But IMHO is a mercenary from the 2 act almost as strong and he also delivers many bonuses. Gloom The other attributes are unfortunately not so outstanding.

Hellcast They are certainly the most stable of all mercenaries, and with the right weapon they can strike fairly hard. He makes you get less attacks and you can easily retreat from a group thats too strong. Better to run away than to die. Death's Disguise, Hsaru's Defense Crossbows Butcher's Pupil Dark Clan Crusher Dwarf Star Kelpie Snare Cloudcrack Snakecord Decoy The decoy is also a very useful skill, because unlike the Valkyrie or a mercenary he is always where he should be and even then he doesnt run away. Wealth, Delirium Witherstring You should first invest 20 points and then at least 10 levels on items. Jade Talon Cham Bul-Kathos' Children

For PIs a larger mana pad can be useful, but for these situations I would recommend slightly modified equipment (mana arms etc.). Normal: The Scalper, Elite: Steel Pillar Enjoy 5% Off Voucher code: D2TROPHY to buy your D2R Gold, Runes, Runeswords and any other items! Chaos If the other equipment is right you can also increase your maximum fire resistance a little bit. Iratha's Finery The other bonuses like the increased attack value and the improved defense are also welcome, but they cant hide the fact that the speed is really bad. Necro Totems The rings should offer life, resis, dex, strength and mana/lifeech like all other rare items. Ort Strength Bane Ash Bladebone Black Hades Harlequin Crest Halaberd's Reign Warlord's Trust Rain The very high damage bonus and the ability to attack multiple enemies make it by far the best skill in almost all situations. Death's Fathom (L) bring the dodge skills to 11/6/11), Pierce = piercing Here is of course always danger of confusion, Walkyrie = Valkyrie Lovingly called Wally. Langer Briser Brand (L) Topaz Actually, one point would be enough here, since there are relatively few dangerous physical long-range fighters. Carrion Wind Bows The Patriarch, Exceptional, 1H: Blinkbat's Form The Impaler Leviathan (L) Spirit Ward, Class Shields: Quest Items Hellslayer A mercenary is very important for a speerama, as he either increases their defensive potential or their attack power noticeably. Mang Song's Lesson (L) Water hiking is a little better. Eld The Redeemer, All Unique Spears I like this way quite well, but who always has a working party at hand? Eth I never like to give values for vitality, because every player has very different items and therefore with the same vit value there are big differences in life. Fleshrender Elite spears are found only in the Expansion. Rixot's Keen Critical Strike Critical strike is one of the most important skills for a Speerama. Normal: The Jade Tan Do White Hellmouth, Elite: The Spirit Shroud Blood Recipes Dexterity: In the long run, dexterity should be pushed so far that you can use Warpikes or their Amazonian counterparts. Nagelring Moonfall Firelizard's Talons Besides the resis, skills, dex, strength and life are also recommended here. Marrowwalk Spineripper Nokozan Relic This makes things a bit easier, because the monsters kill themselves slowly when they attack you, but you wont get hit often enough (and shouldnt get hit more often) to really get a benefit. Phoenix (L) Io Wands, Class Items Passion If the resistances of these armors are not enough, you should go for the Runeword Smoke, as it offers 50% Prismatic Resistances. A Bowama has many possibilities. The crown of the thieves offers a lot of life, Lifeleech, good fire resistances and quite a lot of Dex, which is especially useful in combination with Lycanders flank. Bloodraven's Charge Beside the IAS they offer either massive Dex (cats eye) or a package of skills, lightning resis and lightning damage. Steelgoad Stormchaser It happens quite often that you have to retreat because too many enemies could break through and nothing is worse than getting a fatal blow while running away. Dragon They offer the obligatory 20% IAS, but the most important is the 350% increased damage against demons, which is an incredible bonus when leveling in the right area. Thundergod's Vigor, Elite: This skill has never been useful and it is not with Lod Skystrike Homunculus Axe of Fechmar The Face of Horror, Exceptional: Sur Bloodmoon Viperfork, All Unique Staves In the rare sector there are also some good alternatives. Belts Tal Rasha's Wrappings Armor with reasonable bonuses are Duriels bowl, Ghostforge, the rune-words smoke and lionheart. With a Speerama the decoy can also be used to a certain extent, because normally you can stand quite a lot. Holy Thunder The damage has been increased and the weapon is no longer damaged as easily as before, but unfortunately the speed is still too low.

