Novamancer equip. question

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BottledViolence

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Novamancer equip. question

Well Im on my second Poison novamancer, and it is my very favorite character, being very powerful in pvm
and somewhat sucesful in pvp aswell.


My question is that beause i have so much lower enemy psn resistance with my Dweb/Trang glove-belt-shiled combo, it seems that alot of the time i will probly overshoot and go under the minimum enemy psn resistance.

Id like to know if instead of using the trangs combo i should switch to Arachs / Homun or darkforce or another head.

what have you guys done.
 
Necrochild313

Necrochild313

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Dweb/Trang is the best way to go IMO, as most of what your coming up against have inherited poison resistances (all undead, many other monsters as well).

Personally I find the Firewall granted by 3 piece trang as being another important attribute, as it gives you an effective way to deal with those pesky nonremovable immunes.

Faster Cast rate isn't really an issue with venomancers, and the additional +2 or +3 to your PnB pales in comparison to the effects of -25% enemy poison resistances on most enemies.

Getting rid of your death's web should not even be considered ;)

Overall it's your choice, but 3 piece trang + Dweb is the best way to go in my experience.
 
Necrochild313

Necrochild313

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Ok, I really didn't see that it was more for pvp :p

FCR is an issue when enigma is involved, personally I don't give it up, as I've seen that trying to catch up with someone AND attack while teleporting with a venomancer is tedious unfortunatly, I prefer a defensive-to-offensive approach, but others may play differently. The extra -res will help alot vs. wwsins and other chars with higher poison resist than most, but dforce/arach will allow you to teleport quicker at a sacrifice of damage/blocking. Homonc's small advantages over trang's wing is that it's better for your curses and has slightly higher resists, it's main advantage is it's inherited quick block rate. Although Trang shield, when it's stats are taken into considration, has a better block rate until level 96, you need to sheal it to achieve a decent block rate so that GA zons don't get you stuck in one place.

Overall it's up to style, but I find that -25% enemy poison resistance handy. Although the belt is no arach, it's not a bad one at all IMO.

11 or 12 frame (48% or 30%) cast rate I haven't found to be as bad as it sounds, since you're using it more like a barb than like a sorc.
 
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BottledViolence

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alright cool man thanks alot for the advice
Just wondering wahts your setup.

Im not the richest person youll see but hers my gear


Clean Dweb (unfortnately a bit low, only 3/45 ill get a higher when i get richer)
dusk NIgma 1210 def
Shako with psn facet- (only a 5-3 should get a better)
trangs belt/glove/shield
Marrowalks
3 Pnb Ammy (should probabylget maras but a bit expnsive)
1x Soj 1x FCR ring with some of all res and about 30 life
3x pnb GC and Stacking resists FHR and a little RW in other charms

And yours??
 
Necrochild313

Necrochild313

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Lately I've been experimenting with a poison/summoner, simply a revamp of my old pvp venomancer. This remake isn't truly meant for pvp but I tried to make he's not missing the essentials my old pvp venomancer had. I'm unfortunately not done leveling him yet.

atm he uses

2/2/49 dweb with a 5/5 die facet
BP enigma
Trang Glove/Shield/Belt (sheal)
Marrows
Soj
FCR/Mana/Res ring
FHR/life/res scs, some summoning gcs mixed with pnbs (enough summon to get me that one extra skelly)
20/20/9 anni
+2 necro atm, I have a +2 crafted/res one when I hit 89
The helm I'm aspiring for is my 30/13 2os COA, I plan on dual umming it to use it as a source of resists/fhr. I fear if I don't grab me some higher +str marrows I may have to dump more into str.

Leoric/Golemlords on switch for prebuffing me skellies.
 
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BottledViolence

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yea i was gonna ask why are u using a BP enigma. IT seems if ur gonna get enough strngeth for marrows ud want a higher defense one.

Is the only point of BP nigma low str or is there another factor.
 
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