Question: Hell difficulty equipment...

[Roland]

*groan*
Rakanoth/Hell. Every time he teleports, one-hit-kill. A preemptive Smoke Screen seems the only possible solution the class has, but he uses the same preparation animation for all his attacks, and the order does not seem to be consistent either. As such, the only possible solution seems to be a preemptive Smoke Screen before EVERY attack, and Preparation to keep your Discipline up. In other words, as best I can tell, the only possible way to fight this guy is to exploit the single most broken build in the game. Surely, that cannot be right? If my gear just not up to snuff?

I currently have:
Block: 17%/1500 damage
Dodge: 26%
Damage Reduction: 50%
Resistances: 25%
Life: 29K
DPS: 4K

I can currently cut off around 1/2 his life before he manages to one-shot me. Is there an alternative, or do I have to just suck it up and exploit the cheese?

He never gave me any issues in Normal, Nightmare, nor Hell. I'd say it's either gearing, tactics, or both. Keep him at medium range and dodge his breath attack, and you should be fine. I've heard if you stray too far away he teleports to you and hits you for a ton of damage. I always kept him at about 20 yards or so, and never had a problem with him. I've never used Smoke Screen, either.