Should I up Duriel's Shell?

sanguillen

sanguillen

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Should I up Duriel's Shell?

Is it worth a Ko and Lem to up this armor? If I do, does the %ED stay the same, or does it reroll? And finally, does it matter whether I put the socket in before or after I up it? Thanks for any help, folks.
 
pbcoco

pbcoco

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It depends on what build you going for. For most build, I wouldn't up it. There are many other armors that are better than D-Shell for example Smoke Runeword Armor (one of my favorite lvling armor).

If you decide to up it, yes the %ed will stay the same and it doesn't matter if you put a socket before or after.
 
AgentMarth

AgentMarth

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Like already said you can up it, but it would depend on the build.

Duriel's is a personal favorite of mine, its mods are quite nice, the best one being CBF. However, I think I would only really up it if it was ethereal and for my merc. Otherwise, if you can get CBF from somewhere else, (Rhyme, Raven etc) I'd shoot for a Lionheart. Merc's are limited on there CBF options, so Duriel's works nicely. Unless you got a spare Cham floating around.

Don't forget that when you up it, it will then req 118 str being a Great Hauberk. (Ok why does Hauberk not get spell checked in Firefox but teleport does? That's weird)
 
sanguillen

sanguillen

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Thanks for the input, guys - some good points brought up here. :thumbsup:

My situation is that I'm working on a Fanatic Zealot, and am pretty poor when it comes to armor. I too love Lionheart, but am using Duriel's because of the CBF that was already mentioned. I'm using (or will be shortly, I should say) a rare Sacred Rondache, so Rhyme won't fit (even though I love using Rhyme too), and I don't have a Ravenfrost. For any melee character, CBF is a must for me.

I guess what it comes down to is that the only thing that will improve by upping it is the Defence. I'm maxing Holy Shield, so seeing as I'll have a high defence anyway I'm not sure that it's worth the price of a Ko and Lem to bump it up, especially if I find a Ravenfrost and switch to Lionheart or Shaftstop (if I find one) anyway.
 
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