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zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: blade fury

Inisghted eth partizan/bec de corbin/ rune staff
Sanders/Cow Kings
+2 Shadow circ
2X+2Shadow Katars
IK gloves and belt
Peaced upped ethereal ornat plate.
and angelics

this is the best setup for this build. Skills are simple too. 1 into each shadow skill. 1 into bf and its preqs. Then dump the rest into whatever other skill you want. I am going to go with BoS. Simple...and killer.

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

gonna need a higher dmg weapon. try an eth up'd bonesnap, blade fury doesnt deplete durability and the crushing blow would be good. or an eth honor naga or something like that with an up'd swordback. maybe rattlecage for the cb Razz

definately angelics, gonna need all the AR you can get (yeah, it requires ar, and the skill gives none), maybe try for a visionary helm with +martial arts. sanders > gtoes for the ar and speed (rattlecage would actually be ok for this...). soe is a good call, and probably bfists for the life/fhr.

to sum it up:
2 soc trap or shadow/visionary helm with max dmg
rattlecage (max dmg)
eth honor naga
up'd swordback (max dmg)
bfists
soe
sanders
angelics

is how i'd build it Very Happy

edit: oh, and on switch i'd use something with chance to cast amp dmg for fun

zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject:

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

blade fury AR is the same as normal attack. oh, and i meant +trap, not MA. blade fury is a trap Embarassed

here's some info from the arreat summit:

Blade Fury doesn't use up durability of weapons, thus qualifies for etheral weapons.
Blade Fury will attack constantly with 6 frames per second. It does not work with Burst of Speed or any other increased (or decreased) attack speed.
Blade Fury is indeed dependant on your attack rating although that's not displayed. Check your chances of hitting a monster with a normal attack to determine your chance with Blade Fury.
Blade Fury does not work with pierce or exploding arrow effects.
Blade Fury works with effects on striking, but not on attack. Therefore, Curses and other effects can be triggered very fast.
Additional skillpoints only yield negligible damage increase which is not further modified. The 3/4 of your weapon, however, benefit from all damage enchancers, e.g. the Claw Mastery (if the weapon is a claw).

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mana Cost Per Blade 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3 3.1 3.2 3.3
Damage Per Blade 8-10 11-13 14-16 17-19 20-22 23-25 26-28 29-31 34-36 39-41 44-46 49-51 54-56 59-61 64-66 69-71 77-79 85-87 93-95 101-103

(that chart is kinda ugly, use this instead http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/skills/assassin-traps.shtml#bladefury)

zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

so it seems like using a claw with some decent jewels would be the best choice on weapon. And in that case just max claw mastery and you have decent ar and dmg. Im getting around 600/blade with venom. So thats not too terrible.

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

try with an eth naga honor though. honor give 250 ar, not to mention 25% crit strike. and huge dmg of course. the +10 rep life is nice too. use 2x shadow claws on switch for +4 to venom?

edit: just made an eth honor naga on single, 71-183 dmg with 111 str req (maybe try divine scepter, lower str req, 71-157 dmg Confused

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zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

damage is better with your suggestion but ar drops alot.

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

ar with claw vs ar with honor?

zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:

ar is better with claw i believe

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

i was just wondering if you had numbers. i wanna see the difference

zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject:

ok so with honor divine scepter
223-413dmg and 1580 ar Confused

claw with 2x20ed/14max
181-488 and 4389 ar

i vote claw

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

wow, me too Razz

i had a claw that would be soooo sexy for this sin @ lvl 34, but i think i accidentally deleted the char it was on... it was over 100 dmg, ctc amp dmg, +df, etc. ah well

zarc · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject:

so you think it can work? maybe?

Waramp · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 4788 0.59 Silvarrr

well i just made it for myself with pretty much the gear listed above (eth hand scythe with 30 max dmg, 85 max dmg) and a full inv of 10/65 gcs. ended up with ~700 phys dmg, 800 with venom and 6.8k ar (6.2k w/o the visionary mod). and thats with 50% open wounds, 25% crushing blow and the crit strike from claw mastery. i think its worth a shot.

one last note then i gotta get back to studying... maybe only put 1 point into blade fury? still get 760 dmg, and only 1 mana cost per blade as opposed to 3. something to think about

zarc · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:13 am Post subject:

right, that was my plan all along. Only 1 point into it, because even maxed out the benefits arent that amazing. That would give you more points to pop into whatever you wanted. I was also thinking to pop a point into either psych. hammer or mind blast to knock your opponent back if they get to close. Think it would be useful?