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E/A Solo Farmer
This build utilizes the elite Shadow Arts skill Shadow Form and the earth magic skill Sliver Armor to quickly take down bosses that are accompanied by medium/large mobs to efficiently farm their green items.

Equipment

 * Archmage's Armor
 * Enchantments last 20% longer weapon.
 * Arius' Sai or Chimor's Daggers are recommended Daggers.
 * Galigord's Stone Staff is a recommended Staff.
 * Totem Axe/Rajazan's Fervor + Galigord's Stone Scroll are also recommended. Earth Scrolls with identical stats as Galigord's can be found at Collector Ohtah in the Undercity (5 Plague Idols) or Collector Denos Makaluum in Vasburg Armory (5 Stone Horns). Droajam's Storm is also very similar to Galigord's Stone Scroll (and may be preferable depending on what you are farming).

Usage

 * Run to the boss using Dark Escape.
 * When you are just out of aggro, activate Glyph of Elemental Power,Shadow Form and use Death's Charge to teleport in. Usually aggroing before teleporting in makes enemies clump together, giving Sliver Armor less of a chance to target the boss.
 * Then activate Sliver Armor. Make sure you are closer to the boss than anything else, or you will not kill it! If Sliver Armor ends up targetting the wrong foe, try stepping away and then back to the boss, this will often give you the desired effect.
 * Use Obsidian Flame, Teinai's Crystals then Crystal Wave to speed up killing.
 * Just after the boss is dead, activate Shadow Form and use the speed buffs to run away to safety. You can use Shadow Form again since Morale Boosts recharges all skills.

Counters

 * Shadow Form doesn't protect against signets, touch skills, traps and Area of Effect damage.
 * Chilblains is a highly used skill by enemies which removes Shadow Form.
 * Shadow Form will be removed by foes using Expunge Enchantments.

Variants

 * Obsidian Flame, Teinai's Crystals, Crystal Wave, and Dark Escape may be switched out for other skills, depending on what you are farming.


 * When fighting Warrior bosses, such as Sunreach Warmaker, it helps to use Rust so that their Healing Signet takes 3 times as long to cast. To do this, though, you will be required to take one point off of Energy Storage and put them into Water Magic.


 * Caltrops is useful against bosses who attempt to flee when heavily damaged.


 * Feigned Neutrality and/or Shadow Refuge is useful against groups which have mobs with touch skills which penetrate Shadow Form and is also required for the run to some bosses.


 * You may also use Shock, Aftershock, & Teinai's Crystals in that order. Shock is a great interrupt on many bosses who cast their healing spells first to negate Sliver Armor.


 * Shadow of Haste serves to give you an emergency out and is particularly useful when learning the build, taking the 'error' out of 'trial and error'. This serves particularly well when attempting to master a series of difficult bosses in a single run, such as the monk-mesmer-elementalist-necro constructs in Sunjiang District Explorable.  Be warned - the speed boost offered by the skill makes pulling groups more difficult.


 * See variant Build:E/A Gloom Farmer for farming gemstones in Gloom.

List of soloable bosses
Total Number of Soloable Bosses: 133
 * Please add info of the level of difficulty for each boss (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard and Very Hard).

Prophecies
1 Current Boss

Monk (Mo)

 * Protection Prayers
 * Kepkhet Marrowfeast - Hard (Make sure not to give the scarabs a corpse before kill due to Well of the Profane. Most of the time the area effect of traps placed below Kepkhet kill you, you turn into a peice of toast.) I changed my build for this boss using Shadow Refuge instead of Obsidian Flame. Before attacking the boss I cast Dark Escape (to reduce damage taken in this case) followed by Glyph of Elemental Power and Shadow Form, then use Death's Charge on the boss followed up with Sliver Armor. Then cast Shadow Refuge to neutralize the effects of the traps and start using Teinai's Crystals and Crystal Wave until Kepkhet is dead. Personally I haven't failed farming Kepkhet after this modification. Mark of Protection could still be a problem though. If you also change Crystal Wave and Teinai's Crystals for Shock and Lift Enchantment, you can cast Shock when Kepkhet casts Mark Of Protection. If you interrupt Mark Of Protection, than just continue killing him, but if you are too late (what probably will be the case), you have to cast Lift Enchantment, when Kepkhet is still knocked down. Than Mark Of Protection will be removed and you will have enough time left to kill Kepkhet. Also, make sure that no griffon has aggroed Kepkhet, as it will spawn additional touch necros around her. Also, if you died attempting to kill her, you have to rezone and retry, as additional touch necros from surrounding area will come near her. If you follow up all those tips, Kepkhet will be Easy/Medium.

Factions
52 Current Bosses

Warrior (W)

 * Swordsmanship
 * Sskai, Dragon's Birth - Hard/Very Hard (it may prove difficult because off the boss's high hp )
 * Sun, the Quivering - Hard/Very Hard (Mobs may appear from the roofs, making the run almost impossible)
 * Warrior's Construct - Hard/Very Hard( difficult to run to)
 * Axe Mastery
 * Wing, Three Blade - Hard (Difficult due to the high HP of the boss and the lack of mobs)
 * Hammer Mastery
 * Jayne Forestlight - (drops Hammer)Very Easy/Easy (Wait until the mobs let a clean run, after that get as close as you can to the boss and jump in)
 * Shield
 * Strength
 * Reefclaw Ragebound - Medium (You will need to aggro a nearby group for sufficient Sliver Armor damage)
 * Strongroot Tanglebranch - Easy/Medium (Run south of the Ritualist Construct to get to him. Bring Rust for faster results)
 * Tactics
 * Sunreach Warmaker - Medium/Hard (Can be difficult to get sliver to target Warmaker due to several other melee wardens. Use Rust and Shock on his healing signet.)
 * Geoffer Pain Bringer - Easy/Medium (Run his group into a Naga group aproching from the NW then take him out right after their fight, impossible with Outcast Deathhands around)

