Well, time for a little update on LaFuria_Celeste. At her last update she was preparing to face Diablo. It was every bit as difficult as I expected it to be…
The clearing of the Chaos Sanctuary was fairly routine. At the time (in her early 30’s), Celeste had about 5 in Meteor and 1 in Blizzard as her primary weapons. The Blizzard and Meteor handled the CS with no problems, then came the moment of truth. I knew that Celeste’s merc would be immediately toasted with resists all in the mid-fifties, but I had a plan and all I could do was hope. On /players 8 with spells that required Diablo to stand still, and Celeste’s resists nowhere near max, all I could do was hope. I hit the last seal and ran to the middle of the pentagram. Fortunately, what I had hoped for happened. When Diablo spawned, he was facing my merc, so that distracted him just long enough to zap out a few static fields. Sure enough, my merc was down in under 5 seconds, but D’s health had been dropped to just under half. That still left a lot of work, but it certainly was a good start. After that, a couple of “flit, flit’s†(Tele) and I was gone from range. The next ½ hour was spent running D back and forth through a Level 1 Blizzard. Finally, he dropped. He did toast Celeste a couple of times with his Lightning Hose, but no direct hits, and no critical situations.
Act 5 was thoroughly uneventful, and while Baal’s minions, Lister & his pack to be specific, did wipe out my merc a couple of times, Baal was absolutely pathetic. I would estimate that the entire battle with Baal took 20 seconds, if that. A quick Tele to the center aisle was about the highlight of the battle. Not having to be on top of him to Static, I took him to a sliver in no time. That combined with a few pokes from my merc, and 2 Meteors, and Splato. One dead Prime Evil. Baal dropped a Rare Mask which was no good, Rare Antlers which do me no good at all, a useless Rare Studded Leather, a Magic Edge bow, and a Rare Demonhide Sash that is marginally better than the belt I have, but I will use it…mostly for the additional slots.
Brimstone Lock
Demonhide Sash
12% Chance to cast Level 4 Nova when struck
24% Faster Hit Recovery
+21 to Life
Lightning Resist +18%
Celeste conquered Normal entirely on /players 8, and completely untwinked. She shall continue her adventure into Nightmare with the same rules. She has not muled anything in or out, and shall continue that. Use what I find, keep it if I have room, sell the rest. Here is a listing of Celeste’s equipment, spells, and stats as she defeated Baal on her way to Nightmare. (All stats are shown at their modified levels)
LaFuria Celeste
Level 47
Str – 91
Dex – 31
Vit – 165
Eng – 48
Life – 487
Mana – 214
Fire Res – 65
Cold Res – 75
Lit Res – 66
Poi Res – 74
Fiend Cowl
Helm
(Snapchip Drop)
5% Chance to cast Level 3 Frost Nova when struck
+72% Enhanced Defense
+8 Energy
+16 Life
Fire Resist +8%
Poison Resist +5%
Rainbow Amulet of Memory
(Random Act 5 Drop)
+35 Mana based on Level
All Resistances +10
Sacred Globe(2)
(Random Act 5 Drop)
+1 Enchant
+26 Mana
Socket1 = +7% MF Jewel
Socket2= Empty
Stealth
TalEth
Breast Plate
Shadow Guard
Bone Shield
(Eldritch Drop)
+85% Enhanced Defense
Chance to Block 40%
Cold Resist +12%
Fire Resist +27%
Magic Damage Reduced by 1
Attacker takes Damage of 7
Repairs 1 Durability every 33 Seconds
Angelic Halo Ring
(Random Act 3 Drop)
Pain Harness
Belt
(Gambled)
+30% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +29%
Fire Resist +10%
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
Stone Spiral
Ring
(Gift from Ormus – Can you believe it?!?)
+1 to Maximum Damage
+16 to Attack Rating
+5 Energy
Cold Resist +16%
Lightning Resist +22%
Havoc Clutches
Chain Gloves
(Gambled)
+10% IAS
+39% Enhanced Defense
Lightning Resist +16%
Poison Resist +19%
Level 1 Weaken – 22 Charges
Doom Trample
Chain Boots
(Gambled)
66% Enhanced Defense
Heal Stamina +25%
62% Extra Gold from Monsters
+25% Magic Find
Grand Charm
+16 to Life
Grand Charm
7% Faster Run/Walk
5 Poison Damage over 3 Seconds
Grand Charm
Cold Resist +28%
Large Charm
+4 Defense
+11 Life
Small Charm
Lightning Resist +4
5% Extra Gold from Monsters
Small Charm
+1 Strength
Lightning Resist +4%
Small Charm
+1 Defense
+8 Life
Celeste’s stash contains:
1 Perfect – Topaz, Ruby, Saphire
2 Perfect Amethyst
2 Flawless Diamonds
Miscellaneous Flawed Skulls and Gems
1 – Ral, Ort
2 – Tal
Miscellaneous lower Runes
Cold Skills
1 – Ice Blast, Frost Nova, Glacial Spike, Frozen Armor, Chilling Armor
8 – Blizzard
Fire Skills
1 – Warmth, FireBolt, Blaze, FireWall, Fire Mastery, Enchant(From Item)
9 – Fire Ball
10 – Meteor
Lightning Skills
1 – Charged Bolt, Telekinesis, Lightning, Chain Lightning, Teleport
2 – Energy Shield
4 – Static Field
Celeste’s Mercenary
Chalan – Act2 Prayer Mercenary, Level 46
Max all Resists
Duskdeep
Full Helm
(Icy Cellar Chest)
Corpse Flange
Scale Mail
(Gambled)
+44% Enhanced Defense
Cold Resist +12%
Poison Resist +26%
Gemmed Pike(3)
Ethereal
(Random Act 5 Monster)
Dmg 21-94
Socket1 = Perfect Emerald - +100 Poison Damage over 7 Seconds
Socket2 = Empty
Socket3 = Empty
Destroyer LaFuria Celeste
Level – 47
Bliteor Sorceress
Location – Rogue Camp, Nightmare
/players 8
