Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

[bowdiddly]

Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

I know I can't steal life from skeletons. But it also seems that my Slow Missle works on everything except skeletons (bug?), and "Damage to undead" bonuses don't seem to work. I can pretty handily kill all the other monsters in the game except these pesky skeleton archers in the Frozen Tundra.

Level 86. Bow does about 2000-4000 damage with strafe, Hydra Bow with about 90% speed bonuses, plus more than 200% damage to undead bonus (can't look right now because my son took the LOD cd out of the drive and I can't find it). Used the horadric cube to convert Shaftstop to elite armor. Maxed Critical strike and about 45% Crushing Blow.

Any advice or recommended reading appreciated, thanks.

 

[WrongdayJ]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

I don't kill them most of the time. . .I blind them.

A wand with charges of Dim Vision works wonders through this area.

You can basically 'turn off' entire packs of them, slip by, then go on about your business (which in this case is killing everything else).

They are pesky, and you aren't the only one who finds them annoying. I love Act V, but I do not really care for the Arreat Plateau/Frozen Tundra areas because of the archers and those darn midgets that throw the fire balls and teleport all over the place.

I try to spend as little time in these areas as possible.

I've been experimenting with the runeword 'Nadir', too. . .it's DIRT cheap and its charges of Cloak of Shadows is awesome. . .and would serve you well in an area like this.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Thanks for the help. I don't really need to be in the Frozen Tundra because I already killed the 3 barbs in the arreat summit, but it annoys me that I can't have my way with all the monsters in the game.

I don't think Life Tap works with skeletons, does it?

 

[Krim]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Yes it does. Everything that can be cursed will be like 50% life leech at 100% leechability.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

So life steal will not work on skeletons but but Life Tap does. Thanks, that will be useful, now I have to find a life tap item other than body armor (I want keep my 250 missle defense).

 

[AnimeCraze]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Dracul's grasp. Just about melee character uses them.

 

[Krim]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

I wasn't aware of that you could get life tap from an armor, what item is that?
For what I knew of, life tap can pretty much only come from charges in the form of:
Unique boots, magic/rare wands, magic/rare axes (and some other weapons, but only weapons)
And as a chance to cast on strike:
Unique gloves

Kind regards

 

[RTB]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

So life steal will not work on skeletons but but Life Tap does. Thanks, that will be useful, now I have to find a life tap item other than body armor (I want keep my 250 missle defense).

You should be keeping that Shaftstop for the 30% DR, not the defense against missiles. Those archers should have 8k AR or so, and you as amazon should have about 1k, that 250 defense lowers their chance to hit by only one or two percent. There are no body armors that provide Life Tap btw.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

You should be keeping that Shaftstop for the 30% DR, not the defense against missiles. Those archers should have 8k AR or so, and you as amazon should have about 1k, that 250 defense lowers their chance to hit by only one or two percent. There are no body armors that provide Life Tap btw.

Thanks. It hasn't been easy for me to figure out how "defense against missles" works.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

There are no body armors that provide Life Tap btw.

Unless some rare armor has it. I was looking at wands, and so far the only ones with Life Tap say "Necro only." Has anybody found a Life Tap item an Amazon can use?

 

[AnimeCraze]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

There are either wands with life-tap charges, or marrowwalks (with life-tap charges). Other than that there's the fabled Dracul's Grasp.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Unless some rare armor has it. I was looking at wands, and so far the only ones with Life Tap say "Necro only." Has anybody found a Life Tap item an Amazon can use?

Never mind, Draculs Grasp gloves and Marrowwalk boots. Might find rare boots or gloves that have Life Tap but probably very hard to find.

 

[slayer37]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

I think you are misinformed regarding Rares. Rares can have random prefixes/suffixes that can spawn but the mods are limited for a certain item. For example, LT charges does not spawn in boots or armor. Your best bet for LT charges are wands since these are shoppable.

 

[AnimeCraze]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Nor gloves, I might add. Nothing other than weapons or necro head can give you reliable charges of life-tap, for magics + rares anyways. For uniques and runewords, you have exile (CtC, and a zon can't use this), last wish (CtC), dracs (CtC), and marrowwalk, and that's it.

 

[stephan]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Wands with lifetap charges can be shopped.

Yew Wand of Life Tap
One-Hand Damage: 2 to 8
Durability: 15 of 15
Required Level: 24
Staff Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 86
Fingerprint: 0x876867b2
150% Damage to Undead
Level 5 Life Tap (68/97 Charges)

edit: missed the 2nd page... oh well.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Wands with lifetap charges can be shopped.

Yew Wand of Life Tap
One-Hand Damage: 2 to 8
Durability: 15 of 15
Required Level: 24
Staff Class - Slow Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 86
Fingerprint: 0x876867b2
150% Damage to Undead
Level 5 Life Tap (68/97 Charges)

edit: missed the 2nd page... oh well.

Yes, but with only level 5 Life Tap you have to get really close to a big group or so skeleton archers, and my Life is well below 1K. Level 5 seems to be the best you can get from vendors on wands.

The last couple of runs thru the Frozen Tundra weren't so bad. Maybe I just got some cold-immune ones at first.

 

[bowdiddly]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Nor gloves, I might add. Nothing other than weapons or necro head can give you reliable charges of life-tap, for magics + rares anyways. For uniques and runewords, you have exile (CtC, and a zon can't use this), last wish (CtC), dracs (CtC), and marrowwalk, and that's it.

And the rune word "Wrath" is for Ladder only I believe. How can you figure out what mods are possible? Is is possible for a bow to have LT?

 

[DoomBoy]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

i have a knife that gives life tap. lvl 5 i believe.

 

[AnimeCraze]

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And the rune word "Wrath" is for Ladder only I believe. How can you figure out what mods are possible? Is is possible for a bow to have LT?

How did I missed that......

Other than wrath, it's not possible to have LT on the bow. According to arreat summit, anyways.

 

[stephan]

Re: Skeleton archers in LOD 1.11 hell part V

Yes, but with only level 5 Life Tap you have to get really close to a big group or so skeleton archers, and my Life is well below 1K. Level 5 seems to be the best you can get from vendors on wands.

You just point and click on the archers. The range on curses determines the area of effect, not the proximity to which you must be to the target.