So far I have not managed to get Monk through Demon halls with the fourth challenge.
I am getting closer with a highly upgraded Greatshield which blocks 0-26 damage combined with a cloth of anti-magic.
On one hand the Greatshield feels like cheating on the challenge, on the other I could have gone “Champion” instead of Monk and any secondary weapon would be overkill.
But I want to be the monk with huge shield.
I used one SoU to get enchantments and got the one I did not want on the shield: blazing.
Should have stayed with the Camouflage jacket and the Blooming enchantment but is late to retract.
On arrival to Demon halls I have spent already 3 healings and wondering why are succubus hitting so hard?
Thanks for the tips so far. I messed up with the Monk and gave it a try with “Champion” just to confirm that the Greatshield is perfect replacement for armor.
Besides a Greatshield +13 (defense 0-30) I got a mail armor of entanglement that was cheap to upgrade to +5 (Troll + 1 SoU). Augmented for Evasion since defense is not great anyway, and Entanglement kicks soon enough at +5.
I spared the last SoU to enchant two weapons randomly: Lucky Glaive and Chilling Crossbow, cause the shield was doing great enough at +13. I was hoping for a shocking Glaive or Runic blade but well.
With the Champion’s ability to have the +13 on any secondary weapon it was a relatively easy ride as expected.
This was the kit near the end: