After i took a break from my hc attempts, i've returned to my softcore Holly Grail characters, but didn't play all that much... well i managed to get my sorceress from level 94 to 96, doing p8 Ancient Tunnels and Chaos runs, but that's pretty much it... what really made me want to dive into the Holly Grail challenge again is my first Jah drop. That drop allowed me to finally make my first ever Enigma and have more than one viable Holly Grail character.
So long story short, this will be a series of farming sessions with 3 characters, in attempt to find the item i'm currently missing. I want to farm different areas, NOT doing just the Pit until i'm bored to death. I will do places that aren't popular too, maybe Maggot Lair 3 at some point? I'll be doing 100 runs per area with updates, maybe every 20 runs... i don't really know yet, it depends, because i really don't have much time, my work and personal problems are sucking the life out me right now, so this will be my daily escape even if i only have 30 minutes to play.
I've considered doing another hardcore wt, maybe even on a higher players settings (for the first time), but i will be unable to make constant progress and those of you, who remember my previous attempts, know that i like to do a lot of screenshots and show my journey step by step... that's how i like it, but that requires a lot of free time that i don't have. With this i can take it slow and make short updates from time to time and it will be more fun for me to share my finds.
Let's introduce the Band of Heroes:
https://i.imgur.com/RDZF6Lc.jpg The top 3 will be the stars of the show, other's might join the party later, if i'm serious and this goes on for a long time. I also need to add that the current trio will be sharing a few of pieces of gear because i'm poor.
I decided to go for maximum damage rather than max MF, because i've been collecting that gear for more than 2 years and i want to finally enjoy its potential. So here it is - the very best i currently have:
ZARDOZ - A Hammerdin with Shako
Gear:
Helmet - Shako
Armor - Enigma
Gloves - Magefist
Boots - War Traveler
Belt - Arachnid Mesh
Shield - 35% FCR Spirit in a Sacred Targe
Weapon - Heart of the Oak
Rings - Stone of Jordan and a 10% FCR/Quad Resistance Ring
Amulet - Mara's Kaleidoscope
Addional Gear - Paladin's Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, Gheed's Fortune and some MF small charms and two +1 offensive aura GC's
Blessed Hammer Damage - 12k
Total MF Bonus - 300%
Total FCR Bonus - 125%
Combat Skills Tree:
Smite - 1
Holly Bolt - 1
Charge - 1
Blessed Hammer 20
Holly Shield - 19 (for now)
Offensive Auras Tree:
Might- 1
Blessed Aim - 20
Concentration - 20
Defensive Auras Tree:
Prayer - 1
Defiance - 1
Cleansing - 1
Vigor - 20
Redempton - 1
Mercenary (Holly Freeze)
Andariel's Visage
Fortitude
Insight in Ethereal Colossus Voulge
MELIORA - The Blizzard Sorceress
Gear:
Helmet - Nightwing's Veil (with a 5/4 Cold Rainbow Facet)
Armor - Enigma
Gloves - Chance Guard's
Boots - War Traveler
Belt - Arachnid Mesh
Shield - 35% FCR Spirit Monarch
Weapon - Death's Phaton ( with 4/5 Cold Rainbow Facet)
Rings - The Stone of Jordan and Bul Khatos Wdding Band
Amulet - Mara's Kaleidoscope
Additional Gear - Sorceress Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, Gheed's Fortune, some resistance and mf charms and 2 Cold Skill grand charms
Total Blizzard Damage - 11k
Total FCR Bonus - 75%
Total MF Bonus - Around 230-240%
(i need to trade some MF charms between her and Zardoz to figure out her maximum MF potential with the current gear, but it will be no more than 245%)
The Build
Fire Tree:
Warmth - 1
Lightning Tree:
Static Field- 1
Telekinesis - 1
Teleport- 1
Cold Tree:
Frozen Armor -1
Shiver Armor -1
Ice Bolt -20
Ice Blast 20
Frost Nova - 1
Glacial Spike - 20
