Underworld, Dervish Solo Farming

I've farmed the Smites in UW for awhile, but now with the changes to UW, my old build doesn't work anymore as the Smites just rip through me. So I need some help making a new build. Luckily, Earth and Wind prayers did get a bit of a buff a few updates ago, so that gives us more skills to play with.

So I got the needed skills:

Speed Boost: Pious Haste

Smites' Enchantment Removal: Rending Aura



Now we can go several ways:

Armor Boost:

Usually the Mesmer skills is used because you don't need to put many points into it, but I also suggest Conviction because it adds a 50% to block. It's also in Earth Prayers which we may end up putting skills into, so bonus.

With that we can take Mystic Regen for additional healing, which I find always useful.



So that's 4/8. That leaves us Four skills to fill. That also includes an Elite cause we haven't used one. (Note I do know I didn't include AoHM, that's cause I don't have factions. So my build will not have it, feel free to include it into yours.)

Elite wise we have several options:

We have Five form skills: Balth (Which removes the need of speed boost and armor increase) Dwayna (Which removes the need for healing (kinda)) Grenth (Which steals a good amount of health which can be used as back up healing) Lyssa (Bonus to Energy and Bonus to damage, and can be used with Radiant Scythe for a huge damage boost) and Melandru (Immunity to conditions, and health boost, pretty uselss here.)

However all of those also require Ethernal Aura to maintain them. So that would be two skills.

On the otherside we have the regular Elites: Wounding Strike (Bleeding and Deepwound) Reaper's Strike (+~34 Damage, Deepwound/enchantment Removal) Also, if you are going into Earth Prayers, Vow of Strength is an options if you have no conditions (+40% attack damage? Why yes I like that!)

Besides that we need a IAS and Heart of Fury is our only options (Though if you find a way to get an enchantless build, Pious Fury is also a costly option, though it's also a stance)

Then depending on your Elite choice, you migt want to bring an attack skills, and if you are not bringing Radiant Scythe, I recommend Victorious Sweep for the non conditional high damage boost and the nice health boost.

As for the last spot, it's up to you. Another attack skill, or if you are pushing Earth Prayers you could always throw in armor of sanctity.

So those are all of our options.

I would appreciate opinions as that would help me narrow down the list without spending 1k per try.

Suprised slightly, but I didn't see Onslaught in your list of elites. Maintain able at 12 wind prayers with a +20% enchanting weapon which is an easy cheap IAS and IMS, put 12 in WP 12 in Myst and then 3+3 in earth to maitain conviction, or you can go 9,9,9,9 and use +3 wind prayers and have extra damage from scythe master.

Sorry if this isn't much help, don't do a lot on my derv and when I do its with Onslaught lol

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