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patrick_pkl
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Diaco wrote:
patrick_pkl wrote:
Diaco wrote:
patrick_pkl wrote:
Diaco wrote:
patrick_pkl wrote:In terms of just DPS comparison, would running two
Ripstar
Ripstar
Ring

Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack
or
Giant's Knuckle
Giant's Knuckle
Ring

Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
5% Deadly Strike
+25 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 5%
be better on a pounce Spearzon? I'm just using it to farm Fauz and don't really need the physical resistance that much with the high defense on a Spearzon. Just want to clear it as fast as possible.

I easily hit my attackspeed breakpoints using Takedown, so I don't really need the IAS from giant's knuckles. So I'm not sure if the 10% deadly strike on Giant's knuckles is sufficient to make up for the massive raw damage boost from Ripstars at high levels.
I'm running a
Serenthia's Scorn
Serenthia's Scorn
Maiden Pike (Sacred)

Two-Hand Damage: (124 - 167) to (224 - 302)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 350
Required Dexterity: 590
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
Amazing Grace
Gematria
(Bonus per Socketed Great/Elemental Runes)
+1 to All Skills
+2.5% Physical Resist
+30 Life After Each Kill
-10% to Enemy Poison Resistance
1% Chance to cast level 50 Rotting Flesh on Striking
+1000 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
+(100 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
+(1000 to 2000) Defense
+(50 to 100) to all Attributes
+(400 to 750) to Life
Socketed (6)
as my weapon if that factors into the equation somehow.

Are there any non-UMO that make the extra MO space on Ripstars an added advantage?


If you are using serenthia's, the fastest clearing build is full poison. Use max curare,
Astrogha's Moon
Astrogha's Moon
(Wyrd Set)

Darkling
Viper Skin
Angel of Death

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Poison Resist +75%

Set Bonus with complete set:
-25% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+23 to Amatoxin
Slow Target 5%

,
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)
or
Scales of the Serpent
Scales of the Serpent
Gothic Plate (Sacred)

Defense: (7481 - 8308) to (9074 - 10078)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 105
15% Chance to cast level 40 Arachnomancy on Melee Attack
4% Chance to cast level 12 Time Strike on Striking
(31 to 40)% Hit Recovery
+90% Damage to Undead
Adds 200-300 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
-35% to Enemy Poison Resistance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(25 to 30)%
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
+100 to Strength
+50 Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (6)
and aim for 135 poison pierce.


Thanks, I've hit -140 poison pierce from the rest of my equips. So I'm just wondering about how to optimize my dps further on my rings. Thought a mix of some physical dmg to help with poison absorbs would be helpful (vs maybe getting +1 skills for curare with ring of the five). What would u recommend in terms of rings?

Besides the pierce, you want astrogha's set for Amatoxin, which adds tons of poison dmg to weapon


How much does it add? I tried googling but couldn't find. I'm missing the belt but I'll switch to the set once I find it.


There's no way of telling exactly, as you can't see values for oskill passives, but it's very relevant damage. The most info I can give is that according to D2stats, I get around 1.5k extra poison dmg/sec with full set than with 2 pieces, but I don't know how accurate that is.


Thanks. Btw life on attack doesn't work with pounce right? Still toying between ripstar and gk. Lol.
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patrick_pkl wrote:Thanks. Btw life on attack doesn't work with pounce right? Still toying between ripstar and gk. Lol.


It doesn't. I don't think there are many offensive choices for poison puncezon... although probably ripstars would help more to kill Harpylisks than GKs. Also, more MO space for magic find.
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I have questions abount staff of herding, i collect in cube wirl leg, rare jewel 2 ac sol tal ort and perf rainbow stone and i push transmute and nothing happen, any idea??
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n-gave13 wrote:I have questions abount staff of herding, i collect in cube wirl leg, rare jewel 2 ac sol tal ort and perf rainbow stone and i push transmute and nothing happen, any idea??


Transmute them one at a time