And the result:


Went back to Norm to get this guy:


I've carried that eth legend lawbringer in the stash since using it on Andarial. Now it gets used. Wish I'd carried the 5oc PB I found in Countess runs.
Now it gets use. Also found a tri res 20ias glove. It's not great but it has advanages over the lava gout unique...which only gave 1% better chance to hit:



Can carry fewer res charms and more life/fhr/and rw charms.

So had to find Arreat Summit again. Worked through nasty lancers, cold carvers and their resurrectors and the pin cushion beasties.
BoBo prefers to take the bulls by the horn, those quillrat have bad poison and are nasty and BoBo must keep up shield until decrepify processes, then Bear Rage takes over. So, found this place again:


Trying it out with the Barb using decrepify. Halgaunt gets crushed. Notice the steep learning curve...this time BoBo got prebuffed.

Don't miss the mana pots distributed on the right...more south and west:


Probably tried this thing 10 times. Dang. Seems the Whorlwind barb really hurts the party. Trying to think of a way to minimize his effect. Maybe fight nearer the edge in tight areas ? Problem is, Halgaunt seems to be their target and he can't tank.


Anyways, even took Halgaunt out in bloodmoor to get him faded and find more rejuvs. There was 1 time when the Bear Gang seemed to have the upper hand but mana drainers won out and got Halgaunt. Couldn't deal with then all.
Main theme was to get them decrepified and then switch to Beast.

Love Goldfind as second mod on masteries.





These battles are not easy. Been using the beast mostly with merc doing the decrepify. It's nice. But mana is an issue.

There were so many specials! The undead were the baddest. The carvers with their masters were an annoying mix.
Fought through it and finally found this:


And through peeshooters, quillrats and so many maggots...


Got the good guess! That's it for now.

I enjoyed reading your walkthrough. You are doing well:)

I found this a long time ago on my melee sorc... currently farming LK. likely found it act 1 hell!

just teasing you, I know you would want to find you own base:)

Right now, an effective tease would be showing a 5oc pb. I'm okay with the 'Beast' weapon, it kills good and fast. Just can't do the ancients! I like the shell find though. Keep it up
I use to post eth ettin axes on Diashi's barb WT cuz he wanted one for 'death' and couldn't find them..."innocent" me....

Random screenshot before finding Halls of Pain:


Found this:


Worked so hard to make a good glove. Then find Laying of Hands. Could drop aldur's boot now...but no replacement...it's great. Notice the lack of Mana...arg...miss Gulzar and his insight.
Here is a little rat...very nasty. Let merc and bear deal with it:

BoBo plunged in and out of the Halls of Vaught:






Great fire damage! Just missed on skills. Bet someone would like it.

Here is a nice find...not sure what to do with it...got fire res coming out of the wazoo...no shit!


What's the most important item shown?




Threw out the eth partizan insight and put this in stash. Need runes. Will someday use on ... Gulzar. I do like Halgaunt though. He is now known as "the decrepifier"

Well, the flawless amethyst is also very useful:


Unfortunately, BoBo really needs the res of Duriel's shell and the cbf mod. Here is why the flawless amethyst is important:


First eth elite found so far...


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Grrr, was hauling it around by exiting game using esc. So still got the non eth cv. Only has ral in it. No tir yet.
This craft ammy has caused excitement in the Bear encampment:


Lose a lot of life and lightning res because it would replace the 92 life/33lr blue ammy: 2259 life to 2491 life and 70 lr to 37 lr...but mana and life leech! Holding for the moment.


Probably make oath in high damage one hand weapon if this was uniq monarch...or hope for Lo and another 5oc pb.