magz_ wrote:How'sMalus Domestica+ a good shield for heavy vit scaling as an early/budget option? Skylord feels strangely cheap to make for how powerful it is, but I was wondering if you could get close with a 1h+shield setup using malus.Malus Domestica
Club (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 41 to 42
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 376
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
Increased Healing Rate from Apples by 100%
Apple Healing Effect While Equipped
+(0 to 2) to All Skills
+50% Damage to Undead
(11 to 20)% to Vitality
+(1 to 1000) to Life
Maximum Life +3%
Physical Resist (6 to 10)%
10% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (3)
Thoughts onHammer of Jholm? Seems like it could have potential with superbeast frames and UHM melee benefits.Hammer of Jholm
Great Maul (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 76 to 89
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 1472
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
While Using Windform:
Adds 3 - 5 Fire Damage per 20 Attributes
Adds 3 - 5 Lightning Damage per 20 Attributes
+200% to Fire and Lightning Spell Damage
-1% to Enemy Fire and Lightning Resists per 60 Attributes
15% Chance to cast level 60 Nova on Melee Attack
15% Chance to cast level 63 Apocalypse on Melee Attack
120% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
+20 to Windform
Requirements +100%
Socketed (6)
At first glance,
Gnarled Root
seems like an even cheaper version of the same item. The real issue is that there just aren't very many great shield options for Lemures, and Skylord is so good that I kind of question even recommending Aeterna/Astral Blade + a craft shield, even for labs.Gnarled Root
Club (4)
One-Hand Damage: 4 to 6
Required Level: 1
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
25% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
10% to All Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 10 to 11
Required Level: 18
Required Strength: 18
Item Level: 31
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
45% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
16% to All Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 14 to 17
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 49
Item Level: 51
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
65% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
23% to All Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 6%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 17 to 21
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 104
Item Level: 77
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
75% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
30% to All Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 8%
Socketed (3)
Club (4)
One-Hand Damage: 4 to 6
Required Level: 1
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
25% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
10% to All Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 10 to 11
Required Level: 18
Required Strength: 18
Item Level: 31
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
45% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
16% to All Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 14 to 17
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 49
Item Level: 51
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
65% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
23% to All Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 6%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 17 to 21
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 104
Item Level: 77
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
75% Attack Speed
+50% Damage to Undead
30% to All Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 8%
Socketed (3)
Hammer would be a different build, and Superbeast frames are actually irrelevant to it - it's got enough attack speed natively that I think it caps on everyone automatically. UHM does get Stormlord, some fire and lightning spell damage from Superbeast, enough fire pierce to definitely cap, and a bunch of life on attack, so if you were going to try it out then that's not a bad plan. I've heard that the item is... a little questionable without the Corrupted Vines proc from goblin season, though.