Matriarch Storm - my fastest cookie-cutter grand-grand mother, age 95
Greetings everyone.
I am pretty sure this character won't be anything special or refreshing by the perspective of most of you (sorry
), but she is my fastest one on /players8 so far and the first one to reach level 95. As I understand, the two highest peaks of the mountain range "Cookie-Cutters" are named "King Enigma-Hammerdin" and "Queen Infinity-Sorceress". Those peaks have been visited by part of you already, but I am just climbing up now, to see for myself too, how it really looks up there.
So, my fully-synergized Lightning Sorceress Storm dinged 95 today, screenshot with stats.
Skills screenshot - no "new-bicycle-invented", maxed 5 lightning skills, and those-1 point in Warmth, Frozen Armor, Static Field, Telekinesis, Teleport, the last one I put in Thunder Storm - wanted to get fully synergized first and then the "icing on the cake" afterwards. I have +11 to all skills from gear +6 Lightning skillers (I have no more), so slvl 37 for the damage. Last 4 points would go in Warmth I suppose, or maybe Static? But I am not running towards 99 anyway yet.
Gear screenshot - this is my try at balancing gear for the 117 fcr bp, skills, nice resistances, and some 200+ mf (217 atm):
* my Heart of the Oak Flail;
* Spirit Monarch;
* Arachnids Mesh;
* Griffon's Eye (unsocketed for all the time, I have a +3/-5 facet stashed, but I want a +5/-5 there and am not keen on wasting the +3/-5 one And putting a PTopaz would feel like soiling it... But I guess I will do it for the time being)
* Mara's Kaleidoscope;
* both of my Stones of Jordan;
* Chance Guards;
* War Travelers;
* and Tal Rasha's Armor (yep, for mf, resistances, with a 13res jewel)
On switch I have a rare Poignard from Baal, slvl 3 Lower Resist. I am so used to having a "tiny-pocket-infinity" there. I tried the CtA for a while, but I was ok without it and went back for the slight speed boost. When and if I get Infinity, then I will definitely want CtA do it's job and help with mana. For now the CtA is waiting for an Enigma to show up > and a brave Hammerdin to call for it.
Mercenary gear - my Holy Freeze Gulzar wears:
* etheral Insight (lvl 17) CV;
* newly made Fortitude;
* etheral Vampire Gaze.
Full Flavie text file here:
Why I wrote this: (intro for part 2)
Taking the chance to maybe hear a good advice from the experts around here, how to "re-juggle" the gear more optimally.
And I needed a decent excuse to write shortly about all my mats/pats, so that those who would be wondering, what are the "tools" I work with and gather my gear, runes, gems, charms, could get some more information. Getting my first lvl 95, skill-wise completed character seemed like a good idea for this purpose.
So, Storm was one of my 10 mats/pats, the other are:
* Matriarch Mantra - lvl 94 Meteorb, my first character at my current coming back to the game, retired;
* Matriarch Shiva - lvl 92 pure Blizzard, my newest sorceress (strangely, because now I understand, why is she one of the best "starting from scratch mf" character). Active, trying to get my speed up in AT, still needs tweaking (skillers vs mf?);
* Patriarch Lucien - lvl 83 Summoner, twinked and safe, finished the game with some 260-270 unspent points, inactive atm;
* Patriarch Thorim - lvl 83 Wind Druid, has my first collection of 10 Skillers of one kind (Natural), but inactive;
* Patriarch Hephasto - lvl 89 ww mace Barbarian, my first pat back from 1.10. Sometimes runs Travincal, has IK set. (Spirit Ward on switch with Fade, look at the Avatar )
* Patriarch Lightworker - lvl 91 Hammerdin, waiting for Enigma or to be remade, inactive;
* Matriarch Pharma - lvl 90 pure light amazon, 14 unspent skill points, I like her power (zap, zap, done ), but I don't quite enjoy cow runs and Storm is faster elsewhere, inactive atm;
* Matriarch Phanta - lvl 87 trapsin with maxed SM, to be rebuilt sometime, inactive;
* Matriarch Energy - lvl 86 Firewall/FO sorceress from 1.10, matted (redeemed) her now in 1.12a, stats are baaadly spent, retired.
