PvM LS Trapsin Questions

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PvM LS Trapsin Questions

To start off I am planning on making a PvM LS Trapsin, as you can see. My main goal is to make the toughest/strongest PvM Trapsin I can make and to be able to rush Hell with ease.

Here is (going to be) my gear:
Helm:Shako[Um'd]
Armor:Mage Plate Enigma
Weapon:Heart of the Oak Flail
Shield:Spirit Monarch
Weapon Switch:Call to Arms
Belt:Arach
Gloves:Trang-for fcr and cold resistance
Boots:Treks
Ring1:SoJ
Ring2:SoJ
Amulet:+3 trap ammy
Charms: An assn torch and anni

Normal Defensive A2 Merc:
Helm: Andy's Visage
Weapon: Eth Cv Infinity
Armor: Fortitude

So I have a few questions dealing with the gear(I apologize if the questions are a bit long):
1. I am using a W/S set up as you can see. I know that the speed traps are laid down are directly associated with weapon speed-that is why I chose a Flail for Heart of the Oak. The Flail for the assassin has very fast attack speed. Now my question is: Is very fast attack speed good enough to lay traps efficiently? Because I have seen some trapsin builds that use IAS jewels to increase their attack speed and I want to know is that needed or even practical?

2. I am using two SoJs for the increase my mana sphere. I will not have the awesomeness of insight's mediation aura so I am not sure how much mana I will need to efficiently teleport(aka not having to shove mana pots down my throat all the time). With my gear should I have enough mana, and if so should I switch to BK rings?

3. One Question is not exactly about gear, its about the type of merc. Above I have chosen a normal defensive A2 merc. I have done this because holy freeze mercs tend to die when they face bosses and I think a normal defensive merc will have a much higher survival rate and will also boost my defense-giving me a higher rate of survivability as well. So am I right in thinking that an A2 defensive merc is the best A2 merc to survive longer when going against hell bosses?

4. With my Merc's gear, I know that Andy's Visage and Infinity are good, but should I go with another armor besides Fortitude? I could get a stone to further boost my Merc's defence. So any opinions on what armor is best for my merc/an A2 merc in general?

5.As you can see I am going to have Infinity to increase my damage and my build is mostly based around +skills. Having said this, is there anything else that'll boost my damage? I know facets won't work because traps are 'minions'(plus i could only facet my helm), but is there anything else that can boost the traps damage or is that pretty much it?


Well I guess that's about all the questions I have, any comments/advice on my build are welcome and appreciated. I know it will be a costy build, but I do believe it will be worth it.
 
Re: PvM LS Trapsin Questions

1. um im not completely sure but i think a phase blade has a lower WSM (weapon speed modifier) which determines how much ias u need to obtain a certain breakpoint for your trap laying speed. there was a table somewhere but i forgot where.

anyways, phase blades have -30 WSM and im not sure of the WSM of flails, but i think phase blade is faster (aka lower WSM aka faster trap laying speed)


2. if you find yourself having mana problems, you could maybe try magefist. the mana regen might help you. but as a pvp trapsin, when doing baal runs, i dont have mana problems unless im teleporting for a long period of time. otherwise, my mana usually isn't a problem. you would most likely not have a problem because im using 10fcr rings rather than using soj's

#3 well just for bosses, i guess the normal a2 would be better but overall, i think the holy freeze merc is best because it slows down mobs for you while your traps do its work. very helpful but if you only need a tank when boss-killing, go for the one u've already chosen.

4. i think fort is considered the best item but i use a shaftstop for the DR. meh i dont think it'll make too much of a difference; both armors are good.

5. lol u can get trap GCs or more +skill gear (claws/circlet) i think ur dmg is completely fine for any monster in d2 except maybe the lightning resists
 
Re: PvM LS Trapsin Questions

Yeah I know i can get some +skill charms n' all that, forgot to say besides that. Thank you tingxpops for your feedback. =] I'm still working on my gear, but it shouldn't be too long before I get it.
 
Re: PvM LS Trapsin Questions

Hoto can't be made in a phaseblade. You're going to need some ias if you want to hit the fastest trap laying speeds with a flail. With 15ias and lvl 6 bos you'll get there, other wise you need lvl 16 bos.

The biggest problem rushing with a trapsin is reliance on the merc in chaos sanctuary; you may want to consider a low physical damage infinity to slow your merc killing himself when im'd.

A lower res wand can help bosses go down quicker.
 
Re: PvM LS Trapsin Questions

In PvM Death Sentry is going to be where most of your dmg will actually come from, toss down 2-3 Lighting Sentries then 2 or 3 Death Sentries and watch the room die. For this reason stay away from the holy freeze merc because you will not want the bodies to shatter so your Death Sentry can use them for its corpse explosion. A might merc would still be a viable option because it would give him more dmg for bosses/his own leech to survive. Shaft or Gaze would be nice options for the extra DR%. Otherwise looks pretty good. Good luck with your Assassin!
 
Re: PvM LS Trapsin Questions

mind if i ask, is fcr same as ias ? i heard from ppl that i should consider using laying of hands for my trapper sin gloves and was told to insert shael rune into my trap claws. so i pressume that fcr = ias ?
 
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