Ranger (R)
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 * Flatbow
 * Hornbow
 * Longbow
 * Recurve Bow
 * Shortbow

Monk (Mo)

 * Divine Favor
 * Untouched Ancient Ky - Hard (Replace one of the Crystal skills with Celestial Storm. Run west past the mob and break aggro. Then return from the west and shadow step in)
 * Ssuns, Blessed of Dwayna - Hard (Running there is hard. Easier to die in Archipelagos outside Luxon Jade Flats as a Kurzik and approach from shrine.)
 * Ziinfaun Lifeforce - Very Easy/Easy (Leave from the Marketplace into Bukdek and go into Xaquang Skyway from there. Bring Feigned Neutrality instead of Crystal Wave)
 * Healing Prayers
 * The Scar Eater - Very Easy/Easy (Also a fairly easy boss to practice on. Once you enter the area, run to the res shrine and wait for the nearest mob to patrol near him then run in and take him down.)
 * Protection Prayers
 * Jayne Forestlight - Very Easy/Easy (Wait until the mobs let a clean run, after that get as close as you can to the boss and jump in)
 * Monk's Construct - Medium/Hard (The first mob may prove very difficult to go near the boss)
 * Smiting Prayers
 * Scourgewind, Elder Guardian - Medium/Hard (Cast Sliver Armor before using Death's Charge, as Signet of Judgment will knock you down)

Necromancer (N)
To Be Added...
 * Soul Reaping
 * Blood Magic
 * Kyril Oathwarden - Medium (Earth Elementalists can kill you with Shockwave)
 * Foalcrest Darkwish - Easy/Medium (Most of the time you can kill him in one shot, but if that doesn't work aggro the nearby group of Mantises and die yourself; he will make Bone Fiends which give you just enough damage for Sliver Armor)
 * Chan the Dragon's Blood - Easy/Very Easy (The run is easy if you have Feigned Neutrality)
 * Death Magic
 * Ghial the Bone Dancer - Hard/Very Hard (With more than 2 rits just pull the group in front of the bridge with you using Feigned Neutrality and no speed buffs.For beginners, bring Dash and Shadow Refuge instead of Obsidian Flame and Crystal Wave. Also, bringing Glyph of Concentration in place of Glyph of Elemental Power is recommended; without it, your Sliver Armor may be interrupted.)
 * Sessk, Woe Spreader - Easy/Medium (Sometimes Sliver Armor targets other enemies, if you bring stone dagger you can kill him in about 5 seconds)
 * Curses
 * Necromancer's Construct

Mesmer (Me)
To Be Added...
 * Fast Casting
 * The Time Eater - Very Easy/Easy (Add skills for more damage because very few mobs are surrounding him)
 * Domination Magic
 * Mesmer's Construct - Hard (The mobs make it very difficult to go near the boss)
 * Milefaun Mindflayer - Medium/Hard (Must be opposite of controlling faction in order resurrect at NW shrine)
 * Mina Shatter Storm -Easy/Medium (Bring Feigned Neutrality in place of Crystal Wave, bring Shock and Aftershock in place of Obsidian Flame and Teinai's Crystals, the run is very long.)
 * Bezzr Wingstorm - Easy/Medium (Bring Shadow of Haste and Dash (to cancel SoH in case you need to try again). Die as a Luxon, you'll respawn near it.  There will be Mantis and Wardens around.  If you time it right, you can make them fight each other then kill the ones remaining.   The mobs that spawn when you attack Bezzr, do have skills that ignore Shadow Form so just cancel SoH and try again.
 * Illusion Magic
 * Kenrii Sea Sorrow
 * Xisni Dream Haunt - Medium/Hard
 * Inspiration Magic

Elementalist (E)
To Be Added...
 * Energy Storage
 * Rahse Windcatcher - Easy
 * Chung, the Attuned - Easy (Long run, use Dark Escape to run past mobs on the way to Undercity)
 * Air Magic
 * Amadis, Wind of the Sea- Medium
 * Fire Magic
 * Star Ancient Koosun - Hard/Very Hard (Speak to Kuunavang for Celestial Storm, bring Shadow Refuge and Dash)
 * Lian, Dragon's Petal- Medium/Hard (Bring Dash insted of Crystal Wave to break first aggros, challenging because of Double Dragon)
 * Water Magic
 * Elemental's Construct - Medium (Use Shadow Form to run to him and hide to rest on southeast corner of his room.)
 * Wiseroot Shatterstone - Medium/Hard (Sliver Armor often will not target him, even if you are closest to him.)
 * Earth Magic

Assassin (A)

 * Piercing damage
 * Assassin's Construct - Easy(Wait until all mobs collect in the middle of the island)
 * Chkkr Locust Lord - Easy/Medium(Sliver Armor often doesn't hit him)
 * Darkroot Entrop - Very Easy/Easy (Pull first mob of Wardens with you)
 * Shreader Sharptongue - Very Easy/Easy (Exchange Teinai's Crystals or Crystal Wave with Shadow Refuge
 * Silent Ancient Onata - Medium/Hard (Add the Special Skill)
 * Xuekao, the Deceptive - Easy (run around the building he is in and approach from ramp. Aggro him and immediatly use Dark Escape and run to the res shrine near by. This will trigger a fight between him and some Jade Brotherhood. After fight immediatly run in and start your sequence. He should fall very easily.)
 * Slashing damage
 * Bramble Everthorn - Easy/Medium (Because of the heals)
 * Onis in Rhea's Crater for Ungues of the Oni - Easy/Medium (The hardest part is getting there, once there it's easy to kill them two/three at a time)
 * Urkal the Ambusher - Very Hard (Sliver Armor almost never targets him - Shadow of Haste variant is highly recommended to give you multiple attempts)

Ritualist (Rt)

 * Spawning Power
 * Cho, Spirit Empath - Easy/Medium (Bring Feigned Neutrality instead of Dash, come from Nahpui Quarter!!! Cast Feigned Neutrality last, once you are already fighting, 50/50 chance monks will heal him, if so run and rezone; the fastest way is to run towards Nahpui Quarter (just a few feet west from Cho). It will make the run a lot easier and shorter.)
 * Ritualist's Construct - Easy/Medium (Near by monk can prove difficult)
 * Tomton Spiriteater - Very Easy/Easy
 * Chkkr Brightclaw - Easy/Medium (Wait for plant mob to run past the pool, when they are clear, sure to aggro enough of the pop-up groups before casting Sliver Armor) The pool gives you 20% longer enchantment because of Blessed Water.
 * Channeling Magic
 * Ssyn Coiled Grasp - Easy/Medium( Silver Armor doesn't always target him, just lose aggro if it doesn't)

To Be Added...
 * Communing
 * Restoration Magic
 * Flower Spiritgarden - Medium/Hard (move in a litte until mobs pop up, you need to time you Shadow Form and Silver Armor wisely, needs some practise)
 * Orosen, Tranquil Acolyte-Medium/Hard (cast Obsidian Flame, Crystal Wave, Teinais Crystals and then Obsidian again (with the other skills applied). Foes can interrupt your skills.Also pull the group that is right up the ramp near him)

Nightfall
80 Current Bosses

Warrior (W)

 * Swordsmanship
 * Reaper of Agony - Medium (Time your run when he has moved near the two groups of Margonites)
 * Axe Mastery
 * Chor the Bladed - Easy (move to that rock on his right and bring the pop-ups to him, don't cast Silver armour until he uses Frenzy, he should die in 5 seconds after that, if he didn't cast frenzy within 4 seconds, just move out to top right, and do it again)
 * Robah Hardback - Medium/Hard
 * Colonel Chaklin- Medium/Hard (Easy to get to,try to aggro as much as you can and avoid disrupts, if you die hope your shadowform is recharged fast and reattack asap if hes halfway or more down in health good chance second shot will finish him
 * Hammer Mastery
 * Grabthar the Overbearing - Medium/Hard (Need to also aggro the nearby harpy group to be successful, if you wait a moment the harpies actually move closer to Grabthars mob) Not much room for error.
 * Riktund the Vicious - Medium/Hard
 * Shield
 * Strength
 * Onwan, Lord of the Ntouka - Easy/Medium (Leave from command post and follow river into lake. Attended to by several Mesmers and route to reach the boss although short has a multitude of creatures)Easiest way to kill is to deaths charge to him then run past him and wait for recharge of skills then get the tusk howlers and boss to theirselves to keep the rampaging nktoukas from stripping your enchants with chilling victory
 * Tactics
 * Mahto Sharptooth - Easy/Medium (Easy to kill a little more difficult to get to)

Ranger (R)
To Be Added...
 * Flatbow
 * Hornbow
 * Colonel Custo - Medium(aggro amount helps its sometimes hard to get as much as you want plus getting sliver armor on him directly can be troublesome to
 * Vah the Crafty - Very Easy/Easy (Wurms make it real easy)
 * Longbow
 * Zelnehlun Fastfoot - Very Easy/Easy (He is dead in 10 seconds if Sliver Armor targets him)
 * Bearer of Misfortune = Very Hard (A long run to get there, kill Word of Madness first, then while within range of Quickening Zephyr, shadow step in and damage him to about 1/3 health, shadow step out, wait for Shadow Form to recharge, then shadow step in again)
 * Recurve Bow
 * Bolten Largebelly - Medium (Can be difficult to target with Sliver Armor)
 * Shortbow
 * Admiral Chiggen - Medium/Hard
 * Tenezel the Quick - Medium

Monk (Mo)

 * Divine Favor
 * Topo the Protector - Hard/Very Hard (Difficult run. Once you get to the temple, refuge in Balthazar's shrine. Get to Topo, let him summon the Graven Monoliths and disappear. Die and go back to him. He won't disappear anymore.)
 * Healing Prayers
 * Chidehkir, Light of the Blind - Medium (Approach from Sunspear Sanctuary. You will need to grab the group of Kournans that patrol around the fort to take him down. Getting sliver to target him with the Kournan Guards on you is a pain).
 * Chiossen, Soothing Breeze - Medium/Hard (The Rampaging Ntouka make this hard, use Feigned Neutrality as the Rampaging Ntouka run towards you and it will strip Feign Neutrality instead of Sliver Armor or even worse, Shadow Form. Aggro the nearby hekets to the east of Chiossen's group. Pack Obsidian Flame and Aftershock to speed up the killing, or Shock and Aftershock to interrupt a heal.)
 * Dunshek the Purifier - Easy/Mediumclear sandgiants before aproach(in wurm), use shock/aftershock combo
 * Hahan, Faithful Protector - Medium/Hard
 * Protection Prayers
 * Commander Sadi-Belai - Medium/Hard (Aggro Skree group nearest to his group. Shock + Lift Enchantment AFTER he puts Shielding Hands on. Bring Obsidian Flame. Spam as needed)
 * Banor Greenbranch - Easy/Medium (Bring Lift Enchantment to remove Shield of Regeneration instead of aftershock or deaths charge, need to aggro nearby Beetles)
 * Smiting Prayers
 * Flame of Fervor - Easy (Wait till the patrol comes in.)
 * Riseh the Harmless - Easy/Medium

