Xbow Necromancer

ruhtra wrote:Yeah, here is one of your issue, this lacks dmg big way. First of all, instead of socketing with mana regen / MF, you need to fill it with jah runes, for enhanced dmg.
Second, you should try to craft your crossbow, looking for those stats I listed earlier. You can easily get a weapon with 350-600 dmg if you get a decent craft, with MOs and Jahs. You should see the difference then. The elemental damages on the weapon don't add much, so no need to look for them.

I encourage you to check the breakpoints for IAS listed in the guide, to see if you need that much AS on you weapon. There is no need to get more than the breakpoint except if you can reach the next one. Meaning that having 250 IAS or 180 doesn't change anything.

You can farm Kurast 3000BA to collect shrines, signets and crystals (to craft jewels), until your equipment is strong enough for Dunc.
Also, check the list of dungeons, rifts and challenges to make sure that you have all the rewards pre 120, and that they rolled decently. What I did while leveling to 120 is I listed all the charms I had, picked the ones I could improve the most, and ran those ubers several time until I get better rolls.

I`m sooooo noob so can`t understand how 2 summon Butcher LOL
But greatest thanx for the advice.

Don't hesitate to ask your questions on the forum, and also, a lot of answers are already available online, or in videos.
If you are talking about the Tristram dungeon, you can find the entrance of the dungeon in Tristram, inside one of the house (top left of the map).

If I don't need the Attack Speed from Dark Power, would

Shamanka

Shamanka
Long Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 56 to 58
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 203
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
+(3 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
+(21 to 25)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(6 to 16) to Bloodlust
Maximum Life +(10 to 13)%
Fire Resist +(50 to 70)%
Lightning Resist +(50 to 70)%
Socketed (4)

be better than to rely on Bloodlust from my Act 5 Merc ?

IMHO it's much better on paper and in the game than relying on "onkill" merc proc. Having tested both setups, I use Shamanka myself with high +skill roll.
Don't get me wrong Qarak's Will have +36 lvl so 2x more than Shamnka, but it has 10% on kill, so I use both, self cast + merc since it overrides my self cast if it procs. However, if you do just farming without bosses it's probably better to use Dark Power self cast, since it has 10% cb for trash mobs and rely just on Quarak's Will on your merc (if he doesn't die all the time

).

What do you guys think about

Blackskull's Horns

Blackskull's Horns
Crown (Sacred)
Defense: 4437 to 4914
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 100-150 Fire Damage
+25% to Fire Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Strength
15% to Strength
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
+5 Fire Absorb
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

? Is this better than

Idol of Rygnar

Idol of Rygnar
Mask (Sacred)
Defense: (2068 - 2350) to (2208 - 2510)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 120
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
25% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 90)%
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
+(120 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 50) to Strength
+(40 to 50) to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of 500
25% Gold Find
+5 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)

Not a chance, study Idol once again, you got massive 200% EWD (imagine if you could MO your weapon to have 200% more EWD?) and we scale EWD (weapon pdmg) not flat ele dmg, plus Idol has many other great stats that we need, like dex, life leech and +2 necro levels.

Yeah but there is 15% fire pierce, good for flat damage from dragonfire's oil? Also massive str bonus and probally 4xcrystal of tears UMO in that helm worth?

Also is Blizzard proc from Buriza actually good?

Pinball wrote:What do you guys think about
Blackskull's Horns
Blackskull's Horns
Crown (Sacred)
Defense: 4437 to 4914
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 100-150 Fire Damage
+25% to Fire Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Strength
15% to Strength
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
+5 Fire Absorb
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)
? Is this better than
Idol of Rygnar
Idol of Rygnar
Mask (Sacred)
Defense: (2068 - 2350) to (2208 - 2510)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 120
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
25% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 90)%
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
+(120 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 50) to Strength
+(40 to 50) to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of 500
25% Gold Find
+5 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)

Henchmen helm can be used, it's just way rarer and usually more expensive version of Idol/any of the other ones and also practically requires you to have 4 umos in it to be as effective.

Pinball wrote:Yeah but there is 15% fire pierce, good for flat damage from dragonfire's oil? Also massive str bonus and probally 4xcrystal of tears UMO in that helm worth?

Also is Blizzard proc from Buriza actually good?

200% EWD is about 615 total str if NOT using Candlewake. If you are using Candlewake, then stuff like that and Mercy gloves etc become a bit more worth.

And yes, the Blizzard does deal some pretty decent damage.

blackskull vs idol is a highly relevant question on what setup you're running. if you're doing the gematria xbow, you're going to want more fire pierce than EWD.

both are good though.

My char atm: https://tsw.vn.cz/acc/char.php?name=NotPinball

What should I MO into my items? Flat str and flat damage? Have a decent Buriza rolls too but mostly use it for fauzt for better kill speed against necrobots. For other maps I use Hwanin. Hwanin proc is too good...