March of the Doomed - Running Thread

Man, Barbs are pretty hard in this tournament...only 13 skills in Tier 4-6, with 3 hits per difficulty. Half of your skills gone after NM...But what a run from you, @Vang! (y)😃
 
Baal in NM is down and awaiting damnation!

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I'll do a full update before I head to Hell. Seal was used on Battle Orders. I did end up doing this as it'll probably be my endgame weapon.

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@Grisu I got a plan. It required a couple Lem runes and some IK pieces would greatly help.

Swoon's Damnations

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Seals available/used
No Y/Y
NM N/N
Act Damnation          Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Double Throw       N
No2 Taunt              N
No3 Frenzy             N
No4 Concentrate        N
No5 Increased Speed    N

NM1 - Sword Mastery    N
NM2 - Bash             N
NM3 - Whirlwind        N
NM4 - Battle Orders    Y
NM5 -                  N

He1 -                  N
He2 -                  N
He3 -                  N
He4 -                  N

Reset used (if any)
Normal    during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell      during <Act>
 
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Slowly but steadily Karrin fought her way to Andariel and beat her.

Could someone please roll me my damnation skill?

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Yeah, at least a normal Topaz, because otherwise the drop was crap...

I screwed up while recording - I tried to activate my 2nd screen to look something up while gaming and it screwed up game resolution, so I S&E before thinking...I hadn't cleared the entire level 2 of the catacombs yet, only a part. I was able to retrace my steps though (I just found the WP in level 2) and run straight through a boss pack to the unexplored area and as far as I noticed, I managed to not even kill a single monster on my way to the unexplored area! So still single pass full clear, but I have to be careful. Also, activating the 2nd screen terminated the recording...

Also, I screwed up requirements for claw weapons. They are really steep...50/50 for Blade Talons!? Need to get to level 21 for that (almost there).

Oh, and I have the full 10 chipped Topaz set! Yay for Karrin!

Anyways, here are the videos:

Part 06 - Jail

Part 07 - Catacombs and Andy

Karrin damnation card
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Act Damnation          Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 - Cobra Strike     N
No2 -                  N
No3 -                  N
No4 -                  N
No5 -                  N

NM1 -                  N
NM2 -                  N
NM3 -                  N
NM4 -                  N
NM5 -                  N

He1 -                  N
He2 -                  N
He3 -                  N
He4 -                  N

Reset used (if any)
Normal    during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell      during <Act>
 
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Hades has defeated Andariel, progress was easy but boring. Not much more to say really.
The Merc is wielding an Insight Partizan (I am not sure I posted about it last update, but I found a Partizan in the Ancients way on Normal which was a guaranteed 4 sockets from Larzak. Sol was found on the Arreat plateau. The nice thing is that even without CE I can at least spam RS do clear bodies.

Screenshots
Sol + Partizan from Act 5
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Death to Cow King

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Countess
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Andariels Death brings about new life for us all
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Code:
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location                Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------                ----
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp              Higher than Babyhell
         D2R Vang              Swoon                 Bar    60    Harogath NM             27
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.2)     Nec    57    Pandemonium Fortress NM 24
SP       D2R Jcakes            Hades                 Nec    52    NM Lut Gholein          21
SP       D2R lizard            Appolonia             Ama    48    Rogue Camp NM           18
         D2R D4di56lu3         DevaZR                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
SP       D2R Grisu             Karrin                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    77    H Claw Viper Temple     39
         D2R Vang              HoboJones             Dru    46    Pand. Fortress          15
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.1)     Nec    22    Arcane Sanctuary        03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein             06
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Need an Andy Damnation Please
 
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Well not a real update yet, because I don't have much time lately, so I'm slowly leveling up running Mephisto.

As of now, *all* for the merc... a Naj Circlet, and this!
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Pretty cool :cool:
 
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Well, Appolonia is no more, I died today in the Pits.

I started in NM A1 yesterday and made steady progress.
In the pit, I encounterd 2 aura enchanted packs, one Holy Shock Stalker and an Archer pack not very far away from the entrance. At first I backed away like a smart man, after my merc died. Went to town and revived him and went back into the Pit to speak to the Pit manager.

I was surrounded at once and dead almost as fast.
A shame, yet no one to blame but myself. This only increases my dislike of the Pit, which is aptly named in my case, because I have killed more characters there than in any other zone. the combination of stalkers and archers is deadly for me

I may roll another character at a later time, but the upcoming TC3 Tourney and my 1.00 characters need some attention for now.

Thanks @Babyhell for hosting and good luck to the rest of the participants.


Rich (BB code):
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location                Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------                ----
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp              Higher than Babyhell
         D2R Vang              Swoon                 Bar    60    Harogath NM             27
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.2)     Nec    57    Pandemonium Fortress NM 24
SP       D2R Jcakes            Hades                 Nec    52    NM Lut Gholein          21
         D2R D4di56lu3         DevaZR                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
SP       D2R Grisu             Karrin                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    77    H Claw Viper Temple     39
SP       D2R lizard            Appolonia             Ama    50    The Pit NM           18
         D2R Vang              HoboJones             Dru    46    Pand. Fortress          15
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.1)     Nec    22    Arcane Sanctuary        03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein             06
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Hell Andariel has been slain! Ready for her final damnation.


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Well my plans did not formulate @Grisu but I did find one good find. We will see how this goes throughout Hell and whether I decide to do SP through hell or farm some.



