The MedianXL 2017 v1.3 SP Miniguides Compilation

Bliyadolubov
Grubber
314 | 10
Hi Chuck. Did you tested an abjudicator for slothdin. For me it doesnt working.
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ChuckNoRis
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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
+50% Damage to Undead
+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)
Bliyadolubov
Grubber
314 | 10
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
/
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
+50% Damage to Undead
+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.
Notram
Stone Warrior
34 | 2
Hello Chuck, I was wondering whether the Psicrown Sorceress is still viable in current version?
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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
Notram
Stone Warrior
34 | 2
Thanks for the reply!
ACast59
Skeleton
2 | 0
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?
Cheno
Heretic
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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.
ACast59
Skeleton
2 | 0
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:
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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 !