Heretic, 50Flex/50Enh, +CoZ/SCW/EP/CTR, 101 str/dex, 240 hits, 10/9/4, +11 shield

[Manisch Depressiv]

This is an update to my pre 1.89 Flex Heretic power shield template.

I swapped out the GoV for the Dragonslayer Infernal Cloth Vest, got slightly more power pool and piety, and capped fully strength and dexterity.

The main difference is the Albion Cloak of Might, each two minutes you can use a 10% omni heal, which is quite nice with Zahur's power conversion up.

I am not sure how the new Crush/Flex styles will be, maybe it's wiser to make a Crush template and cap out constitution/HPs/AF and drop dexterity to 75 or maybe it's even better to make a full hybrid template.

When using this template or any template with CTR you shall not use the Heretic's damage shield, as CTR's damage conversion will not work then.

Config Report

Stats
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STR: 102 / 101 (+27) INT: 0 / 75 Hits: 240 / 244 (+44) AF: 10 /
50
CON: 80 / 81 (+6) PIE: 76 / 80 (+5) End: 0 / 25
DEX: 101 / 101 (+26) EMP: 0 / 75 Pow: 0 / 26
QUI: 75 / 75 CHA: 0 / 75 %PP: 14% / 25%

Resists
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Body: 26 / 26 Energy: 14 / 26 Crush: 28 / 26 (+2)
Cold: 25 / 26 Matter: 16 / 26 Slash: 26 / 26 (+3)
Heat: 24 / 26 Spirit: 10 / 26 (+5) Thrust: 26 / 26
Essence: 0 / 26

Skills
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6 / 11 All Melee Weapon Skills
6 / 11 Crush
11 / 11 Flexible
11 / 11 Shield

Other Bonuses
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4 / 10 Archery and Spell Damage
4 / 10 Archery and Spell Range
10 / 10 Melee Combat Speed
9 / 10 Melee Damage
5 / 25 Stat Buff Effectiveness
4 / 10 Style Damage

Piece Listing
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Chest
Name: Dragonslayer Infernal Cloth Vest
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 15 Strength
Slot 2: 15 Dexterity
Slot 3: 5 Cold Resist
Slot 4: 5 Spirit Resist
Slot 5: 5 Heat Resist
Slot 6: 4 Style Damage
Slot 7: 4 Spell Damage
Slot 8: 4 Spell Range
Slot 9: 4 Melee Damage
Utility: 50.0

Arms
Name: Sigil Stitched Cloth Arms
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 Overcharge: 5,5
Gem 1: 25 Quickness - Flawless Airy Essence Jewel
Gem 2: 19 Strength - Faceted Fiery Essence Jewel
Gem 3: 19 Dexterity - Faceted Vapor Essence Jewel
Gem 4: 60 Hits - Precious Blood Essence Jewel
Slot 5: 40 Hits Cap Increase - (Crafted Item Bonus)
Utility: 57.0 SC Cost: 72g 31s 60c SC Price: 72g 31s 60c

Head
Name: Crown of Zahur
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 18 Acuity
Slot 2: 8 % Power Pool
Slot 3: 5 Crush Resist
Slot 4: 5 Slash Resist
Slot 5: 0 Unique Effect... Charged Effect
Slot 6: 5 Thrust Resist
Slot 7: 5 Acuity Cap Increase
Slot 8: 0 Unique Effect... Charged Effect
Utility: 42.0

Legs
Name: Sigil Sewn Cloth Pants
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 Overcharge: 5,5
Gem 1: 25 Quickness - Flawless Airy Essence Jewel
Gem 2: 19 Strength - Faceted Fiery Essence Jewel
Gem 3: 19 Dexterity - Faceted Vapor Essence Jewel
Gem 4: 60 Hits - Precious Blood Essence Jewel
Slot 5: 5 Strength Cap Increase - (Crafted Item Bonus)
Utility: 57.0 SC Cost: 72g 31s 60c SC Price: 72g 31s 60c

