The Vanquisher - Super fun and super strong

[benjidatramp]

havent seen many posts about the vanquisher, but I started one and am in act 1 legendary and having a total blast. I am playing a melee vanquisher and abusing damqage resistance and the attack abilities from close combat.

Basically playstyle is run around dual wielding hitting stuff while dumping meteors/avalanches/blizzards and insane discharge on yourself. It is greatly affective if set up right. I am only in act 1 legendary but have had no problems and just killed the hydra without issue.

Skills

Sorcery

Way of cold - used way of cold because of the chance to freeze really helps defensivly
Blizzard - good to cast on yourself when fighting groups
Avalanche - Slow recharge but instakill anything its cast on
way of fire - pre req
firewall - nice FR and some incidental damage
Meteor - see avalanche
way of lightning - pre-req
Insane discharge - AWESOME skill. Adds massive dps on low recharge
Elemental prism - + damage
Elemental Armor - damage resist


Close Combat
Attack of janus, Moraies attack and double kill. - reson for dual wield was to hit faster and get more milage out of way of cold
Endorphin - damage resist
Battle aura
Discouragement
Critical hit - a MUST as you will have low OA
Sharpened blade
Hope - 1 point wonder
Reflection - better than you would think

Now the gear setup. This is what I have found works for me. there are probably better setups but this one is rocking. This is the high level gear setup (post 55)

weapons
Pagos x 2 - fast, nice damage, cold damage which works with way of ice and grants squall which is nice

Helm - Hesions golden veil -recharge is nice
Chest - calypsos cover
Arms - Archmage clasp
Legs - Demonskin walker
Neck - necklace of harmonia - PIR would be nicer but I need the damage to health
Rings - 2X star of elusium - huge + health, nice resistances
Artifact - Thoth's glory - A staple item of the build it grants +100% to 3 secondary resistances, +1 skills and the kicker -20% requirements which means that you can reach the dex target for the swords.

While normally this set up would be crazy to be used on a melee character, the damage resistance from endorphin and elemental armor really lessen the incoming damage. Not only that, the mage gear allows big numbers to be hit with your sorcery spells and archmage clasp + hesions veil mean lower recharge times.

All in all the build is probably the most fun titan quest character I have played with the ability to go toe to toe or to sit back and cheese bosses with spells and obliterate archers. It is a fun hybrid build which once into the higher levels often kills through trash quicker than a full melee build

[benjidatramp]

So I got my str up more to be able to use a sapros and changed to way of lightning. I also put on the pendant of immortal rage..... This character is now ridiculously powerful.....

Imagine if you will... a close combat character with a sapros, a 3k damage lightning nova stun on a 4 second cooldown and 90%+ damage resistance (endorphin + elemental armor + elemental shield), large amounts of reflection and the ability to dump meteor showers, avalanches and squalls.... pretty silly really .

[cH00dy BCN]

Could you record a movie using Fraps and upload on YouTube?
I would like to see this hybrid in action ;]

[i.n.s.a.n.e]

Hey there,

Looking forward to try!!!

Nice skill set!

And very nice to hear this is your most having-fun character!!