1.3 ✮ The Crit DoT Chin Sol build ✮ Puncture Trap / Ice Shot (Build of the Week S3E3)

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The total cost with two 5L's should be no more than 7-10ex, even in temporary leagues.

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digiwar wrote:

I must admit this guide is informative and the end result is a lot of fun.

Unfortunately the whole

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The total cost with two 5L's should be no more than 7-10ex, even in temporary leagues.

is a complete joke. In the Standard league the 5Link Chin-Sol goes for 5-10ex alone, the helmet is another 5ex. The entire budget build is maybe 5-10 times his estimate, but that's not his fault. Inflation is a b....

I have been REALLY lucky with my drops this week, and I do mean really lucky. I managed to get a Unique Maraketh bow to drop and it turned out to be a Chin-Sol, and a couple of other things have been dropping for me which have really helped.

I have not bought any of my gear, except for the skill gems. So in total I've spent about 10-20 chaos on skill gems. I am by no means rich at all. I have about 20 chaos and I've never even seen an Exalted drop in all the time I've played. I've never even owned a Exalted lol.

However, these are my gears and so far I've been able to cruise through most of the maps. My Lightning resistance is too low though, but am unable to add 20-25% Lightning resist to my quiver for some reason :S

Gears:

At the moment my Ice-Shot does about 7,000 DPS. I wish I had the courage, and the resources, to try and 5 link the Chin-Sol, but I don't unfortunately.

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Sadpandabearz wrote:

Do you mind me asking what your death count is? I'm doing this build on beyond, and I've tweeked it a bit, and instead of belly I am running Lightning Coil. I know the lightning damage is terrible for this build but I feel its the only way I can survive in beyond. Even messaging me would work, I'm just looking for some extra knowledge on this build, I was following your build 100% 6L chin sol/ 6L belly and died to a Dsync Koll smash in a colonade, no extra dmg map mods....I would just like to know if You die alot in the league you're in.

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digiwar wrote:

Unfortunately the whole

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The total cost with two 5L's should be no more than 7-10ex, even in temporary leagues.

is a complete joke. In the Standard league the 5Link Chin-Sol goes for 5-10ex alone, the helmet is another 5ex.

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Epee wrote:

Wanted to stop by to say hey, thanks a whole lot for this wonderful build. From theory to practice, the execution has proven flawless. After a lot of hard work, my gear melts Atziri and all her minions in single shots. Huge DPS admirable in parties and capable of destroying the strongest of bosses and enemies in said parties. Another example of how Three Dragons is OP by being massively build enabling.

Gear:

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My one problem with it is that this build is the squishiest I've ever played.

One false step, one second of lag, one strongbox, and it's all over. I've lost tons of XP from deaths at the 80+ level.

Elemental reflect (and physical reflect, actually) is terrifying, and I'm uncertain if I should replace one of my gems on my Belly with life leech and aim for Vaal Pact, or if I should go on with simply being careful to Puncture trap elemental reflect rares, seeing as how my reflected damage might be too great for even life leech to handle. Can anyone who has tested Vaal Pact ON THIS BUILD tell me if it's any use against reflect?

Hard hitters are also scary. If I can't approach to throw traps without dying, it becomes difficult. Of course, with enough DPS, those problems are solved, because dead enemies can't hit you (except for Volatile Blood, ouch).

My bow is especially helpful in regard to increasing crit and DPS. If you're having problems with this build, I recommend that you do the following:

1). If it's a question of survivability, get more HP on your gear and some HP nodes to support that. With about 3k HP on my end, I have just enough to take a single large hit, and that's all I need, because the enemy won't hit me again.

2). Focus on building crit chance and crit multiplier. This is a build based on dealing critical hits: you will not deal good damage with regular hits.

If you can't use Romira's/prefer not to use it, look into ways of sustaining Power Charges, possibly with an Assassin's Mark/Curse on Hit/Power Charge on Critical/some easy attack skill. Look into getting +max power charges. I use Romira's, so I have no problem with charge generation.

Offense and careful positioning is the best defense with this build. You'll never be tanky, but you can at least kill the enemy.

3). Leech is mandatory. You have no real life regen, and your MP regen will be wimpy. Get both types of leech on some rings, or your amulet, or through gems. In practice, I can sustain Ice Shot with just the leech from Romira's, so dedicating one ring to that purpose helps.