What allround char should I make?

[LinusNilsson]

What allround char should I make?

Yeah I want to do a new char. Been thinking about hammerdin, javazon, strafezon and lightning sorc. Also a blizz sorc has been in my thoughts.

I want to be able to clear huge packs fast! And also do a few boss runs. I want it to be as alround as it can be. That means as few immunes as possible.

Is hammerdin the only way to go?

 

[Bronx]

Re: What allround char should I make?

Bone Necromancer, they deal magic damage as hdins, and can clean huge packs with Corpse Explosion (also great to deal with Magic Immunes), you need many +skill items and PB skillers (reach around 35-42 Bone Spear) and 125 FCR and you will rock. Also it is a safe build since your Bone Armor will absorb more than 800 physical damage (only souls can hurt you badly).

 

[Kijya]

Re: What allround char should I make?

If you can afford infinity then lightsorcs will not have much of an immunity problem, just a few unbreakable LI here and there that the merc can usually poke to death. Javas work with or without infinity, but killing LI's can take some time when you're only using jab.

Both those builds are excellent at killing large packs and bosses, however the sorc is more mobile. For a character that clears an area while heading for the boss I'd vote java. For a char that skips areas and heads directly for the boss I'd say lightsorc.


Strafers are mostly used for area clearing, and can do so quite well. They do not however kill bosses as quickly as the above. No immunity problems as you can rely on chance to cast amp or fire/cold/magic arrow when encountering those. That said amp/fire/cold/magic arrow doesn't kill too fast when there's a large number of immunes, which is part of the reason why I personally prefer bow/java hybrids, plus hybrids also kill bosses faster.


The AoE of the blizzard spell makes blizzsorcs great for killing bosses and smaller groups. However, against a screen full of flayers you'll have to spend some time casting it all over the place to kill everything. Cold immunes are pretty much impossible to break so you'll need a second element or a really good merc.

 

[omgwtfbbqpwned]

Re: What allround char should I make?

Blizzard/Blizzballer, Javazon, Hammerdin, Smiter/Frenzy. Make these four and you're covered for life.