This runeword can be used on a scourge, which gives you a naturally 50% more damage on undead and insanely fast attack speed
@shawnfuller3512 жыл бұрын
You are by far my favorite D2 content on youtube I've actually learned some new things thank you!
@Patrick_The_Pure Жыл бұрын
I'm going to do a "living off the land" challenge in a little while, where i can only use items i find, i can't buy items, i can't repair items, can't use deckard cain, the only thing i can use vendors for is quest rewards. I can't even resurrect hirelings, i can't even hire them, so the free one you get in act 1 is the only one i get to have. This runeword is most likely going to be my late game weapon as the runes are moderately easy to obtain, is indestructible and has good damage potential. Now this challenge is rather easy to do with casters so barb all the way for the extra challenge.
@QuicksilverSG2 жыл бұрын
Contrary to what you might think, it's the excessive chance to proc Bone Spirit that sabotages this weapon. In practice, you can only whack your target 2-3 times before Bone Spirit interrupts you with its casting delay. So you're sacrificing a continuous volley of hard physical damage hits for a sporatic low-power stream of magic spells. This may not make much difference with trash mobs, but it can noticeably impede your boss-killing speed.
@OriginalChrizum2 жыл бұрын
What? CTC on weapons have no casting animation, they do not interrupt your attacks. Or am I misunderstanding what you mean?
@setasan7 ай бұрын
If you are using wisp projector you can swtch weapons and keep HotW.
@WPFreeinternet2 жыл бұрын
The hardest part about this rune word is getting that ethereal elite base that can get four open sockets. I've made one oath in an ethereal Balrog blade and have another set of runes for oath to be used but I haven't found another good base yet. Easily the best budget rune word in regards of power and and cost, especially since it makes hell difficulty so much easier than using a kings grace or a passion.
@LEETLOOT2 жыл бұрын
Curious how you think an ethereal Highlands Blade would compare to the Balrog? I have one sitting around and would appreicate any input.
@Dominik403014 ай бұрын
And other hard part is to hit good over 300% damage, variation between Increased damage is insane, they should limit it do 290-340 at least I got Feral axe ethereal with 4 sockets, which aldready has very fast attack speed. But hiting good dmg will be hard
@debacofzomb9889Ай бұрын
Decapitator?
@ryanstrauss65752 жыл бұрын
Made mine in an eth balrog blade and rolled 339% Ed. Pretty pleased with that. Haven’t used it yet tho
@Nekuzir Жыл бұрын
i used this for my necro, wanted heart of the wolverine. Somehow my necro summon skill grand charms are adding levels to my charges for heart of the wolverine!!
@Barnewallian4 ай бұрын
Wow really? How did you notice that?
@JordanBiserkov Жыл бұрын
Go outside and cast Heart of Wolverine from the NON Etheral Oath, Wisp Projector (ring) will allow to keep HoW (can even take off Oath, put CTA and battle-order it)
@irakhlin2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes they put indestructible on very fast melee weapons to keep repair costs down. I think the intent was to use a non-ethereal weapon at least in the mind of the designer.
@iceball448 Жыл бұрын
its upsetting i made this for a bowazon thinking i can use it as off weapon for the heart and a iron buddy, finding out hitting W kills them hurt lol
@GGMentor Жыл бұрын
Yes sad, if you want an iron golem though metalgrid works now.
@romeosgenericchannel39712 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, and the series bro thanks for sharing!
@njdutoit2 жыл бұрын
Managed to roll one on an Ethereal Cryptic Sword with 340% ED two years ago. Admittedly it took a lot of Pul Mal and Hel Runes as well as Town Scrolls to get the perfect roll. Worked very well as the weapon of my second Zealadin.
@margraveofgadsden89972 жыл бұрын
Man, that long pause starting at 10:00 makes me think that you had some traumatic experience with not being able to re-charge an ethereal item. You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to, but just know we feel your pain.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Just me wrestling with the Indestructible nature of the item + the really nice charges. lol
@hm09235nd2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@JordanBiserkov Жыл бұрын
@@hm09235nd I almost made my one and only HOTO (singleplayer hardcore) in an ethereal flail to save on some dexterity. Good thing that I didn't.
@GsxRaider2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful channel to my D2 playthrough .
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Glad to be of service
@GsxRaider2 жыл бұрын
@@GGMentor is this runeword useful on a barb? Lv 85 WW Build .
