Holy Melee [1.3] WIP

Not every items has to be an overpriced overused sacred unique for build to become godly.

Bojac wrote:
Anonymous: wrote:Or:
Weapon - Brahman runeword in bonebreaker. Reroll until you get 4MK and above average bear stance.
Shield -
Bullseye
if lucky or even
Sangreal
Sangreal
Paladin Shields
'OhmSol'
Runeword Level: 70
Demon Blood Aura
You and Undead Minions: Maximum Life +6%
26.6 Yard Radius
-10% Base Block Chance
25% Attack Speed
40% Hit Recovery
+(10 to 15)% to Summoned Minion Life
+33 Defense
because you are not going for max block anyways
Body armor -
Wolverine Skin
Wolverine Skin
Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6374 - 7171) to (7485 - 8421)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 312
Item Level: 120
15% Chance to cast level 20 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
50% Hit Recovery
+40 to Maximum Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(50 to 100) to Strength
+(50 to 100) to Dexterity
+50 Life Regenerated per Second
50% Magic Find
Requirements -50%
Socketed (6)
or keep that Kra rw
Belt -
Wormtongue
Wormtongue
Light Belt (4)
Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 26
Item Level: 1
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
(71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
(111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
(131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
for boss or
Lilith's Temptation
Lilith's Temptation
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3680 - 4089) to (4031 - 4479)
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 105
3% Chance to cast level 2 Time Strike on Striking
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
-100 to Life
(60 to 100)% Magic Find
Requirements -100%
Socketed (2)
for farming
Gloves - Pul runeword +2 skills and fire dmg procs on kill - cannot ignore
Boots - creep shrine craft, look for %str, +str and +other stats because everything will be multiplied by dragonknight
Rings - one xorine + one random
Amulet - +3 skills and other random stuff

Thats more like a midgame setup than an endgame one.

Which part of what i said is overpriced and overused except the SSSU weapons that are purely optional. Also, Bullseye shield is far from godly, id say pure garbage, the dude asked for an endgame list, so i gave him what i used. So T6 items and lvl 50 rw's are endgame nowadays? That build of yours might be good for MF but even then it pales in comparison to a neutraldin which you literally need 1 unique item and rest are crafts to clear TA in 2 minutes.

Well, you gave him what you use. I gave him what i use. Seems fair enough. I don't wana go into comparison your rws vs mine rws, ect. I did not give mine version to say that it's best or better. I just gave it.

p.s.: forgot about the helmet - creep craft sacred circle with +3 skills on it.

I would love to see your build in action tho, do you have any videos of you doing ubers with that build ?

One item I've really taken a liking to on my HM is

Barghest's Howl

Barghest's Howl
Hundsgugel (Sacred)
Defense: 5327 to 5684
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 105
Level 1 Wolf Stance
28% Attack Speed
40% Movement Speed
28% Hit Recovery
10% Crushing Blow
10% Weapon Physical Damage
5% Chance to cast level 23 Bloodlust on Melee Attack
(15 to 20)% Life stolen per Hit
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
Slow Target 5%
+200% Enhanced Defense
+2000 Defense
+50 to Strength
+100 Life Regenerated per Second
3% Reanimate as: Random Monster
-2 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)

. Big leech, flat strength. 5% more slow target towards not having to bust out Krys gloves. Bloodlust proc means Shamanka can be swapped for Darkspite on prebuff, and since this BL doesn't scale immensely with levels you won't miss out on much. Wolf Stance gives huge velocity, skill IAS and FHR, freeing up jewel and MO space as well as fewer hard points needed into Rapture (crushing blow doesn't hurt either). I believe it competes with all but the godliest crafts.

aguni wrote:One item I've really taken a liking to on my HM is
Barghest's Howl
Barghest's Howl
Hundsgugel (Sacred)
Defense: 5327 to 5684
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 105
Level 1 Wolf Stance
28% Attack Speed
40% Movement Speed
28% Hit Recovery
10% Crushing Blow
10% Weapon Physical Damage
5% Chance to cast level 23 Bloodlust on Melee Attack
(15 to 20)% Life stolen per Hit
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
Slow Target 5%
+200% Enhanced Defense
+2000 Defense
+50 to Strength
+100 Life Regenerated per Second
3% Reanimate as: Random Monster
-2 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)
. Big leech, flat strength. 5% more slow target towards not having to bust out Krys gloves. Bloodlust proc means Shamanka can be swapped for Darkspite on prebuff, and since this BL doesn't scale immensely with levels you won't miss out on much. Wolf Stance gives huge velocity, skill IAS and FHR, freeing up jewel and MO space as well as fewer hard points needed into Rapture (crushing blow doesn't hurt either). I believe it competes with all but the godliest crafts.

If you dont want to use Krys gloves then yeah that helm is very good.

Barghest howl is a high end helm and very rare one too. Which items you pick should be mostly related to what your build is oriented to. For example, I can guarantee that if you go for venom sting you definitely wont choose barghest howl over fautzin helm. Yes the helm is decent but the dragon already has decent moving speed and leech from its passive and solar flare. Buffing with bloodlust is just a matter of confort.

Any tips for D-Baal? I think I should be doing better than I have been and can't seem to figure out how to get him past 50% health. Is it RNG with how much he spawns in making it worse?

I just did D-Ball. Yeah, I think it is RNG, at one point I was fighting vs Baal, two Mephistos and Minion of Destruction. Make sure you have capped DR, FHR and IAS and 10-15 points in incarnation. Keep vindicate and incarnation up at all cost, also have an apple. Jump on him with colosseum, spam DJ on him. If he summons something, run away, DA to bridge or something to kite away Baal and kill summons -> repeat

Last attempt I had like 5 minions of destruction, diablo, and andarial all up at the same time. I couldn't keep up and kept getting melted. I have all of my speed breakpoints and >150 dr, 24k dj dmg, over 500k defense with bear stance. Life and mana aren't perfect (8k hp 2500 mana) but I don't know how much difference more of either would really make. Hops/Edriym(sp?)/Merc help at all? I feel like it would just cause him to spawn even more crap.