be sure to have at least 50 energy.
• Weapons: Use a Fire Magic staff with +20% enchantments and +30 health. A caster spear and The Bison Cup will also do just fine.
• It is recommended to have at least 525 health to use this build.

[edit] Usage

• When you zone into the Underworld, cast Fire Attunement, and go get the quest from the Lost Soul. Run back to the circular platform in the middle of the chamber.
• To your left, four Grasping Darkness should spawn. When they merge with the group of Aatxe, Use Storm Djinn's Haste, Glyph of Sacrifice, and then aggro the Grasping Darkness to the middle of the circular platform. Cast Meteor Shower at the same time as Ether Prism. Wait until initial damage from Meteor Shower kicks in and cast Bed of Coals.
• Cast Magnetic Aura.
• Cast Phoenix.
• Foes should be dead within a second or two.
• Rinse and repeat for the other two groups of Grasping Darkness.
• Once all of the Grasping Darkness are dead, run to the Ice Wastes with Storm Djinn's Haste. If you don't know how to run there, learn.
• When facing Smite Crawlers, you won't need to use Storm Djinn's Haste or Glyph of Sacrifice. Simply aggro the group, cast Meteor Shower, and use Ether Prism once all of the foes have surrounded you. Continue your chain as usual, except cast Magnetic Aura before Bed of Coals. There will usually be one or two survivors when facing groups of four or more. But if you cast your chain perfectly and with proper timing, you should nuke out all Smite Crawlers.
• Avoid patrols of Coldfire Nights.
• Kill Dying Nightmares with Phoenix.

[edit] Counters

• Being interrupted (highly unlikely).
• Having your enchantments stripped while running and not being able to recover.
• Improper timing.
• Inexperience.

[edit] Variants

• This build can be run with a different elite, although it is much harder. Please note that this build should only be used by those who are experienced in the underworld, and know the proper timing needed to make this build work.

No profession / Elementalist 12 Fire Magic 9 Earth Magic 9 Air Magic Fire Attunement Core Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Fire Attunement Enchantment Spell For 55 seconds, you are attuned to Fire. You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the base Energy cost of the Skill each time you use Fire Magic. 45 2 10 Double Dragon Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 12 Double Dragon Elite Spell All nearby foes are struck for 91 fire damage. For 22 seconds, your Fire Magic attribute is increased by +2. 15 ¾ 5 Storm Djinn's Haste Nightfall Elementalist. Air Magic 9 Storm Djinn's Haste Enchantment Spell For 19 seconds, you move 25% faster. Each second that you are moving, you lose 1 Energy. 10 ¼ 5 Magnetic Aura Prophecies Elementalist. Earth Magic 9 Magnetic Aura Enchantment Spell For 14 seconds, Magnetic Aura has a 75% chance to block melee attacks. 60 ¼ 5 Glyph of Sacrifice Prophecies Elementalist. Unlinked Glyph of Sacrifice Glyph For 15 seconds, your next Spell may be cast instantly, but it takes an additional 30 seconds to recharge. 15 1 5 Meteor Shower Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 14 Meteor Shower Spell Create a Meteor Shower at target foe's location. For 9 seconds, foes adjacent to that location are struck for 105 fire damage and knocked down every 3 seconds. This Spell causes Exhaustion. 60 5 25 Bed of Coals Factions Elementalist. Fire Magic 14 Bed of Coals Spell Create a Bed of Coals at your location. For 10 seconds, foes standing still near this location are struck for 27 fire damage each second. Any foe knocked down on the Bed of Coals is set on fire for 7 seconds. 30 1 10 Phoenix Prophecies Elementalist. Fire Magic 14 Phoenix Spell A fiery phoenix rises at your location, striking adjacent foes for 105 fire damage, and flies out to your target, exploding on impact. This explosion strikes for an additional 85 fire damage. 10 2 15 Template code

• Cast Fire Attunement.
• Before engaging Grasps, use Double Dragon, Storm Djinn's Haste, Magnetic Aura and Glyph of Sacrifice.
• Aggro --> Meteor Shower --> Bed of Coals --> Phoenix --> Double Dragon.
• Before engaging Smites, use Double Dragon, and Magnetic Aura.
• Aggro --> Meteor Shower --> Bed of Coals --> Phoenix --> Double Dragon.
• Use Storm Djinn's Haste to run away from any (unlikely) survivors.

[edit] Notes

• This build can also be used with Assassins and Dervishes, as long as you have at least 50 energy.

[edit] See Also

• Ether Prism build video - Youtube, low quality, streaming
• Double Dragon build video - Youtube, low quality, streaming