Necromancer (N)
To Be Added...
 * Soul Reaping
 * Blood Magic
 * Lieutenant Vanahk - Medium (it is easier if you manage to aggro the previous mob)
 * Death Magic
 * Jerneh Nightbringer - Medium/Hard (When you reach the nearby ressurection shrine, there is a mob ahead of you. It's best to try and avoid them as they are usually filled with Water elementists and Dervishes with alot of aoe damage. If you cannot survive long enought to kill Jereh due to Vile touch and the Dervish Aoe damage, use Dark escape before you shadow step in for half damage)
 * Eshekibeh Longneck - Very Easy/Easy
 * Terob Roundback - Easy/Medium (when the two heket monks are near him it can be hard at times
 * Curses
 * Creo Vulnero - Easy/Medium
 * Fondalz the Spiteful - Medium
 * Modti Darkflower - Easy/Medium (Killing him is Very Easy, but its much easier to reach him if you run through the middle of the map till you reach the second resurrection shrine, only one group of mandragors will be in your aggro on the way to him.)if sucessful he can be killed in 3-4 seconds
 * Master of Misery - Very Hard (Very long and difficult run. Moreover, if you die once it'll be using taste of death on his minions to survive.)
 * Tain the Corrupter - Easy/Medium (Sometimes there's a Paragon in the group which can make it more difficult cause of the shout "Stand your ground")

Mesmer (Me)
To Be Added...
 * Fast Casting
 * Domination Magic
 * Yammiron, Ether Lord - Easy
 * Captain Chichor - Easy (Wait until he crosses the bridge.)
 * Illusion Magic
 * Shepherd of Dementia - Medium/Hard (Aggro the group to the right of him too)
 * Eshim Mindclouder - Very Easy (Short walk and easy to kill, it is like the Factions variant of Sessk, Woe Spreader)
 * Inspiration Magic
 * Neoli the Contagious - Easy/Medium (Must run by a skale lasher group before using Death's Charge. Boss dead very quickly)
 * Makdeh the Aggravating - Easy
 * Rual, Stealer of Hope - Easy

Elementalist (E)

 * Energy Storage
 * Setikor Fireflower - Medium (Beware of the dervishes in his group)
 * Air Magic
 * Birneh Skybringer - Very Easy (Lots of mobs for Sliver Armor to work) great practice one of the easiest to farm
 * Moteh Thundershooter - Hard
 * Fire Magic
 * Korr, Living Flame - Hard (It is easier if you can aggro the nearby group of djinns too.Also,Sliver armor rarely targets Korr,so bringing Shadow of Haste for multiple tries would help.)
 * Korshek the Immolated - Easy (Make sure to hit the nearby Whispers Informant for some easy Lightbringer points)
 * Exuro Flatus - Medium/Hard (Madness Titans will damage you through Shadow Form)
 * Hajkor, Mystic Flame - Easy/Medium (Short run in a wurm, be sure to bring Shadow Refuge to heal Headbutt damage)
 * Kormab, Burning Heart - Easy/Medium (Somewhat of a long run, and you'll probably die at least once due to Death Nova mobs but once there it's easy to kill. Bring Shadow of Haste and Dash in case you need more than one try. If you have finished Population Control, it's easier to start from Dzagonur Bastion.)
 * Water Magic
 * Storm of Anguish - Very Easy/Easy (Environment effect slows cast time)
 * Buhon Icelord - Medium/Hard


 * Earth Magic
 * Hajok Earthguardian (Insect) - Medium/Hard (A difficult run to get towards him, when there it is easy, Lure the nearby Kournans)

Assassin (A)

 * Piercing damage
 * Chimor the Lightblooded - Easy/Medium (Nice pair of daggers if you don't have a +Energy/+Enchantment Staff)
 * Lunto Sharpfoot - Easy/Medium (The only thing is the monk because of her it will take a bit longer to kill him)
 * Ravager of Dreams - Very Hard (Long and difficult run; need good timing to aggro plenty of mobs due to its armor)
 * Slashing damage
 * Admiral Kaya - Medium/hard (Wait for the hekets to get near, sometimes there are 2 monks which increases difficulty)
 * Major Jeahr - Medium (Approach from Camp Hojanu)
 * Hanchor Trueblade - Easy/Medium (Bring and spam Obsidian Flame when needed. Nearby Skree Griffin can make it troublesome but still easy)

Ritualist (Rt)

 * Spawning Power
 * Churahm, Spirit Warrior - Easy/Medium (You may have to use this build to kill some Ethers, which will make the run easier)
 * Channeling Magic
 * Lieutenant Kayin - Very Easy (Just aggro one other group, and he goes down in like 10 seconds)
 * Bohdalz the Furious - Hard/Very Hard (killing him is easy - getting there is hard - maybe consider henchmen for getting to him)
 * Podaltur the Angry - Easy/Medium (body blocking during the run to him may be a hassle due to the large amount of hekets on the way)hard to directly attack when the heket warriors get in the way
 * Shakahm the Summoner - Medium/Hard (Take the path right next to Exuro Flatus. Run past the group of titans and shadows (Preferably not aggroing either group). Clear path except for a Torment Claw. Keep going past the Ressurection shrine until the group of shadows come towards you. Hang out by the Ressurection shrine until they turn back. Follow them. Right outside aggro, highlight Shakahm, hit Dark Escape, Shadow Form, and Death's Charge. Step to him. Use Glyph of Ele Power, Sliver Armor, one of the Crystal's Skills (Teinai's Crystals or Crystal Wave) and spam Obsidian Flame when you can. If he's close to you, it's a much easier kill then if you have to run a decent distance just to Death Charge to him.
 * Communing
 * Consort of Ruin - Hard/Very Hard (Long and difficult run.)
 * Restoration Magic
 * Alem the Unclean - Easy/Medium (Use Shock and Lift Enchantment to remove Shield of Absorption)'''

Dervish (D)

