Three Warlocks walk into a bar...

...well, not yet My sons and I are still in Act 1 at the beginning of our journey (at least good old

Deckard Cain is now with us) but of course we will have a drink with

Atma (non-alcoholic, goes without saying ) when we are done with

Radament. We are on SC NL and will post some updates if something interesting happens or we completed major quests or difficulties. Best find so far is a

Dagger with +2 to

Ring of Fire.

I have stored some leveling gear to help but we will take it slowly - not the least because I have very limited time in general and the kids especially concerning the screen time (so do not expect regular updates). My youngest son has decided to make a fire build (he is already in love with "fire

Nova" ), my oldest will start with fire and then transition into

Echoing Strike (for him it always has to be the strongest or fastest build possible) which leaves me to start with magic. I am still not sure what I will choose in the end but I think either

Abyss or

Echoing Strike as well. Above all, I want a build where I do not have to rely on potions. Therefore, maybe some experienced players can give me an advice what suits my needs best

As "starter endgame" gear we have planned to use the following items (we have selected only items we have immediately available or are able to make). Any other suggestions are always welcome. Besides that, we have some questions (I am sure more will follow ):

Is it worth making a Pride for the Mercs or what do you use?
Is it crucial to reach the 125 FCR and which items do you use in your builds to achieve this?
Is it necessary to have a source of mana leech when using Insight withan

Echoing Strike build?

Pferdinant the Younger (Fire)

• 1x Coven in
  Diadem (with Flickering Flame I think the 125 FCR breakpoint is hard to achieve)
• 1x
  Mang Song's Lesson
• 1x Enigma
• 2x 30-35 FCR Spirit
• 1x Call To Arms (4/4/x) in
  Crystal Sword
• 1x
  Arachnid Mesh
• 1x
  Magefist
• 1x
  Mara's Kaleidoscope with 30 AR
• 2x
  The Stone of Jordan
• 1x
  War Traveler or
  Aldur's Advance with 49-50 FR
• 1x
  Flame Rift -70FR
• 1x
  Annihilus with 20 AR and 15+ AT

Merc:

• Andariel's Visage with
  Ral
• 1x Fortitude or Chains of Honor (undecided)
• 1x Insight in ethereal
  Colossus Voulge or
  Great Poleaxe

Azrael the Elder (

Echoing Strike)

• 1x Coven in
  Diadem
• 1x Insight in ethereal
  Colossus Voulge or Breath of the Dying in an ethereal
  Glorious Axe or Death in an ethereal
  Decapitator (undecided)
• 1x Enigma
• 2x 30-35 FCR Spirit
• 1x Call To Arms (4/4/x) in
  Crystal Sword
• 1x
  Arachnid Mesh
• 1x
  Trang-Oul's Claws or
  Magefist
• 1x
  Highlord's Wrath
• 1x
  The Stone of Jordan
• 1x Rare ML Ring or a second
  The Stone of Jordan
• 1x
  Gore Rider
• 1x
  Bone Break +11 PDRI
• 1x
  Annihilus with 20 AR and 15+ AT

Merc

• Andariel's Visage with
  Ral
• Fortitude or Chains of Honor (undecided)
• Pride in an ethereal
  Mancatcher or ethereal
  Stygian Pike (undecided)

Maelis the Methuselah (

Abyss or

Echoing Strike)

• Gets what is left...

If I go for

Abyss I could use a 40AR Heart of the Oak until we find a

War Staff or an

Archon Staff to make an Obsession. Or do you have any other suggestions?

For the inventory we have some SC/LC/GC with RES and ARES, Mana, Life etc.

When we reach lvl 75, part two of the fun can begin: hunting for torches

Sounds like a fun little party!

For Fire, Pferdinand (great name by the way!) should replace Mang's with Obsession and he should get to 125 FCR. FCR is not super important for

Apocalypse, but still im,portant for

Teleport and

Flame Wave.

Have fun together!