[2.0] Sando's Necro Explosive Arrow Guide (Cheap)

Hi. Welcome to Sando's Necro Explosive Arrow Guide Thread

• 28/7/2015 - changed skill tree & updated Video
• 25/7/2015 - changed skill tree (removed Amplify, Blast Radius)
• 24/7/2015 - changed skill tree & gem link. not using windscream anymore. we have 5 zombies
• 22/7/2015 - changed gem link
• 21/7/2015 - changed skill tree (remove Snowforged, take Explosive Impact)
• 20/7/2015 - changed skill tree (spec out of 8% increased radius of Area skills(2points))
• 19/7/2015 - changed skill tree & gem setting

• Endgame viable with cheap gears. it costs like 5ex.
• Fast map clearing with AoE attack.
• Tanky build by using zombies and Cloak of Defiance
• No worry about reflection (but do not stack 5 times)
• No worry about "Players Recover Mana 40% Slower" mod
• Have 6 sockets
• You can do Magic Found Setting
• Feels like a discharger when you keep shooting EA at a wall.
• Beginner friendly build. EA mechanic might be unfamilar though.

• Lack of dexterity. so you need to get about 80 dex from your gears.

Passive skill tree is complete at level 95





Explosive Arrow


First, you need to understand how EA works.
When you hit the target with EA, it will explode after a period of time.
When it explodes, it deals fire damage to the target, and then the target is dealt burning damage that is proportional to fire damage from the last hit.

EA can stack 5 times.
New shot resets the fuse stacks on enemies
You will want full stack because more stacks mean higher fire dmg and burning dmg.
It will not stack over 5 times, so you should be careful about it.


Elemental Equilibrium
It is really important mechanic in my build.
When you choose EE in skill tree, it makes things interesting
If you hit an enemy, it will give +25% resistance to element used and -50% resistance to the other elements.

For example,
If you hit an enemy with x-y lightning damage mod

• the first hit is considered basic attack, so it will give +25% resist to lightning element and -50% resist to fire/cold elements
• And then the shot explode and it deals fire dmg, so it will give +25% fire resist and -50% lightning/cold resist
• Because EA gives the secondary burning dmg, you use Frenzy at this time and it gives -50% fire resist.

Therefore EE can greatly boost damage. You should stack 5 times and then use Frenzy for highest DPS.







Attack speed is best mod cuz we have not enough aps.

• prepare Purity of Fire for Atziri
• For more damages, you can link Concentrated Effect instead of Elemental Proliferation.
• EA - Fire Penetration - Elemental Proliferation - LMP gives you enough damage for early leveling.
• When you have 5 links, you link 2 lvl Empower gem. if you don't have Empower gem, link Increased Burning Damage.
• When you have 6 links, you link Increased Burning Damage for last one.
• link Phase Run with CWDT. Note that when using any skills, you lose phase run effect.

Zombies will take hit instead of you, so you won't lose any HP.
That's why you need to have flasks with "Grants (x) % Of (local flask) Life Recovery To Minions.


Try to have Eternal mana flasks with "50% Increased Recovery Speed" mod.

• Normal - help Oak (+40 to Maximum Life)
• Cruel - all kill (Passive Skill)
• Merciless - all kill (Passive Skill)

• 79 Arsenal - https://youtu.be/qznNRTzxXBM
• 78 Precinct - https://youtu.be/8VGshICanqM
• 77 Volcano - https://youtu.be/glnWxXwmSoY
• 76 Residence - https://youtu.be/FTtgJGmgotc
• 76 Arid Lake - https://youtu.be/JkpMrjc93e0

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• http://www.twitch.tv/pfmesando

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Interesting build! Do you still play it? how different is this one to the crit EA builds?

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Basilisko55 wrote:

Interesting build! Do you still play it? how different is this one to the crit EA builds?

I'm still playing my build and streaming as well.
While crit EA build increases DPS with crit dmg, my build uses Elemtental Equildbrium to lower fire resist and increase DPS. My build is also very effective because i use 2 curses. I haven't played crit EA build that much, so i can't tell exactly what's good and bad about it.

Hi can you please explain how this build is free from reflect? I was trying out EA earlier today and ele reflect was kicking my ass.
EDIT: map w/ ele reflect + rare w/ ele reflect hurts otherwise fine.

skill tree updated :)

I plan to play this in hardcore mode (bloodlines) is it reccommended ?

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Benoldz wrote:

Hi can you please explain how this build is free from reflect? I was trying out EA earlier today and ele reflect was kicking my ass.
EDIT: map w/ ele reflect + rare w/ ele reflect hurts otherwise fine.

If you stack 5 arrows on a reflect monster, it's obvious that it will hurt you hard.
So, it's better to stack only 2~3 times. You can still deal tons of damage with just 2~3 stacks anyways.

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azothshock wrote:

I plan to play this in hardcore mode (bloodlines) is it reccommended ?

yup, its viable

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sando wrote:

First, you need to understand how EA works.
When you hit the target with EA, it will explode after a period of time.
When it explodes, it deals fire damage to the target, and then the target is dealt burning damage that is proportional to fire damage from the last hit. Burning damage is not scaled by inc. fire damage. it is related to inc. burning damage.

Burning damage not being scaled by increased fire damage was true in beta. They changed that (forgot what patch). Today it applies: Increased fire damage (along with projectile damage, and aoe modifiers) scales the initial explosion of EA thereby increasing the base burning damage. After the explosion increased burning, fire, elemental damage and dot is applied to that base burning damage.
That means that increased fire and elemental damage double dip on the burn (in a colloquial way). 10% fire/elemental is therefore more beneficial for the burning damage than 20% increased burning damage.

Not that it would make any difference for your tree.