04-05-2004, 01:18 PM
After the ignoble death of my hardcore blizzard sorc to diablo's lightning breath I decided to start an enchantress. I'm now up to level 19 and am thinking ahead as to who my diablo life-partner should be.
I have two criteria for this companion:
1. Must help me deliver my enchant (act 3 mercs are out)
2. Must not die all the time even in Hell
I've played with act V mercs and try as I might I can't keep them alive in Hell. They are just too aggressive for their own good and their long leash means sometimes I'll lose track of them in the mess. I'm also poor in hardcore so I don't have the high end stuff needed to keep them alive. I wish there was some way to set them to "get in between me and arrows."
In softcore I have a brutal holy freeze merc but what makes him the hand of gods is his mighty reaper's toll pokin' stick. Without that I'm not sure if just freeze is enough defense for Hell.
That leaves the act I rogue. They are pretty good at not dying and with some cheap gear can really throw down enchanted arrows. And I can hand me down my kuko if I ever find a demon machine :)
I was wondering lower/cheaper rogue gear would best support an enchantress and am thinking of a couple of possibilities. For defense throw on a riphook to deliver slow and bleeding. Combo that with mask of horror or blackthorn and rattlecage to really keep the monsters away. For offense a witchwild or skystrike to help lay down the law to fire immunes.
Any other ideas?
I have two criteria for this companion:
1. Must help me deliver my enchant (act 3 mercs are out)
2. Must not die all the time even in Hell
I've played with act V mercs and try as I might I can't keep them alive in Hell. They are just too aggressive for their own good and their long leash means sometimes I'll lose track of them in the mess. I'm also poor in hardcore so I don't have the high end stuff needed to keep them alive. I wish there was some way to set them to "get in between me and arrows."
In softcore I have a brutal holy freeze merc but what makes him the hand of gods is his mighty reaper's toll pokin' stick. Without that I'm not sure if just freeze is enough defense for Hell.
That leaves the act I rogue. They are pretty good at not dying and with some cheap gear can really throw down enchanted arrows. And I can hand me down my kuko if I ever find a demon machine :)
I was wondering lower/cheaper rogue gear would best support an enchantress and am thinking of a couple of possibilities. For defense throw on a riphook to deliver slow and bleeding. Combo that with mask of horror or blackthorn and rattlecage to really keep the monsters away. For offense a witchwild or skystrike to help lay down the law to fire immunes.
Any other ideas?
Step 2: Acquire and train a monkey. This step may take some time.