a GS returning Hammer, Lit II or Min II?

[Bolo_Grubb]

so I found a GS returning hammer on the AH for dirt cheap and thought I would have some fun with it.

I could make it a Min II and have a general purpose returner that will work on most everything and be a stone skin clickie.

Or I could make it a Lit II for the lightning strike chance.


mmm the Min II option seems like a better choice, any thoughts?


Yes I have more GS ingredients then I need
No you can't have my GS ingredients. :P

Since all my toons have their GS HP items and random weapons are often better then GS weapons now, I feel like I can play some with my options.

[Brennie]

Personally, I'd say MinII id probably the winner here. The bleed and Keen put it ahead for "Reliable" damage, while litII is only ahead if you factor in lightning strike (Which, on a thrower, you won't see nearly as often do to slower attack speeds than melee). DR breaking and stoneskin clicky are icing, but very very nice icing.

Other options are triple positive (Raise Dead clicky, and darned good ranged undead plinker. Also useful to abbot, sorjek, and Wizking, or those darned perched skeleton archers in every undead quest ever) or triple earth (Kinda sometimes fun/useful clicky, and earthgrab proc). Both are cheaper on the Large ingredients too.

[jandhaer]

Id have to agree with the min II or triple pos options for the stoneskin/ raise dead clickies, as a thrower will never be a great source of damage. Stoneskins like adding a nice chunk of HP and ive saved the day with that raise clicky more then a couple times.

[Bolo_Grubb]

As a bard I carry plenty of scrolls of raise dead and Triple positive Maul. Ya I think I will go with the Min II. I know a thrower will never be a main DPS weapon, but a Min II Thrower can be a very good throwing weapon.

[NovaNZ]

Hail Bolo

Just to let u know - keen on thrown weapons is borked presently (it has been for some time) - see thread on known bugs.

So you wont have an increased citical range unless you take the feat for it.

[phillymiket]

I make odd choices so take with a grain of salt...

I wouldn't make either. (even though I have crafted LitII throwers myself)

The difference on a thrower would be very small i would think.
You'll never do appreciable amounts of damage anyway.

If I was going to craft the hammer I'd go with something like radiance II and use it to blind dangerous mobs before I got near.

At least then you'd use it once a year as opposed to only once on leap years.
(aside from hitting levers or pulling mobs which you could do with any rock you find at your feet)
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[Glenalth]

Raise Dead clicky

[BlackSteel]

Raise Dead clicky

this

or the pot luck new random challenge items can actually make some pretty decent throwers. It wont help you with your abundance of GS mats; but I'd actually prefer one of those at end game over greensteel