Last Wish vs Grief - Ubers

Conventional Grief setup:

Helm- Guillaume's Face. (Ort)
Shield- Upgraded Herald of Zakarum. (Um)
Amulet- Highlord's Wrath.
Armor- 'Duress' runeword, mage plate.
Gloves- Dracul's Grasp.
Boots- Goblin Toe.
Ring 1- Raven Frost.
Ring 2- Dwarf Star.
Belt- String of Ears.
Weapon- 'Grief' phase blade
+Damage: +400


Conventional Last Wish setup:

Helm- Guillaume's Face. (Ort)
Shield- Upgraded Herald of Zakarum. (Um)
Amulet- Highlord's Wrath.
Armor- 'Fortitude' runeword, archon plate.
Gloves- Dracul's Grasp.
Boots- Goblin Toe.
Ring 1- Raven Frost.
Ring 2- Dwarf Star.
Belt- String of Ears.
Weapon- 'Last Wish' phase blade
+Damage: +0


DPS Skills
20 Smite (Slvl 30) [+450% ED]
20 Fanaticism (Slvl 28) [+509% ED]
20 Holy Shield (Slvl 30) [+107-110 Smite damage]

Strength
Starting Attribute
Strength: 25
+Strength from items:
Guillaume's Face +15, Herald of Zakarum +20, Dracul's Grasp +15, Hellfire Torch +20, Annihilus +20.

Overall Strength: 115. [+115% ED]

Enhanced Damage Equipment
Grief setup:
+20%. (Duress)

Last Wish setup:
+300%. (Fortitude)

Enhanced Damage Auras
Grief setup: None.

Last Wish setup: Might Slvl 17 [+200% ED]

Total Damage


Last Wish setup:

(46+108+0) * (1+4.5+1.15+5.09+3+2) = 154*16.74 = 2577.96 (2,577)

Raw-damage vs Mephisto: 2577*0.8 (-20%) = 2061.6 (2061)
Raw-damage vs Diablo/Baal: 2577*0.5 (-50%) = 1288.5 (1288)

Grief setup:

(46+108+400)* (1+4.5+1.15+5.09+0.2) = 554*11.94 = 6614.76 (6,614)

Raw-damage vs Mephisto: 6614*0.8 (-20%) = 5291.2 (5291)
Raw-damage vs Diablo/Baal: 6614*0.5 (-50%) = 3307

Damage difference ratio: 1:2.56. Grief is 256% more efficient, raw-damage-wise.

Crushing Blow
Grief setup: 75% (15/20)
Last Wish setup: 100% (20/20)

Applying "Worst Cast Scenario" to Grief setup: CB applies to the last 15 of each 20 strikes (Less %HP drained overall).

Uber Mephisto/Diablo/Baal
Level: 110
HP: 650,000-660,000 [Average- 655,000]
Mephisto %DR: 20%. Crushing Blow- 12.5% *0.8 (-20%) = 10% [1/10]
Diablo/Baal %DR: 50%. Crushing Blow- 12.5% *0.5 (-50%) = 6.25% [1/16]

Last Wish smite sequence vs Mephisto (Total HP -10% 'NewResult' -2061 HP remaining )



Last Wish smite sequence vs Diablo/Baal (Total HP -6.25% 'NewResult' -1288 HP remaining)



Sequence [34] + Sequence [55x2] = 144 Smites @ 6 FPA (4.1 Atk/s)= 35.12 Seconds.

Grief smite sequence vs Mephisto (Total HP -10% [15/20] 'NewResult' -5291 HP remaining)



Grief smite sequence vs Diablo/Baal (Total HP -6.25% [15/20] 'NewResult' -3307 HP remaining)



Sequence [33] + Sequence [51x2] = 135 Smites @ 6 FPA (4.1 Atk/s)= 32.92 Seconds

Conclusion: Grief is faster, if only by a negligible amount of time, even in the "Worst Case Scenario".

Cost
Last Wish: 5 High Runes, 1 Mid Rune (Mal).
Grief: 1 High Rune, 1 Mid Rune (Mal).

FAQ:
Q: Last Wish offers Fade, more Life Tap chance and 25% extra Crushing Blow. How does Grief setup compensate for all that?

A: You get everything from a Grief setup.

Crushing Blow
'Duress' runeword + Guillaume's Face + Goblin Toe = 75% Crushing Blow (CB). Damage sequence has shown a lesser %CB setup still outweighed 100% CB in overall DPS.

Life Tap
+1-3 'Life Tap' (LT) wand (XX charges).
Initial cast, switch to main. Further proccings will occur from Dracul's Grasp.

Fade
Prebuff 'Fade' Slvl 15 ( >Slvl 11 from Last Wish), #1 stand in a fire or #2 stand, shield taken away (recommended), in front of an Undead Archer mob / Quill Rat mob.

You have way to much time on your hands. Get out and do something productive.

this is the version we can start linking retards?

e: typos...

This post was edited by Mikk0 on Oct 11 2010 10:10am

Yes.

still a dumb way to acct for CB dmg

<astrons for me
+4 , cb , and damage*85 * is win w/slow.



Good work, I like the quick and easy post on this that decisively shows the difference.

This post was edited by Master_Zappy on Oct 11 2010 05:58pm

It is the worst way for 'Grief' setup to account for %CB and yet it outweighs Last Wish.
Any other chances of triggering CB would result in an even faster killing rate on Grief's part.



I too believe 33% CB / +85 Damage / +4 Paladin Combat Skills outweighs +400 damage

Bump

Your Last Wish set-up is way overflowed of CB, LW offers 60-70 CB, Goblin Toe offer 25% CB and Guillaumes offers 35%, which sums up to 120-130 %, Besides the CB non of these items offer anything worth the item slot, right?