Shield mod for phoenix?
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if given the choice to make only one, i would make the one of the shield that naturally had the highest attributes (if it was between two elite pally shields). so if i found a supieror defense 65% ed pally elite i'd rather make that then a 35% resist all shield. with two shields of similar quality i'd rather make an ed/ar shield then a resistance shield. smiters and zealots are only going to use ed/ar shields anyways... the only pally class i see using res% ones are pure melee chargers.
i made a great phoenix unfourtuneatly it would be pi$$-poor for a smiter, because its only exceptional... but its a great zealot and charger shield.
202 def, 55% block, 65/121, royal. it ended up being 458%... the funny thing is that i beat pure smiters all the time with my zealot's base level smite... despite the shields insanely low smite damage... go figure.
but i'm a strong believer of upped hoz being the best smite shield, unless you wander into a pure melee game then its all about phoenix... but if you can afford phoenix then surely you can afford a upped hoz.
i made a great phoenix unfourtuneatly it would be pi$$-poor for a smiter, because its only exceptional... but its a great zealot and charger shield.
202 def, 55% block, 65/121, royal. it ended up being 458%... the funny thing is that i beat pure smiters all the time with my zealot's base level smite... despite the shields insanely low smite damage... go figure.
but i'm a strong believer of upped hoz being the best smite shield, unless you wander into a pure melee game then its all about phoenix... but if you can afford phoenix then surely you can afford a upped hoz.
ScorpioFury
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If you wanna use phoenix and you have around 150 str, there are really 2 choices.
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1- Zakarum shield. (Str req 142) This shield gives straight reliable damage and the damage wont fluctuate. The min and max damage on it is the same (46-46). Great choice for reliablilty.
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2- Vortex shield. (Str req 148) This shield's damage fluctuates like crazy, this means that there is a low min dmg and high max damage (5-87). This shield isnt as reliable, but it's able to give huge amounts of damage (and low amounts too lol)
If, however, you have low str (at least 109), use a sacred rondache. It is the next most reliable (compared to zakarum shield) smite dmg shield and has a low str req. However, it's damage still fluctuates a little bit, and the average damage is lower than zakarum shield.
Hope this helps.
-Leo
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1- Zakarum shield. (Str req 142) This shield gives straight reliable damage and the damage wont fluctuate. The min and max damage on it is the same (46-46). Great choice for reliablilty.
.
2- Vortex shield. (Str req 148) This shield's damage fluctuates like crazy, this means that there is a low min dmg and high max damage (5-87). This shield isnt as reliable, but it's able to give huge amounts of damage (and low amounts too lol)
If, however, you have low str (at least 109), use a sacred rondache. It is the next most reliable (compared to zakarum shield) smite dmg shield and has a low str req. However, it's damage still fluctuates a little bit, and the average damage is lower than zakarum shield.
Hope this helps.
-Leo
thnx for the answer, Scorpio.
But thats now exactly what I would like to know. I just wonder whats better to have in the base pala shield, the %ed bonus or the +%resists bonus. About the sort of shield u use, i think its irrevelant to think about the range of the smite damge on shield, since with grief you are to have a tight damge at the end. With grief you can smite like crazy even with the craperst shield.
But thats now exactly what I would like to know. I just wonder whats better to have in the base pala shield, the %ed bonus or the +%resists bonus. About the sort of shield u use, i think its irrevelant to think about the range of the smite damge on shield, since with grief you are to have a tight damge at the end. With grief you can smite like crazy even with the craperst shield.
