thanks, ill give this one a read

you're best off using the d2r (or d2) char planner: https://d2.maxroll.gg/d2planner/

equip the items you have and select the level you have (dont forget to press enter)

what i always do is start with some skills, like 20 hammer 15 conc 15 vigor etc and maybe 18 foh 16 holy shock (just a random example) until you used all of your skills and put 1 in the requirements like convi.

then remove like a point from vigor, add one to conc (see if your damage increases)

repeat this proces until you get optimal hammer dmg

and then repeat this proces until you get optimal foh dmg, remove a point from holy shock, add one to foh (if it lowers try the other way around)

theres on such thing as ''perfect'' dmg distribution between hammer and foh, this is a personal preference

some people prefer having 7k hammer 7k foh, some people prefer 10k hammer 5.5k foh for example

for d2r i would personally aim for ~ 8-10k hammer and rest into foh while maintaining 125 fcr

also as weird as it sounds, fhr is not as important anymore in d2r (only d2r)

you might even be able to get away with a setup like:

hoto
enigma
griffon ber
zaka ber
2/20 amu
arach
2x soj/bk
trang/mages
ww

certainly will increase ur dmg by a lot, but less fhr and also less % dr

This post was edited by Stefbef on Jun 28 2022 08:31am

My current setup with spirit shield i have 9k hammers and 5.6k foh not using griffons.

Griffons/hoz seems like a must though for the extra damage.. just need to find a nice amulet first i guess. Lol

This post was edited by BakedHam on Jun 28 2022 08:36am

yeah its a pretty good setup

and you really need at least lvl 96 on a mage, ideally 98+

Currently 96, likely will go for 97

should be good enough yes

i would probably aim for something like this on d2r: https://d2.maxroll.gg/d2planner/ks0106l8

also skill wise, i didn't skill vigor to save 3 skill points (should matter quite a lot in the damage)

it has:
4,6k life (without oak)
maxblock
24% dr
125 fcr
30 fhr (dancers gives at least somewhat of a bp, dont need much fhr in d2r)
8,2k hammer
6.3k foh
75@
~700 mana

maybe the amulet is a bit unrealistic, but should be able to get 4.5k life quite easily

also you gotta replace the eth dancers every once in a while (i'd rather do this and save 10 str tbh)

btw that dmg u mentioned seems absurdly high

did u not skill conviction?

Correct, trying without conv since its hard to apply in a tele duel.

could get a bit more foh dmg in that case

7k foh 8.2k hammer in that case

i would probably aim for that since foh is really fast atm i'd go very foh-heavy