New ELE UW solo build after nerf update

Hi
After the last update of January 19th, many skill was nerfed a lot.
So i test and verified a new build for solo ele uw farm, and it works.

So, this is the build:

Elementarist/Mesmer

Mantra of Earth
Stone stiker
Stoneflesh Aura
Storm Djin's Haste
Sympathetic Visage
Ancestor's Visage
Unsteady Ground
Aftershock

Attribute

Illusion 12
Earth Magic 16
Energy storage 4

Weapons: i use a galigord's staff. All weapons with 20% ench are ok, like totem axe for example.

Armor: I use a classic +60 Earth armor

Strategy:
- pull the graspins after you used all your enchants. I i use mantra, stonestriker, stoneflesh, strom djinn, Sympathetic Visage.
1-U must run back so aataxe not follow u.
2-Wait for graspins try to interrupt, then use Ancestor visage.
3-U need have SV or AV up all time (with illusion at 12, 9 sec+20% time u can have it up).
4- Use Unsteady Ground, wait for 3 shot damage (3 second), cast aftershock, then graspin run out.
5-Cast av or sv, mantra, stone and aura, then wait for graspins and repeat from point 2.

With 2-3 cicle u kill the 1 graspin group.

Nightmare... try to stay away from they ^-^

Repeat for all grasping group.

Now the room is clear, time to run to Smite area.
Make sure the grasping patrol in the second room is away u can safely run past them. Aataxe don't follow u if u use Storm Djin's Haste

Smites are really easy. I suggest to kill one group at time you can find in the area; put your enchants up and when they are all on you, put your visage on. Use Unsteady Ground, wait for 3 shot damage (3 second), cast aftershock, then smite run out.
Cast aura and wait for smite and repeat.
With 2-3 cicle u can kill an smite group.

Don't try to take out coldfires... away from they ^-^.

Run Time: 20-25 min

Have Fun

Aurora

Wow, talk about a quick post. ^^ I love the other build and it works fine for me still. I'll have to try this one out.

might be nice though the old build is still working.

they only hard part is in starting chamber atm, but if u lure in groups of 1 and cast SV after the Db's ull do fine

But the main Question is ofcourse: how long does a run take you, i did 12-15 min with old build now it takes longer because of the grasps i think 15-20 min

plz note ur time

Yeah I also read the other build still works. And this seems slower, but maybe it's more save, I don't know. I'll try it sometime, if I'm having to much trouble with the original one.

Greetz TeeJay

Yes, it is little slow, max 5min more than the other build.
But i never died with this (if i don't make a mistake, like cast sv to npc, or coldfires fight me ).
I try some test and report run time.
cheers

auro

well I just did a run with this build, was slower than the other because smites didnt get killed so just ran and healed to 3/4 hp. Took about 25 mins i think but I did get 3 ectos

I just had an insane idea. Graspings can't interrupt if they're blinded, right? ERUPTION! Buffed, causes blind with each hit, and more damage, so just wait for the first interrupts to hit, cast that, and you should have a lethal spike.

You might have already noticed but the "nerf update" is only for this weekend. But i have a bad feeling that arenanet will later make permanent update which nerfs some good skills/build....anyway nice build =D

I see more buffs than nerfs in this update...

As far as this modified version of the E/Me solo build, great work! This is definitely slower than the other one (which still works, BTW) but still works quite well.

eruption could be nice, if u would blind em first could we remove av/sv? but its aoe dam so they might scatter to early.
I think both builds work but with this nerf its only harder i would rather have something to counter DNM before they caster the ripskill (1sec atm ) if they nerf SS we might need unsteady ^^

Well, honestly, I ran the old build last night a few runs and I didn't really notice a darn bit of difference. A 10s SV(8 + enchant mod, bump Illusion up to 9) was plenty enough to drain the large mobs, and for the smaller ones, if one ran away, the fact that the recharge was reduced to 20s made it so that you could SV him almost right away once he came back. It looks like a nice build, but I really didn't have any trouble with the old one. >_> Nice job, anyway. I'll test it if I get around to capping Unsteady Ground(only have it on PvP).

i have tried this build, and im an experienced ele tanker, and this build really sucks so does the older build. they run after one attack spell if they daze you you are as good as dead

my solution is better imo:
take the old ele UW solo build with hero's to kill graspings..
12min runs ...

I hate how you said "nerf update".

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Edit: Removed my comment which wasn't exactly towards the benefit of the thread

Bringing a hero would take away from several benefits of soloing, such as the gold intake, as you would split the income with your hero(s)

As long as the heros are far away from you, they receive no drops. The only drops they would steal would be the drops from the graspings.

I don't see whats wrong with the old build?

Just means you'll have to cast SV once you've agroed, not before. Which probably slows down any hope of been able to take 2 mobs of Grasping at once due to the really high risk factor.

The real problem isnt the SV/AV debuff its about the 1 second rend enchantments now when i aggro i hit a nm and it strips my running skill leaving me 10 seconds of slow running = grasping + axxte ownage. I really hope they dont decide to keep the rend enchantments permanent.

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Hehe, its funny seeing people try to say Rend Enchantments buff was to make it more viable for PvP. Anyone with more IQ than a lettuce can see it was to nerf UW farming.

What is the "old build"?