@daharos2 жыл бұрын
Well, you straight up talked me out of making one of these. Wanted to use it like CtA as a boost stick, figured it would only make a zeal/fan pally better... but since HoW disappears not worth it anymore.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Well glad the information was useful at least
@balintmiklosy91382 жыл бұрын
IIRC the Bone Spirits it procs often just fly away into the aether instead of hitting the target. Not sure if anything changed in D2R in that regard, or if it is at all affected by weapon range, and the distance between you and your target, last time I used one was in a colossus sword. I wanted to use it on a proc necro, but ultimately got discouraged because of it.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Because of the unfortunate effect that the bonespirit comes out of the monster and not you
@balintmiklosy91382 жыл бұрын
@@GGMentor right. Makes sense. Well, in most cases anyway.
@ChaosFonja2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow this runeword! i just swapped off kingslayer over to oath and wow! I was concerned with the no -defense or ignore defense but that bone spirit proc rips things to shreds. I also used a phase blade despite the indestructible mod in it. the bonus to that, phase blades are fast attacking :P Edit: i did however notice that Baal took a noticeably longer time to beat using an oath PB over a Kingslayer PB. I suggest swapping to something that has some defense hate instead of outright magic damage on it for him. Other then him i have not found anything else that can resist the power of this runeword.
@NazgulBR Жыл бұрын
Hello Bruno, have you tried to kill baal using life tap charges in the offhand ? Maybe you could kill him faster with an oath setup.
@ZorrosRage2 жыл бұрын
Favorite beginner weapon. Need to be in that Eth Scourge or similar
@BozicevicMarkan3 ай бұрын
best advice videos by far out of all i watched...ggm op
@jayt57798 ай бұрын
Does the iron golem go away on weapon switch as well?
@GGMentor8 ай бұрын
Yes
@christianlee72442 жыл бұрын
I rolled a 256 ed on an eth balrog blade. Using it on my fury druid. its decent
@cacadodo666 Жыл бұрын
Just made this in eth collosus sword for my zerk trav barb. Two handed it is BRUTAL! Finishes trav in a few seconds, 1-3 shotting everything, no howl needed. I dont know why I never made this. I dont miss grief.
@quagmier32 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I never make this ruin word since I would like to make it in a 2 handed mace but not sure which ones that would work in. I know the one handed maces can only have 3 open sockets so I am not completely confident about the mace items in particular.
@balintmiklosy91382 жыл бұрын
You can make it flail/knout/scourge. You can't make it in mauls unfortunately as the game treats them as hammer class.
@some-dude.12 жыл бұрын
In PD2 I needed 2 oaths for my throw barb, so I made them in like a long sword and dimensional blade cuz it was just for the wolverine. Rolled one a perfect 340ed 15absorb. What a troll, I never get above 300 when I actually need one for melee. Super sick weapon for HC though.
@some-dude.12 жыл бұрын
Just tried rolling a new one for my pally.....211 and 10 absorb. Almost perfect garbage.
@jasonwilde1972 жыл бұрын
You just gotta make the choice. Eth or Non-Eth, both have their advantages, but you can't have it both ways.
@Oo-zp2wm2 жыл бұрын
I didnt test it but what if you use a eth on barb and non eth on swap to summon it
@glow44176 ай бұрын
Eth in one weopon slot and non eth in other.
@kevinduffy26882 жыл бұрын
I think this would go really nicely in the following set up, holy freeze Merc and salvation paladin. Then the heart of wolverine is of immense benefit
@DroppingtotesАй бұрын
I think this runeword is stronger than it seems. In an Ethereal Berserker Axe on a Frenzy or a WW Barb would be mint
@ZorrosRage2 жыл бұрын
What do you think of this on a summon Necro for the heart of the wolverine? Like a baby fant if you can't afford beast
@MrAndycandy6662 жыл бұрын
What if you are a druid at Got heart of the Wolverine yourself??? Can you have two up.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
no they will overwrite each other.
@fathersondiecast65212 жыл бұрын
possibly a cheaper alternative to Beast for summon necros? Personally though I dont like giving up my whole main weapon slot just for an aura even Fanat
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Same
@ManchmalGaming9 ай бұрын
A roll betweeen 210% to 340% ED. Great runeword for people who like to gamble!
@Ironclad66612 жыл бұрын
Happy I got 331% out of a possible 340% enhanced damage on mine.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@Tahlock2 жыл бұрын
Wait does magic absorb mean only hammers and bone magic opposed to elemental? also thx
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Magic absorb is all magical damage, fire, ice, lightning, and magic.
