Vortex Shield =/= Exile

Hi there folks!


Is

Vortex Shield still the BiS base for Exile???


Or since the Ebug is gone , others options are good as well.

As far as I'm aware, people still use ethereal

Vortex Shield due to Exile's repair durability modifier. Don't know if this is still considered BiS though.

I believe all elite bases are suitable now that ebugging is dead. Between ST and VS, it's a question of what you value more: best block % with lowest reqs, or highest defense at the cost of strength/dex investment.

It is and always was a matter of preference.

Highest base block (

Sacred Targe) vs. highest base defense (

Vortex Shield) vs. most stable dmg (

Zakarum Shield) vs. (just for the sake of mentioning it) a teeny tiny miniscule bit more average damage (

Sacred Rondache) vs. cheap cuz shit (

Kurast Shield).

I used and would use again an ethereal

Sacred Targe: less strength and less dexterity means a lot more vitality (therefore life).

Defense is not that important when you can face tank everything (and defense doesn't matter when running) without dying.
More life means more security against OS

I used

Eth ST before and it was really preferable but then I needed more resistances so I changed it with ZS. Even if it's non-

Eth, it is too excellent. But due to req preferences, if I ever find a

Eth ST with 40+ AR then it'd be my choice for Exile.

I don't min-max things, so I would use

Zakarum Shield just because visually I like it much more.

Schnorki wrote: 4 years ago

It as and always was a matter of preference.

Highest base block (

Sacred Targe) vs. highest base defense (

Vortex Shield) vs. most stable dmg (

Zakarum Shield) vs. (just for the sake of mentioning it) a teeny tiny miniscule bit more average damage (

Sacred Rondache) vs. cheap cuz shit (

Kurast Shield).

What's your personal preference? Curious as I might make a pally soon, haven't played this in a while.

Sinead wrote: 4 years ago

Schnorki wrote: 4 years ago

It as and always was a matter of preference.

Highest base block (

Sacred Targe) vs. highest base defense (

Vortex Shield) vs. most stable dmg (

Zakarum Shield) vs. (just for the sake of mentioning it) a teeny tiny miniscule bit more average damage (

Sacred Rondache) vs. cheap cuz shit (

Kurast Shield).

What's your personal preference? Curious as I might make a pally soon, haven't played this in a while.

Personally, I only use zakarum shields, no matter what. Big fan of stable damage for a smiter.

I made my Exile in an ethereal

Sacred Targe because I found one with +42 all res. I was very lucky to find it, as the limiting factor is how rare ethereal shields are with all res over 40.

With the

Defiance aura from the rune word and

Holy Shield skill I’d even consider an

Eth exceptional base if it had +45 all res

Circling back to the original question I also think it depends on what is your intended use, schnorki summed up the stat differences, If you just need one for general use, I’d say the all res is most important, for a smiter the base damage, for a hammerdin the block chance, fohdinn prob the lowest stat requirement. Not sure what is preferable for pvp.

Final thoughts are that if your perfect Exile shield is a 100, a perfect

Herald Of Zakarum is maybe a 60, a Spirit is a 50. But any

Eth +40(or higher) res Exile is a 95-99, still amazing.

Thanks for the answers folks!