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[u][b]Player Build Character Name Level Furthest Point[/b][/u]
Quietus Paladin ThornBush 23 Killed by Mephisto
Scatha Barbarian Brick Wall 19 Maggot Lair
Quickdeath Paladin Gandhi II 14 Dry Hills
A1cme3 Paladin Swiss Cider 15 Black Marsh
Uzziah Paladin No_Arms 4 Stony Field
Docturnal Sorceress Theresa 1 Rogue Encampment
Arentol Paladin Draught 1 Rogue Encampment
adzicents Paladin Unscathed 1 Rogue Encampment
NecSin Paladin SticksnStones 1 Rogue Encampment
JayPizzle Necromancer Wooo 7 Dark Wood
Feetstench Necromancer Calm_Dirtnap 1 Rogue Encampment
[u][B]Our fallen comrades[/B][/u]
AJK Sorceress TheOtherCheek 19 Canyon of the Magi
RickC Necromancer Bandd 19 Arcane Sanctuary
Fists of War Paladin Patience 12 DEAD
Sir Lister Of Smeg Necromancer Eddie 12 Black Marsh
newco Paladin SpankMeHard 11 tamo highlands
After grabbing the Cube I ran a couple of gem shrines for a perfect saphire, to craft this:
Dread Knell
Bone Wand
One-Hand Damage: 4 to 10
Durability: 8 of 15
Required Level: 34
Staff Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 18
Fingerprint: 0xd7516921
+19 to Mana
+57% Enhanced Damage
Attacker Takes Damage of 6
10% Faster Cast Rate
+1 to Terror (Necromancer Only)
Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%
150% Damage to Undead
+2 to Mana After Each Kill
5% Chance to cast Level 4 Frost Nova when struck
Turned out pretty well, with the +mana potentially useful. Unfortunately I'd forgotten about the level requirements on crafts, so it will be sitting in ATMA for a while.
I've been shopping and stocked up on lots of equipment "of nova shield". Helmet, armour, gloves, boots and a shield. All the lowest level of that affix - 10% chance of level 3 nova, but it's pretty effective. I use that shield against mobs or ranged attackers, and switch to the skulled one for single melee enemies. My belt has ATD 3 - I'd rather have CTC mods on it but it's the best belt (3 rows for potions) that I've seen for sale yet. One ring is "of health", and the other is a Nagelring I picked up doing a rerun of Andariel - very nice, with ATD, MDR, and MF into the bargain. My first set/unique item with this character. I'm in the middle of doing the maggot lair at the moment - easy going with all the novas going off, and I've got leap to position myself in the middle of packs, but I figured I'd post an update. When I hit level 20 I'll start gambling for circlets.
Can't wait to see the look on Duriel's face when he bites the dust throwing himself at a pacifist barbarian - the proverbial brick wall. :wave:
Edit to update: Cleared the maggot lair (Coldworm the Burrower was a hassle to kill - luckily there were just enough maggot young to set off enough frost novas to kill her) and the viper temple, and gambled myself this beauty on about the fourth attempt:
Corpse Shell
Circlet
Defense: 38
Durability: 35 of 35
Required Level: 18
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 24
Fingerprint: 0x1d329bc4
+6 to Energy
+33 to Life
+16 to Mana
+25% Enhanced Defense
Poison Resist +30%
Attacker Takes Damage of 5
Lots of life and mana, poison resist (probably the most helpful resist at this point in the game, with me getting hit a lot!) and ATD 5. I'm pretty happy with this. Obviously I'd like a CTC on being struck effect and (especially) some Damage Reduced By X, but this is better than anything I was expecting going through my 200,000-odd gold.
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