Expensive Hammerdin Build

[Regmi]

was wondering what would be the best gear to get 125fcr on a hammerdin with high fhr and even a little mf:) any suggestions?

i was thinking more of..
2/20 ammy
2/20 helm


etc.... would be great to hear ppls ideas... =)

[iomanip]

dont have any of those (very expensive) items, but i figure that 2/20 ammy is better if you want to MF. Maras is really really good, but shako kicks ***... or?

peace!

[Regmi]

why is 2/20 ammy and 2/20 hlme better?

you can still manage with hoto 40
ring 10
gloves 20
belt 20
shield 35

which will add to 125... easier way but why is 2/20 ammy and helm worth more tho? if i get those 2 items how would be paladin benefit?

another question is if you had perfect 45 res 35 fcr sacred targe vs 200ed hoz, which is better if you just had to get t o125 fcr... imagine if both can get it there... with hoz you just had to wear 2/20 items etc... and get to 125... and spiriti no sweat.. which is better? hoz right?

[kanadah]

I have a pretty nice MF hammerdin. Here's the setup:

-Shako (p-topaz - 74% mf)
-Enigma (1-99% mf)
-Rare +2 pala skills, 20% FCR, ~20% mf, + resists ammy
-Rare fcr/mf ring (~15% mf)
-SOJ
-HOTO
-Arachnid Mesh
-Perf fcr Spirit Monarch
-Chance Guards (40% mf)
-War Traveler (50% mf)
-Anni
-Torch
-Gheeds (40% mf)
-7 mfsc (6x4 spaces x 7% = 168% mf)

This build gives 125% fcr, ~450-500% mf, +15 skills, fairly easily maxed resists, and can achieve max block.

Pretty much everything you're looking for, and if you for some reason feel the need for more damage, toss in a couple skillers and drop some mf, as 500 is unnecessary.

-kanadah

Edit: FHR sits at 55% from Spirit here, but seven 5% fhr small charms hits the 86% (?) breakpoint, which is more than enough for this durable a build

[brokensvt]

Wiz > Hoto. You get one more socket to play with(Ist, duh), huge resists allowing other gear to change for MF, 50 FCR allowing another chunk of MF(ring slot).

[kanadah]

Wiz > Hoto. You get one more socket to play with(Ist, duh), huge resists allowing other gear to change for MF, 50 FCR allowing another chunk of MF(ring slot).

You don't think the damage loss with Wizzy for larger player games is a problem? If mfing in one-person games only, I'd agree. Have you tried it in bigger games? I might have to twink the build a little if it's still enough...

Edit: Also, with as much mf as the build already has, I think the kill speed with HOTO would more than comp. for the ~60 extra mf gained (diminishing returns and all).

[Regmi]

I have a pretty nice MF hammerdin. Here's the setup:

-Shako (p-topaz - 74% mf)
-Enigma (1-99% mf)
-Rare +2 pala skills, 20% FCR, ~20% mf, + resists ammy
-Rare fcr/mf ring (~15% mf)
-SOJ
-HOTO
-Arachnid Mesh
-Perf fcr Spirit Monarch
-Chance Guards (40% mf)
-War Traveler (50% mf)
-Anni
-Torch
-Gheeds (40% mf)
-7 mfsc (6x4 spaces x 7% = 168% mf)

This build gives 125% fcr, ~450-500% mf, +15 skills, fairly easily maxed resists, and can achieve max block.

Pretty much everything you're looking for, and if you for some reason feel the need for more damage, toss in a couple skillers and drop some mf, as 500 is unnecessary.

-kanadah

Edit: FHR sits at 55% from Spirit here, but seven 5% fhr small charms hits the 86% (?) breakpoint, which is more than enough for this durable a build


a spirit monarch? or a sacred targe? and a 2/20 pal ammy (2 skill tab ammy or 2 all skill ammy?)

[Regmi]

Wiz > Hoto. You get one more socket to play with(Ist, duh), huge resists allowing other gear to change for MF, 50 FCR allowing another chunk of MF(ring slot).

the above post is right.... hoto does give you extra skill... wouldn't it better than extra little mf... mf or skill hmm hehe

[kanadah]

a spirit monarch? or a sacred targe? and a 2/20 pal ammy (2 skill tab ammy or 2 all skill ammy?)

Whoops, you're right, a +45 resist all sacred targe. Now the resists add up (I was wondering why they didn't seem right before...). Thanks for that correction! The decent %chance to block, resists, skills, and fcr are all great for the build.

[Regmi]

how much would a 2/20 ammy cost lol? i can't seem to find anyone with it at this moment in time... i might this time buy it at a online lol.. pay $3-5 hehe ... \\

[BobTheWarrior]

Do 2/20 ammys even exist? I was looking over arreats summit (http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/magic/suf.shtml), and it appears that the maximum that can appear on an ammy is 10 FCR. I see a suffix available on rare ammys, but no FCR prefix.


- Cast Time
Available on
Apprentice -10% Faster Cast Rate- Amulets(5), Circlets(5), Orbs(5), Rings(5), Rods(5)
Magus -20% Faster Cast Rate- Circlets(29), Orbs(29), Rods(29)


Unless AS is wrong.

[XkoolleoX]

Do 2/20 ammys even exist? I was looking over arreats summit (http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/magic/suf.shtml), and it appears that the maximum that can appear on an ammy is 10 FCR. I see a suffix available on rare ammys, but no FCR prefix.



Unless AS is wrong.

you can get the 2/20 ammy by crafting a casting ammy (with fix mod of 5-10%fcr) and get the apprentice mod.

[brokensvt]

For the neysayers over the Wiz vs Hoto argument, if you think that even 7k hammers can't slaughter everything in an 8 player game, you're silly. My PvM Hammerdin uses Wiz and still throws around 13k hammers, it's more than enough to run 8 player Baal runs etc.