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After having a lot of fun with the Zod sept, I felt like starting another long-term side project. Or as @maxicek aptly put it:
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Quite simple really:
Trying to get Guardian with each class while using the class specific sets.
The restrictions are rather on the HC wealth side of things, and me being new to HC with only one recent Guardian.
But I had wanted to use each class-specific set for a long time now. At first I thought about SC, and adding a twist by playing each class as Bear on top of it. But that's just not possible with Trang-Oul's and makes absolutely zero sense with Tal Rasha's orb.
So something else then. My main project at the moment is an untwinked 99er Barb in HC, said recent first Guardian of mine. He's currently lvl 97 and has farmed a basic stash of HC gear by now. All my HC stuff is what's found by that Barb (or the new chars in this sept themselves), so it's not like I have tons of other OP gear for these guys anyway.
Build choice will be somewhat restricted given the sets and my limited other HC resources, but I'll still try to check out builds/variants I haven't tried so far. Here's the initial plan:
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Amazon
Magezon
Assassin
Phoenix Striker
Barbarian
Bear (or WW)
Druid
FC/Maul
Necro
Poisonmancer
Paladin
Shocking Bear
Sorc
FO/CL
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Missing set items currently:
Otherwise good to go.
Any cool ideas on what else to do with these sets, even with limited resources in HC? Please do share!
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Status
(Btw this does not replace the imperative MP sept, in case you thought you got off the hook.)
***
Quite simple really:
Trying to get Guardian with each class while using the class specific sets.
The restrictions are rather on the HC wealth side of things, and me being new to HC with only one recent Guardian.
But I had wanted to use each class-specific set for a long time now. At first I thought about SC, and adding a twist by playing each class as Bear on top of it. But that's just not possible with Trang-Oul's and makes absolutely zero sense with Tal Rasha's orb.
So something else then. My main project at the moment is an untwinked 99er Barb in HC, said recent first Guardian of mine. He's currently lvl 97 and has farmed a basic stash of HC gear by now. All my HC stuff is what's found by that Barb (or the new chars in this sept themselves), so it's not like I have tons of other OP gear for these guys anyway. Build choice will be somewhat restricted given the sets and my limited other HC resources, but I'll still try to check out builds/variants I haven't tried so far. Here's the initial plan:
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Amazon
Magezon
M'avina's is great for FA which I played a couple of Zons with. But never went the full "Magezon" route with stuff like EA/IA/MA. This should be pretty solid overall, FA with the set is quite strong already.
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Planned gear:
- M'avina's helm (facet?)
- M'avina's bow (Nef?)
- M'avina's armor (facet?)
- M'avina's gloves
- M'avina's belt
- Raven
- SoJ
- +2/adds ammy
- Silkweave
Switch: CtA/Lidless
Build: 20 FA, 20 EA, 20 Pierce – rest TBD, some distribution among synergies and Penetrate
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Planned gear:
- M'avina's helm (facet?)
- M'avina's bow (Nef?)
- M'avina's armor (facet?)
- M'avina's gloves
- M'avina's belt
- Raven
- SoJ
- +2/adds ammy
- Silkweave
Switch: CtA/Lidless
Build: 20 FA, 20 EA, 20 Pierce – rest TBD, some distribution among synergies and Penetrate
Assassin
Phoenix Striker
Never played a Phoenix Striker, in fact don't think I've ever used that skill even once.
But I really like the set and the SPF Pat/Mat collection includes several Phoenix Strikers with Natalya's, so it seems to do well!
Planned gear:
- Natalya's helm (socketing TBD, likely IAS)
- Natalya's armor (socketing TBD, likely FHR/resists)
- Natalya's claw (socketing TBD, maybe Shael so that no further IAS gear is required)
- Natalya's boots
- offhand TBD – Bartuc/Jade Talon/shield?
- SoE/craft belt/Verdungo's
- Raven
- BKWB
- +2/adds ammy
- LoH/+MA/Dracul's
Build: 20 PS, 20 FoF, 20 CoT, ~10+ DS (rest TBD)
Leaning towards dual claw / BoS setup wit SoE, since that wwill have 45% PDR and decent resists so no need for Fade. So I need 35 IAS total to get to 7 FPA, or 20 IAS with lvl 10 BoS. Since I don't have 2/20 or 3/20 MA gloves in HC, I'll probably end up going Shael'ed Nat's claw and either go for 10 BoS or one IAS jewel somewhere.
