Kicker Setup? Help Plz

[CombatEvil]

Iv dicided to try and make a Kicker and have gathered so info on equip and som skills. I would appricate any imput on this thread and any advice Thanx.

Equip:
Helm: Shako///Gskull or....?
Belt: Arach///N.Coil or....?
Armor: CoH///Fort?
Boot: +2 Dancer
Glove: +2 MA-20Ias with Str and Dex?
Amy: Mara///+2Sin with Str and Dex?
Rings: Ravens? Bk?
Shield:Spirit?
Wep: Last Wish? Pb or Zerk?

Stats:
hehe No idea
Str?
Energy: None?
Vita:?
Dex:?

Skill:
Max Dragon Talon
Max BoS
Shadow Warrior? Master?
Venom? Does it add to Kicks?
Max Dragon Flight
Other?

Thanx for Advice

[the boss]

http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=392666

[LeftAlone-]

Okay.. I'm in quite some need of help, too, but I can point out atleast some things.

First of all, BoS.. 20.. no way.. Thats waste of skill points. One point is enough.
Venom, max it. Its your main damage source for the kicks.

I don't know about maxing Dragon flight.. I myself am going to have only 10 in DF, 15 in Dtalon.
Get Shadow master.. Up to you how many points you'll use. I might even max her out.. it all depends on how many skills I'll have left over. Meanwhile, I'll keep her at lvl 1, and use the +skill gear to boost it.

I suggest you get atleast 5 points into Fade, if not more. It gives damage reduction, answell as maxes out your resistances, which is very important.

Gloves.. try Trang Ouls if you think you want more effective Venom (your biggest dmg source)

Str adds to your kick dmg. I myself will have around 130 base str.
Dex enough for max block with what ever shield you will use (Phoenix or Stormshield would be best)
Rest in Vitality.. No need for Energy.. you'll get plenty with items.

Use Bramble for armour if you want even more effective poison, otherwise Fortitude seems fine.

For helmet I would use Rock Stopper or Crown of Ages, if you can afford it.

For belt prehaps the best would be Verdungos, or you can try crafting.

Ammy.. Maras, or a crafter one.
One ring should be Raven Frost, the other.. up to you.. I'm gonna try to craft one with some +AR and other beneficial mods.

Hmmm.. thats it so far.. I'm myself need lots of tips with a kicker. In process of building one right now.

[BildBenny]

Put EVERYTHING in STR. Actually Venom won't add that much to the kicks by themselves, especially if you have 3 frame followups. Venom lasts 10 frames.
Example:
Venom does 1000 poison damage
/10 = 100 damage per frame
Ok, that adds 300 poison damage per kick, it should at least act as PMH.
But by all means - max Venom, it will certainly not do you any worse! =)
I take back my first statement that Venom won't add much.
Just remember that Poison damage doesn't stack, i.e. you can't have multiple Venoms running on top of each other on a monster. Each time you hit the monster it'll just reset the timer.

AFAIC, all types of elemental damage is added to the kicks, it just doesn't display on the character screen.

EDIT: Phoenix runeword might be a good option for a shield - you won't really suffer from the Firestorm casting timer since you're using a multiple attack skill.

[JanusJones]

Iv dicided to try and make a Kicker and have gathered so info on equip and som skills. I would appricate any imput on this thread and any advice Thanx.

Equip:
Helm: Shako///Gskull or....?
Belt: Arach///N.Coil or....?
Armor: CoH///Fort?
Boot: +2 Dancer
Glove: +2 MA-20Ias with Str and Dex?
Amy: Mara///+2Sin with Str and Dex?
Rings: Ravens? Bk?
Shield:Spirit?
Wep: Last Wish? Pb or Zerk?

Stats:
hehe No idea
Str?
Energy: None?
Vita:?
Dex:?

Skill:
Max Dragon Talon
Max BoS
Shadow Warrior? Master?
Venom? Does it add to Kicks?
Max Dragon Flight
Other?

Thanx for Advice

Thanks Boss! :grin:

CombatEvil - Boss was kind enough to link you to my guide, where your questions are answered. Also take a gander at Ilkori's guide - a fantastic hybrid discussion there will help you out. Here are some of the basics:

Helm: Guillaume's
Armor: Fortitude
Weapon: Last Wish PB for speed, Zerker if you want to have better Blade Fury damage.
Gloves and Belt: IK

Max Venom, D-Talon, and sink enough points into Fade to get it to level 15 with pre-buff gear. At least one point in Mind Blast, but you can max this skill and it will provide awesome crowd-control. Master if you want a Shadow.

BildBenny suggested you dump tons into Strength. Don't. The damage increase on D-Talon will be marginal at best, and those points would serve you better in Vitality.

I have written a sort of equipment "Mini-guide" to help answer all the people who keep posting threads like this one. I PM'ed Nali to ask whether I should append it to the original Warrior-Monk thread or just post it on its own, but he hasn't been on since April (:shocked: ). Any suggestions on where to put it, guys?

[CombatEvil]

Thanx every1 for advice now 2 start gathering equip...hehe