Question about Crushing Blow

[Amortization]

Question about Crushing Blow

Hey everyone. This is my first post on this forum. I'd like to thank everyone for making such a great place to get D2 info.

I have a question. I have looked many places for an answer to this hand haven;t yet found one. Is there a cap on the maximum amount of Crushing Blow a character can have? If so, what is the upper limit. I am working on a DTalon assassin right now. I only have two sources of crushing blow from items but they add up to 68 crushing blow. (Stormlash and Guillems helm) I was wondering if it would be worth adding a ber to my stormlash to get more crushing blow.

Also, what do you think I should use as my trap. Should I do lightning cause it's high camage and can have corpse explosion. or Should I go fire because it would help with lightning immunes who I am a little weaker against because the static charges from stormlash don;t effect them.

I am building this character to be a hell baal solo mf runner.

Anyway, thanks so much for reading this and thanks for your advice. I would appreciate all the comments I can get. Have a good day everyone.

 

[BIGeyedBUG]

Welcome to the Assassin Forum.

While there is no artificial cap on CB%, amounts above 100% give no benefit.

Lightning will be far more effective than fire for most purposes.

 

[RTB]

Crushing Blow isn't capped, and at 100% or above it becomes an automatic effect. You still have to hit a monster/player tho, and this is where the rumor of "CB is capped at 95%" is from.

 

[Amortization]

Thanks guys. Any thoughts on which aura merc I should use. I'm trying to decide on might or defiance.

 

[GriswoldsApprentice]

Thanks guys. Any thoughts on which aura merc I should use. I'm trying to decide on might or defiance.

You shouldn't need might because your relying on CB for damage. I would think a blessed aim merc to increase your chances of hitting. If you aren't worried about AR then defiance or holy freeze.

 

[Oniko]

Thanks guys. Any thoughts on which aura merc I should use. I'm trying to decide on might or defiance.

Because the base damage that melee sins deliver is relatively low (compared to barbs/pallies), I would actually suggest an A1 Rogue with Faith (if you can afford it) or a fast bow with an Ignore Target Defense mod (Eaglehorn, or better yet, a Jah'd Witchwild), and with a delirium helm. The lvl 18 confuse is a real lifesafer when you hit the throne room in a 3-4 player game, and the place is filled with dolls/souls/OK's

Also, I've found that the AI with Rogues is a little less irritating than A2's, who will stupidly rush a group of of IM-Casting OK's.

 

[Amortization]

Thanks

Thanks. I would use faith but I"m on non ladder. Although I may try defiance some, I think I"m gonna go with blessed aim. I would like my chance to hit to be in the 90's instead of in the 80's.