Res vs Quov Tsin

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How much resistance does a fire sorc need to survive and kill Quov Tsin?
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The other guys can correct me if i'm wrong (a long time since i read the exact values), but i think is:
120 flat phisical reduced
85 all resists
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Cheesing QT relies on a d2 engine bug that makes PDR apply to his entire elemental damage after resists, so it depends on your flat PDR.

I did a little bit of testing the other day and you can almost neutralize his damage on a zon with 80% all res and 182 PDR. Every 1% max resist over that should let you drop ~10 PDR or so. Sorcs get extra absorb so you can probably get away with even less (10-20 less, I think).

If you just want to fight him and don't care to cheese the fight, I recommend at least 82% all res and orbing PDR on all your jewelry. That should be enough so you can quickly walk to the other side of the beam without dying if you get in a poor position.
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elemental absorb also helps
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Does he pierce elemental resistance? Do I need to exceed the resis cap 100 more res %?
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He pierces 20% resistances with mythal

(also ~60% poison resist is all you really need to handle Hive, focus on F/C/L)
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Melee his face, he does more damage if you stand far back.
Even if you are a ranged caster, get all up in his grill.
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Knight_Saber wrote:Melee his face, he does more damage if you stand far back.
Even if you are a ranged caster, get all up in his grill.

Never realised that, can you explain it more?
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boozek wrote:
Knight_Saber wrote:Melee his face, he does more damage if you stand far back.
Even if you are a ranged caster, get all up in his grill.

Never realised that, can you explain it more?

From the dungeon description on this site, "Staying near him will make you more resistant to his tri-elemental damage."
What more can I say other than play it and see?
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When he teleports away, Jitans right back on top of him.