. This build is based on a warrior using riposte to kill the bladed aatxes in underworld and using 55hp with protective spirit + vigorius to stay alive. Also this may fail for first timers but keep trying. You get ectos if you do it right on a lucky run.Skills:
Mending
Balthazar's spirit
Vigorius spirit
Protective spirit
Apicious Parry or warriors endurance if you lack energy
Riposte
Deadly riposte
Bonnectis Defense
Attrb:
11 Prot
10 Heal
14 Tactics
equipment: You will need an sword with +5 energy, +20% enchantment and a -50hp grim cesta.
A longbow or flatbow ( for pulling aatxes)
gladiators armor (any armor lvl is fine) with all the superior runes
Usage:
Ok when you enter underworld, cast mending and balthazar spirit on you. You should have 10+ energy and zero regen. Now either side theres 2 aataxes that don't move and 1 that will move to either side patrolling. Pull those 2 aatxes using your bow then switch back to your +5 energy weapon and -50hp cesta and cast prot spirit when they get close. Now use vigorius spirit and start attacking. They will use deadly riposte which will bleed you but don't worry, thats why mending is there to counter the degen. Keep attacking the aatxes to gain health from vigorius spirit then use apicious parry>riposte>deadly riposte. Deadly riposte is there because it gives bleeding to the aatxes to counter there nautral 3 regen. Use bonnetis defense when you are below 10-15 energy because if you don't you will probably die because you don't got energy for protective spirit. This build works with graspings although i never tried them. You will have to switch to your normal armor when you fight graspings. Anyways if you happen to get an dying nightmare to pop up, just hit deadly riposte( it will block aatxes attack) and run back to the npc ghosts. You have to stand behind the ghosts in order for them to body block the aataxes. Now switch to your bow and cast vigorious spirit and start attacking the nightmare. It will do 15 dmg per hit so the nightmare dies fast.
So yeah there you go a warrior/monk solo aaxtes for ectos.
and each run i get about 0-2 ectos. I don't know if the smites give more ectos but the aatxes do give an 2 more % chance to drop.Credit goes to whoever made this build for i am just posting it in the forums to share with you guys.


nice build, but been having some small problems with nightmares.. ur saying that u should just bodyblock the aatxe with a ghost if a nightmare spawns with him. Well there are like 4 ghosts and almost however i stand i get 1 aatxe pounding on me cause theres too much space between the ghosts this is mostly a problem when theres only 1 aatxe and 1 nightmare following.. could u say exactly where u stand? just tried the build like 3 times messed up some things but did get an ecto lol