@Southpaw8668 - Awesome progress, cool to see the blinding being used so effectively. If you like the valk now, you're going to love her later. They are formidable tanks. Remember, at slvl 8 she gets her weapon upgrade, and will actually be able to kill things fairly effectively (which is good, or bad, depending on how intent you are on maximizing merc kills for the extra MF).
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Miasma set out once again with Mizan, this time to dispose of that filthy scum Nihlathak. The halls were cleared out without issues, as they were populated mostly by lower health enemies, which Posion Nova made short work of. Once we found the man himself, Miasma took great pleasure in using Poison Explosion to not only dispose of corpses before Nilly could get to them, but also with the nice side effect of clearing out the room incredibly quickly and thoroughly. Once the room was cleared, we threw decrep on Nilly to slow him down, and it was a waiting game while Mizan skewered him to death. Miasma felt a twang of guilt when Nihlathak died. Although he isn't a true Necromancer, it was still nice to see somebody else appreciating the art of necromancy. However, Nilly decided to drop us a lovely little gift:
AWESOME! We were super happy that we decided to wait before using our socket quest, and immediately took this gem to Larzuk to punch a hole in it. We lose the 25% mf from cathan's set bonus, but the helm provides us with 61 (37 from the helm, and 24 from a PTopaz), so it's well worth it. Also, the +skill is always a welcome addition.
It was now time to continue our journey to the summit of Mount Arreat. Miasma's love affair with Attract continued in the Ancient's Way.
There were actually 2 other Evil Urns which produced identical packs, all of which got the same treatment. It's almost comical how safe it is to stand among a group of fully charged Frenzytaurs with no worries. Soon after this, we found a new weapon for Miasma. Awesome! 25% FR + CR is just great, and ITD even means we can use Poison Dagger if we feel like it (although I can't think of a situation in which I would want to actually use it, any suggestions?). The combination of spening more points in PNova, and the +skills from Tarnhelm (which also boosts LR) has really shifted gameplay. We tore through the Icy Cellar and quickly found ourselves ready to face the Ancients.
We weren't sure how to handle them, as it would be quite tough to seperate them, and Miasma's running speed is super slow to begin with. We tried placing some bone walls to hopefully distract them, and maybe make the thrower step back and away (as you can do with Decoy). It didn't work.
We faced all 3 Ancients together. As you can see we got the thrower stuck behind a pillar, so really Mizan and gumby only faced the two others together. They hardly did any damage though, so we were able to use LR on them instead of Decrep, which sped things up. Before we knew it, they had fallen, and we didn't even use a single health potion.
The WSK was cleared easily and quickly, with PN+LR just ripping through everything. The throne posed no problems to us whatsoever, so it was time for the waves! Wave 1 melted without issue. Wave 2 was also easy, and even a PsI Achmel was harmless, as we used PE on everything else so there were no pesky resurrections. Bartuc and his crew were dismissed fairly easily as well, although they did kill Mizan once when I left him in the middle of a bunch of hydras and refused to give him any pots
. Wave 4 was contained well with Attract and they fell quickly. Lister and company were tougher, with their 95% Poison resistance. We pulled them out a couple at a time, and Mizan was able to bleed them out, while decrep kept them contained.
Alright, it was time for the big man himself! We were never worried about Baal though, as everyone knows the slow from CG plus decrep makes Baal completely and utterly useless. He didn't even move for the whole fight as Mizan's OW went to work on him. All we had to do was re-summon some gumbies here and there.
Awesome drop! Miasma's luck really held out through act V. The Chancies are only 25% (literally the worst possible), but we don't care, we're just excited to have some reasonable MF for NM. The amulet was Eye of Etlitch, which gave us a very welcome additional +skill. All in all, a VERY nice drop from our favourite Lord of Destruction, and of course Destroyer status.
After this, we cleared out cows. They were an absolute joke. PN would melt entire herds in one shot. It was so easy that we checked multiple times to make sure that the /p setting was in fact at 8. Only notable thing to happen here was Tancred's boots from the King himself. This completes Miasma and Mizan's S/U equipment by filling up the last slot.
Other finds:
- Soulflay (Halls of Vaught)
- +15 life SC
- Berserker's hatchet (WSK 1)
- Lance of Yaggai (Baal drop)
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Here is a quick run-down of what Miasma and Mizan will be wearing for their journey into NM:
Miasma:
- Tarnhelm (P Topaz)
- Sigon's Shelter
- Diggler and Steelclash
- Chance Guards (25% MF)
- Arctic Binding
- Tancred's Hobnails
- Manald Heal and Cathan's Seal
- The Eye of Etlich
- Angelic Sickle and Hsarus' Iron Fist (Switch)
Mizan:
- Infernal Cranium
- Venom Ward
- Soul Harvest
Current MF:
Miasma: 89%
Mizan: 0%
Hopes for NM:
- Obviously more MF pieces would be nice
- PLEASE a belt with more than 2 rows.
