Quote (spiritualwar @ Feb 22 2019 01:32am)
I think the few deaths were from not having high enough res. I swapped some skillers out for small res charms and looks like I can hit 300+ no prob especially once I buy an anni. With this said, I am wondering about using grief + exile since i wont need the res from hoz? Still kind of want to try last wish but like you said grief will do more damage. Still undecided on that front. But if LW + exile = safest (but slowest) I am okay with that. However if Grief + exile or grief + hoz is safer then I may go that route. I do want to go fast but I really ultimately never want to worry about death in ubers (which I figured multiple forms of life tap may help with)
Grief + HoZ is safest route.
Even is resistance is not a concern, HoZ is still better than Exile thanks to more life and damage (thus, life returned via Life tap).
And also keep in mind you can switch 5@res charm for 20life (assuming 20life+5@ are out of question), so having resistances maxed with HoZ leaves you more free slots in inventory.
About Highlord's vs Mara : Mara is strictly better for a pure smiter. With Fanatism on (and Grief phase blade), no extra ias is needed.
If salvation is on, 65ias is needed. For example, 35 on Grief, 15 on helm and 15 on shield (with expensive jewels 15ias + adds).
You can also be fine with 7 frames per attack instead of 6 : Mephisto has a low physical resistance (compared to his brothers) and dies rather quickly.
But it's like Goblin vs Gore : if you use zeal (eg : against minions), Gore and Highlord's are good choices.