Enchantress gear questions...

[PhoenixOmega]

Enchantress gear questions...

So Ive got my enchantress at lvl 81 now. I love the build! So much fun! My question today is how my equipment is failing to protect me...heres the goods:

Helm: Tal Rasha's
Armor: Shaftstop
Belt: String of Ears
Shield Stormshield w00t
Weap: Lightsabre
Ammy: +2 Fire
Rings: 6% LL each
Boots: Marrow
Gloves: Magefists
EDIT: Demon Machince on switch

Now i know my rings, ammy, and gloves could use improvement, but with SS, Shaftstop, and string i should have 77% damage reduction. My skills are such:

20 Warmth
20 Enchant
20 FM
15 TK
1 ES
1 CM
1 LM
1 Tele

with my prebuffs i get around 6 ES i think...which isnt that great, but i think its around 40% protection

So with 600 life, 6 ES, and 77% Dmg reduction i still cant handle NM Meph 1 on 1. I can get through his minions and use the moat trick to kill him, but id think that i should have the defense at this point to survive him.

What armor is typically considered best(without the ultra expensive runewords) for this build? I thought shaftstop but i think i was wrong....

and yes i AM a noob

 

[Uzziah]

So Ive got my enchantress at lvl 81 now. I love the build! So much fun! My question today is how my equipment is failing to protect me...heres the goods:

Helm: Tal Rasha's
Armor: Shaftstop
Belt: String of Ears
Shield Stormshield w00t
Weap: Demon Machine
Ammy: +2 Fire
Rings: 6% LL each
Boots: Marrow
Gloves: Magefists

and yes i AM a noob

just a quick question why do I not believe this list of equipment??



Give up well next time you have a 1handed crossbow let me know. :thumbsup:

Ok first off stop worrying about PDR with an enchantress NM mephisto should not be hard for a ranged enchatress. PDR by the way maxes at 50% its useless to pump it higher. Believe it or not my enchantress does not have any points in any other skill tree and yes she is in act 1 hell, damn fire immune fallen. But I still can go head to head with mephisto in nightmare. Its more of a finesse build with ranged enchantresses. For MF speed find another build for questing take you time and this build can take on pretty much anything. You may want to switch the string with a razortail to get 99% pierce with the demon machine.

 

[Black-Nite]

Err...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Demon Machine a crossbow? Crossbow + Shield...does that work? Not sure if you meant Demon Limb or something...

Anyway, couple suggestions:
- Damage Reduction is capped at 50%, so shaftstop is pretty useless...it would be better replaced by either Crow Caw for IAS or Duriel's Shell for resists, life, and Cannot Be Frozen.
- 6 LL rings are terrible...especially since you aren't doing much physical damage. +2 Fire Ammy isn't bad, but neither is it terribly impressive. I'd really go for the angelic ring + ammy combo...Damage Taken to Mana, +105 life, +10 Dex, and a HUGE boost to AR. It's really easy to find/get, too.
- Try to make a memory staff. Even if you can't get the inherant +3 ES, it'll still give you +6 energy shield, which is already better than what you have now :lol:
- If you're looking for defense, get shiver armor. It's only two points, and it'll help you out a lot, both with freezing and defense.

Other than that, it looks O.K. Make sure to keep your blocking at 75%, and don't be afraid to chug pots.

 

[Dennis_KoreanGuy]

I agree 100% with Black_Knight.
You should try getting 2x soj, or angelics. Get a tal ammy or a +3 fire ammy. DR is capped at 50%. Shiver Armor gives you the most def out of 3 shields so you should get it too. Shaft could be replaced by a cheap Stone if you can afford one. (you should have plenty of str w/ SS).

P.S. I've always thought Demon Machine was a crossbow too.

 

[PhoenixOmega]

lol im a dummy...i got a lightsabre/stormshield and then demon machine on switch :innocent:

so damage reduction is capped at 50...darn...so much for shaftstop. Thats good to know then...ill look for better armor with resists.

