Biggins Bonnet

[Alex Holtz]

Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.

If you just hire a normal Act 2 merc and don't have multiple CD Keys to
bring your Enchantress in, Biggins Bonnet is a very good choice to
equip him with, maybe along with that unique Bardiche that has 100%
Enhanced Damage.

[Devast8or]

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.

Isn't there something about ED jewels not working too well when they're in
armor as opposed to weapon? You should look into this before wasting your
rune m8. I'm sure someone here can tell me if I remember correctly....

Devast8or

[Kaytie]

Post by Devast8or

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.

Isn't there something about ED jewels not working too well when they're in
armor as opposed to weapon? You should look into this before wasting your
rune m8. I'm sure someone here can tell me if I remember correctly....
Devast8or

Hi

Yeah ed jewels will give more damage if they r in the weapon and than
in armor so a nice jewel like 40% would be better in a nice weapon.
biggins is VERY nice twink hat but it has no leech and no resists so I
dont use it much past act3 normal even in mercs if it on a merc they
get wormskull at 21 and if on melee char they might keep it on a lil
longer but def not past 27 they get lore then a vampiregaze when they r
bigger.

I did put a 20 poison damage jewel in 1 of my biggins and I think that
works REAL nice. That and hasuarus set means by level 3 ANY char can
finish act 1 easy it even help caster characters cuz it lets them get
away with meleeing early while they buidling up their magic skills

Kaytie

[~misfit~]

Post by Kaytie

Post by Devast8or

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako
for my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks
like a good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I
found a while ago.

Isn't there something about ED jewels not working too well when
they're in armor as opposed to weapon? You should look into this
before wasting your rune m8. I'm sure someone here can tell me if I
remember correctly....
Devast8or

Hi
Yeah ed jewels will give more damage if they r in the weapon and than
in armor so a nice jewel like 40% would be better in a nice weapon.
biggins is VERY nice twink hat but it has no leech and no resists so I
dont use it much past act3 normal even in mercs if it on a merc they
get wormskull at 21 and if on melee char they might keep it on a lil
longer but def not past 27 they get lore then a vampiregaze when they
r bigger.
I did put a 20 poison damage jewel in 1 of my biggins and I think that
works REAL nice. That and hasuarus set means by level 3 ANY char can
finish act 1 easy it even help caster characters cuz it lets them get
away with meleeing early while they buidling up their magic skills

I do it the other way. I get leech from the weapon, starting with a blue
usually or BloodThief, then Battlebranch, Soulfeast Tine and on to
Blackleach Blade (With the bonus CTC weaken and increasing damage with
clvl). Then there's Hone Sundan (Amn, Amn, Shael), Bonehew (Amn Amn) and
Reaper's Toll.

If I'm using a runeword then I get leech from hat or coat. Preferably Andy's
Vis but usually Tal's fugly for the resists as well (Except you gotta be lvl
66 to use it and by then resists aren't usually too much of a worry). Then
there's Wormskull, Undead Crown, Stealskull, Vamp gaze etc. Also Skin of the
Flayed one is handy for LL.

But yeah, Biggins is handy early on. I'm not sure I'd invest the runes to
upgrade it to a Shako though. That's like, a Tal, Shael, Ko and Lem. You can
get an Andy's for a Lem if you're patient and Ko's have increased in value
since Obedience (and Harmony) became so popular. I think I'd rather have an
Obedience and an Andariel's Visage for not much more than the runes needed
to upgrade Biggin's to a Shako.

Good to see you posting again Kaytie. Hope you're well.
--
~misfit~

[Alex Holtz]

Post by ~misfit~

Post by Kaytie

Post by Devast8or

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako
for my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks
like a good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I
found a while ago.

Isn't there something about ED jewels not working too well when
they're in armor as opposed to weapon? You should look into this
before wasting your rune m8. I'm sure someone here can tell me if I
remember correctly....

Thanks for the information.

Post by ~misfit~

Post by Kaytie

Post by Devast8or
Devast8or

Hi
Yeah ed jewels will give more damage if they r in the weapon and than
in armor so a nice jewel like 40% would be better in a nice weapon.
biggins is VERY nice twink hat but it has no leech and no resists so I
dont use it much past act3 normal even in mercs if it on a merc they
get wormskull at 21 and if on melee char they might keep it on a lil
longer but def not past 27 they get lore then a vampiregaze when they
r bigger.

Truth of the matter is that I just found this Biggins Bonnet very
recently and am very impressed with the 30% ED that early. Since I
already made that a Shako, now I am stuck with it and am very likely to
stick that ED jewel there anyways. I have no use for the jewel and
that's not really a trade-able item either.

Post by ~misfit~

Post by Kaytie
I did put a 20 poison damage jewel in 1 of my biggins and I think that
works REAL nice. That and hasuarus set means by level 3 ANY char can
finish act 1 easy it even help caster characters cuz it lets them get
away with meleeing early while they buidling up their magic skills

Now you are making me regretting my rush decision to upgrade the
Biggins. I usually use Sigons (Helm and Shield), Complete Death,
Hsarus Boots, and Angelic (Amulet and 2 rings) to twink my new
characters once they reach level 12. Even with -15% requirement jewel,
they still need to have 64 strength and 39 dexterity, hence I always
need to mule over some charms too. If I had kept the Biggins, I could
have used that and Hsarus Shield instead, I will lose the 10% Life
Stolen and +1 skill from the Sigons, but I believe the damage output
will be comparable, and Death provides reasonable Life Stolen anyways.

