The MedianXL 2017 v1.3 SP Miniguides Compilation

Hi Chuck. Did you tested an abjudicator for slothdin. For me it doesnt working.

yes , it adds 50% more damage to the vessel passives if you are neutral . since it's a lazy build you can either focus on maxing your vessels damage to their max potential, or instead you can go for a medium-ish vessels damage + procs "on death blow" if you prefer more eyecandy on the screen (2x

Black Hand Sigil

Black Hand Sigil
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 50 Shuriken Flurry on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 50 Drakemaw on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 50 Doom on Death Blow
Elemental Resists -25%

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Ignis Demonia

Ignis Demonia
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (4319 - 5070) to (5198 - 6102)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 782
Item Level: 105
6% Chance to cast level 40 Annihilation on Death Blow
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(30 to 40)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
-(15 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(130 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(5 to 15)% to Energy
Maximum Mana +(5 to 15)%
Requirements +75%
Socketed (4)

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Aeterna

Aeterna
Broad Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (101 - 118) to (105 - 124)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 488
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
Amazing Grace
4% Chance to cast level 50 Blizzard on Death Blow
+(3 to 5) to All Skills
+100 Spell Focus
(20 to 50)% Cast Speed
+(20 to 40)% to Spell Damage
+(130 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
(10 to 20)% to Strength
Socketed (6)

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Eternal Vigil

Eternal Vigil
War Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 46 to 50
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 1162
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
4% Chance to cast level 53 Glacial Nova on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 53 Supernova on Death Blow
+(3 to 4) to All Skills
+200 Spell Focus
+(31 to 40)% to Spell Damage
-(28 to 35)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(200 to 250) to Mana
Requirements +100%
Socketed (3)

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Drow Valor

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The Angiris Star

The Angiris Star
Angel Star (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 55 to 58
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 602
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
Vessel of Retribution: 0.7% Damage Leeched as Life
3% Chance to cast level 40 Death Ripple on Death Blow
+(4 to 6) to Paladin Skill Levels
20% Movement Speed
+30% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
-50% to Fire Spell Damage
-50% to Lightning Spell Damage
-50% to Cold Spell Damage
-50% to Poison Spell Damage
(5 to 20)% to Vitality
(5 to 20)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Socketed (3)

is nice in places like Bremmtown when the enemies are almost always in the range of your VoR)

ChuckNoRis wrote:yes , it adds 50% more damage to the vessel passives if you are neutral . since it's a lazy build you can either focus on maxing your vessels damage to their max potential, or instead you can go for a medium-ish vessels damage + procs "on death blow" if you prefer more eyecandy on the screen (2x
Black Hand Sigil
Black Hand Sigil
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 50 Shuriken Flurry on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 50 Drakemaw on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 50 Doom on Death Blow
Elemental Resists -25%
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Ignis Demonia
Ignis Demonia
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (4319 - 5070) to (5198 - 6102)
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 782
Item Level: 105
6% Chance to cast level 40 Annihilation on Death Blow
+(2 to 3) to Paladin Skill Levels
+(30 to 40)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
-(15 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+(130 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(5 to 15)% to Energy
Maximum Mana +(5 to 15)%
Requirements +75%
Socketed (4)
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Aeterna
Aeterna
Broad Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (101 - 118) to (105 - 124)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 488
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
Amazing Grace
4% Chance to cast level 50 Blizzard on Death Blow
+(3 to 5) to All Skills
+100 Spell Focus
(20 to 50)% Cast Speed
+(20 to 40)% to Spell Damage
+(130 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
(10 to 20)% to Strength
Socketed (6)
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Eternal Vigil
Eternal Vigil
War Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 46 to 50
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 1162
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
4% Chance to cast level 53 Glacial Nova on Death Blow
4% Chance to cast level 53 Supernova on Death Blow
+(3 to 4) to All Skills
+200 Spell Focus
+(31 to 40)% to Spell Damage
-(28 to 35)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(200 to 250) to Mana
Requirements +100%
Socketed (3)
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Drow Valor
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The Angiris Star
The Angiris Star
Angel Star (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 55 to 58
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 602
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
Vessel of Retribution: 0.7% Damage Leeched as Life
3% Chance to cast level 40 Death Ripple on Death Blow
+(4 to 6) to Paladin Skill Levels
20% Movement Speed
+30% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
-50% to Fire Spell Damage
-50% to Lightning Spell Damage
-50% to Cold Spell Damage
-50% to Poison Spell Damage
(5 to 20)% to Vitality
(5 to 20)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Socketed (3)
is nice in places like Bremmtown when the enemies are almost always in the range of your VoR)

Sorry. Miss info - abjudicator dont working at 1.3 patch meaning before it nerf.

Hello Chuck, I was wondering whether the Psicrown Sorceress is still viable in current version?

Notram wrote:Hello Chuck, I was wondering whether the Psicrown Sorceress is still viable in current version?

hello , yes , it's viable ,but it would require a different setup for mid game (you may ignore boosting cold spells) . Since your damage only benefits from hard points into energy +all skills and you no longer need to boost a strong backup offensive spell for immunes , you may go for some minion based (magical) crafts to make them tank better instead of the sacred crafts . There is also the

Glowing Vertigo

Glowing Vertigo
Smoked Sphere (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 37 to 39
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 183
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
(80 to 100)% Cast Speed
+(20 to 25)% to Spell Damage
+(10 to 15) to Psicrown
+(100 to 150) to Energy
+(450 to 600) to Mana
Maximum Mana +40%
Elemental Resists -10%
10% Chance to Avoid Damage
+80 Life after each Kill
8% Weapon Damage Taken Restores Mana
Socketed (2)

to aim for in end game

Thanks for the reply!

Hey there, new MXL player and long time D2 player here, are these builds viable? the main guide forum has so few of them

Can you tell me which ones are viable?

ACast59 wrote:Hey there, new MXL player and long time D2 player here, are these builds viable? the main guide forum has so few of them
Can you tell me which ones are viable?

Many of the guides here will probably be outdated since they seems to be from before Sigma was released. Every few months, 1 or more talent trees are remade + more and more game changes gets implemented. If you are 100% new, then it would probably be better for you to follow one of the newer guides that are listed as having little to no gear/skill requirements, even more so since many of the newer guides will go through the current progression/skills/challenges etc. Chuck can probably tell you which are viable but even the viable guides might have large holes in them, which doesn't help a new player.

Cheno wrote:
ACast59 wrote:Hey there, new MXL player and long time D2 player here, are these builds viable? the main guide forum has so few of them
Can you tell me which ones are viable?

Many of the guides here will probably be outdated since they seems to be from before Sigma was released. Every few months, 1 or more talent trees are remade + more and more game changes gets implemented. If you are 100% new, then it would probably be better for you to follow one of the newer guides that are listed as having little to no gear/skill requirements, even more so since many of the newer guides will go through the current progression/skills/challenges etc. Chuck can probably tell you which are viable but even the viable guides might have large holes in them, which doesn't help a new player.

Such a shame, so many diff builds but well... there's still plenty for me to try, thanks for the advice :bounce:

the main cores of the builds are still the same (gameplay + main skills to use) . what changed the most is regarding the itemisation , but that can easy be adapted if you just take a good look at the documentation and see what could fit best to replace your slots

more than half of the builds can keep the same skillplan in Sigma . if you take the barbarian or sorceress for example , there isn't any significant change in Sigma compared to 2017 .

if you take a look at the new guides section , you may find 3 or 4 decent guides between the huge amount of worthless ones .

good luck !