Hands
Name: Sigil Stitched Cloth Gloves
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 Overcharge: 5,5
Gem 1: 4 Shield Skill - Flawed Fiery Battle Jewel
Gem 2: 2 Flexible Skill - Uncut Molten Magma War Sigil
Gem 3: 25 Constitution - Flawless Earthen Essence Jewel
Gem 4: 28 Piety - Perfect Watery Essence Jewel
Slot 5: 10 AF - (Crafted Item Bonus)
Utility: 65.3 SC Cost: 56g 99s 20c SC Price: 56g 99s 20c

Feet
Name: Sigil Stitched Cloth Boots
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 Overcharge: 5,5
Gem 1: 25 Quickness - Flawless Airy Essence Jewel
Gem 2: 19 Strength - Faceted Fiery Essence Jewel
Gem 3: 19 Constitution - Faceted Earthen Essence Jewel
Gem 4: 60 Hits - Precious Blood Essence Jewel
Slot 5: 5 Dexterity Cap Increase - (Crafted Item Bonus)
Utility: 57.0 SC Cost: 72g 31s 60c SC Price: 72g 31s 60c

Right Hand
Name: Snake Charmer's Whip
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 4 Heat Resist
Slot 2: 4 Cold Resist
Slot 3: 4 Energy Resist
Slot 4: 4 Body Resist
Slot 5: 4 Matter Resist
Slot 6: 4 Spirit Resist
Slot 7: 4 Melee Damage
Slot 8: 3 Melee Combat Speed
Slot 9: 3 Flexible Skill
Utility: 63.0

Left Hand
Name: Protector's Sigil Forged Buckler
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 Overcharge: 5,5
Gem 1: 4 Shield Skill - Flawed Fiery Battle Jewel
Gem 2: 11 Body Resist - Faceted Dusty Shielding Jewel
Gem 3: 7 Cold Resist - Imperfect Icy Shielding Jewel
Gem 4: 5 Heat Resist - Flawed Heated Shielding Jewel
Slot 5: 3 Shield Skill - (Crafted Item Bonus)
Utility: 81.0 SC Cost: 20g 16s 80c SC Price: 20g 16s 80c

Neck
Name: Eternal Plant
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 15 Acuity
Slot 2: 15 Constitution
Slot 3: 5 Heat Resist
Slot 4: 5 Cold Resist
Slot 5: 5 Energy Resist
Slot 6: 5 Stat Buff Effectiveness
Utility: 50.0

Cloak
Name: Albion Cloak of Might
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 3 All Melee Weapon Skills
Slot 2: 40 Hits
Slot 3: 1 Energy Resist
Slot 4: 1 Matter Resist
Slot 5: 1 Spirit Resist
Slot 6: 6 Constitution Cap Increase
Slot 7: 6 Dexterity Cap Increase
Slot 8: 6 Strength Cap Increase
Slot 9: 1 Melee Damage
Utility: 31.0

Jewel
Name: Statuesque Eye
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 18 Dexterity
Slot 2: 6 % Power Pool
Slot 3: 7 Matter Resist
Slot 4: 7 Body Resist
Slot 5: 6 Dexterity Cap Increase
Utility: 40.0

Belt
Name: Began's Belt of Revenge
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 9 Strength
Slot 2: 9 Dexterity
Slot 3: 3 All Melee Weapon Skills
Slot 4: 1 Crush Resist
Slot 5: 1 Slash Resist
Slot 6: 1 Thrust Resist
Slot 7: 1 Heat Resist
Slot 8: 9 Strength Cap Increase
Slot 9: 9 Dexterity Cap Increase
Slot 10: 4 Hits Cap Increase
Utility: 35.0

Left Ring
Name: Crocodile's Tears Ring
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 4 Heat Resist
Slot 2: 4 Cold Resist
Slot 3: 4 Energy Resist
Slot 4: 4 Matter Resist
Slot 5: 4 Body Resist
Slot 6: 15 Acuity
Utility: 50.0

Right Ring
Name: Leviatan Ring of the Deep
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 21 Strength
Slot 2: 21 Dexterity
Slot 3: 21 Constitution
Slot 4: 20 Hits
Slot 5: 7 Strength Cap Increase
Slot 6: 3 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 47.0

Left Wrist
Name: Cyclone Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 2 Melee Combat Speed
Slot 2: 10 Thrust Resist
Slot 3: 10 Slash Resist
Slot 4: 11 Crush Resist
Utility: 62.0

Right Wrist
Name: Cyclone Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 99
Slot 1: 2 Melee Combat Speed
Slot 2: 10 Thrust Resist
Slot 3: 10 Slash Resist
Slot 4: 11 Crush Resist
Utility: 62.0

[Tuthmes]

I'm confused, 80con, 244 hits, 14 energy and lowish AF (though you got lots anyway)?

