[Project Diablo 2] Uber Tristram - Summonzon - Season 9 Day#2

[@stevenneice6720]

Nice torch. Congratulations

[@Rudipu]

That was so well played man, your gear is pretty much scraped together and you still made it look easy. The positioning and adjustments were so clutch.

[@GuardianD3]

Thank you! Even with the current bugged decoy chance to hit, this build is so powerful for uber tristram that you can go straight from ending hell difficulty to uber tristram as long as you have lvl30 valkyries and char lvl 80 (min lvl to enter it). My only 'regret' was to not use Harmony runeword, since it grants a lot of valk points and vigor aura (summons work way better with vigor).

[@vereph8052]

Just did my first plugy single player run with this build, thanks for the video! Mid roll ptorch!

[@davidpaquet2240]

Hi! Is going lightning strike (fir summonzon) a good option league start if i want to do ubers quick? Or its really the decoy/bow the best and only option?

[@GuardianD3]

Hi, I believe going melee against ubers on league start is dangerous due to your character having low hp pool and low resists. You can end up getting one-shot, especially to uber mephisto. Pure summonzon (or using strafing for extra dps) is much more viable due to the fact that you stay ranged, so you are able to do it with crappy gear, low resists and low hp. At this video clear, I think I had like 10 hours of playtime on season. I literally completed hell mode, farmed the keys and went straight to the ubers. It is important to note that, at the time of the recording of this video, this build was underperforming its usual efficacy: the decoys' chance to hit was bugged, so they weren't doing a lot of damage.

[@Nequamm]

Can I ask wich one is better: amp damage or lower resist, because I found a Pus Spitter.

[@GuardianD3]

I believe amp damage is better for summonzon. Especially now that they fixed decoys' chance to hit (it was bugged at the time of this video), since they do massive phys damage

[@Nequamm]

@@GuardianD3 thank you for the info. I have a bow with amp dmg too.

[@GuardianD3]

@@Nequamm ​ @Nequamm Nice, you can capitalize on strafe then. The reason I didnt do it is because I avoid too many key strokes so I dont get hand aches Although, in hindsight, I think Harmony runeword would be the best choice for low budget setup: it gives +valks and vigor aura, which helps summons work a lot better. Then use a4 merc for consistent amp.

[@clon8888]

Wow, how was the map clear speed with this build? I assume you basically do 0 dmg and just let your summons do the work? Can this beat Rathma? Also HC viable?

[@GuardianD3]

Hey, Map clear speed with this setup is relatively slow but very doable even on day 1 and this build works on any map. People say that the faster summonzon setup is the one in which you deal damage with strafe. Correct, I do zero damage with this setup. You can deal dmg with strafe to the enemies if you get a good weapon and other offensive gear. The main reason I dont go that route is because I wanna minimize the number of key strokes per minute, otherwise I get hand aches unfortunately. I never tested this build against Rathma. I imagine it should be kinda painful on first phase because your summons will probably target the towers sometimes. I imagine it is HC viable due to decent zon HP pool, good evade/dodge chance, and summons acting like meatshield ( decoys have an extra agro effect btw). Playing softcore recklessly and carelessly, If I recall correctly, I didn't die once from lvl1 till getting my first season torch. The only reason I took some big chunk dmg in this video is because my gear was really crap, hence resists weren't even capped at that point. Regarding practical HC viableness, BubblesPD2 has a full HC playthrough from lvl 1 to getting torch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4O6hqt6aJV3f8k and a uber tristram guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJC9ZYNnoNirl9E (he explains details in the video description).

[@clon8888]

@@GuardianD3 Thank you for your explanation and video link! I just hit Hell as Summon Zon so farming Andy now for better gear. I guess will be summon zon for awhile until I can build a decent Bowa or LF Zon, depends on what drop first. Btw, what you think is the best merc for summon zon? We drop act4 merc once we get a bow with amp proc right?

[@GuardianD3]

@@clon8888 Yes, drop act4 merc once you get a bow with amp proc, preferably Witchwild String bow, which has a higher chance to proc than a rare/magic bow if I am not mistaken. The thing I like about act 4 merc is that you have 100% amp uptime, which is very important against ubers when you have crappy gear. I think getting Wrath is one of the endgame goals of this build because of super high amp proc dmg. I think the best merc for this build would be act 1 vigor with faith/wrath runeword (then you would use the one your merc isnt using). Maybe the act 3 holy shock equipped with innocence and warshrike would be the best, if you use enigma and start telestomping but I never tested this setup.

[@GuardianD3]

Btw, at early stages, dont forget to get yourself a Harmony runeword once you get tir ith sol ko Another important thing to point out about is that at the time of this video, the decoys were doing way less damage than they should since their Chance to Hit were bugged. But they fixed it now, afaik, so the build should perform even better now.

[@clon8888]

@@GuardianD3 Thanks!! I am thinking building an Enigma first since i feel like as SSF teleport is so important for alot of class even if its kinda limited in PD2.

[@tur0k-t9n]

what did you do mini ubers with? Do you think its a good build on sp to do ubers?

[@GuardianD3]

I did mini ubers with the same build. It is perfect build for SP since you can do ubers with crap gear on this build. All you need to do is reach lvl30 valkyries, get Peace runeword, and stack some res (but not really required if you can manage to not get hit by positioning decoys in a way that ubers dont aim towards you). Also I strongly recommend Harmony bow runeword, for vigor and +valk

[@tur0k-t9n]

@@GuardianD3 awesome, so I realyon amp damage from merc?

[@GuardianD3]

@@tur0k-t9n Yes. For consistent amp early on, I choose a4 merc. You can swap for a1 merc whenever you are able to afford Wrath runeword later on, depending on the setup you wanna go

[@tur0k-t9n]

​@@GuardianD3 i tried doing Uber duriel but he just keeps healing what am I doing wrong

[@GuardianD3]

@@tur0k-t9n Use a4 merc for 100% amp dmg uptime. Also, keep decoys in a range that they shot duriel but that dont get frozen by duriel's aura. What base lvl are your penetrate on?

[@Sketchy_Bum]

the cheese ;)

[@MarkLaf]

the song ;)

[@carlosm1811]

parabens pelo power level