Short Questions Thread

[Yeahsper]

is the fire cannonade of the fire elementals (amazon) effected by my +fire spell damage?

No, but there is a SU weapon that gives your fire elementals your fire damage / pierce.

ok ..... so as long as i dont have this SU Curare is better than Spirit of Vengance?

As long as you dont have

The Redeemer

The Redeemer
Grand Scepter (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 36 to 40
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 449
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
Fire Elementals Inherit Your Fire Spell Damage
5% Chance to cast level 36 Lava Pit on Death Blow
+(3 to 4) to Amazon Skill Levels
25% Cast Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
+(20 to 30)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(51 to 60) to Energy
+(50 to 75) Life after each Kill
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (3)

Vision of the Furies

Vision of the Furies
Athulua's Hand (Sacred)
Defense: 2236 to 2331
Chance to Block: 4%
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 349
Item Level: 105
Fire Elementals Inherit Your Energy and Spell Focus
+25% Bonus Elemental Damage to Bloodlust
+75 Spell Focus
25% Cast Speed
0.375% to Fire Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
+1000 Defense
(21 to 25)% to Vitality
10% to Energy
Physical Damage Reduced by 100
Socketed (4)

I wouldnt even bother trying unsommon zon at all.
Might aswell want

Crown of Arnazeus

Crown of Arnazeus
Einherjar Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (1762 - 2447) to (1895 - 2632)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 534
Item Level: 105
Fire Elementals Gain 100% of Their Physical Damage as Fire
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+(7 to 10) to Fire Elementals (Amazon Only)
+(20 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(80 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

even tho not 100% necessary, but dont play unsummon zon unless you have all the necessary gear, and even if you have it, I wouldnt recommend playing it unless you totally know what you do and what you wanna do with it.

[nobrainnopain]

is the fire cannonade of the fire elementals (amazon) effected by my +fire spell damage?

No, but there is a SU weapon that gives your fire elementals your fire damage / pierce.

ok ..... so as long as i dont have this SU Curare is better than Spirit of Vengance?

As long as you dont have

The Redeemer

The Redeemer
Grand Scepter (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 36 to 40
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 449
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
Fire Elementals Inherit Your Fire Spell Damage
5% Chance to cast level 36 Lava Pit on Death Blow
+(3 to 4) to Amazon Skill Levels
25% Cast Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
+(20 to 30)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(51 to 60) to Energy
+(50 to 75) Life after each Kill
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (3)

Vision of the Furies

Vision of the Furies
Athulua's Hand (Sacred)
Defense: 2236 to 2331
Chance to Block: 4%
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 349
Item Level: 105
Fire Elementals Inherit Your Energy and Spell Focus
+25% Bonus Elemental Damage to Bloodlust
+75 Spell Focus
25% Cast Speed
0.375% to Fire Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
+1000 Defense
(21 to 25)% to Vitality
10% to Energy
Physical Damage Reduced by 100
Socketed (4)

I wouldnt even bother trying unsommon zon at all.
Might aswell want

Crown of Arnazeus

Crown of Arnazeus
Einherjar Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (1762 - 2447) to (1895 - 2632)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 534
Item Level: 105
Fire Elementals Gain 100% of Their Physical Damage as Fire
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+(7 to 10) to Fire Elementals (Amazon Only)
+(20 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(80 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

even tho not 100% necessary, but dont play unsummon zon unless you have all the necessary gear, and even if you have it, I wouldnt recommend playing it unless you totally know what you do and what you wanna do with it.

ok ....so i will switch to curare .... i just started this (un)summoning zon and reached lvl 90 .... until now its fun and mostly easy going and i am curious how it will go on

[nobrainnopain]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

[smartasss]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

Curare is only ur dmg.

[nobrainnopain]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

Curare is only ur dmg.

No curare is alsofor the elementals .... you see in the description .... but whats about +psn dmg and -psn res?

[Istaryu]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

They benefit from curare, but not from any of your poison stats. I don't know what you mean by +psn dmg, flat added to your weapon, or spell dmg, (or maybe poison pierce), but they dont inherit any of that. Minions never inherit your stats, unless stated otherwise. So the poison dmg they get from curare will be useless because they cant have poison pierce.

[nobrainnopain]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

They benefit from curare, but not from any of your poison stats. I don't know what you mean by +psn dmg, flat added to your weapon, or spell dmg, or poison pierce, but they dont inherit any of that. Minions never inherit your stats, unless stated otherwise. So the poison dmg they get from curare will be useless because they cant have poison pierce.

ok ... thx

[nobrainnopain]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

They benefit from curare, but not from any of your poison stats. I don't know what you mean by +psn dmg, flat added to your weapon, or spell dmg, (or maybe poison pierce), but they dont inherit any of that. Minions never inherit your stats, unless stated otherwise. So the poison dmg they get from curare will be useless because they cant have poison pierce.

and the only way to push the canonade dmg is by using the 2 SUs?

[Istaryu]

one more thing i am not sure: when i go curare, does it help the fire elementals damage when i have +psn dmg? or is this only for my dmg?

They benefit from curare, but not from any of your poison stats. I don't know what you mean by +psn dmg, flat added to your weapon, or spell dmg, (or maybe poison pierce), but they dont inherit any of that. Minions never inherit your stats, unless stated otherwise. So the poison dmg they get from curare will be useless because they cant have poison pierce.

and the only way to push the canonade dmg is by using the 2 SUs?

Well, yes, but you still have to build fire spell dmg, energy, and spell factor to benefit from the orange text from the items. No need for fire pierce, since they get that from synergy, and they dont inherit it from you. There is also

Crown of Arnazeus

Crown of Arnazeus
Einherjar Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (1762 - 2447) to (1895 - 2632)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 534
Item Level: 105
Fire Elementals Gain 100% of Their Physical Damage as Fire
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+(7 to 10) to Fire Elementals (Amazon Only)
+(20 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(10 to 20)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(80 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

, but i think the dmg from that is negligible since fire canonade does a lot more dmg, and you would need minion dmg from items (and minion ar) to make their physical dmg do something, which you dont have.

[patrick_pkl]

Are SSSUs or xis/great runewords the best options for late game items?

Depends heavily on the build, but honestly SSSUs are so rare it doesn't make much sense to plan a build around them. Most rely on SSUs

How about SSUs vs xis/great runewords? Comparable? Guessing it's dependent on which build the xis runeword is for.

How do xis runewords compare to great/elemental runewords?

What are late game options for sockets?

How about you play the game and tell us about it?

You really need to pick a build before asking questions like that.

Can't really tell if the reply is being sarcastic/nasty.. But ok, thanks I see that it's all build/class dependent.

I've only restarted playing the game abt 2 weeks ago, and I only play for 1-2 hours after work, so I'm fairly new and just wrapping my head around the game and the myriad of item options..

I'm not asking about a specific build because I'm just using a starter build (relatively ungeared cold sorc) to farm gear for more gear dependent builds that I'll try in future. So basically deciding whether to farm for xis runes or great runes or farm areas that drop SUs (whichever good gear drops, I'll try out subsequently).