Lanier

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

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15 Jul 2010 at 14:06 - 2

My suggestion would actually be to use the SoS/smite, the Minion master protter, and the ER. Minion masters typically make a good class to put some supportive prots onto due to their abundance of energy and the fact that the AI can easily multitask between applying death nova/jagged bones and applying aegis/prot spirit. Since you are a physical, I would go with the SoS/smite support. While it is true that as a physical, you can benefit from the curses hexes, i have found it more beneficial on a hero to run channeling and smite support instead. Strength and Honor is just too good to pass up and with SoS + spirit siphon, the hero can easily maintain a couple of strength and honors and still support the team with some armor ignoring damage and some splinters. Finally, I would use an ER protter as your final hero. They are just rediculously powerful as heroes because of the hero's natural tendency to spam skills regardless of energy cost. If you use this, then pick a monk henchie, a melee henchie, and any other two henchies, and you should be all set to roll through hm.

ac1inferno

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

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15 Jul 2010 at 18:55 - 3

I would take the SoS/Smite support, MB/Curses and ER Prot, but switch the smite and curse around so it'll be SoS/Curses, MB/Smite support and ER Prot.

The reason be is so the MB won't waste as much time casting [[Barbs] and can focus more on [[Jagged Bones], [[Death Nova], and [[Animate Bone Minions]. The SoS doesn't need to cast as much so I think the Barbs would be better on it.

I don't put any heals on my heroes because I usually just take Mhenlo and he works well enough.

In what way? What sort of situation do you find yourself unable to deal with hexes? You already know of course that Smite Hex has the same recharge as most hex removal spells. Sure, there are some areas where isn't enough(DoA), but I've done quite a bit in this game with only SH as hex removal, and I'm confident that it takes care of the most troublesome hexes a physical toon can be hit with.

There are really only a few crippling hexes for a physical char-- Blurred Vision and Deep Freeze, along with other DMS hexes and the very occasional Reckless Haste, are the most apparent. Sure, they happen in HM dungeons a lot. Even so, with a prepared team it's almost a joke-- if you've set up you're team properly your melee char is equally important as a damage dealer as it is a proxy for your team's damage dealing. RoJ, Ancestor's Rage, Smite Hex and Splinter Weapon all rely on your melee as a proxy. Essentially it's a synergy that that doesn't even rely on your ability to deal damage-- you'll find yourself obliterating mobs even if you're crawling around, not hitting for any kind of damage yourself! Although, if you do hit it's typically for shit tons of damage.