Blizzard - 20
Cold Mastery - 20
Mercenary (Defiance)
Andariel's Visage
Fortitude
Insight in Ethereal Colossus Voulge
Note* - Why i'm using a Defiance mercenary here, i have no idea, but i have really good maps in hell difficulty and i don't want to re-roll them, so i have no choice but to be stuck with Defiance Merc
DEATHBANE - The Necromancer Summoner
Gear:
Helmet - Shako
Armor - Enigma
Gloves - Trang-Oul's Claws
Boots - Marrowwalk
Belt - Arachnid Mesh
Shield - Homunculus
Weapon - Beast Runeword in a Berserker Axe
Ringsa - 2x Stone of Jordan
Amulet - Mara's Kaleidoscope
Additional Gear - Necromancer Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, Gheed's Fortune, Mf Small charms, +1 Poison and Bone GC, +1 Summoning GC, +1 Curses GC
Skeleton Damage - 513 per skeleton, with 14 Summons Total (no idea how much damage they do with the Might and Fanaticism)
Total MF Bonus - 259%
Summoning Skills:
Skeleton Mastery - 20
Raise Skeleton - 20
Clay Golem - 1
Blood Golem - 1
Iron Gilem - 1
Golem Mastery - 1
Summon Resist -1
Raise Skeletal Mage - 1
Revive - 1
Poison and Bone Skills:
Teeth - 1
Corpse Explosion - 20
Bone Armor - 1
Bone Wall - 17 (later will be maxed and then i'll put every spare point in Bone Prison for additional Bone Armor synergy)
Curses:
Amplify Damage -1
Dim Vision -1
Weaken - 1
Terror - 1
Dexrepify - 1
Mercenary (Might)
Shako (Will wear Andariel's Visage when he reaches the level req)
Fortitude
Insight in Ethereal Thresher
Now let's Talk Items!
Right now I will show you the list of Unique Items that i'm currently missing, but i just realized that i don't have a Set Item list ready, so that i will post tomorrow in my day off.
UNIQUES:
Body Armor:
NORMAL - Blinkbat's Form (Leather Armor)
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Templar's Might
Tyrael's Might
Helmets:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Crown of Agers (Corona)
Shields:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Lance Guard (Barbed Shield)
ELITE - Completed!
Gloves:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
Elite - Completed!
Boots:
NORMAL - Hotspur (Boots) - FUCK YOU SPURS! I have 2x Shadow Dancers, but no Hotspur! WHY?
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Belts:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Amulets:
The Cat's Eye
The Rising Sun
Highlord's Wrath
Seraph Hymn
(yeah, it's bad, need to do lot's of Andariel killing i guess)
Rings:
All Found and Completed!
Circlets:
Griffon's Eye
Swords:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Azurewrath
Axes:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Executioner's Justice (Glorious Axe)
Cranebeak (Warspike)
Maces:
NORMAL - Felloak (Club)
Knell Stricker (Scepter)
EXCEPTIONAL - Hand of Blessed Light (Divine Scepter)
ELITE - Schaefer's Hammer (Legendary Mallet)
Heaven's Light (Mighty Scepter)
Astreon's Iron Ward (Caduceus)
Daggers:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Bows:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Crossbows:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Throwing Weapons:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Polearms:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Spears:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Staves:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Completed!
Wands:
NORMAL - Completed!
EXCEPTIONAL - Completed!
ELITE - Death's Web (Unearthed Wand)
Class Specific Items:
AMAZON - Completed!
ASSASSIN - Firelizard's Talons (Feral Claws)
NECROMANCER - Darkforce Spawn (Bloodlord Skull)
BARBARIAN - Halaberd's Reign (Conqueror Crown)
SORCERESS - Completed!
DRUID - Completed!
PALADIN - Completed!
So, i guess that's it for now... Which area i should farm first?
Just found my first Jah too to make my first enigma, now my my jazavon is my fave char.