SoS UW Rit - Where can it farm?

Ajax91

Ajax91

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Birmingham, UK

Omen Angels [OMEN]

Hi, I've just started doing the UW solo with my SoS rit and also sometimes take along a hero and go Rt/Me for arcane mimicry+ SoGM. Atm, im clearing labyrinth, up the ice wastes (tried taking smites on a few times, but no luck there :P) and Started to do the mountains as well now. I was just wondering if any more exp SoS Rits who do UW could tell me where else can i farm in UW, and also is anyone has a map of the route they take while they farm?

Thanks

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

You can kill the Smites. It's a bit tricky but possible. Spread the spirits out so they don't all get hit by Zealot's Fire. Recreate spirits when they die. String them out so the smites waste time running between each one. Avoid using Shadowsong because they have Mend Condition.

Not sure on the name of places (my UW experience is very limited) but I've been out through the area with the Obsidian Behemoths, all of the starter area, and a bit of Chaos Plains (I hear this is completable, but I had no idea where I was going at the time and overaggroed).

Ajax91

Ajax91

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Birmingham, UK

Omen Angels [OMEN]

Actually doing a run now, im through the mountains ( place with obsi behemoths) and trying to get onto the planes, only way on i can see if through a group of charged blackness, tried to kill these once and it didnt go to plan, are they soloable?

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

I sort of soloed them once. I probably would have got them but I was going up a steep hill and couldn't pull them into my spirits without them being within casting range. As long as you're careful and the mob isn't too big you should be fine.

Ajax91

Ajax91

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2009

Birmingham, UK

Omen Angels [OMEN]

Yup, spread spirits out and they managed to kill them, however they hit me with two lighting orbs(ouch!) and then a chain lighting as i was running behind spirirts

Spiritz

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

DMFC

Firstly check wiki for uw map which will be of great help ( or look at top of topic list for cerbs uw guild - outdated but has maps ), next is ..uw is split into 4 sub areas - chaos plains,dead pools,ice wastes and vale ( been ages since i had to name so if wrong correct me ).Now from your start point and upon completing the first quest to open up all areas - it doesnt really matter where you go as such as each sub area has only 1 entrance - 1 route only to ice wastes etc.Farming purposes players hit only 2 to 3 places , ice wastes and smites , chaos plains for mindblades and the area next to chaos plain with the dryders - these areas have a lot of ecto dropping foes cept ice wastes which has a small number but easier to reach.

BuD

BuD

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Nunya

E/Mo

You can pretty much clear the entire UW. Here is everything cept Ice Wastes & Mountains. (Behemoths dont drop Ecto so I dont usually do the mountains. I also only kill the Skeletons in The Forgotten Vale as nothing else drops Ecto in the Vale.)

Fay Vert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

Confirmed, you can clear UW and do a fair number of the quests. Mountains are pointless as there are no ectos there.

Rumi The Poet

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2010

This Game Is Old

D/P

I cleared FoW in NM . Got FoW chest. Ive popped 6 reapers in UW. Problem is time. In my opinion id rather do speed clear.

BuD

BuD

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Nunya

E/Mo

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Originally Posted by Ajax91 View Post
Also, do you do it in NM or HM? and how long does each run take on average? NM, Ectos drop the same in HM as they do in NM.

Not positive on times, I take alot of breaks/get interrupted a lot with RL. I would guess about an hour and a half or so. Its not fast by any means. If youre looking for speed on a Rit, just clear the chamber, exit & repeat.

Jk Arrow

Jk Arrow

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

WI

Dark Phoenix Risin [DPR]

R/

30-35 minutes usually for me as SoS in NM to clear the chamber, kill the roaming Aataxe and Skeles and the Mindblades up the the bridge in Vale. I usually stop there as Smites take too long and I don't feel like going all the way to Plains.

Average maybe 2 ectos per run though so I'd rather farm elsewhere.

(Deja Vu posting this...)

roflmfao

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2010

Me/

I usually go down with a partner. This makes it far safer, since we can both take a ress, and are less likely to wipe. Usually, we clear chamber, then go to chaos planes via mountains. There, we only do the Wailing Lords. Banished Dream Riders CAN also be done, but take too long and I feel they don't drop too well. It's easier to just kill Wailing Lords, then run past the riders (they usually cast Empathy, hit you with 1-2 normal attacks, then return to their spots, since they don't follow for far)

Then we do all of Pits + Pools, and restart. Pools ist fairly easy with Earthbind + Wnaderlust, which makes Dryders a lot less dangerous. Pits is only hard because one can sometimes pull too many mobs, and spirits get distracted by chained souls...

In theory, using 2 Rits, pretty much everything can be farmed, but obviously, some things just take too long... Shouldn't be impossible solo, but I always felt that Wastes simply takes too long...

I should add that neither me nor my partner claim to be the fastest or best, but we have fairly solid times, whilst not being too serious about it. Maybe 2hrs for Chamber + Pits + Pools.

ParoXitiC

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

Deadly Seven Sins [xs]

R/Rt

What Runes/Insignia would you use on a R/Rt spirit farm build. Also What Armor would be best

Fay Vert

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/

It doesn't really matter. maybe radiants and attunement. Attribute runes if you are primary rit, soul reaping, expertise, energy storage etc for various other provessions. But most of the time it's whatever.

cacoali

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2010

the whole uw is possible, i did it too. You can do NM or HM but the problem is TIME it takes a lot of it. The reapers are also possbile (havent tried them but Ive seen ppl) but again it takes more TIME, so its up to you. You can actually farm everywhere with this build with a few tweeks this is because you are actually not fighting, your allies/spirits are. As long as you can keep them alive, you win. Keep the mobs small and they will fall. So happy farming grats to te guy that came up with this build, ITS A MIRRICLE! it takes about 4 - 5 hours and it deppends of the build, experience, HM/NM and if you are doing duo with another rit, monk or not. it can go to 6 hours too, i soloed hm took me about 6h i dont remember.