I may try my luck shopping Anya for a 3/20 though. Came across a few of those when I shopped her in SC.
But I really like the set and the SPF Pat/Mat collection includes several Phoenix Strikers with Natalya's, so it seems to do well!
Planned gear:
- Natalya's helm (socketing TBD, likely IAS)
- Natalya's armor (socketing TBD, likely FHR/resists)
- Natalya's claw (socketing TBD, maybe Shael so that no further IAS gear is required)
- Natalya's boots
- offhand TBD – Bartuc/Jade Talon/shield?
- SoE/craft belt/Verdungo's
- Raven
- BKWB
- +2/adds ammy
- LoH/+MA/Dracul's
Build: 20 PS, 20 FoF, 20 CoT, ~10+ DS (rest TBD)
Leaning towards dual claw / BoS setup wit SoE, since that wwill have 45% PDR and decent resists so no need for Fade. So I need 35 IAS total to get to 7 FPA, or 20 IAS with lvl 10 BoS. Since I don't have 2/20 or 3/20 MA gloves in HC, I'll probably end up going Shael'ed Nat's claw and either go for 10 BoS or one IAS jewel somewhere.
I may try my luck shopping Anya for a 3/20 though. Came across a few of those when I shopped her in SC.
Barbarian
Bear (or WW)
WW is the only native skill that seems to make sense with this set, but I kinda think it's too boring even for the low standards I'm setting for this sept... My HC Barb has made a Beast anyway for his Nihl runs, so bear is the path I'm leaning towards. But WW remains an option if I don't like the bear options in the end. I could see this being the case due to the slow attack rate (unless using Faith Merc, but making that runeword in HC is rather far down the list).
Planned gear:
- IK helm (socketing TBD)
- IK armor (socketing TBD)
- IK weapon (2x Shael)
- IK boots
- IK gloves
- IK belt
- Raven
- Rare/craft with leech/adds
- amulet TBD (don't have HLW yet in HC)
Planned build: 20 Mastery, 20 BO, rest Shout/other passives
My HC Barb has made a Beast anyway for his Nihl runs, so bear is the path I'm leaning towards. But WW remains an option if I don't like the bear options in the end. I could see this being the case due to the slow attack rate (unless using Faith Merc, but making that runeword in HC is rather far down the list).Planned gear:
- IK helm (socketing TBD)
- IK armor (socketing TBD)
- IK weapon (2x Shael)
- IK boots
- IK gloves
- IK belt
- Raven
- Rare/craft with leech/adds
- amulet TBD (don't have HLW yet in HC)
Planned build: 20 Mastery, 20 BO, rest Shout/other passives
Druid
FC/Maul
I did play a Fire Claws bear some 20 years ago I think, but not since. Flaming Mauler I never did, but seems like a great build, even though the weapon is just terrible for it...
Planned gear:
- Aldur's helm (facets?)
- Aldur's armor (facet?)
- Aldur's weapon (3x Shael)
- Aldur's boots
- Stormshield?
- Raven
- BKWB
- +2/adds ammy
- Arachnid Mesh or SoE
- Dracul's Grasp
Planned build: 20 FC, ~50-60 FC synergies (prioritizing Fissure and its synergies for occasional AoE use), rest Maul/WB
I do kinda want to try the "Flaming Mauler" route here despite the horrible physical damage.
Planned gear:
- Aldur's helm (facets?)
- Aldur's armor (facet?)
- Aldur's weapon (3x Shael)
- Aldur's boots
- Stormshield?
- Raven
- BKWB
- +2/adds ammy
- Arachnid Mesh or SoE
- Dracul's Grasp
Planned build: 20 FC, ~50-60 FC synergies (prioritizing Fissure and its synergies for occasional AoE use), rest Maul/WB
I do kinda want to try the "Flaming Mauler" route here despite the horrible physical damage.
Necro
Poisonmancer
By Poisonmancer I mean actually focusing on poison damage, using LR and generally killing with PN.. as opposed to using it to (more effectively) kill everything with CE. Vampire form has horrible casting rate anyway, so this seems to make sense.
Planned gear:
- TO helm (facet?)
- TO armor (facet?)
