W/D smites extremely hard after update?

Hi guys before the UW update, W/D smites was extremely easy. Now with the addition of skeletons and spawning grasps it makes it tougher. I can't seem to outrun the spawning grasps because i get bodyblocked and e-drained... and die because I dont have enough energy for Sprint. I usually activate the quest, then trigger spawning grasps, get group 1+2, and kill. Then get group 3 to kill. This avoids being bodyblocked/edrained on the way there. When I arrive at smites, I generally have a tough time of the skeletons and coldfires. Before the update, I could easily avoid the coldfires.

My point is, are there any suggestions on this farm with the random grasping/skeletons? Any help would be heavily appreciated! Thank you!

Not sure why you are having troubles with the graspings, even with the additional spawns I get past them easily.

The skelletons ARE indeed a major drawback. It's pointless trying to outheal their damage on your own, let alone trying to kill them too. I've found the only way to still farm smites is to either
A. avoid them. If one gets in to beat you, RUN!
B. Use a hundred blades build and group your crawler aggro around a skeleton (fast enough so it doesn't kill you), then activate your sword bomb.

I've pretty much gave up on UW farming after the UW buff, just like Anet has intended. Perhaps you should do the same, try running dungeons for example.

It's still fairly easy.
I found using a few sweets to boost strength to 17 (15 sec sprint) did the trick.

the underworld is a dangerous place, consider bringing some more people with you

do it with W/Rt VwK, and farm the skeletons also :P
+6 enemies on a smite run, that can drop ecto - I like them