Zunimassa's Journey

**psyadam** · 09-08-2012, 01:15

I've been looking and I've noticed a lot of high tier wizard's using this with the armor:

Exhibit A: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/M...1925/hero/8430

My question is for those boots which give 5-6% extra poison damage, does that mean your weapon must have poison damage on it for it to work? Thanks, ~Adam

**Dogbert** · 09-08-2012, 02:20

I'm guessing it's to boost the damage of venom hydra. I don't think you need a poison weapon.

**Kinmaul** · 09-08-2012, 03:18

Based on what I've read the boots (and the set bonuses from Tal Rasha's) simply add the % damage to your total damage. You are not required to have have a poison weapon or use poison based skills to get the bonus, it simply gives you 6% additional damage as poison. I don't have any sources off-hand, but I'm sure you could find the posts on the net if you googled it.

**magicrectangle** · 09-08-2012, 04:37

It increases the base physical damage of your weapon by 5-6%, odd as that seems. The element type has absolutely no effect. 6% poison damage is the same as 6% lightning damage, fire damage, or whatever else.

And yeah, if you can afford it, the 2 piece is very nice. The ring can be good too if it rolls the right random properties.

**psyadam** · 09-08-2012, 14:09

Great, definitely gonna get at least 2 of the set, and definitely going to get those boots. That's stupid that the word "poison" is pointless and just throws people off. THanks, Blizz

**Dogbert** · 09-08-2012, 15:06

When the game adds the 6% poison damage to your total damage. Does it remember that 6% is poison damage so it gets reduced by monsters with poison resistance?

**zaanus** · 09-08-2012, 15:37

His gear is absolutely amazing. Multiple pieces that would cost several hundred million+ on GAH. He's killed a few more elite packs than I have, but not a ton more. Calling RMAH. Also, the damage on his profile seems low, must be a bug. 35k with 2400 int, 45% crit, and 350% crit dmg, and 38% IAS?

**magicrectangle** · 09-08-2012, 15:52

Originally Posted by zaanus

His gear is absolutely amazing. Multiple pieces that would cost several hundred million+ on GAH. He's killed a few more elite packs than I have, but not a ton more. Calling RMAH. Also, the damage on his profile seems low, must be a bug. 35k with 2400 int, 45% crit, and 350% crit dmg, and 38% IAS?

It says 341k damage.

**zaanus** · 09-08-2012, 16:04

Originally Posted by magicrectangle

It says 341k damage.

He must demolish elite packs. In a solo game, 341k damage on arcane orb with 350% crit damage... 341x1.75x3.5 is like 2 million damage per crit. Even extra health packs probably don't have more than say, 6-10 million health in acts 3/4.

Man, and I was excited when my crits started hitting for 100k.

**magicrectangle** · 09-08-2012, 16:08

Paperdoll damage includes crit damage already.

His maximum possible arcane orb crit should be:

(wand max damage + source max damage) * int modifier * crit damage modifier * arcane orb modifier * glass cannon modifier * (sparkflint modifier + force weapon modifier) = max crit

(1129+387)*(1+29.02)*(1+3.56+0.5)*1.75*1.15*(1 + 0.12 + 0.15) = 588,573