Great guide, bro!
I have one comment about the usefulness of Brimstone and Crystal armor:
As I was leveling (mostly fighting CoT and Council rather than NEmesis) pre-granite, I found that Crystal helped a lot more than Brimstone. I think that these shields are somewhat situational per what type of mobs you're fighting, and I seem to have avoided Fire/Cold dmg a lot more than you did, and vice versa for energy.
Not a correction, just an observation.
I think your guide is excellent! Great job and thanks for all of the info!
;-D