Tournament: Super Unique!

Hello everyone, I'm new on the forum.
This morning I realized how much I missed the SP experience of D2 (:
After so many years I fear my mouse-clicking skills are not what they used to be,
but I'm up for the challenge!


So, let me introduce Grok, the double-throwing barbarian.
I don't remember my past builds, but I'm pretty sure I've never tried double-throw barb,
so I went with GooberGrapes' Idea.


So far, I'm doing well without many items, but I can smell the difficulties ahead.
My finds so far:
Corpsy - magic hand axe, ethereal javelin.
Bishy - magic cap +1 dur every 33 sec, magic bow.
Bloody Raven - best find so far - Rare small shield + rare javelin.
Bonebreaker - Rare eagle orb, magic buckler
Coldcrow - Sturdy boots + 17% defense, magic club.


yup, nothing interesting. BTW, can't remember if the number of players setting affects the quality/quantity of drops.
So far I didn't notice any quality change, that's for sure.
Well, the XP boost is nice anyway.

Wish my luck!

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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       Harrogath(NM)         118
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Dry Hills              16
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Jail                   10
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Cold Plains             5
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118
 
Jarik said:
BTW, can't remember if the number of players setting affects the quality/quantity of drops.
Click to expand...

No-drop numbers go down with higher players settings. A typical monster will nearly always drop something on /p8 but has less than half chance to do so at /p1. The effect is even bigger on chests and other containers, especially so with sparkly- and super chests. Act bosses have pretty low base no-drop risk (for each of their 6 drops) but IIRC you can reduce the no-drop risk to zero if you have at least /p5 against Andi/Duri and at least /p3 against the Three Brothers.
 
I finished act 1. Went quicker than expected and wasn't even that dangerous. Mostly because I went ahead and put 5 points in static already so I didn't have to come (that) close to pitspawn and Andariel. Andariel was kind enough to drop a rare orb with mana on it (nothing interesting on the +skill though) and a rare armor with 2 sockets. Yay mf!
Now on to act 2.

Shame you died sunset. You were doing very well. I would just keep going if I were you.. for fun anyway.
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       Harrogath(NM)         118
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Dry Hills              16
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Cold Plains             5
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Ps. I don't have a shield, amulet or belt .. time to get those.
 
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       Harrogath(NM)         118
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Cold Plains             5
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

New armor for Merc from Dark Elder and thats it from the last 4.....

Really need more LR as Cats are a pain right now. Merc can at least survive them now he is higher in level thank god.
 
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Dark Wood(Hell)       125
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Cold Plains             5
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement! Decided to keep going with it. The * next to Garruk's name means he has died.

Hell sure is a rush! Everything is much more dangerous. Resists are all positive though, which is nice.

Super Unique Drops:
NM Cow King - Chestnut Jewel of Daring, Rare War Staff(Dread Wood), Merciless Short Spear of Zeal, Rare Gladius(Bitter Spike), Balanced Axe of Gore
---End of Nightmare---
###Begin Hell###
Corpsefire - Rare Tulwar (Doom Song), Rare Bone Shield(Spirit Shield)
Bishibosh - Fuscina of Nova, Large Shield of Guarding
Coldcrow - Rare Falchion(Viper Spike), Circlet of Protection
Blood Raven - Deadly Broadsword of Worth
Rakanishu - Mechanic's Gothic Bow, Ethereal Master's Maiden Pike of Maiming
Treehead Woodfist - Rare Ethereal Zweihander(Carrion Razor), Zombie Head
Akara Ring #3 - Doom Loop (not awesome)
Griswold - was poison immune, physical immune, and cold enchanted, couldn't kill him.