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Rich (BB code):
Seals available/used
No Y/Y
NM N/N
Act Damnation          Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Double Throw       N
No2 Taunt              N
No3 Frenzy             N
No4 Concentrate        N
No5 Increased Speed    N

NM1 - Sword Mastery    N
NM2 - Bash             N
NM3 - Whirlwind        N
NM4 - Battle Orders    Y
NM5 - Battle Command   N

He1 -                  N
He2 -                  N
He3 -                  N
He4 -                  N

Reset used (if any)
Normal    during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell      during <Act>

Rich (BB code):
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location                Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------                ----
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp              Higher than Babyhell
         D2R Vang              Swoon                 Bar    76    Lut Gholein H           39
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.2)     Nec    57    Pandemonium Fortress NM 24
SP       D2R Jcakes            Hades                 Nec    52    NM Lut Gholein          21
         D2R D4di56lu3         DevaZR                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
SP       D2R Grisu             Karrin                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    77    H Claw Viper Temple     39
SP       D2R lizard            Appolonia             Ama    50    The Pit NM           18
         D2R Vang              HoboJones             Dru    46    Pand. Fortress          15
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.1)     Nec    22    Arcane Sanctuary        03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein             06
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March of TheDeadman - iteration 2
Summoning gamble
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Merc died, afterwards Big D focused on the golem

Still questing on p1, in order to try to avoid unmanageable situation.

Since last time leveled running Mephisto up to 60, and found some nice things
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Hell armor without any question!

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Current merc armor for the MF

Then straight to the boss, with a stop at the forge. And what forge!
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Edit: after checking runewords, a Bone armor (Sol Um Um) could be a thing for this journey!

See you on next update!
Edit: damnation is Bone Spirit.

TheDeadman skills (68) Unused (8)
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Summoning (48)
01 Skeleton mastery 20, Raise skeleton 20
06 Clay golem 1
12 Golem mastery 1, Skeletal mage 0
18 Blood Golem 0
24 Summon resist 6, Iron Golem 0
30 Fire Golem 0, Revive 0
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P&B (8)
01 Teeth 1, Bone armor 1
06 Poison dagger 0, Corpse explosion 5
12 Bone Wall 1
18 Poison Explosion 0, Bone Spear 0
24 Bone Prison 0
30 Poison Nova 0, Bone Spirit 0
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Curses (4)
01 Amplify damage 1
06 Dim vision 0, Weaken 1
12 Iron Maiden 0, Terror 1
18 Confuse 0, Life Tap 0
24 Attract 0, Decrepify 1
30 Lower Resist 0
TheDeadman damnation card
Rich (BB code):
Seals available/used
No Y/N
NM N/N

Act Damnation          Royal Seal used (skill only)
No1 Iron Maiden        N
No2 Dim Vision         N
No3 Iron Golem         N
No4 Lower Resist       N
No5 Attract            N

NM1 Poison Dagger      N
NM2 Teeth              N
NM3 Bone Prison        N
NM4 Bone Spirit        N
NM5 -                  N

He1 -                  N
He2 -                  N
He3 -                  N
He4 -                  N

Reset used (if any)
Normal    during <Act>
Nightmare during <Act>
Hell      during <Act>

Rich (BB code):
SP SC SR D2R Forum Name        Character Name       Class   Level Location                Score
-- -- -- --- ----------        --------------       -----   ----- --------                ----
         D2R Dazliare          Sentinel              Pal    01    Rogue Camp              Higher than Babyhell
         D2R Vang              Swoon                 Bar    76    Lut Gholein H           39
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.2)     Nec    61    Harrogath NM            27
SP       D2R Jcakes            Hades                 Nec    52    NM Lut Gholein          21
         D2R D4di56lu3         DevaZR                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
SP       D2R Grisu             Karrin                Asn    20    Lut Gholein             03
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Back to ashes (aka Deeds)
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SP       D2R ffs               Pound                 Pal    77    H Claw Viper Temple     39
SP       D2R lizard            Appolonia             Ama    50    The Pit NM              18
         D2R Vang              HoboJones             Dru    46    Pand. Fortress          15
         D2R Babyhell          TheDeadman (it.1)     Nec    22    Arcane Sanctuary        03
         D2R Vang              Cronan                Bar    14    Lut Gholein             06
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Level 49, and things are going super well!

I decided after hitting 30 to just pump points into fanatacism. It helps the merc a ton, and since I'm trying to let him kill things for MF anyway, it's a win-win. When he kills something, the toal MF is something like 385 which is kind of amazing.

In addition, I found an ethereal poleaxe in the crystalline passage. It rolled some really great mods, and I had four amns sitting around, so I decided to upgrade it. Definitely worth it - with this hurt stick my merc can hit over 600! -req% and life steal are just gravy.

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With hurt stick + fanaticism, act V was a breeze. I've been endlessly gambling amulets hoping for 'of Luck', without having much luck! My amulet is still 'of Fortune'. However, look at this BEAUT:

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Fortuitous Ring of Fortune were worth a pretty penny back in the day! I don't believe I've ever found one, let alone in a tournament. 35 mf is 5% off of perfect. The worst possible roll for this item is 27, so I'm happy :)

And with all of that, we've finished act V! I still have to do cows, but I had a lot of work meetings today and did a pretty big push for act V, so I'll probably do cows and unlock my seal tomorrow.

Anyone care to roll me a damnation?

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Oh last thing, having almost 400 mf going through this point in the game is ridiculous. I think I found 4 angelic sickle, 3 berserker's hatchet, 2 sigon's gloves, two iratha's crown, and a few others, just in A5
 
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