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Aug 13 2020 01:39am
Anyone have a good build, suggestions or caveats? What should i put my extra skill points into? my main gear is more +skill dmg / - res% fire facets (e.g. 6x 30/-30 fire faceted sword, instead of a +6 hydra orb, which I also have) but i'm not sure if that is generally optimal. its hard to get accurate testing done. not sure if a +skills and +dmg/-res setup is optimal or just go for +dmg/-res until the cap of -150% fire res in pvp.

Also, i put my extra points into enchant so this toon could have a dual purpose. She has +6 chant orb, +6 ormus extra and an almost maxed lvl chant but she doesn't seem to cast much chant dmg. I have a lot of +fire skill gear but warmth is still base level one. I see you get 9% more enchant dmg per warmth level, but does that mean your party does too? is there an optimal amount of skills to put into each or would maxing warmth be better than maxing chant? I currently get a pretty negligible difference between the 9% from warmth and the increase from a hard point into enchant. Any advice would help! thanks


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the chant is lvl 49-50 but still only does 2k. Not sure how you could really bet a better chant other than getting a +3 chant +3 fire mastery 2os orb or something. I guess I have to test if the fire damage increase from adding skills remains constant, and if so when is the +0.09% dmg from the warmth synergie more effective than the increase in damage from just skills. Also, do hydras suffer some pvp damage penalty (e.g. 1/6th or 17% in pvp for us)? Would it be the 50% penalty they put on mercs and skellies ect..? Hydras can really deal a ton of damage, three heads to a hydra and five hydras up that last for five seconds each; there is plenty wrong with their AI, though. I wish they would shoot farther, considering you can have guided arrows...but w.e..Never made a hydra sorc before, or a chanter so im not sure if the +fire skill % dmg from facets or an ormus would affect the fire damage a teammate receives. Anyone that could help me out a bit would be greatly appreciated :hug:
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Aug 13 2020 01:42am
Quote (tjakes9 @ Aug 13 2020 02:39am)
I see you get 9% more enchant dmg per warmth level, but does that mean your party does too?


yes.

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Aug 13 2020 11:30pm
Quote (tjakes9 @ Aug 13 2020 03:39am)
I see you get 9% more enchant dmg per warmth level, but does that mean your party does too?

yes

Quote (tjakes9 @ Aug 13 2020 03:39am)
Also, do hydras suffer some pvp damage penalty (e.g. 1/6th or 17% in pvp for us)?

yes

Quote (tjakes9 @ Aug 13 2020 03:39am)
Would it be the 50% penalty they put on mercs and skellies ect..?

no

Quote (tjakes9 @ Aug 13 2020 03:39am)
+fire skill % dmg from facets or an ormus would affect the fire damage a teammate receives.

yes
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Aug 14 2020 01:47am
put hydra in a circle proceed to forever run untill they whittle down to nothing zzz
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Aug 14 2020 09:52pm
Quote (MataLeao @ Aug 14 2020 01:30am)
yes


yes


no


yes


ok so if the increase in damage from leveling chant is static, it is more effective to level warmth after 0.09% added dmg from the warmth synergy, than it would be to keep leveling chant; correct? Basically, w/o me having to use tokens or an editor, after 9% is more of an increase than the points from leveling chant, go with that...So the added chant dmg you get per level IS static. Is it more effective to use fire faceted gear than +chant gear?

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Aug 16 2020 07:58pm
yes? any1?
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Aug 16 2020 10:28pm
Use fire faceted + chant gear
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Aug 18 2020 10:22am
Quote (wupa @ Aug 17 2020 12:28am)
Use fire faceted + chant gear


i guess i could facet my chant orb and chant ormus, i was more curious if the dmg increase from each skill point in chant remains the same, and if so, when is the optimal level to stop putting points into chant and start putting it into warmth. I'm assuming a +6 chant orb with a 5/5 facet would be better than a 6x faceted crystal sword, but i'm also wondering if a spirit shield with the +2 skills would be better than a fire faceted jmod, or even if a lidless socketed with a facet would be better. not sure why my chant sucks so bad when i have a ton of +fire/-fire gear as well as +chant skill gear. if i use just the dmg/-res gear it sucks, if i use just the skill gear it sucks, if i use a combo it sucks. I should, if I haven't, explained that this is not a pure chantress, she's a hydra sorc with extra points i put into chant, so I don't think i will be able to max chant and warmth.
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Aug 18 2020 01:14pm
Enchant maxed obviously
Enchant is bad even when fully synergized and faceted

This post was edited by wupa on Aug 18 2020 01:15pm
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Quote (wupa @ Aug 18 2020 03:14pm)
Enchant maxed obviously
Enchant is bad even when fully synergized and faceted


right but mine is at like 2k (not on character screen but on the right side skill tree) at lvl 49..i notice chant bots get up to like 5k chant with pretty shitty gear. Granted they have chant and warmth maxed, but my chant is 6 lvls from maxed and warmth is lvl 23ish, on top of having massive +chant skill gear and a lot of +/- fire dmg gear
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