The Dragonair - Holy Caster Guide [1.3]

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"Ice so cold it burns"

The Dragonair - Holy Caster

Introduction - The Dragonair is a versatile fire and cold based caster. It is a superb boss hunter with the utility provided by its caster skill tree.


Core of the Build - This build utilizes the unique mechanics provided by the holy caster tree to make for an excellent uber runner. It is equipped skills that can freeze, nuke and remain stationary which allows you to avoid direct encounter. This is on top of the buffs and passives that naturally empowers the paladin.


Pros
- Can be played untwinked
- Excellent boss hunter
- Can obtain most charms with cheap gear


Cons
- Constant skill switching
- Prone to mana shortage

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Showcase

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Information

Documentation
Before proceeding into this guide make sure to read Median XL's documentation here for anything you might not understand regarding the game. The topics inside are arranged into categories so you should have no trouble finding what you need.


Terminologies
Several terms and abbreviations are commonly used in here in MXL forums. You can read about them here.


Updates
This guide is updated to MXL2017[1.3].

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Skills

Innate Skill


Vindicate
Casts a buff that increases the party's weapon damage and life regeneration. Greatly supports life sustain. Always recast.

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Light Influence


Vessel of Retribution
A buff that automatically fires short ranged energy bolts at nearby enemies. It has 1/3 the range as its Shadow Influence counterpart, but it shoots twice as fast and deals about ~50% more damage.


Rapture
A buff that increases all speeds. Duration and overall speed increases with hard points.



Solstice and Equinox
Passive skill that improves Vessel of Retribution. Since we will be using the Holy Tree, this passive provides additional targets to the Vessel.


Sacred Armor
Provides us with a temporary defense, regeneration as well as velocity boost. Hard points in Rapture further increases velocity.


Hoplite
Summons few minions with high avoid and chance to cast retaliate and inner fire on melee attack. Improved life per hard point in Holy Tree and damage per hard point in Unholy Tree. These will be our main minions.

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Shadow Influence


Vessel of Justice
A buff that automatically fires moderate ranged energy bolts at nearby enemies. It has 3 times the range as its Light Influence counterpart, but it shoots half as fast and deals about ~50% less damage.


Euphoria
A buff that provides elemental pierce. Duration and pierce increases with hard points.



Life and Death
Passive skill that improves Vessel of Justice. Since we will be using the Holy Tree, this passive provides additional damage to the Vessel.


Demiurge
Short buff that gives us a chance to reanimate slain monsters as Seraph as well as improve all stats by 50 per hard point invested.


Scourge
Summons several minions with low avoid and chance to cast crucify on melee attack. Improved life per hard point in Unholy Tree and damage per hard point in Holy Tree.

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Dragon Tree


Solar Flare
Conjures a spinning ring of flame that enables you to use your dragon skills. Always recast every 10 seconds



Drakemaw
Shoots forth burrowed claws that deal magic damage from the ground onto the target. Spreads wider the closer the target is. Requires Solar Flare to use.


Frozen Breath
A blast of burning cold breath that may freeze the targets. Excellent crowd control skill. Requires Solar Flare to use.



Incarnation
Dragon passive that increases spell damage, life steal and attack rating of all dragon skills.



Dragon Wyrms
Summons fiery serpents that shoot fireballs dealing heavy fire damage in a small area. Requires Solar Flare to use.

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Honor Tree


Retaliate
Melee attack that releases a shockwave, knocking back nearby enemies. Requires you to get hit or Solar Flare to use.



Divine Judgement
Melee attack calls forth a rain of heavenly bolts that deal heavy physical damage.



Plague
Passive skill that grants poison damage to the weapon attacks of the paladin and his minions.



Dragon Heart
A buff that increases our total character defense and weapon damage. Also adds 25% of base strength into vitality.



Colosseum
Warp strike that slows down the enemy and reduces their physical resistance.

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Uberskill


Dragonknight
Morph skill that grants us additional stats, higher attack speed and cast rate breakpoints. The downside is that it severely lowers our character velocity.


Ennead Challenge Reward Skill


Divine Apparition
Teleport skill that freezes nearby monsters. It has 3 second cooldown.



Black Road Challenge Reward Skill


Blessed Life
Passive skill that grants us increased healing rate from eating apples, flat physical damage reduction as well as % damage reduction. Increases % damage reduction with hard points. We will need this maxed out.

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Mercenary

While you should be capable of handling everything by yourself, a good mercenary is always nice to have. They can help speed up clearing an area as well as take care of monsters that are immune to your main elemental damage. They're convenient to have while progressing from the earlier difficulties up to the moderate ubers. For this build, we will be employing Act 3 Mercenaries: The Iron Wolves.

Here you have two options:

Bloodmage
A mercenary that uses Fire and Poison based spells. He will also cast Gift of Inner Fire from time to time which heals your entire party. It's recommended to use him from early game until you reach destruction.

Gear

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Early Game
Full Honorific gear. MO with fire spell damage, enhanced defense and reanimate skeletons.

Mid Game - End Game
Fascinating Crafted Helm - Try to roll at least 14% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Body Armor - Try to roll 15% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Gloves - Try to roll at least 18% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Belt - Try to roll at least 14% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Boots - Try to roll 8% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Shield - Try to roll 8% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ral Runes and use fire spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Fascinating Crafted Crystal Sword - Try to roll 8% fire pierce if possible. Socket with Ix Runes and use FCR Mystic Orbs.

Bless everything with Fascinating Shrines.
Note: Aside from body armor, items that are recommended to roll over 8% pierce has a chance to spawn a separate fire pierce affix aside from the 3-8% that comes from the shrine, so it might be more difficult to roll these stats into your gear.

Abjurer
A mercenary that uses Lightning and Physical/Magic damage based spells. Has greater damage output compared to a Bloodmage with its Superbeast morph. It's best to use him from mid-game onward after improving your survivability.

Gear

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Early Game
Full Honorific gear. MO with lightning spell damage, enhanced defense and reanimate skeletons.

Mid Game - End Game
Ornate Crafted Helm - Try to roll at least 14% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Body Armor - Try to roll 15% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Gloves - Try to roll at least 18% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Belt - Try to roll at least 14% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Boots - Try to roll 8% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Shield - Try to roll 8% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ort Runes and use light spell damage Mystic Orbs.
Ornate Crafted Crystal Sword - Try to roll 8% light pierce if possible. Socket with Ix Runes and use FCR Mystic Orbs.

Bless everything with Ornate Shrines.
Note: Aside from body armor, items that are recommended to roll over 8% pierce has a chance to spawn a separate light pierce affix aside from the 3-8% that comes from the shrine, so it might be more difficult to roll these stats into your gear.

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Alternatively, you can use Act 5 Mercenaries: Barbarians. They're significantly helpful in farming areas like Fauztinville and Kurast 3000 BA.

Barbarian
A weapon-based, melee mercenary that uses Shower of Rock and Thunderslam, great for elemental immunes and crowd control.

Gear

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Early Game - Mid Game
Helm -

Fawkes

Fawkes
Barbarian Helms
'PulRhal'
Runeword Level: 100
20% Chance to cast level 40 Ember Spirit on Melee Attack
+(2 to 3) to All Skills
50% Cast Speed
1% to Fire Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(26 to 32) to Powder Keg
+150 to Energy
(5 to 10)% to Energy
Fire Resist +30%
+(61 to 90) Life after each Kill

Armor -

Erawan

Erawan
Body Armors
'LemKoCham'
Runeword Level: 83
15% Combat Speeds
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
(27 to 30)% to Strength
(27 to 30)% to Vitality
Physical Resist (13 to 15)%
(15 to 20)% Bonus to Defense

Gloves - Creepy Crafted Gloves
Belt -

Truce

Truce
Belts
'Jah'
Runeword Level: 80
5% Combat Speeds
Stun Attack
Slows Attacker by 5%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Physical Resist 10%

Boots -

Megalith

Megalith
Boots
'LoFal'
Runeword Level: 73
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
15% Block Speed
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+(10 to 20) to all Attributes
5% to Dexterity
Regenerate Mana +30%
Physical Resist 5%

Weapon -

Lahmu

Lahmu
Barbarian Two-Handed Axes
'ElNef'
Runeword Level: 13
20% Combat Speeds
10% Innate Elemental Damage
+3 to all Attributes
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
+(5 to 10) Life after each Kill
+1% to Experience Gained
(5 to 10)% Gold Find

-> Crafted 2-handed Sword High Max Damage, ED. Socket with Jah Runes

Bless crafts with Creepy Shrines. MO everything with STR and ED. Socket armor with Ko Runes for more damage. Upgrade gear as you see fit.

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Speed Break Points

Break Points refer to the number of frames it takes for an action to complete with regards to your character's speed values (i.e Attack Speed, Cast Rate, Hit Recovery, etc.). The higher the speed value, the lower the break point and thus the faster your character finishes an action.

Every character has a different set of break points depending on the form they take and the weapons they wield. They cap at different numbers of frames as well. Dragonknight provides moderate break point limits compared to Superbeast. With Rapture providing us with a great amount of skill FHR, we'll only need to focus on our cast rate.

Note: FCR - Faster Cast rate & FHR - Faster Hit Recovery

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Cast Rate
10FPA - 8FCR | 9FPA - 20FCR | 8FPA - 40FCR | 7FPA - 75FCR | 6FPA - 152FCR

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Hit Recovery

8FPA - 20FHR | 7FPA - 32FHR | 6FPA - 52FHR |5FPA - 86FHR |4FPA - 174FHR |3FPA - 600FHR

► Speed Calculator Screenshot

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Find out more about break points using the Speed Calculator.

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Early Game

Progressing through early game is no challenge for a holy caster. You can freeze most non-cold immune monsters with frozen breath, then clear everything with Dragon Wyrms. Although until you have access to these skills you will rely on Vessel of Retribution and Drakemaw. We will constantly be upgrading our gear whenever we get the chance in preparation for Level Challenge 1, Ennead Challenge, Level Challenge 2 and Black Road Challenge. Early game covers your progress from level 1 to 120. This includes playing from the start up to Terror Baal.

Stats and Skill Plan

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STR - Enough for gear
DEX - Enough for gear
VIT - 100
NRG - The rest goes here

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Max - Dragon Wyrms, Incarnation, Dragonknight
20 Points - Rapture
15 Points - Dragon Heart
10 Points - Frozen Breath
1 Point - All prerequisites and Divine Apparition
The rest goes into Hoplites

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You will need to max out Dragonknight and incarnation for stats and spell damage. You'll also need to max Dragon Wyrms to increase the maximum summon count and damage. 20 points in Rapture ensures a relevant increase in our speed including velocity to even out the speed penalty on Dragonknight. 15 points in Dragon Heart is enough to give us a relevant defensive boost as it also scales with soft points. 10 points in Frozen Breath is enough to keep its damage good and manacost manageable.

