Quote (De4dEyE @ Fri, Nov 10 2006, 06:40pm)
Leagues ban slow yeah, but they also ban pretty much all of the 1.10 runewords as well. A 1.10+ BvC is not nearly as effective with League rules [though, BvCs were still monsters in 1.09 due to how the game mechanics were], with the loss of teleport hurting them severely.
FCR rings >>> Ravens in 1v1s. There is no doubt about that [unless your opp is either 1) Cold sorc or 2) Hdin and you need the extra +dex in order to use a widow]. Ravens are mostly superior facing multiple opponents, but even then it is dependent on who you're dueling.
Switching Dracs for Trangs to reach the 37% BP is not a good idea. You lose the massive OW% that Dracs give. Gores only give 10%, which doesn't quite cover it.
Also, try to avoid mixing and matching rings. It's either 2x FCR rings, 2x Ravens, 2x Angelics.. etc. 1 Rave and 1 Angelic, for example, is not nearly as useful as 2x Angelics.
Like I said, the only extra thing you really need is +max res, like tgods or something. Wisps/Dwarfs are a little overkill.
Don't worry about AR unless it's against high def pallys/barbs. Everything else can really just be hit with FCR rings.
If you have any other questions/points to bring up, feel free to post them.
ive dueled some with bvc's on both euscl and euscnl, my prefered setup in pubgames tend to be:
coa, enigma, arach, gores, grief, beast, highlords, 2*raven, draculs.
this is best allround setup imo (from what i have tried out myself) i only change this setup when dueling some really good oponents (2*raven vs 2*fcr rings) when dueling necros, firesorcs, lightsorcs (1*raven+fcr ring) vs orbsorc i know that this doesent make me reach any higher fcr bp than when im using 2*raven but everybody that tried this knows that when using 2*raven u can tank LOTS of orbs and that makes the match unfair. i also change some stuff when dueling hammerdins and other barbs. the rason i use this is that i can still catch most oponents and have enough ar to hit hammerdins and smiters etc.
using dual fcr rings gives u a huge advantage vs many classes, but u can still beat most of them without it, and using gores instead of resboots gives lower res and fhr but adds alot of damage and higher chance to strike a ow-hit.
there is many different setups possible to use with a bvc, all of them have different pros and concerns, and what setups u should use is a matter of playstyle and what characters u think u have most problems dealing with.
this guide is an overall good guide and if someone follows this guide they get a good character but to make it perfect u have to make the last shaping urself to make it to ur own killingmachine matching ur skills and needs.