 * Slashing damage
 * Onslaught of Terror - Medium (Need to aggro at least one other group, eles and mesmers can interrupt/slow)
 * Shezel Slowreaper - Medium/Hard (Easy Run, use Dark Escape before you step in to receive half damage from Staggering Force)
 * Vahlen the Silent - Medium (Aggro near by djinn and run to the boss)
 * Fahralon the Zealous - Easy/Medium (will likely need Feigned Neutrality and/or Armor of Earth to stay alive long enough, otherwise easy farm)
 * Marobeh Sharptail - Hard/Very Hard (Kill the 2 groups before him and wait for recharge of shadow form. When at marobeh himself it's hard to get him with your sliver armor but i'ts possible)
 * Corporal Suli-Hard/Very Hard (Run like you would to go to the Ele boss...but run back to get Suli after Shadowform Recharges...this is hard but possible)
 * Earth damage
 * Bubahl Icehands - Hard/Very Hard (His damage ignors Shadow Form and usually does 150+ so add Shadow Refuge, he also runs when he gets low health)

Paragon (P)

 * Spear
 * Spear Mastery
 * Eshau Longspear - Easy/Medium (You need to aggro the group of Mandragors behind him rezone if that party has a Mandragor Imp in it.)
 * Shrieker of Dread - Hard (you'll need to aggro several (ideally 3) patrols to take him down; wait for them to converge). Also watch out for the Death Nova when killed.
 * Pehnsed the Loudmouth - Medium (Very close. Sometimes takes two tries to get him down far enough that the next will kill him)
 * Tureksin the Delegator - Medium ( Tough run, takes practice )
 * Jishol Darksong - Medium (drop Tenai's Crystals for Disrupting Dagger to interrupt his self-heal, and aggro the mob of Cobalt to the south as well. He has a habit of running out of Sliver Armor despite being a melee foe, so be sure to keep tabs on him)
 * Toshau Sharpspear - Easy/Medium (Staggering Force of Enchanted Brambles ignores Shadow Form)
 * Shield
 * Command
 * Lieutenant Shagu - Medium/Hard (Must aggro at least 2 other groups to overcome the healing. Be sure to hit the res shrine just to the south)
 * Briahn the Chosen - Easy (Be sure to use obsidian flame twice, as soon as it recharges. This extra shot should be just enough to overcome the healing)
 * Motivation
 * Wandalz the Angry - Medium/Hard (Killing him is quite easy due to nice aggro, but getting there is quite a pain. Bring Feigned Neutrality for better self heal during the run)

Terra Tank
This build uses Stone Striker to convert damage received into Earth Damage, which trigger Mantra of Earth to reduce the damage and gain energy. Stoneflesh Aura then reduces the damage further. By using high damage dealing skills, this build may be used to solo the Smite Crawlers in the Underworld within 10 minutes.

Equipment

 * Geomancer armor, though not required, will provide you with 20 extra armor.
 * Anything along the lines of Galigord's Stone Staff.

Clear the Chamber

 * Upon entering the Underworld, watch the patrolling Bladed Aatxes in front of the Lost Soul.
 * When they are far away from him, use Storm Djinn's Haste to run and take the Clear the Chamber quest from him.
 * Run back as soon as you accept it and wait in the centre. Make sure you retarget yourself with the "F" key.
 * The best way to do this is if you press the "R" key after the "X" key. Which will auto-reverse and run you back.
 * Kill any Dying Nightmares along the edge if you popped them
 * If they are patrolling wait for them to leave before the next step.
 * Do not forget to re-target yourself before proceeding as you will eventually enchant the NPC instead of you.
 * Cast Stone Striker, Mantra of Earth and Storm Djinn's Haste.
 * Cast Stoneflesh Aura and Aggro 1 group of Grasping Darkness’ at a time and return back to the centre as far back as you can.
 * Use the same X-R technique to make this safer.
 * Wait until all of the Grasping Darkness’ use up their Distracting Blows. This is about 5 seconds.
 * Attacking them will induce their Interrupts but make sure you count how many Grasping Darkness' there are and how many have interrupted you.
 * Cast Ancestor's Visage, wait another 5 seconds.
 * Recast Stoneflesh Aura then use Sandstorm followed by Dragon's Stomp 1 second after and Aftershock immediately after.
 * Those that are not dead will run, this is your chance to renew your Stone Striker.
 * Those returning will attack with Distracting Blow as soon as they get back, and remember to count.
 * Cast Ancestor's Visage again and wait 5 seconds.
 * Recast Stoneflesh Aura and use Aftershock.
 * Those still not dead you may simply wand to death.
 * Another method for killing the Grasping Darkness' is to do exactly the same thing, but wait about 1 second before activating Dragon's Stomp, this way, they will often die before running.
 * Do the same for the other groups.
 * Agroing multiple groups of grasping darknesses can be dangerous because of all the interrupting, it's best to go one group at a time.

Getting to the Ice Wastes

 * After killing the 3 mobs of Grasping Darkness' you will be able to leave the central chamber.
 * Carefully watch the Bladed Aatxe patrols East of where you first entered the Underworld.
 * Make sure that they are away from the tunnel leading into the next room.
 * Run out of the chamber with Storm Djinn's Haste.
 * In the tunnel, wait until the Grasping Darkness' and Dying Nightmare patrol are far away (marked by the X in the map).
 * Run into the Ice Wastes with Storm Djinn's Haste.
 * Once in the Ice Wastes you can farm the Smite Crawlers in the same way you killed the Grasping Darkness’ except use Sandstorm immediately followed by Dragon's Stomp and Aftershock without the 1 second delay.
 * Watch out for Coldfire Nights, do not aggro them.
 * If you do, instantly hit Storm Djinn's Haste and try to run away in a zig-zag pattern to dodge Shard Storm.


 * When Dying Nightmares do pop, let it strip you, then put all enchantments back on. Smite Crawlers can’t kill you before you replace Stoneflesh Aura.

