could an insight melee enchantress work?

[waytofailself]

could an insight melee enchantress work?

the question is in the topic. you could use insight in a polearm or a staff and along with energy shield get a huge amount of mana regeneration...especially with warmth as an enchant synergy.

insight has a lot going for it other than the meditation aura. there's a ton of enhanced damage, +1-6 critical strike (for that extra physical damage), and a very large bonus to attack rating. did i mention that the highest rune is sol? ral + tir + tal + sol. the hardest part's finding a 4 socket polearm...i'd personally shoot for a thresher or a great poleaxe.

another bonus would be that sorcs can be really fast with polearms do you think this could be a build that could actually do something? i know there wouldn't be blocking but even against someone who's mana burn i'd like to think that that much mana regen could overcome it.

thoughts?

 

[Miladys-Knight]

You would be better off as a pole axe enchantress if your act 2 merc had the insight weapon and you equipped a dream helm and infinity pole arm and then maxed your lightening mastery

 

[waytofailself]

You would be better off as a pole axe enchantress if your act 2 merc had the insight weapon and you equipped a dream helm and infinity pole arm and then maxed your lightening mastery

i agree that could be a better build...and i also see a merc wielding an eth insight to be really good. sadly, as much as i'd like to use infinity and it's uber -lightning resists, i cannot afford ber mal ber ist...i can afford ist for the dream helm, and maybe something like using a dream helm, a crescent moon phase blade and max lightning mastery could be effective...especially with enchant.

by the same token i think it'd be pretty boss to have a sorc running around with a polearm, but i agree that it'd probably be better off used on the merc :\

edit: i thought dream used an ist but NOPE i uses a jah...le sigh, another runeword i cannot afford!

 

[GenXCub]

Question, wouldn't something like an archon staff or a shillelagh be better for insight? A shillelagh has the same average damage of a great poleaxe, and the potential for extra spell +skills. It has TONS less requirements (GP is 179 STR 99 DEX, Shil is 52 STR 27 DEX).

So you're saving a ton in Stats so you can beef up your vit and energy, and all you're giving up is the range.

And yeah, on the merc may be beneficial, but you could keep one on WS if the merc dies.

 

[Uzziah]

Question, wouldn't something like an archon staff or a shillelagh be better for insight? A shillelagh has the same average damage of a great poleaxe, and the potential for extra spell +skills. It has TONS less requirements (GP is 179 STR 99 DEX, Shil is 52 STR 27 DEX).

So you're saving a ton in Stats so you can beef up your vit and energy, and all you're giving up is the range.

And yeah, on the merc may be beneficial, but you could keep one on WS if the merc dies.

The item class doesn't match the requirements of the runeword. if insight worked in staff class items then yes archon staffs would be the best choice for the runeword.

 

[melianor]

The item class doesn't match the requirements of the runeword. if insight worked in staff class items then yes archon staffs would be the best choice for the runeword.

Aehm, it says that Insight works in staves on the runeword page at arreat summit. Why does/shouldit not work in staffs????

 

[Uzziah]

*walks into thread trips over door jam*

Oops clearly I am blind.

I was looking at infinity when looking at the runeword page.

*take leave after falling flat on coffee table*

*pulls out walking cane and starts swinging back and forth*

 

[Miladys-Knight]

Question, wouldn't something like an archon staff or a shillelagh be better for insight? A shillelagh has the same average damage of a great poleaxe, and the potential for extra spell +skills. It has TONS less requirements (GP is 179 STR 99 DEX, Shil is 52 STR 27 DEX).

So you're saving a ton in Stats so you can beef up your vit and energy, and all you're giving up is the range.

And yeah, on the merc may be beneficial, but you could keep one on WS if the merc dies.

The Shillelagh would be superior for a couple reasons...

1. It has the same attack rate as the great poleaxe (15 frames)
2. It can have spell skills built in that you will use before you put the runes in as you said.

Archon staff is slower at 17 frames

 

[waytofailself]

didn't realize about the shillelagh...thanks for the info

sadly, i've never ever seen one drop, but it only has a max of 4 skills, correct? if that's the case then i could just socket quest it. i like saving on stat points

 

[GenXCub]

You could also use the socketing cube recipe if you don't want to waste a socket quest. Ral + Sol are easy to get, and you'll have a 50% chance of getting 4 sockets (it gives equal chance for 1-6 sockets, but a roll of a 4,5, or 6 will give you 4 sockets since 4 is its max).

 

[Sartok]

I recently found a 4 soc Elder Staff and was thinking about it... it is slower though. The avg dmg is the same, it just takes less dex to use... which wouldn't be needed since no block anyways... I just doubt its worth the sacrifice of runes though, on something that isn't quite perfect... Or maybe I'm just poor :scratch:



:xfrosty:

 

[jordy666]

Insight Shillelagh
245 to 388 (316 avg)
Level 12-17 Meditation Aura When Equipped (varies)
+35% Faster Cast Rate
260% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+9 To Minimum Damage
180-250% Bonus to Attack Rating (varies)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds
+1-6 To Critical Strike (varies)
+5 To All Attributes
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+3 firemastery
+3 energy shield
+2 enchant

not too shabby

-jordy :king:

 

[waytofailself]

yep, that's about what i'm aiming for, though i've never found a shillegh ever...nice job on the skills though (assuming you actually found that one, what critical strike then?) my only concern would be getting the attack rating at least a little faster...but i just had a fun thought. what if you combine that with fortitude armor...