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Guide to ShockingShemales
The ShockingShemale, a guide to the ultimate pvm Tanksorc.
Table of contents:
1) ShockingShemale? It sounds awful, what is it?
2) The main basics of the build
3) Three different beartypes, wich one to choose?
4) The Vitabear
5) The Blockbear
6) The Leechingbear
1) A ShockingShemale? It sounds awful, what is it?
The ShockingShemale is a Sorc that uses the beast runeword to become a bear and uses an extremely fast normal attack while having equipped 2 x dream runewords for a huge lightning damage output. She also uses enchant for fire damage.
2) The main basics of the build
Q:
There are only really two things interesting for a bearsorc on this weapon and that’s:
+3 To werebear
+3 To Lycanthropy
Werebear is the skill you use to turn your sorc into a bear.
Slvl 3 gives: 64% enhanced damage, 35% defense, and 50% max life.
With each lvl it gains: 7% enhanced damage and 5% defense
Lycanthropy is a passive skill that works from the moment you shape to Werebear
Slvl 3 gives: 35% max life and a duration of werebear of 80 seconds
With each lvl it gains: 5% max life, and +20seconds to werebear duration.
If a sorceress wants to improve the Skillevels of Werebear and Lycanthropy the only things that work are items with +Skills to all Charclasses. For example wearing an anni will give you Slv 4 werebear and Lycanthophy, while wearing a druid torch or sorc torch doesn’t add to the Slvl’s.
Assume you have your Beast equipped, you select the skill werebear and you shape to a bear. You will notice now that the only thing you can use is normal attack. And you will notice that you are able to use your weaponswitch or take your beast off and still remain bear.
Q:
A:
As you can see wearing a dream helm and shield gives us a Slvl 30 holy shock aura. Lvl 30 holy shock does two things.
1)
This isn’t much damage you think? Wrong, lightning mastery will boost this damage sky-high since it applies twice when you use hand to hand combat.
Let’s say you have a Slvl 30 lightningmastery for example. It will give +398%lightning damage. Now let’s see the lightning damage added to your attack
1668*4.98*4.98 = 1-41000 lightning damage added to attack.
The pulsedamage is less interesting since it only gets boosted once by your mastery
With the same lvl lightningmastery it does
278*4.98 = 1-1384 damage.
Q: but won’t our attackspeed suck?
A: The attackspeeds in bearform are a weird thing. The main portion of how it is determined is by your baseweaponspeed and your weaponias. Only for some lower speeds offweaponias makes a difference. The maximumspeed a ShockingShemale can reach is a 5 frame attack wich only is 1 frame slower then zeal.
3) Three different beartypes, wich one to choose?
Ok now we have discussed the main things on a shocking shemale we can look further.
There are 3 different bears you can make from this point in my opinion. The vitabear, the blockbear, and the leeching bear.
Vitabear:
Pros: Huge life, easy to gain 75all resists in hell, has more +skills then the other bears, so more damage.
Cons: Looses life rather fast wich can be dangerous when swarmed, has to drink potions to regain that life,
Blockbear:
Pros: Ends up with 90allres and maxblock in hell and still has good life wich makes it by far the best tank.
Cons: Expensive weapon, lower life since it has a heavy dexterity investment, has to drink potions to regain life. Most expensive build of the three, less damaging build of the three.
Leechbear:
Pros: does some physical damage to leech back life/mana, wich leaves you drinking not as many potions as the other 2 builds. Also does some physical damage so lightning+fire immune bosses are no problem.
Cons: Iron maiden curse kills you. Not the machinegun attackspeed as the other two builds. Harder to reach 75all res with in hell.
The ShockingShemale, a guide to the ultimate pvm Tanksorc.
Table of contents:
1) ShockingShemale? It sounds awful, what is it?
2) The main basics of the build
3) Three different beartypes, wich one to choose?
4) The Vitabear
5) The Blockbear
6) The Leechingbear
1) A ShockingShemale? It sounds awful, what is it?
The ShockingShemale is a Sorc that uses the beast runeword to become a bear and uses an extremely fast normal attack while having equipped 2 x dream runewords for a huge lightning damage output. She also uses enchant for fire damage.
2) The main basics of the build
Q:
How does a sorc become a bear?
A: There is only one way to gain this, take a look at the runeword beast.
