From what I've come to find, you have two options:
1. Narmoth's Ring + tele/lock/potions can replace your HoL spot
2. Nimoth Chest Armor + Warlord's Punisher
Now of course this is all vague without the details of the rest of the gear, but you can buy either of those for less than you'd spend on the old HoL and come out ahead stats-wise than you were with the old HoL. It still doesn't solve the fact you'll be visiting the crystal more than you did before and that's just a pain in the ass. Especially on the bigger maps.