Which necro armour is better?

the 70ar but reduce dmg on holy? or the 60 ar but adds ar on picing dmg?

the 70 AL armor will provide all around better armor vs everything except Piercing (5 AL short of Bonelace) and Holy Damage (since you take double damage vs Holy Damage).

Personally, if your not going to be facing a lot of enemies dealing Holy Damage.. or not going to be facing loads of piercing damage (ranger type's).. then I'd go with the 70 AL armor as it will be better for you. However, if your going to be dealing with many enemies which deal Holy Damage or pure piercing damage then Bonelace is the way to go..

So whats "best" really all depends on what you'll be facing...

the 70 AL armor doesnt make you take double damage from holy damage. for each tormentor's piece, you take 5 more damage.

Of course, another answer to your question would be neither of these.

For my necro, I prefer the scar pattern armor which gives a bonus +7 energy beyond what you normally get on other necro armors. I find that having more energy is a greater benefit than having more armor as a necromancer.

i have a set of tormentors and scar armor.........i use different armor combos at different times.

I like to use the Tormentor's chestpiece with a mix of bonelace and scar pattern elsewhere. That way I get the extra armor on the most important body part, without increasing my damage from holy too much.

Go with Necrotic 15k Chest/Legs, then Droks Tats for Arms/Feet - best of both world with regards to AL & Energy!!

It also looks really cool (wish I were home so I could attach a screenie)

Whatever armor you go with (situational for role you want to play and look you want) might I suggest forgoing the boots or scar pattern in that set, and trying on a lovely set of Blood-stained boots. They not only improve ability to use spells that rely on the corpses of your enemies, they look good with all sets, even scars.

Need I remind everyone, again, that the bonus bloodstained boots does not have any effects on any skills that any necros posess. If you think they look cool however, go for it.


msih

You needn't remind anyone - I see the difference they make when raising minions vs when I'm not wearing them.<---emphasis on the lil dot

I agree. More mana means more lifetaps means more damage and healing means not worrying about life in the firstplace due to holy ^_-

Now, if you specifically will be hunting ranger types, or people that do holy damage, you may want to rethink.

--The Shim

Really? You only take 5 damage and not double? Cool, I admit I've read somewhere that it caused double-damage from holy damage.. which is why I said what I said.

I really wish my new necromancer was able to get the Bloodstained boots to test whether they actually do something or not. I've seen people posting they do help, and seen people saying they don't help. Although iirc Ensign posted sometime ago stating they didn't do anything.. *time to search the forums...*

It's 5 damage per piece! It adds up quite quickly. I ran from Aloe seeds prior to getting my 15k scar. :P

LOL really? only 5... It seems like a lot though. For your which armor is better thing, I would choose the 70 AL(Torrmentors/Necrotics), unless you are going up against smiters/bow people all day.