Gear

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Helm -

Stillwater

Stillwater
Bone Helm (4)
Defense: (73 - 85) to (106 - 123)
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 29 to 30
Item Level: 19
1% Chance to cast level 8 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(11 to 15) Spell Focus
+(21 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 100) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 7)%
+10 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(6 to 8)%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (277 - 312) to (371 - 418)
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 55 to 56
Item Level: 36
1% Chance to cast level 12 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
+(51 to 70)% Enhanced Defense
+(126 to 150) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(10 to 12)%
+20 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(10 to 12)%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (716 - 831) to (933 - 1083)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 183 to 188
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 20 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(31 to 35) Spell Focus
+(81 to 110)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(14 to 16)%
+28 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(14 to 16)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1195 - 1352) to (1553 - 1757)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 350 to 359
Item Level: 85
2% Chance to cast level 28 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(36 to 40) Spell Focus
+(121 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(251 to 300) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(18 to 20)%
+35 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(18 to 20)%
Socketed (4)

- Provides us with most the stats we need to prevent mana shortage
Armor -

Lumen Arcana

Lumen Arcana
Body Armors
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
+1 to All Skills
-(3 to 8)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(3 to 8)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(3 to 8)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
-(3 to 8)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(25 to 50)% Enhanced Defense
+2 to Light Radius

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Queen of Glass

Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

- Standard TU armor for casters. Gives FR/W, FCR, elemental pierce and some resists.
Gloves -

Kali

Kali
Gloves
'LumKo'
Runeword Level: 48
15% Chance to cast level 13 Seal of Fire on Kill
+2 to All Skills
+15% to Summoned Minion Resistances
-214 Defense
5% to Strength
Maximum Fire Resist +4%
Fire Resist +25%

-> Honorific Gloves - MO with Fire spell damage, Cold spell damage and stats
Belt -

Aerin Orbiter

Aerin Orbiter
Belt (4)
Defense: (88 - 96) to (121 - 132)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 10
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(4 to 5)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(4 to 5)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (3 to 5)
Socketed (1)
Defense: (310 - 334) to (389 - 419)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 56
Item Level: 31
15% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(8 to 9)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(8 to 9)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(9 to 11)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (9 to 11)
Socketed (2)
Defense: (754 - 805) to (938 - 1001)
Required Level: 40
Required Strength: 201
Item Level: 51
25% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(12 to 13)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(12 to 13)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(15 to 17)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (15 to 17)
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1104 - 1173) to (1358 - 1443)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 402
Item Level: 77
30% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(14 to 15)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(14 to 15)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(18 to 20)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (18 to 20)
Socketed (2)

- Gives FCR, light spell damage and all resists.
Boots - Honorific Boots - MO with Fire spell damage, Cold spell damage and stats
Shield -

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

- Gives FCR, light spell damage and a good amount of elemental absorb. This, along with max resistances, will protect us well from elemental damage.
Weapon -

Vindicatress

Vindicatress
Angel Star (4)
One-Hand Damage: 7 to 10
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 55 to 58
Item Level: 19
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 2 Celerity when Struck
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
10% Cast Speed
+(6 to 8)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(6 to 8)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(21 to 30) to Energy
Fire Resist +(21 to 30)%
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(6 to 10)%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 16 to 22
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 80 to 84
Item Level: 36
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity when Struck
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(11 to 13)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(11 to 13)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(41 to 50) to Energy
Fire Resist +(41 to 50)%
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(16 to 20)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 29 to 39
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 143 to 151
Item Level: 59
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity when Struck
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
+(16 to 18)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(16 to 18)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(61 to 70) to Energy
Fire Resist +(61 to 70)%
7% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(26 to 30)%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 33 to 46
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 265 to 282
Item Level: 85
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 12 Celerity when Struck
+(3 to 4) to Paladin Skill Levels
60% Cast Speed
+(18 to 20)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(18 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(71 to 80) to Energy
Fire Resist +(71 to 80)%
10% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (3)

- Paladin Skill levels, resists, energy, fire and physical/magic spell damage. It also provides a strong reanimate that deals heavy cold damage.

Rare Amulet - with at least +2 to all skills
Rare Rings or Magic Rings - +1 to all skills

Socket with resist gems until you hit cap, then socket the remaining with Ral Runes. MO everything with fire and cold spell damage. MO the armor with Enhanced Defense

Gameplay

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Holy caster requires an active solar flare in order to cast spell, therefore it needs to be recast at every encounter or every 10 seconds while in combat.

Hatred Act 1 is simple. Your first point should go into Solar Flare or Vessel of Retribution. Either skills have enough dps until you gain access to Drakemaw. You'll need to kite around until you get Frozen Breath at level 12. Once you have access to Tristam, do a few runs until you get

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

and

Vindicatress

Vindicatress
Angel Star (4)
One-Hand Damage: 7 to 10
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 55 to 58
Item Level: 19
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 2 Celerity when Struck
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
10% Cast Speed
+(6 to 8)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(6 to 8)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(21 to 30) to Energy
Fire Resist +(21 to 30)%
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(6 to 10)%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 16 to 22
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 80 to 84
Item Level: 36
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity when Struck
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(11 to 13)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(11 to 13)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(41 to 50) to Energy
Fire Resist +(41 to 50)%
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(16 to 20)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 29 to 39
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 143 to 151
Item Level: 59
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity when Struck
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
+(16 to 18)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(16 to 18)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(61 to 70) to Energy
Fire Resist +(61 to 70)%
7% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(26 to 30)%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 33 to 46
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 265 to 282
Item Level: 85
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 12 Celerity when Struck
+(3 to 4) to Paladin Skill Levels
60% Cast Speed
+(18 to 20)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(18 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(71 to 80) to Energy
Fire Resist +(71 to 80)%
10% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (3)

from the gift box. Don't forget to pick up a Catalyst of Disenchantment from The Smith in the Barracks. With this you can turn unnecessary TUs into Arcane Shards. 5 arcane shards can be combined into an Arcane Crystal. We will need several of these to upgrade our own TU gear later on. Act 2 should be just as easy.

Pick up all the runes, rings, amulet and apples you find for gold. Pick up all the rubies, turquoises, onyxes, ambers and bloodstones as well. You'll need them to max out your resists. Rubies add Life After Each Kill to your weapon which helps in keeping you alive. You should also keep an eye open for any Tier 2-3 Ancient Armor, Belt, Gloves, Boots and Bone Helm in case you haven't found any of their unique variants yet. With these can you create or reroll your own TU items with the recipe [Base Item + Oil of Enchantment + 2 Arcane Crystals]. Then you can start upgrading them with the recipe [TU Item + Any Rune + 1 Arcane Crystal] to reroll them to the next tier. Take note of their stat and level requirement by reading the docs to make sure you don't go over the stats you currently have.

Act 4 is quite easy as well. Just make sure to take it slow and avoid diving into crowds of monsters. Use Dragon Wyrms from a distance and Frozen Breath anything that comes near.

Act 5 is more or less like Act 4, only larger. Just take it slow and you should be fine.

The same strategy applies for Terror, just that everything in there generally hits harder. You just have to keep your gear and skills upgraded to keep the monsters from overpowering you. Once you're in Terror Act 3, monsters will start dropping sacred items and shrines. Pick up any shrine and rare sacred item you might find including body armor, gloves, boots, belt, helm/paladin helm/circlet, shield/paladin shield and scepter. We will need these in order to craft our mid game gear. Don't forget to pick up a Catalyst of Destruction from Hatred Hephasto and Catalyst of Learning from Izual in Terror.

Note: Once you reach level 40 at any point after Hatred Act 3, stop leveling and proceed to preparation for Level Challenge 1 or LC1. You'll also need to stop at some point before level 80 to do the Ennead challenge and at level 90 to do Level Challenge 2 or LC2

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Terror - Baal Fight

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Level Challenge 1

Location - Island of Skartara (Act 2: Halls of the Dead) in Hatred Difficulty

Okay, now that you've reached level 40 it's time to start preparing for Level Challenge 1. Take note that this challenge can only be done with a character is that level 50 or below. The goal of this preparation is to upgrade most of your gear to Tier 4-5(except your shield because it requires DEX) without exceeding the STR requirement for a Tier 4

Queen of Glass

Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

. First thing you have to do is farm some Arcane Crystals. You can do this by farming Mephisto in Act 3. He drops 2 TUs with every run and there's also the chance for monsters in the area to drop some extra TUs. Keep doing this until you get enough Arcane Crystals for your gear. Once you're done, you should be a little less level 50 with enough defense and damage to run through this Uberlevel.

The mechanics of Level Challenge 1 are simple. Near the entrance of Tran Athulua you will find a Pirate of the Twin Seas and killing him will drop an un-upgraded

Elemental Prism

. Pick it up and identify. Next you will need to fight through the Amazons until you find three priestesses of three elements: ice, light and fire. Killing a priestess will give your character a red swirling aura for 30 seconds. Each priestess will drop a Sunstone of her own respective element. You need to cube these Sunstones with the Elemental Prism before the red swirly disappears. Do this with all the priestesses. Once you cube the last Sunstone, your Elemental Prism will be complete and you will have completed the Level Challenge 1.

Below is a map for Tran Athulua

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Thanks Rishab!

Note: The reward for the 3rd quest in Act 5 is a scroll that can be cubed with the Elemental Prism to increase its resistance bonuses.

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Ennead Challenge

Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles in Hatred Difficulty


Right now you should be a little less than level 80. This challenge can only be done with a character that is level 80 or below. Your gear should mostly be Tier 6, if not all, by now. This means your character should be tougher in general. The challenge is simple - you need to run through Kurast 3000 BA in any difficulty and kill the Ennead Necromancers until you get your class charm: the Eye of Divinity.

So how does Kurast 3000 BA work?

You will find the entrance as soon as you enter the Jungle. As you enter the red portal, you will appear in one of the 4 corners. The place will be full of skeletons. You will find three Ennead Necromancers in the three other corners of the map. Across the field will be a number of Shadowgate totems that grant all enemies a purple invulnerability shield as well as summon additional skeletons overtime. You will need to take down these totems before you can kill the skeletons and proceed to the Necromancers. To do this, you'll walk around the area with your minions and mercenary until you find a totem. cast Dragon Wyrms on top of it and wait for it to go down. If it doesn't, cast Wyrms again. Once the skeletons lose their shields, you can start killing them. If they're still invulnerable, find the next nearest totem. Try not to get surrounded by too many skeletons as their sheer number will quickly overwhelm you. Once you take down the totems and skeletons, you can head for the Necromancers. They should go down easily. If none of the Necromancers drop your class charm, do it again. Once your class charm drops, pick it up, identify, then cube it with any jewel. With that, your Ennead Challenge is done.

For reference, you can check out the video in the Uber Quest section for the K3KBA Uberlevel.

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Level Challenge 2

Location - The Proving Grounds - Swampy Pit Level 3 (Act 3: Flayer Jungle) in Terror Difficulty


Now you've hit level 90, you have access to your Ennead Reward Skill and Uberskill - Dragonknight. This challenge can only be done with a character that is level 90 or below. Before you start this challenge, you'll need check your gear. Increase your fire spell damage. Make sure that Dragon Wyrms is maxed to increase the head count.

How do I do this?

