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[shoju]

I have since increased My HP. I think a lot of it is a function of my Gear not having much Health on it.

Head: (Rare Executioner Casque)
Quality: +2%
Armour: 122
+16 Strength
6% Increased Armour
1.2 Life Per Sec
18% Lightning Resist
7% Block and Stun recovery

Neck: Rare Onyx amulet (reqs level 20)
+17 All Attributes
Adds 4-7 Damage
+12 Int
2% Phys Damage Leeched back as Life
8% Chaos Resist
9% Increased Cast Speed

Ring 1: Rare Coral Ring (R LVL 25)
+30 Max Life
Adds 1-2 Phys
Adds 1-15 Lightning
+49 Max Life
9% QTY of items found

Ring 2: Rare Topaz Ring (R LVL 19)
+25% Lightning Res
1% Phys Damage Leech
+4 Life when I kill
+14 to Max energy Shield
+7% To all Elemental Resists

Chest: Rare Arena Plate
Quality +20%
Armour 277
+13 Str
+45 Life
+8% Fire REs
Reflects 21 Phys Damage

Belt: Rare Cloth Belt (reqs 28)
22% Block and Stun Recovery
+56 Armour
+59 Life
+26 Fire Res
+7 Cold Res
14% Increased Flask Charges

Gloves: Rare Antique Gloves
Quality +20%
Armour: 134
+23 Dex
Adds 2-23 Lightning
+61 Max Life
+12% Fire Res

Boots: Rare Reinforced Greaves]
Quality: +2%
Armour 97
+26 STR
+36 Life
+6% Cold Res
+10% Lightning Res

Weapon: Rare Totemic Maul
Quality: 20%
Phys Dam: 158-237
Fire Dam: 26-43
APS: .95
20% Increased Stun Duration
135% Increased Phys
+3 Life Per Enemy hit
12% Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
56 Accuracy

My Build At this point, I'm building to head over and pick up the nice collection of Life Skills in that Templar Cluster.

I'm just not 100% sure how to go. Do I pick up the STR on the way? Or the Armor and ES?

Some people say Armor is garbage, other people say I should stack it. From the Math I've been reading, it's not anywhere close to WoW armor, so I'm not sure what I should do.

After my first run of the Cave in Act II last night, I'm thinking about picking up the Bloodless Passive Skill. I had a fight go about a minute in there with a rare because he was leeching life from me, which made it almost impossible to kill him. I was finally able to Stun him, and then finish him off.

At this point, I'm not sure what to do. Part of me wants to keep farming, and get a few levels before I get into the majority of the quest lines in Act II. I was never really in danger in the Cave, and it's close enough in level to me, that I might actually find some gear in there that would replace my stuff.