3 Pat/Mat's Semi-retirement thread

[Fafner]

3 Pat/Mat's Semi-retirement thread

I'm done with Fawkes (PS/TS/Dtail), Fenris_Ulf (WW/Fury/Rabies) and Fafner (Vengeance, Conviction, and run like hell a lot).

Here's the break down

Fawkes, Assassin

Lvl 87

Base stats

Str 153
Dex 113
Vit 206
Eng 25

Skills

Traps none

MA

TS 20
FoF 10 (what a waste, I already have a fire attack *sigh* meteors don't cut it against bosses when u can release 35k Dtail)
CoT 13
PS 20
Dtail 20
Dflight 1
all prereqs = 4

Shadow D's

1 pt in Everything

Equip

Bartucs x2 (one 200%, 9 LL, 198%, 5 LL) (+2 DS claw as well...DS = good)
switch:
Phase blade (Shaelx2, Ethx4), Stormshield

Shako + p-topaz
Vipermagi (29%)
Upped Goreriders (enjoy HBB)
Rare gloves (Bramble mitts)

+169% Enhanced Defense
3% Mana stolen per hit
24% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 to Martial Art Skills (Assassin Only)

Immortal Kings Belt
Ravenfrost
Rare ring

+37 to Mana
Fire Resist +10%
Lightning Resist +10%
Cold Resist +10%
Poison Resist +36%
3% Mana stolen per hit

Highlords Wrath

Merc (HF)
Reapers Toll
Shaft
Tals Mask

Lots of resist and life charms, among these +14 life, +4 all res. (my precious)

Damage: 21-35K Dtail, 3 TS charges

Tactics: Fade always on, venom as well... CoS, charge TS, kill anything no FI/PI...use PS as necessary for these. Hit and run against stronger monsters, MB minions and attack distracted boss. Decrepify makes killing easy as it boosts fire damage, due to boost in physical damage.

Bosses: Cobra, TS, CoT, Dtail, release...(takes awhile)

Very effective in Flayer Jungle...only FI is boss shamans, they take 2 kicks on p8 when decrep'd.

I'll just make 3 posts...this will be too long

 

[nemar]

35k damage, a little minute for the poor barbar and 400/800 damages :hanky:

anyway with 35k damage it's too much easy, you don't need congratulations :yawn:

and I don't anderstand the interest of vipermagie with this build :scratch:

 

[Fafner]

Fenris Ulf, Druid

Lvl 85

Str 213
Dex 65
Vit 217
Eng Base

Skills

SS
WW 20
Lyc 20
Rabies 20
Fury 20
Feral 1

Summoning

Oak 7
HoW 1
Raven - Grizzly 1

Elemental

1 AB
1 CA (dumb, dumb, dumb...I love 1pt wonders, this is not one)

Equip

IK Maul (40/15 jewel +15 life that is, 27% ED, +7 str, +22 FR)
switch: why bother...b-star, storm shield (borrowed from Fawkes)
Lionheart Superior Balrog skin (need Rals...lots of em, run countess alot)
IK Boots
IK Gloves or LoH for bosses
IK Belt
Jalal's Mane (Big thanks to Tekka!)
Ravenfrost
Carrion Wind (for cheeseball synergy)
Atma's Scarab (thanks Tekka!)

Damage: 3000-5000 Fury

Merc (HF)
Shaft
Shako
Reapers Toll (Fawkes found this in Masoleum, now all mercs demand it)

Tactics: point, click, kill, charge up Feral if you remember, run into PI, run run run, rabies it, if not Poison Immune...if nasty mods, die a lot, resurrect merc, curse, die again. Restart game in case of Frenzytaur, cursed, might...etc, (no crowd control with this guy, sorry). Amp and Decrep are going off so much with this build monsters die very fast, all done on p3 except ancients, who were killed with rabies, slowly...2 of them at least, last one was cornered and chew'd on. Grizzly is nice recastable tank, spirit helps distract too. This char is great except for ghosts and frenzytaurs. Bosses die in nano-secs with CB and 5 fps fury.

 

[Fafner]

Fafner, Paladin

lvl 84

Str 127
Dex 140
Vit 233
Eng Base

Skills

Combat
Vengeance 20
Holy Shield 6
1 pt in prereqs
1 in Conversion (1pt wonder!)

Offensive
Conviction 20
1 in prereqs

Defensive
10 in Resist Fire, Cold, Lightning
1 in everything else (1 pt wonders)

Equip

Nords (326%, Shael), 4 p-diamond Rondache
switch:
IK Maul (unsocketed)

Shako (unsocketed)
Guardian Angel (Duriels if I use IK Maul)
Sandstorm Trek
LoH or Souldrainers
IK belt
Ravenfrost (dont leave home without one)
Manald heal (7%, Vengeance = no mana)
Seraph's Hymn (my favorite pally item)

Damage: 2000-3000 Vengeance (who knows how much conviction helps), 600-1400 Zeal (I used this to save my butt alot before I realized how awesome conversion is)

Merc (Might)
Vamp gaze
Duriels
Reapers Toll (see also every merc after Fawkes)


Tactics: Conviction, Vengeance...if tough group convert one or two, wail on distracted monsters, run alot if they hit you hard. Fafner is a big chicken...but he made Ancients quicker than any other non-uber cheese build. Bosses, equip IK Maul and Zeal, CB wastes them in no time.

Overall: 3 pretty cookie cutter, twinked builds, accomplishment factor 2 (out of 10), originality 2 (out of 10, I did use conversion for Fafner and venom for PS assassin), Fun factor 10 (especially Fenris_Ulf, what a monster...if only he had a crowd control skill)

I will do a bunch of magic runs on Pindle/Thresh/Meph (500) to finish off my giveaway for the thesis (questions should be out in a month). It is decent right now, but will hopefully have 2-3 TC 87's by the time im done, and every single other useful item (save jewelry, I suck at finding high jewelry).

Now let me address my critics....

 

[Fafner]

35k damage, a little minute for the poor barbar and 400/800 damages :hanky:

anyway with 35k damage it's too much easy, you don't need congratulations :yawn:

and I don't anderstand the interest of vipermagie with this build :scratch:

Yea...you just need a couple secs to charge those up and in Hell sometimes that's too long. Also FI/PI frenzytaurs laugh at you...

Vipermagi...this build lives and dies on + Skills, and the resists...I forgot to mention these...all were maxed except cold..on all chars...Fafner was like 95/60/95/90. So it was the best I had at the time...also a little bit faster MB doesn't hurt. I'd love a Valor (+2) or CoH (a man can dream, can't he) for this build.

btw: I found a perfect Shadowkiller this weekend...that with Nat's mark...I know what my comeback build will be.

 

[MeBrutox]

Congrats on finishing the last mat, good luck on getting the thesis done and getting back to the real work (diablo) :lol:

 

[nemar]

sorry for my break post, I'm a stupid psychotic froggy

 

[farting bob]

yes you are nemar....
anyway, well done, 3 at once, thats an achievment!