- Mar 26, 2020
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Seeing as I've been posting all of my HC untwinked guardian success lately I figured I'd post tonight's stain on my previous 3/3 record. You can't have the good without the bad... Alas, the fourth attempt was a Paladin, Jordan, and a Blessed Hammer build at that. Can confirm, the build is still ridiculously strong. I tore through all of NM and killed Baal without as much as a hiccup. At the time of death it boasted ~1200 life, maxed resists, and a little under 3k damage. For all other builds so far I used Pindleskin to farm 60-65 but it seemed unideal for this build as this was the first I had to get up close without Barbarian buffs and WC stun. The undead charges were a bit too much for comfort. I opted to farm further instead at Eldritch to 63 and finish NM shortly after. I figured it would still be a good idea to farm out 70 at Baal waves as I had done with the other builds to prepare for Hell. On the very first run I failed to recognize the pack of Soul Killers lurking behind the pillar (the fucking pack of Extra Strong/Lightning Enchanted Burning Souls caught my attention) and one hammer cleared the pack, popped the death explosion, and insta killed me in tandem with a zap from the Burning Soul pack. This was one of those situations where hitting a fat purple was not going to save me, literally 100-0 instantly. Lesson learned: abort Throne of Destruction with Soul Killers, find a different place to farm post 65 in NM, or even go to Hell earlier. Blessed Hammer will kill too many of them too fast and explode in your fucking face. Jordan retired early but came back for a second round of championships. It was written...
Undecided on whether to run it back with Paladin or try one of Druid, Necromancer, or Sorceress to mix it up. More Tito's will suffice for now, salute!
Undecided on whether to run it back with Paladin or try one of Druid, Necromancer, or Sorceress to mix it up. More Tito's will suffice for now, salute!