Executioner's Justice (L) Spirit Forge Blade of Ali Baba Jalal's Mane They were never really necessary before LoD, because their damage is/was very low and there were no enemies with physical immunity yet. Shadow Dancer (L), All Unique Amulets Treachery Zephyr, https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/index.php?title=Spears&oldid=20963. Caster Recipes But also on the Unique sector there are many alternatives. Arachnid Mesh Now the speed of jabbing is related to weapon speed and the combination of a slow lance with high damage and jab becomes unplayable. But since the defense is very low, no resistances are available and you dont get a life bonus you should look for something else later. Great guide to finding magical items all the basics explained! Demon's Arch Earth Shifter Memory, Oath (L) Wizendraw Isenhart's Armory Stormrider Demon Machine, All Unique Daggers Since a large part of the damage comes from the Fend Bonus, a better weapon works much better than a big increase in Strength and therefore the later points here are rather luxury. By the way, if you attract items with skill bonuses to the hunter she will only fire elemental arrows(2 skills) and even lightning strikes(3 skills). Snowclash Javelins are throwing weapons, held one-handed, and are non-magical and non-socketable. Shaftstop Vitality: In my opinion, vitality is the most important attribute, because a Speerama can only be played comfortably with a large cushion of life. Lawbringer (L) Here you only get 20% IAS, but you only need the gloves and they have 40 lives left which fits well to a Speerama. Suffixes Stealskull But there are two more uses. Doombringer Now we come to the lightning attacks. Razor's Edge Both the Sigon and the Death & Devil set brings if you wear the gloves and another item 30% IAS and also the other attributes such as Lifeleech, strength (Sigon) or Cannot be frozen (death and devil) are not from bad parents. Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. Vex Stormspike, Elite: Death Cleaver (L) Pul Witchwild String Steel Pluckeye Soulfeast Tine Mara's Kaleidoscope Thats not very fast either, but you are much faster than when you fight alone against Pis. But one more little note. Im not really satisfied yet, but maybe you can help me to make it an interesting guide without weak points. Infernal Tools Goldwrap 15 Dex and a gigantic sum of up to 65 lives make these shoes very useful. Lightsabre, Elite, 2H: Immortal King Ruby Boots Woestave Umbral Disk Titan's Revenge Berserker's Arsenal But nobody knows for sure. Spears are stabbed with from the side, and have excellent reach, able to hit monsters on the other side of a friendly player, or to stab a monster while it is still too far away to strike you. My guess would be that each enemy can only take damage once, even if they are struck by lightning several times. For PIs you could also look for a fast spear (Yari/Spetum or even better Forken) with a lot of lightning damage or just get 5-6 socketed versions of corresponding spears and upgrade them with lightning jewels. But this will only be possible if you keep her on a relatively small level. Heaven's Brethren But the real highlight are the 2 sockets with which you can adapt Geisterschmiede to your own requirements (Speed, Resis or Life) I find Duriels bowl even a bit better, because it is a very cheap all-in-one solution. The Centurion Jah Coldsteel Eye The version that is priceless for most people is a 1.08 Arcaines Heroism. Its very tempting to increase the hit rate just by punching through, but in the combination of dex and punching through I see the most effective way. Wizardspike, All Unique Polearms In LoD the items are often even more important than the skill, because the items have become much stronger and more frequent. Bartuc's Cut-Throat Thunderstroke (L) Tal Rashas mask looks like shit**, but you cant see it on the mercenary and its very cheap. Bladebuckle, Exceptional: Grief (L), Hand of Justice Strength also increases damage and should be pushed even further if you have both a good hit rate and enough Health. Lem ((Str0,8+Dex0,5)+100)/100*weapon damage=end damage. You have to consider that a Speerama has no shield and this skill is the replacement. A hunter can sometimes slow down individual enemies with her ice attacks, but this effect is better achieved by the corresponding mercenaries from the 2 and 3 act IMHO. Tancred's Battlegear Herald of Zakarum Black These skills are often summarized as (D/A/E). Razortine Apparently the low damage is a bug. Veil of Steel, Circlets: Torch of Iro On rare tires you can have almost any attribute you could wish for as a spear-amazone. All mercenaries that dont use these auras are not as strong.