Just rescued Cain. This is my first poison-based character in Hell. So far it's nice compared to fire- or cold-based characters.

crafted Plate Mail from NM Izual:
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Rune Shell
Plate Mail
Defense: 110
Durability: 50 of 60
Required Level: 31
Required Strength: 65
Fingerprint: 0x901e64fb
Item Level: 67
Version: Expansion 1.10+
3% Life stolen per hit
+10 to Life
Magic Damage Reduced by 1
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
+1 Life after each Demon Kill
Repairs 1 Durability in 20 Seconds
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This gives the merc 9% leech, which keeps him alive much better than the 6% from his hat alone.

Champion Garruk, lvl 75 Rabies Wolf, Dark Wood
It is extremely likely that I will save Countess for later, since I have no workable answer to ghosts right now.
 
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Dark Wood(Hell)       125
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Smooth progress through Act I and II. Andariel dropped pure and utter junk (5% FR ethereal heavy gloves anyone?)

Of the Act II SU battles, only the Fangskin fight got a bit hairy, but Dim Vision saved the day. SUs tend to drop bows for some reason, Annor likes it. However we did not have a belt until Far Oasis (Beetleburst) which made things harder than they should have been.

Still missing one ring and amulet. Had to sell about 5 MF rings so far :banghead:

[highlight]Ulf and Annor, level 24, Palace next[/highlight]
 
Ulric the Necromancer has reached Travincal. With considerable ease, I must say. The Andariel fight was a bit dangerous, mostly because I was too lazy/proud to go back to town to restock until I realized I absolutely had to (only potion left was one rejuve). Andariel dropped a rare Voulge, which made Hazade the Prayer merc set for Act II. Not a powerful Voulge, but it had about 30% ED and a little life steal and IAS. Golem and curses has kept Hazade safe. In fact, he hasn't died yet!

Duriel was fought the proper Golemancer way, of course. Iron Maiden may not be a good skill in general in the current patch, but it is VERY good indeed against act bosses if you combine it with recastable golems. The 1.13 patch took away the negative side of the Blood Golem lifelink, which I am thankful for. With no +skills and only one point in each golem, it is considerably sturdier than the Clay Golem. It was worth the extra 10 mana per casting to get a golem that could often survive Duriel's blows a little longer. Much easier to manage the fight that way.

Duriel dropped a rare Poleaxe and a rare Scythe with poison damage. The Poleaxe has only 10% ED, +2 max damage and 10% IAS but it is still a Poleaxe, one of the best normal class merc weapons. Hazade has had no problems plowing through Act III this far. The Scythe was made into a pretty good iron golem that lasted through the Spider Cavern and -Forest, then it bit the dust (rust?) against an Extra Strong Bramble Hulk pack at the start of the Marsh. A couple of more junk items have become golems, but once I got Fire Golem at level 30, I have only used that instead. I have decided to max both Golem Mastery and Fire Golem. I want sturdy golems that can deal the best damage possible. I really want to max Fire Golem asap but I may need to hold off using skill points so my mana pool can keep up with the casting cost that goes up by 10 for each slvl. Level 20 FG costs 240 mana! Crafting caster items may help with the mana. I'll probably do that whenever I can.

Ulric's weapon switch now has a Malice Large Axe, just as I had foreseen. It's doing reasonably well hacking river hydras that the rest of my party members can't reach. Much of his gear is still pretty darn bad: Same rare Javelin as before, Sturdy Helm of Radiance, Crimson Leather Armor of Balance, Tireless Heavy Boots of Dexterity, Belt of Thorns, Iron Ring and top it off, my one measly ammy - 6% Beryl. My few decent items include a rare Spiked Shield with 7% resist all, an Azure (12%) Grand Charm of Venom and the Ormus ring with 17% cold resist and +112 AR. It has +3 light radius so it must have combined Radiance (which also gives +30 AR) with Gold. I have one extra ring (of the Apprentice).

Last two SU drops, Riftwing and Sarina, have been slaps in the face:
* flawed sapphire + barb helm
* flawed sapphire + Crossbow of Venom
I do appreciate finding sapphires but anything can drop those as legitimate loot...
And the other two things aren't even IG material! (not made of metal)


[highlight]Ulric the Golemancer and Hazade the Prayer Guard, level 31, Travincal next[/highlight]
 
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Nice progress jiansonz! What's your score so far?

