My über build

[Jadugarr]

My über build

I have this thought on my mind for a long time:

str 79
dex 79
vit max
en base

MA:
Dragon Talon 20
Dragon Claw 1 (preq)
Dragon Tail 1 (preq)
Dragon Flight 1

SD:
Claw Mastery 1 (preq)
Burst of Speed 1 (preq)
Fade 20 (for resists and DR)
Weapon Block 3-5
Psychic Hammer 1 (preq)
Cloak of Shadows 1 (I think that is enough, isn´t it?)
Mind Blast 1 ( same as above)

Traps:
Lightning Sentry 20 + the rest to synergies.

End Equip:
Guillaume´s Face (what a surprise) + IAS jewel probably.
Duress
IK Belt/IK Gloves - 25%IAS, strength bonus
OR
Nosferatu´s Coil/Crafted Blood Gloves
Shadow Dancer
Highlord´s Wrath - +1sk, 20IAS
Raven Frost, Nature´s Peace - is "Prevent Monster Heal" necessary?
Bartuc´s + BER / Bartuc´s + BER - +4sk +2MA (= another kick)
anni, torch.

= 90CB, 45IAS + jewel OR 95CB, 46+ IAS;
at least 6 kicks, 200FHR reachable.

Strategy: Fade, then teleport myself to the "Clone" and kicking his brains out.

Comment:
I hate SM and him casting MB into the crowd I´m killing now, so that is the reason I will never put a point into SM. But it made me dislike MB also. I guess it is used to distract the monsters, to make them fight among themselves; is one point enough (I will reach at least slvl10 with this equipment)? Same for CoS - one point always seemed fine to me, I re-casted it as I went on, but I have little experience with Tristram.
As for traps: there will be 3,5 dmg with LS and it is good against regular monster, but I doubt the usefulness in Tristram - am I right, any reason to keep the trap? Anyways I want to have 1point in DS.
Life/mana leech worries me - suggestions?

I hope I remebered all that´s on my mind, thank you for responses.

 

[crawlingdeadman]

i'd prefer a weapon with crushing blow already on it instead of wasting bers in a tuc. something like black, flesh ripper, or even heaven's light with a shield (preferably stormshield) would be what i'd go with.

dracs > any other glove (unless you're using last wish or getting tap some other way).

lightning sentry will do nothing but waste your time laying it out. go for the throat and kick the crap outta them.

 

[Senshiki]

I agree, if you are a kicker, you have the luxury of deviating away from one of the (unfortunately) most disappointing weapon classes. Not to mention Dual-Blocking only has a max of 60, which you will not hit with only a few points unless you max out +Shadow GC's. A max block of 75% is much more useful.

Here is MY uber build, and it works great. I put in a little more strength and dex than most people, but I am too lazy to waste my hard earned goods on a bunch of stat charms.

Stats:
130 Strength
140 Dexterity (Max block vs. Hell Baal w/ Ravenfrost/SS
Resit in Vit (Over 800 life before BO) A bit low, but good.

Skills:

20 Talon - I didn't do the whole "Check +skill items and only put enough to get the next kick." Those two extra points are more damage and attack rating.
20 Venom - Probably superfluous, but I duel too.
20 Shadow Master - Not used in Ubers, dies quick, but VERY useful everywhere else
10 Fade - Just enough to be around the same level as Last Wish will cast. Give + 52% resist all.
1 Mind Blast
1 Blade Fury
Rest in Dragon Flight - Again, dueling. Sometimes a 1 hit K.O. with high CB and DS vs. Sorcs and Necros.

Gear:
Up'd Vampire Gaze - Um
Fortitude Embossed Plate (The look of embossed plates rock by the way, and laquered plates are too heavy.)
Highlord's Wrath
Last Wish Phase Blade
Stormshield - P. Diamond
Lavagout - Chance to cast Enchant for much better attack rating. Sometimes I swap for Laying of Hands for 350% ED vs. Demons
Credendum - With Fade, SS and Gaze, the DR on Dungo's is useless. This adds strength, dex, and resist. Perfect.
Ravenfrost - CBF and dex, I use a perfect one.
Mandal Heal - Crappy, but I needed another source of mana leech.
Up'd Gore Riders - My babies! (Personalized or course) Second highest kick damage next to Shadow Dancers. I prefer the damage mods.


I get 85% CB, the max of 50% DR, max resist, max blocking, around 45% Deadly Strike, and other good mods. Since I use a LW (in a phase blade) I get to have IAS on gloves, so between the speed of a PB, the 20 IAS on gouts and the 20 IAS on Highlord's, my kicks are very fast. With Fort, LW might aura, and my high strength, my damage is QUITE respectable for a kicker.

After my resist from SS, fade, fort, belt, Anya, and charms my resists are more than +200, so after mephs conviction they all stay in the positives.

Great build, good for dueling (though I swap LW for Death, to max DS and remove the bad-mannered life tap) and it is very fun to play.

 

[Trance757]

I thought deadly strike doesn't work with kicks... or are you using the deadly strike for blade fury?

 

[crawlingdeadman]

it doesnt.

i would still use highlords because of the 1skill/20ias/hughe light res, though.