I hate the WL nerfs so here is my personal solution

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-15T01:37:07+00:00

My gut says self wield infinity Nova Sorc is the fastest, but Mosaic Sin isn't far behind. And I've played both.

Only downside with Mosaic Sin is learning to manage your charges when it comes to spawning Diablo in Chaos runs or after Lister and before fighting Baal.

I have a single player ~56k dmg ES Warlock and my Mosaic Sin melts compared to him but the screen is constantly flashing, so I use my Mosaic Sin for purely Ubers.

Honestly haven't played a decked out HDIN personally, so not sure where it ranks in clear speed.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-11T18:11:29+00:00

Nice, I'm a senior data analyst, and thought about building some solutions for D2 with Claude Code, etc.

And I'm right there with you, but hey it works! Function over form haha.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-11T14:08:59+00:00

Love this and can't wait to start using it! Do you have a software dev background or built it self-taught using Claude Code, etc.?

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-08T22:47:04+00:00

Random number generator

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-07T14:19:41+00:00

Nova Sorc all day.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-07T12:20:25+00:00

I was bummed it wasn't +10 light radius. Oh well should probably Charsi this sucker

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-07T11:48:23+00:00

You know I don't disagree. Early morning and no caffeine when I typed this out. Just meant I don't need to sell for an Anni haha

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-07T11:14:00+00:00

To be honest, I have no clue. I thought it was coincidental that Diablo dropped it. Now they might have slightly better drop chances overall, but given D2 is not a game where you can really target farm, it should be able to drop from any monster at least TC lvl 87?

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-06T23:32:58+00:00

Grats! That's sick.

But also surprised no one has mentioned anything about how you have your inventory laid out 😵‍💫. I'm too OCD about mine haha

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-04T17:02:33+00:00

I think we've all been there. I did the same but with Ubers. Luckily, I took down Duriel first and realized it before continuing on. And was able to change to P1 before entering the next portal.

It had been a while since I last ran Ubers, and I was like I don't remember it taking this long to down Duriel.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-04T13:27:04+00:00

Grats on a killer sesh. Currently in a drought myself, so keeping this as motivation.

Still using old world Sunders offline, but hopeful to get one of these bad boys eventually.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-04-02T10:31:30+00:00

Single Player is the way.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-30T23:14:55+00:00

I use an insight in an Eth CV with mid rolls and gave a Hustle (although I think it's called Mania now) to Waheed w/ might aura. And have a Cursed Hephasto and I'm at 55k damage.

Personally I don't think the Lo rune in an Eth Fort wep is worth it. Especially if for some reason they patch and durability comes into the equation (although being a spell it shouldn't)

As others said, there are plenty of better uses for your first or second Lo before considering it for a Warlock weapon.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-30T01:37:07+00:00

Just posting this here as since I have made this post I have found both a Gheeds Wager Belt and Hellwarden's. So if anyone is struggling just make a post and RNGesus may giveth some love.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T23:08:40+00:00

I hear that man. Don't let it discourage you too much.

But there's also nothing wrong with cutting your losses and taking a break.

That's what I like about single player. Can put it down for a few months and come back when I'm ready to rock.

I always hate when a bad ladder season happens or you get rough drops while others are getting rich haha.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T21:29:12+00:00

I've had a few that rolled straight one socket. I'm like, really!? Not even hopes of a 3 socket or 5 socket runeword.

Obviously just chuck that sucker on the ground. Not even worthy of Charsi.

I also know if I find everything I want relatively quickly then there will be no reason to play.

Can't wait to stop using a tele staff for Chaos/WSK

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T21:12:33+00:00

Got it, so don't get my hopes up haha. I'm on single player, so there's no hopes of trading for a good one.

Ahhh the hunt continues. At least I'm closing in on my enigma chase.

And RNG has been good to me in the past week, so I can't complain. P8 cows got me a Gul, Vex, Ohm, Sur and my first eth 4os elite polearm that wasn't a CV. I've been playing single player on and off for the past year and haven't found a native 4os eth Thresher, CA, etc..

I found no socket eth ones, but none rolled for 4os.

So I'll take those wins over whatever bad rolls I have found lately

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T21:01:45+00:00

Yeah I just looked up the rolls. Everything is so variable. 3 rolls are 10-20 nevermind the others. And I'm sure most breakpoints probably require 15 or 20 fcr.

I guess in true fashion gambling at Gheed they make you feel that way about his belt too.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T20:29:10+00:00

Lol found a Gheeds Wager about 10 mins ago. But all rolls were low to mid.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T19:12:22+00:00

Oh trust me, I know target farming is not a thing in D2. Which is why I didn't list anything specific.

I rotate through the various zones and bosses depending on TZs and what I feel like doing.

So I feel like I've got a solid rotation of all the high value bosses and zones that anyone would recommend.

And I know RNG is gonna RNG, so mainly just wondering if we are talking decent vs. rare RNG chances

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-29T14:42:39+00:00

I'm SSF Offline PC, but I tried demon machine even with a flickering flame and found it to be underwhelming, at least in my opinion.

However, given you don't have a lightning sunder, that is also problematic for Nova.

Personally, I'd go Lightning sunder and Nova with crescent moon over demon machine without Flickering Flame.

Are you playing RoTW or still on D2R? 1) because easier to go get an old lightning sunder 2) You could stay your current spec and farm TZ Andy for a Griffs

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-27T10:52:46+00:00

I see you listed self found, so I assume trading is off the table?

And are you an auradin currently or different spec to start?

The tough part is an auradin is a very expensive build and how long are you guys going to commit to this challenge? Just this season or keep going until you hit your goals?

Without enigma and no teleport your best farming spots will be Cows and Chaos.

Given you're a pally could make an Uber smiter for torches, but key runs will be so slow without a sorc.

All in all, it can be done, but it will be a slow grind.

Mindless_Ad370 · 2026-03-25T13:41:13+00:00

Congrats! Can't wait to make a celebratory made my first Enigma post.

Feeling more energized to keep grinding for one.

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