The Horadric Tome

The Keymakers

The keymakers are the characters i use to farm keys in diablo2, necessary to collect the preciousss torches :)  The sorceress build i use for farm the Countess/Summoner and the assassin/barbarian to farm Nihlathak.

The how: My post about the pandemonium event

Learn about maps navigation in the forgotten tower (countess) with BTneandertal 

Learn about maps navigation in Halls of Pain/ Vaught (Nihlathak) with Djwatters22

Some tips for the Countess by Dbrunski125

All of them are great diablo2 twitch streamers/youtubers be shure to subscribe and like the videos ;)

Bosses resistances

Countess physical 20, Magic 20, Fire 108, Cold 130, Light 33, Poison 20

Summoner physical 30, Magic 30, Fire 30, Cold 75, Light 30, Poison 30

Nihlathak physical 0, Magic 25, Fire 33, Cold 70, Light 33, Poison 70 

The 200 FCR lightning sorceress

The build: hardpoints static field, telekinesis, teleport, warmth, frozen armor. Max points,  Lightning, Chain Lightning, Lightning mastery, Nova and Charged bolt.

The gear: (The goal is 194 ++ fcr total) I've 209. 

Eschuta temper (40), vipermagi (35), spirit shield (35), fcr rare/magic rings (10 each), magefist (20) (i prefer this one and not trangoul because of the mana regen), griffons (25), crafted caster amulet (19 didnt roll perfect one), arachnid mesh belt (20), boots wartrav/aldurs/rare boots. Switch: Spirit shield + Call to Arms runeword

Alternative gear: (Try got a minimum of 117% fcr)

Spectral Shard Blade (50) Suicide Branch Burnt Wand (50)Wizardspike Bone Knife (50) Heart of the Oak (40)

Rare Circlets (20), Trangoul gloves (20), crafted caster belt (10), Stealth armor (25)

The merc gear: the only mandatory item here is Insight runeword for the mana regen.

The inventory. Torch, Ani, Lightning Gcs,  Life scs, Res scs.

The Trapsin

The build: hardpoints Burst of Speed, Fade, Cloack of shadows, Mindblast, Wake of fire and Wake of inferno . Max points,  Death sentry, Fireblast, Lightning sentry, Charged bolt sentry, Shock web.

The gear: (Goals 102FCR, 48/86 FHR, Max Res)

Enigma armor, Shako, Spirit shield, Heart of the Oak runeword, Magefist/Trang oul gloves, Arachs, SOJ/BK rings, rare boots (res focus), Crafted amulet/Maras. Switch: Spirit shield + Call to Arms runeword.

Alternative gear: +traps or assa skills/20Fcr circlets, wizzardspike,bloodfist, crafted caster belt/goldwrapnosferatus coil, fcr/res rings, aldurs/nat boots, traps amulet. Switch: Spirit shield + lower res wand.

The merc gear: Sol Vamp Gaze, Sol Eth Gladiators Bane, Infinity or Insight

The inventory. Torch, Ani, Traps GCs, Life scs, Res scs.

Gameplay tips: (the speed you put the traps on ground is based on IAS not FCR)

CTA/Burst of speed buff, teleport till Nihlathak use Cloack of Shadows to blind archers/vipers, put 3 lightning sentry and 2 death sentry (near to you because your merc+traps probably will kill some of Nita minions), keep attacking Nita with Fireblast, after monsters start die put more death sentrys.

The Retributioner (Con Barb)

The build: Hardpoints: Leap, Berseker, Howl, Battle command, Iron skin, Natural resistance, Increased Stamina, Increased Speed.

Max points into Concentrate, Battle Orders, Bash, Mastery (swords or axes), other points into Shout

The Gear: Andariel Visage, Stormshield, Fortitude, Highlords, Upped Gores, Ravenfrost ring, Nature Piece Ring, String of Ears belt, Death Cleaver (i don't have Grief on a zerker axe and 60dealy is nice), switch Lacerator axe (For proc amplify damage on Nita), Lava gout gloves

Alternative gear: Vamp Gaze/ Arreats F, Gerke Sanctuary shield, Cats Eye amulet, Verdungos belt, Grief on a phase blade/ upped head striker/ Azurewrath/ Lightsaber, switch Lawbringer runeword (to proc decrepify). Steelrend/ Draculs gloves.

The merc gear: Sol Vamp Gaze, Sol Eth Gladiators Bane, 2shaels (or 15ias/ed jews) 1 amn Tomb Reaver.

Inventory: Torch, Ani, Combat Skillers, Gheeds fortune, some mf scs, max dmg ar scs.

Gameplay tips: First i want to talk a little about gear choice, one of the biggest problems in farm Nihlathak are the Vipers, they give a tons of damage (poison/phisical), andys visage give me 10 to Max poison res thats the main reason of my choice (also IAS and life leech), strings of ears/stormshield give me damage reduction i need (50% DR) (helps againt corpse explosion damage and the vipers), Natures ring is for the Damage reduced by X (you can put sol runes into helm and shield but i don't have more socket quest). All i talk before is the defensive aspect, now go for the offensive, Deadly strike (boots, weapon and amulet), i choose Axes because sometimes Nihlathak comes with Stoneskin so i use Lacerator to proc amplify damage to destroy him quicker, you can go with swords and use lawbringer but decrep is not that effective as AD.

Try get the high defense you can (they will have like 10% chances to hit you), if you find Vipers stop runnin and start leapin! If you found to many vipers/archers/sucubus howl them before going to Nita.

Hope you guys enjoy the post GLHF!