Hmmmm. Wouldn't that top out at 53% block? Moser's has 62%.chromatic/jeweler's kiteshield of deflection (shoppable at charsi with cowportal)
stuffed with Um or PD, or god beware 15 ias/15@ jools
Wire Fleece takes a bit more strength than Archon Plate and on average has less defense, so Archon is the best min/max choice between the two. (Dusk shroud is the best if you want a lower strength requirement in a 4 socket armor.) The main reason to use a Wire Fleece is if you like the look of it better. (It's personal opinion, but I think that Wire Fleece tends to look the nice on most classes, making the few extra points in strength worth it. Archon plates can just look dumb on some classes.)Question on a base for Chains of Honor. I had traded to get an Superior Archon Plate (def: 556) but when I was looking around at new items for trade on Traderie I saw someone offering up a Superior Wire Fleece with around the same defense. It had of course much less STR req and 4 sockets.
A kite shield can have just 3 sockets, so I think Moser's is better.chromatic/jeweler's kiteshield of deflection (shoppable at charsi with cowportal)
stuffed with Um or PD, or god beware 15 ias/15@ jools
Yeah, I upped it, and it's pretty awesome. I did do a bit of shopping and now I have a bunch of close-but-not-close-enough shields.A kite shield can have just 3 sockets, so I think Moser's is better.
Yeah this one had Def: 550 (or close to it) so if I see one again I think I will grab it. The extra points can be sunk into vitality. ThanksWire Fleece takes a bit more strength than Archon Plate and on average has less defense, so Archon is the best min/max choice between the two. (Dusk shroud is the best if you want a lower strength requirement in a 4 socket armor.) The main reason to use a Wire Fleece is if you like the look of it better. (It's personal opinion, but I think that Wire Fleece tends to look the nice on most classes, making the few extra points in strength worth it. Archon plates can just look dumb on some classes.)
While looking through my D2R stash, I found this:In fact, Moser's is better than 99.99% of all magical and rare shields. The remaining 0.01% are jeweler's monarchs of (something good) and awesome rares. So when assuming that picking up, identifying and evaluating a rare or non-monarch magical shield takes 5 seconds, it needs an average of 50,000 seconds = 14 hours of time just to figure out a better one among the finds while I'm pretty sure that 14 hours of e.g. Mephisto runs will give you Moser's. That means, they are not worth picking up.
It's pretty much the same with rare and magical armor and regular helms and also amulets, except those from Baal, Nihlathak and Diablo (which can potentially have +2 to skills of a class). Regarding weapons, I only pick up certain few rare and magical ones, like claws and amazon javelins.
Edit: Typos.
Mosers being better is assuming the character is in need of resistances and blocking from the shield. But if it's a character that runs a lot the blocking won't be much good while a really great shield would be a chromatic of amicae socketed by Larzuk, which should be far quicker to acquire by shopping. Also, if the shieldbearer is your hireling the blocking is useless. Mosers is stil a good shield but in that case not much better than a plain 3 socket one.In fact, Moser's is better than 99.99% of all magical and rare shields. The remaining 0.01% are jeweler's monarchs of (something good) and awesome rares. So when assuming that picking up, identifying and evaluating a rare or non-monarch magical shield takes 5 seconds, it needs an average of 50,000 seconds = 14 hours of time just to figure out a better one among the finds while I'm pretty sure that 14 hours of e.g. Mephisto runs will give you Moser's. That means, they are not worth picking up.
But then you got Gerkes SanctuaryMosers being better is assuming the character is in need of resistances and blocking from the shield. But if it's a character that runs a lot the blocking won't be much good while a really great shield would be a chromatic of amicae socketed by Larzuk, which should be far quicker to acquire by shopping. Also, if the shieldbearer is your hireling the blocking is useless. Mosers is stil a good shield but in that case not much better than a plain 3 socket one.
Hehe, I keep all eth / selfRep items that I find. Is your need for a grail?At a sidenote, I still need a eth selfrep Boneshield of any sort
it must be a boneshield and no grim or troll
no, for a full 'Bone' items ethereal char.Hehe, I keep all eth / selfRep items that I find. Is your need for a grail?