The 1pt smiter guide to Uber Tristram v 1.0.
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This thread appears to be forgotten as well by many veterans. I haven't seen a familiar user posting here in months!
But I'll do my best to answer your questions.
First... you got a bunch of things wrong or misunderstood.
The +damage from Grief (and Redeemer) DOES ADD damage to Smite. The +x Ench damage from weapon does NOT add damage to smite. This is the main reason why Grief is so much better. I am not a big fan of dupe-words, and last wish is more expensive for that reason. However, technically speaking, Grtief is still better because when the ubers have very low life you will not do as much damage with Last wish as with grief.
The topic Last wish vs Grief has been beaten to death on these forums, and the conclusion is: if you love to see big numbers (with zeal) go with last wish. if you want to kill fast with smite go with Grief.
The +Ench damage from Forti DOES add to Smite. Forti is more offensive while CoH is more defensive (+65 resist all, 8% phys damage reduction). I am not sure about the +ench damage to demons, but I think it adds to smite.
I would go with CoH if i had the choice.
If you plan to use Last wish or Exile, it is suggested to use LoH +350 damage to demons.
You also need Open Wounds, other-wise thy will regenerate too fast. And before you ask, PMH was reported not to work.
Agreed! I used Kyra's myself for a while.
There are quite a few recommended belts:
Tgods (for light absob, +STR, +Vita)
IK belt (light res +STR, +fire res)
String of Ears
Verdungo is good
I personally prefer Tal's belt for the Damage taken goed to mana mod.
Exile is nice for Life tap and defense, but that's about it. I'm not sure freeze target works with smite.
If you can get enough resists (200 in Hell) without Sanctuary or 4PD then go with Exile.
There are quite a few options here. If you use Kyra, probably a gg rare would be the best. Look for resists/life/dex/str/mana leech.
From the uniques:
Dwarf, Wisp, Ravenfrost (for the absobs!)
Metalgrid > Highlord > Mara
Metalgrid has more resists and +300 - 350 defense
Highlord has deadly strike and light resist
mara is very expensive and less resists (a rare would be much better!), ignore +skills!
Now remember: it's all about balancing your setup. You need to hit the important points:
- CB (min 25%)
- resists (200 in hell)
- Life tap (both wand and proc)
- CBF
- +damage (or elite shield)
- max block (with max Holy shield)
- high life (aim for 1.3k or more)
Thanks a bunch Alecz.
I was looking at LOH but was told the + to demons didnt work with smite but if it does thats awsome.
So the + damage on weapons addes smite damage but the +ed on weapons dont. but the +ed on fort does add to smite damage, with that being said you still say CoH?
Edit, read through again and see your point with CoH
I was looking at LOH but was told the + to demons didnt work with smite but if it does thats awsome.
So the + damage on weapons addes smite damage but the +ed on weapons dont. but the +ed on fort does add to smite damage, with that being said you still say CoH?
Edit, read through again and see your point with CoH
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I am not sure u read my post. For one thing I don't agree with lithanor.
The +damage from grief is added BEFORE any modifiers! It is like the base weapon damage was whatever it is "in white" + 400.
Then you multiply by your strength, fanaticism bonus, +ench damage from armor. This turns up very high indeed!
Last wish in a berserk axe is: 47.5(avg) * 4.75 = 225 avg damage on weapon
Grief in a PB is: 33(avg) + 400 = 433 avg damage on weapon (not displayed by the game)
Additionally that +400 is added to the BASE shield smite damage to which holy shield bonus is added and then EVERYTHING is multiplied by Str and Fanaticism. This results in HUGE damage for BOTH Zeal and Smite!
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+ damage to demons is of the same type as the one on the grief, while on the armor is +% enchanced damage. That is why I am not sure. They are different types of mods.
The guide suggests it... so I assume it works for LoH. I haven't used those gloves though. Dracs were always my choice.
The guide suggests it... so I assume it works for LoH. I haven't used those gloves though. Dracs were always my choice.
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You can go with Toothrow if you wish... Gores + Guillaumes give enough CB.
I would be a bit concerned about the resists. You might have to use Salvation for mephisto, and maybe even pre-buff with Treachery.
Then if you use salvation... what wep u intend to use? Remember u need to reach at least the second-last bp for zeal/smite when fighting Meph.
I'm a bit confused, but lets assume rich +dmg gear.
I see no +skills, I'm assuming this is relatively unimportant.
Therefor using a calculator with lvl 20 fant and a grief phase blade, I'd need only 15% ias total to reach both the max speed for zeal and smite?
This 15% would have to be socketed in the Guillaume's Face then correct? Because every other socketable slot is a runeword and I'd be receiving no ias from current item mods. Right now I have a Nosferatu for 10%ias but I'd prob swap that out for t-gods later on and not waste the slot because I won't need the ias.
I see no +skills, I'm assuming this is relatively unimportant.
Therefor using a calculator with lvl 20 fant and a grief phase blade, I'd need only 15% ias total to reach both the max speed for zeal and smite?
This 15% would have to be socketed in the Guillaume's Face then correct? Because every other socketable slot is a runeword and I'd be receiving no ias from current item mods. Right now I have a Nosferatu for 10%ias but I'd prob swap that out for t-gods later on and not waste the slot because I won't need the ias.
With any Grief PB + lv 20 fanat you already reach max speed. You dont need more IAS from gear. Best thing to do with your helmet is to socket it with Um rune for +15 resists.
About +skills, forget it. I used friends pcombs to increase my damage but i didnt help.. little difference. Invest in resist+life.
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what calculator are u using? I found this
http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/weaponspeed.php?lang=english
Select Phase Blade as weapon and lv 20 fanat... you will see that max ias is reached.
About +skills, forget it. I used friends pcombs to increase my damage but i didnt help.. little difference. Invest in resist+life.
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what calculator are u using? I found this
http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/weaponspeed.php?lang=english
Select Phase Blade as weapon and lv 20 fanat... you will see that max ias is reached.
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on a 20/18/10 Annihilus charm and a 32% Metal Grid.
My resists are looking like this WITHOUT shield(gonna use 102 all res Gris Shield) on Hell:
Lightning: 110
Cold: 134
Fire:93
Poison:10
So with Gris it would be:
212 Light
236 Cold
195 Fire
112 Poison
Just killed the 3 bosses for the organs, was easy enough except for the point that sometimes they take 90% of my life(1292) in 1 hit, so hoping to get CoA for some extra life before doing tristam.
My resists are looking like this WITHOUT shield(gonna use 102 all res Gris Shield) on Hell:
Lightning: 110
Cold: 134
Fire:93
Poison:10
So with Gris it would be:
212 Light
236 Cold
195 Fire
112 Poison
Just killed the 3 bosses for the organs, was easy enough except for the point that sometimes they take 90% of my life(1292) in 1 hit, so hoping to get CoA for some extra life before doing tristam.