Enter the dungeon. Proceed to the northeast corner of the map by going along the long, narrow hall. Once there, open a TP. Walk along the walls to the left until you reach an opening where the Death Projector and the Mechanics are. Once there, continue walking northwest, luring the Mechanics along the way. Make sure not to stop walking because you will get 1-shot by the Death Projector's spinning Mind Flay. Once you have them following you, walk south until you come across a blocked doorway leading back to the entrance. Make sure to lead all Mechanics to that area, leaving only 1 or 2 back at the Death Projector because the DP is invulnerable unless a Mechanic is nearby. Once you've lured them, teleport to the other side using Divine Apparition. Walk back to the Death Projector, cast Dragon Wyrms and walk around it. You need to kite the remaining Mechanics around the DP while doing this because they hit pretty hard even on their own. Make sure not to get hit by DP's beam while doing all of this. It shoots a spinning Mind Flay every few seconds in a clockwise direction starting from the southeast. Once it fires its beam, just follow back the back of the beam until you reach your initial position. Keep doing this until it goes down. Once it does, you will be surrounded by a red swirling aura for 30 seconds. Open a TP and go back to town. Cube your class charm with a perfect gem before the swirly disappears. And with this, you have finished the Level Challenge 2.

For reference, you can check out the video in the Uber Quest section for the Death Projector Dungeon Uber Quest.

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Mid Game

Mid game content covers our game play from Terror Baal up to Act 5 Destruction. Before proceeding to Destruction you'll need to upgrade all your gear to t6 and fill it with the necessary MOs and sockets. Max out your resists with gems and improve your defense by MO'ing ED into your gear. Your first order of business will be to obtain the Dark Tome from the Summoner in Arcane Sanctury, Act 2 then proceed to your Black Road Challenge.

Stats and Skill Plan

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STR - Enough for gear
DEX - Enough for gear
VIT - The rest goes here
NRG - Until 1000

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Max - Dragon Wyrms, Incarnation, Dragonknight, Blessed Life
20 Points - Rapture
15 Points - Dragon Heart
10 Points - Frozen Breath
1 Point - All prerequisites and Divine Apparition
The rest goes into Hoplites

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The same skill plan as early game, but this time we have Blessed Life for damage reduce. This will greatly increase survivablity

Gear

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Helm -

Stillwater

Stillwater
Bone Helm (4)
Defense: (73 - 85) to (106 - 123)
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 29 to 30
Item Level: 19
1% Chance to cast level 8 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(11 to 15) Spell Focus
+(21 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 100) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 7)%
+10 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(6 to 8)%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (277 - 312) to (371 - 418)
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 55 to 56
Item Level: 36
1% Chance to cast level 12 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
+(51 to 70)% Enhanced Defense
+(126 to 150) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(10 to 12)%
+20 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(10 to 12)%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (716 - 831) to (933 - 1083)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 183 to 188
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 20 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(31 to 35) Spell Focus
+(81 to 110)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(14 to 16)%
+28 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(14 to 16)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1195 - 1352) to (1553 - 1757)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 350 to 359
Item Level: 85
2% Chance to cast level 28 Mana Sweep when Attacked
+(36 to 40) Spell Focus
+(121 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(251 to 300) to Mana
Regenerate Mana +(18 to 20)%
+35 Mana after each Kill
Requirements -(18 to 20)%
Socketed (4)

-> Fascinating Crafted Paladin Helm - try to roll additional cold or fire pierce, paladin skills, ED
Armor -

Queen of Glass

Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)
Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

->

Robe of Steel

Robe of Steel
Full Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6692 - 7471) to (8202 - 9156)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 469
Item Level: 105
+(11 to 20)% Bonus to Spell Focus
25% Cast Speed
+(21 to 30)% to Spell Damage
+(115 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+100 to Strength
+100 to Energy
Elemental Resists +20%
+250 Life after each Demon Kill
50% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -33%
Socketed (6)

/Fascinating Crafted Armor - try to roll 14% or above pierce, ED, +2 all skill
Gloves - Honorific Gloves -> Fascinating Crafted Gloves - try to roll additional cold or fire pierce, ED, paladin skills
Belt -

Aerin Orbiter

Aerin Orbiter
Belt (4)
Defense: (88 - 96) to (121 - 132)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 10
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(4 to 5)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(4 to 5)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (3 to 5)
Socketed (1)
Defense: (310 - 334) to (389 - 419)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 56
Item Level: 31
15% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(8 to 9)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(8 to 9)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(9 to 11)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (9 to 11)
Socketed (2)
Defense: (754 - 805) to (938 - 1001)
Required Level: 40
Required Strength: 201
Item Level: 51
25% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(12 to 13)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(12 to 13)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(15 to 17)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (15 to 17)
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1104 - 1173) to (1358 - 1443)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 402
Item Level: 77
30% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(14 to 15)% to Lightning Spell Damage
+(14 to 15)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Energy
Elemental Resists +(18 to 20)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (18 to 20)
Socketed (2)

-> Fascinating Crafted Belt - try to roll additional cold or fire pierce, ED, paladin skills
Boots - Honorific Boots -> Fascinating Crafted Boots - level down recipe, 7% or above pierce and some ED, MO with fire and cold spell damage, FR/W and ED
Shield -

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

->

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

- in a sacre Aerin Shield or Heraldic Shield for STR requirement
Weapon -

Vindicatress

Vindicatress
Angel Star (4)
One-Hand Damage: 7 to 10
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 55 to 58
Item Level: 19
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 2 Celerity when Struck
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
10% Cast Speed
+(6 to 8)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(6 to 8)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(21 to 30) to Energy
Fire Resist +(21 to 30)%
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(6 to 10)%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 16 to 22
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 26
Required Strength: 80 to 84
Item Level: 36
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity when Struck
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(11 to 13)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(11 to 13)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(41 to 50) to Energy
Fire Resist +(41 to 50)%
4% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(16 to 20)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 29 to 39
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 143 to 151
Item Level: 59
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity when Struck
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
+(16 to 18)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(16 to 18)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(61 to 70) to Energy
Fire Resist +(61 to 70)%
7% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(26 to 30)%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 33 to 46
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 265 to 282
Item Level: 85
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 12 Celerity when Struck
+(3 to 4) to Paladin Skill Levels
60% Cast Speed
+(18 to 20)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(18 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(71 to 80) to Energy
Fire Resist +(71 to 80)%
10% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (3)

-> Fascinating Crafted Scepter - try to roll additional cold or fire pierce, paladin skills, spell damage

On Switch -

Elverfolk

Elverfolk
Staves
'ChamIstVex'
Runeword Level: 83
+(7 to 8) to All Skills
+(60 to 80) Spell Focus
35% Cast Speed
-(27 to 33)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+750 Defense vs. Missile
(21 to 30)% to Energy
Maximum Life and Mana +5%
Elemental Resists +(35 to 45)%
(31 to 40)% Bonus to Defense
10% Magic Find

- Reroll until +8 all skills for pre-buff
Alternate Weapon -

Auto Da Fe

Auto Da Fe
Bonebreaker (4)
One-Hand Damage: 6 to 7
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 31
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 4 Ignis Fatuus on Melee Attack
+(11 to 25) Spell Focus
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(3 to 4)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(2 to 3)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(3 to 4) to Flamefront
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 12 to 15
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 61
Item Level: 31
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
4% Chance to cast level 18 Ignis Fatuus on Melee Attack
+(41 to 55) Spell Focus
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(5 to 7)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(5 to 6)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(9 to 10) to Flamefront
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 21 to 25
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 132
Item Level: 51
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
6% Chance to cast level 28 Ignis Fatuus on Melee Attack
+(71 to 85) Spell Focus
25% Attack Speed
25% Cast Speed
+(9 to 12)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(8 to 9)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(13 to 14) to Flamefront
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 24 to 31
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 269
Item Level: 77
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
8% Chance to cast level 35 Ignis Fatuus on Melee Attack
+(86 to 100) Spell Focus
30% Attack Speed
30% Cast Speed
+(13 to 15)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(9 to 10)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(17 to 19) to Flamefront
Socketed (3)

- For Apocalypse

Rare Amulet - at least +3 to all skills, Shadow Avatar
Your Magic Rings from early game can still be used here.

Bless all your crafted armor with a Fascinating Shrine. Bless everything else with Sacred Shrine. Everything must be socketed with resist gems until you hit cap then socket the remaining sockets Ral runes or Zod Crafted Jewels with at least 4% Fire/Cold Spell Damage and FCR or FR/W. MO everything with fire spell damage to further increase Dragon Wyrm damage output. You'll need to use some Mana Regen MOs to avoid mana problems.

Warning: Do not use more than 5 Mystic Orbs on your Body Armor. This lets us socket it with high level runes we might need later on.

Gameplay

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Game play is the similar to early game. Cast all your buffs and morph into Dragonknight.

Though the general idea of how to run each act remains the same from early game, it is recommended to proceed with caution as monsters in Destruction are far more likely to kill you than either of the two preceding difficulties even with your newly found Blessed Life skill and mid game gear.

Note: Sacred Uniques and Set Items may drop at any point in Destruction. Useless SU and Set items can be turned into Signets of Learning by cubing them with the Catalyst of Learning you found in Terror. You will need to collect 500 Signets of Learning to reach your maximum stats. You can start farming them during mid game by doing Nihlathak runs in Destruction. He drops 2 signets for every run.

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Black Road Challenge


The Black Road Challenge unlocks Blessed Life as a reward skill. This skill will be vital for our survival in Destruction. The challenge itself consists of five trials. Completing a trial with allow you to cube your class charm and a note will appear confirming the completion of each trial. Before proceeding to the trials, it is recommended to change your shield to

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

to increase your life and ensure a better chance of survival. Note that

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

will also serve as our shield during early mid-game so it is recommended to make it in a sacred paladin shield.

Note: You can only finish this challenge after obtaining the Dark Portal oskill from The Summoner in Arcane Sanctuary, Destruction difficulty.

Trial of Fear

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Location - The Hole Level 2 (Act 1: Black Marsh) in Terror Difficulty

The first trial consists of doing the Butcher Uber Quest.

The Butcher is initially invulnerable to all damage. But when he hits you, your minions or your mercenary there's a chance for him to spawn a bright red pentagram that removes his invulnerability once he steps inside. The idea of this fight is to constantly summon your minions in front of him until a pentagram appears.You'll need to keep your Wyrms up while doing this. Once a pentagram appears, teleport to its edge farthest from the Butcher to lure him inside. Be careful not to get hit because he can kill you in two to three swings. Summon a minion or two in front of him as distraction then use Frozen Breath. Keep hitting him until he dies or the pentagram disappears. Repeat until he dies. Cube your class charm before the red swirly disappears.

For reference, you can check out the video in the Uber Quest section for the Butcher Summoning Uber Quest.

Trial of Greed

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Location - Anywhere in Terror Difficulty

This trial simply requires you to have 666,666 gold in your inventory. If you don't have enough gold, socket some runes into throwing weapons and sell them in any Act 5 Merchant. You can also sell the apples you've been hoarding in your stash. Once you have exactly 666,666 gold in your inventory, cube your class charm.

Trial of Contrition

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Location - Act 5: Arreat Summit in Terror Difficulty

This trial consists of killing King Koth in Terror.

Kill Talic on Arreat Summit and cast Dark Portal to open the entrance to the old Arreat Summit. Once you have your merc ready and all your minions summoned, enter the portal. The area will be filled with a barbarians all around the summit. Cast Dragon Wyrms ahead and use Frozen Breath on anything nearby. Take them out one by one. Be careful not to get hit by their axes. Once King Koth is nearby or alone, kill him. Once he's down, cube your class charm before the red swirly disappears.

For reference, you can check out the video in the Uber Quest section for the King Koth Uber Quest.

