[2.0] Angryaa's beginner's guide to Ball Lightning Shadow.

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Afura wrote:

Hello,

Lightning ball is a nice skill :) , but never made a build with it before.

How about high-end maps, can you do hig-end maps this build?

And can someone please show his gear? I saw the youtube video, but I am still a bit confused, are you using blue and yellow items?

Greetz

I am (kinda) using this build on lvl 72 right now and it works pretty well. I did a few changes though, I didn't went for a crit approach and I am using an Immortal call setup(which greatly increases survivability)

My gear:


My passive tree

Thx you Yoshi for showing me your gear :) , nice amu by the way :) . Ok now I see which I items I want to aim for.

Just a curious question, we could also use this passiv tree for arc build no? I am thinking about whats stronger in endgame, arc or ball lightning. I have read that arc was nerfed, 8% less damage and ball lightning 24% less damage but a better radius now. I mean 24% less damage is huge :/

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wraeyth wrote:

What do you think of using a Staff in this build? I've got access to a +2 light, with +22% lightning dmg, and space for crafting Spell Damage on it.

Also, in your endgame gems, you have Discipline + Wrath listed as 3L - is there a missing gem? Reduced Mana maybe?

Sadly, but reduced mana doesn't work with auras anymore. You can use Enlighten gem, lvl 2 or higher, but its very expensive.

Holy crap this build is so much fun. Literally melting everything with crap gear.

Fun little highlight i made with Shrine Mode ACTIVATED

http://www.twitch.tv/stroggoz/c/6955970

GOTTA GO FAST

OP why don't you pick up power charges?

Looks like the thread opener is afk or has no more time :)

As soon as I am in merciless I will give a little feedback about this build and my items for helping others and keeping alive this build and thread :)

I'm starting this build right now, had played with a Ball Lightning witch but I got killed on normal Malachai :(
Surely must be very good judging only by the tree, will update as I level!

currently cruel act 4 with this build, kinda hard to survive (solo self found) but dps is good, just found this ok wand

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skTz wrote:

currently cruel act 4 with this build, kinda hard to survive (solo self found) but dps is good, just found this ok wand

Sweet wand for the beginning :)

Hi all, a bit more feedback with my progress. Currently in Act 2 Merc.

My biggest problem was the last part of Act 4 Cruel. The damage jump was ridiculous with Shavronne/Maligaro and Malachai. I actually ended up death zerging Shav because of some weird spikey damage and lag that I couldn't figure out. I tried changing between relative and lockstep, but still found my health draining with nothing hitting me, like the game was retroactively spamming the lightning pillars on me after they had gone. Strange and annoying. Also resists weren't capped so kinda my fault, but the jump in damage and difficulty here was the biggest. it's frustrating not knowing what damage type they are doing against you and having to guess. Malachai I only died once or twice on, my dps was good enough and the rest of the fight is easy once you know how to run around and avoid all of his crap.

I'm able to clear normal areas incredibly fast so far in Merc which is great, still working on gear and resist. Current tip DPS of ball lightning is 1121 with buffs and golem out. Found some okay pieces of gear but I'm a really long way off where I want to be. Survivability is okay when you get curses up with pact/ghost reaver. I love farming Fellshrine Ruins so now I have that unlocked I might stay here for a while and it's a level 60 area in Merc. I know the Chamber of Sins level 2 drops the dark mage div card/6L staff. What are peoples thoughts on that for this build? We haven't taken any specific nodes for wands/claws/staves so could be open for suggestion. I don't know enough about the good unique 1h/shields out there to know what I'm going to end up using, so far I'm sceptre/shield.

Had an incredibly tough fight in a vaal area against Stormspitter? Can't remember the name, one of the big vaal snakes, was dealing chaos damage/arrow rain and had proximity bubble, so I had to death zerg that, went down about 6-7 times in the process.

Still really enjoying the build, currently level 63, going to finish getting arcane potency node and getting the top lightning dmg/heart of thunder nodes in the tree, and unlock another 2 jewels. Not sure what is left after that.

I'd be happy to help update the guide/rewrite/add pretty graphics if the OP doesn't come back or if anyone else wants to improve on the thread as it's a fun build and I think great for new players!

My current main hand.