Amplify damage + corpse explosion
- Thread starter Immelman
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Not exactly. Corpse Explosion is 50% fire, 50% physical damage of whatever the monster's life was.
Amp damage, which removes -100% physical damage resistance, can increase that 50% physical damage contribution toward enemies. Lower Resist can increase the 50% fire damage by lowering enemy resists. Conviction also increases Corpse Explosion damage by lowering enemy resists.
Amp damage, which removes -100% physical damage resistance, can increase that 50% physical damage contribution toward enemies. Lower Resist can increase the 50% fire damage by lowering enemy resists. Conviction also increases Corpse Explosion damage by lowering enemy resists.
Thanks for the replyBTW, I should add that the damage returned is 60-100% of the corpse's life, of which that return is 50% fire and 50% physical damage. That should be more clear.
Monsters in Hell have a lot of life (which is why CE is now so deadly, I think), but a few CEs clear them easily in solo or small games. Requires more CEs in larger games, but as long as you have mana and some fcr, this isn't too much of a problem. Adding more points into it gives it a rather large explosion radius (I think my necro has 12.5 yards or so with Level 30 CE), so you can have several quick overlapping explosions which is deadly against enemies. The larger the pack, the larger the life of the opponents, the bigger the CE chain you can get going and overall damage. CE usually kills monsters faster in Hell than my skellies can.
Monsters in Hell have a lot of life (which is why CE is now so deadly, I think), but a few CEs clear them easily in solo or small games. Requires more CEs in larger games, but as long as you have mana and some fcr, this isn't too much of a problem. Adding more points into it gives it a rather large explosion radius (I think my necro has 12.5 yards or so with Level 30 CE), so you can have several quick overlapping explosions which is deadly against enemies. The larger the pack, the larger the life of the opponents, the bigger the CE chain you can get going and overall damage. CE usually kills monsters faster in Hell than my skellies can.
This was one of the first D2 skills to get nurfed.
In the original game, the CE dmg scaled as the monster's life scaled (when ppl joined the game) and I think it was 100% physical too. Basically the old skill guides all said "make a necro, get CE, then cruise the game."
Sometimes I get upset about the many, Many, MANY nurf's Blizz has done to the necro (especially my beloved blood golem - who was never very powerful to begin with- why Bizz WHY??!!), but after living through the absolute stupidity that was firewall sorcs after the the expansion was released (they had way more firepower than anybody else, so every unskilled dork in the universe made one and proceeded to make a complete *** of themselves), I am glad that playing a necro well still takes some skill.
Growlor
In the original game, the CE dmg scaled as the monster's life scaled (when ppl joined the game) and I think it was 100% physical too. Basically the old skill guides all said "make a necro, get CE, then cruise the game."
Sometimes I get upset about the many, Many, MANY nurf's Blizz has done to the necro (especially my beloved blood golem - who was never very powerful to begin with- why Bizz WHY??!!), but after living through the absolute stupidity that was firewall sorcs after the the expansion was released (they had way more firepower than anybody else, so every unskilled dork in the universe made one and proceeded to make a complete *** of themselves), I am glad that playing a necro well still takes some skill.
Growlor