Ya i know my rings suck...this is my FIRST char EVER so i have nothing that good.

I do seem to get a lot outta leech though...keeps me alive in mobs.

hmm...dennis whats this Stone you mention?

 

[Dennis_KoreanGuy]

lol im a dummy...i got a lightsabre/stormshield and then demon machine on switch :innocent:

so damage reduction is capped at 50...darn...so much for shaftstop. Thats good to know then...ill look for better armor with resists.

Ya i know my rings suck...this is my FIRST char EVER so i have nothing that good.

I do seem to get a lot outta leech though...keeps me alive in mobs.

hmm...dennis whats this Stone you mention?

Stone is a runeword armor. Generally all the Stone armors I saw have over 1700 def. I'd list the stats and stuff but I g2g now but you can easily find in Dii.net runeword armor section. The only thing that you won't be able to get free in it is um rune. It has other useful mods too so check it out.

 

[Black-Nite]

Lightsabre is a decent weapon, but its base damage is really not enough to leech with. I'd go with chugging potions all the way :lol: But whatever suits you best.

Angelic combo is REALLY easy to find/trade for. Normal Meph can drop it, or you could trade a few pgems for them.

Haha, my bad, I forgot all about Stone. Stone (ShaelUmPulLum) is a great armor runeword, albeit a little bit expensive. It boasts HUGE defense (if you put it in an elite armor), 60 FHR, +16 Strength, +16 Vitality, +10 Energy, +15% Resist All, and clay golem charges (enchant them, they're really not that bad). Great idea, Dennis.

 

[PhoenixOmega]

hmmm enchanted golems sounds fun. prolly expensive to repair charges tho.

ill see if i can trade for one. I think my greatest weakness right now are my resistances...which vary between -10 and 25 in NM.

As for lightsabre i cant really afford better atm. Id like an awesome sword like azurewrath,botd,cta,kingslayer,or passion but who wouldnt?

new question: I have a 14% more fire dmg ormus robe. Does that dmg add to the enchant when i enchant, or do i have to keep wearing it for the effect?

 

[niomosy]

Stone's not that expensive when your other possibilities are runewords like Chains of Honor You can get up to Gul to drop from Hellforge which makes Stone pretty reasonable for the price.

Actually, Duress and Prudence are certainly worth consideration as well. With the equipment you're using, though, I can't imagine your resists are shining in Hell. CoH, of course, would be fantastic but it's not really practical, either. Something like Gloom or a perf resist Vipermagi with an Um in it (this is the route I'm taking unless I get lucky and a Ber drops). Upgraded, the Vipermagi would have a pretty decent def as well.

You might also want to consider getting something better than the Lightsabre you've got. Since you're closing in on 85, an Azurewrath sword might work well. Low phys damage but 250-500 cold and 250-500 magic (which only a few monsters are immune to) provide some good damage output. Another popular option is the Kingslayer runeword. The main use is for the +1 to Vengence.

 

[niomosy]

Argh. Stupid double post. Sorry

 

[PhoenixOmega]

explain to me how the +1 to vengence works? im still confused after reading about it in dii.net

also, with azurewrath, dii.net says the lvl 13 sanctuary is an "error". Is it in error or does it work properly?

gloom and stone look like my best choices right now...one day ill get a CoH...one day

 

[Korrupted]

vengeance works by adding a certain percentage of your damage in the form of lighting, fire and ice damage. which is why it rocks so hard when your masteries are maxed.

my current enchantress:
lvl 87
Stormshield
Kingslayer
Maras
andy mask
Duress dusk shroud
tal belt
ravenfrost
manald heal
war travellers

she's got max block and slightly over the top strength because she started out as a Titan-build but then i leveled her out with more health. i recently found a 4 socket sacred armour (? the one with 232 str) so as soon as i stumble across Ber i'm gonna have a kick *** CoH

 

[PhoenixOmega]

so what is your skill distribution korrupted?

