09-11-2007, 02:25 PM
Been there, done that ... except I used ring mail IIRC (prefer the look of mail + the extra durability is NICE without a shield). An absolute necessity is a strange axe of speed/haste {if having to hit issues against targets} and eventually a king's axe of speed/haste. Even with a fast axe, your still going ot have problems with balrogs and lightning demons.