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Astrological

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#51

Dec 19 2023 05:32pm

Got another possible Act V Barb merc weapon courtesy of Mephisto himself

I can now finally distribute all of the stat points accumulated throughout Act III!

But I'm not done w/ Meph just yet!

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#52

Dec 19 2023 05:38pm

I also threw in some Trav for xp plus I am going to need to find a P Sapphire later and they drop a lot of gems so could help w/ that

Cute MF ring. I will take it!

I will use any and all lifer charms at this point lol and that armor could be a nice replacement once "Stealth" loses its use (which is beginning to happen plus I can pop some Rubies in that rare armor!)

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#53

Dec 19 2023 05:48pm

Once again, a 16% Nagel

So after the first handful of runs, I became super comfy in my strategy vs Meph. It was simply cast a bunch of Hydras and literally either run back and forth dodging his lightning and electric ball attack or simply run circles around him. I also stopped reviving Jabari. He would simply die too after vs. Meph and I was capable of killing him solo w/ the aforementioned strategy. So I left Jabba the Mercc dead.

As it relates to these drops, I stashed Grizzle's Sword and zerker armor in case helm drops to give to Act V merc, sig's helm for me in case other pieces drop, and the plated belt was a nice improvement for self-use

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#54

Dec 19 2023 05:55pm

Per the rule set, I will be forced to find a replacement for "Stealth" in the Chaos Sanctuary, so this will make a stout placeholder for when the time comes once I throw some Rubies in there

Also a nice addition for Chaos

If this had some fire skill mods!! So unfortunate!!

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#55

Dec 19 2023 06:00pm

What a beauty of a low lvl, pvm jewel

So I think it's settled, I'm using a frenzy Act V merc w/ this and the Griswold's Edge

aaaaaand with that kill I lvled up to 35 and time to end our runs. I can't remember exactly how many runs in total I did but it was maybe just a hair under 100? maybe? Idk, not too many. I know Meph (N) doesn't drop anything crazy. Mostly did it for a couple upgrades, future item planning, and xp

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#56

Dec 19 2023 06:05pm

With that, let's bring our homie back out and move on

Act IV (Normal)

I must kill Izual with less than 200 total armor; screenshot stats prior and after killing.
I may not complete Hell's Forge quest. However, I am to obtain the hammer; screenshot the hammer along with stat screen.
During the entire time that I'm in the Chaos Sanctuary, I cannot use any items, charms, nor potions that provide any +resistances.
I am unable to progress into Act V until I obtain a P Sapphire.

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#57

Dec 19 2023 09:39pm

Got swarmed right out of the gates. Comparing my kill speed in Act IV to earlier in the game, it has slowed down tremendously.

But that is also in part due to the fact that I stopped pumping points into Fire Ball to keep it below the Act I (NM) skill lvl cap.

Alright, I have to have <200 total armor for Izual, and I just made it to the Plains of Despair so went ahead and removed my armor to meet the requirement.