- Weapon upgrade for Mizan, although this isn't crucial
[highlight]Destroyer Miasma the Poison Necromancer, with Mizan the Defiance Guard - lvl 48, NM Rogue Encampment[/highlight]
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Miasma set out once again with Mizan, this time to dispose of that filthy scum Nihlathak. The halls were cleared out without issues, as they were populated mostly by lower health enemies, which Posion Nova made short work of. Once we found the man himself, Miasma took great pleasure in using Poison Explosion to not only dispose of corpses before Nilly could get to them, but also with the nice side effect of clearing out the room incredibly quickly and thoroughly. Once the room was cleared, we threw decrep on Nilly to slow him down, and it was a waiting game while Mizan skewered him to death. Miasma felt a twang of guilt when Nihlathak died. Although he isn't a true Necromancer, it was still nice to see somebody else appreciating the art of necromancy. However, Nilly decided to drop us a lovely little gift:
AWESOME! We were super happy that we decided to wait before using our socket quest, and immediately took this gem to Larzuk to punch a hole in it. We lose the 25% mf from cathan's set bonus, but the helm provides us with 61 (37 from the helm, and 24 from a PTopaz), so it's well worth it. Also, the +skill is always a welcome addition.
It was now time to continue our journey to the summit of Mount Arreat. Miasma's love affair with Attract continued in the Ancient's Way.
There were actually 2 other Evil Urns which produced identical packs, all of which got the same treatment. It's almost comical how safe it is to stand among a group of fully charged Frenzytaurs with no worries. Soon after this, we found a new weapon for Miasma. Awesome! 25% FR + CR is just great, and ITD even means we can use Poison Dagger if we feel like it (although I can't think of a situation in which I would want to actually use it, any suggestions?). The combination of spening more points in PNova, and the +skills from Tarnhelm (which also boosts LR) has really shifted gameplay. We tore through the Icy Cellar and quickly found ourselves ready to face the Ancients.
We weren't sure how to handle them, as it would be quite tough to seperate them, and Miasma's running speed is super slow to begin with. We tried placing some bone walls to hopefully distract them, and maybe make the thrower step back and away (as you can do with Decoy). It didn't work.
We faced all 3 Ancients together. As you can see we got the thrower stuck behind a pillar, so really Mizan and gumby only faced the two others together. They hardly did any damage though, so we were able to use LR on them instead of Decrep, which sped things up. Before we knew it, they had fallen, and we didn't even use a single health potion.
The WSK was cleared easily and quickly, with PN+LR just ripping through everything. The throne posed no problems to us whatsoever, so it was time for the waves! Wave 1 melted without issue. Wave 2 was also easy, and even a PsI Achmel was harmless, as we used PE on everything else so there were no pesky resurrections. Bartuc and his crew were dismissed fairly easily as well, although they did kill Mizan once when I left him in the middle of a bunch of hydras and refused to give him any pots
. Wave 4 was contained well with Attract and they fell quickly. Lister and company were tougher, with their 95% Poison resistance. We pulled them out a couple at a time, and Mizan was able to bleed them out, while decrep kept them contained.Alright, it was time for the big man himself! We were never worried about Baal though, as everyone knows the slow from CG plus decrep makes Baal completely and utterly useless. He didn't even move for the whole fight as Mizan's OW went to work on him. All we had to do was re-summon some gumbies here and there.
Awesome drop! Miasma's luck really held out through act V. The Chancies are only 25% (literally the worst possible), but we don't care, we're just excited to have some reasonable MF for NM. The amulet was Eye of Etlitch, which gave us a very welcome additional +skill. All in all, a VERY nice drop from our favourite Lord of Destruction, and of course Destroyer status.
After this, we cleared out cows. They were an absolute joke. PN would melt entire herds in one shot. It was so easy that we checked multiple times to make sure that the /p setting was in fact at 8. Only notable thing to happen here was Tancred's boots from the King himself. This completes Miasma and Mizan's S/U equipment by filling up the last slot.
Other finds:
- Soulflay (Halls of Vaught)
- +15 life SC
- Berserker's hatchet (WSK 1)
- Lance of Yaggai (Baal drop)
--
Here is a quick run-down of what Miasma and Mizan will be wearing for their journey into NM:
Miasma:
- Tarnhelm (P Topaz)
- Sigon's Shelter
- Diggler and Steelclash
- Chance Guards (25% MF)
- Arctic Binding
- Tancred's Hobnails
- Manald Heal and Cathan's Seal
- The Eye of Etlich
- Angelic Sickle and Hsarus' Iron Fist (Switch)
Mizan:
- Infernal Cranium
- Venom Ward
- Soul Harvest
Current MF:
Miasma: 89%
Mizan: 0%
Hopes for NM:
- Obviously more MF pieces would be nice
- PLEASE a belt with more than 2 rows.
- Weapon upgrade for Mizan, although this isn't crucial
[highlight]Destroyer Miasma the Poison Necromancer, with Mizan the Defiance Guard - lvl 48, NM Rogue Encampment[/highlight]
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