At first I used Scourge for my staff, and a bit of crafted gear. Upon switching a few things up, I switched to a different staff(forgot name) that adds +44% mark elemental damage, as well as 25% damage reduction & various other mods, forgot the name of the staff. Overall I do SLIGHTLY less damage, but more than make up for it in survivability.
Also, Been using
Angel's Wrath
Angel's Wrath
Chain Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1625 - 2217) to (1762 - 2403)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 575
Item Level: 120
+(0 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(120 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Life +5%
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (4)
so now i'm running 35% reduction, and i'm at about 56 to all my skill levels. Plague hitting for roughly 16k top end, not as much -% poison, but quite a bit of -% fire, rain of fire hitting for about 7k? Next upgrade i'm looking for is
Scales of the Drake
Scales of the Drake
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (5239 - 5921) to (5764 - 6514)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
30% Cast Speed
+(25 to 38)% to Poison Spell Damage
-35% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(14 to 18) to Lorenado
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+300 to Life
Maximum Poison Resist +5%
Physical Resist (5 to 10)%
Socketed (6)
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All in all, i'm at about 140k defense, 11k+ HP, minions sitting at about 30k HP, and 1700-1800 dmg.