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For anyone out there with a PVM Java, or anyone that likes playing Java
Here's some thoughts: (Skip to bottom for the build)
PVM'ers already know the benefit of pierce with lightning fury but here's some other things you can try
Charged strike and lightning fury both have a physical component that always hit (perfect because we won't have good attack rating)
Here are some benefits of the physical component:
Knockback
Bleed
Crushing blow
Leech
Monster Flee
Ideas to try:
Howltusk on a javazon - this is underrated because the knockback, even though it only hits with the physical, keeps mobs at bay
The downside is hit causes monster to flee when using charged strike, but I think the benefit outweighs the downside, but a cool thing is the damage taken goes to mana, really helps in melee combat
You can also use cleg's gloves, but you loose a lot of attack speed
Breaking lightning immunes:
Swordback hold/goblin toes - I've been using this combo to solo CS, just use with lightning fury on the Grand visier and storm casters.
This obviously isn't as good as plague javalin, but I really don't like the poison skills on javazon, so this is my preferred method
Leech and fury possible in classic? The holy grail
This one is a little bit harder because there is a lot working against you, but I have had some success with it.
Yes yes, wall of the eyeless does regenerate your mana effectively, but leeching is the holy grail in my opinion especially in hell when you aren't killing monsters as fast
Max mana leech you can get on javazon is 30% from 7manald, 7 manald, 6 rare amulet, 5 silks, 2 gore foot, 3 rare gloves
For this to work you need to have a superior harpoon - with a little effort 15% enhanced damage
About javalins, they gain .75% damage from each point of strength and dex - kind of cool actually
If you have good enough gear you can consider making a "glass cannon" javazon where you go all in on strength and dex
To increase your physical damage this build will require max or close to max critical strike - I recommend 60%+
Physical damage resistance and reduced drain effectiveness will really hurt in hell mode on certain monsters, and I've found that you can never have perfect
mana leech like a barb, but you can definitely reduce the mana potions needed, which, if you are like me, and hate constantly chugging mana, then this is for you
Pro Tip on using Harpoons
Keep your cube in your inventory with 3 extra sets of harpoons in it, when you get low iit gives you the warning and its easy to switch without using the last one in the stack
this is a life saver because shopping harpoons is a pain in the ass
Attack speed: 30% ias is the fastest throw breakpoint you can hit (unless you do some stupid shit twitch, sig, goldwrap for 60)
and 30% is plenty fast for melee also - don't really need 50 for pvm purposes
Faster hit recovery: I haven't found that you really need any for PVM
The Build:
Stats
Str: Enough for gear
Dex: 118 for harpoon (if you are playing through) or 300+ if you like the glass cannon build (I prefer 300 dex)
Vita: Everything else or (150 for glass cannon build)
Ene: Base
Skills
Javalin Skills:
20 Lightning fury
20 charged strike
+ pre-reqs for those skills
Passive:
16-20 crit strike (can cut for valk if you like)
20 pierce (can cut if you want valk)
1 into all pre-reqs
1 into valk **optional** (can go up to 8 if you want lance upgrade, or 20 for gg valk - highly questionable lol)
Gear
Helmet: Howltusk - as discussed above has many benefits for pvm and crowd control (can also use duskdeep for extra physical damage if you hate howltusk for some reason)
Armor: Twitch - do you even have to ask?
Weapon: Superior 15% ed Harpoon (yes shop this please, or at least 10%+, don't be lazy)
Amulet: 6% mana leech rare - other can include mods +min damage,+skills, stats, resists
Shield: 3 p diamond or ward (or GG rare if you have it), with wall of eyeless on switch and also swordback for breaking immunes
Boots: GG rares with Gtoes on switch for breaking immunes or bosses
Gloves: 10% attack speed 3% mana steel (other mods - life leech, resistances, str, dex)
Belt: Life+Resist (other mods FHR, Str)
Rings: +9 min 5% mana leech (other mods resist, life leech, stats) - Manalds for starting
Sojs are traditional on javazons, but for this build we want to get the min damage up on the throw and have the mana leech
skills are not terribly important in pvm especially on this build
Breaking a lightning immune:
Put on swordback hold and chuck lightning fury bolts at it - it will die from the physical and the bleed
This build can solo hell cs most of the time, although like i said, plague javelin is better, I prefer the lightning skills.
I've been working on this build for a while, hope someone else can enjoy it as much as I have.
Obviously this build sucks in multi player games and is best enjoyed as solo or co-op
Also has potential to be modified for MF with the right gear
This post was edited by SagittariusA on Mar 15 2020 03:11pm