Build:Rt/W Smite Crawler Farmer

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The PvXwiki community finds this to be an excellent build. Through the PvX vetting system, it has reached 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 farming

This build uses Gladiator's Defense to provide defense and do a bit of damage. The main damage comes from the Channeling Magic skills to kill melee mobs. This build can farm Smite Crawlers in the Underworld, Mountain Trolls in Talus Chute, Elementals in Old Ascalon, and Minotaurs in Elona Reach.

[edit] Attributes and Skills

Ritualist / Warrior 12 + 1 + 3 Channeling Magic 12 Tactics 3 Axe Mastery Splinter Weapon Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Splinter Weapon Weapon Spell For 20 seconds, target ally has a Splinter Weapon. Target ally's next 5 attacks deal 53 damage to up to 3 adjacent foes. 5 1 5 Cyclone Axe Core Warrior. Axe Mastery 3 Cyclone Axe Axe Attack Perform a spinning axe attack striking for +6 damage to all adjacent opponents. 4 5 Ancestors' Rage Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Ancestors' Rage Skill For 3 second, nothing happens. When this skill ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 33 lightning damage. 8 ¼ 5 Cruel Was Daoshen Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Cruel Was Daoshen Item Spell Hold Daoshen's ashes for up to 63 seconds. When you drop his ashes, all nearby foes are struck for 122 lightning damage. 5 1 15 Spirit Rift Factions Ritualist. Channeling Magic 16 Spirit Rift Spell Open a Spirit Rift at target foe's location. After 3 seconds, all adjacent foes are struck for 142 lightning damage. 5 2 10 Gladiator's Defense Prophecies Warrior. Tactics 12 Gladiator's Defense Elite Stance For 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Whenever you block a melee attack this way, the attacker suffers 29 damage. 30 5 Defensive Stance Core Warrior. Tactics 12 Defensive Stance Stance For 4 seconds, you have +10 armor and you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks. Defensive Stance ends if you use a skill. 15 5 Sprint Core Warrior. Strength 0 Sprint Stance For 8 seconds, you move 25% faster. 15 5 Template code

[edit] Equipment

• Axe and Shield:
  • +5 energy axe of Fortitude. (Totem Axe works as well.)
  • Tactics shield of Fortitude with +10 armor vs. Slashing Damage. (Requirement 12 or less. Keht's Aegis is ideal.)
• Radiant or Survivor armor
• Three armor pieces should have a Rune of Attunement. This build requires at least 43 energy to be safe.
• One armor piece should have the highest possible vigor rune.

[edit] General Usage

• Cast Splinter Weapon and Cruel Was Daoshen before you aggro a mob. (Be careful here, aggroing more than ONE mob can and most likely will result in interupts even with both Protector's Defense(if you brought it) and Gladiator's Defense.)
• Aggro the mob and activate Gladiator's Defense.
• Use Spirit Rift, Cruel Was Daoshen (drops the ashes you're currently holding), Ancestor's Rage, drop the ashes, and use Cyclone Axe.

[edit] The Underworld

[edit] Usage

• Take the quest Clear the Chamber.
• Pull each mob of Grasping Darkness one by one using your running skill.
• Use the damage chain to kill the Grasping Darknesses.
• When you have killed three groups, use sprint and enraging charge (if you are bringing it) to get to the Ice Wastes.
• When you are there, kill each Smite Crawler group one by one. Each group should die pretty quickly.
• Avoid Coldfire Night patrols.

[edit] Variants

• Defensive Stance can be replaced with Enraging Charge if you are having trouble running to the Smite Crawlers.
• Replace Sprint with Healing Signet if you don't need a running skill.
• If staying alive is a problem, bring Protector's Defense in addition.
• Spirit Rift can be dropped for any of the skills mentioned above.
• Defensive Stance can be replaced with Bonetti's Defense.

[edit] Mountain Trolls

Trolls can be killed in Hard Mode as well.

[edit] Usage

• Run to the troll cave breaking aggro with the Avicara Fierce.
• After casting Splinter Weapon / Cruel Was Daoshen, use your running skill to aggro all trolls in the cave.
• Cast Gladiator's Defense and Protector's Defense (if you are bringing it) just as the first one starts to attack you.
• When they're all around you, cast Spirit Rift, Cruel Was Daoshen, Ancestor's Rage, Drop the ashes, and use Cyclone Axe.

[edit] Variants

• Protector's Defense can replace Defensive Stance, allowing you to use Gladiators defense and Protectors to gain more than 75% blocking. Note that protector's defense is not a stance and will end if you move.

[edit] Notes

• You only need Prophecies and Factions to use this build.
• This is one of the fastest Underworld solo builds.
• This build does not work on mob size of 1 or 2 without spirit rift as the effectiveness of the splinter weapon drops significantly.

[edit] Videos

Underworld:

• The Smite Run
• Smite Crawlers
• Grasps and Smites (Enraging charge variant)