List of Farmable Areas

 * The Underworld
 * Minotaurs at Elona Reach (Recommended to bring Glyph of Elemental Power)
 * Kirins outside of Maatu Keep (Pongmei Valley exit) (bring a snare skill)
 * Ice Imps outside of the Ice Caves of Sorrow
 * Icy Dragon Sword farming in the Mineral Springs, (build explained in talk)
 * Minotaurs outside Ice Tooth Cave
 * Insects in Arkjok Ward just outside Yohlon Haven.

Farmable Bosses

 * Zelnehlun Fastfoot in The Floodplain of Mahnkelon, a short distance east of Rilohn Refuge (bring Aura of Restoration)
 * Exuro Flatus in Domain of Secrets
 * Bring Aura of Restoration, Armor of Earth and whatever damage skills you see fit. Do not forget to turn your Lightbringer title on.
 * Or use Glyph of Renewal, Sliver Armor, Crystal Wave and Ether Feast
 * Can also use Armor of Earth, Arcane Echo, Sliver Armor, & Illusionary Weapon. You will still take damage from burning, but once you get the hang of the build, it gets pretty easy.
 * Riktund the Vicious in The Mirror of Lyss
 * Bring Storm Djinn's Haste and run out of Beetle's and take Aura of Restoration.

Counters

 * Degeneration (unless you bring either Aura of Restoration or Ether Feast)
 * Enchantment stripping.
 * Stance removal.
 * Interrupts coming from those not adjacent to you.
 * Heavy damage output. (for example Bladed Aatxes or Coldfire Nights)

Variants
Glyph of Restoration.
 * Using Glyph of Concentration is an option. By precasting before agroing the Graspings, you can save yourself the risk of being interrupted. Th downside: losing time on killing smites.
 * To farm easier places, you need to consider any interrupters or enchantment strippers around and modify the build to counter. You may also like to replace Storm Djinn's Haste with Glyph of Elemental Power if running is not needed.
 * For longer fights, bring more armor instead of Ancestor's Visage.
 * Damage skills are very open depending on the circumstance.
 * This build may be replicated with Prophecies and Nightfall only. Dragon's Stomp may be replaced with Earthquake and Ancestor's Visage with Sympathetic Visage.
 * If a particular mob does not need Ancestor's Visage or Storm Djinn's Haste, replace it with a utility skill like, like Grasping Earth or Ward Against Foes and put the extra attributes into Energy Storage or Inspiration Magic.
 * If you are finding it hard to do Smite runs, look on the talk page for variants.
 * If you intend to farm enemies giving out very large damage output, you could bring Kinetic Armor. This needs to be maintained by spamming Stone Daggers.
 * When going into AB, switch out illusion magic and Ancestor's Visage for more Energy Storage and
 * Using the build in the same fashion as killing Smites, you can solo nodes, all except the Mesmer one.

Critical Crippler
The Critical Spear focuses on boosting the teams overall damage output by spamming Go for the Eyes and is extremely effective when paired with the Barrage Ranger and any other builds capable of putting out lots of weapon based attacks.

Usage
Use Agressive Refrain before battle and keep it up with Anthem of Flame. Once in battle, cast Serpent's Quickness followed by Focused Anger and repeat as necessary. Proceed to spam "Go for the Eyes!" and Anthem of Flame.

Variants
Any skills from the three attribute lines this build uses can be used in place of Vicious Attack and Spear of Lightning as long as they require no activation time as you will want to spend as much time as possible attacking to build adrenaline.

However adding other adrenal skills is not recommended since it will add to the recharge time of "Go for the Eyes!"

Ritual Lord
Through spamming protective spirits, the Ritual Lord is designed to greatly reduce damage dealt to the team.

Usage

 * Stand as far away from combat as your spirits can be and still affect allies.
 * Use Boon of Creation for Energy management. Cast it first, then begin casting Shelter.
 * Activate Ritual Lord during shelter. Like a stance, it has zero casting time so it can be cast during other skills.
 * Invoke Displacement then Union.
 * Be sure to constantly refresh Boon of Creation and Ritual Lord.
 * Typically, Displacement will run out fairly quickly, at which time Union will start eroding. Before Union runs out, your Displacement should be recharged and ready. Invoke it as soon as it becomes ready again.
 * For the duration of the battle, try to balance Union and Displacement so that at least one of them is in effect, while always maintaining Shelter. This will make healing extremely easy.

The end result of this build is that the party will almost always take no more than 30-38 Damage Per Hit and will avoid most attacks.
 * In Alliance Battles and certain missions (Amatz Basin, etc.), the effects are even better. All 3 spirits affect allies, as opposed to only party members. Thus, even 1 Ritual Lord can turn the tide of battle.

Counters

 * Removing Boon of Creation will greatly reduce the energy management within this build.
 * Likewise, any energy denial skills can greatly impact the build's effectiveness.
 * If targeted, the build will usually die quickly as it does not have attack or healing skills.
 * Interrupts while creating the spirits will force the player to wait the full length of recharge time.

Variants
There are two optional slots in the skill bar. These can be filled as follows:


 * Soothing
 * Suggested as a near must have for one of the optional slots. This is not a universal opinion, but should be considered. It will go a long way towards shutting down Adrenaline users.


 * Armor of Unfeeling
 * Pointless in PvE, excellent in PvP. A flat-out damage reduction to give more protection than any amount of Armor. Not always effective.


 * Mighty Was Vorizun
 * So-So in PvE, great in PvP. Can't go wrong with additional Armor and Energy, although you lose any Fast Casting/Recharge mods on your weapon.


 * Feast of Souls
 * Overpowered in PvE, excellent in PvP. This far outstrips Heal Party. Chances are, Shelter won't die before it recharges. Feast of Souls can therefore be cast to give the party a strong heal. Used early it will give the party a very strong Heal.


 * Signet of Creation
 * Good in PvE, good in PvP. Gives Union and Displacement a helping hand before they die.


 * Shadowsong
 * Protects caster and caster's spirits from melee attackers that try to bring them down.


