Blade Fury Assasin (Ver 1.10)

[jmervyn1]

Whee hee.. got a 278% now. Damage booming : 621 - 3441

Not to wave my ignorance around like a banner, but are you somehow re-upgrading the same lash?

Also, IMHO ScatteredFire would do well with crafting some Blood gloves, and with cubing, gambling, or crafting a better ammy. Anyone have a better idea?

 

[PsychoticEwok1]

wow.

thats all i can say, so i'll say it again.

wow.

WOW!

well, when you said that one piece of gear can either make or break the build, you were right.

just traded a Jade Talon off for a pair of Gore Riders (156 def i beleive... good trade value-wise? dont care if i overpaid, jsut wanna know). i put those bad boys on and BOOM. 15% CB, 10% OW and 10% deadly strike all make a defference.

also borrowed a Nord's Tenderizer off a friend for the AR and much better damage. i WAS using a razors edge tomahawk... terrible.

so i was out with my friend, (hes got a poison necro) and we were doin act 5 quests in hell, and i found that i can actally KILL things. Freed up the soldiers, he was gettin mauled by those demon imps (donno why, he has great equip) That used to happen to me, but now my shadow is lvl 16 (one level left!!). she distracts em, i plunk down my level 5 CoS, MB a few times, meanwhile she's brought down at least one, so i stick a few Death Sentries down, then fury em. its slow right now, but getting better.


level 76 Furysin

20 venom, 16 SM, 20 fade, 1 BF

Nords Tenderizer
Tiamats Rebuke w/ perf diamond (screw those 3 resists, i need UM runes for duress and crescent moon)
Gore Riders
Soul Drainers (btw, now that i have AR and i HIT them, i find weaken casting ALOT)
String of Ears
Blackhorns Face w/ UM rune (had it in 1.09 patch when i was wealthier, gave it to friend when i quit, he gave it back when i started again, my old acct was deleted)
some REALLY crappy rare armor with 25x defense, minor resists, replenish life +5
Mahim Oak amulet (might change it out, was using it for the ar, but dont need now w/ nords)
cathans ring
manald heal ring
1x 1-26 light damage charm

damage with venom - 830-1270
damage without venom - 492-917

resists in hell without fade - -30, -11, 19, -22
resists in hell WITH fade - 34, 53, 75, 42

stats w/ gear - 155str (for zerker axe), 90, 220, 35
~840 life, 155 mana
1240 def
1139 AR

 

[ehawk]

If you get a chance to make the Runeword Duress, you will see another leap in effectiveness. I do not have a good weapon, or boots, so when I added my Duress I saw a HUGE improvement. Something to think on.

wow.

thats all i can say, so i'll say it again.

wow.

WOW!

 

[Ritslev]

..Not to wave my ignorance around like a banner, but are you somehow re-upgrading the same lash?...

Oh I wish I wis. I wish I could simply upgrade! But no. I'm trading for entirely new Stormlashes... at once i had 3 lashes in my stash.. 1 normal (297% with Jah) and then 2 etheral.. ATM I have only 1 left... my 278%.. But I'm holding my breath for a 290+% one, of course I'm expecting to pay 4 high runes or so but to me it's worth it.. to others perhaps not.. but in the end I'll have paid a 297% Stormlash and 9 Lighting Skillers for it all.. I've been trading back and forth.. back and forth and is ATM sitting with 4 High Runes and an Etheral Lash. Now I just have ot find a 290+% one and someone willing ot trade it. But if it was possible to upgrade.. lol Oh I wish.

Also, IMHO ScatteredFire would do well with crafting some Blood gloves, and with cubing, gambling, or crafting a better ammy. Anyone have a better idea?

Nope and I agree. unless he can ge an Atma or a Highlord.

 

[jmervyn1]

Oh I wish I wis. I wish I could simply upgrade! But no.

Too bad. I thought maybe you had stumbled upon a working cube recipie that wasn't posted. I've heard a rumor about a craft recipie other than the standard four that wasn't dumped along with the others.

Who knows what benevolence the ladder reset might bring (ladder-only crafts, bu-yah!).

Since I'm going to be dumping the only remaining SC chars I have after the reset, I've been wondering something. With so much attention on the godly stuff like Crescent Moon, are we ignoring the not-so-bright items available at lower levels?