Trial of Knowledge

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Location - Stony Tomb Level 2 (Act 2: Rocky Waste) in Terror Difficulty

This trial is the most difficult of the five. You'll need your mercenary alive at all times as you'll need all the fire power you can get.

The mechanics of this trial are as follows:
You need to defeat all five robot bosses of Terror Fauztinville to get their brains. The hard part lies in fighting your way to reach the them. All the monsters here are tough and hit hard at the same time. They also have varying immunities. The ones you have to look out for are Necrobots as they shoot lasers from as far as a screen away that do a good amount of damage. Other than that are the Neon Fiends that have tri-elemental immunity. You will use Drakemaw to clear them.

Before you enter, be sure to have all your buffs up and all your minions summoned. Always cast Dragon Wyrms ahead of you. Frozen Breath anything that comes close and clear whatever remains with Drakemaw. Always keep your minions up. As you move along the area, the monsters will start charging at you. If you happen to find yourself luring too many monsters, step back a screen away to avoid luring anymore and quickly take out all those that have followed you. The image below is a map for Fauztinville along with a route to all the bosses marked by a red line. This route lets us encounter the least amount of monsters while moving towards the bosses. Once you have all the brains, cube them with your class charm to complete the trial.

Note: If you're playing on realm you can always ask a friend for help in this trial. Doing it by yourself is possible but may take a significant amount of time if its your first time.



Thanks aerial!

Trial of Blood

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Location - Twin Seas (Act 2: Halls of the Dead) in Terror Difficulty

The idea of this trial is kill the Light and Ice Priestesses within 30 seconds of each other to acquire both red and blue swirling overlays on your character before you can cube your class charm.

So how exactly do we do this?

Once you enter, make sure to have all your minions up but leave your mercenary in town. We can't risk having him accidentally kill either of the Priestesss. Hit everything with Dragon Wyrms and Frozen Breath on your way to the Ice Priestess. Once there, stop using Wyrms. Instead use Frozen Breath to clear the amazons so you don't damage her. Once she's alone, trim down her health a bit with Drakemaw before leaving. Run away and make sure to lose her, move along the path leading to the Light Priestess and teleport away so she doesn't follow. Do the same thing you did with Ice's area. Kill all amazons until you get to the light priestess. Once there, lure her back to where Ice is. If any amazons follow along with her, kill them. Lure her slowly, making sure she doesn't lose track of you. Once you've lured them together, open a TP, go back in town and revive your mercenary. Activate all your buffs, enter the portal and kill them with Dragon Wyrms. Once they're down you should have two swirling overlays on your character. Cube your class charm before either swirls disappear. With this you will have all trials completed. Now cube your class charm with 2 Arcane Crystals and unlock your Black Road Challenge skill.

You can refer to the map in Level Challenge 1 for the location of the priestesses.

Note: If you're playing on realm, you can always ask a friend to help you out by keeping a portal open where Ice is. Once you've killed Light in her own area, open a portal, go back in town and enter your friend's portal leading to Ice then kill her fast. This method is much easier than luring Light all the way to where Ice is.

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Monster Tokens


You can find Veteran Monsters in certain locations for all Acts in Terror and Destruction difficulty. Each one will drop a corresponding Evil Eye. Cubing all 5 Evil Eyes with your Class Charm will give additional bonuses. They can be found in the following locations:

Act 1 : Clawstorm Terror: starting from The Barracks and till Catacombs Level 3
Act 2 : Fairy Witch: Canyon of the Magi
Act 3 : Glowing Blob: starting from Travincal and till Durance of Hate Level 2
Act 4 : Landmass: City of the Damned, River of Flame
Act 5 : Bane Hunter: Worldstone Keep Level 1-3

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Signet of Skill


Signets of Skill can be found throughout Torajan Jungles in Destruction Difficulty. You can use up to 3 signets.

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End Game

End game content covers everything after you've finished Destruction difficulty. This includes farming for your end game SUs, Signets and completing all possible ubers.

Stats and Skill Plan

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STR - Enough for gear
DEX - Enough for gear
VIT - Everything else
NRG - Until you reach at least 1100

Signets will be necessary to increase our health and mana pool as our skills will heavily consume mana.

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Max - Dragon Wyrms, Incarnation, Dragonknight, Blessed Life
15 Points - Rapture
10 Points - Frozen Breath, Dragon Heart
1 Point - All prerequisites and Divine Apparition
Remaining points go into Dragon Heart or Rapture as needed

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Skill plan remains the same, but less points in Rapture and Dragon Heart as we've acquired more soft points now. You can add more points to Rapture until you reach 50% velocity or Dragon Heart for more defense.

Gear

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Helm -

Hivemind

Hivemind
Blackguard Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (1828 - 2092) to (1927 - 2206)
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 387
Item Level: 105
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(20 to 30)% to Spell Damage
-(25 to 35)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(16 to 19) to Hive
+(31 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 114)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Mana +25%
Poison Resist +30%
Socketed (4)

Armor - Fascinating Crafted Light Plate - 15% Fire pierce, ED and +2 skills ->

Vizjerei's Ritual

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Shedding Skin

Gloves -

Lamha Na Draoithe

Lamha Na Draoithe
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1339 - 1506) to (1567 - 1763)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 120
+2 to All Skills
+150 Spell Focus
30% Cast Speed
+(16 to 20)% to Spell Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+75 to Strength
-100 to Life
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)

/Fascinating Crafted Gauntlets - additional Fire/Cold pierce, ED, Fire/Cold spell damage, Paladin Skill Levels
Belt - Fascinating Crafted Plated Belt - 18% Fire pierce, ED, FHR, Paladin Skill Levels and/or Fire Spell Damage ->

Nero

- Path of Flames
Boots - Fascinating Crafted Greaves - 8% Fire pierce, Apocalypse, ED, FRW and Life
Shield - Sacred Crafted Paladin Shield - 28% Fire pierce, ED, Paladin Skill Levels and/or Fire Spell Damage
Weapon - Fascinating Crafted War Scepter - Paladin skills, spell damage, additional cold/fire pierce ->

Galdr

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Astral Blade

Astral Blade
Long Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 45 to 48
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 540
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
+1 Hunting Banshee/Ember Spirit Projectile
8% Chance to cast level 13 Mythal on Melee Attack
15% Chance to cast level 60 Ember Spirit on Melee Attack
15% Chance to cast level 60 Hunting Banshee on Melee Attack
+(100 to 125) Spell Focus
100% Attack Speed
+(20 to 25)% to Fire Spell Damage
-(15 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(20 to 25)% to Cold Spell Damage
-(15 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
Socketed (6)

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Morning Fury

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Black Sun Spear

Black Sun Spear
Tepoztopilli (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 68 to 75
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 733
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
Amazing Grace
+(7 to 11) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(150 to 250) Spell Focus
+(30 to 40)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(30 to 40)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(35 to 50)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+150 Life Regenerated per Second
100% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen
Socketed (6)

(but you'll lose shield)

On Switch -

Darkspite

Darkspite
Spetum (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: (165 - 228) to (302 - 392)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 453
Required Dexterity: 492
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
Shower of Rocks: Cooldown reduced by 1.5 seconds
15% Chance to cast level 6 Rust Storm on Melee Attack
(20 to 50)% Attack Speed
Adds (40 to 80)-(140 to 200) Damage
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Damage
(5 to 10)% Deadly Strike
50% Curse Length Reduction
-5 to Light Radius
Socketed (6)

+12 to all skills for pre-buff ||

Sky Scorcher

for Beacon oSkill

Lamen of the Archbishop

Lamen of the Archbishop
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 120
Orb Effects Applied to this Item are Doubled
+4 to All Skills

-> Rare Amulet - +3-4 to all skills, Fire/Cold Pierce, Shadow Avatar ->

Quov Tsin's Talisman

Quov Tsin's Talisman
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 110
15% Innate Elemental Damage
-(20 to 30)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances

Rare Rings - +1 to all skills, Fire Spell Damage & Fire/Cold Pierce

Bless your shield with a Sacred Shrine. Bless everything else with Fascinating Shrines. Assuming you're already resist capped, everything must be socketed with Ral runes or Zod Crafted Jewels with at least 4% Fire/Cold Spell Damage and FCR or FHR. MO everything with fire spell damage to further increase Dragon Wyrm damage output. You'll also need to use some Mana Regen MOs to avoid mana problems.

Warning: Do not use more than 5 Mystic Orbs on your Body Armor. This lets us socket it with high level runes we might need later on.

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Alternatively, you can use the full

Hadriel's Lore

Hadriel's Lore
(Paladin Dragon Set)

Hadriel's Avenger
Hadriel's Presence
Hadriel's Pure Heart
Hadriel's Wings

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+2 to Paladin Skill Levels
20% Gold Find

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+100 Spell Focus
50% Bonus to Defense

Set Bonus with complete set:
+4 to Paladin Skill Levels
+60% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+60% to Fire Spell Damage
+200 to Vitality
+200 to Energy
+75 Life after each Kill
200% Bonus to Defense

set with some crafted gear.

Helm -

Hadriel's Courage

Armor -

Hadriel's Wings

Hadriel's Wings
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (4874 - 6092) to (5362 - 6702)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 440
Item Level: 1
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(31 to 50) Spell Focus
30% Cast Speed
+(21 to 30)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Requirements -20%
Socketed (6)

Hadriel's Lore
(Paladin Dragon Set)

Gloves - Fascinating Crafted Gauntlets - 23 Fire pierce, ED, paladin skills
Belt - Fascinating Crafted Plated Belt - 18% Fire pierce, ED, FHR, Paladin Skill Levels and/or Fire Spell Damage
Boots -

Hadriel's Presence

Hadriel's Presence
Greaves (Sacred)
Defense: (1654 - 2067) to (1866 - 2332)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 357
Item Level: 1
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
10% Block Speed
+(8 to 10)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -45%
Socketed (4)

Hadriel's Lore
(Paladin Dragon Set)

Shield -

Hadriel's Pure Heart

Hadriel's Pure Heart
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (3756 - 4695) to (4520 - 5650)
Chance to Block: 2 to 3%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 90
Required Dexterity: 357
Item Level: 1
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
(0 to 1)% Base Block Chance
20% Cast Speed
+(21 to 30)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to Strength
Requirements -20%
Socketed (4)

Hadriel's Lore
(Paladin Dragon Set)

Weapon -

Hadriel's Avenger

Hadriel's Avenger
Spiked Club (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 42 to 46
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 209
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
+(3 to 4) to Paladin Skill Levels
20% Cast Speed
+(25 to 35)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(25 to 35)% to Fire Spell Damage
+50 to Energy
+(31 to 50) Life after each Kill
+(16 to 25) Mana after each Kill
Requirements -50%
Socketed (3)

Hadriel's Lore
(Paladin Dragon Set)

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Gameplay

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Cast all your buffs, morph into Dragonknight and keep an eye on your health. Gameplay will change depending on what Uberquest we tackle. For general farming purposes we just have to make sure we have our minions up and kill everything on sight before you find yourself surrounded.

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Tips and Tricks

This section includes a few useful tips while progressing in the game. It will be filled out as i go along

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- You can get the most gold by selling items in any Act 5 merchant. It's also the only place you can buy and socket balanced knives with runes for selling, which yields the most gold.

