Crescent Moon will usually do the same damage

Posted on 14 January, 2023 by lowes emily

If you're preparing and you don't already have Infinity or Griffon's but fighting  D2R Items monsters that have high resistance to light You will receive an impressive boost in damage from Crescent Moon. By using Crescent Moon, Magefist, and 2 FCR rings in the event of a monster having 75% resistance to lightning (Mephisto), Crescent Moon will do an additional 64% damage when compared against HOTO, Frostburn, and 2x SoJ. It's not as efficient as moat tricking using Blizz/Firewall however, light sorcs are arguably the best key runner for budgets and making use of CM to perform Mephisto runs with an extremely light sorc is an excellent first ladder setup. Of course, you'll not have rings from SoJ/BK or HOTO in a build that is budget-friendly and in that the case CM has a better look.

If you're very well prepared, Crescent Moon will usually do the same damage as non-lightning immune monsters. Utilizing Crescent Moon, Infinity, Griffon's Magefist as well as an ammy of 2/20 against Mephisto Crescent Moon will deal 3 percentage less damage than HOTO, Frostburn, and an ammy with a +3 in light skills. CM will cause a bit smaller damage for monsters that have less lightning resistance, however you'll melt nearly everything that's not lightning-resistant which is why it doesn't matter.

In addition, in a state of readiness, Crescent Moon will usually provide an effective damage boost against lightning immunity that were broken by Infinity. Utilizing Crescent Moon, Infinity, Griffon's Magefist and 2/20 ammy when fighting a monster that has 100 percent Lightning resistance (Grand Vizier of Chaos) buy D2R Ladder Items , Crescent Moon will deal 47% more damage when compared against HOTO, Frostburn, and an ammy with a +3 bonus to light skills.