I recall having a claw assn using a Diggler up through lvl 30 just for giggles, but there's a slew of daggers and weak stuff with the mods bladesins need. F'rinstance, my < lvl 40 HCL is using a Coldsteel Eye/Zak's Hand combo, and Heart Carver/Spineripper/Gnasher/Knell Striker/Crushflange would all seem to have some utility (even Humongous, if you're a glutton for punishment).

 

[Ritslev]

The Merc

While I've sworn by the Act 2 Defencive - Holy Freeze Merc. I've been able to through some lucky trades to acquire some high runes. Since I'm currently unable to find anyone with a very high %ed Eth Lash I started thinking if I should upgrade my Merc. So here comes a crazy idea which mught just work :

Doom Rune Word.
-High Damage and speed
-Holy Freeze Aura.
-Problem with no life leech so thsi has to come from other gear.
(Maybe even put on a Bramble Armor for the sake Thorns Aura)
If using this runeword, I could look at other Mercs. Now which one?

Yes I still want an Act 2 Merc. I find their 'intelligence' suits me just fine Their behavior I know and thus I will stick with them.

Should I though take :
A Might for more Damage and if so how much more would a level 90 merc be able to provide? (Level 90 = level 26 Might)
A Blessed Aim Merc - Well I do use ITD, so this one would purely be so I wouldn't have to use Demon Limb. Actuallly as I read this I'm leaning more and more for a Might merc.

So what I need help with is basically if someone with a Might Merc who is using a Doom Runeword, to contact me. Party with me and just mess around for 5-10 minutes, so I can see the Auras range, and the effects of Might on my damage.

Thank you.
*Sonofra

 

[PsychoticEwok1]

or you could go a defiance merc for more defense, but fade and good armor and sheild should have that covered.

id go might.

Also,

im hardly having any luck on the trade forums

so, anyone with a 3 open socket archon plate, 3 open socket ethereal berzerker axe, guillaumes face, or 1 or 2 UM runes, head over to my trade thread and post for my trades. its on USEAST.

or, whisper me on bnet. *beavercheese

ya know, i had my doubts, but the sin is my favorite character. i imagain after guillaumes, duress, or crescent moon, ill be alot more powerful.

right now my armor is... well, lets say that my armor provides me with 244 defense and the cool red-pants look of the sin (my fav). and thats it.

i simply want a duress archon plate so she isnt running around in a thong. i like the all-black look... when faded in the shadows, shes invisible

 

[Ritslev]

...ya know, i had my doubts, but the sin is my favorite character. i imagain after guillaumes, duress, or crescent moon, ill be alot more powerful...

You're missing some of the most important peices of the build, so trust me.. You'll be flying and in 7th heaven once you just get once peice cause you'll notice a -HUGE- boost ... especially if you get a Cresent Moon.
I would try to get the items in this order :
Guilluames.
Cresent Moon.
Duress.

That is the order of Importance to me..

...also I'm hardly having any luck on the trading forums..

Create games :
N Guillaumes
N 3 Sok (name of armor type)
N 2 x Um

etc, that has always been how I*ve been able to trade.
or :
O Xxx Xxx

The forums are great if you have very high elites ... just my observation

 

[PsychoticEwok1]

i've tried games such as "need guillaumes" or "need gface" or "bring guillaumes" or "bring um"

no one answers me on the trade values forum either, anyone on useast know if Lidless w/ ptopaz is a good trade for guilaumes? thats wut im offering. im also offering goldwrap, venom grips, and tals belt (a combined offer). no one that comes to my games wants them. "nt i dont need"

also, traded a 202% +2 ariocs needle for raven frost, 3 socket scarab husk, and a hel rune. good?

also traded jade talon for gore riders.

if you look at the link on my above post, youll see what i have for trade. is ANYTHING there worth guillaumes, 2 um runes, a 3 OS archon plate, and a 3 OS berzerker axe?

also ive been doing pit runs with about 300 mf (my sorc), not finding much.

 

[PsychoticEwok1]

i honestly think that i need armor... but i ant find any. ya see, ive been trying to get a 3 sock elite light armor for some time now. i just traded my ariocs needle for a 3 sock scarab husk, hel rune, and ravenfrost, but i tried on the scarab husk... and it doesnt look cool. shes got this heavy black thing on top, and no pants. (!) :surprise: im lookin for an archon... anyone wanna trade?
yea, i tried on guillauems with crushing blow ( it was my friends, he let me try it, doenst wanna give it up tho), and DAMN does it work good. still need better AR, even with Nords it isnt too good. 155% of 500 is only like 1200 .

so, hows everyone else comin on their sins? i have yet to see another furysin on all of useast. (not one!)

i did see one running around with a club and sheild, but she wasnt using fade and i didnt see her use fury at all. it was either a low level with bad gear, or a leech.

