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Background:
Coming back to the game after a good 6 years I decided to finally optimize builds thanks to the Build Efficiency 101 thread on the old forum started by FFS and this meant farming runewords. I had a few characters in stash with a lot of good set items and uniques already.
I started running Lower Kurast superchests and within a few weeks had my first Enigma, Grief, and Fortitude followed by Infinity and then CTA and HOTO. Currently I have a Lo rune in stash and a few vex’s on down. (Time for some more runs.)
Next up was to focus on specific builds. I had a summoner necromancer already with no respec’s left so started a Poison Necro with the sole aim of being my most efficient pit runner, players 7. I generally like builds that can cope with at least P3 Hell simply to gain XP and advance.
The Journey:
McFleagle was equipped from stash with a gemmed sword and Biggins Bonnet plus Hsarus boots etc. I don’t remember too much of the initial slog as it was a bit tedious with simply poison dagger and The Diggler, followed by Jade Tan Do. At level 30 poison nova took over with Blackbog’s Sharp as the weapon soon after and then Wizspike before finally making a HOTO flail.
I swapped the Act 2 Blessed Aim Mercenary for my preferred Might merc once I hit nightmare.
Once I got Poison Nova, the going got easy and the build became fun. Finally entered Hell around level 67 and using the Wizspike I ran pits for a while to level up before completing Baal at around level 81. He’s currently running pits at players 7.
Standard tactics- hit monsters with Lower Resist curse and then Poison Nova followed by Corpse Explosion. Watch everything drop.
McFleagle favorite curse: ”’You lilly-livered ninnies, mah wee grannie hit’s harder than that!’ (This lowers monster morale to the point where they become easy prey for his followup attack.)
The Gear:
Helm: Harlequin Crest(with perfect topaz)
Amulet: Mara’s amulet
Armor: Trang Oul’s Scales
Weapon: HOTO Flail
Gloves: Trang Oul’s Claws
Shield: Trang Oul’s Wing (3 Trang-Oul’s set items give -25 poison resistance)
Rings: Raven Frost/Naglering(26%MF)
Belt: Arachnid Mesh
Boots: War Traveller(31%MF)
Stats and Skills:
75 into strength,
153 Dex, going for max block which is currently around 67%
242 into vitality
Summon Spells:
Required prerequisites : 1 point
Clay golem : 1 point
Golem mastery : 2 points (may increase-dunno)
Summon resist : 1 point
Curses:
All prerequisites : 1 point
Lower Resist: 1 point (breaks most poison immunes
Poison and Bone Spells:
Required prerequisites : 1 point
Corpse Explosion: 15 (radius)
Poison dagger : 20 points.
Poison explosion : 20 points.
Poison nova : 20 points. Main attack!
Currently sitting on 2 points spare-will dump into either amp damage or corpse for radius.
Merc is Act 2 Desert Might with Insight Eth Thresher and Treachery Armour.
Summary:
A huge amount of fun!
Don’t need skeles at all with Gumby and Merc being more than able to tank and close to max block is awesome.
Gear has yet to be optimized (MF is only 167%) and Deaths Web is grailer. This build along with my Dtalon/Trapsin are currently being leveled and will be a mainstay once all gear acquired or rolled.
Coming back to the game after a good 6 years I decided to finally optimize builds thanks to the Build Efficiency 101 thread on the old forum started by FFS and this meant farming runewords. I had a few characters in stash with a lot of good set items and uniques already.
I started running Lower Kurast superchests and within a few weeks had my first Enigma, Grief, and Fortitude followed by Infinity and then CTA and HOTO. Currently I have a Lo rune in stash and a few vex’s on down. (Time for some more runs.)
Next up was to focus on specific builds. I had a summoner necromancer already with no respec’s left so started a Poison Necro with the sole aim of being my most efficient pit runner, players 7. I generally like builds that can cope with at least P3 Hell simply to gain XP and advance.
The Journey:
McFleagle was equipped from stash with a gemmed sword and Biggins Bonnet plus Hsarus boots etc. I don’t remember too much of the initial slog as it was a bit tedious with simply poison dagger and The Diggler, followed by Jade Tan Do. At level 30 poison nova took over with Blackbog’s Sharp as the weapon soon after and then Wizspike before finally making a HOTO flail.
I swapped the Act 2 Blessed Aim Mercenary for my preferred Might merc once I hit nightmare.
Once I got Poison Nova, the going got easy and the build became fun. Finally entered Hell around level 67 and using the Wizspike I ran pits for a while to level up before completing Baal at around level 81. He’s currently running pits at players 7.
Standard tactics- hit monsters with Lower Resist curse and then Poison Nova followed by Corpse Explosion. Watch everything drop.
McFleagle favorite curse: ”’You lilly-livered ninnies, mah wee grannie hit’s harder than that!’ (This lowers monster morale to the point where they become easy prey for his followup attack.)
The Gear:
Helm: Harlequin Crest(with perfect topaz)
Amulet: Mara’s amulet
Armor: Trang Oul’s Scales
Weapon: HOTO Flail
Gloves: Trang Oul’s Claws
Shield: Trang Oul’s Wing (3 Trang-Oul’s set items give -25 poison resistance)
Rings: Raven Frost/Naglering(26%MF)
Belt: Arachnid Mesh
Boots: War Traveller(31%MF)
Stats and Skills:
75 into strength,
153 Dex, going for max block which is currently around 67%
242 into vitality
Summon Spells:
Required prerequisites : 1 point
Clay golem : 1 point
Golem mastery : 2 points (may increase-dunno)
Summon resist : 1 point
Curses:
All prerequisites : 1 point
Lower Resist: 1 point (breaks most poison immunes
Poison and Bone Spells:
Required prerequisites : 1 point
Corpse Explosion: 15 (radius)
Poison dagger : 20 points.
Poison explosion : 20 points.
Poison nova : 20 points. Main attack!
Currently sitting on 2 points spare-will dump into either amp damage or corpse for radius.
Merc is Act 2 Desert Might with Insight Eth Thresher and Treachery Armour.
Summary:
A huge amount of fun!
Don’t need skeles at all with Gumby and Merc being more than able to tank and close to max block is awesome.
Gear has yet to be optimized (MF is only 167%) and Deaths Web is grailer. This build along with my Dtalon/Trapsin are currently being leveled and will be a mainstay once all gear acquired or rolled.
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