ManaLeech wrote:Anyone got advice on 2h weapons if I was going to go 2h for farming? would you invest in parasite instead?
Get a good weapon above all else. There are various ways to obtain it but the most readily available option is a crafted scythe. Specifically a Sacred Raptor Scythe which has lower ias frames to cap compared to Bonesplitter so pickup any Sacred Raptor Scythe and use Charsi's Imbue on it to make it Sacred Rare once you're around level ~100. You can also do the Gidbinn quest for more shrines. Depending on the number of shrines you have, you'd keep any roll that hits top end (max) "Two Handed Damage:" 300 to 400. Ideally you'd want to aim for 400 to 500+ but you do that after you obtain another Raptor Scythe base and more shrines. Any shrine should be used because it doesn't really matter how you hit your initial rolls other than the top-end damage but for reference the best shrines are as follows: Intimidating > Weird > Creepy > Abandoned. After that you can mystic orb in the following order: %ED (unless it's already 200% cap) > +Maximum Damage > Deadly Strike > %Attack Rating (consider using this earlier on until you have other %ar items). or you can use
Reaper's Hand
Reaper's Hand
Bonesplitter (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: (238 - 336) to (373 - 502)
(Necromancer Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 512
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
Mega Impact
15% Chance to cast level 1 Raid on Melee Attack
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.0390625%
Adds (50 to 90)-(180 to 250) Damage
(50 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(130 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Freezes Target +1
Socketed (6)
if you already farmed it.
Leviathan
Leviathan
Necromancer Scythes
'QorQorJah'
Runeword Level: 100
30% Attack Speed
+(101 to 125) to Maximum Damage
+(401 to 500) to Attack Rating
+(156 to 186)% Enhanced Damage
+(17 to 21) to Dark Power
(7 to 10)% Deadly Strike
Slow Target (21 to 25)%
(36 to 50)% to Strength
(36 to 50)% to Dexterity
+(75 to 125) to Life
Physical Resist (12 to 15)%
if you got lucky at Hellforge.
All Attributes go into STR and max parasite, 7 pts carnage, ~15 pts in Famine (depends on your %lifesteal and whether your leech feels comfortable), max death ward, max embalming, max rathmas chosen, max death pact (should be maxed last), 1 pt graveyard, 1pt talons hold and remaining extra pts in Famine.
This build has one problem and that will be %AR so you'll need to get a few %AR Jewels,
Athulua's Oracle
Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen
, consider %ar mystic orbs on your weapon over damage if you plan to roll another better scythe later (~20k%ar at level 115, ~30k at 120 etc.). Your goal is to stack %STR so items like
Shroud Royal
Shroud Royal
Full Plate Mail (4)
Defense: (336 - 390) to (676 - 786)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength: 35
Item Level: 29
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.01171875%
+(1 to 2) to Vanquish
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Defense
(3 to 5)% to All Attributes
Physical Damage Reduced by (7 to 10)
(6 to 8)% Gold Find
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1082 - 1213) to (2067 - 2318)
Required Level: 28
Required Strength: 70
Item Level: 40
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.015625%
+(5 to 6) to Vanquish
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
(9 to 11)% to All Attributes
Physical Damage Reduced by (15 to 18)
(10 to 12)% Gold Find
(10 to 12)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2707 - 2983) to (5055 - 5570)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 245
Item Level: 67
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.01953125%
+(9 to 10) to Vanquish
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 17)% to All Attributes
Physical Damage Reduced by (23 to 26)
(14 to 16)% Gold Find
(14 to 16)% Magic Find
Socketed (5)
Defense: (4043 - 4401) to (7534 - 8200)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength: 490
Item Level: 85
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.0234375%
+(11 to 12) to Vanquish
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
(18 to 20)% to All Attributes
Physical Damage Reduced by (27 to 30)
(18 to 20)% Gold Find
(18 to 20)% Magic Find
Socketed (6)
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Candlewake
Candlewake
Splint Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (8032 - 9339) to (11077 - 12593)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 105
-2% Base Block Chance
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.0390625%
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1500 to 3500) Defense
(10 to 25)% to Strength
(50 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen (1/2 chance to appear)
Socketed (6)
or
Steppe Sleeper
Steppe Sleeper
Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1302 - 1627) to (1342 - 1677)
Required Level: 80
Item Level: 1
+1 to Barbarian Skill Levels
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
30% to Strength
Requirements -100%
Socketed (4)
Tundra Walker
(Barbarian Windcarver Set)
are good choices. Even
Hellmouth
Hellmouth
Heavy Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: (1680 - 1976) to (3252 - 3566)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 525
Item Level: 105
Adds 125-250 Magic Damage
+12 to Rock Shock
+(140 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(500 to 2000) Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
Regenerate Mana -50%
Maximum Fire Resist +(1 to 2)%
(25 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
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Cinadide's Anvil
Cinadide's Anvil
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3271 - 3680) to (3583 - 4031)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 337
Item Level: 1
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
Adds 13-25 Damage
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to Strength
Requirements -50%
Socketed (2)
Cinadide's Craft
(Paladin Honor Set)
is decent for extra magic damage or the expensive 3 piece
Curse of the Zakarum
Curse of the Zakarum
(Zakarum Set)
Bremm's Retribution
Wyand's Perfidy
Geleb's Greed
Maffer's Frenzy
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
Maximum Life +3%
Maximum Fire Resist +4%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
70% Attack Speed
40% Movement Speed
70% Hit Recovery
(40 to 70)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +20%
Set Bonus with complete set:
+2 to All Skills
+84 Fire Damage
+50% to Fire Spell Damage
-60% to Enemy Fire Resistance
+3 to Path of Flames
+75 to all Attributes
set for Wolf Stance. there's a lot of item choices trust me these are only a few. Take it upon yourself to find %STR gear using ctrl+f.
Resists should be capped if not use Gems/Mystic orbs, Runes should be "Ko" for 5% STR in empty sockets.
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
for %physical resist if you feel like you have trouble tanking mobs. Same concept for other pieces of gear I'm too lazy / cba to mention just ctrl+F Physical resist under Runewords.
and use this
https://dev.median-xl.com/speedcalc/ to find out what your frames are for attack speed and hit recovery. a few fhr frames early does make a difference early on so having some of it is good but not excessively.
and this
https://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=34896good luck