 

[Ritslev]

Well pactience is really a virtue, and the wait and effort you put into getting this gear will be worth it once you put it on for the first time and you know it's yours.

As for how its' going.... I'm looking, looking really hard for the last peice of the puzzle, an Etheral Lash with 29x% damage, once I have that my Furysin will be complete...

She is complete, aside from a small bit.. I need to change 8 small charms (they have 1-30 lightning damage) and get 4 Medium Charms : 1-80+ lightning damage.

I'm so close that I'm tempted trying to level her to 99.

 

[PsychoticEwok1]

EDIT: i had to put this first, its very important: in your guide, you say that the Runeword for duress is HelShaelUm or something like that. i was looking at runewords in the purediablo.com database, and it says duress is ThulHelUm.
which is right? now im scared to make my duress for fear of it being wrong!

well, ritslev, your right.

guillaumes rocks!

that CB is just insane... and the other stats like str and and and and... COOL

ive decided to give up on the search for the 3 os archon, nobody wants 100 def less. if i find one ill be happy, but right now im concentrating on getting 2 um runes for crescent moon and duress.

and then the absolutely unthinkably hard search will begin: finding SOMEONE on battlenet with an ethereal 3 socket berzerker axe.

can anyone tell me what the difference in damage is between an ethereal weapon and a regular one?

cuz it just might not be worth the search for an eth zerker axe crescent moon, because no one would keep the eth ones because they would break and mercs cant use em.

thinking about trading my currently in use by my furysin Mahim Oak Curio Amulet for Atma's Scarab. Will this be worth the AR bonus (and stat/resist sacrifice) once I get the ITD crescent moon?
go for 99. that'd just be cool. whatever you do, dont delete her

 

[te500cdt]

Hello, this is my first time logging and posting in this forum and I just had several problem posting my message. Not sure how this thing works so I have to keep this short hoping this message work. now my assassin is approaching lvl 86 and I am still weak, I would appreciate any advice. I consider myself a poor player and from the very beginning I knew I wouldn't be able to afford an ethereal stormlash so I thought to create an "army" to offset the weakness of my assassin... I used Beast zerker axe to create the fanaticism so that my Might merc would hit faster. He is using Bonehew, Leviathan, Tal mask. I am thinking of using Crescent Moon on a Hyperion Spear or Mancatcher and put IAS jewels in maybe Griz armor and other helm so he could hit the fastest speedbreak. That would take care of the static field I lack and he can hit faster than me. He will be closer to targets too. I also call the bear for help in 8 player game soloing Pit. Not too often, though, as people curse at you for not joining the party in quest games. Meaningless to solo in Baal run game as good groups usually finish fast even before I finish Pit run. I heard many people use maphack that's why. I was still using Angelic armor, amulet and 2 rings because it's just so hard to let go the AR that fanaticism boosts. This is really a big problem because I am losing 3 spots for better rings and amulet. I used them because they could give me 100% mf and +1 skill and 75 life and some dex, that's all. I recently made Lionheart on sharktooth armor cuz it looks a bit better than being naked in high defense elite armor. I thought I could always give it to my witchwild string zon that I hardly play since the str requirement is 88. Not sure if it's a good idea, though. My base str is 110 and now it's like 200 after all the equipment. maybe should leave my str at 96 and sacrifice defense instead. The set bonus from Orphan is very nice but I knew I would have to let them go someday. I use Lavagout to get the lvl 10 enchant at the beginning of each game and then switch to Laying of Hand or Soul Drainer depends on where I go. Can't afford Dracul's. It's tedious as I have to run back to town to get other gloves. And since I am already losing the bonus on Orphan set I thought might as well let go the 75% block on Orphan shield and put on Lanceguard for its 20% deadly strike that I hardly notice working. Is it ok? I am doing only 2k damage even after the Might merc helps and the Venom.. I did think about making Passion weapon since it's cheaper and I can get Heart of Wolvrine but I thought Beast is still better than Passion..

