best Polearm ?

[heilskov]

---cryptic axe uniq, the tomb reaver VS sup eth greataxe poleaxe botd---



eth perf. Tomb reaver socketed with 2x 40ed/15max +1 zod:

pros: 50% all res, 80% mf,10% Reanimate As: Returned (meet tanks)
cons: range 4 not 5.

dmg(if calc correct) = 230-1149, avg 690

min: 33x1,5x4,6(360%ed)
max: 150x1,5x4,6(360%ed)+15x2x3,8(280%ed on weap)



eth sup. greataxe poleaxe Botd:

pros: has both the LL and ML, meaning other item selections, has range 5, has pmh not that you´ll need it with the dmg your doing with this thing :P

dmg(if calc correct) = 355 - 981, avg 668

min: 46x1,5x5,15(415%ed)
max: 127x1,5x5,15(415%ed)





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points also go to perf. eth. bonehew, with a zod and a 40ed/15 isa jewel in it

dmg(if calc correct) = 193 - 1001, avg 597

min: 28x1,5x4,6(360ed)
max: 145x1,5x4,6(360ed)

pros: pmh like botd

cons: range 3!!! arghhh nooo

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which would you rather have/use and why?
I dont have anything that looks remotly close to either, so Im just asking.

[Loca`ne]

no stats on a eth giant threasher? speed is just a minute bit faster than a great poleaxe and looks oh so much cooler as a scythe pic.

Anyway, in answer I'd have to go with the botd choice given.

the runeword has too many mods I've already planned my endgame eq around. Including the 30 to all attributes, and 12-15% life leech.

[heilskov]

no stats on a eth giant threasher? speed is just a minute bit faster than a great poleaxe and looks oh so much cooler as a scythe pic.

Anyway, in answer I'd have to go with the botd choice given.

the runeword has too many mods I've already planned my endgame eq around. Including the 30 to all attributes, and 12-15% life leech.


Stormspire, has the indistrucable ability/stat on it, so Im guessing it cant spawn eth.(might be wrong).


if it could spawn eth. Im guessing its dmg would be like this : 210-615 (sucky dmg and you cant hit the last ww breakpoint with it)

min dmg(if calc correctly) : 40x1,5x3,5(250%ed) = 210
max dmg(if calc correctly) : 117x1,5x3,5(250%ed) = 615




with a sheal it can hit the -60 breakpoint, but it´d only have 1 socket, so if it was possiable it could eth. you would have to give up on the last break point in ww fps (that would suck).



reasons for not using a Giant Thresher as a botd:
- you dont need the faster base speed it has, to hit the last break point.
- it has lower dmg than the great poleaxe

[Lunatic]

reasons for not using a Giant Thresher as a botd:
- you dont need the faster base speed it has, to hit the last break point.
- it has lower dmg than the great poleaxe
Reasons for using a Giant Thresher as a botd:
- It looks cool.
- It looks great.
- It looks better then a great poleaxe.

:D

[Loca`ne]

Reasons for using a Giant Thresher as a botd:
- It looks cool.
- It looks great.
- It looks better then a great poleaxe.

:D

*bows to Lunatic* I'm now worthy!

my thoughts exactly though... besides... what would the stats be on an eth giant threasher be? the unique is ugly, this i know, for the bible (diabloii.net/items/uniques/weapons_polearms-elite.shtml) tells me so.

ebotd great threasher should be comperable if not decent. Plus... if you go over the break point you don't have to waste eq slots on something with IAS on it and go for something even better! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Halciet]

Plus... if you go over the break point you don't have to waste eq slots on something with IAS on it and go for something even better! :clap: :clap: :clap:

For whirlwind, all IAS has to be on the weapon to be counted.

I'm still fond of the way the poleaxe looks ;)

-Hal

[heilskov]

For whirlwind, all IAS has to be on the weapon to be counted.

I'm still fond of the way the poleaxe looks ;)

-Hal


Im with hal, my personal guru

[Katharsis]

yea.. the great poleaxe is my favorite too.

-katharsis

[Lunatic]

As a WW'er you use conc / zerk to quite some times ,and then weapon speed does matter again. Did I tell you a Giant thresher looks very cool already? :D

[Loca`ne]

*bows* yes oh mighty one, but plz, tell us again!!

btw, I just recently gambled for a grim scythe and came out with some really decent mods for a lvl 50ish barb i supose. (this is off memory because I'm at my work computer but they are mostly accurate)

90% ED
250+ AR
6% mana leech
+5 str
+55 life

it's not too shabby if I do say so myself, I use this and the unique halberd on a switch. I use the halberd to freeze them and confuse them, switch and it's a mass slay in my wake... not to mention, damn that scythe looks sexeh!!! :-) its BLACK! and it's a scythe and I cause mass death!!