Quote (RuthHemingway @ Nov 12 2023 11:58pm)

With shaftshop setup I only have 37 k defence atm. My fears not great for sure. My gloves are 18 def atm haha

But how do you achieve these number I’m seeing?

I use the shako shaftshop and the picture has 57k def vs my 37k def.

Quote (Hakosuka @ Feb 10 2024 12:16am)

Lvl 92 zealot - I wanted to try out and test but from what I see it looks like I may need to level more? Also, would like some feedback on my gear I know I have room from improvement - getting higher def eth alma, eth shaft and exile but right now the only weap I have is an EDC. Would that be ok for now? For inventory should I be prioritizing ar/life scs over max/ar/lifers? Do I need an SS set up for anything? Do I need another armor as well? Any advice would help and I'm also looking to test him - are there any priv games for melee duels? I use a 6bo cta with HOZ for prebuff, would a spirit for bo be better for more life?

This is my first hld zealot (i normally only lld)

121 def cham shako
259 def 10ds vis 1 sok armet
278 ed EDC
148 def 36vit/ 15dr dungos
2371 eth shaft
210 gores
89 def 20 ias/ 9cb/ 13str/ 14 life vampirebone gloves
701 def eth alma
1116 def exile vortex

set of angelics + 2 rfrost + highlords

10max/70+ar/37-39 gcs x9 and I have 3max/17ar/15 life scs x9

with ds helm/exile (angelic ammy + 2x angelic rings) - 3.2k life 24k ar 45k def zeal = tel:1538-58811538-5881[/URL]
with ds helm/alma (angelic ammy + 2x angelic rings) - 3.2k life 27k ar 32k def zeal = tel:1557-59541557-5954[/URL]

with shako/exile (angelic ammy + 2x angelic rings) - 3.4k life 22k ar 45k def zeal = tel:1603-61301603-6130[/URL]
with shako/alma (angelic ammy + 2x angelic rings) - 3.4k life 25k ar 32k def zeal = tel:1622-62031622-6203[/URL]

Quote (ThePinkPanther @ Feb 10 2024 09:52pm)

Heads up guys this guide is 15yrs old.... And severely outdated

Quote (dark-soul @ 11 Feb 2024 15:00)

Hey edc is fine I wouldn’t worry about getting a fools right now. For inventory I’d prioritize dmg/ar/life scs to get more life. For non tap ss/fort is good or alma/shaft. You can use a 1 soc vis with non tap and ss but for tap you’d need a 2 soc so I’d stick with Shako for tap until you get a 2 soc vis. I’ll pm you



I’ve been responding to posts since I made the guide to keep relaying new info so it’s stayed updated that way. I didn’t want to make a new guide every patch. The shaft setups on page 1 aren’t outdated though and are a good starting point

Quote (SongLongWind @ Mar 14 2024 10:31pm)

Want to get into gm melee duels on d2r and wanted some advice on gear. Working on a non-exile setup. Also I've read phoenix is bm but have seen people running it?


My locked items:
Weapon: EDC 'Zod'
Boots: Gore Riders upped
Belt: Dungo 15dr
Gloves: Perf Steelrends

Options:

Setup #1:
Shield: Stormshield 'Cham'
Armour: SA Fortitude
Helm: Viso 2os 40ed/15IASx2
Jewlery: Angelic

Setup #2:
Shield: Eth Alma 'Zod'
Armour: Eth upped shaft 'Zod'
Helm: Viso 1-2os 'Ber' / 'Ber 40ed??'
Rings: 2 x Perf Raven
Ammy: Highlords

Assuming I can get my hands on some good viso helms.

What setup is better? Pros and Cons of each? Anything drastically different you'd go?

Quote (jaaykaay @ Mar 16 2024 01:34am)

Option 1

Option 2 will give you pretty low AR even with alma + pviso. EDC requires Angelics

Option 3 would be shaft/viso + 20/10/15 dex craft gloves + vortex Phoenix. Phx is allowed on some ladders and not always Bm