02-25-2004, 01:50 PM
I just started hardcore and was debating on what kind of poor man's build to make and poison necro was on the list. I'm only planning to get through nightmare to do mf runs to build my wealth. I'm not too worried about poison immunes, I'm more worried about dying.
I'm going to only rely on gear I can buy, craft, or cheap (nightmare countess) runewords.
My tentative plan so far:
20 pdagger
20 pexplosion
20 pnova
20 dim vision
1 bone armor
1 teeth
1 corpse explosion
1 in decrep + prereqs
1 each summon
rest in lower
I'm thinking running under the constant cloak of dim vision would be safer than using lower even if my killing speed will be a slower. I'll use decrep for the bosses and ob knights.
I figure I can easily scrounge the following el-cheapo gear.
white wand with some useful skill, dim, ce, bone armor, clay golem, etc
necro shield with +1 skills or other useful skills and resists
lore hat +1 skills and lightning resists
stealth armor
necro amulet +1 skills
the rest of the gear will have + mana, life, and resists and eventually I hope to craft 2 rings, gloves, belt, boots, amulet
stats
77 str because that is the min for a 4 socket dusk shroud (thinking big) or goth plate which I'm going to topaz up so I can MF
base dex
energy ?
vit everything else
I've never played a poison necro so I don't know how much to put into energy. Poison doesn't seem to be a spam cast skill like bone spear so I can't imagine needing too much energy. I might even keep it at base and focus on life. Potions arent that expensive.
For my merc I want a rogue merc with a bow that causes monsters to flee. This will be another layer of defense to keep anyone away from me.
I know it won't be hell viable outside of a party but how do you guys think it will do for my stated goal of nightmare MF runs?
I'm going to only rely on gear I can buy, craft, or cheap (nightmare countess) runewords.
My tentative plan so far:
20 pdagger
20 pexplosion
20 pnova
20 dim vision
1 bone armor
1 teeth
1 corpse explosion
1 in decrep + prereqs
1 each summon
rest in lower
I'm thinking running under the constant cloak of dim vision would be safer than using lower even if my killing speed will be a slower. I'll use decrep for the bosses and ob knights.
I figure I can easily scrounge the following el-cheapo gear.
white wand with some useful skill, dim, ce, bone armor, clay golem, etc
necro shield with +1 skills or other useful skills and resists
lore hat +1 skills and lightning resists
stealth armor
necro amulet +1 skills
the rest of the gear will have + mana, life, and resists and eventually I hope to craft 2 rings, gloves, belt, boots, amulet
stats
77 str because that is the min for a 4 socket dusk shroud (thinking big) or goth plate which I'm going to topaz up so I can MF
base dex
energy ?
vit everything else
I've never played a poison necro so I don't know how much to put into energy. Poison doesn't seem to be a spam cast skill like bone spear so I can't imagine needing too much energy. I might even keep it at base and focus on life. Potions arent that expensive.
For my merc I want a rogue merc with a bow that causes monsters to flee. This will be another layer of defense to keep anyone away from me.
I know it won't be hell viable outside of a party but how do you guys think it will do for my stated goal of nightmare MF runs?
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