Shadow Master Qs

[Dirkjan]

I am using a Shadow Master and liking it a lot. But before I go put more skills in it I would like to know if that really is a benefit to it.

Would the traps it lays become better when it has more skills?

Would it have any other benefits other than just resistance, damage and life? Should I use it just as tank and so now and then hope it lays a corpse explosing trap or should I really put many skills in it and hope it will deal a lot damage itself? Can it?

By the way I see it laying a lot of lightning traps. I have lightning myself and I was wondering if I lay more Fire traps myself would my shadow lay more fire too? Because it uses those atomic swords around it and I am not so I thought maybe it just uses random things?

[Soepgroente]

It needs more than 1 point to survive in hell unless you have many +skills. Other than that the dmg becomes quite nice, and yes the traps slvls up as the shadow master lvls up. I think it was something like (your trap lvl + your shadow master lvl )/2 = shadowmasters trap lvl.

[D34D]

It needs more than 1 point to survive in hell unless you have many +skills. Other than that the dmg becomes quite nice, and yes the traps slvls up as the shadow master lvls up. I think it was something like (your trap lvl + your shadow master lvl )/2 = shadowmasters trap lvl.
Sorry O/T but I had to say I'm luvin the veg' still life avatar :lol:

[Soepgroente]

Sorry O/T but I had to say I'm luvin the veg' still life avatar :lol:
It rocks dusn'it :D

[Dirkjan]

(your trap lvl + your shadow master lvl )/2 = shadowmasters trap lvl.

Ow... Sounds like I should definately MAX it... Aww dunno if I still can though. Still with the +skills it should definately be able to do a lot of damage then so even if I am able to make it lvl 10 it can be quite good then.

[Dawnmaster]

Dont be fooled by the nice master, I have a level30 and she's great, but I dont think she can handle hellbaal alone, word says that you'd need a level42 master to make her 'perfect'. She'd be able to take on any situation in the game, not sure about pvp though. Ps my shadow kills most of pvp under level60 :lol:

[NightyNight]

It needs more than 1 point to survive in hell unless you have many +skills. Other than that the dmg becomes quite nice, and yes the traps slvls up as the shadow master lvls up. I think it was something like (your trap lvl + your shadow master lvl )/2 = shadowmasters trap lvl.

Same goes for shadow warrior? (I use warrior...I'm dumb).

[BIGeyedBUG]

The formula for SM and SW skill useage is: 1/3 of Shadow's level rounded down PLUS 1/2 of your level in a skill rounded down. (There are certain skills they don't use.)

So yeah, they do get better with more levels. But personally I think most Assassins have better things to spend their points on. At 17 SMs get all their best equipment and I aim for level 18 after +skills for the SM.

SWs get all their (cruddy) eq at level 1. They could be left low as a disposable battle-cast, or maxed if you want to try a decent offensive Shadow. I only recommend doing that for specialized builds.