Gloves King's Grace Also the AR bonus, the cold damage as well as the dex bonus and the cold absorption are very practical. Lacerator Warpspear If a melee fighter does get past your blockers, you should also retreat. The Grandfather, Amazon Weapons Guardian Naga, Elite, one-handed: Bloodletter Values in () Yari's do more damage in the Expansion than they do in Diablo II. The Meat Scraper Stealth Normal: Scepters The General's Tan Do Li Ga Blackhand Key, All Unique Maces Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. Windforce, All Unique Crossbows Obedience (L) Nord's Tenderizer The ideal level of 16 can only be reached with items that dont compromise too much. Maelstrom Goblin Toe Razortail Dragon (L)

Now lets talk about spears. Tiamat's Rebuke Dragonscale, Sorceress Orbs Elite: Kinemil's Awl Blackbog's Sharp Hone Sundan The Dragon Chang Swords Tarnhelm

Stone of Jordan Eschuta's Temper, Angelic Raiment On the other hand she is so stupid that sometimes you are close to suicide (but I am still alive ^^) Thats why you should cast Wally more often when she is not where she should be. Duriel's Shell Gravenspine Rockfleece If you die often after that you do a lot of wrong Of course, the whole thing only brings something if you also suck enough life to make the sphere full again and again! The Disciple But if you want to have it a bit safer, you can also award 5 points here. I dont really think slayers are cut out for this. D2R Items for Sale at the Cheapest Prices. Then you move to the edge of the group, so that you only attack a few enemies and are only attacked by a few enemies (here the lance range is also useful). Amn, Sol

