The MedianXL 2017 v1.3 SP Miniguides Compilation

i've added 2 new miniguides to the compilation : 41.XVI. Rexxar- dual axe wielder- and 42. XVI. The Prophet - holy melee angel caller

Anyone have any vids of Cherub in action? Def a build I would like to try out

Afaik, Cherub Strike is one one of the lamest things in this mod. 3/4 WDM, activates in melee attack only and missiles are so damn slow that if we take, let's say, fast mobs from Fauzt and Dunc, they will kill you faster or simply run away before CS will kill smth. Still, I believe, Chuck did the testing and I'm probably missing smth.

About the skill itself - imagine Cruciators (pesky orange elite quill rats from Kurast city) that shoot orange bolts at you - Cherub Strike works in the same way but auto-targets enemies and missiles have like 1/3 speed of Cruciators'.

Stealthmaster wrote:Afaik, Cherub Strike is one one of the lamest things in this mod. 3/4 WDM, activates in melee attack only and missiles are so damn slow that if we take, let's say, fast mobs from Fauzt and Dunc, they will kill you faster or simply run away before CS will kill smth. Still, I believe, Chuck did the testing and I'm probably missing smth.

About the skill itself - imagine Cruciators (pesky orange elite quill rats from Kurast city) that shoot orange bolts at you - Cherub Strike works in the same way but auto-targets enemies and missiles have like 1/3 speed of Cruciators'.

That does not sound too fun . . .not nearly as epic as the screenshots looked . . hmm

Stealthmaster wrote: I'm probably missing smth.

indeed the missiles shot by Cherub strike are moving quite slow (you can run 2x faster than they move) , but the build is not using it to spread damage screenwide ; those 30 missiles shot by each avatar are great vs single targets/small packs . all you need to do is to get hit once and get a few avatars in one place to obliterate your opponents from close range (less than half a screen away) . at that close range , those missiles actually hit something , and will proc "on striking" quite a lot (hello Nimmenjuushin and Timestrike) .

many here on the forums complained about holy builds not being so good vs single targets/small packs (if not using flamestrike proc) , so this one was ment to do just that . the build also uses a lot of procs to make it all viable , it's not just the Cherub oskill that makes the build (it sucks just by itself) . most of those procs are also covering a short-mid range (16% SoR /20% Crucify /15% CoS/ 10% fortress focusing on single targets + 75% Crushing blow + the Vessel) and with this setup single targets and small packs are quite easy to handle (reason why i have rated the build with 8 in terms of killspeed)

with let's say 6 or so avatars in a place (180 missiles), any small pack/single target goes down very fast (+ there's a very long duration stun carried by those missiles) . also , in those places you have mentioned the opponets come to you , not the other way arround . you don't have to chase them , they will come chasing you . in this situation when they come to get you , and you have a few avatars allready on (and more to come) the speed of the Cherub missiles has no matter , because your opponets come running straight to them and "eat" all those missiles on their way towards you . on top of this , this is a very safe build . beside having 400k+ defence without bear stance , 50%DR and good life regen/tons of life leech (close to 150% ) , 20k hp without demiurge (30k with it), it has a huge army of reanimated angels (50% chance to reanimate as Seraph when Demiurge is on) that do most of the tanking , and also deal decent damage themselves - they are very strong .

in other words , it's not your regular aoe farmer , it's more about being strong in short -mid range + eyecandy (and about bringing underused oskills into the light for people to try them)

43. XVI. Xena - melee sorceress - added to the compilation

@ChuckNoRis: What's style character would farm more and more to finding set/su/ssu/sssu ?
I only play SP

i'm not sure i understand what do you mean . do you want to know what character can farm fast for SU's with crap gear ? if that is your question , all you need to do is check the table of contents on page 1 of the compilation and see those miniguides rated with 9 and 10 in terms of killspeed and also a high rate for gear (8, 9 or 10) .

I checked and i have no gear everything XD i reinstalled mxl u today haha

those that have such high ratings for kill speed and gear , can farm well with mid gear . i'm sure you can access all the mid gear there , since most of it is based on level 100 runewords , crafts or set parts. stuff you can find allready since terror...