Short Questions Thread

A few related questions here, about (non-spear, 1-h and shield) lioness amazon.
I'm currently thinking of using

Battlemaiden

Battlemaiden
War Scepter (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (120 - 174) to (370 - 456)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 494
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
40% Attack Speed
40% Cast Speed
Adds (25 to 60)-(240 to 300) Damage
+50% Damage to Undead
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
(5 to 10)% Mana stolen per Hit
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Weapon Physical Damage +2.4375% (Based on Character Level)
Maximum Fire Resist +4%
Socketed (6)

,

Helepolis

Helepolis
Spangenhelm (Sacred)
Defense: (2894 - 3192) to (3206 - 3537)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 105
+38 to Maximum Damage
+(14 to 24) to Guard Tower
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 30)% to Strength
Physical Resist 20%
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)

,

Skin of Kabraxis

Skin of Kabraxis
Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (5412 - 8068) to (7238 - 10357)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
+120% Weapon Physical Damage if Wielding a Scepter
1% Chance to cast level 24 Pagan Rites on Kill
+1 to Scepter Mastery
+(100 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(100 to 1000) Defense
(5 to 20)% to Dexterity
Physical Resist (1 to 5)%
(10 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)

and

The Endless Loop

The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)

. I haven't yet found

Hammerfall

Hammerfall
Setzschild (Sacred)
Defense: 14322 to 17124
Chance to Block: 4%
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 770
Item Level: 120
Deal No Lightning Damage
50% Chance to cast level 30 Thunder Hammer Nova on Melee Attack
40% Movement Speed
Adds 25-75 Damage
20% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(120 to 180)%
+200% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists -25%
Socketed (6)

(playing SP).

1) Most importantly, what are the best WDM melee 0-skill options to use? (especially non-weapon 0-skill items)
I'm thinking whirlpool + charged strike, but was also considering adding gorefest from crafted gloves, so I could go whirlpool and gorefest once each (for multi-hit/AoE/duration) and spam charged strike, as main attack, between whirlpool CD's.

2) How rare is charged strike as an (amulet) 0-skill affix (especially with +skills and maybe a proc)?
If it were a steak, it would be blue as fuck right? Mooo?

3) Am I just wasting my time for endgame viability?
I thought this could be solid in later lab levels. 1 mil+ defense, 75% block, huge AR% without item investment, decent hp pool (paragon), all phys dmg. I've found elemental builds to drop off in clear speed significantly once the 50% absorb map affix kicks in, even with maxed (-200%) enemy res.

i've played one of those about 7 months ago and it was a blast , i had some great time with it , played from level 1 as a 2h meme sword zon

some guy even had a (very bad) attempt to try and make a guide for it viewtopic.php?f=40&t=32692

my advices: you may keep

Titan's Burden

Titan's Burden
Spangenhelm (4)
Defense: (113 - 131) to (170 - 197)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 34
Item Level: 19
3% Chance to cast level 3 Shower of Rocks on Melee Attack
Stun Attack
3% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Defense
(7 to 10)% to Strength
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (401 - 450) to (562 - 631)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 68
Item Level: 36
5% Chance to cast level 9 Shower of Rocks on Melee Attack
Stun Attack
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 18)% to Strength
Physical Resist 7%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1028 - 1132) to (1419 - 1563)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 237
Item Level: 67
7% Chance to cast level 15 Shower of Rocks on Melee Attack
Stun Attack
6% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Defense
(23 to 26)% to Strength
Physical Resist 9%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1548 - 1685) to (2118 - 2306)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 55
Required Strength: 473
Item Level: 85
9% Chance to cast level 18 Shower of Rocks on Melee Attack
Stun Attack
8% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
(27 to 30)% to Strength
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (4)

instead of Helepolis - the proc will go well , and you won't feel that 10% DR difference from Helepolis so much as the Sor also debuffs enemies and somewhat compensates , besides having more damage power overall . also go for the

Akarat's Trek

Akarat's Trek
Light Plated Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1960 - 2352) to (2170 - 2604)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 120
2% Chance to cast level 30 Hammertime on Melee Attack
2% Chance to cast level 30 Thunder Wave on Melee Attack
2% Chance to cast level 30 Thunder Hammer Nova on Melee Attack
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(15 to 20) to Charged Strike
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 90)%
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
10% to All Attributes
+10 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)

boots (more points to Charged strike = more targets hit) . if you don't have the Hammerfall ,

Danmaku

Danmaku
Athulua's Hand (Sacred)
Defense: (2657 - 3003) to (2861 - 3234)
Chance to Block: 5%
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 349
Item Level: 120
5% Chance to cast level 15 Javelin Nova on Kill
15% Chance to cast level 5 Javelin on Striking
1% Chance to cast level 45 Fire Bolt Nova on Striking
+(2 to 3) to Amazon Skill Levels
1% Base Block Chance
35% Attack Speed
25% Block Speed
Adds 15-25 Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
Socketed (4)

goes well too until you find / trede for a Hammerfall

if you want to have fun , you may put on an ethereal

Gotterdammerung

Gotterdammerung
Great Axe (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 496 to 673
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 5400
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
Mega Impact
Thunderfury
Area Effect Attack
50% Attack Speed
Adds 250-400 Damage
+200% Enhanced Damage
Requirements +800%
Ragh nar Rook
Socketed (6)

(im not joking)

the build was nerfed , some while ago because the Skin Of Kabraxis was nerfed (200% ewd down from 300%) , and so imho it's no longer the BIS there , you may go for something else unless you have an almost perfect roll of the Skin .