And there is one Champion, which needs mentioning:
* Champion Bloodfire - my lvl 85 FireSorc from 1.10. She has redeemed herself in many, many ways. Got both of my Stones of Jordan with her from NM Andariel, and she is my LK runner. Very active.
I hadn't realized, but my most active characters are 3 Sorceresses, all pure single Elementalists.
Epilogue:
I thank you for the patience, if you read all and I don't mind if you didn't. When I wrote my introduction thread, I though maybe to include this information there, but decided otherwise in the end, it would have seemed too much of text in one place. And yes, I am very much into cookies still, but I can't tell yet, what I may come up in the future.
Thanks!
Greetings everyone.
I am pretty sure this character won't be anything special or refreshing by the perspective of most of you (sorry
), but she is my fastest one on /players8 so far and the first one to reach level 95. As I understand, the two highest peaks of the mountain range "Cookie-Cutters" are named "King Enigma-Hammerdin" and "Queen Infinity-Sorceress". Those peaks have been visited by part of you already, but I am just climbing up now, to see for myself too, how it really looks up there. So, my fully-synergized Lightning Sorceress Storm dinged 95 today, screenshot with stats.
Code:
[B]Stats:[/B] naked / gear
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Strength : 141 / 156
Dexterity : 26 / 45
Vitality : 300 / 337
Energy : 35 / 40
Unspent : 63Skills screenshot - no "new-bicycle-invented", maxed 5 lightning skills, and those-1 point in Warmth, Frozen Armor, Static Field, Telekinesis, Teleport, the last one I put in Thunder Storm - wanted to get fully synergized first and then the "icing on the cake" afterwards. I have +11 to all skills from gear +6 Lightning skillers (I have no more), so slvl 37 for the damage. Last 4 points would go in Warmth I suppose, or maybe Static? But I am not running towards 99 anyway yet.
Gear screenshot - this is my try at balancing gear for the 117 fcr bp, skills, nice resistances, and some 200+ mf (217 atm):
* my Heart of the Oak Flail;
* Spirit Monarch;
* Arachnids Mesh;
* Griffon's Eye (unsocketed for all the time, I have a +3/-5 facet stashed, but I want a +5/-5 there and am not keen on wasting the +3/-5 one
And putting a PTopaz would feel like soiling it... But I guess I will do it for the time being)* Mara's Kaleidoscope;
* both of my Stones of Jordan;
* Chance Guards;
* War Travelers;
* and Tal Rasha's Armor (yep, for mf, resistances, with a 13res jewel)
On switch I have a rare Poignard from Baal, slvl 3 Lower Resist. I am so used to having a "tiny-pocket-infinity" there.
I tried the CtA for a while, but I was ok without it and went back for the slight speed boost. When and if I get Infinity, then I will definitely want CtA do it's job and help with mana. For now the CtA is waiting for an Enigma to show up > and a brave Hammerdin to call for it.Mercenary gear - my Holy Freeze Gulzar wears:
* etheral Insight (lvl 17) CV;
* newly made Fortitude;
* etheral Vampire Gaze.