@MrZhanghe2 жыл бұрын
Oath + lawbringer frez barb is a very budget uber char
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like fun
@kevinduffy26882 жыл бұрын
Was thinking about that too but now have astreons to consider in the mix
@Ashleymaul2 жыл бұрын
Sadly, in a practical sense the spirit somehow misses the initial target, most of the time it seems.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Good To Know
@handledhandlehandlinghandler2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Just wanders off hitting nothing. Bonehead spirit.
@kevinduffy26882 жыл бұрын
This happens a lot when fighting ghosts in arcane sanctuary
@jared1321 Жыл бұрын
I see it happening mostly when the target dies before the spirit gets to it. Then it doesn’t target another enemy unfortunately
@formdoggie5 Жыл бұрын
charges should be able to be recharged on eth items via a cube recipe that eats like... a tir and a sapphire or something.
@thatotherdan99842 жыл бұрын
I also made it in a phase blade cuz I was tired and hyped to find a 40's weapon that I forgot I was looking for an eth scourge
@jaredbills72 Жыл бұрын
I have one in a non-eth scourge but am thinking about making one in a eth zerker axe that is in the stash with 4os. I use lawbringer on switch to deal with physical immunes.
@Thenewguytcs2 жыл бұрын
So quick question. If you were to theoretically have an Oath in both weapon sets, and you spawned the Heart of the Wolverine with one, would it disappear when you flipped weapon sets?
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
If it's on both sets probably not, sounds like something to test out
@Thenewguytcs2 жыл бұрын
@@GGMentor I can confirm that it the HoW spirit will carry over on weapon swap.
@glow44176 ай бұрын
@@Thenewguytcs so you could have an eth one in one weopon slot and switch to the other for charges.
@joshhardy90422 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the cube recipe for repair/recharge could recharge the abilities on the weapon. Ort and chipped gem recipe might work....?
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Good question, I am pretty sure I tried it before and it didn't work. But it's super easy to test.
@DarkshiftGaming2 жыл бұрын
There is a recipe for recharging Idk offhand the recipe but I do know it exist.
@VanquishAudio2 жыл бұрын
Found a 15ed eth balrog blade and made a 340 oath lol mind boggling
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@kevinduffy26882 жыл бұрын
Hello, I just found an astreons iron ward with a plus 49 damage mod, 139-161 base damage, +3 combat skills, 152% bonus to AR, 6 flat DR, kinda low but anyways, I did also make an oath runeword in a berserker axe for a roll of 99-294. In comparing the two, to be used on shape shift druid, zealot pally or frenzy barb: Do you know which one is better and if so why?
@adamboyd5190 Жыл бұрын
Would this be good in an ogre maul on a WW barbarian?
@janco3332 жыл бұрын
Would this be good with a summon necro? Will the wolverine stack with might from my merc?
@Stompy19845 ай бұрын
Not worth it. You should try out the Thorns merc as well O:)
@davidcook9568 Жыл бұрын
Would this work alright with a kicksin? Change it up from rift?
@GGMentor Жыл бұрын
If your talking about the bone Spirit effect it doesn't work very well. It spawns behind the monster, and it also doesn't do much damage.
@nixtv238510 ай бұрын
Hi. Will I lose the iron golem if i switch to my other weapon after casting it?
@glow44176 ай бұрын
Yes
@juanmontealegre31549 ай бұрын
Any thoughts on using this on an Act V merc?
@GGMentor9 ай бұрын
I think there are better choices, this is a decent weapon for sure but it's chosen mainly due to it's indestructability for players because it can be made in an ethereal base and not break. Mercenaries however don't break ethereal weapons so you can make them any runeword in an ethereal base or find very good uniques in the ethereal form and give those to them. Eth Headstriker is literally one of the strongest weapons the Act 5 merc can use. and an Eth Crescent moon isn't too shabby either.
@juanmontealegre31549 ай бұрын
Thank you for the response, you’re a gentleman and keep up the great work!
@Moonwired2 жыл бұрын
Why would you put an oath in a phase blade.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
If you want to use the charges yes, if you want the increase in damage and don't care about the charges an ethereal high damage weapon like a berserker's axe
@expandeux2 жыл бұрын
You didn't cover the bone spirit necro sinergy at all :(. How would a Necro like that would work ?