 * Spirit Siphon
 * By using two Superior Runes, one each of Communing and Spawning Power, and a Minor Rune of Channeling Magic and putting Communing and Spawning Power at 14, you can put 11 into Channeling Magic and use this skill for much more efficient energy management. Great for PvE, if you stay out of aggro range. Dangerous in PvP because of much lower health.


 * Mantra of Resolve
 * If your secondary class is Mesmer, put 3 into Inspiration. Not needed in PvE, but you may want it for PvP. Binding Rituals are not spells, so there are less interrupting skills to affect them, but interruptions will not trigger Ritual Lord's Recharge reduction, thus, it's really bad to be interrupted. Don't worry about the low Rank: There will be Energy to spare if Boon of Creation is managed properly.


 * Mantra of Concentration
 * A longer lasting, cheaper variant of Mantra of Resolve. Only stops one interrupt per cast however.


 * Frozen Soil
 * Many teams (most notably IWAY) prefer to have one Frozen Soil-spirit carried by the Ritual Lord, to prevent enemies from reviving dead teammates. This requires Ranger as secondary profession.

N/A Teleporting Toucher
This build uses teleport hounding, Dark Aura and sacrificial touch skills to deliver large spikes of damage to the enemy.

Equipment

 * 20/20 Truncheon and 20/20 Idol and/or 20/20 Blood Staff of Enchanting
 * Radiant Ragged Scar of Superior Blood Magic
 * Radiant Chest of Superior Vigor
 * Radiant Arms of Attunement (or Minor Death Magic)
 * Radiant Legs of Attunement
 * Radiant Boots of Attunement
 * Radiant Boots of Attunement

Usage

 * At the beginning of the match, after the timer expires and you have enemies on your radar, use the dozen or so seconds beforehand to cast Dark Aura. For the next 30 seconds, every time you sacrifice health, adjacent foes will take 35 shadow damage and you'll lose 15 health.
 * Cast Blood Renewal just before using Shadow Prison on your enemy to begin regenerating the health you're about to lose through sacrifice skills and to receive a 200 HP heal in 10 seconds. Spam Wallow's Bite, Touch of Agony and Blood of the Aggressor while your target is slowed by 66% for 7 seconds.  Finish with Augury of Death, as the next time your foe takes damage when he's below 50% HP, you'll deliver a deep wound for 13 seconds and instantly teleport to him again for more touch spam.
 * Always have Blood Renewal on you and only recast it after it wears off and delivers you the 200 HP heal.

Variants

 * Death Nova may be used in Competitive Missions such as Fort Aspenwood for a finishing explosion on groups of NPCs.

Counters

 * Heavy degen will destroy you.
 * Losing Blood Renewal to Diversion or similar skills will cripple this build badly.

Rt/W Smite Crawler Farmer
This build uses Gladiator's Defense to provide defense and do a bit of damage. The main damage comes from the Channeling Magic skills to kill melee mobs. This build can farm Smite Crawlers in the Underworld, Mountain Trolls in Talus Chute, and Minotaurs in Elona Reach.

Equipment

 * Radiant or Survivor armor
 * A +5 energy axe of Fortitude with a req 9 Tactics shield of Fortitude with -5 20%. Totem Axe works just fine.
 * The Headpiece should have +1 Channeling Magic with a Superior Rune of Channeling Magic.
 * Three armor pieces should have a Rune of Attunement.
 * One armor piece should have the highest possible vigor rune.

Usage

 * Cast Splinter Weapon and Cruel Was Daoshen before you aggro a mob.
 * Aggro the mob and activate Gladiator's Defense.
 * Use Cruel Was Daoshen again, Ancestor's Rage, drop the ashes, and use Cyclone Axe.
 * When using this build, use the attack chain as fast as possible, or the enemies will flee. Usually, they won't flee if you do this fast enough.
 * Use Healing Signet to restore your health after having killed a mob. Do not use this while in combat!

Variants

 * Defensive Stance can be replaced with Enraging Charge if you are having trouble running to the Smite Crawlers.
 * Replace Sprint with Spirit Rift if you don't need a running skill.

The Underworld

 * Take the quest Clear the Chamber.
 * Pull each mob of Grasping Darknesses one by one using sprint.
 * Use the damage chain to kill the Grasping Darknesses.
 * When you have killed three groups, use sprint and enraging charge (if you are bringing it) to get to the Ice Wastes.
 * When you are there, kill each Smite Crawler group one by one. Each group should die pretty quickly.
 * Avoid Coldfire Night patrols.

Video

 * The Smite Run (Slight variant)
 * Smite Crawlers

AB Paragon 1
This offensive Paragon is built primarily for AB (Alliance Battles). Equipped with three potent all ally affecting shouts (meaning it will affect friendly AB allies outside of your immediate team), this Paragon can be a huge boon during both capping and giant mob confrontations.

Equipment

 * Armor: Two minor attribute runes, one major attribute rune. One superior rune of vigor. One +2 energy rune or One rune of clarity to reduce blindness and weakness on you.
 * Hands: Furious PvP Spear of Fortitude with a PvP Shield of Fortitude (+30 HP), with your mods of choice. Bring a Zealous Spear as well.

Usage

 * Single team capping tactics: Your ideal single team will be individuals who can use 'attack skills' that trigger your Anthem of Flame, meaning Assassins, Warriors, Rangers, Paragons, and Dervishes. Use Dwayna’s Sorrow followed by Godspeed to move your party toward capping. Use Anthem of Flame to increase damage for your team as a whole, paying attention to who is using attack skills so you can time them to ultimately increase burning duration. Use ‘They’re on Fire!’ to reduce damage to your party, likewise, you should target your burning on offensive characters, ideally. You should have enough energy, and enough energy gain, to keep spamming these shouts as often as they come up (where useful), however your energy gain is proportional to the people they land on, so keep this in mind. You may switch to a Zealous Spear to gain energy if you’re low. Your fast attack rate will allow you to regen.


