Leviathan armor
3os helm with pamythyst

That's like 70+str

sazabi armor is also decent +25 str 30 fhr +life decent def
lionheart hel lum fal 25 str 30 all res 20% enhanced DAMAGE and other useful stats -my personal fav budget merc armor
can also use gris armor base has +20str and 3 sockets ...butt load of str with pamathysts



this^^ i like to leave helm slot open for leach from crown of the dead wormskull crown of thieves tal hel gaze ect

This post was edited by dragoneth on Oct 7 2021 08:57am

gotta have that tals/vamp gaze for life leach

stone works tho

man fuck stone for real how are you going to tell me this is worth lum pul um
+60% Faster Hit Recovery
+250-290% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+300 Defense Vs. Missile
+16 To Strength
+16 To Vitality
+10 To Energy
All Resistances +15
Level 16 Molten Boulder (80 Charges)
Level 16 Clay Golem (16 Charges)

when this is what you get for hel lum fal
+20% Enhanced Damage
Requirements -15%
+25 To Strength
+10 To Energy
+20 To Vitality
+15 To Dexterity
+50 To Life
All Resistances +30

the fhr is the only thing stone has going for it but is the fhr really worth those runes when the rest of the stats get shit on by this mid tier runeword?
never understood why people go so hard for stone i guess the fhr but id take lionheart all day over that until i get a fort
sell the pul+um or trade it for something better for you dont waste that shit on your merc

This post was edited by dragoneth on Oct 7 2021 08:45am

Hello it’s ya boi who is starting out late. Need 2 norm rushes for my paly and sorc if ya’ll feelin it and any rando gear

im one of the guys who go hard for stone... i admit the lionheart has some good stats but it loses huge defence, huge def vs missile and fhr which imo are more important then life and res on a merc


though ill admit, i think it comes down to a personal preference and now without the possibility to ebug armors i dont know where ED is valued


treachery is also a good option due to the ias and fhr

Result:
5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Fade When Struck
25% Chance To Cast level 15 Venom On Striking
+2 To Assassin Skills
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +30%
50% Extra Gold From Monsters





not sure about gear but i can rush you

Riki#1552

im running to the store, be back in 10-15

This post was edited by Riki on Oct 7 2021 08:47am

lives in the future, still starts late

dont get me wrong im not saying stone is the worst armor in the game but for me its hard to spend those runes on it for what you get
and defense isnt that big of a deal in d2 its not like classic where defense was king in lod stats are king its good but if it was that good everybody would use the highest defense armors
for me like i said id rather take that pul+um and trade for an upgrade and rock the lionheart on my merc but to each their own im pretty anti stone haha

yea stone always fails me, not a fan

same
totally not taking that guy in fantasy this year