Just 4 info, smite can't be blocked in pvp with ctulhu/belials/plaguebringer
I have no clue about the def ratings of the bosses but if you take 5 or 10k for instance:
Chance To Hit = 200% * {AR / (AR + DR)} * {Alvl / (Alvl + Dlvl)}
Abbreviations:
AR = Attacker's Attack Rating
DR = Defender's Defense rating
Alvl = Attacker's level
Dlvl = Defender's level
(10000 / (10000 + 5000)) * (85 / (85 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 30,8%
(15000 / (15000 + 5000)) * (85 / (85 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 34,6%
(25000 / (25000 + 5000)) * (85 / (85 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 38,5%
(25000 / (25000 + 5000)) * (90 / (90 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 39,7%
If the bosses have double the def:
(25000 / (25000 + 10000)) * (85 / (85 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 33%
(25000 / (25000 + 10000)) * (90 / (90 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 34%
(12000 / (12000 + 10000)) * (90 / (90 + 99)) * (0,5) * 200% = 26%
Source: http://diablo.gamepedia.com/Attack_Rating_(Diablo_II)
Correct me if I'm wrong.
=> I think 12k AR can be easily achieved with AR charms and some minor gear changes towards AR % and prebuff ench.
However, 25k AR needs something additional like angelic set or base AR from set bonus mixed % AR , like ench prebuff.
At this point you still need to deal damage to them. You have to calculate the hit% cb on top and wear high damage gear besides good AR. Also IAS will increase your damage throughput. Working feral IAS would help it a bit, but as I heard it does not atm.
They will probably one shot you still, so you have to prebuff ench each time you die.
You also have to get good fhr rates as a shifter and some way to leech life like dracul(5% ;/). Better don't use too much %block, because that will take you more frames than just get the damage and use fhr frames.
Have fun getting high res and 50% dr on a shield with a bad %block rate. You are meele after all.
Also you want high frw because you can't tele and Knarst is a pain to kill without teleport.
It is pretty hard to get all the things you want as a shifter and work not even nearly as good as a javazon or smiter.
Conclusion: Shifters can run dreamlands for sure. It is not an easy alternative though, it requires some dedication and thought in gear build and time.
It will not work as good and easy as other chars, because you have all these restrictions and stat goals to achieve.
Aldurs will make a stable base build for that, you have 8 Burst of speed, good stats ( no %dr though sadly what really would be needed) and a lot of sockets.
Last edited by Dante; 12-20-2015 at 02:37 AM.