Arreat's Face The loaded punch is still not a skill that can accompany you through the whole game, but it is definitely worth considering if you fight PIs frequently to develop it. Hellclap Diamond Spectral Shard, Exceptional: Coldkill Theoretically one point should be enough, but since the Valkyrie of a Speerama usually gets a bit more on the lid than a Bowama, 5 points are certainly quite practical. It brings a good 1.25 life/level and with a nice life cushion it is much more comfortable. In the past, you had to pay a lot of SOJ for years to chase a top lance and today you get a super lance like Lycanders flank for free. Normal: Lance of Yaggai Eaglehorn The whole thing is not very fast, but safe and effective. Fend has always been a good skill, but unfortunately it was very item intensive (GIAS lance etc.). Normal: Spirit Keeper, Necromancer Totems Not much has changed in the passive skills and only small changes are necessary. I would give 5 points at first, but you can add the same amount of points afterwards. Pal Shields Nightwing's Veil Raven Frost Cold damage and knockback are for example 2 attributes that are also very useful to slow down the enemies. Islestrike Endlesshail However, despite their shields, the iron wolves usually die very often, as they almost never strike and therefore dont leech. Harmony (L) If you dont need higher damage (e.g. Rockstopper Insight (L) Venom Ward Escape Escape was long avoided due to a small bug that appeared when you got into Diablos beam and was not skipped. Bing Sz Wang Darkforce Spawn (L), Paladin Shields Lycander's Flank Fleshripper Darkglow So, what are you waiting for? Last but not least I recommend the Defiance Mercenary. Prudence Gore Rider, Elite: You get very good resistance bonuses, life/level, some strength and finally the often underestimated freezing is impossible to do. The Salamander But now to the skills here, a lot has changed! Their striking speed is not as fast as smaller weapons such as swords or blunts, but they are not so slow as the massive axes or polearms, and will not have very high strength or dexterity requirements, making them useful weapons for every character class. The Chieftain String of Ears Download the client and get started. Natalya's Odium Earthshaker, Exceptional, 2H: However, I dont think this solution is acceptable, since you want to play a speerama and a bow is the opposite. Skin of the Vipermagi Rather expensive, but also quite effective are hands on. These should have IAS, resis, dex, spearskills or strength. Prefixes Here I can We recommend Taktaals large spear comparison, which nicely shows which weapon is best when. Arkaine's Valor Call to Arms Lionheart, Myth So a solid start which should be replaced later. Check out our brand new D2R build guides: Copyright 2019 -2021 NEW MAIYUAN TRADE DEVELOPMENT CO.,LIMITEDRoom D, 16 / F, Hyde centre, 18 Luab Road, Wanchai, HK. Last Wish (L) The other mercenaries also have their areas of operation, but whether a barbarian or not will not be noticed very much, because he is only an additional blocker but nothing else improved. Kuko Shakaku The only real alternative is Cruel Lances and their Amazonian counterparts or Cruel versions of the Elite Spetum and Trident. Coif of Glory Bonehew Slightly better (if you cant freeze anywhere else), but a bit more expensive is the rune-word Lionheart. Charms Guide, Calculations All spears require two hands to wield them. With a mercenary, the Valkyrie and the Decoy you have 3 blockers, which are all usable for different purposes. So also good if you dont use a BU. Leaf Darksight Helm Manald Heal Energy: The only thing that really costs mana with a Speerama is the Valkyrie and you can also afford this with the normal mana supply (apart from Lvl 25 Wallys perhaps times) The rest can be done comfortably through Manaleech and therefore the basic value is sufficient here. Emerald These rings could still have Manaleech, so now you can only get them with a Unique Ring (and some other items). Here I introduce the basic tactics and try to clarify some basic questions. Deathbit In the same notch the Unique gloves hit blood fist. Civerb's Vestments So despite a two-handed weapon you have a shield. Stormshield Kira's Guardian (L) So neither useful for normal nor physically immune enemies. Also here you get 40 lives, unfortunately only 10% IAS, but a minimum damage increased by 5, which can tear out the total damage of a worse weapon. Slow projectiles This skill is very useful and is unfortunately often undervalued. Only when this small group has been decimated do you go a bit further and take care of the next enemies. Alternatives would be the crown of thieves, vampire look and robbery skull. Stormeye, Exceptional: Amulets Spears are larger, heavier, and are melee weapons which must be wielded with two hands, and may be socketable, or have a full range of magical modifiers. Iron Pelt Running away is the only skill that also evades magical ranged attacks and thus becomes even more useful in areas like the Chaos Sanctuary. Zakarum's Hand Gleamscythe Lidless Wall Silks of the Victor, Exceptional: Ginther's Rift Another nice point is that the zero rounds that were at 1.06 are almost gone and you cant be interrupted. Spire of Honor, Elite: Because the barbarian often fights in close combat he will pull monsters from you and so you will live longer.

You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! This way you can simply recast it and save skill points. ), and all the main attributes are raised as well. Ondal's Wisdom, All Unique Throwing Weapons Chains of Honor The first one would be to play with others so that you only act as a blocker for these opponents and the others have enough time to take the group apart. Ripsaw Kingslayer But since apart from AD only the increased AR is really useful, Id rather advise against it. Astreon's Iron Ward The best thing about this skill is that one point is enough, because more points only increase the length. In the set area there is another incredibly cheap, but also incredibly bad looking alternative (keyword: optical rape) Thanks to Duallech, Life and Resis, Tal Rashas mask covers just about everything and is almost a gift. Arctic Gear Raven Frost is a must have item if you dont already have Duriels bowl, because he can not be frozen is a positive attribute.

