View source for Guide:Uber Tristram v1.11, by C Squad

=Uber Tristram=
Once you have all the brother's artifacts it's time to go to Act 5 and transmute them. You're rewarded by a portal that opens to a hellish Tristram with enough firepower contained in it to make you cry. Things start out simple with just uber versions of the three brothers: Meph, Diablo and Baal. Diablo is just like the Uber D that drops anni's and is linked to the world event, so I won't get into him too much. In addition, Baal isn't changed much from the version you see at the end of Act 5, with the exception of a bit more life. Both are easily taken care of by a Smiter or Zealot. Meph, however, has emerged as the biggest baddie of them all. He has a nasty Conviction Aura that brought my stacked hell resists down to -45 when they're normally maxed. Not to mention he's lightning enchanted and has an godly-powerful physical attack. If that's not bad enough, he's absorbs magic, so hammers are all but totally useless. To take him, you pretty much need life tap and a lot of crushing blow/deadly strike.

The kicker here is that all three summon minions that come out of the ground. This means that using something like Nature's Peace that stops monsters from being resurrected will stop the minions, the brothers will just summon more. However, it is crucial that you do wear something with Prevent Monster Heal, so keeping a NP ring in your inventory for when you actually hit a boss is a good idea. Once you kill all three, the charm drops in addition to a bunch of "standards of heroes," which doesn't appear to have any real use other than to stop people from immeadily picking up the Torch or using pickit (once a 1.11 version is released) to get the Torch over their party-mates.

==Party Suggestions==

1. Smiter/Zealot - Either works. Pretty much, they just need to have a ton of Crushing Clow and Deadly Strike, with good resists and a lot of defense. It's also crucial that they have a life tap wand otherwise they'll be made short work of against the brothers.

2. "Medic" Paladain - A variation of the Smiter/Zealot, a Paladain who's whole purpose is to stop your party from falling victim to the bosses enchantments and strengths. It's vital to have a few points in Salvation to overcome Meph's conviction, and points in other skills like Meditation are nice. From an offensive standpoint, they should have a lot of Crushing Blow and zeal but can sacrifice some damage for +skills to enhance their party defensive abilities.

3. Infinity Lightning Sorc - A lightning sorc with an infinity merc is without a doubt one of the stronger builds in the game and can prove to be a vital part of completing the quest. With teleport they can easily do runs to get keys and also have some nice skills to use against the bosses.

4. WW/BO Barb - A good BO is crucial! The bosses can deal out a lot more damage than most players are used to, so it's important that you have a higher max life so you don't die in one hit and let life tap do its thing. WW is a nice little trick to keep the summoned minions at bay while your team mates work on the bosses.

5. Hammerdian - I just had to include them because they pretty much run the game outside of this quest, but still have use when taking on this new endeavor. They're outstanding against the summoned minions in Uber Trist, so if the red portal gets camped you can just send a few hammers in and clear it fast. Other than that most of the major bosses have magic absorb or magic resists.