AR vs deadly strike? (ZEAL) READ!!

[karupt]

This is for a ZeALER using DOOM zerker. Would you prefer using highlorsd and raven frost with 5k AR and more deadly strike or using angelics with 15k AR and much less deadly strike. Is 5k AR enough?

 

[SweatyOgre]

No, 5k AR isn't enough, and neither is 15k. I'd go with angelics in any case though.

 

[FWI]

5K ar isnt enough to hit a quill rat... Try more like 20K plus... at LEAST, then get into the DS factor

 

[eatbutt]

yea, deadly stike cant take effect if u cant hit the guy u know

 

[djnat]

Why do you use a Doom zerker? There are tons of better weapons...

Are you ladder or non ladder?

 

[20kFB40kM]

angelics with Eth death cleaver and a sh!t load of 32020s. You might want to use shadow dancers or soul spurs. They add dex to bump up your ar

 

[ArcaneLegend]

dex actually doesn't add very much to AR compared to everything else. i personally would never spend points beyond maxed blocking and weapon requirements just to get more AR.

 

[Shadow-Hunter]

how much ar should a good Melee char have ?

 

[20kFB40kM]

how much ar should a good Melee char have ?

At least 20k

dex actually doesn't add very much to AR compared to everything else. i personally would never spend points beyond maxed blocking and weapon requirements just to get more AR.

Absolutely. I have a barb that has 210 dex base and has 16k ar. My barb with 130 Base dex has like 15k ar.

 

[ArcaneLegend]

i'm gonna be totally honest about my zealot. his base stats are:

70 str
85 dex
300 vit
still have 75 stats remaining (i'll decide on that later. when ladder resets i'll likely add another 10 to str, 5 to dex, and the rest in vit)

yes, i am able to hold all my stuff without any risk of losing them. my AR is ~18k (there are numerous occasions where i'd hit a bo-ed exile zealot about 10 times in one duel, so i'd say it's enough), when enchanted it's ~27k. i could try another setup tho...if i remove guillaume's face, verdungo's and gore rider, i can put on shako (sadly not CoA, since i want to maintain my low base str. i'm sure the life and skill boost can make up for that), hsarus' belt + boots (for another big 10 per lvl AR boost). haven't tried it, but calculations show that i should be able to get ~23.5k AR or so. enchant that, and i think i'll have ~34k AR. unfortunately i'd be giving up the melee mods on gface and gore, as well as 5% DR.

see...no need to pump dex like mad.

i have seen some ppl with as low as 16k AR and still hit fine. i do think it's quite low, but to show those ppl some respect i'll just call that a "bare minimum".