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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Lut Gholein(Hell)     129
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Stony Field             5

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Hell Andariel is not immune to Rabies. This was extremely fortunate for Garruk, since Ahsab and the bear had a life expectancy of approximately 0.3 seconds against her, even with antidote pots.

Got some great gear upgrades this Act! The Smith dropped a blue amulet, which I immediately crafted:
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Eagle Mark
Amulet
Required Level: 57
Fingerprint: 0xf479d6e9
Item Level: 74
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 4 Frost Nova when struck
+2 to Offensive Aura Skills (Paladin Only)
Hit Causes Monster to Flee 7%
+10 to Dexterity
+1 to Energy
All Resistances +19
Attacker Takes Damage of 3
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The +10 dex is a big deal if I find a Ko rune to make Lawbringer in a phase blade.

The Charsi imbue was amazing (well, ok, amazing in one respect):
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Raven Mask
Alpha Helm
Defense: 83
Durability: 18 of 20
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 44
Fingerprint: 0xd93daa90
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Druid Skill Levels
+30 to Attack Rating
+3 to Twister (Druid Only)
+1 to Solar Creeper (Druid Only)
+3 to Shock Wave (Druid Only)
+32% Enhanced Defense
+9 to Life
Poison Length Reduced by 25%
+3 to Light Radius
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The best part of +2 druid skills was, surprisingly, 2 extra ravens to blind those pesky archer packs in the Jail. The extra werewolf duration, life, attack rating, damage, attack speed; extra bear damage and life, and extra life, damage and AR on Heart of Wolverine were nice too!

Then Bone Ash dropped Dark Clan Crusher. So excited for another +2 druid skills! I miss the IAS and Ignore Target Defense and the blizzard cast chance on the Zakarum's Hand, but the extra life and all those bonuses, plus now nearly 7k Rabies damage... I'll stick with the Crusher for now.

The Countess and Bonebreak are still alive. They are being saved for later, when I have more levels and a better PI solution. Although, I was able to use Rabies and the lightning procs from Stormrider to take out some ghosts in the Jail.

Drops and Finds from Act 1 Hell
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Corpsefire - Rare Tulwar (Doom Song), Rare Bone Shield(Spirit Shield)
Bishibosh - Fuscina of Nova, Large Shield of Guarding
Coldcrow - Rare Falchion(Viper Spike), Circlet of Protection
Blood Raven - Deadly Broadsword of Worth
Rakanishu - Mechanic's Gothic Bow, Ethereal Master's Maiden Pike of Maiming
Treehead Woodfist - Rare Ethereal Zweihander(Carrion Razor), Zombie Head
Akara Ring #3 - Doom Loop (not awesome)
Griswold - was poison immune, physical immune, and cold enchanted.  I might come back for him in the end.
The Smith - Amulet of Measure (5 min damage)
Pitspawn Fouldog - Spetum of the Vampire, Glorious Gothic Plate
Bane Ash - Unique Cudgel (Dark Clan Crusher!), Rare Ethereal War Scythe(Corpse Bite)
Andariel - Rare Plate Mail(Bone Wrap), Great Sword of Frost

