Spear-azon?
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u4ea52 said:
Spearazons are quite viable though more fragile than javazons IMO. Raising d/a/e takes care of this problem.
There's no guide stickied for spearazons but they function like melee javazons only without the shield but with bigger physical damage and farther reach. Only builds I recommend with spearazons are lightning-based and jabbers. Mine used 20 LS/CS/PS/Valk. Fend suffers from fatal bugs while impale is soooo slow.
I can't say much about the Fend route, but I can say the lightning spearazon is viable. As said, they can be fragile, so IMO you want to make good use of Valk, Decoy and your merc to keep a lot of the heat off you.
Once you get charged strike, Normal Mode, and probably a fair bit of Nightmare, is pretty much a walk in the park. Just be sure not to get surrounded and stun-locked or anything, obviously. A great thing about CS is that with it, you could probably kill in Hell with nothing but a crude spear. Considering the aforementioned fragility, this is definitely a good thing, as it makes body retrieval somewhat easier. There's a bit of a problem with AR though. The lightning part will come out regardless, but the skill gives no AR boost for the physical part, so you'll probably want points in Penetrate.
If you got lots of +skills, then 1 point in jab is probably all you need to take out LIs for the most part. Lightning immunes are usually ranged attackers with low health. Sometimes though there are LIs with high health, so you might want to get Atma's Scarab or some other ctc Amp item. It also helps you when you run into physical immunes.
This is my planned skills setup. Note that the gear I want has a lot of +skills on it, which is why I left the d/a/e stuff at 1 point.
10 penetrate
20 valk
20 power strike
20 charged strike
20 lightning strike
1 in each prerequisite (10)
Once you get charged strike, Normal Mode, and probably a fair bit of Nightmare, is pretty much a walk in the park. Just be sure not to get surrounded and stun-locked or anything, obviously. A great thing about CS is that with it, you could probably kill in Hell with nothing but a crude spear. Considering the aforementioned fragility, this is definitely a good thing, as it makes body retrieval somewhat easier. There's a bit of a problem with AR though. The lightning part will come out regardless, but the skill gives no AR boost for the physical part, so you'll probably want points in Penetrate.
If you got lots of +skills, then 1 point in jab is probably all you need to take out LIs for the most part. Lightning immunes are usually ranged attackers with low health. Sometimes though there are LIs with high health, so you might want to get Atma's Scarab or some other ctc Amp item. It also helps you when you run into physical immunes.
This is my planned skills setup. Note that the gear I want has a lot of +skills on it, which is why I left the d/a/e stuff at 1 point.
10 penetrate
20 valk
20 power strike
20 charged strike
20 lightning strike
1 in each prerequisite (10)
My Spearazon just entered hell and is 71 now, i use Lightning strike as my main attack on groups,charged strike on boss and stuff and jab on light immi
lightimmi is really a pain with just jab, but here is no alternetuve, and fend just sucks imo.
skills just as above, only i've put 3 points off valk and into dodge.
equip:
Helm:
Kira's Guardian
Tiara
Defense: 90-170 (varies)(Base Defense: 40-50)
Required Level: 77
Durability: 25
+50-120 Defense (varies)
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cannot Be Frozen
All Resistances +50-70 (varies)
resist really is a pain without this lovely thing.
Armor:
Duriel's Shell
Cuirass
Defense: (528-650) - (610-732) (varies)(Base Defense: 188-202)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 150
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+ (1.25 Per Character Level) 1-123 Defense (Based On Character Level)
+ (1 Per Character Level) 1-99 To Life (Based On Character Level)
Resist Fire +20%
Resist Lightning +20%
Resist Poison +20%
Resist Cold +50%
Cannot Be Frozen
+15 To Strength
i've UM'ed this one, mainly cause i cant afford anything better, but its a great armor.
Gloves:
Sander's Taboo
Heavy Gloves Defense: 25-31 (varies)(Base Defense: 5-6)
Required Level: 28
Durability: 14
Adds 9-11 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds
+20-25 Defense
+40 To Life
+20% Increased Attack Speed
great gloves, most people overlook this one, laying of hands is great to.
