Making infinity to self use

Hi everyone, merry christmas to u all!

I would like to ask whether u want to use a non Eth Scythe or Eth Scythe for self use on a Nova sorc? I am being hesitant as ethereal makes a bit nervous ofc if it "breaks" somehow or would be the safe thing is to use a non Eth?

Appreciate the answers and for u to take ur time to reply!

Do you ever plan to use it on an act 2 merc and would you like to ever sell it? If so, then go Eth. If not, go regular.

You can set your left click to throw so you never attack, even if you accidentally target a mob. I don't think weapons lose durability from getting hit, but can't say for sure.

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In D3 gear also loses dura from deaths. I haven't paid attention whether that's true in D2R.

I made my ssf Infinity in an Eth Mancatcher. I use it both on my mercs and my Nova sorc. I’m on console, so I just make sure I don’t have attack set to one of my buttons.

Even if it somehow got damaged (1% chance to use durability when used I think, so your talking hundreds of accidental hits before it breaks) as an Eth weapon, if it shows the ‘needs repair’ icon you could just put it in your merc.

The enhanced damage on mine rolled anti-perfect, so if you had even a half decent roll on the ed in a non- Eth weapon it would still be better than an Eth one with a bad roll…or also the other way round is possible.

However the damage shouldn’t be the primary consideration, the rune word is about the aura, so lower equipping requirements should be a higher priority in my mind.

I guess another consideration is resale. If you’d ever consider selling it go with Eth.

You can set a spell or the Throw "skill" on left click, that way you can never accidentally swing your weapon. A weapon can only lose durability from actually swinging it at something.

Nate wrote: 3 years ago

However the damage shouldn’t be the primary consideration, the rune word is about the aura, so lower equipping requirements should be a higher priority in my mind.

When self wielding, it's not only about the aura, it's also about the -(45-55) to enemy lightning resistance, that effect only applies to the wielder, that's the whole thing that makes it viable vs just giving it to the merc

There is a topic about this forums/infinity-in-scythe-ethereal-or-not-t1192430.html
As @cristobal03 said, set your left click to throw it won't lose durability.