Rare Printouts:
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Doom Song 
Tulwar 
One Hand Damage: 20 - 50 
Durability: 25 of 32 
Required Level: 25 
Required Strength: 70 
Required Dexterity: 42 
Fingerprint: 0x915c7ae3 
Item Level: 82 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+10% Increased Attack Speed 
26% Enhanced Damage 
+6 to Maximum Damage 
+52 to Attack Rating 
7% Life stolen per hit
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Spirit Shield 
Bone Shield 
Defense: 22 
Chance to Block: 0 
Durability: 40 of 40 
Required Level: 25 
Required Strength: 25 
Fingerprint: 0x9204224 
Item Level: 82 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+4 to Strength 
+16 to Mana 
Half Freeze Duration 
+1 to Light Radius 
Repairs 1 Durability in 20 Seconds 1 Sockets (0 used) 
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Viper Spike 
Falchion 
One Hand Damage: 9 - 17 
Durability: 16 of 32 
Required Level: 18 
Required Strength: 33 
Fingerprint: 0x4787d8be 
Item Level: 80 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
5% Chance to cast level 3 Chain Lightning on attack 
Adds 1 - 114 Lightning Damage 
Adds 7 Poison Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames) 
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Carrion Razor 
Zweihander 
One Hand Damage: 81 - 151 
Two Hand Damage: 125 - 236 
Durability: 26 of 26 
Required Level: 37 
Required Strength: 92 
Required Dexterity: 68 
Fingerprint: 0x3cf1d285 
Item Level: 71 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
192% Enhanced Damage 
+217 to Attack Rating 
Adds 6 - 15 Fire Damage 
+8 to Strength 
Requirements -20% Ethereal 
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Doom Loop 
Ring 
Required Level: 21 
Fingerprint: 0x2f7a31f3 
Item Level: 60 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+30 to Attack Rating 
3% Mana stolen per hit 
+8 to Life 
Poison Resist +11% 
+3 to Light Radius 
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Corpse Bite 
War Scythe 
Two Hand Damage: 43 - 107 
Durability: 28 of 28 
Required Level: 43 
Required Strength: 70 
Required Dexterity: 70 
Fingerprint: 0x7e49ddba 
Item Level: 75 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+1 to Masteries Skills (Barbarian Only) 
+30% Increased Attack Speed 
99% Enhanced Damage 
+168 to Attack Rating 
9% Life stolen per hit Ethereal
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Bone Wrap 
Plate Mail 
Defense: 209 
Durability: 30 of 60 
Required Level: 30 
Required Strength: 52 
Fingerprint: 0xb414f0a8 
Item Level: 75 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+79% Enhanced Defense 
+7 to Strength 
+5 to Mana 
Poison Resist +29% 
Poison Length Reduced by 50% 
Requirements -20%
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Other finds, not from SU's:
Steelclash
Tancred's Crowbill
superior white phase blade (future lawbringer? need more dex)
the Impaler (again)
Lidless Wall
Sigon's Armor
4 socket rune sword
3 socket superior cuirass
ethereal embossed plate

Champion Garruk, lvl 76 Rabies Wolf, Lut Gholein (Hell)
*goes to look up if Radament is always poison immune*
 
Act 2 was smooth sailing for Arthur and his newly acquired Prayer merc, named Gulzar. Luckily Radament was kind enough to give Arthur his first bow in the form of a rare Composite Bow. Not bad, it is fairly quick and that is all that matters when your damage comes from your aura. Speaking of which Holy Fire is maxed and we are currently working on Resist Fire. Each arrow hits at just under 300 damage, so things are going down very quickly! Lets hope this continues! I must say, Arthur’s most desired weapon of choice is the Kuko Shakaku, so I am praying to the D2 gods that it will drop at some stage....if not at least a Raven Claw.

Being a Ranger sure has its advantages as seen here vs Fangskin, who didn’t stand a chance. Hah! Duriel also copped the same treatment and was taken down on p/8 in less than a minute! A very very easy fight actually, no merc deaths, only 2 greater health pots used, no tp's required. The drop was rather useless, however….Arthur was very pleased to see a belt of some kind in the pile. Since the start we have been beltless and although Arthur isn’t the thirsty type for potions, it is nice to have an extra slot. I am pleased with the CBF mod on the Death Guard. Will surely come in handy!

Moving onto the jungles!

Current Equipment:

Helm : Rare Full Helm (36% ED, 3 energy, 4 mana) 1 socket filled with a Topaz
Amulet: Empty
Weapon: Rare Composite Bow (26% ED, 1-4 Cold Damage, 6% Fire Resist, 1 mana after each kill)
Weapon Switch: CrushFlang Mace + Civerbs Ward Large Shield
Gloves: Hand of Broc
Belt: Death Guard
Ring 1: Nagel Ring 17%
Ring 2: Nagel Ring 16%
Boots: Boots of Dexterity (+1 Dex)

Gulzar the Prayer Merc:
Helm: Crimson Cap of Energy (1 energy, 5% Fire Resist)
Weapon: Spear of Frost (1-2 Cold Damage)
Armor: Chain Mail of Thorns (Attackers take damage of 1)

[highlight] Arthur the Holy Fire Ranger Paladin, Level 29, Act 3 Normal, Kurast Docks, aided by Gulzar the Prayer Merc, Points = 24 [/highlight]
 
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Lut Gholein(Hell)     129
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Lut Gholein            13
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Inner Cloister         12

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Grok is getting used to running around the wilderness without his armor. But its getting tough.
Double Throw is great, but it's not fun teleporting to town every few minutes to replenish my javelins.

didnt get any special drops. except maybe a Skull Cap of Balance (:
I'm getting a lot of wands, globes, perserved heads and scimitars.
Magic hunter bow for Aliza, rare bardiche for her replacement and an Ith from the Countess.

Found Cleglaw's Claw (shield) and Death's Guard (sash) that I can't use ):

Taking a deep breath before facing Andy with my trousers only.

Grok, Level 18 Thrower Barbarian, doing some push-ups to get warmed up for Andariel.
 
Nice progress everyone... reading jiansonz update I'm sad I didn't think of a golmancer.. sounds good. I'm still thinking on what to do in the cold tree, hydra's is a must and fire+lightning seems unsafe, however blizzard and orb both seem pretty cookiecutter. Don't know if any of the other skills will do enough damage to get me through NM or even Hell if I get that far.
Progress has been nice. I still managed to kill all SU's and bosses on p8, including Duriel. Kaa and Duriel being the hardest fights so far. However once I found the sweet spot out of the lightnings way during the Kaa fight I managed to keep his regen down with static and cold dmg so the third merc could finish him off. Duriel was a tough one too. I managed to get the merc bugged somehow, so Duriel just kept comming for me. Ofcourse the route I planned (running around with Blaze) was forgotten in shear panic and after getting hit a couple of time I just ran around trying to freeze him (didn't work out), run to town (didn't help much) or static (had to eat a hit after each static). After a while I manned up (or basically, Duriel caught me and pinned me to a wall) and tanked him. Spamming heal pots, mana pots and about 5 small rejuv's I managed to static him down to a sliver and a couple of fireballs later (really, nothing to do with the merc) Duriel bit the dust.
He managed to drop 37% chanceguards, really happy with that. Otherwise the item drop have been utter useless. I literally have no item changes and am still running around shieldless and without an amulet. Oh well.. at least I can teleport out of sticky situations right?

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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Lut Gholein(Hell)     129
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Dark Wood               8
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Docks                  24
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Inner Cloister         12

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118
 
Reached act 3. The only eventful fights were against the Unravellers (hate them!) I tried to rush them to prevent the endless revives (no corpse disposal solution for amazons :() 6/7 tombs had unravellers. Many of them had apparitions and mummies to boot. I dropped to /p1 after a point as clearing the tombs was plain torture. I don't see the situation improving in nightmare or hell.

Duriel was taken at /p3 ... I should have stuck to p8. It took all of one healing potion (for the merc) to kill him.

The merc tanked the beetles and could kill them in 3-4 hits. Thanks buddy!

Gear improvements: Charsi imbued a 14% lightning resist +life +strength +17% FHR belt for me. This is potential endgame material given the restrictions. I also got some decent cold resist magic gloves. *All*other slots are unchanged. Phooey. I've stashed away 0os/2os bone shields and a 2os breast plate in anticipation of personalizing/ socketing them for Rhyme and Smoke. I also have 2 usable junk rings ... should become coral/garnet rings using the cube recipe soon as I can put together the necessary pgems. No amulet yet.

Resists are at 0/25/14 fire/cold/lightning. I get a feeling Diablo's going to toast me.

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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Cold Plains             5
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Rogue Encampment        0
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Lut Gholein(Hell)     129
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           24
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Docks                  24
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Stony Field             2
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Inner Cloister         12

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118
 
I've started a Druid. Was thinking Rabies/Fury, but didn't like Rabies at all, so respecd early and he's now a hunter/summoner which means he's just standing around since he hasn't found a bow to hunt with yet. 5-11 damage dosen't do a thing. He's just done with Shenk and I won't play more tonight (because of the tea with rum). Dac Farren (sp?) finally dropped a belt! Diablo without belt was quite scary even on /p1. Many trips to town to resurect the merc who is still holding a spear. Finally he focused on the Bear for a while and went down.
 
Time to update Electro.

Rakinishu (preserved head of thorns, chipped diamond) (I'm going to murder him every single time I play now...)
Treehead Woodfist (Bronze throwing knife of the Leech, Grim nock light crossbow) (I need armor...)
Griswold (Lunar Long bow of Frost, Small Shield, Bardiche (1 socket) (At least Annor has a weapon now)

[HIGHLIGHT]Electro, the level 15 future in doubt paladin with his faithful fire merc Annor, who has a bow now.... [/HIGHLIGHT]
 
Updated the table as best I could.

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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Dark Wood               8
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Kurast Docks           24
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Kurast Docks(Hell)    137
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           24
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Docks                  24
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Travincal              ??
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Inner Cloister         12
Moar            ????           Druid        ??       Harrogath              ??

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Garruk somehow managed to defeat Hell Duriel. Azrael the blessed aim merc didn't do a damn thing but try to bankrupt me. I am best friends with the bear. Good bear. Rabies gets the job done... eventually.

Ended up switching back to Zakarum's Hand. The attack speed and ITD were just too nice to give up. Still no Ko rune. Solution to Poison Immunes is merc + bear, solution to Physical Immunes is Rabies + Patience. With extra patience. I full-cleared Arcane Sanctuary with just the bear and rabies since the merc did very little and cost too much to res.

I could not kill Coldworm the Burrower. The whole room filled up with maggots and I couldn't even reach the chest. I had to S&E and reclear by the shortest way possible. Then I just grabbed the Staff and ran for it.

The Returned in Halls of the Dead were poison immune. There was an unraveller boss pack right in the entrance, so I was not able to clear my way down. Saving it for later. Also saving AT and the false tombs. I am really ready to try an Act 3 merc now. I cannot stand this Act 2 moron anymore. Bear is so much better.

SU drops and Finds for Act 2 Hell:
Code: 
Radament - Soldier's Cinquedas of Bone Spirit
Creeping Feature - Vicious Halberd of Excellence, Pellet Bow of Multiple Shot
Beetleburst - Wrist Sword, Rare Battle Staff (Gale Weaver)
Dark Elder - Blade Talons, Iron Bone Knife
Fangskin - Rare Round Shield (Bramble Wing), Rare Poignard (Ghoul Quill)
Coldworm - could not kill it, too many poison immunes
Fire Eye - Rare Gothic Plate (Gale Suit), Morning Star of the Titan
The Summoner - 2 piles of gold, oil potion, scroll of identify (sadface)
Duriel - Sigon's Shield, Rare Trident (Carrion Scourge), Rare Ancient Armor (HailStone Mantle), Ethereal Ceremonial Pike, Rare Great Axe (Gale Reaver), scroll of tp

Rare Printouts (the most useless section):
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Gale Weaver 
Battle Staff 
Two Hand Damage: 6 - 13 
Durability: 26 of 40 
Required Level: 66 
Fingerprint: 0xb3dc3798 
Item Level: 79 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+20% Faster Cast Rate 
Adds 7 - 13 Fire Damage 
Adds 1 - 372 Lightning Damage 
Adds 19 - 66 Cold Damage Over 3 Secs (75 Frames) 
6% Mana stolen per hit
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Bramble Wing 
Round Shield 
Defense: 100 
Chance to Block: 32 
Durability: 57 of 64 
Required Level: 36 
Required Strength: 53 
Fingerprint: 0x646b2233 
Item Level: 86 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+30% Faster Block Rate 
20% Increased Chance of Blocking 
+79% Enhanced Defense 
Poison Resist +9% 
Poison Length Reduced by 50% 
+1 to Light Radius 
Level 3 Nova (4/27 Charges) 
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Ghoul Quill 
Poignard 
One Hand Damage: 6 - 27 
Durability: 11 of 16 
Required Level: 37 
Required Strength: 25 
Fingerprint: 0x1b1a8dd 
Item Level: 86 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+9 to Maximum Damage 
+22 to Attack Rating 
+59% Damage to Undead 
+69 to Attack Rating against Undead 
Adds 8 - 19 Cold Damage Over 6 Secs (150 Frames) 
Adds 318 Poison Damage Over 9 Secs (225 Frames) 
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Gale Suit 
Gothic Plate 
Defense: 161 
Durability: 50 of 55 
Required Level: 38 
Required Strength: 70 
Fingerprint: 0xe7f37200 
Item Level: 81 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
+19% Enhanced Defense 
+9 to Dexterity 
Lightning Resist +6% 
Poison Resist +9% 
Damage Reduced by 3
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Carrion Scourge 
Trident 
Two Hand Damage: 10 - 17 
Durability: 23 of 35 
Required Level: 11 
Required Strength: 38 
Required Dexterity: 24 
Fingerprint: 0xe7bcf7c2 
Item Level: 88 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
16% Enhanced Damage 
+47 to Attack Rating 
+125% Damage to Undead 
+76 to Attack Rating against Undead 
Adds 1 - 3 Fire Damage 
Adds 1 - 6 Lightning Damage 
Adds 1 Cold Damage Over 2 Secs (50 Frames) 
-----
Hailstone Mantle 
Ancient Armor 
Defense: 351 
Durability: 43 of 60 
Required Level: 52 
Required Strength: 100 
Fingerprint: 0xa1aa6765 
Item Level: 88 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
14% Chance to cast level 5 Nova when struck 
+50% Enhanced Defense 
Replenish Life +5 
Lightning Resist +15% 
Damage Reduced by 3
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Gale Reaver 
Great Axe 
Two Hand Damage: 23 - 78 
Durability: 47 of 50 
Required Level: 33 
Required Strength: 63 
Required Dexterity: 39 
Fingerprint: 0x91281edd 
Item Level: 88 
Version: Expansion 1.10+ 
5% Chance to cast level 3 Lightning on attack 
163% Enhanced Damage 
Adds 6 Poison Damage Over 2 Secs (50 Frames) 
4% Life stolen per hit 
-----

Other Finds, not from SU's:
5 socket superior flail
husoldal evo
3 socket diamond bow
3 socket fanged knife
lance of yaggai
valkyrie wing
Hellclap
2 socket Casque
superior colossus voulge
2 socket ballista
white monarch
gleamscythe
2 socket falcata
white legend sword
Lord's Flying Axe of Quickness
2 socket dusk shroud
6 socket grim scythe
3 socket mancatcher

Champion Garruk, lvl 79 Rabies Wolf, assisted by a Mighty Bear, Kurast Docks
About to go hire an act 3 merc for some fireworks.
 
Hired Thadar, the Fire Iron Wolf. Thadar is awesome! I have positive income again, and the extra damage is noticeable. Just full-cleared Great Marsh; there were Gloams. A few close calls, but no further deaths since NM Cows.

