my last 20 skill points... help me use them

[NoobXDon]

ok so far this is how my zon looks at lvl 80

helm = kiras (open socket)
ammy = cats eye
bow = faith mb (15/2/2)
armor = fort
belt = razortail
ring = ravenfrost
ring = dual leech prismatic dex ring
gloves = +1bow/ 20ias/ 14 dex/ psn resist
boots = gores
charms = anni/torch/4xcold dmg charms/ lots of max dmg charms

merc
armor = durials
helm = fal'd tals helm
weapon = eth cv pride lvl 16 concentration

skills
cold arrow = 20 lvl 30 after plus skills
freezing arrow = 20 lvl 30 after plus skills
valk = 10 pts ... lvl 17 after skills
d/e/d = 9 after plus skills
penetrate = 9 after plus skills
strafe = 11 after plus skills
multi = 11 after plus skills
crit + pierce = 7 after plus skills

i have 20-25 skills (still have yet to do any skill quests)
im thinkiing of maxing LF for titans/lidless switch ... in this way ill be able to kill everything in the game without having to worry about PI/Cold Immunes/stone skin/light immune combinations and have to rely on my merc.

or i could just boost my strafe for added dmg (ehhh) or boost my passives for better attack rating/critical strikes/ and defensive abilities....

this char is mainly pvm. thanks for any input u have

[SirDooFuss]

I wouldn't try to add javs. I wouldn't want to use LF without synergies.

I'd suggest a basic split of Strafe/Multi/Crit (or penetrate). If it were me, I'd max valk and strafe. (rare tiara at lvl 27 :wink3: ). The random mods on the valks' rare gear can be really sweet. I had one last week that had a chance to cast amp damage...WOOT!!!

[NoobXDon]

how can you look at what your valk wears?

LF's synergies only add 1% ... thats not alot of dmg. maxed that 20%.... it seems like LF is the zon's frozen orb.... 20 pts is all you need.

[PhatTrumpet]

how can you look at what your valk wears?
Maphack, but there are tables that list what type of gear is available at what slvl Valk, and I'm guessing he just saw Amp casting spontaneously and had the common sense to realize that his Valk was the source of it.

I agree completely about LF (with Noob, not DooFuss). People only put points in LF synergies to up their CS and LS damage. As synergies to LF these skills are pretty useless (almost as bad as Frozen Orb's synergy). The reason LF and Orb have such pathetic synergies is because they are 20-point wonders. If you think your Penetrate, Crit Strike, and Pierce are all where you want them, I'd definitley go the jav-hybrid route.

[SirDooFuss]

Maphack, but there are tables that list what type of gear is available at what slvl Valk, and I'm guessing he just saw Amp casting spontaneously and had the common sense to realize that his Valk was the source of it.

I agree completely about LF (with Noob, not DooFuss). People only put points in LF synergies to up their CS and LS damage. As synergies to LF these skills are pretty useless (almost as bad as Frozen Orb's synergy). The reason LF and Orb have such pathetic synergies is because they are 20-point wonders. If you think your Penetrate, Crit Strike, and Pierce are all where you want them, I'd definitley go the jav-hybrid route.

Thanks guys! Forget what I said about LF...DOH!!!

As far as Valk equipment there are lists of what equipment the valk gets at what level. Those same lists usually give hints as to what mods might be on the armor due to the valk's color. The important ones to me are level 17 (rare war pike) and 27 (rare tiara). I only knew she had a ctc amp damage because none of my, or my mercs', equipment at the time had that mod. I had no clue about this until I was trading with someone on bnet YEARS ago and they said "Hey, your valk has equipment!!!". Yeah, they must have been using map-HACK. I seriously wish there was a legit way to view that equipment...*sigh*.

[Dacar92]

Check in our build guide sticky at the top of this forum. Theree is a link called Valk info. Good stuff...

[NoobXDon]

thanks for the input everyone. ive decided to boost LF. then use leftover skill pts in crit/penetrate/valk. she is complete ownage.

what shield should i use? i am alot of str short of using a monarch.... so im guessing lidless?

[Bladewind]

LF is a 20 point wonder. It so effective just at lvl20 without synergy that you might be even more tempted to boost the synergies !

[aman]

If you are going to boost the synergies put them in charged strike.