Decided to level to lvl 40 at Eldritch and he was generous:



Paired with the helm found form Duriel they give some pretty useful bonuses:

This jewel could've been such a beautiful socket for my Stormshield if only it'd tried a little harder:



Finally found an Amn rune, which translates into crushing blow

And the hype-train shows no signs of slowing down:





One of the rare cases where I really appreciate a Manald Heal. The ML makes manapots unnecessary and the 20 life isn't too bad either



Just need a shield base for Rhyme now, preferably a tower shield

Dinged lvl 41 and shopped a base at Drognan so I could get that sweet, sweet CBF:

Decided to finish Normal and make progress towards the first big grind: Nightmare mephisto.

Anya was saved:



Ancients got bonked:



Throne was easy except wave 5 which required a bit of kiting. Here's the big bad

No noteworthy drops as usu... What is this?

The one time Baal drops a useful melee item in a melee WT... And a decent roll too. Sold



Crafted a pair of heavier booties and went to kick Nihlathaks teeth in before starting Nightmare





Amulet was Angelics (stashed for now)

New title:



Stats entering Nightmare:



Den cleared:

Damn, so close to Mosers... Stashed for now



Crafted this belt, pretty decent upgrade

Killed Andariel, not gonna rerun her for now

+1

Grabbed Far Oasis WP and ran to Claw Viper Temple to snatch the amulet



Absolute keeper from Maggot Lair