Little help please! So, I recently switched from CM wiz to Archon due to boredom of smashing the same keys over and over. I love the play of an Archon, but Im having a tough time surviving past MP3. In reality, MP 2 is giving me a much better xp/ratio per run anyway, but I do miss seeing more Legendaries dropping from the higher MP's at times. So, in reality, what can I do to survive a little more? Reflect damage absolutely obliterates me, and elite packs arent exactly a pushover past MP3. My resists are 650-800, HP at 36k. I use a LS weap, and also LS from Magic weapon.
Or am I mistaken in thinking that Archons can tackle higher MP's? I know I still have some gear opportunities, but yikes! As fun as it is blasting through MP2 or 3 all the time, a little more realistic challenge would be good! =)
You could change Storm armor for a more defensive armor like Energy Armor -force Armor or pinpoint barrier (if you want DPS as well).
You could also do with adding a bunch of all resit to your gear to increase you EHP as you look like you have about 180k EHP which may not be enough.? An upgrade to your shoulders like a cheap Vile Ward would do a bit of difference as well as your current shoulders are vendor trash to me...
Lol ya, I do have nice crafted shoulders that I didnt realize were not on before I posted the link. I use those shoulders when running MP 2 so I can pick up gold nice and easy.
What is giving your survival problems? Elites, trash, both? Is it just certain elites, certain affixes, or both?
Personally I find I can't stand using Archon without teleport unless I can kill elites in about 5s. Otherwise it's far too easy for me to die, so you can try using teleport.
Also, more resists and armor will definitely help.
Your resistances are WAAAAAYYYY too low. Your armor could use work as well.
Judging from your gear, you're only at 480+ at cold resistance, everything else is in the low 400s and high 300s. You really need to bump all of them to at least 600-700 unbuffed in order to survive at mid to high MP levels, considering your DPS is also below average.
I hope your crafted shoulders has +AR and +armor at least. And even then, your AR will only be in the mid 500s at most.
I don't know what your budget is, but get a Tal Rasha's chest with +armor at least, instead of that cold resistance. Remove your Unity for either a rare ring with better DPS stats or a Zunimassa's Pox with at least cc and cd. You should have Pox anyway for the guaranteed AR, and also considering you have Zuni Trail (+130 intelligence is no joke).
You need a better weapon right away. 800 DPS is something that you use back in July 2012. Nowadays even 900-1K+ DPS weapons with decent crit damage, life steal and socket are much more affordable compared to high-end DPS items.
I actually kind of like the idea of zuni chest+boots for 2pc instead of tal's chest. Then a trifecta ring, or you can go for zuni pox if you want the extra resist for 3pc. Without the ring, the 130 int bonus makes up for the lack of IAS in terms of dps, and it has a lot higher EHP than tal's for a lot cheaper. Something like 250 vit+physical resist can be had for 10-20 mil and it's cheaper if you drop the physical resist.
Hmm, now I kinda want to get a new zuni ring so I can swap 50 vit for 110 AR. I think I'd lose dps though so maybe not.
Ya I will say the weapon is where Im stuck. I just searched the AH, and the first weapon with 900+ DPS, life steal, socket and crit damage is 45,000,000. I currently only have 23,000,000.
Ya I will say the weapon is where Im stuck. I just searched the AH, and the first weapon with 900+ DPS, life steal, socket and crit damage is 45,000,000. I currently only have 23,000,000.
That's drastically overpriced or you added something you didn't mention. I see a few swords with near 1100 dps with those stats for 20-40 mil.
You might be better off ignoring extra CD and just going for 1100-1150 dps LS+OS weapon. You should be able to find a wand for around that price with those stats, though a 1070 dps sword with that +CD might be better dps so I'd try plugging some numbers onto a spreadsheet or dps calculator.
EDIT: Also, make sure it is a black weapon. The 1000 and lower weapons tend to often have elemental damage. You'll benefit much more from a black weapon as Archon.
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Or am I mistaken in thinking that Archons can tackle higher MP's? I know I still have some gear opportunities, but yikes! As fun as it is blasting through MP2 or 3 all the time, a little more realistic challenge would be good! =)
Thanks!
You could also do with adding a bunch of all resit to your gear to increase you EHP as you look like you have about 180k EHP which may not be enough.? An upgrade to your shoulders like a cheap Vile Ward would do a bit of difference as well as your current shoulders are vendor trash to me...
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Personally I find I can't stand using Archon without teleport unless I can kill elites in about 5s. Otherwise it's far too easy for me to die, so you can try using teleport.
Also, more resists and armor will definitely help.
Crusader DPS and EHP Spreadsheet, meant for Crusaders
My Wizard
Judging from your gear, you're only at 480+ at cold resistance, everything else is in the low 400s and high 300s. You really need to bump all of them to at least 600-700 unbuffed in order to survive at mid to high MP levels, considering your DPS is also below average.
I hope your crafted shoulders has +AR and +armor at least. And even then, your AR will only be in the mid 500s at most.
I don't know what your budget is, but get a Tal Rasha's chest with +armor at least, instead of that cold resistance. Remove your Unity for either a rare ring with better DPS stats or a Zunimassa's Pox with at least cc and cd. You should have Pox anyway for the guaranteed AR, and also considering you have Zuni Trail (+130 intelligence is no joke).
You need a better weapon right away. 800 DPS is something that you use back in July 2012. Nowadays even 900-1K+ DPS weapons with decent crit damage, life steal and socket are much more affordable compared to high-end DPS items.
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Hmm, now I kinda want to get a new zuni ring so I can swap 50 vit for 110 AR. I think I'd lose dps though so maybe not.
Crusader DPS and EHP Spreadsheet, meant for Crusaders
My Wizard
That's drastically overpriced or you added something you didn't mention. I see a few swords with near 1100 dps with those stats for 20-40 mil.
You might be better off ignoring extra CD and just going for 1100-1150 dps LS+OS weapon. You should be able to find a wand for around that price with those stats, though a 1070 dps sword with that +CD might be better dps so I'd try plugging some numbers onto a spreadsheet or dps calculator.
EDIT: Also, make sure it is a black weapon. The 1000 and lower weapons tend to often have elemental damage. You'll benefit much more from a black weapon as Archon.
Crusader DPS and EHP Spreadsheet, meant for Crusaders
My Wizard