Boots:
Waterwalk
Sharkskin Boots
Defense: 112-124 (varies)(Base Defense: 33-39)
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 47
Durability: 14
Assassin Kick Damage: 28-50
+180-210% Enhanced Defense (varies)
20% Faster Run/Walk
+100 Defense Vs. Missile
+15 To Dexterity
+5% Maximum Fire Resist
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
+40 Max Stamina
+45-65 To Life (varies)
llife is really somthing you shoudl search for cause a spearazon is so fragile
Belt:
Thundergod's Vigor
War Belt
Defense: 137-159 (varies)(Base Defense: 41-52)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 110
Durability: 24
16 Boxes
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
5% Chance To Cast Level 7 Fist Of The Heavens When Struck
+20 Lightning Absorb
10% To Maximum Lightning Resist
+20 To Strength
+20 To Vitality
+3 To Lightning Fury (Amazon Only)
+3 To Lightning Strike (Amazon Only)
needs no introduction
Weapon:
most people tend to use Titans and a shield, that a safe route but i wanted to do it my way:
Lycander's Flank (Amn)
Ceremonial Pike
Two-Hand Damage: (130-151) To (305-353) (216-252 Avg)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 115
Required Dexterity: 98
Durability: 25
Base Weapon Speed: [20]
(Amazon Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Adds 25-50 Damage
+2 To Amazon Skill Levels
30% Increased Attack Speed
5-9% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
+20 To Strength
+20 To Vitality
+20% Enhanced Defense
+2 To Javelin and Spear Skills (Amazon Only)
this shoudl take you at least to hell, i'll post in this topic how my spearazon is doing in hell
lightimmi is really a pain with just jab, but here is no alternetuve, and fend just sucks imo.
skills just as above, only i've put 3 points off valk and into dodge.
equip:
Helm:
Kira's Guardian
Tiara
Defense: 90-170 (varies)(Base Defense: 40-50)
Required Level: 77
Durability: 25
+50-120 Defense (varies)
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cannot Be Frozen
All Resistances +50-70 (varies)
resist really is a pain without this lovely thing.
Armor:
Duriel's Shell
Cuirass
Defense: (528-650) - (610-732) (varies)(Base Defense: 188-202)
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 65
Durability: 150
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+ (1.25 Per Character Level) 1-123 Defense (Based On Character Level)
+ (1 Per Character Level) 1-99 To Life (Based On Character Level)
Resist Fire +20%
Resist Lightning +20%
Resist Poison +20%
Resist Cold +50%
Cannot Be Frozen
+15 To Strength
i've UM'ed this one, mainly cause i cant afford anything better, but its a great armor.
Gloves:
Sander's Taboo
Heavy Gloves Defense: 25-31 (varies)(Base Defense: 5-6)
Required Level: 28
Durability: 14
Adds 9-11 Poison Damage Over 3 Seconds
+20-25 Defense
+40 To Life
+20% Increased Attack Speed
great gloves, most people overlook this one, laying of hands is great to.
Boots:
Waterwalk
Sharkskin Boots
Defense: 112-124 (varies)(Base Defense: 33-39)
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 47
Durability: 14
Assassin Kick Damage: 28-50
+180-210% Enhanced Defense (varies)
20% Faster Run/Walk
+100 Defense Vs. Missile
+15 To Dexterity
+5% Maximum Fire Resist
Heal Stamina Plus 50%
+40 Max Stamina
+45-65 To Life (varies)
llife is really somthing you shoudl search for cause a spearazon is so fragile
Belt:
Thundergod's Vigor
War Belt
Defense: 137-159 (varies)(Base Defense: 41-52)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 110
Durability: 24
16 Boxes
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
5% Chance To Cast Level 7 Fist Of The Heavens When Struck
+20 Lightning Absorb
10% To Maximum Lightning Resist
+20 To Strength
+20 To Vitality
+3 To Lightning Fury (Amazon Only)
+3 To Lightning Strike (Amazon Only)
needs no introduction
Weapon:
most people tend to use Titans and a shield, that a safe route but i wanted to do it my way:
Lycander's Flank (Amn)
Ceremonial Pike
Two-Hand Damage: (130-151) To (305-353) (216-252 Avg)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 115
Required Dexterity: 98
Durability: 25
Base Weapon Speed: [20]
(Amazon Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Adds 25-50 Damage
+2 To Amazon Skill Levels
30% Increased Attack Speed
5-9% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
+20 To Strength
+20 To Vitality
+20% Enhanced Defense
+2 To Javelin and Spear Skills (Amazon Only)
this shoudl take you at least to hell, i'll post in this topic how my spearazon is doing in hell
Aron Figaro
New member
Passion
Personally I like the idea of a Passion runeword weapon for a Spearazon. Berserk just KILLS things and prevents IM death, immunes, etc. Zeal, well, we all know how much fun THAT is, hehe. Jab + Fend in one, and no bugs.
Personally I like the idea of a Passion runeword weapon for a Spearazon. Berserk just KILLS things and prevents IM death, immunes, etc. Zeal, well, we all know how much fun THAT is, hehe. Jab + Fend in one, and no bugs.
