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The biggest difficulty long term is dealing with monsters that run away. Goatmen and skeleton archers first show this habit in the early levels, but they are slow of foot and slow to run, and the rooms in the Church and Cats aren't that large. Witches are the true pursuit problem, and running them down in Hell is one of the bigger nuisances for a Warrior. Timing sneak attacks is one way to deal with them; retreat around a corner and wait a moment, then move back to the edge and start swinging. Witches can often be caught and slaughtered just as they walk around a corner in pursuit. The more advanced way to deal with witches and mages is by telekilling. | The biggest difficulty long term is dealing with monsters that run away. Goatmen and skeleton archers first show this habit in the early levels, but they are slow of foot and slow to run, and the rooms in the Church and Cats aren't that large. Witches are the true pursuit problem, and running them down in Hell is one of the bigger nuisances for a Warrior. Timing sneak attacks is one way to deal with them; retreat around a corner and wait a moment, then move back to the edge and start swinging. Witches can often be caught and slaughtered just as they walk around a corner in pursuit. The more advanced way to deal with witches and mages is by telekilling. | ||
====Telekilling==== | |||
Telekilling is a technique that uses the teleport skill to pop right beside a monster that would otherwise run away. The technique is fairly simple, though it takes some practice to master the timing. Simply point the gauntlet at the monster, right click to teleport, and the instant you appear start swinging. The warrior will always appear below and to the left of the target (if that space is clear) and it's not difficult to move the mouse so you'll be facing up at the monster the instant you rematerialize. With a fast sword and good damage, stun lock is ensured, and mages and witches can be killed in just a few hits. | |||
Telekilling is mana-efficient too, since teleport is just 15 mana at higher levels, compared to 40 for Stone Curse. Plus the faster monsters are killed, the less damage you take to spend potions or mana healing. And it's fun; most expert Diablo players measure themselves by how quickly and with how few potions they can clear levels, and chasing witches and mages around is not exactly an efficient use of time. | |||
The hardest part for Warriors is reading the books. Level one Teleport [[D1_Spellbooks#Mana_Costs_for_Spells|requires 105 magic]] to read, and the books increase rapidly from there. It's [[D1_Spellbooks#Magic_Requirements_for_Spellbooks|181 magic for level 4]] and 255 for level 5 and up; more magic than it's possible for a Warrior to muster in Diablo (though it can be done with extremely rare equipment in Hellfire). Since Teleport reduces in mana cost until level 8, it's worth spending some time on Enchanted Shrine runs to increase the spell level. | |||
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====Spell Support==== | ====Spell Support==== | ||
Warriors can use spells just like any other character, but they are hindered by low magic, low mana, and poor accuracy. To/hit with spells is determined by a character's magic attribute, and few Warriors have enough magic to hit monsters with Fireballs on hell difficulty. Even if hits can be landed, such as with Chain Lightning, the warrior's casting speed is quite slow. His best spells are Stone Curse, to stop running monsters or slow down attacking mobs of melee fighters, and Teleport, for quicker movement and telekilling. | Warriors can use spells just like any other character, but they are hindered by low magic, low mana, and poor accuracy. To/hit with spells is determined by a character's magic attribute, and few Warriors have enough magic to hit monsters with Fireballs on hell difficulty. Even if hits can be landed, such as with Chain Lightning, the warrior's casting speed is quite slow. His best spells are Stone Curse, to stop running monsters or slow down attacking mobs of melee fighters, and Teleport, for quicker movement and telekilling. | ||
==Warrior Lore== | ==Warrior Lore== | ||