 * Mob Confrontations: This is where you really shine. If you see a huge mob confrontation taking up anywhere between 8-12 people from each team, it'll be your choice to get involved, but if you do you will find your shouts (and Dwayna’s Sorrow) affecting everyone in the battle. You most likely want to spam all your shouts as often as possible, because you most likely aren't totally aware of the life amount of all the friendlies around you.

Counters

 * Necromancer anti-Paragon hexes will cause you problems, such as Well of Silence and Vocal Minority.
 * Anti-Attacking spells or blindness will inhibit your personal offensive ability.

Variants

 * Replace Barbed Spear for any attack of your choice, such as Slayer's Spear, or Mighty Throw, which will go well with your very fast attack speed.
 * If you're secure in the faith of your dedicated healer, Blazing Finale might be useful to place on them for both offensive and defensive ends.
 * If you're hurting for energy, replacing an attack with "Go for the Eyes!" will help keep it up.
 * If you're really hurting for energy, Glowing Signet will give you all the energy you need. Removing Barbed Spear, Blazing Spear, and Soldier's Fury for Cruel Spear or Stunning Strike, Aggressive Refrain, and Glowing Signet is a possibility.

N/Me Suffering Spiker
This build is used to create a large spike in only a few seconds, while using common skills so an opponent suspects nothing! It was designed for Nog64's contest (see bottom)

Equipment

 * An Insightful Accursed Staff of Fortitude with HCT of Curses inscription will do nicely.
 * Also bring an Accursed Rod of Memory with HSR of Curses and Energy +5 (while above 50%), with an Accursed Icon of Aptitude with HCT of Curses and Curses +1 (20%).
 * For armor, bring full radiant and the max vigor rune you can get, along with several Attunement runes.

Usage
Cast the four hexes. Use the Mantra of Signets along with Signet of Suffering twice, since it recharges instantly. Use Accumulated Pain for some small damage and deep wound to help finish them off. Use Sig of Lost Souls as a heal and energy management tool. If the Mantra or SoS are recharging due to previous fights, you can simply kill with your -10 degeneration.

Counters

 * Hex removal and Signet/Stance prevention can be a hindrance, as you will not achieve maximum damage.
 * This build has an unsightly 20 second cool down. Any enemy build which takes advantage of this will be well rewarded.

Variants
You can feel free to move the attributes around a bit for more effectiveness in these builds.
 * You can use a different hex chain, focusing more on damage, degen, or self preservation whichever may be your preference. I like to use this build as it helps to both annoy and limit the effectiveness of others. Some examples...
 * Some ideas for another skill in place of Sig of Lost Souls or Accumulated Pain:
 * [[Image:Resurrection Signet.jpg|25 px]] Resurrection Signet
 * [[Image:Drain Delusions.jpg|25 px]] Drain Delusions
 * [[Image:Shatter Delusions.jpg|25 px]] Shatter Delusions
 * [[Image:Rip Enchantment.jpg|25 px]] Rip Enchantment
 * [[Image:Envenom Enchantments.jpg|25 px]] Envenom Enchantments
 * Extra hex

Solo UW Necro 1
This build is used to create a large spike in only a few seconds, while using common skills so an opponent suspects nothing! It was designed for Nog64's contest (see bottom)

Equipment

 * An Insightful Accursed Staff of Fortitude with HCT of Curses inscription will do nicely.
 * Also bring an Accursed Rod of Memory with HSR of Curses and Energy +5 (while above 50%), with an Accursed Icon of Aptitude with HCT of Curses and Curses +1 (20%).
 * For armor, bring full radiant and the max vigor rune you can get, along with several Attunement runes.

Usage
Cast the four hexes. Use the Mantra of Signets along with Signet of Suffering twice, since it recharges instantly. Use Accumulated Pain for some small damage and deep wound to help finish them off. Use Sig of Lost Souls as a heal and energy management tool. If the Mantra or SoS are recharging due to previous fights, you can simply kill with your -10 degeneration.

Counters

 * Hex removal and Signet/Stance prevention can be a hindrance, as you will not achieve maximum damage.
 * This build has an unsightly 20 second cool down. Any enemy build which takes advantage of this will be well rewarded.

Variants
You can feel free to move the attributes around a bit for more effectiveness in these builds.
 * You can use a different hex chain, focusing more on damage, degen, or self preservation whichever may be your preference. I like to use this build as it helps to both annoy and limit the effectiveness of others. Some examples...
 * Some ideas for another skill in place of Sig of Lost Souls or Accumulated Pain:
 * [[Image:Resurrection Signet.jpg|25 px]] Resurrection Signet
 * [[Image:Drain Delusions.jpg|25 px]] Drain Delusions
 * [[Image:Shatter Delusions.jpg|25 px]] Shatter Delusions
 * [[Image:Rip Enchantment.jpg|25 px]] Rip Enchantment
 * [[Image:Envenom Enchantments.jpg|25 px]] Envenom Enchantments
 * Extra hex

PvP 55 Spoil Victor
This build exploits the Assasin and Dervishes natural tendencies to run their chain quickly. It also provides some degree of protection from enemy MMs by using Verata's Aura to rob them of their minions.

Equipment

 * Scar Pattern Armor is recommended for energy.
 * Adding Superior Runes to reduce health is mandatory. I recommend 4 Blood Magic and 1 Soul  Reaping.
 * Any staff (or wand and focus item combination) that provides +5 Energy, or better, and fast recharge and cast time for Blood Magic is optimal.

Usage

 * Keep Blood Renewal and Protective Spiriton at all times.
 * Use wells as Energy and circumstances permit.
 * When confronted with an enemy MM's horde, run into the middle of it and use Verata's Aura.

Variants
I have not, as of yet, experimented with any variants of this build. It is similar to the Farming Spoil Victor build, however.

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