solo uw plains another guide, sin/mesmer video link too

I'm currently thinking of a build (using essence) which would be similar to the original build. Here goes nothing:

A/Me: [Channeling][Deadly Paradox][Shadow Form][Auspicious Incantation][Radiation Field][Mind Wrack][Cry of Pain][Arcane Echo]
The main idea is to somewhat exploit [[Hex Breaker] using [[Mind Wrack] to make one of the targeted enemies be hex-able. Basicly wait until the target uses [[Hex Breaker] again then apply [[Mind Wrack] - Let it recharge and apply it again. Now you can Cry em for 30 seconds. Use [[Arcane Echo] for [[Cry of Pain] to deal additional damage.

Like I said, nothing of this is tested - Just an idea I had.
If anyone acctualy tries this please let me know time and such mindblades will use hexbreaker on each other sadly - so if u do manage to hex 1 it`ll be gone in seconds .. this is assumed from similar mes foes doing it.
Also they cant be diseased and rf will only cause 5 secs of degen - rf was mentioned somewhere else for a/e uw farming.
Dunno about ether nightmare but if it does work that may be better use than rf

@concrete pete - you seem a bit misguided over uwsc and ectos.
If someone can back me up who does uwsc -
Uwsc means getting uw done asap so mass killin rules and only certain foes drop ectos.
If you were in a team doing uw non sc then you would normally get more ectos - slower kills usually gives more drops - this is per run not runs per hr.
To expect uwsc to give plenty of ectos is wrong - check ectos price which shows a steady amount of ectos being farmed.When anet did original sf buff ( no dmg reduction ) ectos plummited due to amount bein available.
Ectos now from trader flux between 4.5 and 5.5k on avg - they went below 4k on the sf incident.
Given amount of uwsc that takes place then easy ectos would crash ectos price, this means either -
a. Uwsc doesnt give great ecto amounts
b. Uwsc teams are hoarding stacks of ectos and will hold us all to randsom or they will crash the economy ( highly unlikely lol ).

I never understand why ppl assume uw = loads of ectos and mega $$ , when u see posts sayin "uw is nerfed as i didnt get any ectos" you just have to laugh - i never see toa/cos with say 20 dists and all other gw outposts empty apart from non ascended players coz everyone is ecto farming.

Remember ecto drops are luck and we all have lucky and unlucky days - some of us more unlucky than lucky .

mindblades will use hexbreaker on each other sadly - so if u do manage to hex 1 it`ll be gone in seconds .. this is assumed from similar mes foes doing it.
Also they cant be diseased and rf will only cause 5 secs of degen - rf was mentioned somewhere else for a/e uw farming.
Dunno about ether nightmare but if it does work that may be better use than rf Couple of things.....

Hexbreaker is a stance and as such is not usable by one mindblade on another. Also activating hex breaker while hexed does nothing.

On Radiation Field...if you want degen that is non fire based this is pretty much your only choice. Ether nightmare is an AoE hex...you'll kill yourself on hex breaker.

mindblades will use hexbreaker on each other sadly - so if u do manage to hex 1 it`ll be gone in seconds .. this is assumed from similar mes foes doing it.
Also they cant be diseased and rf will only cause 5 secs of degen - rf was mentioned somewhere else for a/e uw farming.
Dunno about ether nightmare but if it does work that may be better use than rf Mindblades will use Hexbreaker on themselves, and if you cast Mind Wrack just as they refreshed Hexbreaker, they have to wait 15 seconds before they can cast it again - now they're hexable.
Radiation Field is for speeding up the killing of Aatxes, Ausp. Inc. should be used for Arcane Echo at Plains.

I tried it in HM where it was superslow. Havnt tried NM yet.

One thing I did notice was that the Mindblades do run out of energy, so I assume a Mark of Rodgord based build should be able to work.

One thing I did notice was that the Mindblades do run out of energy, so I assume a Mark of Rodgord based build should be able to work. I suppose it is possible to work single groups with MoR, just keep in mind you are basically gambling with how many mindblades have hexbreaker active.

You shouldn't have problems with groups of 3, but keep this in mind. Being targeted with a spell stops inherent health regeneration. Before the update to mindblade health, you usually had to use MoR twice. With almost double health in NM, you are going to have to use it several times to be worth the spot on your bar. Relying on the mindblades casting to drain their energy will never keep them all out of hexbreaker. You can expect significant damage via hexbreaker with 6 and 9 mindblade groups. And on top of that, using a/e comes with some energy problems when compared vs a/me. And A/E doesn't have much of a spot for a self-heal. Or at least didn't when I used to run plains, and that was with MoR + Lava Font.