Quote (Fyla @ Nov 2 2020 12:39pm)
Soj and Zaka are items you shouldn’t grind for on nm. Neither is crucial for you atm.
Better you continue with progress imho
The issue lies in my ability to farm super unique monsters & bosses in Hell. It's safe in NM and significantly more risky in Hell. But I am leaning towards your suggestion. Thanks for the input.
Quote (pobo2 @ Nov 2 2020 02:39pm)
As fyla said. Why soj and zaka? I mean soj is pretty much the last upgrade you want and as hammerdin you don't even want zaka but spirit...
First of all, I'm not a Hdin. This character is a Medic/Cleric that specializes primarily in healing with secondary skills used to kill the Undead. Holy Bolt is my primary attack and I only maxed out Blessed Hammer and Fist of the Heavens to significantly boost the magic dmg of Holy Bolt. Blessed Hammer and FoH used to be a nice supplemental attack skills in the early and mid sections of Nightmare, but barely do any damage in later Acts of Nightmare on /P8 (let alone Hell difficulty). HoZ is the shield on my dream list because it boosts +2 Paladin skills and an additional +2 Combat skills (not to mention +block, +Str/Vit, +resists, etc.). Therefore, it equally boosts my healing auras as a "Spirit" shield while furthering Holy Shield (which I do not intend to max) to increase my defenses and boosting the dmg of Holy Bolt. Granted, SoJ isn't a necessity. I can easily be satisfied with a set of crafted resist rings, but one SoJ would be nice.