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- You can also farm Hatred Island of the Sunless Sea with

Berith

for a quick fill on your gold.

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- Hiring a Shapeshifter mercenary as soon as you reach Act 2 Hatred will give you an easier time in the Sewers.

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- MO some poison and fire resists on your jewelry once you reach Act 2 Hatred to lessen the Pest and Corruptor Mage damage.

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- Hiring a Bloodmage will give you an easier time doing Level Challenge 1. He can practically do the whole challenge for you.

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- If you're underleveled, you can farm the red portals in Act 5 Hatred areas or Frozen Tundra until level 49 to reach level 50 with an active Elemental Prism using Ancients' quest by the time you reach Hatred Baal.

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- Always do Level Challenge 2 at level 90 with access to your uberskill. You'll be doing yourself a favor.

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- If you're not yet 90 by the time you finish Diablo in Act 4 Terror, you can run Durance of Hatred down to Mephisto. You'll get to farm arcane crystals while leveling. Act 5 terror is a lot easier with your uberskill and Class Charm.

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- Always hire your mercenary in Hatred difficulty - they'll be cheaper and have higher stats.

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- If you can't find a rare item base for crafting, you can turn any white base item into a rare through Charsi Imbue quest reward. You can do this 3 times per character.

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- You can Sacred craft a designated set of gear for Frozen Breath for more efficient farming.

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- A normal jewel has a maximum ilvl of 99. These can be crafted 6 times before the affix number goes down. But jewels dropped from terror and destruction ubers can be crafted twice as much given that you craft it on the same game you found it on.

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- You can put in just enough points in STR/DEX that you can equip all your gear after morphing into Dragonknight. This way you can spend more points into VIT/NRG.

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Uberquests

Uberquests or Ubers are divided into three categories which we will further divide into three difficulty levels.

Normal
This level only requires the experience you've gained over the course of early to mid game. It can be done with your with early game gear.

Moderate
This level denotes less straightforward ubers with some mechanics that can prove fatal if you find them unfamiliar. These ubers can be done with improved versions of your mid game gear. You can obtain these by crafting items with better stats and affixes.

Difficult
This level requires an extensive level of player experience. By the time you reach these ubers, you should already be somewhat knowledgeable of the mechanics and strategies often used to complete ubers. At the same time you should also have developed good reflexes in critical situations where you need to dodge and/or teleport out of danger. These ubers can only be done with your end game and/or uber specific gear.

Note: the videos below were taken several times before I finally succeeded in killing a boss or obtaining a charm. The purpose of these videos is to show that the following ubers are possible with this build.

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Kehjistan

" Kehjistan, otherwise called the Eastern Empire, is the great empire of the eastern lands of Sanctuary, located along the eastern coast of the Twin Seas, with the emerald jungles surrounding Kurast in the south, and the desolation surrounding Caldeum in the north. "

Kehjistan represents Act III.

Note: Two new areas have been added in Act III starting in MXL2017 1.1. They now house majority of the uberquests that were previously spread across the normal areas. These are: Torajan Jungles and Caldeum.

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Torajan Jungles - Map


Torajan Jungles entrance can be found in the southeast corner of Act III town map.

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Credits to Marco

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Caldeum - Map


Caldeum can be found to the north of Trancival.

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Credits to Rishab

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Death Projector

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Location - The Proving Grounds - Swampy Pit Level 3 (Act 3: Flayer Jungle)
Reward:

Laser Focus Crystal

Laser Focus Crystal
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Life +3%
Maximum Mana +10%
+10% to Experience Gained
Death Projector (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 121
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 121

This uber is the same as Level Challenge 2

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Creature of Flame

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Location - Dimensional Sanctum (Act 3: Caldeum)
Reward:

Horazon's Focus

Horazon's Focus
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Mana stolen per Hit
-50 Defense
+(21 to 25) to all Attributes

Make sure you're alone and that your Vessel of Retribution is inactive. As soon as you enter you will find Horazon's familiar. Kill it. The Creature of Flame is somewhere further inside. A number of Astral Guardians roam the area as well. The Creature fires a beam that instantly kills you once it hits. The idea is to lure a few Astral Guardian and have them hit you until you gain a green aura that makes you invulnerable to the Creature's attacks. Once you're affected by the guardians, you can start dropping Dragon Wyrms on the Creature. If you accidentally end up killing all the guardians, you can go around dropping Dragon Wyrms while staying out of the Creature's line of sight.

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Kurast 3000 BA

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Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles
Reward:

Hammer of the Taan Judges

Hammer of the Taan Judges
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+1 to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
Weapon Physical Damage +0.1875% (Based on Character Level)

This is the same as Ennead challenge.

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Note: The charm has a 1/9 chance to drop. I had to run this uber several more times before I got the charm.

Rathma Square

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Location - Bastion of the Triune (Act 3: Profane Cells - Caldeum)
Reward:

Spirit Trance Herb

Spirit Trance Herb
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
(21 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(10 to 25) Life Regenerated per Second

Upon entering Profane Cells, you'll find two entrances to the left and right of the map. Proceed through left entrance. You'll appear right next to a staircase. This is the entrance to Rathma Square. This dungeon is filled with Gore Crawlers that revive every 10 seconds. Drop Dragon Wyrms ahead to clear the Gore Crawlers. Move along quickly before they respawn. Once you reach Primus, he's easy to kill.

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Akarat

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Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles
Reward:

Visions of Akarat

Visions of Akarat
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(201 to 250) Defense
+(21 to 25) to all Attributes

As you near Akarat's location, you'll start coming across his Followers. Be careful around them; getting hit by Hammertime is a sure way to get killed. Drop your Wyrms ahead and step back and forth every now and then to avoid getting hit by hammers. Akarat is at the very edge of the map. Once you get there, they'll likely come at you as a group. Continue kiting while dropping Dragon Wyrms, he should die fast.

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Legacy of Blood

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Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles
Reward:

Legacy of Blood

Legacy of Blood
By Richard Knaak

Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Endurance
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Mana stolen per Hit

Summon all your minions. As you enter, you will find Bartuc surrounded by his blood golems. They are only vulnerable after attacking. Bartuc, on the other hand, becomes vulnerable after he casts Wychwind. Scourges are easily hit so the golems are no problem, but you'll likely be overwhelmed by their damage. Take note that Bartuc constantly summons more golems.

General strategy would be to buff Vindicate, Solar Flare and use an HP pot before entering. Once you're in drop all your Dragon Wyrms and walk around the room. You can use Sacred Armor for more regen. If you notice your minion count going down or your HP goes down to a dangerous number, go back out. Rebuff and repeat until Bartuc is dead.

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Lord Aldric Jitan

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Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles
Reward:

Moon of the Spider

Moon of the Spider
By Richard Knaak

Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
+1 to Jitan's Gate
Half Freeze Duration

As you approach Jitan's location, you'll come across his Guardsmen. They deal tri-elemental damage and summon Guard Towers. They're easy to kill, but are dangerous due to the fact that they cast Singularity on death. Kill them from a distance and wait for Singularity to finish before proceeding.

You'll find Jitan accompanied by several Guardsmen. He has a huge life and casts Fortress. Kill the Guardsmen before engaging him. Use the terrain to your advantage and drop Wyrms from behind walls. Be sure to keep your distance from Jitan as his attack is just as dangerous. Use your minions to distract him and avoid fighting him in an area without obstacles. Once he's below 50% life, he'll start using Pestilence and become less likely to cast Fortress. Scourges are immune to poison so use this to your advantage. Take this chance to surround him in Wyrms until he's dead.

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Quov Tsin

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Location - Dark Portal(Kentril Dumon) -> Vizjerei Temple (Act 3: Caldeum)
Reward:

Silver Seal of Ureh

Silver Seal of Ureh
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
+(21 to 30) Spell Focus
+(11 to 13)% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(11 to 15)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
+(11 to 20) to Strength
+(11 to 20) to Dexterity
+(11 to 20) to Vitality
+(11 to 20) to Energy

Gear Check:

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

Recommended Stats: 90% Max Fire/Cold/Light Resist, 150 Damage Reduce

If the Damage Reduce from Blessed Life isn't enough, you can use some DR Mystic Orbs on your rings.

In order to open the portal to the Vizjerei Temple, you must kill Kentril Dumon. Use Frozen Breath at point blank range for more damage. Once he's dead, cast Dark Portal before the red overlay disappears and enter the portal. Once you're ready, enter the telepad to move onto the main platform. You'll find Quov Tsin at the center. With your gear, you should be able to completely tank his trinity beam. Drop Dragon Wyrms on top of him, recast whenever he blinks out of position or the Wyrms expire. Every so often he'll cast a multi-directional bone spear nova. These are fatal on hit. Take note that Quov Tsin heals a small portion of his life whenever he kills anything, so try not to die. Keep your distance, hide behind the gaps in the platform where projectiles cannot pass, or simply dodge. Keep following him with Dragon Wyrms until he's dead.

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Heart of Sin

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Location - Dark Portal(Ghom) -> Realm of Sin (Act 4: Chaos Sanctuary)
Reward:

Azmodan's Heart

Azmodan's Heart
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(11 to 20)%
-5% to All Vendor Prices

Summon Ghom by activating the right seals on Chaos Sanctuary. Killing him enables you to open a Dark Portal to the Realm of Sin. The place is a giant maze full of Elite monsters and untargettable Firebloods. Most of them are fire immune so you'll need to fight through with Frozen Breath. Azmodan awaits at the southwestern most platform across a long bridge that connects with the maze. In the platform are more invisible monsters that cast apocalypse and pyroblast. Azmodan himself casts flamestrike from afar and attacks with Shower of Rocks in melee. Drop Wyrms in front of him and move around the platform as you cannot stay idle for long. Dodge the pyroblasts and flamestrikes while circling around and recasting Dragon Wyrms on Azmodan. Repeat until he's dead.

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Astrogha

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Location - Web of Deceit (Act 3: Torajan Jungles)
Reward:

Astrogha's Venom Stinger

Astrogha's Venom Stinger
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Jitan's Gate Cooldown Reduced by 1 seconds
+(200 to 500) to Life
Poison Length Reduced by 50%

The outside of the cave is protected by Lord Aldric Jitan and his guardsmen while the inside is roaming with Moon Arachnids that have a chance to cast punisher barrage on death. Clear them all. Astrogha lies at the largest open area due north. He will throw traps that spawn multiple darklings before destroying itself. If you happen to destroy the traps yourself, you will be cursed with Culling of the Herd which causes you to be severely slowed and turn any incoming damage fatal. This will also heal a portion of Astrogha's health if destroyed near him.

The general strategy will be to drop Wyrms on top of him from a safe distance, with a clear line of sight so that he throws the traps at you. Avoid fighting him in positions wherein his traps are thrown at a wall or pillar in front of himself, this will cause your Wyrms to break the traps and heal and damage you dealt. if you play it right, the fight won't take long.

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Teganze

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Location - Act 3: Torajan Jungles
Reward:

Trader's Chest

The place will be full of Umbaru spirits that shoot slow moving, magic balls that deal heavy damage. Its element is signified by its color. All spirits aside from poison absorb their own element. This means you are required to actively use both Frozen Breath and Dragon Wyrms in order to push through. Terul, the boss, can be found at the very center of the map. While reaching him will prove to be a challenge, Terul himself is fairly weak. The charm has a 1/4 chance to drop.

