For those who want to build this..here are the resist calc (Requires 4 arti tool charges)
This is for a metal suit, i like metal most
Head 20,10,10,10,10
Chest (chainmail tunic)
10,30,10,10,10 (Reforge 23 fire, enhance with aga(+7))
Arms
10,10,20+,10,10 (platemail? imbue cold, then enhance with XX to get 20ish, u can use valo..dosent matter so much.)
gloves
10,10,10,20,10 (ringmail imbue 20 poison)
legs
10,26,10,10,10 (chainmail, imbue 19, enhance with aga to get to 26)
Neck
10,10,10,10,24 (platemail imbue 17, enhance with bronze to get to 24)
+2 energy boots used to get to 75 (if using elf)
All pieces takes up 1 mod. (chest takes a bit more imbuing weight due to +4 overcapped resist, before enhancing (19+4))
With thise numbers, its clear that you dont loose any mods regarding resist wether u pick M&S or totem.
Unless you wanna play with refinement, and u want extra physical resist. (That is not the case)
Now when the resist is cleared out (if someone wants to sponsor me a arti tool, i can build this suit, done it before,im currently out
)
When u build this in the "real" world, u dont always end up with streight 10s in resist, u usually get some 11 and 12s, so u modify as u go along.
How u set/spend the mods on this basic suit dosent matter because the build is the same wether u use M&S or totem, You will however in theory be able to make the basic parts
faster if u choose M&S due to the fact u need 5 resist less in physical.
Now 2 questions remain.
1) How do you get the missing +15 HCI when u use M&S ?
2) How do you get the missing HLD when using totem.
There is also the most importand thing missing. (Goal) said in other words, what do u wanna kill.
In this case lets say our goal is to solo Doom.(i like doom)
For question 1)
We mod our basic suit to have 180ish stanima.
We could reforge 3x+5 hci on suit ?
Use conjur trinket, and quiver +5 or 1xreforge on armor (lots of choices)
There is also the choice to just chain LS. (bad choice, but its there)
I think most would go with the conjur trinket, and +5 hci on armor.
(a side note, i roll with +10 hci talisman,+5 hci quiver on my sampire using M&S, witch also inclused a +5 dci part)
Option 2
Only 1 place to to it, and thats on our weapon.
So the conclution is this.
Using Totem, does make your'e life easiere, if you have very good weapons. but its not always prefered over M&S, it depends on the goal you have.
Rolling with imbued weapons and use totem is also doable. For doom i use Hatchets with HLD,HML,HSL demon,DI. (i also use daisho)
I also use my 6modded axe, when i get to honor stuff.
Doing baracoon champ, (i think i could do this on my crafter..hes fairly easy) neverthe less, you could roll with double axe, hit area, hsl,hml,ssi,di and vermin slayer talisman.
Niera is highly doable with undead talisman instead of vermin slayer talisman.
Doing stuff like dreadhorn, medusa is also easy with hatchets, and weapons like that.
If you wanna do semidar, memphi, rikkitor champ, i would actually suggest using M&S glasses, it is however possible to solo those champs also.
Peace out guys