 

[Korrupted]

ohh i can't access d2 right now as i am working, but off the top of my head something like-a this-a:
*with equipment*
str: 272
dex: ~180.....enough for max block
vit: ~180-190
magic: 40.....nothing added just from equipment

 

[Uzziah]

hmmm enchanted golems sounds fun. prolly expensive to repair charges tho.

ill see if i can trade for one. I think my greatest weakness right now are my resistances...which vary between -10 and 25 in NM.

As for lightsabre i cant really afford better atm. Id like an awesome sword like azurewrath,botd,cta,kingslayer,or passion but who wouldnt?

new question: I have a 14% more fire dmg ormus robe. Does that dmg add to the enchant when i enchant, or do i have to keep wearing it for the effect?

Replacing the golem is cheaper than replacing your merc, my stone armor (gothic plate) only cost 4K per golem cast to recharge.

An enchanted golem with a few other combo items can be quite powerful and deadly even in Hell. Of course i am thinking of PvM not PvP. Its too bad you can not give beast to a merc. Imagine using bloodmoon, metal grid, stone to cast a synergized clay golem then have your merc near by with beast for the aura and then add on your enchant to all 3 characters.

 

[Korrupted]

...Imagine using bloodmoon, metal grid, stone to cast a synergized clay golem then have your merc near by with beast for the aura and then add on your enchant to all 3 characters.

because the golem types on these items are charges, synergies don't work...right?

 

[D911]

Just a few tips for you.

So Ive got my enchantress at lvl 81 now. I love the build! So much fun! My question today is how my equipment is failing to protect me...heres the goods:

Helm: Tal Rasha's
Armor: Shaftstop
Belt: String of Ears
Shield Stormshield w00t
Weap: Lightsabre
Ammy: +2 Fire
Rings: 6% LL each
Boots: Marrow
Gloves: Magefists
EDIT: Demon Machince on switch

Now i know my rings, ammy, and gloves could use improvement, but with SS, Shaftstop, and string i should have 77% damage reduction. My skills are such:

20 Warmth
20 Enchant
20 FM
15 TK
1 ES
1 CM
1 LM
1 Tele

with my prebuffs i get around 6 ES i think...which isnt that great, but i think its around 40% protection

So with 600 life, 6 ES, and 77% Dmg reduction i still cant handle NM Meph 1 on 1. I can get through his minions and use the moat trick to kill him, but id think that i should have the defense at this point to survive him.

What armor is typically considered best(without the ultra expensive runewords) for this build? I thought shaftstop but i think i was wrong....

and yes i AM a noob

Hold on here PhoenixOmega, first of all Dr% is capped at 50%. Your life leech is awesome because of Tals Helm, String of Ears 2 6% Life Leech rings, but you can't leech off mephisto in Nightmare or in Hell so maybe you just shouldn't melee, just use DM to defeat Mephisto and your sword/shield to destroy his minions. You should only do bosses as you are adventuring, not Magic Finding. If you ever plan on going to mf, do so in areas that have an mlvl of 80 or greater.

 

[Dennis_KoreanGuy]

I find LifeLeech HIGHLY uneffective.
Throw in a Draculs and wait for the Life Tap.

Dracul's Grasp
+(90-120)% Enhanced Defense
(7-10)% Life stolen per hit
25% Chance of Open Wounds
5% Chance to cast level 10 Life Tap on striking
+(5-10) Life After Each Kill
+(10-15) to Strength

- Dennis

 

[D911]

I find LifeLeech HIGHLY uneffective.
Throw in a Draculs and wait for the Life Tap.

Dracul's Grasp
+(90-120)% Enhanced Defense
(7-10)% Life stolen per hit
25% Chance of Open Wounds
5% Chance to cast level 10 Life Tap on striking
+(5-10) Life After Each Kill
+(10-15) to Strength

- Dennis

Thx for mentioning that Dennis, but it only has a 5 chance to do so and I told everyone that unless life tap goes off, don't even try to leech life or mana off mephisto. However you can do so off one of the minions that you haven't killed yet and that should get your life orb back up to full easily. And mephisto will own you if you resists suck.