Improving my survivability.

[FireIceTalon]

I'm currently running a warrior through nm lvl 31, I can bash through all levels but get hung up in nm/hell. The reason seems to be that I get too crowded and I can't kill quick enough (or I can't take enough hits)

My stats are:

Str 79 = 98
Dex Max = 69
Magic Max = 79
Vit 66 = 113

AC 140

CtH 189%

Max resists

Life: 406
Mana: 151

weapon KSoV Perfect stats

Shield: Blessed shield of the tiger 16 armor and + 41 hp

Helm: Obs helm of tiger 40 resist all + 59 hp

Armor: Obs plate of harmony +31 resist all

Ammy: Jade of the stars 28 resist all +8 to all

Rings: +52 mana +28 vit
+11 to all

Any suggestions on how to improve my survivability would be great, I'm going to start with doing some runs for str/vit elixers and hopefully that will boost my chances...

Then I'll take a good look at my gear.

Thanks,
Rustweaver

Your dexterity is much too low. So even if u did have high ac, u will still get hit often due to your poor block. You dont realy need harmony on a warrior anyways, and using more +to all stat items is much more beneficial to you overall. Crank up that strength too, the faster u can kill, the better off youll be.

Also, Pete saying u should own hell/hell or hell/caves easily at lvl 31 is ridiculous. If you took your warr there right now with your stats and gear, you would get massacred very quickly. Sure, u can play it, but there is a difference between playing it having to "tip toe" through it, and actually being able to play it EFFICIENTLY. At lvl 31 you need like almost 150+ dex (which is almost impossible to d at your lvl) to get perfect block vs most monsters in hell/hell, not to mention your hp, mana, and damage/critical hit are far less then a warrior thats in his 40's, who most likely has maxed his stats and has better gear then you do.

The dream setup for a high ac warrior depends on your tastes kind of but the one I like best and find to be the most balanced:

Helm: RC
Plate: Awesome full Plate of the Stars (Lion is good too, and in your case u may want to consider Precision too, but even a Blessed or Saintly prefix should serve u quite well)
Shield: Emerald (or Obsidian) Tiger
Sword: I like Kings Vampires best but Speed/Haste is a must have too. At your lvl especially.
Jewels: 2 x Drake/Dragon Zodiacs, 1 Obs/Jade Zodiac

These are the really high end items of course, but if u can get a setup along these lines with even a nice Saintly Plate of Precison, and drakes/obs heavens jewels, u should be ok. Or u can go REALLY high ac and use Awesome/Holy Tiger shield, and 2 resist jewels. At lower lvls, this might be a better setup even then the one i mentioned above, though mine is certainly the best all around for a warr in his 40's. The bottomline is you need looots of dex and good dmg, keep raising str whenever u lvl up....dont worry too much about mana and life yet, those will come later.