How to socket Aldur's Weapon?

[rolo419]

have an empty aldur as well...

was wondering, what would be better...shael amn eth - shael shael amn - or shael shael eth? im doing a pvm fury wolf...ive never done nething with increasing frame rates on attacks (have been playing off and on since beginning)...so not sure how much 2 shaels is compared to 1...neways, i use feral rage and have sopme good ll from items...so dont think i need the amn...what u think?

o...and this is my first post...ive been a "member" for a while now...btu never posted...neways...thanks

 

[Thirty-Thirty]

was wondering, what would be better...shael amn eth - shael shael amn - or shael shael eth?

I doubt the Amn is worth it, since there's already 10% life-steal on the weapon. I'm also not sure about how many Shaels to use. Three seems to be one frame faster than two (though I might be wrong there), so thats probably where I'll go. Your attack rating should be high if you're using a shield anyway, since you need a lot to keep up blocking at high levels. Plus, if you're using the set, your Attack Rating gets an extra boost. I reckon another Shael beats an Eth too.

 

[Chimaira]

I'm also not sure about how many Shaels to use. Three seems to be one frame faster than two (though I might be wrong there), so thats probably where I'll go.

The difference between 2-3 Shaels is...

2 Shaels = 9/5 Fury or 1 Fury every 29 frames
3 Shaels = 8/5 Fury or 1 Fury every 28 frames

Not much of a difference, an Eth or Amn would be a nice alternative, unless you're a total speed freak Even though the Aldur's mace has lifesteal, the damage is quite low, so more lifeleech is never a bad thing.

 

[Thirty-Thirty]

The difference between 2-3 Shaels is...
2 Shaels = 9/5 Fury or 1 Fury every 29 frames
3 Shaels = 8/5 Fury or 1 Fury every 28 frames

I was planning on using Fire Claws, in which case the 9/8 break seems pretty important, especially since off weapon IAS doesn't seem to help. (And maybe I am a bit of a speed freak...) Either way, I'll probably keep the third socket open until I need to fill it. I might pick up life steal on some gloves. This is all personal preference anyway. I think we've nailed down the basic do and don'ts of socketing Aldur's Rhythm by now.

 

[Chimaira]

I was planning on using Fire Claws, in which case the 9/8 break seems pretty important, especially since off weapon IAS doesn't seem to help. (And maybe I am a bit of a speed freak...)QUOTE]

If you're going Fire claws the last frame is definitely worth it...and in my opinion even 8 frames is kind of slow...

 

[rolo419]

aldurs weap sock thingy

thanks guys for the help...i think i have 1 shael atm...oinly been on ladder for about 2 weeks and havent been playing much as of late...enways, 2 shaels it is...and ill save the amn/eth for later....to be determined...enways, how well does eth work for pvm versus super uniques and act bosses?

 

[Weltkriegpally]

just as well as vs. anything else. eths effect is not halved. in other words, if the boss has 8k defense, it now has 6k for your to hit calculations.

--welt

 

[k0d3]

werebear

for a werebear would still hold true that 2 shaels +eth would be the best way to go? or should it still got for the 3 shaels?

 

[Weltkriegpally]

3 shaels all the way on a bear.

--welt

 

[k0d3]

odd throught the -% def would of been better for the bear and his lack of ar

 

[Weltkriegpally]

3 shaels ups the bps by at least one, if not two. Its a *very* slow weapon on a werebear, so you need the extra speed. However, you are forgetting that aldurs gives +150% bonus ar, so his attack rating won't be that bad. For pvm, it can work, at least.

--welt

 

[Thirty-Thirty]

3 shaels ups the bps by at least one, if not two. Its a *very* slow weapon on a werebear, so you need the extra speed. However, you are forgetting that aldurs gives +150% bonus ar, so his attack rating won't be that bad. For pvm, it can work, at least.

Had a look at the attack speed calculator. The weapon speed is irrelevant of which wereform you use. More importantly, both get the 8fpa break from the third shael.

 

[Chimaira]

This is somewhat true...but you have to remember that a Fury druid attacks differently than a bear. Fury consists of 1 slow attack followed by 4 faster ones...like this 8/5/5/5/5...so an increase in wolf attack speed from 9 to 8 won't really benefit all that much (the difference between a 29 and 28 frame fury), whereas for a bear it is very important.