Beast
5 Socket Axes/Scepters/Hammers
Ber + Tir + Um + Mal + Lum
Level 9 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped
+40% Increased Attack Speed
+240-270% Enhanced Damage (varies)
20% Chance of Crushing Blow
25% Chance of Open Wounds
+3 To Werebear
+3 To Lycanthropy
Prevent Monster Heal
+25-40 To Strength (varies)
+10 To Energy
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
Level 13 Summon Grizzly (5 Charges)
Beast
5 Socket Axes/Scepters/Hammers
Ber + Tir + Um + Mal + Lum
Level 9 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped
+40% Increased Attack Speed
+240-270% Enhanced Damage (varies)
20% Chance of Crushing Blow
25% Chance of Open Wounds
+3 To Werebear
+3 To Lycanthropy
Prevent Monster Heal
+25-40 To Strength (varies)
+10 To Energy
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
Level 13 Summon Grizzly (5 Charges)
There are only really two things interesting for a bearsorc on this weapon and that’s:
+3 To werebear
+3 To Lycanthropy
Werebear is the skill you use to turn your sorc into a bear.
Slvl 3 gives: 64% enhanced damage, 35% defense, and 50% max life.
With each lvl it gains: 7% enhanced damage and 5% defense
Lycanthropy is a passive skill that works from the moment you shape to Werebear
Slvl 3 gives: 35% max life and a duration of werebear of 80 seconds
With each lvl it gains: 5% max life, and +20seconds to werebear duration.
If a sorceress wants to improve the Skillevels of Werebear and Lycanthropy the only things that work are items with +Skills to all Charclasses. For example wearing an anni will give you Slv 4 werebear and Lycanthophy, while wearing a druid torch or sorc torch doesn’t add to the Slvl’s.
Assume you have your Beast equipped, you select the skill werebear and you shape to a bear. You will notice now that the only thing you can use is normal attack. And you will notice that you are able to use your weaponswitch or take your beast off and still remain bear.
Q:
Ok , so now we are a bear and we swing our paws with normal attack, but how do we get some damage on that?
A:
We equip 2x dream runeword and max Lightning mastery. Also we use (partly) synergised enchant for lightning immunes
Dream runeword (ladder only):
3 Socket Helms/Shields
Io + Jah + Pul
10% Chance To Cast Level 15 Confuse When Struck
Level 15 Holy Shock Aura When Equipped
+20-30% Faster Hit Recovery (varies)
+30% Enhanced Defense
+150-220 Defense (varies)
+10 To Vitality
Increase Maximum Life 5% (Helms Only)
+50 To Life (Shields Only)
+0.625-61.875 To Mana (Based On Character Level)
All Resistances +5-20 (varies)
12-25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (varies)
3 Socket Helms/Shields
Io + Jah + Pul
10% Chance To Cast Level 15 Confuse When Struck
Level 15 Holy Shock Aura When Equipped
+20-30% Faster Hit Recovery (varies)
+30% Enhanced Defense
+150-220 Defense (varies)
+10 To Vitality
Increase Maximum Life 5% (Helms Only)
+50 To Life (Shields Only)
+0.625-61.875 To Mana (Based On Character Level)
All Resistances +5-20 (varies)
12-25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (varies)
As you can see wearing a dream helm and shield gives us a Slvl 30 holy shock aura. Lvl 30 holy shock does two things.
1)
it gives a pulse of 1-278 lightning damage over a radius of 23.3 yards
2) it adds 1-1668 lightningdamage to your normal attack.
This isn’t much damage you think? Wrong, lightning mastery will boost this damage sky-high since it applies twice when you use hand to hand combat.
Let’s say you have a Slvl 30 lightningmastery for example. It will give +398%lightning damage. Now let’s see the lightning damage added to your attack
1668*4.98*4.98 = 1-41000 lightning damage added to attack.
The pulsedamage is less interesting since it only gets boosted once by your mastery
With the same lvl lightningmastery it does
278*4.98 = 1-1384 damage.
Q: but won’t our attackspeed suck?
A: The attackspeeds in bearform are a weird thing. The main portion of how it is determined is by your baseweaponspeed and your weaponias. Only for some lower speeds offweaponias makes a difference. The maximumspeed a ShockingShemale can reach is a 5 frame attack wich only is 1 frame slower then zeal.
3) Three different beartypes, wich one to choose?
Ok now we have discussed the main things on a shocking shemale we can look further.
There are 3 different bears you can make from this point in my opinion. The vitabear, the blockbear, and the leeching bear.
Vitabear:
Pros: Huge life, easy to gain 75all resists in hell, has more +skills then the other bears, so more damage.
Cons: Looses life rather fast wich can be dangerous when swarmed, has to drink potions to regain that life,
Blockbear:
Pros: Ends up with 90allres and maxblock in hell and still has good life wich makes it by far the best tank.
Cons: Expensive weapon, lower life since it has a heavy dexterity investment, has to drink potions to regain life. Most expensive build of the three, less damaging build of the three.
Leechbear:
Pros: does some physical damage to leech back life/mana, wich leaves you drinking not as many potions as the other 2 builds. Also does some physical damage so lightning+fire immune bosses are no problem.
Cons: Iron maiden curse kills you. Not the machinegun attackspeed as the other two builds. Harder to reach 75all res with in hell.
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