1. Charged strike is probably the only valid option here if you go 1h + shield . for 2h however , there are more options available , but you won't be that tanky if you drop the shield
2. a few runs in the spots with rare drops bias or jewel drop bias and you can find a few .
3. yes , she's valid for farming spots like Fauztinville , but when it comes to single targets she feels like not being so great . you might want to consider using some "on switch" attack for single targets - see for example

The Grandfather

The Grandfather
Great Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (219 - 254) to (336 - 396)
Two-Hand Damage: (312 - 347) to (423 - 483)
Required Level: 120
Required Strength: 1340
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
+400% Deadly Strike
-5% Deadly Strike per 1% Attack Speed
Adds (75 to 110)-(180 to 240) Damage
(150 to 300)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+200% Enhanced Damage
+(30 to 40) to Ancients' Hand
+50 to all Attributes
Maximum Life +(5 to 7)%
Requirements +100%
Socketed (6)

(Ancient's hand oskill)

p.s :

Lancea

Lancea
Throwing Spear (Sacred)
Throw Damage: (188 - 279) to (298 - 413)
One-Hand Damage: (136 - 209) to (222 - 311)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 530
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
20% Chance to cast level 10 Flurry of Javelins on Melee Attack
40% Attack Speed
40% Hit Recovery
Adds (40 to 80)-(110 to 160) Damage
+(100 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
+(500 to 1000) Defense
+1 Life on Striking
Socketed (4)

is also a nice procfest option

i'm trying to find SSU gear for my single player unholy paladin such as
Lunar Eclipse , Radiance, Dux Infernum, Adjudicator, Robe of Steel , Rodeo's Tramplers, and decard cain's heirloom etc.

I've been doing Duncraig runs constantly and I'm still not getting anything. my MF is at 174% right now, and that isn't very high i know but I am using the full Maltheal set (helm chest weapon belt) and everything except for my gloves (Iblis) has been orbed with 15% Mf (5 orbs 3% each).
I've gone from lvl 125-130 with no significant drops, and now 130-133 (I estimate I did 30 runs today since each run gave me around 1 bar for 10%)

Should I just keep farming Duncraig and hope something good drops before 140? I keep finding good shit like Athul'as wrath for my amazon but nothing good for my unholy pally.

Or should I maybe build a MF set or get MF jewels and try and boost it more.

if you don't have the luck to find the items you really need you may consider trading some of the good stuff you have found for the stuff you are looking for . it rarely happens to be that lucky and find the items you want , usualy you get stuff for other builds . you can blame the RNG

casually1987 wrote:I estimate I did 30 runs today

it may aswell take you one year of farming with 500%MF and still not get all the items on your list . come back when you did 300 runs and tell us what you have found .

i hope you did not expect to have all the gear you need after just 30 runs

ChuckNoRis wrote:if you don't have the luck to find the items you really need you may consider trading some of the good stuff you have found for the stuff you are looking for . it rarely happens to be that lucky and find the items you want , usualy you get stuff for other builds . you can blame the RNG

casually1987 wrote:I estimate I did 30 runs today
it may aswell take you one year of farming with 500%MF and still not get all the items on your list . come back when you did 300 runs and tell us what you have found .

i hope you did not expect to have all the gear you need after just 30 runs

I thought i might have mentioned this already, but I'm running in SINGLE PLAYER.

Anyway I was just hoping to find Radiance and Dux infernum since they are essential items for my build.

and what difference does it make if you play SP or not ? you can trade for SP too just as easy , if not easier .

if you just want to use just the items found by yourself , without trading , then good luck . maby you find 2 items on your list by Christmass

how does the Umbaru Treasure work, does it matter what essence/runestones i use and how should i be upgrading it optimally?

same but with the corrupted wormhole are there specifics stats i should be targeting (UHM Paladin)?

Hyperstimulated wrote:how does the Umbaru Treasure work, does it matter what essence/runestones i use and how should i be upgrading it optimally?

same but with the corrupted wormhole are there specifics stats i should be targeting (UHM Paladin)?

You just cube any essence/runestone with the treasure, and pray for good rolls. And obviously vitality for uhm.

y assur`s bane ring can`t be upgated by mystic orb :shock:

shrimp wrote::?: y assur`s bane ring can`t be upgated by mystic orb

Think it's because it's a quest item in the first place