Impaler ama

[richo]

Impaler ama

i was thinking of a nice build for my new ama, i did not saw such a build in the strategy forums so...
i post this just to see what pple think of it, it may get some better things, so plz make comments on this build i would like to make this ama real good

impaler/jab (this build will be done lvl 90)

skills:
Jab: lvl 1
impale: lvl 20
fend: lvl 20

passive skills:
inner sight: lvl 1
criticail strike: 10
dodge: lvl 10
slow missile: lvl 1
avoid: lvl 10
penetrate: lvl 5
evade: lvl 10
decoy: lvl 1
valkyrie: 10

stats: (half life. half dex build for better survival)
strenght: 114 (for botd)
dex: the rest goes here (220-270 points go in here)
vitality: 150-200 vit (without bonus)
energy: base

gear:

helm:
circlet (+2 skills, 30% frw, 25% resist) (sox with 15 ias/1x resist)

weapon:
botd eth matriachal spear +3 java skills

armor:
coh wire fleece (looks) (obvious +2 skills, 65% resist, 8 dmg% reduce, 8% LL)

gloves:
blood recipe (+2 java, 20 ias duall leech (3% LL/3% ML)

boots:
gore riders

belt:
nosferatu 7% LL

rings:
1* ravenfrost 24x/20
1* bk 5% (another ravenfrost is possible to)

amulet:
cats eye (frw and IAS)

charms:
6* javaskiller 12 fhr (for 4 fps FHR)
3* java skiller xx life or 7% frw
8* 20 life/3% frw sc
1* anni with good resis (we need resist) (for this build i use a 20 resis anni)

resist:
fire: 4x
cold: 4x
light: 4x
poison: 4x

this build has in total:
4x% all resist
27% LL (at leasT)
10% ML (at leasT)
84% FRW (at least)

tnx already for the help, i though this build would be real good in pvm, some of these items i have myself so i made this build on the items i have some i dont have and still need to make...

rgzzz
RICHO

 

[Phil]

to make a long story short. Fend is bugged, if the dodge/avoid/evade animations start during the fend animation, the rest of your fend attacks will miss, that is just bad news all around. Impale is horrifyingly slow. And interruptable. If you are hit during an impale sequence, your attack will stop. Impale is just far too slow to use as an actual attack. Jab is your best bet if you are looking to make a spearazon. Can be very very fast attack. Nice damage. Just a good overall skill for the build, and it saves you the 20 points from maxing both of the other skills.

goodluck
phil

 

[Leohappy]

Impale is just terribly slow - it hardly exceeds one attack / second. Your gear has a total of 110% ias, and with that you'll just reach 19 frame breakpoint for Impale. You'll need some pretty good crowd control to handle monsters in Hell, and good resist since you'll be stationary a lot.

Why not try it if you think it will be fun? Just don't expect too much from the build...

Here are Impale breakpoints for Impale with Matriarchal spear (the latest revision from AB):

0 WSM - Maiden Spear, Ceremonial Spear, Matriarchal Spear, Trident, Fuscina, Stygian Pike, Spetum, Yari, Ghost Spear
0 IAS 35 frames
2 IAS 34 frames
5 IAS 33 frames
6 IAS 32 frames
9 IAS 31 frames
13 IAS 30 frames
15 IAS 29 frames
19 IAS 28 frames
24 IAS 27 frames
29 IAS 26 frames
35 IAS 25 frames
40 IAS 24 frames
50 IAS 23 frames
60 IAS 22 frames
72 IAS 21 frames
89 IAS 20 frames
109 IAS 19 frames
138 IAS 18 frames
180 IAS 17 frames
240 IAS 16 frames
377 IAS 15 frames
680 IAS 14 frames

 

[richo]

well i not said i not gonna try it, i thought this up and i was open for comments, and don't know all about the bugs (as i never tried or even was interested in such a ama before so never looked at it), and i can always adjust my max fend to max jab and as i wanted to make a impaler i gonna do that all the stuff is cheap and most i have already (except the eBotd)

and leohappy i wont get 19 frames but 18 frames i did forgot to mention my merc his gear:
act 1 cold merc:
gear:
eth stone great hauberk
eth andy face (um)
faith shadow bow (exact stats: 15/1/343)

that gives me a lvl 15 fana aura with +144% ed and +33 ias

so i get 18 frames and i meant the impale for pure dmg on bosses and fend/jab for just crowds and as i get good avoid/evade/dodge it will be alright i think i will try this when i find my editor to try this on SP to see if works and for then for a 8 player game on sp to see how she then does (i am then only restricted to no anni and to no faith), but if she can do without she does better with

and leophappy i will sure make this ama if i like her....

i am still open to comments

rgzzz
RICHO

ps. leohappy try light blue for youre elemantist that looks much better~~

 

[Leohappy]

so i get 18 frames and i meant the impale for pure dmg on bosses and fend/jab for just crowds and as i get good avoid/evade/dodge it
ps. leohappy try light blue for youre elemantist that looks much better~~

I think Phil already mentioned there's a bug with Fend and Dodge. If a monster attacks you while Fending, and you Dodge that attack, all other Fend attacks will auto-miss. Gogo Jab . You could consider Passion as possibility since it gives you +1 to Zeal. Not very strong but fun and cheap :lol:.

Maybe I'll think of something later as well, afterall I did create a Spearzon this ladder (lvl 77 and retired - too weak in Hell, maybe you'll do better with your super duper gear :lol.

PS: ^.~

 

[hulla-hop]

if you want to use fend, dont put points into dogde/evade/avoid

 

[harley98]

there are certain skills that are great when you combine them and some that are just horrible. example: jab is great when you have dodge/avoid/evade but fend is horrible if you have dodge/avoid/evade.

fend is an awesome skill fend is not bugged. i have 2 zons that use it and have no problems with it and there both in hell

when dodge/avoid/evade trigger, no matter what your doing you will stop and go through the animation(period).

 

[richo]

well i forgot that fend is bugged, and fend looked best dmg for crowds so i think i can better max jab impale is for single monsters bosses etc etc....

and my main attack is impale, and not fend so i can just adjust build a little without losing my dodge/avoid/evade else....

rgzzz
RICHO