CMBurns wrote:Hi. It's no secret that Rising Dawn is fun and pretty strong. You've seen Sins, Zons and classic Dins play it, but have you ever decided to become a Horadrim and pick up where Cain left things off? Become so obsessed with acquiring additional experience that nothing else mattered?
Probably not. If you had, then your damage would look something like this:
That's right, with the power of books, you too could hit people with the tip of your hard cane.
For the stalkers:
https://tsw.vn.cz/acc/char.php?name=DawnSyndromItems:These are your core uniques/sets. Fairly accessible.
Deckard Cain's Heirloom
Deckard Cain's Heirloom
Short Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 53 to 55
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 188
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
+2.5% Spell Damage per 1% Additional Experience Gain
+1 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Undead
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Maximum Lightning Resist +2%
Maximum Cold Resist +2%
2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
(21 to 60)% Magic Find
''Knowledge is Power''
Socketed (3)
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)
Wake of Destruction
Wake of Destruction
Greaves (4)
Defense: (90 - 102) to (135 - 152)
Required Level: 9
Required Strength: 17
Item Level: 19
+(4 to 6)% Bonus to Spell Focus
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(11 to 13)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(6 to 8)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(6 to 8)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(24 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Energy
Requirements -20%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (333 - 369) to (462 - 512)
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 33
Item Level: 36
+(7 to 9)% Bonus to Spell Focus
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(15 to 17)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(10 to 12)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(10 to 12)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(58 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(26 to 30) to Energy
Requirements -25%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (854 - 930) to (1152 - 1254)
Required Level: 44
Required Strength: 158
Item Level: 59
+(10 to 12)% Bonus to Spell Focus
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(19 to 21)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(14 to 16)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(92 to 109)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Energy
Requirements -30%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (1274 - 1378) to (1713 - 1853)
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 272
Item Level: 85
+(13 to 15)% Bonus to Spell Focus
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(23 to 25)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(18 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(18 to 20)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(109 to 126)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Energy
Requirements -40%
Socketed (4)
Wyand's Perfidy
Wyand's Perfidy
Heavy Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 3825 to 4131
Required Level: 110
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 115
2% Chance to cast level 12 Nightmare when Struck
10% Attack Speed
+25% to Fire Spell Damage
+22 to Rising Dawn
+200% Enhanced Defense
10% to Energy
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Socketed (2)
Curse of the Zakarum
(Zakarum Set)
Now that we've got relics, you'll want to replace Wyand's by a
Relic (Rising Dawn)
Relic
(Random class Only)
Required Level: 75
+10% Bonus Elemental Damage to Bloodlust
+14 to Rising Dawn
Magic Resist +(1 to 2)%
to allow for more +skills charms.
Crafts and jewelry:
Other options:Black Masquerade
Black Masquerade
Bone Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (2420 - 2904) to (2622 - 3147)
Required Level: 80
Item Level: 120
+100 Spell Focus
+100% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+200 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist (0 to 10)%
Requirements -100%
Socketed (4)
This can replace a good craft and yield more damage IF you can manage to F cap elsewhere.
The Darkness
These have less MO space, no EF, no potential for life, but are easy to find and give good damage. Aim for good rare rings tho.
Vizjerei's Necklace
Vizjerei's Necklace
Amulet
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 105
+(1 to 3) to All Skills
+(20 to 30)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
(10 to 20)% to Energy
Maximum Mana +10%
+(25 to 50) Life after each Kill
Low +skills, high PMSD and energy. For a rare amulet to beat this, you need really high PMSD and XP. And you still need to make up for the energy loss.
Good sources of experience:Glove crafts: Up to 6%
Helm crafts: Up to 10%
Belt crafts: up to 10%
Rings: Up to 6%
Amulets: Up to 10%
Vial of Elder Blood: Up to 25%
Bremmtown Trophy: 10%
Book of Laz upgrade: 5%
The Sleep with Baal Trophy: 10%
Getting good rolls on all XP charms
XP Shrines (these are everywhere and it's a free 75% spell damage)
Jewelcrafting:There is safe way which is crafting with Zod runes.
Then there's the crazy balls deep middle of league and you've got 1000 ACs to spare...Using Lum runes. You'll want to roll EF and 2% XP. Ideally with energy or PMSD.
Leveling:It's a din.
Skills:Stormlord SMAX
Tainted Blood SMAX
Superbeast SMAX
Blessed Life - Until you're at 50% Phys Resist
Divine Apparition - 1
Rapture - Enough to hit max FHR and FCR breakpoints
Sacred Armor - Everything you have left
Conclusion:Yes I will break 100k this season.
@Ben: Where's my damn 100% deimoss?