The mercenary with Power Aura increases the damage very much and makes life a lot easier. They always stay out of the rough with their ranged attacks, but their usefulness is also limited. Lance Guard Wisp Projector, All Unique Shields Ravenlore The Reaper's Toll (L) Highlord's Wrath The Minotaur, Elite, two-handed: The Cat's Eye The letters are the first letters of the English name. Lifeleech is relatively easy to get over a helmet. The cats eye and the anger of the high prince are both top amulets for speed freaks. It has a sick life and vitality bonus, and once you wear it youre swimming in health. Waterwalk Stormguild Magic Find Sigon's Complete Steel But now that all skills need fast weapons and Fend has been improved even further, Fend is clearly the new main skill. Rune Master (L), Normal, two-handed: Normal: Armor The Iron Jang Bong, Exceptional: Serpent Lord Lycanders brings Lifeleech, a Vit Bonus(60 life), 30% increased attack speed, 20 Strength, 20% improved Defence, 2 Ama Skills and 2 Spearskills and covers all points. Both are not outstanding, but certainly not bad. Milabrega's Regalia Radament's Sphere, Elite:

The Skill, Life and Lifeleech are nice bonuses, but there are better ones. Axes A good choice for the defensive freaks might be for example the rockstopper, which besides almost prismatic (poison missing) resistances also reduces the physical damage by 10%, brings faster recovery after hits and a lot of vitality. Crescent Moon Plague Bearer The Vile Husk Schaefer's Hammer, Elite, 2H: Next to Valkyrie he belongs to the most important skills to make Fend more effective! Wormskull You collect a group of enemies with Valkyrie, mercenaries and mirror image and attack them from a relatively safe distance and always move up a bit as soon as a few enemies have fallen. Fortitude Gull Toothrow Griswold's Legacy Azurewrath A Speerama avoids many hits because it sends the Wally in front of you, but if you get too many enemies you have a certain security. The tactic still looks similar to the one before. Deathspade Our last Unique is Vampire View and it also comes up with a good overall package. Monsters are high enough level to drop them by Act 4 and 5 Nightmare, and then all through Hell difficulty. Swordguard, Elite, 1H: This part is too short for me at the moment.Defeat groups one by one. Que-Hegan's Wisdom For ranged fighters you have to proceed a bit different.

Gold Find, Modifiers All Exceptional items have a Clvl 25 Requirement in Diablo II. Enigma Rusthandle Since she only shoots single arrows it will not have a very strong effect. Rune FAQ Now they seem to be very useful, but I still dont think they are too good. Lycander's Aim I like the next helmet (not only optically^^) a little bit better. When you start an attack you are almost always interrupted and what good is a huge damage if you dont get it to the monster. The constant resuscitation becomes very expensive in the long run. Charms Affixes Tearhaunch, Exceptional: Normal: Warshrike (L), All Unique Javelins Physically imune opponent Here I would suggest a total of 3 ways. What more do you want? But also often called Muppets Wally or something like that, because she is usually not where she should be, Jab = thrust amazons who will mainly use this attack as jabazones, Fend = An ama with Fend as main skill is called a Fendazone, FHR = Faster Hit Recovery = faster recovery after hits, A Speerama, unlike some other chars, is not so much fixed on individual attributes. Silence There is actually not much more to say about the mission. The Diggler War Traveler Blood Crescent Barb Helms Leadcrow If you use amzone spears you can add a few more points, because the damage is also increased by Dex. Hotspur Cerebus' Bite (L) Donnergotts prosperity brings 20 strength and vitality and numerous means against lightning damage. Merman's Sprocket Ghoulhide Arm of King Leoric Like all Exceptional weapons, they have more damage and higher requirements than normal gear. Thats why a Saracen Luck is a very good item for a Speerama as well, since it offers resistance and attribute bonuses in addition to AD. Treasure Classes

Husoldal Evo Fal Dracul's Grasp But above that the increases are too small.

Destruction (L) Infernostride But if you dont make it, Meiden is very useful. Swordback Hold Unfortunately things have also become rather one-sided and special character variations are only possible with great effort. If you dont need speed, rare amusements are best, because a single prism amulet can tear out the resistances of a spearama. Crushflange Medusa's Gaze She is an excellent blocker and endures more than anything else and without her a Speerama can hardly survive. Boneslayer Blade Pompeii's Wrath Pus Spitter

The Mahim-Oak Curio Templar's Might (L) Chromatic Ire Spirit The Oculus Blastbark, Exceptional: Every beginning is hard. Rattlecage Maces Phoenix Peace Frostwind Windhammer This page was last edited on 5 March 2011, at 13:32. The method I like best is to use her as a PI killer. Even better are War Traveller. Nature's Peace (L)