fastest class to clear mobs

On December 05 2012 01:13 PR4Y wrote:



My gear cost around 800m total. I'd say you could easily do just about as good as I am in MP0 for around 75-100m... but don't plan on running MP8 ubers with that gear-set.


Some key points on gear to be able to do WD speed-runs:


1. DPS doesn't matter on your weapon... at all. Get a SPEAR with as HIGH minimum damage as possible (800+ preferred, 700+ is OK tho). Stack it with life steal and vita. Crit damage / socket not even required. The reason for this is you want to be able to 1 shot everything... so you want your MINIMUM hit range as high as possible... so you'll want a spear for the huge minimum damage. Alternatively, you could run with a decent skorn... but you'd need a TON of pickup radius on your gear since you wont be able to get the +20 radius from the Thing of the Deep offhand.

2. Pickup radius is KEY. Most people will say that 20 is fine, but its NOT. With 40+ radius, you can kill anything on the screen while moving away from them and still proc Grave Injustice. At 20 radius, you pretty much have to be on top of the mobs WHEN THEY DIE... so having a HUGE radius like 40-50 will let you be able to cast from a distance and not worry about being too close which GREATLY improves your speed.

3. Intelligence. I'd say you'll want 2500 at a minimum. The reason for this is it directly increases your MINIMUM damage... and it's very important to be able to 1shot trash mobs. Taking 2 shots to clear SOME mobs is ok, but you'll definitely want to be 1shotting everything in MP0 for this strategy to work well.

4. Sheet DPS doesn't matter, to a certain extent. I have 3100 int, 52% crit chance, and 450% crit damage... with 1.5 attacks per second. Stacking IAS might raise your paper DPS, but it will NOT help your clear speed since you are basically artificially raising your DPS while not increasing your actual damage per hit. I generally advise new WD's to stay away from too much IAS. A little bit wont kill you, but really you should be keeping your attacks per second under 1.6-1.7

5. As far as the rest of your gear goes... you'll want to get some Max Mana and Mana regen on gear. If you get the 4 piece zuni set bonus (AMAZING btw... I wouldn't run without it) this means getting like a zuni helm w/ crit chance (can't roll mana regen + crit chance, but has base max mana) and an offhand with mana regen. I use a zuni offhand and a helm with mana regen for the 4 piece, but a decent zuni offhand with crit chance + high avg dmg is going to cost a LOT (50m+) so I'd stay away from that and get a Thing of the Deep. This will give you some cushion room with your pickup radius on gear slots. I have 44 radius without a Thing of the Deep... but for you I'd recommend it for price reasons.

6. Some general stats to consider:

600+ all res unbuffed (800 unbuffed is great but if you'll be using soul harvest which gives you an additional ~450 res depending on how many stacks)... don't forget that your INT gives you all res, so if you reach 2500 INT, thats 250 all res. Keeping this in mind, you'll need about 250-300 all res on your gear to be OK for MP0

3.5k armor - I only have 3k armor but I also have 850 unbuffed res and 60k hp. I wouldn't run with under 3.5k armor if you dont have a lot of HP.

12% move speed is fine, despite what people say (for a WD using this strategy) - You'll be moving at +85% MS on top of your base, so forgetting about inna's pants or lacuni bracers is fine, and especially beneficial because you'll be able to get pickup radius and stay away from Attack Speed on those slots.

Blackthorne Pants are very good for this build. Get 160+ vita or int and double socket IMO, or if you are on a tighter budget go with what works. These provide LoH which lets you ignore it on other slots, and a HUGE boost to your health pool.


Don't pay attention to your unbuffed DPS. Like I said earlier, sheet DPS doesn't matter for this strategy, as long as your MINIMUM damage output with NON-CRIT hits is 1 shotting trash mobs, you'll be OK.




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As far as skills are concerned:

1. Spirit Walk - Jaunt (increased duration means longer 50% move speed boost) sometimes you can switch this for Honored Guest if you have mana issues. Either will work fine.

2. Soul Harvest - Vengeful Spirit (280% weapon damage) I use this over the increased duration rune (Soul to Waste) because I find jumping into dense clusters of enemies and popping Soul Harvest is very effective. It should 1shot all the trash, and it saves you a TON of mana over using Acid Cloud.

3. Hex - Angry Chicken --- It doesn't say on the rune itself, but this actually gives +15% move speed. It's not a huge difference by itself, but really with this build you dont need any other skills and the increased move speed is great for traveling empty space.

4. Horrify - Stalker --- Increases move speed by 20% for 4 seconds... self explanatory.

5. Zombie Bears --- Use this against elite packs. Does WAY more damage then acid cloud, and costs less mana.

6. Acid Rain / Acid Cloud --- The 28 yard AoE is crucial to this build and clearing trash mobs. Use this sparingly, as it will be a heavy mana spender. Being able to 1shot trash mobs is very important for this reason. 2 shots SOMETIMES is OK, but if you aren't 1shotting most of the time you'll run into mana issues. If you ARE having mana issues, take Honored Guest on Spirit Walk instead of Jaunt, and it's basically a free mana potion


Passives:

1. Grave Injustice --- Reduces all cooldowns and restores mana on kill... *REQUIRED*

2. Gruesome Feast --- Restores mana + increases INT when you pick up health globes *REQUIRED*

And the kicker passive. The way I see it, you have 1 of 2 options here, and I'll explain which to use in each circumstance:

If you are having a lot of mana issues and have already taken Honored Guest but need that "instant refill* on your mana, take the Circle of Life passive, and switch Hex - Angry Chicken for Sacrifice - Pride. You'll be getting a TON of zombie dogs with your radius, and using sacrifice will literally fill your mana bar. I've used this in the past but I have enough mana regen on my gear now so that I don't need it.

If you aren't having mana problems at all, go with Spirit Vessel. The reason for this is NOT for the "cheat-death" feature... but it reduces the cooldowns on your two primary mobility skills, Spirit Walk and Horrify, by 2 seconds. It might not seem like a lot, but you'll notice (if you run without it) there are a few random times after you clear a room you'll have 2-3 seconds left on your cooldowns. You'll wish you took Spirit Vessel when that happens... so IMO if you aren't having mana problems, USE SPIRIT VESSEL!




I think i've covered everything... if you have any questions, feel free to add me ingame and I'll be happy to give some advice!

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