Full Flavie text file here:
Code:
Character name : Storm
Character type : Sorceress
Character level : 95
Character exp : 2493908276
Strength : 141
Energy : 35
Dexterity : 26
Vitality : 300
Stat Points Rem : 63
Skill Points Rem: 0
Life : 965 / 774
Mana : 639 / 223
Stamina : 495 / 458
Gold (Inventory): 260866
Gold (Stash) : 2400000
Number of Items : 45
1: Tome of Town Portal
Quantity: 20
2: Sparking Grand Charm of Life
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0xcbd47524
+8 to Life
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
3: Tome of Identify
Quantity: 20
4: Griffon's Eye
Diadem
Defense: 216
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 76
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 86
Fingerprint: 0x743333b9
+156 Defense
25% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to All Skill Levels
+12% to Lightning Skill Damage
-20% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
5: Key
Quantity: 12
6: Arachnid Mesh
Spiderweb Sash
Defense: 127
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Strength: 50
Required Level: 80
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0xa9d8c8f4
+102% Enhanced Defense
Increase Maximum Mana 5%
20% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to All Skill Levels
Slows Target by 10%
Level 3 Venom (11/11 Charges)
7: The Stone of Jordan
Ring
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xd7159c58
+20 to Mana
Adds 1-12 lightning damage
Increase Maximum Mana 25%
+1 to All Skill Levels
8: The Stone of Jordan
Ring
Required Level: 29
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0xff8ddf13
+20 to Mana
Adds 1-12 lightning damage
Increase Maximum Mana 25%
+1 to All Skill Levels
9: Emerald Small Charm of Balance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 32
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 83
Fingerprint: 0xd0fad0a9
Poison Resist +11%
5% Faster Hit Recovery
10: Sparking Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 88
Fingerprint: 0x6a77e5e5
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
11: Crimson Small Charm of Vita
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 88
Fingerprint: 0x7252be77
+20 to Life
Fire Resist +5%
12: Russet Small Charm of Vita
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x31eccf84
+19 to Life
Fire Resist +7%
13: Russet Small Charm of Vita
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0xec77d2c1
+17 to Life
Fire Resist +6%
14: Sparking Grand Charm of Sustenance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0xe37e2872
+24 to Life
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
15: Sparking Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 99
Fingerprint: 0x25b0e8d5
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
16: Sparking Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 52
Fingerprint: 0x19b96763
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
17: Mara's Kaleidoscope
Amulet
Required Level: 67
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x1e11f170
+5 to Strength
+5 to Energy
+5 to Dexterity
+5 to Vitality
All Resistances +25
+2 to All Skill Levels
18: Sparking Grand Charm of Dexterity
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0x398d4467
+4 to Dexterity
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
19: War Traveler
Battle Boots
Defense: 125
Durability: 48 of 48
Required Strength: 95
Required Level: 42
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x29a2bd80
+10 to Strength
+10 to Vitality
+161% Enhanced Defense
+15 to Minimum Damage
+25 to Maximum Damage
+30 Maximum Durability
Attacker Takes Damage of 9
49% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
25% Faster Run/Walk
40% Slower Stamina Drain
20: Ruby Small Charm of Sustenance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 32
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 80
Fingerprint: 0xde7d781e
+15 to Life
Fire Resist +10%
21: Russet Small Charm of Sustenance
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 17
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x51299705
+14 to Life
Fire Resist +7%
22: Tal Rasha's Guardianship
Lacquered Plate
Defense: 935
Durability: 55 of 55
Required Strength: 83
Required Level: 71
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 86
Fingerprint: 0x3c724258
+400 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 15
Fire Resist +53%
Lightning Resist +53%
Cold Resist +53%
Poison Resist +13%
88% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Requirements -60%
***Partial Set Item Bonuses***
10% Faster Cast Rate
***Partial Set Item Bonuses***
Socketed (1: 1 used)
Scintillating Jewel
Required Level: 26
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x42f7089d
All Resistances +13
23: Horadric Cube
24: Gheed's Fortune
Grand Charm
Keep in Inventory to Gain Bonus
Required Level: 62
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 94
Fingerprint: 0x7f4e3b9f
112% Extra Gold from Monsters
40% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Reduces All Vendor Prices 10%
