Nice work m8 ! I belive you can do this

Yeah, can't equip it but I can use it to socket items. The SOJ was using up a lot of space along with the skulls. I went back to nightmare to get this socket done via the cube. Hell wasn't dropping many gems. Also needed p-topaz for the new 3oc ancient armor with 46 life. Never did find a decent weapon for Pratham though. On an all rares/crafts/blues build, you need items with good def. I rarely find +2 druid pelts and that one seemed good. So it got the socket and the upping. It's been very good: more life, more def, better summons, better ar and damage. Even the plain pelts have been pretty lame by comparison. No +3 fury socketable pelts or +3 lycanthropy pelts...I'll have to do a screenshot of his def with the pelt and without it. Also like the 1-40+ lightning damage on the jewel that has 14 all res. Pretty nice on a fury druid. At least I hope it gets figured in every hit....



Still using that HofWolverine you recommended in your sticky thread. Very useful in p8. Even better on a all rares p8 Titan Build. Not going using the rws that give insane damage so I need a good boost in ar/damage. Not sure I can do this. Duriel looms and it took a long time to kill normal packs of snakes. The Silver-edged axe is also breaking a lot. That eth repairing amping maul is turing out to be good though. It needs one more upping. Stuff dies so fast when amp processes. Appreciate the encouragement from fellow dudu





So kind of skipped, hopped and landed at this roadblock. They won't come out and chase Timarchus' tail. Timarchus is staring down FireEye. FireEye wins the test of wills. No taunt would work.

So we go a bit south and find a way to lure them out....I guess they can't fit through that door with all their arms. Can't really fight them head on cuz Fireeye dices up the crew too fast. He's bad.

Also put on all the questing gear. Eth ornate for pratham and my 2oc rare tigulated armor with ort and ral and some life mod along with a 3oc pelt with ral/ort and a maxer....



So killed his minions but it was dangerous. Had to use a tele ammy a few times. The place is filled with baddies. Fire Eye is FE Fast LE curse...awful stuff.



He dies. Timarchus stood his ground and kept interrupting Fire Eye's attacks....Whew. He's scary. Maybe a good belt...

This place is like my least favorite place. It rivals flayer dungeon and jail in act 1. I keep thinking a fire Claw bear could work here but the last time I did fire claw, I had a lawbringer too. These wraiths swarm you and then you lose mana and then it's curtains.



I've used it a few times. Pretty dangerous coming out of form.



Saw a pack of wraiths to the NE. Also a ton of fire throwing lords. Decided to try the NW direction before dealing with the trouble East.

"I guess we won't be going that way Pratham." No need fanat and phz immune demons. Glad he can't tele stomp



Eventually, I reached the end and there was no time to hit chests. The place was nasty. I put on the teleport ammy and seemed to narrowly escape death long enough to rule out NW. Then I went SW and had to leave game. Sucks. Should have taken screenshot. Was teleporting in human form and got surrounded by demons. Thought I could leech my way through it but they were too much. Pots were running out. There weren't even any wraiths or fire mages there. One would think he could kill them but they were winning. "Esc" moment no 2 in Hell. I hope to get past these "cheats" and run normally. Might have to use fireclaw bear restat which is not a "cheat."



Here is the def with rare pelt.

This post was edited by TammyFaye on Mar 31 2016 12:59pm

This is without the rare pelt. Makes a difference. I don't know how much. The Mf pelt is 40 def. The tele ammy is also equipped.

I'm done for now. Will have to do some more bloodmoors to get rejuvs.

What is the best way to stack defense without crazy uniques? My defense is like 300 on my sin, doing a similar play through and i feel like being able to take the physical attacks would help a lot. There isnt a damage log though so im not sure if it's mephs physical swings or what. My resists are nice but he hits wayyyy to hard for comfort

Ho ho, arcane is a dangerous place. I believe you can make it!

I love this! Keep going mate

Wolf and sin have no def bonus. A bear has a def bonus in bear shape. Mele sins have to be able to get out of mele fast but a wolf can leech through it in many instances. My idea is to get eth repair armor with some decent def and up it. The pelt has great def and 400 def in helm is pretty great...will never find an eth repair pelt with 100+ ed but it would be an answer. Good luck. All rare builds need all the help they can get. Good luck with meph. I'm not looking forward to Duriel...feel caged in down in that chamber.

It's been tough in Arcane:


Hard to get the mouse on these killers. Don't have much gold to raise Pratham and they kill him fast.



Having to leave town and come back for this guy. At least there is no lightning.



These fights are long. Don't want the merc to die. Most of these battles start with luring the ghosts out and past the wp and then tp out and go into the wp and run...sometimes you run into champs
It's slow going. Been trying teleports.

One damn wraith is so much work. First I have to amp it with the upped eth maul that amps. Then I switch to the fast weapon. Sometimes I just stay with the maul.



Just can't seem to get far enough in this place. This is like try number 4 or 5.

And then:



I tried the teleport trick again. But there are so many fasties and wraiths everywhere. Houdini scores one. They made short work of the Wolf. Went back in form to fight but they seemed brutal. Bad fire.