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Viz-jun

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Location - Act 3: Kurast Bazaar
Reward:

Cold Fusion Schematics

Cold Fusion Schematics
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
1% Chance to cast level 10 Time Strike on Striking
+(16 to 30) to Strength
+(16 to 30) to Dexterity
+(16 to 30) to Vitality
+(16 to 30) to Energy

Gear Check:

Assur's Bane

Recommended Stats: 100% Open Wounds

The area will be full of hard hitting robots, mines, ATMG sentries and occasional mirv strikes. Additional robots are deployed over time. But you don't need to bother with any of them, all you need to do is run straight to the boss, MCS, hit it with Divine Judgement then Purify. But this task is a challenge in itself. To this end you'll need to get as much defense and FRW as possible. If the map has too many robots to safely cross, make a new game.

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Kingdom of Shadow

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Location - Ruins of Ureh (Vizjerei Temple - Act 3: Caldeum)
Reward:

Eternal Bone Pile

Eternal Bone Pile
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(1 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
10% Movement Speed

You can find the entrance in the Ruins of Ureh. This is across the second red portal in the Vizjerei Temple. Upon entering, you'll appear in front of a small hut. Somewhere around the hut is a flag. You can find the entrance to the Kingdom of Shadow, a second hut, by following the general direction of the flag from the first hut.

This uber contains Citizens, Dark Wardens, Punisher Turrets and Juris Khan himself. Citizen are untargetable zombies that move fast, hit hard and inflict poison. Dark Wardens use retaliate and cast tremor on death. The turrets shoots punishers in a spiral once you're within sight. Juris Khan, the boss, can be found at the very end of this uber.

Get as much FRW as you can. Use your minions for distraction and teleport whenever you feel like you're getting surrounded by citizens. Once you reach the bridge, use Hoplites and Edyrems to block out the citizens and incoming punishers as you teleport across. Open a TP every now and then to keep a savepoint. Once you reach Juris, teleport next to him and use Frozen Breath. If he's cold immune, use Drakemaw.

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Toraja

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Location - Torajan Cemetery (Act 3: Torajan Jungles - Teganze)
Reward:

Crystalline Flame Medallion

Crystalline Flame Medallion
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to Summon Edyrem
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Cube after Killing Imperius and Malthael
(Max: 1 minute from each other)

Upgrade

Gear Check:

Crystalline Flame Medallion

Crystalline Flame Medallion
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to Summon Edyrem
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Cube after Killing Imperius and Malthael
(Max: 1 minute from each other)

for Edyrems

You can find Teganze to the eastern most part of Torajan Jungles. Torajan Cemetery is at the eastern most part of Teganze. Inside the cemetery is the Symbol of Time. You can destroy it by having your Edyrem remove its invulnerability. This opens the portal to Toraja.

Every monster in this level is invulnerable until hit by an Edyrem. But they're quick to die and your minion count is too little to cover to for them effectively. To work around this weakness, you can summon Edyrems and teleport next to the monsters and have the Edyrems hit them as you cast Frozen Breath. Do this until you reach Lilith. Once there, wait until she stops using Shower of Rocks and summon an Edyrem next to her. Once she's vulnerable, use Dragon Wyrms to kill her. Avoid jumping next to her as she has a chance to 1shot you at the same time she dies. Cube your

Crystalline Flame Medallion

Crystalline Flame Medallion
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to Summon Edyrem
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Cube after Killing Imperius and Malthael
(Max: 1 minute from each other)

with an arcane crystal before the swirlies disappear.

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The Triune

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Location - Bastion of the Triune (Profane Cells - Caldeum)
Reward:

Lucion's Soulstone

Recommended Stats: 400% Cold Resist

You can take a shortcut and enter where the Rathma Square entrance is. You can kill everything with Wyrms except Temple Spires. They call down consecutive 1-Hit KO meteors whenever you're in range. Keep moving and don't stay still for too long. Destroy them fast with Frozen Breath or Shadow avatar. Watch out for Kraken Guards as well. Even with stacked cold resist, they can still kill you in a few hits. Kill them with Dragon Wyrms from afar.

From the entrance go up north until you find Voca Loca. Kill him and pick up the Tome of Possession. Don't identify it just yet. It grants you an aura that reduces all avoid to 0. Once you're done, head east until you reach a long narrow bridge. Be careful crossing as Primus' Messenger lies in the garden across the bridge. He is invulnerable and fires a volley of burn damage missiles from up to 2 screens away. These have the same effect as Belial's burn nova and will reduce you HP down to 1 in a matter of seconds. Note that he also casts a skill that summons bats and releases black pulses that randomly teleports you around the area every time you're hit with a pulse. Try to dodge his skills while clearing the area around him.

Beyond the garden are the inner halls. Clear the area as you make your way to the innermost room. There you'll find Arihan. He moves slowly and casts a curse that heavily slows and reduces your HP down to 1. Lure him into the garden. Arihan is invulnerable and has 100% avoid. To damage him, identify the Tome of Possession and use the Dire Charm oskill that comes with it. Charm Arihan to apply the avoid reduction aura and bait Primus' burn missiles to hit him. Note that once he's below half HP, he'll start moving faster and will be harder to control. Repeat until he's dead.

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Yshari Sanctum

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Location - Specter of Hatred/Yshari Sanctum (Caldeum)
Reward:

The Ancient Repositories

The Ancient Repositories
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
(101 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(11 to 15)% to Spell Damage
(6 to 10)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Fire Resist +(10 to 20)%
Lightning Resist +(10 to 20)%
Cold Resist +(10 to 20)%

Gear Check: Crafted Tantrum Bow, Wyrd Rings
Recommended Stats: 100% Open Wounds, 350% Fire/Cold/Light Resist

Yshari Sanctum is an epic quest that entails the search for parts of the

Brotherhood of the Vizjerei

and

Brotherhood of the Horadrim

sets. Its a huge dungeon that consists of 5 maze-like stages. Each stage has with its own boss and set of minibosses found in their designated arenas. The bosses have a chance to drop parts of the

Brotherhood of the Vizjerei

, while the minibosses have a chance to drop parts of the

Brotherhood of the Horadrim

. When equipped together, they grant us the skills necessary to fight the end boss, Valthek. The entrance to the first stage, the Specter of Hatred, can be found west of Caldeum. The entrance labeled Yshari Sanctum in the center of town leads to the end boss arena.

Unfortunately, several of the enemies here possess various elemental immunities. This makes it particularly difficult for Holy Caster to run, given that its focused on Fire and Cold damage. Because of this I have not personally done the stages. But this does not mean its impossible to run. With Drakemaw you should be able to deal with any monster that's immune to your main damage types, albeit much more slowly. Note that every boss has insane health regeneration which mean you'll need to acquire a way to apply OW. You can either use Wyrd, Tantrum or Fowl Fight. Below is a simple walkthrough for each and every stage in case you want to try running it with Holy Caster.

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Maps
Stage 1 - Stage 2 - Stage 3 - Stage 4 - Stage 5

Green Line - Path to boss arena
Yellow Line - Path to next stage

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Stage 1 - Specter of Hatred

Boss - Dul'Mephistos :

Bartuc's Blood

Miniboss - Earth Fiend :

Tal Rasha's Talisman

This is the first stage. Kill everything you see with Wyrms, Frozen Breath or Drakemaw depending on their immunity. Keep Vindicate active to counter the poison mobs.

For the boss fight, clear the perimeter of the arena before engaging Mephisto. Don't let him get in melee range or else he'll summon Veil Kings. Lure him around the arena while applying OW. Wait until both the slow and OW hits. You can equip additional gear for 100% OW to make this easier. Once you see him bleeding, hit him with Drakemaw. Remember to keep OW applied. Repeat until he's dead.

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Stage 2 - Dream of Anguish

Boss - Andariel :

Quov Tsin's Crown

Miniboss - Giant Skeleton :

Deckard Cain's Gem

This stage is slightly more difficult. Use a potion whenever you get hit by poison. Watch out for Skeletal Priests. You can either kill them with Drakemaw or ignore them altogether.

For the boss fight, its not necessary to clear the arena. You can do it before or after fighting Andariel. Just be sure to clear the upper half of the arena so there aren't any distractions. Once you have Andariel following you, kite her around and kill her with Wyrms.

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Stage 3 - Phantasm of Terror

Boss - Al Diabalos :

Nor Tiraj's Safeguard

Miniboss - Chimera :

Zoltun's Gauntlets

This is where it gets tough. Here you'll find Drowned Beasts that hit hard and cast Hailstorm. The miniboss, Chimera, deals devastating elemental damage through trinity beam, ancients' hand and its on-death trinity nova. For this reason, it's recommended to get at least 350% F/C/L resist for a more comfortable journey. MO your rings with more resists and socket your body armor with Thai Runes. While this amount will not be enough to counter a Chimera's trinity beam, it should be enough to let us live with a few shots. They are F/C/L immune so you'll have use Drakemaw to kill them.

For the boss fight, it will be difficult to clear the entire arena without having Diablo follow you. You can clear just enough to give some space to fight him. Kill the Chimeras with Drakemaw and run away from the nova. Once you're ready, keep him slowed with OW and kill him with either Frozen Breath or Shadow Avatar. Note that Diablo is far more dangerous so its best to keep a good amount of distance from him at all times.

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Stage 4 - Figment of Pain

Boss - Duriel :

Horazon's Guard

Miniboss - Shroom Turret :

Radament's Greaves

This stage is the easiest. Just kill everything you see. You can ignore the Swampy Reptiles.

For the boss fight, you should clear the perimeter of the arena. Once its clear, you can kill Duriel with Wyrms.

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Stage 5 - Snare of Destruction

Boss - Tor'Baalos :

Valthek's Blade

Miniboss - Thokola :

Jered Cain's Diamond

Beware of the Red-Armed Soldiers and Celestial Descendants. Use Slayers and keep your distance. Use Magic Missiles and kill anything in sight. The mob density is low, but it doesn't take a lot of them to kill you.

For the boss fight, equip your tantrum bow. Clear the area near the entrance until you see Baal. Lure him into an open area far from walls. Kill anything he summons. Distract him with Edyrems and use Tantrum. It'll be a slow fight, but be sure not to stop using Tantrum until he dies or else he'll regenerate.

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Valthek Fight

You'll find the end boss arena inside Yshari Sanctum in the center of Caldeum. Equip the sets. This will grant you three skills that you'll use to fight Valthek: Holybolt, Iron Shield and Arcane Blast. Holybolt fires a slow moving projectile that deals devastating damage within a short span of time - the only thing that can harm Valthek. It has a 5 second cooldown. Iron Shield renders you invulnerable for a short period of time. This has a long cooldown and inhibits you from using Holybolt so I would not recommend using it. Lastly, Arcane Blast shoots bolts of green lightning at all nearby enemies. Note that these skills can only be used near a Godsman Guard.

You'll find the Seal of the Gods in the center of the arena. Destroying it releases Valthek. He'll pounce on you then use an 8-directional OHKO lightning attack. If you're in his melee range, he'll summons hordes of Godsman Guards. On the other hand, if you're within his spell range, he'll drop several black shadows that burst into flaming novas and use a broadside-like attack that releases numerous mini-fireballs.

