Archive:Team - 600/Smite UW

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This Dual monk build using a 600 monk and smiter can do both Normal Mode and Hard Mode in The Underworld. It is capable of clearing the Labyrinth, Forgotten Vale.

Team Composition

/ 600 Monk

/ Smiter Monk

600 Monk

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build name="600 monk" prof=monk/mesmer protec=12+2 divine=12+1+1 inspiration=3][shield of absorption][spirit bond][protective spirit][spell breaker][mantra of resolve][optional][blessed aura][essence bond][/build] </pvxbig>

• Option 1: Arcane Echo will allow for killing of coldfires, terrorwebs, and mindblades more easily. Requires head piece with Divine Favor 1+3 so spell breaker can be chained indefinitely.
• Option 2: Additional damage skill to speed up the killing if not planning on proceeding to planes/pools: Radiation Field, Pain Inverter, or Sympathetic Visage to drain enemy energy. This is not an extensive list, the options are too many to list here.
• Option 3: for running on normal mode take a warrior secondary and Frenzy to induce higher damage from enemies that would not otherwise trigger spirit bond.

Equipment

• Lowest Level AL(such as starter armor) on all armor pieces.
• Head piece with +1 divine favor and rune of minor divine favor.
• Head piece with +1 divine favor and rune of superior divine favor.
• Chest, hands, legs, and feet : rune of major protection prayers, rune of superior vigor, 2 runes of vitae.
• All 5 armor pieces equipped with Survivor Insignias.
• One hand weapon with 20% longer enchantment mod and +5 energy inscription.
• Any protection or divine favor offhand with +45hp (while enchanted) mod.
• High energy staff with 20% enchantment mod.
• Using this exact gear you will have 806hp (with weapon/focus set) thus reaching 53 damage from holy wraith. If using other gear try to maintain at least 800hp to ensure maximum damage output and have 14 protection prayers to reach 7 seconds on Shield of Absorption.

General Usage

Underworld Map

• Equip +4 divine favor head piece and Cast Blessed Aura and Essence Bond and maintain them.
• Switch back to +2 divine favor headpiece.
• Receive enchantments from your smiter.
• Energy should be near full before engaging enemies.
• Before entering into battle cast Protective Spirit, Mantra of Resolve (MoR needed for any group containing bladed aataxe or grasping darkness, Spell Breaker, and Shield of Absorption
• Cast Spirit Bond once you run up to the enemies.
• Maintain Protective Spirit at all times while engaged.
• Right before SoA ends cast Spirit Bond, followed by SoA and Spirit Bond again.

Chamber and Labyrinth

• Take the quest "clear the chamber" from the lost soul.
• After killing all the enemies in chamber the doors will open. Proceed to clear the enemies up to the terrorwebs in the Labyrinth.
• When facing terrorwebs, maintain Spell Breaker as much as possible. While Spell Breaker is on you, only use SoA as their attacks will not trigger Spirit Bond or Protective Spirit. When Spell Breaker is about to run out be sure to cast and maintain Spirit Bond and Protective Spirit in addition to SoA until you are able to recast Spell Breaker.
• After killing the 3 terrorwebs the Reaper of the Labyrinth will pop. Take only the quest "Restoring Grenth's Monuments." This will spawn 3 terrorwebs at all the monuments throughout the UW.
• Video of clearing the chamber: Chamber - Labyrinth

The forgotten Vale

• Head through the basement towards The forgotten vale. There are loads of pop ups on the way to the monument in vale so take it slow if unfamiliar with the area.
• While facing Mindblades if Spell Breaker has run out cast Mantra of Resolve and maintain Spirit Bond.
• Video of the path to Reaper in Forgotten vale: Labyrinth - Vale

