
On its own, it deals 100% magic damage, useful for physical immunes and being cursed with Iron Maiden (reduced to hostile Necromancers in PvP), its drawback being that the player's defense drops to zero for a short duration. Berserk (1+): Synergy skill for Concentrate.Weapon Mastery: While defense is key with this build, the critical strike chance as well as the attack and damage bonus are also great perks.Also convenient since this skill is popular for the life and mana boost. These skills should have a 20 point investment: I don't think many have tested it yet.Diablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old BonesĢ9 September 2021 Skills Primary Skills Hammers in my opinion have potential to be VERY strong if built right with a weapon damage / caster hybrid build. It (should) be blockable, and it blocks the whole hit. This also means things like +damage like on grief will also add to it though. Look at your basic attack damage, get 3/4 of that, that's how much is added to your hammer damage. Is the skill blockable now that it has a physical component? If so would the magic component still do damage?Concentration will affect both the magic and weapon damage part of the skill.ĭeadly strike only applies to the weapon damage portion. Does deadly strike apply to (weapon + skill damage) or just to weapon damage?ģ. I suppose this also applies to skills such as shield throw and shuriken flip where weapon damage is added to skill damage although they are only physical. How does deadly strike work with the skill and when is it applied? Does it only get applied to the physical portion of the skill or to the whole damage? Also, is it applied before or after concentration is applied? (physical part or magic part, I cant determine which as theyre equal and I dont have anything with %magic damage atm) See the picture below.Ģ. Does concentration still work with both the magical and physical part of the skill? The character screen only shows part of the damage.
