The obvious thing would be to get a better wand(like a similar one with a socket), but that would be very steep(with loh and ap on crit). Also the hat could be changed, and if u decide to up your crit% chance and resists/armor, you could also change shield for a source?
i see you have 1200 life on hit i have had good experience with this build and only 750 life on hit so i would get a new weapon with less life on hit and more damage/ maybe crit damage if you can
however i have more resists/armor so maybe you need the loh more then me
The 'Feral Loop' ring sticks out as the most important piece to upgrade; you can find clear upgrades to that ring in the 50k range, and I wouldn't want to settle for that. Rings are pretty important slots, so take some time to find a strong replacement for it.
After that, your weakest pieces are your bracers, your shoulder, and your belt. You should be able to find very nice upgrades to each of those in the 1 million range.
I think your weapon is fine, just keep in mind it's very much a utility weapon and not a damage weapon, and getting more damage out of that slot is going to increase as importance as your gear improves. Dueling Faze and your boots are good, and your shield is fine; don't worry about those for a while. Your other pieces have a lot of room for improvement, even at <1 million, but aren't nearly the priority your other pieces are.
Thanks for the replies .. However I have a question on what stats I should be looking for the ring, shoulder, belt, and bracers. I'm basically looking to upgrade my gear so I can finally clear inferno (stuck on Diablo atm). I don't think I can afford a better weapon right now (checked the AH and prices are way above my budget).
You should try to get more armor on each slot and for belt/shoulder slots armor+strength(since it goes to 300) would get you a lot of extra mitigation and isn't very expensive. Bracers look good maybe you can upgrade to some with more int or resists but they are expensive if they have crit on them.
Look in my signature to get an idea of what you can possibly get on a single item and fit it to your budget.
...what stats I should be looking for the ring, shoulder, belt, and bracers.
Let's go through these one at a time.
Bracers are straightforward - you want crit chance. It's the only particularly exciting roll here, everything else is forgettable. 4.5% crit chance is reasonably priced, but bumping it up to 5% instantly makes a bracer expensive, so stick to 4.5% until you want to spend 5 million or so to get a good one. Bracers with 4.5% crit, 70 intelligence, and 60 all resist will run you ~500k, and you should be able to find one with those stats and another good stat (vitality, armor, specific resist, etc) for less than a million.
Shoulders and belts are identical. There are no particularly good stats rolls you can get here, so just use these slots to round out your build with whatever you need. I'd recommend getting 60 all resist, 70 intelligence, 70 vitality, and ideally a little bit more (armor, specific resist), which you can find for less than 250k. If you want to spend a bit more, you can creep those numbers up a bit, getting 100 int or vit, or 70 all resist, or a big roll of armor, all of which can be acquired for less than a million. Sort items here by armor, and try to get a 62 or 63 with high base armor.
Rings are tricky because you can get nearly any stat in the game here. In general, getting Int + one of attack speed, crit chance, crit damage, or life in hit will be cheap, but getting two or more of those on the same ring will be expensive; the former two moreso than the latter two. You don't pay nearly as much for defensive stats, however, so ideally you want to mix and match.
You also want to look for rings that have native +damage on them; you can't search for it directly, and it doesn't move the price of a ring much, but it does wonders for the performance.
Shopping on a budget, I'm looking for a ring that looks something like this:
+12-24 Damage
+70 Intelligence
+35 Fire Resistance / Physical Resistance
+35 Resist All / +200 armor / +70 Vitality
+7% attack speed / +3.5% chance to crit
Which you can easily find for a million; grab two of the defensive stats, or tack on a bit of life on hit or crit damage if you want to spend more. Rings are hard to shop for, since there are a bunch of different combinations that could yield gold; check them all looking for a deal.
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I need advice on which parts I should upgrade next. I have about 6 million gold to spend on upgrades.
My current build is: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#VQXYhO!agb!YYaZcc
Thanks!
Here's my current gears and stats:
however i have more resists/armor so maybe you need the loh more then me
After that, your weakest pieces are your bracers, your shoulder, and your belt. You should be able to find very nice upgrades to each of those in the 1 million range.
I think your weapon is fine, just keep in mind it's very much a utility weapon and not a damage weapon, and getting more damage out of that slot is going to increase as importance as your gear improves. Dueling Faze and your boots are good, and your shield is fine; don't worry about those for a while. Your other pieces have a lot of room for improvement, even at <1 million, but aren't nearly the priority your other pieces are.
Look in my signature to get an idea of what you can possibly get on a single item and fit it to your budget.
Let's go through these one at a time.
Bracers are straightforward - you want crit chance. It's the only particularly exciting roll here, everything else is forgettable. 4.5% crit chance is reasonably priced, but bumping it up to 5% instantly makes a bracer expensive, so stick to 4.5% until you want to spend 5 million or so to get a good one. Bracers with 4.5% crit, 70 intelligence, and 60 all resist will run you ~500k, and you should be able to find one with those stats and another good stat (vitality, armor, specific resist, etc) for less than a million.
Shoulders and belts are identical. There are no particularly good stats rolls you can get here, so just use these slots to round out your build with whatever you need. I'd recommend getting 60 all resist, 70 intelligence, 70 vitality, and ideally a little bit more (armor, specific resist), which you can find for less than 250k. If you want to spend a bit more, you can creep those numbers up a bit, getting 100 int or vit, or 70 all resist, or a big roll of armor, all of which can be acquired for less than a million. Sort items here by armor, and try to get a 62 or 63 with high base armor.
Rings are tricky because you can get nearly any stat in the game here. In general, getting Int + one of attack speed, crit chance, crit damage, or life in hit will be cheap, but getting two or more of those on the same ring will be expensive; the former two moreso than the latter two. You don't pay nearly as much for defensive stats, however, so ideally you want to mix and match.
You also want to look for rings that have native +damage on them; you can't search for it directly, and it doesn't move the price of a ring much, but it does wonders for the performance.
Shopping on a budget, I'm looking for a ring that looks something like this:
+12-24 Damage
+70 Intelligence
+35 Fire Resistance / Physical Resistance
+35 Resist All / +200 armor / +70 Vitality
+7% attack speed / +3.5% chance to crit
Which you can easily find for a million; grab two of the defensive stats, or tack on a bit of life on hit or crit damage if you want to spend more. Rings are hard to shop for, since there are a bunch of different combinations that could yield gold; check them all looking for a deal.