Xbow Necromancer

Waldamer
Prowler
17 | 1
Hello, been planing to try out Xbow Necro on Sigma since apperently its the new hotness, so whats your take on
Achilios' Wake
Achilios' Wake
(Necromancer Crossbow Set)

Achilios' Eagle Eye
Achilios' Refuge
Achilios' Sledgehammer
Achilios' Stealth

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+20 to Maximum Damage
+50 to Strength

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
Elemental Resists +50%

Set Bonus with complete set:
50% Attack Speed
+125 to Maximum Damage
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
50% to Strength
Elemental Resists +45%
Physical Resist 15%
2% Reanimate as: Returned Archer

as a cheap and lazy midgame option or shall I just jump to crafted stuff(I have ~90+ of all the shrines at my disposal) with Runewords. Could the Achilios Set reliably get me through the 120 zones so then I can focus on more End game gear if I decide I like the playstyle or shall I get some cheap crafted/Runewords gear to determine that ?

Also opinion on
Hammerfist
Hammerfist
Gauntlets (Sacred)

Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)
,
Nero
(I have it made already),
Tartarus


Tartarus
Crossbows

'BerChamFal'
Runeword Level: 83
5% Chance to cast level 42 Mind Ripple on Kill
20% Attack Speed
+0.75 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 10%
(15 to 20)% to Strength
5% to Dexterity
Maximum Mana +5%
Fire Resist +100%
Lightning Resist +100%
+(101 to 150) Life after each Kill
,
Araboth
,
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)
and what would be the best Crossbow base for Runewords
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Buzul
Prowler
17 | 0
hey i think i´m blind...^^ is there any skill to port? weapon switch is for buff and teleport charm with 120?!
GsusXL
Acid Prince
45 | 2
Just put a Nef-Staff in your inventory until lvl120 :)
Buzul
Prowler
17 | 0
GsusXL wrote:Just put a Nef-Staff in your inventory until lvl120 :)



whaa ok i w8 till charm xD thats not comfortly to switch weapon manuell :D
Rayz_
Acid Prince
46 | 0
:facepalm: Put in in 2nd Weaponswitch, press W, blink, switch back.
AmselXc2
Thunder Beetle
55 | 7
Does the MF bonus on Bend The Shadows work? It doesn't register in D2stats.
Rayz_
Acid Prince
46 | 0
Have you cast it, then read your Char with stats?
i mean, its already written in the skill description how much MF is added.
Moasseman
Cog
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Waldamer wrote:Hello, been planing to try out Xbow Necro on Sigma since apperently its the new hotness, so whats your take on
Achilios' Wake
Achilios' Wake
(Necromancer Crossbow Set)

Achilios' Eagle Eye
Achilios' Refuge
Achilios' Sledgehammer
Achilios' Stealth

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+20 to Maximum Damage
+50 to Strength

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
Elemental Resists +50%

Set Bonus with complete set:
50% Attack Speed
+125 to Maximum Damage
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
50% to Strength
Elemental Resists +45%
Physical Resist 15%
2% Reanimate as: Returned Archer

as a cheap and lazy midgame option or shall I just jump to crafted stuff(I have ~90+ of all the shrines at my disposal) with Runewords. Could the Achilios Set reliably get me through the 120 zones so then I can focus on more End game gear if I decide I like the playstyle or shall I get some cheap crafted/Runewords gear to determine that ?

Also opinion on
Hammerfist
Hammerfist
Gauntlets (Sacred)

Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)
,
Nero
(I have it made already),
Tartarus


Tartarus
Crossbows

'BerChamFal'
Runeword Level: 83
5% Chance to cast level 42 Mind Ripple on Kill
20% Attack Speed
+0.75 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 10%
(15 to 20)% to Strength
5% to Dexterity
Maximum Mana +5%
Fire Resist +100%
Lightning Resist +100%
+(101 to 150) Life after each Kill
,
Araboth
,
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)
and what would be the best Crossbow base for Runewords


I'm sure the Achillios set can clear dunc and stuff but runewords/crafts are a lot better. The set is sadly dumpstertier currently.

Hammerfist are decent gloves but I much prefer Geleb's for the Wolf stance. Nero isn't anything spectacular for us (no proc and we're not always in range for Path of Flames to work), Tartarus and Araboth can be used midgame if you're lazy but crafts can easily make a better weapon, Endless Loop has a single use and that's to help with breakpoints if you're lacking speed and the best crossbow base atm is Stinger Crossbow (Trebuchet is very, very slightly worse)

Buzul wrote:hey i think i´m blind...^^ is there any skill to port? weapon switch is for buff and teleport charm with 120?!


You can use Bend the Shadows to jump over rivers in a3 etc. Or have Nef staff in offhand.

AmselXc2 wrote:Does the MF bonus on Bend The Shadows work? It doesn't register in D2stats.


It's bugged. If you got many minions, the MF bonus/phys resist penalty nearly never happens. It works a bit more reliably if you only got 1 minion out.
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How much Resistance should I get because it says I’m capped at 77% regardless of how many resistance I put in
Moasseman
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m0nstro wrote:How much Resistance should I get because it says I’m capped at 77% regardless of how many resistance I put in


REsistances by default are capped at 75%. If you want more, you need to get max resistance from somewhere like Azmodan's heart.

Exception is physical resist which is always capped at 50%