I've been reading into the Undead Soul Killers and I really can't seem to find anyone that agrees on whether DR# or DR% is the way to go.

Using Hdin, and I noticed after using HS and putting the dex points necessary to achieve max block 75%, he has been having a smoother performance when dealing with them now.

My concern is, I want to be able to use whatever gear necessary to completely (or a much better chance) at not being affected by their explosion damage. I also plan on going back to Hardcore and want to use this logic when I go on to HC.

Please advise, your answers and input are greatly appreciated.

Avoid by using lawbringer merc

you shouldnt be trying to tank dolls

learn to position your merc properly, so you can kill them safety from afar.

I assume this is because of the Sanctuary aura and the fact that USK's are Undead ?

I understand that, but my question is, what if it's a mob of them? I want to prepare also if it's a mob especially fant aura'd mobs which seem to slow me down a bit.

if you dont block them, you're dead.

even with max dr.. you still have a chance of dying.

So basically, just attack at safe distances and learn to use teleport skillfully

This post was edited by nyguido990 on Mar 1 2020 10:07pm

Hardcore in a nutshell

Soul killer explosion damage is based on their hp (10%), which means on avg you are taking about 600 dmg per doll. Champs and their dmg will scale based on their increased hp, and I believe their chance of deadly strike also applies to the explosion (which means a chance if taking double dmg).

Since their dmg is so high, DR# is useless so you want a high DR%. Also the dmg is 100% phys and can be blocked, so a high block chance helps a lot as well.

depends on where one chooses to mf

enigma - summon + spear - necro

every time tele, all minions group on necro

adding control

+ bonus merc of any type , just a little high five from d2

to clear more mf, co-op with a 5 pt revive necro with corpse explosion and decripify + max melee skele for raising near pindle for free+fast summons