25: Chance Guards
Chain Gloves
Defense: 27
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 15
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x8ded1fd3
+26% Enhanced Defense
+25 to Attack Rating
+15 Defense
200% Extra Gold from Monsters
40% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 to Light Radius
26: Antidote Potion
27: Antidote Potion
28: Antidote Potion
29: Antidote Potion
30: Super Mana Potion
Points: 200
31: Super Mana Potion
Points: 200
32: Super Mana Potion
Points: 200
33: Super Mana Potion
Points: 200
34: Full Rejuvenation Potion
Heals 100% Life and Mana
35: Full Rejuvenation Potion
Heals 100% Life and Mana
36: Full Rejuvenation Potion
Heals 100% Life and Mana
37: Full Rejuvenation Potion
Heals 100% Life and Mana
38: Super Healing Potion
Points: 200
39: Super Healing Potion
Points: 200
40: Super Healing Potion
Points: 200
41: Super Healing Potion
Points: 200
42: Blood Spike
Poignard
One-Hand Damage: 10 to 20
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 43
Dagger Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 99
Fingerprint: 0x19f82cd2
+14% Enhanced Damage
+33 to Attack Rating
+4 to Minimum Damage
Adds 1-73 lightning damage
9% Life stolen per hit
Level 3 Lower Resist (82/82 Charges)
43: Spirit
Monarch
'TalThulOrtAmn'
Defense: 146
Chance to Block: 42%
Durability: 86 of 86
Required Strength: 156
Required Level: 54
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xb618d219
+22 to Vitality
+95 to Mana
+250 Defense vs. Missile
Lightning Resist +35%
Cold Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
55% Faster Hit Recovery
32% Faster Cast Rate
+2 to All Skill Levels
+3 Magic Absorb
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Tal Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Poison Resist +35%
Required Level: 17
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Thul Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Cold Resist +35%
Required Level: 23
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Ort Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Lightning Resist +35%
Required Level: 21
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Amn Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Required Level: 25
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
44: Heart of the Oak
Flail
'KoVexPulThul'
One-Hand Damage: 1 to 24
Durability: 30 of 30
Required Dexterity: 35
Required Strength: 41
Required Level: 55
Mace Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 68
Fingerprint: 0x33e51892
+10 to Dexterity
All Resistances +36
Adds 3-14 cold damage over 3 seconds
7% Mana stolen per hit
Replenish Life +20
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
40% Faster Cast Rate
75% Damage to Demons
150% Damage to Undead
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
+3 to All Skill Levels
Level 4 Oak Sage (25/25 Charges)
Level 14 Raven (60/60 Charges)
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Ko Rune
Inserted into a Flail
+10 to Dexterity
Required Level: 39
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Vex Rune
Inserted into a Flail
7% Mana stolen per hit
Required Level: 55
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Pul Rune
Inserted into a Flail
75% Damage to Demons
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
Required Level: 45
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Thul Rune
Inserted into a Flail
Adds 3-14 cold damage over 3 seconds
Required Level: 23
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
45: Spirit
Monarch
'TalThulOrtAmn'
Defense: 139
Chance to Block: 42%
Durability: 86 of 86
Required Strength: 156
Required Level: 54
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 82
Fingerprint: 0x301a7c9c
+22 to Vitality
+107 to Mana
+250 Defense vs. Missile
Lightning Resist +35%
Cold Resist +35%
Poison Resist +35%
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
55% Faster Hit Recovery
34% Faster Cast Rate
+2 to All Skill Levels
+6 Magic Absorb
Socketed (4: 4 used)
Tal Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Poison Resist +35%
Required Level: 17
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Thul Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Cold Resist +35%
Required Level: 23
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Ort Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Lightning Resist +35%
Required Level: 21
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Amn Rune
Inserted into a Monarch
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Required Level: 25
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Mercenary Items :
1: Vampire Gaze
Grim Helm
Defense: 378
Durability: 21 of 21
Required Strength: 48
Required Level: 41
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 87
Fingerprint: 0x3e022e39
+100% Enhanced Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 12
Damage Reduced by 20%
Adds 6-22 cold damage over 4 seconds
6% Life stolen per hit