A simple strategy would be to lure him, cast Holybolt on pounce, dodge lightning, run away, repeat. Use Arcane Blast to clear the Godsman Guards to make sure you have a clean shot once he pounces. Be careful as he has a habit of feigning fire nova shadows instead of pounce. Repeat until he's dead.

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WESTERN KINGDOMS

" The Western Kingdoms lie to the west of the Twin Seas and southwards of the Barbarian lands and Mount Arreat. They are envied for their temperate climate and plentiful rainfall which has allowed for the growth of plentiful crops and its population to flourish. "

The Western Kingdoms represent Acts I, II and V.


The Butcher

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Location - Butcher's Lair (Act 1: Tristram)
Reward:

The Butcher's Tooth

The Butcher's Tooth
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+10 to all Attributes
20% Magic Find
+1 to Light Radius
Horror Under Tristram (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 120
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 120

This is the same as Trial of Fear.

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Infernal Machine

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Location - The Pit Level 2 (Act 1: Tamoe Highland)
Reward:

Optical Detector

Optical Detector
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Tenacity
+5% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Elemental Resists +15%
Infernal Machine (Heroic)
Difficulty Level: 122
Transmute in the cube after reaching Level 122

Upon entering you will see that the area is a small cave that expands as you go down. You will have to walk further down before you see the Infernal Machine. But as you get close it will start summoning Elite Monsters around it at a rapid rate. You will have to fight your way through all of them before you can even see the Machine. Drop Wyrms ahead and keep everything frozen with Frozen Breath. Once you've managed to trim down their numbers, jump on the machine and kill it with Frozen Breath.

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The Binding of Baal

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Location - Dark Portal(Zoltun Kulle) -> Act 2: Canyon of the Magi
Reward:

Scroll of Kings

Scroll of Kings
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+10% to Spell Damage
20% to All Attributes

Kill Zoltun Kulle in Tal Rasha's Tomb and cast Dark Portal to open the entrance to the old Canyon of the Magi. You can find him right before the entrance to Duriel's Chamber. Once you have your merc ready and all your minions summoned, enter the portal. The area will be filled with a Horadric Mages all around the canyon. Kill them off one by one to avoid getting surrounded once you engage Tal Rasha. Once he's alone, kill him with Frozen Breath.

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Assault on Mount Arreat

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Location - Dark Portal(Talic) -> Act 5: Arreat Summit
Reward:

Sacred Worldstone Key

Sacred Worldstone Key
Required Level: 110
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Weapon Physical Damage +(25 to 30)%
(21 to 30)% Bonus to Defense

This is the same as Trial of Contrition.

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Island of the Sunless Sea

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Location - Drifter Cavern (Act 5: Glacial Trail)
Reward:

Six Angel Bag

Six Angel Bag
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
Fire Resist +(21 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%

& Sunless Crystal Bird

This uber is full of Sunless Mutants, Revelers and Feyrs that carry Nightmares. You should take caution as Sunless Reveler projectiles deal a significant amount of damage. The quest is divided into two parts: obtaining the charm and the upgrade item.

Malic carries the charm. You can find him at the bottom left potion of the map, at the end of the long narrow path leading to a small platform. He shoots homing, slow-moving bolts that instantly kills whatever it hits. A simple strategy would be to clear the path, summon minions ahead of you to bait his homing bolts and slowly proceed onto the platform while keeping him distracted with your minions. As you close the distance, start dropping Wyrms. Keep them up until he's dead.

Lucion carries the Sunless Crystal Bird: the charm upgrade. You can find him at the western most platform. He has an aura that makes everything around him invulnerable. If the group around him is too thick to proceed, slowly lure them out of his aura's range. Once there's few monsters around him, he's easy to kill. Make sure not to kill him while he's on water or the Sunless Bird will not drop.

Cube the

Six Angel Bag

Six Angel Bag
Required Level: 105
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
Fire Resist +(21 to 25)%
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%

with the Sunless Crystal Bird

Malic

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Lucion

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Cathedral of Light

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Location - Chapel of Vanity (Act 1: Cathedral)
Reward:

Idol of Vanity

Idol of Vanity
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Unlocks Mastery Skill: Continuity
15% Combat Speeds

The enemies here consist of several Nuns of Vanity, two Clerics, one Crystal Ball and Inarius himself. The Crystal Ball is a tower that lies at the very heart of the Cathedral. It grants invulnerability all enemies inside and shoots a deadly spinning Mind Flay similar to the Death Projector. As you enter, you will need to lure as many enemies as possible into the small room from where you came. After that, you'll need to teleport across the wall to your southwest, run to the far corner and surround yourself with minions. They will shield you from the beam. After the beam has passed, cast Solar Flare, run to the Crystal Ball and drop your Wyrms. If it doesn't go down, run to the opposite corner and surround yourself with summons again. After the beam passes go back to the Crystal and drop some more Wyrms. Repeat until it goes down. Once the Crystal is destroyed everything else should be easy to kill, including Inarius. Note that the Crystal Ball may spawn with various monster mods. If you find yourself unable to destroy it, make a new game.

Note: The Crystal Ball's spinning Mind Flay rotates in a counter-clockwise direction unlike the Death Projector.

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Tran Athulua

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Location - Island of Skartara (Act 2: Halls of the Dead)
Reward:

Sunstone of the Gods

Sunstone of the Gods
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(3 to 5)% Innate Elemental Damage
Maximum Life +(3 to 5)%
Maximum Mana +(11 to 15)%

By now you should know how Tran Athulua works. But be careful because the Amazons in Destruction difficulty come in vastly greater numbers and deal significantly more damage than the preceding game difficulties.

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Judgement Day

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Location - Dark Portal(Malthael or Imperius) -> Diamond Gates(Khalimgrad - Act 4: Plains of Despair)
Reward:

Crystalline Flame Medallion

Crystalline Flame Medallion
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to Summon Edyrem
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Cube after Killing Imperius and Malthael
(Max: 1 minute from each other)

+ Upgrade

You can access this uber by opening a Dark Portal to the Diamond Gates after killing either Malthael or Imperius in Khalimgrad. Upon entering you'll a long straight path going upward. Go up a few step until you manage to lure the 3 Dark Edyrems standing on guard. Once they follow you, lure them back into the bottom-most part of the map, near the portal. Run straight up then teleport away to lose them, luring Dark Uldyssian along the way. Lure him to the uppermost part of the map. He has a chance to spawn an avatar of either Malthael or Imperius every time he attacks. Surround him in Hoplites until an avatar spawns. Once it does, kill it and pick up the charm. Identify it and quickly keybind the Summon Edyrem skill. From here on use the Edyrems to surround him instead of Hoplites.

For the charm upgrade, you'll need to obtain both blue and red overlays on your character then cube the charm by itself. In order to do this, you must spawn and kill both avatars within 30 seconds of each other. Doing so will grant you both overlays that will allow you to upgrade the charm. Be quick and cube it before either overlay disappears.

Charm Drop

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Charm Upgrade

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Bull Prince Rodeo

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Location - The Secret Cow Level (Act 1: Rogue Encampment)
Reward:

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold
Moo moo moo Moooo! Moo!

Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 38) to Strength
+(0 to 38) to Dexterity
+(0 to 38) to Vitality
+(0 to 38) to Energy
(11 to 15)% Bonus to Defense
-10% Gold Find
(16 to 20)% Magic Find

Note that the Secret Cow Level can only be accessed after finishing the uberquest - Eve of Destruction.

The area will be full of cow-based monsters. You can find Rodeo in the middle of the pen area in the map. He deals heavy physical damage and casts Fowl Fight and Cow Rush. Proceed slowly with Dragon Wyrms and Frozen breath so you don't get overrun by cows. Once you're near the pen, lure Rodeo into a 90 degree angle wall to block the Cow Rush. Use Wyrms and Frozen breath to kill him. Use Hoplites to redirect Fowl Fight damage.

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Fauztinville

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Location - Stony Tomb (Act 2: Rocky Waste)
Reward: Great Runes - Taha, Ghal and Qor

This is just like Trial of Knowledge, but in destruction the monsters are far more dangerous. You'll need to be extremely careful. Use Dragon Wyrms on Necrobots and Frozen Breath on any incoming Harpies. Use Drakemaw on the Neon Fiends. Having an Act 5 mercenary will be extremely beneficial. Aside from crossing the area to access Bremmtown, you'll want to farm this place to obtain a Taha Great Rune for

Galdr

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Ghosts of Old Bremmtown

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Location - Act 2: Fauztinville
Reward: Class Charm Upgrade

While the uber itself isn't that hard, the fact that you have to cross Fauztinville to reach the entrance makes this more difficult than necessary. To reach the portal to Bremmtown, you have to go down from the entrance then turn right until you reach a short narrow path. Cross it then go north until you reach a platform that looks like a Canyon of the Magi waypoint. You can also check out the map here. Note that this map does not show the narrow path that bridges the path to the right and the road to the portal.

Once you reach the portal, recast all your buffs and summon your minions. As you enter, the statue near the entrance will break and grant you an orange buff that lasts for 3 minutes. You can only finish this uber while the buff is active. If you die or go over the time limit, you'll have to make a new game and start over.

The place will be full of invisible Howling Spirits that pounce on you once you're within range. Be careful as they tend to pounce in groups. Ideally you'll want to drop Wyrms ahead of you then summon Hoplites on top of it to lure out the spirits. But as you can see in the video, you'll make it through this area as long as you cast your spells. As you near the dragon, you will find a line on the path. Do not cross it, else he will cast a spinning mindflay. Once there, he should die fast to Wyrms. Cube your class charm with an arcane crystal before the swirly disappears.

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Xazax

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Location - Wretched Sands (Act 2: Halls of the Dead - Island of Skartara)
Reward:

Xazax's Illusion

Xazax's Illusion
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(10 to 25) Life Regenerated per Second
Poison Resist +(26 to 50)%

You can find the entrance to the far right of Athulua's platform, north of Island of Skatsara. This uber consists of three levels. The first two levels consist of huge mazes that house maggot eggs that spawn unkillable maggots on death. They deal heavy poison damage. Its important to note that you cannot use potions while in the first two levels so be careful not to get hit by the maggots. In case you do, TP back to town and get healed by Fara or Atma. The third level is a small stage where Xazax awaits you at the top. He casts punishers, devouring cloud and uses meteor shower after turning you into a maggot that brings down your fire resist into negative values. He also summons unkillable Penitents whenever he teleports on hit. They move fast and use death blossom on attack.

The general strategy will consist of dropping all your Dragon Wyrms near Xazax while dodging his spells. Use a potion whenever you get hit by devouring cloud. Once he summons a Penitent, lure it to any far corner that's not the entrance. Your goal is to kill him before he summons too many Penitents. Once there are too many Penitents to safely lure into the corners, you can try to lure them all into a single corner and wait for them to kill you. Repeat until he's dead. Xazax will also drop an Ancient Book that can be used to upgrade

The Glorious Book of Median

The Glorious Book of Median
Required Level: 130
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Adds 10-15 Damage
+(24 to 45)% Damage to Demons
Elemental Resists +(5 to 15)%

later on. Run it until you get +2 Paladin skills.

