Colossus Voulge Advice

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Chojun

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Colossus Voulge Advice

Hi all,

New around here. I played D2 on the closed realms profusely back in the 1.09 days but since a few months after 1.10 I got away from it for several years, so I've kinda forgotten a lot of the various strategies. Recently I got back into D2 and started a CL/FO sorc (she is level 91 now). I only play SP now.

Today I found this zombwtflol colossus Voulge (seems I can't upload a SS of it so here are the stats):

Raven Lance
CV
T-H D: 72-704

+327% ED
+373 AR
5% Life Leech
+10 to Baal disrespect

I've never seen anything like this before (esp the ED).

Does it get any better than this? Is it a keeper? If so I'll probably use it with my Merc, but at lvl 91 he doesn't have the req. 210 str (only 197.. will he have enough by lvl 99)?

If so, what should I socket it with?


Thanks :D
 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

If it's non-ethereal, I'd toss it. Too high of requirements to be useful. I think ED can go up to 400%, though I could be wrong. If you insist on using it, I'd socket it with a shael or a IAS + Lower Req jewel, I guess.

Edit: Almost forgot, mercs don't have AR, so that mod is wasted too =/.
 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

Ahh, ethereal. Good point, I hadn't thought of that. :) And true about the AR mod.

I guess I'll keep looking then :)
 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

A very nice rare but an insight in an eth CV would probably beat it for damage and req's. The best rare ever found that I have seen was a thunder mall found recently by someone here (forgot who sorry). I seem to recall it had over 300%ED, was ethereal with the self repair mod, and has big increase attack speed which is a crucial mod. The self repair is not needed for a merc polearm though obviously. Anyways, nice points for style anyways. What you could do with it is put it on a merc who wears a helm that has good +str and IAS like Andy's and socket it with something usefull like IAS (check breakpoint tables!) or more leach.
 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

ED% can go up to 450% on rares. Rare polearms need to be extremely godly to beat uniques/runewords in 1.10+. All that being said, I pretty much never throw away anything above 300% ed, as who knows what weird (titan leaper barb) build you'll decide you want to try that needs a 0%ias high ed polearm.

For mercs, assuming you're RWM, an elite eth insight or obedience are (relatively) low cost alternatives that will blow this one out of the water.

-CG
 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

stephan said:
Mercs *do* have AR. They follow the CtH formula just like everybody else.
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I thought I remember hearing that their CtH is completely based of their level and the level of the monster they're attacking? At the very least, I know I've read that +AR has no effect on Mercs.


 
Re: Colossus Voulge Advice

I've read that mercs hired in normal have better AR stats than those hired in NM and of course hell, so...

EDIT: that's a kickass rare, don't give up on it, :) (polearm leap attack barb?)
 
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