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Mar 26 2026 09:21am
Tracked and bookmarked ty sir
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Mar 26 2026 09:58am
Very neat trick how to get the desired demon on p8.

Question: have you experimented with max death mark and possibly if it´s worth pumping the final points into over demonic mastery?
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Mar 26 2026 10:04am
Another thing regarding QoL: I find using spirit + 2 sojs a good compromise, that way you have lots of spare mana for teleport without insight. Merc with might/cure/infinity, demon with holy aura + cursed.

Full setup:
mang song
hellwarden
magefist
2soj
arach
3res boots
spirit 35
mara
enigma

Level 47 blood boil with this and it slaps p8 tz. I find this build superior to echoing strike.

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I think Baalos falls short compared to phoenix.

1. Additional 6 skill levels don’t benefit skill radius (big let down when i found out radius is fixed)

2. Even though we have much higher phy dmg with baalos, -28 fire pierce is just too good to let go (too many fire immunes in the realm)

3. Redemption helps with sustainability along with siphon


Honestly they are pretty comparable and could argue situation dependent but i ended up with phoenix because i just could feel how it hits heavier

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I think Baalos falls short compared to phoenix.

1. Additional 6 skill levels don’t benefit skill radius (big let down when i found out radius is fixed)

2. Even though we have much higher phy dmg with baalos, -28 fire pierce is just too good to let go (too many fire immunes in the realm)

3. Redemption helps with sustainability along with siphon


Honestly they are pretty comparable and could argue situation dependent but i ended up with phoenix because i just could feel how it hits heavier


I'm sure it does, I personally like how baalos saves the hard points in bind demon, demonic mastery, and consume and it allows me to use obsession for serious qol.
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Mar 26 2026 10:59am
I think Baalos falls short compared to phoenix.


Phoenix removes bodies so you can't heal your demon in a lot of tries.
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Mar 26 2026 11:01am
I think Baalos falls short compared to phoenix.

1. Additional 6 skill levels don’t benefit skill radius (big let down when i found out radius is fixed)

2. Even though we have much higher phy dmg with baalos, -28 fire pierce is just too good to let go (too many fire immunes in the realm)

3. Redemption helps with sustainability along with siphon


Honestly they are pretty comparable and could argue situation dependent but i ended up with phoenix because i just could feel how it hits heavier


no way you need more sustain than what you already get from 1 pt siphon
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Mar 26 2026 11:14am
Regarding uber trist and ancients: they are not an issue, I've done both several times now with a blood boil build.

Demons used: Cursed P8 urdar or lancer. (Others may work too, haven't tried it.

Kill bosses one by one.

Uber Trist: Port your demon + 1-2 goatmen on the boss you are killing, use sigil lethargy. Resummon goatmen as needed. Use blood boil freely when there are adds you can engorge. Use hardly at all when not, you don't want your demon to get killed.

Uber ancients: Same procedure, just without engorge. You can use blood boil as long as your demon doesn't drop too low, resummon goatmen when they die. If you are squishy, you may want to keep the distance and port your summons to the boss you are taking on.

Gear used: Obsession, Enigma, Magefist, Soj, Soj, Arach, Baalos, Wraithstep, 3demon 20fcr circ, 3demon 100 life amu, Anni, torch, 9 demon skillers
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Mar 26 2026 11:15am
no way you need more sustain than what you already get from 1 pt siphon


SS + coa is needed on hc otherwise if you tele into the middle of a pack of might Fanta cursed extra strong death lords and don’t click anything for 10s you might die.
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Mar 26 2026 11:16am
SS + coa is needed on hc otherwise if you tele into the middle of a pack of might Fanta cursed extra strong death lords and don’t click anything for 10s you might die.


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