The MedianXL 2017 v1.3 SP Miniguides Compilation

Oh thanks man. So the + to apocalypse will stack like that? That is so sweet, I will definitely be on the lookout.

hi chuck
i'm following lagertha build, what MOs should i use for full set Vasily's Falling Star

Answered

those boots are rare not unique

ChuckNoRis wrote:@John Silver : if you use Chthon your screen will shake , there's no way to stop that . You can just use another weapon instead of that , if Tremor proc makes it hard or annoying for you .

@Arenin : on a fascinating craft you can also get extra %spell damage (along -%enemy resists) that the Queen of glass does not provide . And since your main attack is fire , the more damage ,the better .

Thank you @ChuckNoRis

AutoQQ wrote:So I am playing the Slark- fat trap rat, I am making my way through terror and since it's my first time playing median xl. I am wondering about some gear options like finding MO ctc hammers and since things like the 200% ed threshold have changed. Also only being able to MO 5x any orb (best I can figure out) what should I change in general to get towards high def and block in the early game setup?
I don't have very much game knowledge in how to find different gear or optimize the gear setup.

well since you're in terror , your main goal is to farm shrines and get crafts asap . you can do that by going trough Fauztinville a few times . Regarding the MO's , you first need to reach the %ED cap on weapon and armors . Since you will want to socket Io runes /perfect amethysts for boosting the dexterity in order to reach max block , you will lack resistances , so you may mo the armors with %resistances untill you max them . if there is any more space remaining after that , you may mo with FHR . for the rings you may mo for resistances if there is any more needed after you MO your armors , then you may add some duration MO's in order to have a longer MOTW buff .

Arenin wrote:Two very noobish questions regarding the Athelstan, first being, when doing Fauztinville for the Black Road Challenge, are there any specific tactics to try and focus on (aside from the obvious of dont make large pulls), since the ranged enemies seem to literally just tear through your health? The second being are there any MO's to focus on for the build?

the main tactics there is to have demiurge on every time you fight (wait for timer) and gain as many reanimates as possible asap so they may do the tanking while you deal damage from behind them . As for the MO's , forget about maxing the %ED , as that won't help you much - you're not a tank (the reanimates do that part) . MO for extra fire spell damage wherever you can (armors/rings) . for the weapon , mo with life after kill and energy factor to spell damage .

the build is a glass cannon . you need to max your main sources of damage and let the reanimates do the tanking .

olly613 wrote:Chuck,

I am intrigued by your guide #9 the Crystal Maiden, I really like the idea of a fire/ice sorc even if it isn't the best. Do you know offhand if anything has drastically changed on this build? I don't want to go in and get destroyed if some part of the build was gutted by MxL2017.

Thanks for your help. Keep up the good work.

the build was actualy boosted in this new patch . The damage boost from Firedance is better , the summons gain more life and deal more damage , even if they were caped at a lower number . your main goal is to craft an armor with Acid fiends oskill asap .

the build can do great with the mid game gear untill "extremly hard"/"impossible" difficulty ubers.

haidoan wrote:hi chuck
i'm following lagertha build, what MOs should i use for full set Vasily's Falling Star

if you don't have at least 3 set parts as the miniguide sais , just the weapon , go for a weird craft instead . If you do have at least 3 set parts and gain the Sor after kill bonus , the weapon may be mo'ed with extra deadly strike (after you reach the 200% ed cap - lucky upgrade may help here -> good luck )

Hi, I'm really liking your Die Hard barbarian build. I had a question about the skills- the guide's older tree had it taking stormblast, ice burst and thunder slam, but the latter two are in a different tree now and both require axes. This seems incompatible stormblast, which requires a sword. Is this how it used to be, or is this a recent change? Thanks for your time.

saitoexe wrote:Hi, I'm really liking your Die Hard barbarian build. I had a question about the skills- the guide's older tree had it taking stormblast, ice burst and thunder slam, but the latter two are in a different tree now and both require axes. This seems incompatible stormblast, which requires a sword. Is this how it used to be, or is this a recent change? Thanks for your time.

That build still has [XVI] next to the title. It's not updated to [2017].

saitoexe wrote:Hi, I'm really liking your Die Hard barbarian build. I had a question about the skills- the guide's older tree had it taking stormblast, ice burst and thunder slam, but the latter two are in a different tree now and both require axes. This seems incompatible stormblast, which requires a sword. Is this how it used to be, or is this a recent change? Thanks for your time.

Yep 2017 change. Though both skill tree should work just fine. Or you can take both trees at 1 skill point and use weapon switching to use a mix of everything.

the Earthshaker updated to m2017