Proof07 - Block is capped at 75% before or after buffs. I got 61% without Punish up, and after it still stops at 75% (should hit 76%). It's the hard cap.
Most thorns damage is Physical, the 2pc on Demon set is Fire. But Thorns is not a skill, so all the "Physical skills deal +X% more damage" items in the world won't change your thorns damage, cause it's not a skill you use, it's a gear stat. Same goes for Legendary/set procs that do damage, they won't scale with elemental damage gains.
As to Topaz vs Emerald, I think Emerald still wins, cause even 4975 Thorns from the Topaz, likely won't make up the loss of 130% Critical Hit Damage from the Emerald. Not by a long-shot.
So I'm sitting at 18,000 thorns and still working on gearing up. I've been noticing though that iron skin seems a little unreliable at times. I'll use it but the big thorns numbers don't pop up. It seems like it doesn't always proc. This is especially evident when using the flash rune during fast bounties. I'll pop iron skin, run into a pack, get hit a bunch of times but don't receive the speed buff increase. Seems to work only half the time. Has anyone else noticed this when using reflective skin or flash?
Proof07 - Block is capped at 75% before or after buffs. I got 61% without Punish up, and after it still stops at 75% (should hit 76%). It's the hard cap.
Most thorns damage is Physical, the 2pc on Demon set is Fire. But Thorns is not a skill, so all the "Physical skills deal +X% more damage" items in the world won't change your thorns damage, cause it's not a skill you use, it's a gear stat. Same goes for Legendary/set procs that do damage, they won't scale with elemental damage gains.
As to Topaz vs Emerald, I think Emerald still wins, cause even 4975 Thorns from the Topaz, likely won't make up the loss of 130% Critical Hit Damage from the Emerald. Not by a long-shot.
I regularly go past 75% chance to block and even cap at 100% with Provoke Hit Me active, I don't know if combat table rolls caps out at 75% but damage bonuses from skills that take block into account do go past the 75% all the way to 100%
Since you seem to have experience with the build, maybe you can help answer this question for me. I've read that the Vo'Toyias Spiker does not double the thorns damage from Reflective Skin, it only works on regular thorns. Does Hack act in a similar manner, or does the thorns damage it does on hit get increased when you pop Reflective Skin?
Since you seem to have experience with the build, maybe you can help answer this question for me. I've read that the Vo'Toyias Spiker does not double the thorns damage from Reflective Skin, it only works on regular thorns. Does Hack act in a similar manner, or does the thorns damage it does on hit get increased when you pop Reflective Skin?
The spiker shield does not double the thorns dmg that reflective skin gives however it still doubles the dmg that your reg thorns do. Which mine are 800k-900k so with the spiker they hit for 1.7-1.8mil which is free dmg.
Hack DOES NOT get the bonus from reflective skin either. Hack is not that good of a weapon overall.
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Most thorns damage is Physical, the 2pc on Demon set is Fire. But Thorns is not a skill, so all the "Physical skills deal +X% more damage" items in the world won't change your thorns damage, cause it's not a skill you use, it's a gear stat. Same goes for Legendary/set procs that do damage, they won't scale with elemental damage gains.
As to Topaz vs Emerald, I think Emerald still wins, cause even 4975 Thorns from the Topaz, likely won't make up the loss of 130% Critical Hit Damage from the Emerald. Not by a long-shot.
So I'm sitting at 18,000 thorns and still working on gearing up. I've been noticing though that iron skin seems a little unreliable at times. I'll use it but the big thorns numbers don't pop up. It seems like it doesn't always proc. This is especially evident when using the flash rune during fast bounties. I'll pop iron skin, run into a pack, get hit a bunch of times but don't receive the speed buff increase. Seems to work only half the time. Has anyone else noticed this when using reflective skin or flash?
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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/votoyias-spiker < would also think this is required?
I have both of these and can make the Demons set but only have 1 invokers....might try something out tonight...
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Illrunyou-1260/hero/43494908 < currently Blessed shield spec...
Hack DOES NOT get the bonus from reflective skin either. Hack is not that good of a weapon overall.