Usage specific to Arcane Echo variant

• When facing coldfires or terrorwebs equip +4 divine favor head piece. Cast Arcane Echo followed by Spell Breaker before engaging. Maintain only SoA while Spell Breaker is up. When spell breaker's recharge is just passing the lower right corner of it's icon cast the echoed spell breaker. This should cover you until the original spell breaker is recharged again. If Spell breaker appears as though it will run out before it is completely recharged cast Protective Spirit and Spirit Bond until it is ready. Auto attack with staff to speed up killing.
• When facing mindblades equip your staff for higher energy. Cast Protective Spirit followed by Arcane Echo followed by Spell Breaker before engaging. Maintain SoA and Spirit Bond while engaged. Cast the echoed spell breaker when the original spell breaker's recharge is just passing the lower right corner of it's icon. They should be dead by the time the echoed spell breaker is running out.

Notes

• Once Spell Breaker has ended when facing coldfires they may use Maelstrom. Maintain Mantra of Resolve to prevent interruption and move out of the Maelstrom to prevent further energy loss.
• If you see a huge mob, try to pull some of them. The 600 Monk can only endure 10 attacks over 60dmg in 2 seconds. If they extend over 10 attacks, then use sheild of absorbtion and it will be fine. When using SoA, cast SB befor use and then directly after.
• Be aware that Bladed Attaxes and Grasping can interrupt. Grasping also use Fear Me! which drains energy.
• If you see a Nightmare(pops from ground)(Out of Battle) and it strips your enchantments, immediately activate Protective Spirit and Spirit Bond. Then get out your Divine Favor or Protective Prayers wand/staff and keep firing until it dies.
• Try to engage skeletons with other enemies as their skills do not trigger spirit bond.
• If planning on heading to chaos planes and pools using the arcane echo variant will greatly increase survivability and quickness of completing these areas.

Smiter Monk

Attributes and Skills

<pvxbig> [build name="smiter monk" prof=monk/necromancer smitin=12+1+3 protec=12+1+3 bloodmagic=3][holy wrath][shield of judgment][Blood Ritual][Rebirth][vital blessing][balthazar's spirit][essence bond][retribution][/build]

• Optional Skill slot: Purge Signet for removing conditions or hexes. By Ural's Hammer! for faster killing.
• Blood is Power and rebirth can be taken instead of blood ritual and unyielding aura.

Equipment

• Head piece with +1 protection prayers and rune of superior protection prayers.
• Head piece with +1 smiting prayers and rune of superior smiting prayers.
• Head piece with +1 divine favor and rune of superior divine favor.
• Radiant insignias.

Usage

• Equip +4 protection head piece. Cast Vital Blessing on the 600 monk.
• Equip +4 smiting head piece. Cast Retribution and spam Holy Wrath and Shield of Judgment on 600 monk.
• Cast Balthazar's Spirit and Essence Bond on the 600 monk.
• And one more thing be carefull and don't break 600 agro... cast SoJ and HW and get back and when you got both skills recharged do the same...

• Use blood ritual or blood is power on the 600 if requested or after you resurrect him with rebirth to speed up the enchantment process.
• Stay out of agro at all times.
• Do not walk anywhere the 600 monk has not already been due to pop ups throughout UW.

Notes

• The smiter role can be ran on a hero, disable all of the hero's skills and manually cast the enchantments upon starting. Keep flagged out of range.

Quests

Unwanted Guests

• Clear all of the labyrinth and to the Reaper in the forgotten vale.
• Take quest from Reaper in the labyrinth and teleport back to vale.
• Killing the keeper of souls will kill all of the terrorwebs and vengeful aataxe linked to it.
• There are 6 keepers of souls

Escort of Souls

• Clear the labyrinth and to the Reaper in the forgotten vale.
• Have smiter take quest from Reaper of the labyrinth once 600 monk is at the bottom of the stairs to basement.
• There are 3 large groups of mindblades that spawn with the quest.
• Any of the souls dying will result in getting kicked from UW.
• Personal consumable that increases run speed is recommended.

See Also

• Build:Team - 600/Smite FoW<pvxbig>

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