Phoenix

[Amagawdpwnme]

just wondering: in the arreat summit the phoenix runeword [vex+vex+lo+jah] in shields say:


Shields
100% Chance To Cast level 40 Blaze When You Level-up
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped (varies)
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile (varies)
+350-400 Enhanced Damage (varies)
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
+50 To Life
+5% To Maximum Lightning Resist
+10% To Maximum Fire Resist
+15-21 Fire Absorb (varies)

this 350-400 ed is in % ? bc i never saw enchanced dmg in numbers (only adds +x damage). im gonna make a zealot is this a good shield for him?

 

[SoD-GoD]

Pheonix is a great shield for ANY combatent build(save for enchantress).

 

[Johnny]

In my experience Pheonix is great for physical damage, melee, and non-paladins.

I would expect people to use Hoz instead of pheonix, I would prefer it. I prefer that +4 zeal +4 charge +2 fantacism +2 holy sheild more than enhanced damage.

Pheonix would only be good for paladins if put into a paladin sheild, as that would add mass resists or lots of ed and ar.

 

[Shadow-Hunter]

Can be... But it got low Block% and no Dr% ... so u would have to make your dr% op on helm, armor and belt.. So its a Great offenciv shield but bad for your deffenciv unless u can make the dr% on rest of the gear..

~Shadow

 

[Johnny]

Well, alot of melee builds that would use the pheonix sheild would most likely use a coa and a dungos. That would offer sufficient damage reduction, imo.

 

[Shadow-Hunter]

I know that u can easyly get the Dr% from Helm, armor and belt... But dident know if he did know it .. anyway.. Phionex got the lower block so that would be bad for your Block% or life..... But u can allways try to make a "Glass Cannon".. with High dmg weapon, Fort (for the 300%ed) and then a Phionex in a Paladin shield that got ed% as a auto mod... then u should get some nice dmg... and then u could hope that u could beat the crap out of your enemy before he take u down...

~Shadow

 

[Amagawdpwnme]

2x ber COA and dungos would make for the dr%. the blockage would be a great problem, with lvl 20+ holy shield and a vortex shield (51% ctb for pally) i would still need like 180+ dex to have 75% block on lvl 99 (considering that the (%block on equip+block from skillz)* (dex - 15) / lvl*2 formulae is correct). if i use sacred targe i would need like 164+ dex for 75% block on lvl 99 but then i would lose some def.
the + skills, ar, str and vit from hoz are also great mods that i would lose. if i decide for phoenix i would make it on a knight's auto mod pally shield (+101-121 To Attack Rating, +51-65% Enhanced Damage ) and of course use fort archon plate (300%ed + 400%ed + 65%ed = pwn) and EBOTD zerk axe. hopefully the 40% chance of lvl 22 firestorm when stricking and -28% enemy fire res would help me kill these nasty phys imunes (in duelz it would be useless since every1 got 75% all res and +++ stacked res). and the lvl 15 redemption can never hurt (in fact it can, and will heal me xD ). but the lack of res in phoenix would be a pain in the ass. both HOZ and phoenix are great shields and the problem is that i cant make my mind up between them. damn why cant i have hoz and phoenix mods in one single shield ???