 

[Ritslev]

..you say that the Runeword for duress is HelShaelUm or something like that. ...

http://www.rpgforums.net/showthread.php?p=1722542#post1722542
The Duress Armor : ShaelUmThul
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runewords.shtml
there is your verification.
I hope you've not made a mistake.

..but right now im concentrating on getting 2 um runes for crescent moon and duress..

I think that is a good move..

.can anyone tell me what the difference in damage is between an ethereal weapon and a regular one?

http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/basics.shtml
- Weapons: +50% base damage.
So having a 71 max damage normal Beserker or a 106 one will have a large impact on your end damage. About 150 difference to be precise.. and with a 3/4 penalty that is a lot of damage you'll loose. Since one of the MAJOR forces of Blade Fury is that it doesn't use durability, stick it out and wait. Nt using durability is like telling any melee player -- Don't use Life Leech

..thinking about trading my currently in use by my furysin Mahim Oak Curio Amulet for Atma's Scarab..

That would be a good trade. See it's not the AR U use it for.. but the Amp Damage Aura.

I can sense some frustration with everything and I wish I could help. Now I don't know what you trade, nor how you trade, but I hope you realize that things take time.. Normally 1 trade takes me days.. My Cryptic Sword Etheral 3 Sockets.. that took me over 4 weeks to get. But I waited, I was yes impatient at times but I didn't settle for less, and that is kinda what I think you shouldn't either. The wait will be worth it.

I won't delete her.. I hope these things help you man.

 

[Ritslev]

... I used Beast zerker axe to create the fanaticism so that my Might merc would hit faster. He is using Bonehew, Leviathan, Tal mask. I am thinking of using Crescent Moon on a Hyperion Spear or Mancatcher and put IAS jewels in maybe Griz armor and other helm so he could hit the fastest speedbreak....

Hands down.. you should be the one using the Cresent Moon.
I think you're missing something in this build. It's not the total damage, the high damage that does the work in bringing your monsters life down. Its the initial casting of Static + Crushing Blow + Open Wounds.
The damage is to finish them off faster. So while you tried out a Beast, which is a great Runeword with : Crushing Blow + Open wounds + Prevent Monster Heal... it's not a very good runeword for a Balde Fury Assasin.
The Open Wounds you can get 100% from Malice for example a low level rune word that can carry its own weight way into later NM and early Hell. You should relook at the stats of the Moon.

..That would take care of the static field I lack and he can hit faster than me. He will be closer to targets too....

There is no way a Merc will ever be able to hit faster than you. Your speed with BF is maxed, all the IAS jewels in the world wouldn't max his speed with the weapons you've proposed.
A merc is better to cast Static if he uses : Hwanins Refuge Armor. (Hwanins Majesty Set)
He is a tank and tanks gets hit a lot. Get that armor isntead of give him the Cresent Moon runeword. 10 monsters knicking down at him will set it off a lot. ...
Or if you can afford it.. give him both the armor + the runeword.. that just means U need a mean LL + Life Helmet

..I was still using Angelic armor, amulet and 2 rings because it's just so hard to let go the AR that fanaticism boosts. .

My sympathies.. but if you switched to a Cresent Moon the ITD would take care of this problem... not only freeing up your rings + amulet, but also providing you with a better weapon. Don't just look at the damage state, but at the stats. The Blade Fury assasin is a 'stat' build. Carefully weighed and measure to fit. You don't have to let anything go, just also to be on the safe side get yourself a Demon Limb on the switch so if you really need AR U can 'enchant' yourself.

.. I recently made Lionheart ... maybe should leave my str at 96 and sacrifice defense instead. The set bonus from Orphan is very nice but I knew I would have to let them go someday. I use Lavagout to get the lvl 10 enchant at the beginning of each game and then switch to Laying of Hand or Soul Drainer depends on where I go. Can't afford Dracul's. It's tedious as I have to run back to town to get other gloves. And since I am already losing the bonus on Orphan set I thought might as well let go the 75% block on Orphan shield and put on Lanceguard for its 20% deadly strike that I hardly notice working. Is it ok? I am doing only 2k damage even after the Might merc helps and the Venom..

[Note on the following - I am trying to help]
I feel you've gone entirely wrong on this ... The substitutions of gear you have choosen don't work together. Switching out one part of gear will also mean you have to switch another. The gear I have choosen is balanced down to the last peice. (Except the rings which you can basically do with what you want).
Here is what you should aim for, and do it now before it's too later :

The Top 3 :
Boots: Goreriders nothing else will do. I wo'nt even explain this one.
Helmet : Guillaumes Face nothing else will do. I wo'nt even explain this one.
Gloves : Soul Drainers nothing else will rival it. You'r esuing it for the Weaken stat, so your merc will survive longer as a tank and you will as well.

