Talk:Spectre Armor/@comment-24741595-20140327110344/@comment-24013733-20140327111214

The spectre armor is primarily a DPS set; if you get hit, it's going to hurt. It's not made for defence -- you've gotta dodge. If you need time to get used to it, practice with the Spectre Hood, as it has the healing ability, and have some Magic Cuffs equipped; this way, when you take damage, you gain mana, and when you deal damage, you gain HP. You'll want accessories reforged to either bolster your movement speed, damage, or defence.

I wouldn't recommend taking on a Paladin until you can figure out a way to get close enough to start hitting him without being smacked by a hammer. Once you start dealing damage to him, all you need worry about is other enemies, and if he gets too close enough his melee damage still hurts a fair bit.

Make sure you have some good spells to use, too -- the spectre armor is most definitely a caster armor set, after all.