Going full IK set on purpose.

For IK maul - does 1 Shael and Highlords make it enough to reach (5?) high frames WW?

Im going full IK set, so it only leaves me with rings and neck.
I wanna put Protector's stone into IK - it's a side fun project i wanna be a glowy boy. So I'm thinking of throwing in Shael or plain ED jewel (not rich enough to get 15/40)

Are there lower than 14/40 jewels? With 20 IAS coming from highlords, how much more do I need from IK maul?

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This post was edited by wararmy on May 11 2026 10:38pm

Assuming Highlord as amu, and if you want the stone to work at full effectiveness:
- weapon : stone + ? (ber or eth or jah i guess)
- chest : IAS jwl
- helm : IAS jwl x 2
With that you'll reach 130% total IAS (125% required for 5 FPA).

Now, something to consider:
With 130% total, you'll be freaking slow when decrepified or holy-frozen (8 FPA), to the point where your leech will be seriously compromised.
If you want to improve that a bit, i would suggest the lawbringer+mania combo on merc (117% required for 7FPA).

This post was edited by xhul on May 12 2026 01:17am

IAS FPA
0 10
2 9
13 8
29 7
58 6
125 5

okay I've been doing some extra reading now and finally I think I figured it out.
125 ias to reach 5 frames WW - so all hits land in shorter amount of time, right?


IK Maul has 40 IAS and IK Gloves item-specific set bonus gives 25 IAS for a total of 65 IAS.
So I need 60 ias more for max FPA. (frames per action?)
IAS jewels are 15 each - with 2 head and 1 chest = 45ias
so iI'm missing 15 more - so I have to put in 1 Shael into weapon along side of my protector stone. or 15ias +ED

Correct?
Does it make sense to put IAS/ED jewel into armor? or this is the piece that is still bugged? So plain IAS15 jewels only.

is 6 FPA that much worse than 5 FPA? Should I really sacrifice all other perks for the sake of 1 extra FPA?

initially, I was thinking of putting Protector Stone + ED jewel

Why are others saying that double Shael in Weapon will reach max breakpoint? Because it only brings you to 105 IAS.

edit: forgot Highlords ammy for extra 20. >.<
So now, 65 from set. 20 from ammy = 85.
Need 40 more.
40 = x3 15 ias jewels. - ias/ED in weapon.
+2 15 ias in head piece. This would leave me with 1 free socket in the chest piece.

This post was edited by wararmy on May 12 2026 07:36am

The bug can only trigger if you get a combination of min+ED, max+ED, or min+max+ED, and only on non-weapon items.
That's why you must definitely put the stone on the weapon, otherwise the ED on it will be ignored.
The second weapon socket is also precious, it's the only occasion to have a weapon-only rune modifier (i believe ber is optimal).
If you put an IAS jewel on chest, the bug can't possibly trigger at all, no matter what other affix the jewel has, so it's cool.
If you put 2 IAS jewels on helm, the bug can trigger, all you have to do is avoid inserting those specific jewels, in that specific order:
1) IAS+min or IAS+max
2) IAS+ED
Anyway, since you should probably go with IAS+ED x 2, it's cool as well.


Definitely.

Also, like i said in my previous post, i would highly recommend an A5 mercenary equipped with lawbringer+mania, in which case you would get 5 FPA in normal circumstances, and 7 FPA when decrepified or holy-frozen.
If you go that road, you then need 117% instead of 125%, though you'll still need 3 IAS jewels to achieve that anyway.

This post was edited by xhul on May 12 2026 10:30am

Total IAS before decrepify or chill: 125% @5 FPA

Total IAS needed after decrepify or chill: 187% @7FPA

Here is the WW table for reference/planning FYI:

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Whirlwind Hit Checks

4 FPA = 6.25 attacks per second per weapon = 12.50 attacks per second if dual wield
5 FPA = 5.20 attacks per second per weapon = 10.40 attacks per second if dual wield
6 FPA = 4.50 attacks per second per weapon = 9.00 attacks per second if dual wield
7 FPA = 4.00 attacks per second per weapon = 8.00 attacks per second if dual wield
8 FPA = 3.625 attacks per second per weapon = 7.25 attacks per second if dual wield

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The way i see it is the higher the FPA,..imagine the uglier the girl gets. There is a noticeable difference.
If you think 6+ FPA is fine then it is fine.

This post was edited by GforceUSA on May 12 2026 10:51am

You like whirlwinding the same mobs for 10 minutes before they die?

So with the set you'd have a total of 5 sockets to attempt to reach 5 FPA before decrepify or 8 FPA after decrepify @125% IAS.

Weapon/Glove from set provides: 65
Highlord's: 20

Total: 85
Remaining: 40 ias.

If you 2 shael your weapon you gain: 40 IAS + 85 IAS = 125 IAS.
That will leave you with 3 available sockets.

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Weapon socket: ias/ed, protector's stone (15 ias)

3 sockets remaining for 2 additional ias jewels with 1 socket available.

45 IAS + 85 ias = 130% IAS.

This post was edited by GforceUSA on May 12 2026 11:06am

I believe stone+ber is way better on weapon, and the 3 IAS jewels on armor pieces.
You don't want to miss that precious crushing blow, especially on a setup with already questionable DPS.