Is GENIUS NEVER DIES Alchemist Capstone useful in Hardcore?

[darkniteyogi]

I never tried the enhancement yet. Will it help one stay alive in Hardcore? How good is it?

[Phoenicis]

I never tried the enhancement yet. Will it help one stay alive in Hardcore? How good is it?

with +1000 to unconsiousness range and die hard, unless you get hit by an instant death or enough damage to take you past -1000 hp it SHOULD work.

That said, I haven't played an Alchemist yet...

[darkniteyogi]

with +1000 to unconsiousness range and die hard, unless you get hit by an instant death or enough damage to take you past -1000 hp it SHOULD work.

That said, I haven't played an Alchemist yet...

I Have played an alchemist but never this tree because its a healing tree. The Bombardier Capstone has uber DPS. But on Hardcore, id expect it to be a whole different story.

On paper, it would seem like the Alchemist is unkillable with a deathblock item with this capstone. Unless I'm missing something? Then it should be the sure way to do Hardcore without fear of death.

[Phoenicis]

I Have played an alchemist but never this tree because its a healing tree. The Bombardier Capstone has uber DPS. But on Hardcore, id expect it to be a whole different story.

On paper, it would seem like the Alchemist is unkillable with a deathblock item with this capstone. Unless I'm missing something? Then it should be the sure way to do Hardcore without fear of death.

Level drain could still get you barring a deathward clicky.

But yeah, that capstone should make you almost unkillable.

[hit_fido]

I never tried the enhancement yet. Will it help one stay alive in Hardcore? How good is it?

You can't use it until you're level 20. At level 20 you can't run any heroic level quests on hardcore. It could help you stay alive while running epic quests on hardcore... probably?

[Wylf]

You can't use it until you're level 20. At level 20 you can't run any heroic level quests on hardcore. It could help you stay alive while running epic quests on hardcore... probably?

Wait, is that true? All I heard about lockouts like that is that you can't do quests that are more than four levels beneath you, didn't see it written anywhere that you can't do 16-20 heroics once you hit 20. It's my first hardcore league, so no personal experience at cap yet.

[darkniteyogi]

Wait, is that true? All I heard about lockouts like that is that you can't do quests that are more than four levels beneath you, didn't see it written anywhere that you can't do 16-20 heroics once you hit 20. It's my first hardcore league, so no personal experience at cap yet.

YES it is true. so dont level up. Best you stay 18 or 19 to farm your Sharn gear, etc. You won't be able to at 20.

[HungarianRhapsody]

I never tried the enhancement yet. Will it help one stay alive in Hardcore? How good is it?

It won't help you stay alive in Hardcore from levels 1-19, so I don't see it as a significant factor.

[SirValentine]

I Have played an alchemist but never this tree because its a healing tree. The Bombardier Capstone has uber DPS.

It's only a healing tree if you play it that way. It's also got +Trans DCs, spell pen, and another instakill, along with a bunch of random minor junk.

But yeah, if you just want to DPS instead of CC or instakill, you're better off in Bombardier. And the Apoth capstone is only useful in Epic.