Post by ~misfit~
But yeah, Biggins is handy early on. I'm not sure I'd invest the runes to
upgrade it to a Shako though. That's like, a Tal, Shael, Ko and Lem. You can
get an Andy's for a Lem if you're patient and Ko's have increased in value
since Obedience (and Harmony) became so popular. I think I'd rather have an
Obedience and an Andariel's Visage for not much more than the runes needed
to upgrade Biggin's to a Shako.

I have some extra Andy Vis, Vampire Gaze, and other common uniques. I
was thinking, hey nice low level unique, why not try to bring it to
Hell.

Post by ~misfit~
Good to see you posting again Kaytie. Hope you're well.
--
~misfit~

[Shiflet]

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.

Playing paladins constantly has taught me one thing-the DR and life on a
Harly or the DR and leech on a Vamp Gaze is far more useful than 30% ED from
Biggins, and I won't even get into the superiority of a Crown of Ages.
Biggins is a good twink hat, but end game there are better choices.

And 40% ED jewels are much more beneficial in weapons than they are in
armor. If you have tons of them laying around, feel free(but then again, if
you have tons of them laying around, you'd be better off getting a 3 socket
hat and sticking 3 of them in it for 120% ED), otherwise, save it for a nice
weapon.

Post by Alex Holtz
If you just hire a normal Act 2 merc and don't have multiple CD Keys to
bring your Enchantress in, Biggins Bonnet is a very good choice to
equip him with, maybe along with that unique Bardiche that has 100%
Enhanced Damage.

Personally, I'd rather give my low level act 2 mercs an Honor weapon over
the bardiche.

[Alex Holtz]

Post by Shiflet
Playing paladins constantly has taught me one thing-the DR and life on a
Harly or the DR and leech on a Vamp Gaze is far more useful than 30% ED from
Biggins, and I won't even get into the superiority of a Crown of Ages.
Biggins is a good twink hat, but end game there are better choices.

Crown of Ages ... I have not found a good use for it yet. The 174
strength requirement seems to be too steep. Being in the TC87, it
surely looks a terrible waste to insert a -15% requirmenet jewel in it.
Suppose I don't use Enigma (that boosts strength significantly), do
you believe it is worth investing that many strength to be able to wear
this helm? Is it also worth burning 2 Ber runes, or whichever rune it
is, for the DR?

[Shiflet]

Post by Alex Holtz
Crown of Ages ... I have not found a good use for it yet. The 174
strength requirement seems to be too steep. Being in the TC87, it
surely looks a terrible waste to insert a -15% requirmenet jewel in it.
Suppose I don't use Enigma (that boosts strength significantly), do
you believe it is worth investing that many strength to be able to wear
this helm?

For a paladin, a lot of mine get strength that high or fairly close anyways,
at least with the rest of their gear on. Now, I wouldn't use it for a
hammerdin, ranger, or FoH pally, but for a meleer 174 isn't totally beyong
the realm for me.

Post by Alex Holtz
Is it also worth burning 2 Ber runes, or whichever rune it
is, for the DR?

Depends on the rest of your setup, really. Most likely, I'd go BerBer, but
if I found a really nice rare ring I might go Ber/Cham so I wouldn't need a
Ravenfrost.

[dsommerfeld]

My act 2 has a biggin with 40 EDand it works great... but I find that I like
delirium better just because of the confuse skill.

d..

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.
If you just hire a normal Act 2 merc and don't have multiple CD Keys to
bring your Enchantress in, Biggins Bonnet is a very good choice to
equip him with, maybe along with that unique Bardiche that has 100%
Enhanced Damage.

[MD-R Ar28senal v2.0b]

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.
If you just hire a normal Act 2 merc and don't have multiple CD Keys to
bring your Enchantress in, Biggins Bonnet is a very good choice to
equip him with, maybe along with that unique Bardiche that has 100%
Enhanced Damage.

What is the required level of an elite-upgraded biggins?

If my information is correct, then shako minimum level is 43 + double
upgrade from normal to elite version (5+7) = level 55 ?

[Alex Holtz]

That sounds about right, it was either level 54 or 55. Sorry, I
already muled the hat. If you need to know exactly I will look it up
for you.

[chaliban]

Post by Alex Holtz
That sounds about right, it was either level 54 or 55. Sorry, I
already muled the hat. If you need to know exactly I will look it up
for you.

55. I suggest this wonderful resource...

http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/resources/d2armours.html

[Mickey]

Post by Alex Holtz
Do people overlook this item? I recently upgraded one to a Shako for
my Zealot. The 30% Enhanced Damage is very nice. This looks like a
good candidate to insert my 40% Enhanced Damage jewel I found a while
ago.
If you just hire a normal Act 2 merc and don't have multiple CD Keys to
bring your Enchantress in, Biggins Bonnet is a very good choice to
equip him with, maybe along with that unique Bardiche that has 100%
Enhanced Damage.

The answer to your quesion is Yes, most people overlook the item. It happens
to be one of my favorite items, and part of the set I outfit all starting
chars with. Add in blood fist gloves, an Angelic set with a second ring and
a pair of hotspur boots, and you have a char at level 12 that can wander
around impervious in act 4 :)

Mickey