6% Mana stolen per hit
15% Slower Stamina Drain
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired)
2: Fortitude
Archon Plate
'ElSolDolLo'
Defense: 1581
Durability: 60 of 60
Required Strength: 103
Required Level: 63
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x8458af3a
+200% Enhanced Defense
+300% Enhanced Damage
+15 Defense
Damage Reduced by 7
Fire Resist +27%
Lightning Resist +27%
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
Cold Resist +27%
Poison Resist +27%
Replenish Life +7
+1 to Light Radius
25% Faster Cast Rate
12% Damage Taken Goes to Mana
20% Chance to cast Level 15 Chilling Armor when struck
+106 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Socketed (4: 4 used)
El Rune
Inserted into a Archon Plate
+15 Defense
+1 to Light Radius
Required Level: 11
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Sol Rune
Inserted into a Archon Plate
Damage Reduced by 7
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Dol Rune
Inserted into a Archon Plate
Replenish Life +7
Required Level: 31
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Lo Rune
Inserted into a Archon Plate
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
Required Level: 59
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
3: Insight
Colossus Voulge
'RalTirTalSol'
Two-Hand Damage: 85 to 758
Durability: 26 of 26
Required Dexterity: 45
Required Strength: 200
Required Level: 48
Polearm Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0xe335f717
+5 to Strength
+5 to Energy
+5 to Dexterity
+5 to Vitality
+207% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Minimum Damage
Adds 5-30 fire damage
+75 poison damage over 5 seconds
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+3 to Critical Strike
35% Faster Cast Rate
189% Bonus to Attack Rating
+2 to Mana After Each Kill
Level 17 Meditation Aura When Equipped
Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired), Socketed (4: 4 used)
Ral Rune
Inserted into a Colossus Voulge
Adds 5-30 fire damage
Required Level: 19
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Tir Rune
Inserted into a Colossus Voulge
+2 to Mana After Each Kill
Required Level: 13
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Tal Rune
Inserted into a Colossus Voulge
+75 poison damage over 5 seconds
Required Level: 17
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Sol Rune
Inserted into a Colossus Voulge
+9 to Minimum Damage
Required Level: 27
Item Version: 1.10+ ExpansionWhy I wrote this: (intro for part 2)
Taking the chance to maybe hear a good advice from the experts around here, how to "re-juggle" the gear more optimally.
And I needed a decent excuse to write shortly about all my mats/pats, so that those who would be wondering, what are the "tools" I work with and gather my gear, runes, gems, charms, could get some more information.
Getting my first lvl 95, skill-wise completed character seemed like a good idea for this purpose.So, Storm was one of my 10 mats/pats, the other are:
* Matriarch Mantra - lvl 94 Meteorb, my first character at my current coming back to the game, retired;
* Matriarch Shiva - lvl 92 pure Blizzard, my newest sorceress (strangely, because now I understand, why is she one of the best "starting from scratch mf" character). Active, trying to get my speed up in AT, still needs tweaking (skillers vs mf?);
* Patriarch Lucien - lvl 83 Summoner, twinked and safe, finished the game with some 260-270 unspent points, inactive atm;
* Patriarch Thorim - lvl 83 Wind Druid, has my first collection of 10 Skillers of one kind (Natural), but inactive;
* Patriarch Hephasto - lvl 89 ww mace Barbarian, my first pat back from 1.10. Sometimes runs Travincal, has IK set. (Spirit Ward on switch with Fade, look at the Avatar
)* Patriarch Lightworker - lvl 91 Hammerdin, waiting for Enigma or to be remade, inactive;
* Matriarch Pharma - lvl 90 pure light amazon, 14 unspent skill points, I like her power (zap, zap, done
), but I don't quite enjoy cow runs and Storm is faster elsewhere, inactive atm;* Matriarch Phanta - lvl 87 trapsin with maxed SM, to be rebuilt sometime, inactive;
* Matriarch Energy - lvl 86 Firewall/FO sorceress from 1.10, matted (redeemed) her now in 1.12a, stats are baaadly spent, retired.
And there is one Champion, which needs mentioning:
* Champion Bloodfire - my lvl 85 FireSorc from 1.10. She has redeemed herself in many, many ways. Got both of my Stones of Jordan with her from NM Andariel, and she is my LK runner. Very active.
I hadn't realized, but my most active characters are 3 Sorceresses, all pure single Elementalists.
Epilogue:
I thank you for the patience, if you read all and I don't mind if you didn't.
When I wrote my introduction thread, I though maybe to include this information there, but decided otherwise in the end, it would have seemed too much of text in one place. And yes, I am very much into cookies still, but I can't tell yet, what I may come up in the future.Thanks!
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