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Duncraig

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Location - Cave (Act 1: Cold Plains)
Reward:

Demonsbane

Demonsbane
By Robert Marks

Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(0 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Necromancer Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Druid Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Assassin Skill Levels
+(0 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+15 Life Regenerated per Second

Gear Check:

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

Recommended Stats: At least 400% Fire Resist

This uber contains Slain Souls, Necromorbs and Assur. Each Slain Soul is immune to a random damage type. They move fast and hit hard. The most dangerous ones are the Magic immune Slain Souls as they throw exploding barrels that will kill you if you get caught in its aoe. You'll need to dodge these barrels the moment you see them. You can spot them by keeping an eye out for thrown barrels and ignited gunpowder trails. Necromorbs are small, physical immune orbs that fire magic bolts from a distance. Assur, the boss, is in the platform right above the entrance. He's immune to everything and deals heavy fire damage.

Before attempting to fight Assur, you'll need

Assur's Bane

as he can only be damaged using Purify skill. You can make this by cubing a

Ring of the Five

, which has a drop to chance from any monster in Duncraig, with 5 seals from 5 minibosses spread across the map.
See the map below for their locations:

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Once you obtain the ring and reach Assur, the fight is easy if you have enough resists and

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon
Crown Shield (4)
Defense: (167 - 191) to (329 - 376)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 10
Required Dexterity: 43
Item Level: 10
5% Attack Speed
5% Cast Speed
+(4 to 5)% to Spell Damage
+(8 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 2%
Lightning Absorb 2%
Cold Absorb 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (535 - 594) to (983 - 1093)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 28
Required Dexterity: 64
Item Level: 31
10% Attack Speed
10% Cast Speed
+(8 to 9)% to Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 3%
Lightning Absorb 3%
Cold Absorb 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1325 - 1439) to (2386 - 2590)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 45
Required Dexterity: 135
Item Level: 51
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(12 to 13)% to Spell Damage
+(20 to 22)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 4%
Lightning Absorb 4%
Cold Absorb 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1968 - 2123) to (3529 - 3806)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 54
Required Dexterity: 280
Item Level: 77
15% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
+(14 to 15)% to Spell Damage
+(23 to 25)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Fire Absorb 5%
Lightning Absorb 5%
Cold Absorb 5%
Socketed (4)

. Hit him with Divine Judgement once then cast Purify. After that just dodge his attacks and watch his HP go down.

Assur fight

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Eve of Destruction

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Location - Act 5: The Worldstone Chamber
Reward: Access to Secret Cow Level

The same strategy for Terror Baal applies. The only difference is that in Destuction, he also has a chance to summon minions and visions of previous act bosses. The minions strengthen him whiile the visions grant him an aura that makes him invulnerable to damage. Lure them apart then kill whatever he summons. Other than that, run around the area while dropping Wyrms as you go.

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WASTELANDS

" The Wastelands are a murky world located on the edge of Pandemonium. They are constantly in flux, and are without true form. Those who enter the Wastelands can find themelves feeling disorientated and under emotional assault, and can find themselves lost in the realm. "

The Wastelands represent all areas that not in the mortal plane, and might be accessed from any act.


Khalimgrad

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Location - Dark Portal(Izual) -> Khalimgrad (Act 4: Plains of Despair)
Reward:

Zakarum's Ear

Zakarum's Ear
Required Level: 115
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
+(6 to 15)% to Experience Gained
Heroic Library of Fate
Rewards: Angelic Items, Crafting Rares, Crafting Exclusive Uniques
Tramsmute with a Perfect Gem to open with Area Level 125
Tramsmute with 2 Angelic items to open with Area Level 130

Find Izual in the Plains of Despair. Killing him will grant you a red overlay that allows you to open a Dark Portal to Khalimgrad. The area will be filled with Ethereals and punisher-shooting Lightwell gargoyles. There will also be a number of invulnerable Zakarum's Avatars spread around the area. Killing an ethereal will release a shockwave that weakens all enemies and breaks the shield of an Avatar. Use this chance to kill the Avatar. They have a 1/6 chance of dropping the charm. Be careful exploring the area as you might come across Malthael or Imperius and get nuked.

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Lord of Lies

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Location - Dark Portal(Maghda) -> Realm of Lies (Act 4: Chaos Sanctuary)
Reward:

The Book of Lies

The Book of Lies
Required Level: 125
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+(100 to 500) to Life
+(50 to 250) to Mana

You can access this level by opening a Dark Portal after killing Maghda in Chaos Sanctuary. You can summon him by activating the left seals.

The level is filled with various Elite Monsters and fake chests that constantly fire burning novas that quickly drop your HP to one. This curse stays active for a while and cannot be dispelled. You'll need to TP back to town every time you're hit and wait for it to expire. You can find Belial at the northeastern portion of the map, atop a small square platform. He will pounce once you're in range and summon a group of punisher-shooting Henchmen and untargettable ratfinks that deal heavy physical damage. After which he casts punisher barrage. You'll need to deal the most amount of damage you can in the small time frame you have before you die to the sheer amount of damage incoming between punishers, ratfinks and burn novas. You can do this by actively dropping Wyrms as you approach him and using the Shadow Avatar oskill. This oskill can spawn on any high level magic or rare amulet. It summons an icy avatar that brings forth a continuous stream of blue flames that deal heavy cold damage.

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The Black Road

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Location - Dark Portal(Buyard Cholik) -> The Black Road (Act 4: Chaos Sanctuary)
Reward:

Soul of Kabraxis

Soul of Kabraxis
Required Level: 120
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
+1 to All Skills
Maximum Fire Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Lightning Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Cold Resist +(2 to 3)%
Maximum Poison Resist +(2 to 3)%

You can access this level by opening a Dark Portal after killing Buyard Cholik in Chaos Sanctuary. You can summon his by activating the northern seal. Upon entering the level you will find several Shadowselves roaming the area. Walk straight into the hallway leading to the main platform where you will find a pillar of bones. Clear the area of Shadowselves then destroy the pillar. Doing so will release Kabraxis. As soon as he is out, he will pounce on you and summon additional Shadowselves. Use Dragon Wyrms and wall around him in a circular manner. Keep a distance just enough not to get hit by his green whirlpool, but not too far that causes him to pounce again. Use a potion whenever you get hit by a punisher. Keep resummoning Wyrms until he dies.

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Spirit World

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Location - Mbwiru Eikura (Act 3: Teganze)
Reward: Mystic Shard

Recommended Stats: 400% Fire Resist, 40% Slow or more, Purify

You can socket Pul Runes or Bloodstones to increase your Fire resist. You can use either

Void

Void
Weapons
'Sur'
Runeword Level: 75
Adds 7-13 Damage
+(58 to 72)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 20%
Regenerate Mana +15%
Cold Resist +40%
Physical Damage Reduced by (11 to 15)
+(3 to 5) Mana on Striking
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster

or

Helgrotha's Fang

with

Lucion's Soulstone

to reach the desired amount of slow.

You can access this level by entering the portal behind Terul in Teganze. First thing you'll need to do is clear the Goliaths and lure all the Sewer Rats into the northern most hall. Teleport across gaps to leave them behind. You can find Zorun Tsin standing in a small platform between the mid right and mid left halls. He casts various spells including an imploding fire nova, a six directional 1-Hit KO nova and a spike attack that summons Citizens. He also throws traps that grant him invulnerability. You can destroy these with purify. Once the stage is set, approach the mid right hall. Drops all your Wyrms and make sure that you don't have any auto attack skills active before proceeding to the center. Once there, Zorun Tsin will pounce on you and start attacking. Lock him with normal attack to apply slow and let your Wyrms attack him. Watch your health and keep a finger on your potions. Whenever your Wyrms expire, cast solar flare once and drop them again. Once there are too many Citizens, retreat if you can and lure them to the northern or southern most halls and leave them there. If there are too many traps to purify, lure Zorun Tsin into a different area. Destroy any traps you see. Repeat until he's dead.

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World Nexus

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Location - Ruins of Ureh -> Desolate Road
Reward:

The Sleep

The Sleep
Required Level: 125
Cube After Completing a Trophy Challenge to Awaken
Disenchant to open a portal to the World Nexus
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Maximum Fire Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Lightning Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Cold Resist +(0 to 1)%
Maximum Poison Resist +(0 to 1)%

Recommended Gear: Quiet Crafted Gear,

Void

Void
Weapons
'Sur'
Runeword Level: 75
Adds 7-13 Damage
+(58 to 72)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 20%
Regenerate Mana +15%
Cold Resist +40%
Physical Damage Reduced by (11 to 15)
+(3 to 5) Mana on Striking
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster

or

Helgrotha's Fang

Recommended Stats: 100% OW, 40% Slow or more, Purify

You can use either

Void

Void
Weapons
'Sur'
Runeword Level: 75
Adds 7-13 Damage
+(58 to 72)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 20%
Regenerate Mana +15%
Cold Resist +40%
Physical Damage Reduced by (11 to 15)
+(3 to 5) Mana on Striking
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster

or

Helgrotha's Fang

with

Lucion's Soulstone

to reach the desired amount of slow. You'll also need a way to apply OW from afar. You can use Wyrd, Fowl Fight or Fortress from crafted paladin shields like I used.

At the end of the Desolate Road you will find the Lost Traveler, approach him and you will obtain a red overlay that allows you to open a portal to the Nexus Bridge. This area has 3 levels, the last being the World Nexus. Upon entering you will find 4 long pathways to the north, east, west and south. At the end of every path is a symbol on the ground. One of those symbols is the entrance to the next level. You will also find stationary witches across the area. Be careful as their blue flames instantly kill anything it touches.

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Once you reach Nexus Bridge 2, do the same and look for the symbol that leads to the World Nexus. Don't forget to open a tp along the way. Once you enter, you will find that the tileset is pitch black and shows no corridors to follow. Just walk around until you find a path. Walk straight until you reach the Lost Traveler again. Before releasing the Witch, scout the 4 areas adjacent to the Lost Traveler. You'll need to find an area that's free of smaller witches. If there's none, make a new game. Once you find a clear spot to fight the Witch, hit the Lost Traveler with Divine Judgement to release Atanna Khan. Once she's out, the Witch will pounce on you. She also has a piercing missile skill shaped like triangles, a powerful nova skill shaped like circles and a strong knockback skill shaped like diamonds.

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First thing you'll need to do is lure the Witch into the clear area you found earlier. Once there, apply OW and slow with Fortress, for example, then hit her with Purify. She has a tendency to move a lot so some of your purifies might miss, but just keep firing. Her skills deal insane amounts of damage so you'll need to dodge them as much as you can. You can use Hoplites to distract her so she doesn't lock you with her knockback skill. Always keep OW on her and keep hitting her with Purify. It'll be a long fight but be patient. Repeat until she's dead.

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Credits

I would like to thank everyone in the MXL Team for a job well done. Special thanks to everyone I stole borrowed map images from, to KissOfAries and to everyone over Discord for their input while writing this guide. And thank you for taking the time to read all the way down here. I hope you found this helpful!

[ScarletEdge]

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[kissofaries]

no taha scepter for end game gear? :rage:

[HohoHaha]

Everyone play this shit pls, it's broken. Ty.

[Goodkidscc]

Excellent guide sir

[ScarletEdge]

Thanks
Typos fixed

[Xenomorphous]

I think i know my next character

[databer]

Nice guide:)

[jwei92]

Another gg guide from the one and only :pogchamp: