My Normal Difficulty write-up:
So far the build has been very satisfying. It's going exactly as planned. I do OK damage to a single-target, and I'm able to handle massive groups of enemies. I have not yet died, although there has been a few close calls. The hardest fight would have to be Lister the Tormentor and his minions. Even with stunning when I can, I still had to swig a good amount of pots taking out the first two minions. A longer stun duration definitely would have helped, I'll have to pump up War Cry a fair bit. Group fights before I learned War Cry were a bit long and hard, but my ice mage mercenary helped with crowd control. All the Boss battles were quite easy, never going in the danger zone of hit points. For Nightmare I definitely want to up my damage a bit, and hopefully find some better gear. I have great expectations for this build, and I can't wait to see how he progresses in Nightmare.
Character Stats (Base):
Level: 40
Strength: 105
Dexterity: 85
Vitality: 85
Energy: 10
Concentrate Damage (Without Buffs): 51-143
Concentrate Damage (With Buffs): 111-206
Skills:
Warcries:
(1) - Howl
(1) - Taunt
(1) - Shout
(1) - Battle Cry
(4) - Battle Orders
(5) - War Cry
(1) - Battle Command
Combat Masteries:
(13) - Sword Mastery
(1) - Increased Stamina
(1) - Increased Speed
(1) - Iron Skin
(5) - Natural Resistance
Combat Skills:
(1) - Bash
(1) - Leap
(1) - Stun
(1) - Leap Attack
(4) - Concentrate
Current Gear:
Head:
Lizard's Jawbone Cap of Brilliance
+7 to Energy
+5 to Mana
+3 to Battle Cry
+2 to Iron Skin
Left Hand:
Bone Hew - Gladius
One Hand Sword: 12 - 33 Damage
+51% Enchanted Damage
+16 Attack Rating
Adds 1-4 Fire Damage
6% Life Stolen Per Hit
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Chest:
Isenhart's Case
186 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Shield:
Steelclash
58% Chance to Block
+25% Increased Chance of Blocking
Damage Reduced by 3
All Resistances +15
+3 to Light Radius
20% Faster Block
Glove:
Sander's Taboo
+40 to Life
Adds 8-10 poison damage over 3 seconds
20% Increased Attack Speed
Belt:
Ocher Plated Belt of the Mammoth
+40 to Life
Lightning Resist +14%
Boot:
Gorefoot
2% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Attacker Takes Damage of 2
20% Faster Run / Walk
+2 to Leap
Amulet:
Rainbow Amulet of the Bat
All Resistances +10
3% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Ring #1:
Corruption Hold
Lightning Resist +25%
4% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+1 Mana Stolen After Each Kill
10% Chance to Cast Level 3 Nova When Struck
Ring #2:
Wyrm's Ring of Regeneration
+46 to Mana
Replenish Life +4
The gear is just ok, and looking back at it I might have too much Mana help items. For Nightmare I'll definitely need more damage.
Normal Uniques Found (8):
Blood Fist
Gorefoot
Nightsmoke
Pluckeye
Spectral Shard
Steelclash
Stoutnail
The Diggler
Set Items Found (14)
Angelic Wings
Arcanna's Deathwand
Cathan's Visage
Civerb's Cudgel
Cleglaw's Pincers
Cleglaw's Tooth
Hsarus' Iron Heel
Infernal Cranium
Infernal Sign
Isenhart's Case (x2)
Milabrega's Diadem
Sander's Taboo (x2)
Runes:
*I upgrade a rune when I have more than three of the same kind
El Rune (x3)
Eld Rune
Tir Rune (x3)
Nef Rune
Eth Rune (x3)
Ith Rune (x3)
Tal Rune
Ral Rune (x2)
Ort Rune (x2)
Thanks for looking. I'd love to hear any comments.
-MonTy
So far the build has been very satisfying. It's going exactly as planned. I do OK damage to a single-target, and I'm able to handle massive groups of enemies. I have not yet died, although there has been a few close calls. The hardest fight would have to be Lister the Tormentor and his minions. Even with stunning when I can, I still had to swig a good amount of pots taking out the first two minions. A longer stun duration definitely would have helped, I'll have to pump up War Cry a fair bit. Group fights before I learned War Cry were a bit long and hard, but my ice mage mercenary helped with crowd control. All the Boss battles were quite easy, never going in the danger zone of hit points. For Nightmare I definitely want to up my damage a bit, and hopefully find some better gear. I have great expectations for this build, and I can't wait to see how he progresses in Nightmare.
Character Stats (Base):
Level: 40
Strength: 105
Dexterity: 85
Vitality: 85
Energy: 10
Concentrate Damage (Without Buffs): 51-143
Concentrate Damage (With Buffs): 111-206
Skills:
Warcries:
(1) - Howl
(1) - Taunt
(1) - Shout
(1) - Battle Cry
(4) - Battle Orders
(5) - War Cry
(1) - Battle Command
Combat Masteries:
(13) - Sword Mastery
(1) - Increased Stamina
(1) - Increased Speed
(1) - Iron Skin
(5) - Natural Resistance
Combat Skills:
(1) - Bash
(1) - Leap
(1) - Stun
(1) - Leap Attack
(4) - Concentrate
Current Gear:
Head:
Lizard's Jawbone Cap of Brilliance
+7 to Energy
+5 to Mana
+3 to Battle Cry
+2 to Iron Skin
Left Hand:
Bone Hew - Gladius
One Hand Sword: 12 - 33 Damage
+51% Enchanted Damage
+16 Attack Rating
Adds 1-4 Fire Damage
6% Life Stolen Per Hit
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Chest:
Isenhart's Case
186 Defense
Magic Damage Reduced by 2
Shield:
Steelclash
58% Chance to Block
+25% Increased Chance of Blocking
Damage Reduced by 3
All Resistances +15
+3 to Light Radius
20% Faster Block
Glove:
Sander's Taboo
+40 to Life
Adds 8-10 poison damage over 3 seconds
20% Increased Attack Speed
Belt:
Ocher Plated Belt of the Mammoth
+40 to Life
Lightning Resist +14%
Boot:
Gorefoot
2% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Attacker Takes Damage of 2
20% Faster Run / Walk
+2 to Leap
Amulet:
Rainbow Amulet of the Bat
All Resistances +10
3% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Ring #1:
Corruption Hold
Lightning Resist +25%
4% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+1 Mana Stolen After Each Kill
10% Chance to Cast Level 3 Nova When Struck
Ring #2:
Wyrm's Ring of Regeneration
+46 to Mana
Replenish Life +4
The gear is just ok, and looking back at it I might have too much Mana help items. For Nightmare I'll definitely need more damage.
Normal Uniques Found (8):
Blood Fist
Gorefoot
Nightsmoke
Pluckeye
Spectral Shard
Steelclash
Stoutnail
The Diggler
Set Items Found (14)
Angelic Wings
Arcanna's Deathwand
Cathan's Visage
Civerb's Cudgel
Cleglaw's Pincers
Cleglaw's Tooth
Hsarus' Iron Heel
Infernal Cranium
Infernal Sign
Isenhart's Case (x2)
Milabrega's Diadem
Sander's Taboo (x2)
Runes:
*I upgrade a rune when I have more than three of the same kind
El Rune (x3)
Eld Rune
Tir Rune (x3)
Nef Rune
Eth Rune (x3)
Ith Rune (x3)
Tal Rune
Ral Rune (x2)
Ort Rune (x2)
Thanks for looking. I'd love to hear any comments.
-MonTy