So is jstoc ed/ar/life useless after phoenix became a thing in d2r?
As i see it its pretty useless, but maybe you guys see something that i dont.

Altough the life on the shield is not boable it can still be used.

To understand smite you need to break it down. Average smite pre phoenix was 800-900 makeing the life break points 4500 and 5400.

Phoenix made that average 1000.

So no, your shield isnt useless. I beat up all phoenix smiters last time i played with a highlords on and a jewelers vortex and a diadem.

Its simple math. Cb is around 300 dmg etc open wounds is 600 etc

Dr is is 50% but anythung less and that average goes up to like 1200. Anything dr over 50% goes to cb.



This post was edited by Oldschoolhdin on Jul 30 2025 01:30pm

I know of a 6k life fort build and a couple other wild ones but your talking like a 400k cash build

I could break it down and make the best build in the game but i talked way to much shit and i wasnt allowed to test much without getting screen shotted.

But thats all you need to know, i tested 08 bks, damage taken goes to, atd, like everything.

The best is a 50 fcr vc with a highlords, you just cant kill it. But the helms all sold when i went back and looked.