Champion Garruk, lvl 80 Rabies Wolf, Flayer Jungle
 
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Forum Name      Hero Name      Class        HC/SC    Last Waypoint       Score
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GooberGrape     Strawberry     Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           25
srrw            Eve            Sorceress    HC       Rogue Encampment        5
djmbbandie      Electro        Paladin      SC       Dark Wood               8
Morathi         Arthur         Paladin      HC       Kurast Docks           24
SunsetVista     *Garruk        Druid        SC       Kurast Docks(Hell)    137
nepeta          Snuitje        Sorceress    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
kstuart         Buffy          Paladin      SC       Palace Celler          20
the_bogan       Sarra          Sorceress    HC       Cold Plains             4
cygnus          Diana          Amazon       SC       Kurast Docks           24
Sint            BeenAway       Sorceress    SC       Docks                  24
jiansonz        Ulric          Necromancer  HC       Travincal              ??
Belual          Horker         Barbarian    SC       Rogue Encampment        0
felixbavaria    Ulf            Necromancer  HC       Lost City              20
Jarik           Grok           Barbarian    SC       Kurast Docks           24
Moar            ????           Druid        ??       Harrogath              ??

Fallen Heroes (RIP)                                  Last Seen...
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Morathi         Layla          Assassin     HC       Lut Gholein            13
felixbavaria    Araya          Assassin     HC       Catacombs 4            12
SunsetVista     Garruk         Druid        SC       NM Cows               118

Down goes Andariel, down goes Duriel.
Andariel dropped rare wrist hand, rare hatchet hands and a sapphire.
But Radament and his fellow Act 2 buddies were far more generous with:

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Scale Mail of Warding
Defense: 58
Durability: 36 of 36
Required Strength: 44
Required Level: 5
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0xadafd6a9
Magic Damage Reduced by 1

Sturdy Light Gauntlets
Defense: 15
Durability: 18 of 18
Required Strength: 45
Required Level: 3
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0x1912f4c7
+28% Enhanced Defense

Sharp Balanced Axe of Frost
Throw Damage: 14 to 17
One-Hand Damage: 5 to 11
Quantity: 130
Required Dexterity: 57
Required Level: 3
Axe Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 19
Fingerprint: 0xef001b81
+18% Enhanced Damage
+11 to Attack Rating
Adds 1-2 cold damage over 2 seconds

Deadly Throwing Axe of Gore
Throw Damage: 9 to 22
One-Hand Damage: 4 to 16
Quantity: 130
Required Dexterity: 40
Required Level: 10
Axe Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 17
Fingerprint: 0x48106fc4
+24% Enhanced Damage
+8 to Maximum Damage

Imp Fringe
Belt
Defense: 6
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 11
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 23
Fingerprint: 0x87145140
+5 to Strength
+18 to Life
+16% Enhanced Defense
Fire Resist +7%
Cold Resist +19%
5% Chance to cast Level 3 Frost Nova when struck

Grim Hood
Bone Helm
Defense: 47
Durability: 25 of 40
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 7
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 22
Fingerprint: 0x442cffcf
+6 to Energy
+29% Enhanced Defense
Fire Resist +6%
Poison Resist +7%
10% Faster Hit Recovery
Poison Length Reduced by 25%

So, finally a belt and some other improvements in my gear.
Kasim, my new loyal merc is doing great. Gave him an ethereal studded leather I got from Dark Elder.
Act 2 was way more fun, despite many scary NDE. Battle Orders are saving my life every time.
Duriel was a piece of cake and like Andariel, dropped for me some rare assassins' claws.

I am a little surprised I've survived this far. Hopefully A3 will generously give me some set items or maybe even unique.

Grok, Level 27 Double-Throw Barbarian, Kurast Docks, getting ready for the mosquito bites!
 
SunsetVista said:
Hired Thadar, the Fire Iron Wolf. Thadar is awesome! I have positive income again, and the extra damage is noticeable. Just full-cleared Great Marsh; there were Gloams. A few close calls, but no further deaths since NM Cows.

Champion Garruk, lvl 80 Rabies Wolf, Flayer Jungle
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Your adventures are inspiring! I have a newfound respect for the Rabies wolf. :worship:
 
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