Medio :
Armor : Lionheart is a good armor... Duress ALL the way. You could use a Rattlecage but if you can afford it get a Duress.
Shield : Tiamat. Yes TIAMAT! Resistance and +200 elemental damage (after 3/4 penalty from Blade Fury)... You speak of Max Block.. which is great, but you also seem to ask for damage. In my experience you don't need max block but you do need more damage.. always need more damage. With Fade providing Damage reduction. Weaken making this better and your gear as well. having max resistances and damage reduction will be worth more than dodge.
Beserker or Cryptic Sword Etheral Cresent Moon runeword : GET THIS!

Low Importance :
Amulet : Highlords Wrath has that nice Critical Strike adder.
Ring1 : A Ravensfrost for that damage + cannot be frozen.
Ring2 : Feel free to get what you want.

Don't mess with this setup till you're 'very' confident in what you're doing.

Stats :
Strength 125 : You don't need this much you can settle for 115 depending on your armor. I'm for esthetics... I don't like 121.. nor 111.. not 101... not even 124.. No.. 50 ... or 75.. 100. 125 or 150. I want a factor of 25. I'm a nut like that.

Notes on Deadly / Critical Strike.. Just cause you do'nt notice it doesn't mean it's not there.. trust me IT'S THERE!!!

Lastly... Passion Runeword is horrible for a Blade Fury Assasin or his Merc... sorry no two ways around it. You need to put your beloved Beast aside and then sit down and think this through. Cause you seem to be confused on what to do.

Static or Crushing Blow.
STATIC!!! Static is what makes you viable in hell a lot of the time. A single stat that has a godly potential in the right hands. It just happens that the Blade Fury assasin hapen to be on that list.

I may sound a bit rough here and I'm sorry if I come across that way, but you have put some peices together that just don't work. They even counter each other a little. Go back to the guide and reread it.
Then ask yourself do I want to make this character like this .. only you can answer that, but I can't guarentee the equipment you've choosen to have any positive effect in Hell 8 Player games... I can guarentee the gear I suggest. So up to you to walk the tightrope I've put out there ... or climb back down. There is no two way around it either.

SonOfRa

 

[FrozenSolid]

First of all Great Guide :thumbsup:
Ive always liked BF but b4 v 1.10 it was only good and fun in act 1-2 normal.
I cant wait to get started on my new Bladesin.
Im planning on maxing Venom first for the dmg and then SM for a tank.
But what should I max after that? LS or Fade? Or maybe I should put points into them equally?

 

[Ritslev]

...
But what should I max after that? LS or Fade? Or maybe I should put points into them equally?..

1 DEATH sentry (NOT MAX LIGHT SENTRY)
Max Fade.
Max Death Sentry.
in that order

 

[te500cdt]

