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[Hong10]

found this while shopping 7zeal sceptorz
so..

[Dream]

Very good hammerdin switch. Beats a 3medi honor which is what I wanted on my hdin.

[child_of_dark]

found a +3 hammer, 3 conc and +1 charge war scepter with 5 socs, may i know its worth ?

or a 4 resist all /14 life sc ?

Thanks.

[heprea]

[Slippery]

just curios? probably not but couldnt hurt to ask.

[Jerkazoid]

ancient armor is decent for def smiter 18, better then mils option imo as it frees up hat and already saves stats for more life then def
(eth-repair would have made it a few HR's)

amulet, = nada

[mungloid]

amulet i would keep in stash if your using an 18 sorc,,my lvl 18 fire sorc had pretty bad fire resist and i wanted to wear ck boots to keep up my frw. just an opinion

[heprea]

[Young]

Hey guys,

I'm pretty new to LLD (haven't made a char yet even!) I've been clearing norm cow games to find useful jewels / charms / socketables and i was wondering what would be the best use for these.

1) Vulpine kite shield of deflecting. 10% DTM I understand people generally use bone shields, but does that make kites completely useless?

2) 2-9 dmg lvl 8 jewel. I would like to make a lvl 9 tigerstrike sin at some point, what would be the best item to put this in? Preferably one that won't be upgraded in the future, maybe helm, or shield? Or is this too good for a pelta?


Thanks for the help guys, i know i have much to learn.

[Roy]

1) A Vulpine Kite isn't as good as a Bone Shield, but it's certainly useful for characters that have enough strength to equip it. Definitely better at level 18 than it is for level 9's, because level 18's often will have enough strength to equip the kite.

2) That is indeed a very nice jewel, but a Pelta Lunata pretty much can't be beaten for a level 9 TS sin. If you want to build one, it's perfectly fine to socket the jewel in the Pelta.

Alternatively, if you can find a couple 11 max jewels or Adds 2-9 Damage jewels, you could socket those three jewels into a 15% ED mask. That way, you could switch it if you ever decided to try a different VLLD like a jabber.

[Young]

Thank you very much for the advice Roy. I spent the last 2 nights shopping drognan, and luckily found an 11 DTM vulpine bone shield of deflecting Haven't worked up the courage to Larzuk it yet...

A few more questions if you dont mind:

1) While shopping drog, i also bought a 5 resist all bone shield of deflecting. I was reading the lv 18 throwbarb guide, this seems like a good fit for his switch? would there be any reason to use the vulpine kite over a vulpine bone?

2) 11 to AR, 11 max damage lvl 18 req jewel, any use for this guy? the only other lvl 18 max jewels ive found so far are a 15 max, and a 14 max, both with no othe rsecond mods.

3) Found a twitchthrow, really leaning towards an 18 throw barb now! My 15 max jewel would be good for this right? since it's my best one, I'd like to use it in something that can be used for many different builds. If i ever make an 18 jabber, do they use twitch? or is a 4 socket armor with maxers generally better?

4) Where is the best place to trade for 15 life small charms for lvl 18 chars and 15 life large charms for lvl 9 chars? Where did you get yours?

Thanks again,
Young

[Hong10]

gambled this some time ago and I was wondering if it is useful for any maliken wannabe :<

[foolZSight]

Just got back into d2...been messing around trying to find inspiration to lld again. Just checking the usefulness of anything I've found, as I have forgotten a lot of stuff in the last 9 or 10 months.

[Hades]

The circlet may be a decent temp for a deffensive hammerdin that uses more vigor/meditation. The rare jewel would be a temp-decent low caster wep socketable. Crown is almost a useable freebie.
Take these with a pinch of salt as I too havnt played in aaaages.

[Visual Tactics]

The rare jewel is pretty nice for a smiter/caster.
I wouldnt keep the magic jewels, crown, or circ myself