Hey, all!
My rune farming in D2 has been very fruitful, and I have been accumulating some great runes that I'm looking into turning into runewords. Some RWs I already have but want to make another (Enigma), and others will be the first time and I'm not sure what qualifies as the "best" or "correct" base.
First some random comments about my preferences and current RWs:
- I hate Archon Plate. Let's just start here. I understand how good everything is in an AP, but I also dislike how "vanilla" it is. I'd like to use different bases unless I'm really losing too much by forcing something different. I'd like to specifically avoid AP because, even though I do like how it looks, I already have access to it ->
- Since my current Enigma is in a Light Plate. I made it specifically for a base-STR Hammerdin, and I decided to pay 11 stat points to avoid doing it in a Breast Plate (because it looks bad IMO). My Pit/Pindle Zerker is also using this Enigma, but since I have 2 other characters in the making that will use one, splitting the same armor between 4+ chars is going to be too painful. Since I already have a "caster Enigma", I'd like to make a second one specifically for the Pit Zerker and other melee builds. So it can be something with more defense and more srt reqs. Embossed and Ornate types/looks have my interest, to name a few. I do have a sup 8% Balrog Skin, and probably some other options if I look into my mules.
- I like versatility with my runewords (I made my BotD in a War Pike just to "gain" the ability to play a Spearazon and use it in mercs, for example, as other options were probably better if I would use it just for Paladins/Druids/Barbs). Whenever possible, "this base is good because it is very good for the greatest # of builds" is going to be a high priority for me.
And now the questions:
- I don't yet have Infinity, and very recently I found a 4os ethereal Great Poleaxe. I don't have a 4os eth Thresher yet. Is the GPA good enough? What would be I losing/gaining for going either way?
- Provided my GPA is not for for an Infinity, but I still want to use it, what else would be good in it? Pride? Or just make Insight and forget about it?
- I have a superior 15% ed, 14% durability Diadem. How good/bad is this base for Dream? Will the repair cost be unbearable? Also, is 14% the max dura? I seem to find a LOT of 15/14 bases, so I began doubting 15/15s even exist.
- If not Diadems, what else is good to make Dream helm in?
- What is a good shield base for Dream that is not a Troll Nest? Like with the Archon Plate, I would really like to avoid "what everyone does" here. I was thinking Scutum and Dragon Shield, since Dream has integer +defense, but I'm not sure if I need to meet certain block requirements, which brings me to:
- If I do make dual Dream, what exactly can I do with it? I know about auradin and the bear sorc, are there other good builds for 2x Dream or are those two pretty much it?
- Beast. Where to make it, which builds use it, etc? Is Berserker Axe the standard, or some builds really need a specific base?
- Would Faith in a Hydra Bow be a good compromise between "good damage main wpn for an Amazon" and "usable by the act1 merc", or would I simply be making a poor choice in all fronts? a +3, 4os GMB seems impossible to find, and the idea of spending Ohm and Jah in a Blade or Great Bow doesn't appeal to me at all.
Thanks in advance
My rune farming in D2 has been very fruitful, and I have been accumulating some great runes that I'm looking into turning into runewords. Some RWs I already have but want to make another (Enigma), and others will be the first time and I'm not sure what qualifies as the "best" or "correct" base.
First some random comments about my preferences and current RWs:
- I hate Archon Plate. Let's just start here. I understand how good everything is in an AP, but I also dislike how "vanilla" it is. I'd like to use different bases unless I'm really losing too much by forcing something different. I'd like to specifically avoid AP because, even though I do like how it looks, I already have access to it ->
- Since my current Enigma is in a Light Plate. I made it specifically for a base-STR Hammerdin, and I decided to pay 11 stat points to avoid doing it in a Breast Plate (because it looks bad IMO). My Pit/Pindle Zerker is also using this Enigma, but since I have 2 other characters in the making that will use one, splitting the same armor between 4+ chars is going to be too painful. Since I already have a "caster Enigma", I'd like to make a second one specifically for the Pit Zerker and other melee builds. So it can be something with more defense and more srt reqs. Embossed and Ornate types/looks have my interest, to name a few. I do have a sup 8% Balrog Skin, and probably some other options if I look into my mules.
- I like versatility with my runewords (I made my BotD in a War Pike just to "gain" the ability to play a Spearazon and use it in mercs, for example, as other options were probably better if I would use it just for Paladins/Druids/Barbs). Whenever possible, "this base is good because it is very good for the greatest # of builds" is going to be a high priority for me.
And now the questions:
- I don't yet have Infinity, and very recently I found a 4os ethereal Great Poleaxe. I don't have a 4os eth Thresher yet. Is the GPA good enough? What would be I losing/gaining for going either way?
- Provided my GPA is not for for an Infinity, but I still want to use it, what else would be good in it? Pride? Or just make Insight and forget about it?
- I have a superior 15% ed, 14% durability Diadem. How good/bad is this base for Dream? Will the repair cost be unbearable? Also, is 14% the max dura? I seem to find a LOT of 15/14 bases, so I began doubting 15/15s even exist.
- If not Diadems, what else is good to make Dream helm in?
- What is a good shield base for Dream that is not a Troll Nest? Like with the Archon Plate, I would really like to avoid "what everyone does" here. I was thinking Scutum and Dragon Shield, since Dream has integer +defense, but I'm not sure if I need to meet certain block requirements, which brings me to:
- If I do make dual Dream, what exactly can I do with it? I know about auradin and the bear sorc, are there other good builds for 2x Dream or are those two pretty much it?
- Beast. Where to make it, which builds use it, etc? Is Berserker Axe the standard, or some builds really need a specific base?
- Would Faith in a Hydra Bow be a good compromise between "good damage main wpn for an Amazon" and "usable by the act1 merc", or would I simply be making a poor choice in all fronts? a +3, 4os GMB seems impossible to find, and the idea of spending Ohm and Jah in a Blade or Great Bow doesn't appeal to me at all.
Thanks in advance