u/DjulejaN0

Hello Takens,

I only have in possession the base game, as I don't have the funds for the Malmouth pack, which is the next in order for achievement hunting. Based on that, I'm limited with devotions, etc. I've beaten once deathless ultimate difficulty with the Lucius weapon build. I'm aware of creatures and their mechanics. This time around, I've decided to beat the hardcore as a pet master, as there are only 2 achievements left for my base game.

I've unlocked pretty much all possible achievements for the base game, only hardcore remains, and that certain amount of kills to kill on one hero, which isn't a big of a deal for me anyway.

Now my question is, how I'm progressing based on what you see? I'm kinda sceptical on my pets. I started with Raven and Hellhound, then started to find some Modrogen Pact gear + 12 in total. Then I was thinking if I connect it with the node Blood of Dreeg, I'll have good sustain, which I think I have for me and pets 1044.66 hp/s. So once I've frequently started getting those items, I've decided to pick the Shaman pet and made the call to refund the points invested in the Raven skill trees.

I have some gear in my inventory where I can increase the levels of shaman pets, but right now, I lack the spirit. So I've decided to push the Shaman skill tree and stop at level 7 ground slam. Ideal, I think, would be to catch the node Oak Skin, as some gear gives + to that as well on top of pet abilities.

My devotions are :

Jackal - I took this as it gave me a slight boost early at the stage, also good perks, as physical damage reduction is hard to find, and pretty much everyone does that type of damage.

Shepherd's Crook - Good pet bonuses and the ability to boost those numbers for me was really hard to skip. I've bound it to my skill, Curse of Fraility

Raven - Damage increase, and my Raven was also increased with the lightning damage when I had unlocked the 3rd node.

Bysmiel's Bonds - Damage increase for my pets. I've also bound this skill to my Doom Bolt level 1. As it procures the hound's extra pet.

Sailor's Guide - Decent stats and I was looking again for that physical resistance on top of that needed points for my future devotions.

Panther - damage bonus for pets

Empty Throne - Self defense and pets

Wolverine - Some defensive ability for myself and pets' resistance.

Behemoth - Some health regen for myself and pets, and to boost their armor. I've also bound to my possession on level 1 for extra HP regen in case I get hit by some random spell.

My next target is Hawk for extra crit for my pets and Mogdrogen the Wolf for the high amount of damage.

I've would also like to apologize for my English, it's not my mother's language. I'm from Serbia, so there could be some flaws, but I gave my best on writing this. I only have around 160 hours into this game, and I love it. I cannot wait to gather some extra funds to buy expansions and to chase those achievements, as that stuff pushes me to play more and more! :D

So, I'm thankful if you took the time to read all of this stuff, and I'm looking forward to reading your comments, if there are any, as I want to improve my level.

Much love /bow