- TO shield (facet/PD?)
- TO belt
- TO gloves
- Hoto or White / TBD
- Arachnid Mesh
- BKWB
- SoJ
- +2 craft ammy
Build: 20 PN, 20 PE, 20 PD, 10-20 CE (will still be necessary sometimes), 10-20 LR, IG, rest pre-reqs
Planned gear:
- TO helm (facet?)
- TO armor (facet?)
- TO shield (facet/PD?)
- TO belt
- TO gloves
- Hoto or White / TBD
- Arachnid Mesh
- BKWB
- SoJ
- +2 craft ammy
Build: 20 PN, 20 PE, 20 PD, 10-20 CE (will still be necessary sometimes), 10-20 LR, IG, rest pre-reqs
Paladin
Shocking Bear
Avenger would have been a more natural choice for the set, but I've played several recently.. Plus Gris Caddy is a super good bear weapon (4 FPA).
Question is which aura to use, in fact he can invest in several and switch between them. I plan to use Infinity Merc and go Holy Shock no the Pally, like this:
Planned gear:
- Griswold's caddy (Shael/IAS jewels)
- Griswold's helm (socket TBD)
- Griswold's armor (sockets TBD)
- Griswold's shield (sockets TBD)
- SoE or Arach
- Gore Rider
- Raven
- BKWB
- Dracul's or craft CB gloves
- +2/adds craft ammy
Planned build: 20 Holy Shock, 20 Resist Lightning, 20 Salvation, 10+ Holy Shield. Rest TBD – maybe Might/Conc or so for use vs unbreakable LIs?
Question is which aura to use, in fact he can invest in several and switch between them. I plan to use Infinity Merc and go Holy Shock no the Pally, like this:
Planned gear:
- Griswold's caddy (Shael/IAS jewels)
- Griswold's helm (socket TBD)
- Griswold's armor (sockets TBD)
- Griswold's shield (sockets TBD)
- SoE or Arach
- Gore Rider
- Raven
- BKWB
- Dracul's or craft CB gloves
- +2/adds craft ammy
Planned build: 20 Holy Shock, 20 Resist Lightning, 20 Salvation, 10+ Holy Shield. Rest TBD – maybe Might/Conc or so for use vs unbreakable LIs?
Sorc
FO/CL
This build is chosen for purlely nostalgic reasons: Back when I started D2, a Sorc using this build was the first char that I made that (1) had not put a random number of 1-10 points into every single skill that became available after reaching certain levels, and (2) did not encounter complete frustration upon discovering immunities in Hell after going all-in on one element/skill. I'm sure we all had these moments.
Planned gear:
- Tal Rasha's helm
- Tal Rasha's armor
- Tal Rasha's ammy
- Tal Rasha's orb
- Tal Rasha's belt
- Spirit/Lidless/Stormshield?
- SoJ
- BKWB
- TO gloves
- Waterwalk/Aldur's boots
Build: 20 FO, enough for ~25+ CM after gear, rest CL/synergies & 1 point wonders
Planned gear:
- Tal Rasha's helm
- Tal Rasha's armor
- Tal Rasha's ammy
- Tal Rasha's orb
- Tal Rasha's belt
- Spirit/Lidless/Stormshield?
- SoJ
- BKWB
- TO gloves
- Waterwalk/Aldur's boots
Build: 20 FO, enough for ~25+ CM after gear, rest CL/synergies & 1 point wonders
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Missing set items currently:
Aldur's: Weapon
Tal Rasha's: Armor & amulet
Griswold's: Weapon & shield
Tal Rasha's: Armor & amulet
Griswold's: Weapon & shield
Otherwise good to go.
Any cool ideas on what else to do with these sets, even with limited resources in HC? Please do share!
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Status
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Class Character Build Level Missing items
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Amazon Niva Magezon 0 Mal/Ist (Infinity)
Assassin Ayla Phoenix Striker 73 A1 Hell Mal/Ist (Infinity)
Barb Latro WW (TBC) 0 None
Druid Rud Flaming Mauler 0 Mal/Ist (Infinity), set weapon
Necro Ognar Poisonmancer 79 A2 Hell None
Paladin Lowsir Shocking Bear 0 Mal/Ist (Infinity), set weapon & shield
Sorc Ahsa FO/CL 0 Set armor & amulet