Sacred armor best for shadow masters stats?

[AngryAiko]

Would a sacred armor enigma provide a noticeable difference in stats for your shadow master?

[Scudstorm]

Please do not do that.

[AngryAiko]

Sacred armor wouldn't have different stats than any other armor for your shadow master?

[mephiztophelez]

well, your 'master would be wearing a Sacred Armour, rare if high enough level when you summon it.

however, putting a sacred enigma on your 'sin would be truly, stupendously DUMB. one of the best mods on Enigma is the massive str/lvl bonus. needing 230 odd strength to wear the armour in the first place (making it by far the heaviest piece of gear you'll be wearing) kind of negates the benefit of the +str/level now doesn't it. this is why a Mage Plate is considered a nice armour to make enigma in, it can be equipped with base strength + anni + torch, meaning all those stat points can be dumped into vitality.

in any case, feel free to try it out. but don't blame us when you realise your assassin is very, very squishy.

[AngryAiko]

well, your 'master would be wearing a Sacred Armour, rare if high enough level when you summon it.

however, putting a sacred enigma on your 'sin would be truly, stupendously DUMB. one of the best mods on Enigma is the massive str/lvl bonus. needing 230 odd strength to wear the armour in the first place (making it by far the heaviest piece of gear you'll be wearing) kind of negates the benefit of the +str/level now doesn't it. this is why a Mage Plate is considered a nice armour to make enigma in, it can be equipped with base strength + anni + torch, meaning all those stat points can be dumped into vitality.

in any case, feel free to try it out. but don't blame us when you realise your assassin is very, very squishy.

I should have stated that I was curious from a min/max perspective as I was theorycrafting a shadow master summon build where I wouldn't mind wearing a sacred armor. Are you sure the shadow master spawns with a rare sacred armor with high enough level? I'm pretty sure they spawn with whatever helmet and armor you're wearing, therefore you would determine the type of stats the SM would receive on those two slots. I'm assuming that a rare sacred armor would have better mods than any other armor while a rare diadem would for head?

[mephiztophelez]

i still just do not see the point.

i overspent a little on 'master on one of my early kick/trap PvM builds.

for giggles, i once loaded that 'toon up with +shadow/+sin/+all skills gear and threw down a lvl44 'master which was able to clear out Shenk all on it's lonesome.

as for the rest, gotta be honest, i just don't know. but an AP Treachery would work every bit as well as a sacred enigma as far as i can tell.

[Scudstorm]

Are you sure the shadow master spawns with a rare sacred armor with high enough level? I'm pretty sure they spawn with whatever helmet and armor you're wearing, therefore you would determine the type of stats the SM would receive on those two slots.

The SM wears the same type of armor as you do. The item quality of that armor is determined by your slvl of SM, and maxes out at rare. That's why she'll have a rare sacred armor instead of an Enigma sacred armor.

I'm assuming that a rare sacred armor would have better mods than any other armor while a rare diadem would for head?

It would have better defense, but that's about it. All base items of the same ilvl have the same chance to spawn specific modifiers (in the case of armor. You're right about the diadem however). All your SM would be gaining would be some more defense.

EDIT: I do not know how the game determines the shadow's armor's ilvl, and the base item might be a factor. In any case, the difference should be negligible: most rare armors are junk anyhow.

[theBanger]

Tyrael's Might

[Tanksaabas]

Use the sacred armour and go titan kicker :P