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
I thought about it, but since bone spirit only hits one target I felt it wouldn't be worth it compares to bone spear synergy which pierces targets.
@sergueileonardoafonin79502 жыл бұрын
Tried it once Not impressed Passion rw is better for melee.
@Oddigan Жыл бұрын
Might be a year late, but in LoD I tried a fully synergized, moderately geared Oath + Bone RW Necromancer without relying on Corpse Explosion; only melee and curses. Skill allocation is entirely like a normal bone necro. It's serviceable enough to slowly beat each area of Hell. While there might be a setup in D2R that makes it a tad stronger, it is definitely not a build you want to use if your goal is to complete a Holy Grail or reach 99, lol. Thankfully, you can always just choose to use Corpse Explosion. Gear up a mercenary so they can kill a single target then grab some form of teleport (rare amulet/shop for a staff/Enigma) and you can practically wear whatever gear you want on a Necro as long as your goal isn't to farm above players 1. It's fun to rock a two-handed ethereal sword, a great helm and full plate armor on a necro sometimes, optimal item bases be damned.
@allysinlombard Жыл бұрын
What about a Necro. I’m not sure I want to invest in P&B but that level 20 BS is 🥶
@KingTraut6 ай бұрын
Problem with heart and golem charges is your making in eth and can’t repair, so useless
@GGMentor6 ай бұрын
Yup
@James-sn5mg2 жыл бұрын
Which is better? Oath or Grief?
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Depends on your build, most would say grief without a second thought. But the issue is griefs damage mechanism doesn't work for a large variety of skills like vengeance, or blade fury as an example.
@IcapapalotlPopocatepepetl4 ай бұрын
Quite sad that both summons it provides unsummon on unequipping Oath.
@tldrinfographics57692 жыл бұрын
You are better off trading Azurewarth for Lum
@Cornholers2 жыл бұрын
Approved
@TyyTheFlyGuy7 ай бұрын
I used this on a wolf barb.
@jared1321 Жыл бұрын
I’ve watched so many of your vids that I’ve noticed a trend in your mental math being very odd lol.
@GGMentor Жыл бұрын
Yes I suck a quick math
@jared1321 Жыл бұрын
@@GGMentor that’s ok your talents are verbal which is more valuable here anyway:) it just makes me chortle sometimes
@mikegerschwiler78292 жыл бұрын
Eth is only 50% boost right? Hotw is 125% non eth is better
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
eth is a 50% boost to base, not just a 50% boost. So say a weapon had 400% ed it's not 450% ed because of the Ethereal It works much better. Say you have 50 weapon damage +400% ed that is 250 damage If the 50 Eth just added to the ED it would be +450% which is 275 But Since Eth Adds to the Base damage instead it is 50+50%+400% which = 375 Superior is a 15% boost which adds to ED so if you have a 400% ED item with a Superior 15% it works out as 415%
@mikegerschwiler78292 жыл бұрын
@@GGMentor ahhh gotcha thanks for elaborating.
@bliceone2 жыл бұрын
Why is it not good to use charges on eth items?
@llanowarelf72972 жыл бұрын
Can't recharge I guess
@bliceone2 жыл бұрын
@@llanowarelf7297 I knew that you couldn't repair eth items but didn't know you couldn't recharge. That's a shame.
@bliceone2 жыл бұрын
@@llanowarelf7297 so even ort+chipped gem doesn't work?
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
Yes even ort+chippy doesn't work
@wesmackenzie30012 жыл бұрын
355% ED on that Oath… are you kidding me with that roll.
@GGMentor2 жыл бұрын
340%+15% superior = 355% which is max roll. It's also an offline character in which the roll was created perfect
@jonsnow85502 жыл бұрын
I was so excited to find a mal until people were like... eh
@andrewvader19552 жыл бұрын
Damn..
@wakkawagga4432 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile the blessed hammer hits for 7000 magic dmg. Balance the frickin‘ pally!!
@longstech2 жыл бұрын
lol my sorc hits for 15k with firewall
@mustafayasin162 жыл бұрын
My hammadin hit 11 k w/o skillers and annihi
@nnv0072 жыл бұрын
My blessed hammer hits for 13k eventho i went for 125fcr ;)
@IcapapalotlPopocatepepetl2 ай бұрын
I've made this one in an ethereal cryptic sword just because I've got bored as phouckqueengue phouckque trying to find any ethereal scourge. Quite sad...