Sara's Rift-a-Sin PVM

[KosKeni]

Yeah , i was very , very tired and i forgot that the runeword can be made only in pole / scepter . My bad ! Anyway i like this build very much , a lil more to get an Infinity up and after that i need to worry about a 15% NightWing and 3 5/5 facets . I'm not that rich so the gearing is going kinda slow but in the end i hope it will worth . I whana know if the Rift is made in War Scepter and get another 30% ias + Fade can i get to 8/3/3 kicks ? Well maybe it's not that hard but i can't get the connection of 8/3/3 kicks ... what do you actualy mean ?

[KosKeni]

Blah sorry for my double post but i tryed to edit once and i donno why the msg didn't desplay . So i was saying that i realy can't understant the 8/3/3 kick "formula" what is that we aim for ? Please explain to me ... and the second thing you sayd about stashed items that are good for boss / ubers . I say that if we use vs boss upped Gore + Cat's Eye Amu + StormSlash w/ Shael + Blade Barrier w/ IAS jewl we can easly use Fade . With this setup i belive we can make up the IAS downlow of Fade but we win all res / curse duration and most important DR ( + the DR from the Blade Barrier ) it will rock versus boss because as far as ive seen we have kinda low def and hp so all that can help us is DR . As for merc i rather use a Defiance one because as i allready stated we kinda have low def and in some crowded area in Hell Def will help us far more then the little phy dmg boost provided by Might , and not to mention that as far as ive seen we base on elemental dmg provided by Rift + Torch trought Infinity Conviction and vs Boss CB > . More then this if we use Gore we win frw that help's A LOT while we are in Fade and if they are Upped we will use Top Elite Boots , this mean best Kick Damage . As for the pre-buff gear a cheaper item will be Mang Song , 5 to all it's same as useing Hoto + Spirit but much , much cheaper . Highlord Amu it's a waste imo if compared with Cat's Eye because they both have 20% Ias but Highlords provide us with 1 To all and a lr res BUT Cat's Eye give's us 25 Dex ( help us to get at 50% block faster ) 30% frw gives us much more mobility and not to mention combined with the frw from Gore in a Boss fight it's deadly and ofc that Def is much more then welcomed . Anyway we need to keep the gear swaping to minimum as possible because in PvM swaping a lot of gear is uncomfortable .

Cheers !~

[Aluroon]

So, thoughts on subbing Chains of Honor with an Enigma and using this build to Rush Normal-Hell?

Anyone have any experience with that?

[Master Zap]

So, thoughts on subbing Chains of Honor with an Enigma and using this build to Rush Normal-Hell?

Anyone have any experience with that?

Please go back and read pages 5-6. In particular my comment to GS, and Marth's comments.

If you have both, go for it. If it's a one of the other, get the coh.


Kosenkeni , I'd recommend not using a torch on this build, for the same reason they are often skipped on strafer zons. Plus if your Uber running, this allows you to pick up the torch that drops.

The only time stash items are relevant is for ubering. One shield, one dagger or sword. I dont know about you, but I'm not ubering so often that this small addition in my inventory is a hassel to switch over. For other regular bosses the switch isnt "needed". I find that it is worth the time to tp back to town to swap out as doing so is quicker then trying to kill say Hell baal without.

[xNamastex]

Can you elaborate on why not use torch?

With the high % CTC Firestorm and infinity, I would think this would be a good thing for extra fire damage. I know its a nice help for my javazon vs light immunes.

Also, why would Orb casting delay not impact same as Firestorm from Phoenix? Phoenix on a zealer for example is a real pain.

[xNamastex]

Can you elaborate on why not use torch?

With the high % CTC Firestorm and infinity, I would think this would be a good thing for extra fire damage. I know its a nice help for my javazon vs light immunes.

Also, why would Orb casting delay not impact same as Firestorm from Phoenix? Phoenix on a zealer for example is a real pain.

Master Zap, I would like to really thank you tweaking my interest in this build. She is now lvl86 and totally kicks. I can use her for every area in the game (even Chaos - I take off my boots and DS like crazy). Fast area clears with orb ctc + death sentry, fast Baal and Dclone killer (haven't tried Ubers yet). Challenging my light java as my fav. char.

I went with max DS, LS, CBS, DT and working on maxing the last light sentry synergy. I hardly use the LS accept vs act bosses. Death Sentry plus the orbs just clears too fast. I tend to use BOS for most of game (fast run/walk is amazing) and switch to Stormlash and Fade for Baal and Dclone.

Main gear (still working on the 5/5 facets) is Nightwings/COH/Mosers/Dracs/Tgods/Upped Gores/Raven/Dwarf/Seraphs. I have a Stormlash/Pdia SS on switch for Baal and Dclone.

I use a torch - just have to lay back a bit in crowded Baal games. I do find the ctc FOrb does cause a small cast delay but it is not noticable.

Anyway, thanks for the idea - it a winner in my book

[epure]

Hi thx for the build. Really liking it. I got a question.

Do the 5-5 facets and Nightwings Veil's lower enemy cold resistance affect the monster I am attacking from melee for does it affect any monster that gets hit by me in any way (like from my frozen orbs for example or holy freeze..)

[Master Zap]

Hi thx for the build. Really liking it. I got a question.

Do the 5-5 facets and Nightwings Veil's lower enemy cold resistance affect the monster I am attacking from melee for does it affect any monster that gets hit by me in any way (like from my frozen orbs for example or holy freeze..)

I'm not entirely sure what your question is, but I can tell you that the minus res do work for all your attacks (melee+orbs) (except traps which count as minions, but cold facets/nightwing wouldn't be used since your traps are fire or light anyhow).

It's because these facets and the minus res in conjunction with a conviction merc that makes this build so potent. Set up in ideal mode, your looking at -100 to enemy res. This is comparable to having a level 17 cold mastery , or running a level 15 conviction. This basically doubles your elemental damages.

[epure]

I'm not entirely sure what your question is, but I can tell you that the minus res do work for all your attacks (melee+orbs) (except traps which count as minions, but cold facets/nightwing wouldn't be used since your traps are fire or light anyhow).

It's because these facets and the minus res in conjunction with a conviction merc that makes this build so potent. Set up in ideal mode, your looking at -100 to enemy res. This is comparable to having a level 17 cold mastery , or running a level 15 conviction. This basically doubles your elemental damages.

What I meant was does the 'lower enemy cold resistance' affect ONLY the monster I am meleeing against, or ALL the monsters that gets hit by me (like my frozen orbs). I think you answered my question though already.


One thing I was thinking, if I cast an Iron Golem out of an Infinty runeword, it's not going to stack the lv12 Conviction Aura with my merc's is it!?

The other thing is, Iron Golem out of a Doom runeword which is -40-60% enemy cold resistance, but I don't think it will work for my attacks.

[epure]

I played so many sins but this is my fav
I've made a video here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qUcnz4iQwJ0 which also shows my Summoner necro as well