is there a Guide for claw/shield kicker

[Leetus]

i m looking for a guide for claw + shield kicker sin. i didnt find one. so far i came up with dragon talon mind blast venom and fade maxed out , 1 in blade fury dragon flight +prerequisites.i already tried a claw claw build but i stopped playing at level 66 when i realized a claw shield setup is much better for a kicksin.

i guess on hell i would need draculs shadow dancers nosferatus raven dual leech ring, armor shield with resists,eth bartucs,any amulet and a cool helm. how am i gonna deal with monster packs. cloak of shadows mind blast and pick 1 off with dragon talon or get an enigma and skip trash go straight for diablo andy meph duriel baal etc. when it comes to a merc i was thinking to get a might merc with anything since i dont have any hrs. would this work or ? if i had the gear how does the build sound ?

p.s. if i had the gear i would have last wish/grief pb coh maras anni torch and some charms to boost kick dmg. ??? on merc pride eth gaze

[Sass]

i m looking for a guide for claw + shield kicker sin. i didnt find one. so far i came up with dragon talon mind blast venom and fade maxed out , 1 in blade fury dragon flight +prerequisites.i already tried a claw claw build but i stopped playing at level 66 when i realized a claw shield setup is much better for a kicksin.Well, the most effective kickers use weapons (like a Stormlash, which is very effective). Claws, unfortunately, aren't very good kicker weapons.

i guess on hell i would need draculs shadow dancers nosferatus raven dual leech ring, armor shield with resists,eth bartucs,any amulet and a cool helm. how am i gonna deal with monster packs. cloak of shadows mind blast and pick 1 off with dragon talon or get an enigma and skip trash go straight for diablo andy meph duriel baal etc. when it comes to a merc i was thinking to get a might merc with anything since i dont have any hrs. would this work or ? if i had the gear how does the build sound ?That actually doesn't sound too bad though. Maybe a Mara's + Guillaume's Face added in. For armor, you don't really need an enigma so much. CoH is great in it's place. Dancer's will have a high req, but 'Tucs, dracs, charms, and the ring can lessen the points needed :D

As far as a mob goes, cloak, use MB to stun, let merc kill, shadow distract, you kill and once 1-2 corpses show, use Death Sentry to blow the rest up. 1 point in DS is a required minimum.

As far as the PB goes, Grief does absolutely nothing for kicks. LW is better, but more of a boss thing (mass tap). Stormlash also works on bosses, but is great for regular monsters too.

[Leetus]

stormlash sounds nice but i dont have it. i m using a black flail at the moment i m level 52 my biggest problem is attack rating. only 68% to hit meph on nightmare. and i cant leech fast enough with such low AR. my other gear is bloodfist raven nosferatu manald wt ancients pledge mahim oak stealskull goldskin

[Sass]

In a pinch, Black is perfectly fine ;)

[BAMFSpecialOps]

I would wait to upgrade your weapon until after you have upgraded a few other pieces of gear. Dracs would help figure out your leech problem. A nice dual leech with ar/res/etc ring instead of manald. Atma's ammy should be cheap and it gives the ctc Amp which will increase your damage and lower the monster's physical resistance.

Are you trying to keep mf at a certain percent? Do you have very limited funds? A little more info would be nice to give more help.

[Leetus]

i have very limited funds. but wouldnt atmas override draculs ? amp/life tap. i am level 67 atm and i have equiped laying of hands duress highlords wrath. and i lost 10% ar from mahim oak which is a big deal .i m putting points in fade atm so i m lookin to get rid of ancients pledge and get a shield that is gonna boost dmg

also gonna get marrowalk for higher kick dmg.i m at 85% IAS atm and i need 10 more ias to get to the last breakpoint. i could switch stealskull with tal mask but i would lose 10% ias. i would also like to get gores and up them or shadow dancers. my kick dmg is 400-642 atm

[BAMFSpecialOps]

Gores(uped) or Goblin Toe(double uped) would be better than marrows, they offer you almost nothing in the boot slot other than a little damage for now. Amp/Tap will override eachother when they are casted but amp will not cast as often and you will also have regular life leech to keep you alive in that short period of time. A shield to boost damage wouldn't be my first choice but to maintain 75% block/dr/res. You can always socket a helm with a 15% ias jewel with res/etc on it. Guil's helm should be at the top of your list of helm replacements.

[YogiRat]

Do you use blade fury? I recently found out I fury better on my 'pre-buff' side,(tucs/spirit shield) than my kick side.(Lacerator). My cth is 20+ points better furying with the claws. My skill switch to kicks is now done by weapon switch.