Hi, thanks for the reply. Really appreciate your feedback. I do have some questions and perhaps they will raise some disagreements, though. First of all, the reason why I thought of making merc have Crescent Moon is that he does have attack speedbreak. With a decent unique weapon that I figured everyone can find he might be hitting at 7-9 frames while with lvl 9 Fanaticism using a Bonehew he is hitting at 6 frame. And I was wrong about him wearing Tal mask, I actually put Crown of Thief on him to have that 12% LL. At this lvl he has a defense of around 3200 and causing about 1200-4200 damage. I thought of using Crescent Moon Hyperion Spear or Mancatcher when I noticed he is quite a tanker even in a 8 player game. As everyone know, Duriel, Baal, and those necro-like knights in act 4 can cause some problems. And it is a no brainer to put Mind Blast to work in cow games or on Baal's minions. and I suppose that due to his decent defense he rarely get hit because I hardly see any hit recovery animation on him. Act 2 Merc has very bad hit recovery, might be as bad as Sorc and Druid. and I know with some adjustment he will be hitting at 5 frames using Crescent Moon without much interruption. I do understand I can't really prove it till I actually make it and it's true that Bonehew has 50% chance of casting Bone Spear which is the reason why he was casting it non-stop. And this is the reason why I think Hwanin set isn't a good idea, he should not get hit at all. Second, the other factor that causes the % landed on monster is our character lvl compared to our targets, not just the AR. With around 6k AR that I normally have or 9k after the Lavagout enchant I am merely doing 60-68% on Baal. And according to all sources and personal and friends experience we all confirm that the lvl gaps between players and targets make the difference. I found out that other than Baal, I am doing just about 80-95% on other monsters I frequently see in game. I consider this fact sad because I don't really intend to lvl it all the way to 99. I am just a poor casual gamer who doesn't have good gears. and I feel bad that some players with lesser gears might get frustrated from this but this is part of the game. I did follow the other parts of the guide using Orphan set helm, Gorerider, and occassionally Soul Drainer. The reason for Lionheart armor is that I thought my zon can use that too and Sharktooth armor looks mean, no other reasons. I long ago did have 2 Tiamats but traded both of them away for some decent mid runes thinking I can always find them... Once my % of hitting improves, I may remove one of the two Angelic rings and replace it with either Ravenfrost or some rare rings. and I always knew that my main weakness is lack of elemental damage which will be taken care of some time. I really want to make her a nice mf character so that's why I use complete Orphan set and 3 piece of Angelic set and with Gheed charm and some mf sc I had about 250 in mf. Then I started to realize that she just can't do it all. Still, lack of elemental charms in inventory put her in bad situation and I will take care of that later. You see, the problem is that I carry both town and ID tomes, 2 shadow and 2 trap charms, and 1 Gheed and I did put lots of faster run/walk, all resist, mf and vita charms so that's why she is low in elemental damage. Anyway, I somewhat have to disagree with the constant use of Soul Drainer. I found my merc is a decent tanker that I only use Soul Drainer in 8 player cow games. I believe it better to switch gloves depends on situations. I haven't tried out the blood CB gloves that my friends crafted for me as I found myself switching between Lavagout and the good old Laying of Hands that everyone seems to forget. Laying of Hands has 350% damage to Demons. And like I said I only use Lavagout to cast the enchant when necessary. anymore suggestions please let me know, thanks!

 

[Ritslev]

... I thought of making merc have Crescent Moon is that he does have attack speedbreak.

You shouldn't think as much (Just kidding hehe)..

Seriously the reason I posted about the runeword was cause I wasn't sure you could afford 2 of them. If you want 1 on your merc.. COOL. Go for it. But make sure you use one yourself as well.
You keep fokusing on using Fanatism lvl 9. Assuming you have a Beast being worn.. drop that idea. The killing isn't from your Merc/Tank. It's you. So he just has to hit as fast as it takes to keep him alive..
The definition I have of Merc in this build is : Tank. Meaning he takes the hits for you. Nothing much else...
You really need to drop the idea of using the Beast runeword as your weapon...

... And this is the reason why I think Hwanin set isn't a good idea, he should not get hit at all. ...

Bonehew (AmnAmn) + Gaze (P Ruby) + Hwanins Armor.. and yes he can deal with Hell 8 Player games and live to tell the tale.

... I really want to make her a nice mf character so that's why I use complete Orphan set and 3 piece of Angelic set and with Gheed charm and some mf sc I had about 250 in mf. Then I started to realize that she just can't do it all...

PvM limited to strictly some gear which don't ahve MF.. This build isn't for MF.. It's for gaming and having a blast.., nothing else..

....anymore suggestions please let me know, thanks!...

You speak lastly of Souldrainers.. well Mana leech is a must. Weaken makes your Merc Survive leaving you to drop that horrbile 'Beast' and put on something useful Seriously.. Instead of me trying to persuade you. Join Europe Server... and I'll demonstrate.. and explain.

About your mercs stats... My Merc is : level 90. (Hell Diff)
Life : 2027
Damage : 513-1918
Defence : 2305
Life Leech 22% (2.2%)
Damage Reduction : 35%
Resistance : Max all
Along with my Shadow Master level 20 (without skills) he does great. Can handle the Minons in 8 Player games for long enough for me to kill them.

You need to look at the larger picture instead of fokusing on one thing.. which you're doing ATM.. that thing is : Keeping Beast.
It is entirely wrong for this build.

Put on Cresent Moon on Merc... and use one yourself.. what ever you choose use one yourself.

 

[FrozenSolid]

1 DEATH sentry (NOT MAX LIGHT SENTRY)
Max Fade.
Max Death Sentry.
in that order

Oh yeah i meant Death Sentry, thx.
And is BFs ar the same ar as my normal attack?