Which weapon best for Shael Um Tir using avenger?

[BubbaHoTep]

Which weapon best for Shael Um Tir using avenger?

i was thinking berzerker axe but ive heard cryptic swords and pahse blades are good too... so whats the best? and whats my best chance of findign it with 3 sockets? get a white one and nm socet quest?

 

[Stormshield]

i was thinking berzerker axe but ive heard cryptic swords and pahse blades are good too... so whats the best? and whats my best chance of findign it with 3 sockets? get a white one and nm socet quest?

I'm a big fan of cryptic swords myself. Phase blades work well also.

 

[wathombe]

I found a Crescent Moon + Zeal damage table once which listed Phase Blade or Conquest Swords as the best, depending on your aura. I don't know how that data would change with Vengeance as a main attack, though. I think the table was appended to the end of Wurmer's Tesladin guide in the Strategy Compendium, if you're interested.

 

[Stormshield]

I found a Crescent Moon + Zeal damage table once which listed Phase Blade or Conquest Swords as the best, depending on your aura. I don't know how that data would change with Vengeance as a main attack, though. I think the table was appended to the end of Wurmer's Tesladin guide in the Strategy Compendium, if you're interested.

Phases have lightly less average damage, but they're faster, and indestructible. Plus they look sexy

I prefer cryptics myself, though. I'm a big fan of that high-end max damage. Really the choice is yours. Pretty much any sword works well.

 

[BubbaHoTep]

so definetly not berzerker axe?

 

[bigp399]

Well, personally I think you will be better of with Berserker Axe, since you will have a good deal of added damage. You will need some added outside IAS to make up for the slower attack speed, but at least you will be doing an acceptable amount of damage.

 

[Pisken]

I made a CrecentMoon zerker axe in last ladder.... worked , but not good ... too slow , to many repairings ... and the physdmg wasnt that impressive (if i remember right it was around 190-200 something)

I would go for Cryptic or phase

 

[Uhgii]

I made a CrecentMoon zerker axe in last ladder.... worked , but not good ... too slow , to many repairings ... and the physdmg wasnt that impressive (if i remember right it was around 190-200 something)

I would go for Cryptic or phase

I agree with Pisken...

I made the same bad choice, making a crescent moon with a spare Um I had in a ettin axe I found for my concentration barb... terrible, terrible idea. The repairs were often, and ridiculously priced. I ended up using runes to repair, but even then it was just far too often, and I quickly became sick of it. The max damage was a little over 200 if I recall correctly... and although it was fast, it was nothing to brag about.

You'd be safe going for one of those, but you may even just end up wanting a different weapon choice, and using that Um to make a gloom, or a stone, or a duress... or some other fun armor. :thumbsup:

 

[danc133]

Save your $ for gambling use a phase. The dmg difference isn't notable enough overall to notice. Don't forget phase has the possibility of faster zeal/vengeance.

 

[BubbaHoTep]

more questions

ok well i think this question has been pretty much answered but here it goes anyways....

if a wep has ignore target defense does the durability still go down?(im guessing yes cause of all the repair comments)

also...

since phase blades are industructable(right?) if i used an eth one to make this would that extra dmg be worth the extra effort of findign it?

thx for all the help guys

 

[Uhgii]

The only way to obtain an ethereal phase blade is by obtaining an ethereal crystal sword and upgrading it twice, or finding an ethereal dimensional sword and upgrading it once... which is costly, either way.

A normal phase blade is still the way to go.

 

[Pisken]

A normal phase blade is still the way to go.

Normal is easy to find.... 3 sock is helluva harder

ps. gonna try that cube recepie to try to get 3 sock

 

[xpumafangx]

I use a myth sword cm on my zealot. But I would go with a phase blade over a crytic really eather one would work. I only picked the phase because of the faster ias and I would never need to repair it.

 

[gohanthemystic]

Yeah. I think the phase will save you some cash in the long run. But like the previous guy said... maybe go with a mythical... just for kudos points ya know!