Melee Sorceress

Starhawk is best , and you can get even more damage by playing a hybrid build but it takes some theorycrafting to balance both types of dmg phys/ele

What do you mean by ED to cap? Is that 200% ed thing still a thing?

double triune best sleep?

morphed wrote:Starhawk is best , and you can get even more damage by playing a hybrid build but it takes some theorycrafting to balance both types of dmg phys/ele

you happen to have a notarmory of someone with this hybrid approach? it feels like theres only so much leeway in gearing choices as i assume youre always locked in to wep/shield/chest/2 piece henchmen. so the few flex slots and umo choices would interest me.

No one’s playing it from what i’ve seen , it’s not easy to build , i’ve tested it a while ago on SP , but let me tell you that you wont be as tanky as with pure elemental starhawk , you have to give up the manashield armor, and use hellfire plate/svalin or crafted armor with abandoned blesses and svalinn

Switched from set to Elemental setup, and I honestly feel weaker for farming. Dmg is better, but sustain is so much worse. Probably need the

Angelic Touch

Angelic Touch
Belts
'YhamIah'
Runeword Level: 120
+1000 Life Regenerated per Second While Under 7000 Life
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Deadly Strike
+(200 to 220)% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
(25 to 30)% to Strength
Maximum Life and Mana +(7 to 9)%

until it really kicks off

Current setup: https://tsw.vn.cz/char/Gulaschkanone

Gonna focus on charms and trophies now for a bit see how much that helps

what should i mo on my starhawk? is life and mana on melee attack good or are there more important things to mo?

I did Innate Ele and Life on Melee Attack. Attack speed could be an option depending on your gear

UPGRADE KIT (ELEMENTAL)
...
GEAR

Shield:
Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(20 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%
in a Sacred Spiked Shield

Why is Spiked Shield recommended for

Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(20 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%

?
At this point in game STR requirements shouldn't really matter. So why not chose a Gothic Shield with double the def?

Dr_Broccoli wrote:
UPGRADE KIT (ELEMENTAL)
...
GEAR

Shield:
Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(20 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%
in a Sacred Spiked Shield

Why is Spiked Shield recommended for
Svalinn

Svalinn
Shields
'RhalLoOhn'
Runeword Level: 115
-1% to Enemy Elemental Resistances per 150 Dexterity
8% Chance to cast level 7 Life Spark when Blocking
1% Base Block Chance
15% Block Speed
20% Hit Recovery
+(151 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(30 to 40) to all Attributes
(15 to 20)% to Dexterity
+200 to Life
Fire Resist +(20 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(20 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(20 to 25)%
Poison Resist +(20 to 25)%
Fire Absorb (3 to 5)%
Physical Resist 5%
?
At this point in game STR requirements shouldn't really matter. So why not chose a Gothic Shield with double the def?

Spiked Shield has 2 more sockets than Gothic Shield...

2 well rolled jewels > plus 1k def imo