Bushin wrote on Oct 27
th, 2016 at 12:51pm:
However on my current build I don't have easy access to deathward. I know there's a lot of ways of relatively easily getting deathward but on this character combined with serious time constraints they are not an option.
That what Visor of the Flesh Render Guards is for. Very fast chain at level on elite, smash it on N for repeat runs, and about a 30-50% chance to be offered one.
Also the night revels offers spooky DW pots, but I prefer the clickies as they never go away.
Quote:This means that without deathblock the character has no resistance to death spells besides saving throws (which is a 5% or 1/400 in case of PK) chance of instantly dying. Since the character also relies on a lot of gear to work I can't always wear one of the items you linked. Easy solution would indeed be to swap ovcer to one of these items when needed (e.g. when fighting beholders).
Yes, that is the easy solution. I don't wear those items full time on any character, they aren't great items aside from the negative level absorb.
Quote:However I do not know every single caster that casts instant death off the top of my head and by the time I find out i'm usually already a soul stone. Hence I was asking for a topaz of deathblock because that easily fits into a gear set and mitigates this problem.
That's why you get DW via a clicky, hireling spell, or potion. None of those methods requre you to fit anything into your gear set.
Then you swap in the neg level absorb items for beholders which dispel your DW. For (almost) all other fights you can wear whatever neck item you chose. The almost is for the few pesky casters who dispel buffs.