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Jun 15 2026 12:50pm
The +3 teleport (sorceress only) from the base applies even if you are not a sorceress?


Yup. Wasn't too relevant since no other chars really used non-class staffmod weapons with oskills, just warlock with staves. Unless its a passion in a +3 zeal scepter I guess. It could also matter for void in a +3 abyss dagger on a hammerdin but the damage would still be largely irrelevant on abyss.

an we get summary?


So with all that considered my recommended overall build is;


Runtime gear:
Obsession (in a +3 teleport base, war/rune/archon staff)
Enigma
Shako (cham)
+2/20 crafted ammy (or cheaper/worse, sub coven + maras)
Ars Baalos (protector's stone)
Magefist
2x SoJ
Arachs
Crafted caster boots (or just rare resist boots)
CTA/spirit swap
Renewed bone break, torch, anni, skillers, mana or mf scs (needed to hit some extra +mana)
Might or prayer merc with infinity + cure, either CoH or eth upped skin of the flayed one + protector's stone

Prebuff (join game) gear swaps:
Mang songs
+3 demon circlet
+3 demon ammy
+4-6 bind demon tome
8x demon skillers (keep bone break on)
Rest same as runtime gear

Prebuff (summon tainted) gear swaps:
+4-6 summon tainted tome (measured wrath is +4)
Latent flame rift
Rest same as prebuff join game gear

Skills:
20 Summon Tainted
20 Demonic Mastery
20 Blood Boil
20 Engorge
20 Bind Demon
1 Hex Siphon
1 Sigil Lethargy
(remaining points at level 98/99 can be put into blood oath)


that^
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Yup. Wasn't too relevant since no other chars really used non-class staffmod weapons with oskills, just warlock with staves. Unless its a passion in a +3 zeal scepter I guess. It could also matter for void in a +3 abyss dagger on a hammerdin but the damage would still be largely irrelevant on abyss.





that^


Which demon to bind?
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How to get my spearwomen not block between tainted ? so annoying.. even with death mark she still block by the 2 tainted..
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How to get my spearwomen not block between tainted ? so annoying.. even with death mark she still block by the 2 tainted..


You can't. No matter what demon you use, tainted will keep it from moving off you while teleporting because tainted are size 3 and occupy all the pathable tiles away from you after teleporting.
You need to be either telestomping mobs directly or deathmarking them or walking after a teleport to unclump.
Generally you want to just be telestomping unique mobs and allowing tainted to incidentally gun down some trash mobs as you teleport past them
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You can't. No matter what demon you use, tainted will keep it from moving off you while teleporting because tainted are size 3 and occupy all the pathable tiles away from you after teleporting.
You need to be either telestomping mobs directly or deathmarking them or walking after a teleport to unclump.
Generally you want to just be telestomping unique mobs and allowing tainted to incidentally gun down some trash mobs as you teleport past them


that's what i thought, ty sir !

Great build :)
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Jun 16 2026 05:22pm
I still think in solo play its about 1 hour per 10% of xp between 98 and 99, gonna eventually finish this :S
some day

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Jun 16 2026 08:59pm
Thanks for the cool build. I always felt the tainted summons were powerful even early on. B)
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man that tainted blocking my vile lancer is so annoying :(
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