I started Hell Cows at p3, for the sake of a better Cow King drop. I was quickly challenged by a dozen cows, but the valk easily
tanked them. With Holy Freeze active, she can tank more than that (unless there's a nasty boss pack.) Mizan jabbed away while I protected him with Decoys.
I soon found the King and lured him out. Mizan got the MF armors, one last time.
Good drop. 
The Demon Limb rolled great damage (228%) but only 7% LL and 16% fire resist.
I cleared the remaining cows at p1. I used up my remaining rejuvs for Mizan against the boss packs. He died a few times, and I took one hit, from a Cursed Extra Strong Extra Fast minion (lost half my life). Otherwise no danger. I found one last unique: Blackleech Blade Bill.
After one last spurt of
cow blood, Alkithoe's killing spree was over. I never got a chance to use all my imbues. Throughout Hell, I only found one ethereal elite merc weapon without sockets. That was a Great Poleaxe and the imbue was garbage. I used another imbue and a personalization to make
this. A silly little memento. What better way to celebrate than to cast meteors with Wirt's Leg? :badteeth:
Guardian Alkithoe, 1.11 vanilla naked HC zon, level 87
Final
Stats and Skills.
Heavily diminishing returns on the D/A/E, but every point helps.
Mizan, Holy Freeze Merc, level 87
Final
Stats
Endgame gear:
Pierre Tombale's
Cryptic Axe, dropped by
NM Diablo, upgraded and socketed with Shael.
Vampire Gaze
Grim Helm, dropped in
NM Glacial Trail, socketed with Crimson Jewel of Fervor.
"Duress"
Loricated Mail.
Woestave
Bec-de-Corbin, dropped in
NM Arreat Plateau, socketed with Emerald Jewel of Fervor. Arguably my best find, the blinding and slowing helped neutralize gloams and souls, the most dangerous monsters I fought (hid from).
Monsters parked: zero (unless you count the river snakes Mizan couldn't reach)
Maps rerolled: zero
NDEs: several. Gloam lightning was the worst. Evade saved me a couple times. Occasional elemental monster hits/novas took off 1000+ life. No extreme NDEs or mobbings though.
Overall, I'd say Alkithoe's item finds were streaky, but good. I found nothing decent until NM Diablo dropped Pierre Tombale's. Then I found Woestave, VG, and
Shaftstop in Act 5. I knew that keeping Mizan dressed in PTopaz armor/helm (and p8 full clears) would eventually pay off! A few decent finds in Hell, but nothing helped Alkithoe much.
Alkithoe's rune luck: Excellent.
Um from
NM Hellforge (eventual Duress). My best rune drop.
Pul from
Hell Hellforge. (enabled elite upgrade for Pierre Tombale's).
In addition; Lem (Hell WSK), Lum, Dol, a few Sols and Shaels. A couple Sols were used for spear crafting, which was a disaster.
Final Thoughts:
I've seen a few comments like, "Wow, amazing concentration" or "isn't your wrist sore?"
Not true. Many of the battles, even in Hell, were on auto-pilot. A beefed-up valk is the most powerful tank in the game. Very few mobs can kill her. As soon as I had a Decoy cast to protect Mizan, I was free to watch sports on TV, do some stretching, drink beer...etc. Of course, I always had one eye on the action, but I've definitely played characters that were more grueling than Alkithoe (like my HC BowBarb).
That being said, there were certain areas that demanded the utmost attention. Those situations were the toughest in my D2 career, and I felt I was at the top of my game. The two biggest factors for Alkithoe's success: experience and patience. I gained experience in tourneys here, which taught me strategy, map knowledge, and monster knowledge. I learned patience through underpowered builds, plus HC play.
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