[Manisch Depressiv]

Originally Posted by Tuthmes

I'm confused, 80con, 244 hits, 14 energy and lowish AF (though you got lots anyway)?

It's a number game really with templates, to get the stats you mentioned up, you need to drop other stats (2 of them at 101 and 2 over 75) or replace the items with charges but bad utility (EP, CoZ, CTR) with higher utility items.

Focus is on power to health conversion, though with the new styles coming up it can be bad approach.

[Tuthmes]

Originally Posted by Manisch Depressiv

It's a number game really with templates, to get the stats you mentioned up, you need to drop other stats (2 of them at 101 and 2 over 75) or replace the items with charges but bad utility (EP, CoZ, CTR) with higher utility items.

Focus is on power to health conversion, though with the new styles coming up it can be bad approach.

Not sure why you would need that much dex(?). I'd deffo keep EP and mebbe CTR, but would ditch CoZ. Besides you dont want to have too many timers running.

Anyways focussing on health conversion with low(ish) hp/AF/resist is kinda missing the point

[Manisch Depressiv]

Originally Posted by Tuthmes

Not sure why you would need that much dex(?). I'd deffo keep EP and mebbe CTR, but would ditch CoZ. Besides you dont want to have too many timers running.

Anyways focussing on health conversion with low(ish) hp/AF/resist is kinda missing the point

Flex damage is based 50% of dex, 50% str. Two flex styles are based of blocking, and because of the high dex on a Heretic & spec shield it helps with blocking itself.

CoZ really wins fights, it renegerates way more HP than 50 AF would reduce on damage (10 AF ~= 1% damage reduction) and way more than additional hits would bring.

Timers aren't a problem. Before I go out, I have 25% duration gear on, hit CoZ then and it's up for 12.5 out of 15 minutes, plenty of time to use other charges.

I sometimes am at 1% health and CoZ brings me up again, even if EP or CW charge are down.

[Tuthmes]

Originally Posted by Manisch Depressiv

Flex damage is based 50% of dex, 50% str. Two flex styles are based of blocking, and because of the high dex on a Heretic & spec shield it helps with blocking itself.

CoZ really wins fights, it renegerates way more HP than 50 AF would reduce on damage (10 AF ~= 1% damage reduction) and way more than additional hits would bring.

Timers aren't a problem. Before I go out, I have 25% duration gear on, hit CoZ then and it's up for 12.5 out of 15 minutes, plenty of time to use other charges.

I sometimes am at 1% health and CoZ brings me up again, even if EP or CW charge are down.

Ahh thought flex whas 100% str based. When you mean CoZ brings you up, i take it its because you snare/stun and then heal yourself?

[Tuthmes]

Hade a little look at Tic board on VN, seems something's up with powershield! Never noticed that before.

[Manisch Depressiv]

Originally Posted by Tuthmes

Ahh thought flex whas 100% str based. When you mean CoZ brings you up, i take it its because you snare/stun and then heal yourself?

CoZ's charge is a power shield. When you are below 50% health the shield will convert your power to health until you are above 50% health again.

The ratio is 5% power for 1% health from what I can say. So basicly the frist mana bar gives me 500 HPs back and with all the regeneration to power via EP/CW/Cloak charge and natural regenration it's easily a "free" IP2 if not IP3, just over time.

But there are lot of different fights to equip and fight on a Heretic, some prefer to run with a Friar Heal proc and snare and kite for heals :P.

[Hiolo]

worked nice against my champ i cryed when i had you at maby 10% then your health started to go upp way to fast

/Fotis