Explosive Arrow Marauder (Updated for Release)

Reflect isn't an issue in the end game. If an EAer dies to reflect then they have made a huge error in gameplay. I run with 7.6k hp and a 6L with conc effect and reflect has never put me below 40% because I just fire out 1 arrow at a time.

I would probably have issues with reflect if I played EA in a 6 man party. I lag too much to notice reflect. However, in parties I just spam split arrow culling strike to get IIR/IIQ, and other players do the dps. Elemental equilibrium would fuck my party over anyways, so I just spec out of it for the time I am grouping and go full support.

@MajorMudfish You can use this trick to solve your CI mana issues:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/390281

I would still very much prefer health to ES because you can disconnect and not die. You don't have to worry about mana etc.

I guess CI EA would be alright... you would prob want to get zealots oath and the 1% health regen node in templar. I don't think vaal pact is worth it unless you want to go crit + dps passives. As stated above, even with 34k dps I don't have an issue with reflect. With CI you could get like 12k ES so you would be even safer against reflect. Also you have to lose conc effect in your 6L if you go vaal pact + life leech gem. You already have your life on hit split arrow to quickly regain ES.

Build would be something like this:


So that is what you would do if you really wanted to go CI. Still, I think the health version is much easier to gear and execute. With health you can run all maps but with CI you wont be able to run blood magic and you will have trouble with half regen / no regen.

EDIT: Hmm maybe I was wrong in that life on hit can give you ES with zealots oath. My bad. That changes things a bit. Your playstyle would have to be very defensive. CI EA just doesn't look strong.

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Gryphyn wrote:

I cant wait to try it out with 20q ea, 20q burn dmg, and 20q flammability, 43% chance to ignite Is going to rock.

Having 60% is F***ing insane dude lol..
As for the Burning damage gem, I still haven't really tested it out to see what the dmg differences are... I use the standard Conc eff gem on my 6link and it's retarded dps. I shred through 70+ rare maps with all different rolls in my mf gear, which severely kills my stats. Only trouble that I run into in my mf gear is monsters that use either flicker strike, whirling blades, and sometimes leap slam. BTW which league do you play in dude?

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pwntato3s wrote:

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Gryphyn wrote:

I cant wait to try it out with 20q ea, 20q burn dmg, and 20q flammability, 43% chance to ignite Is going to rock.

Having 60% is F***ing insane dude lol..
As for the Burning damage gem, I still haven't really tested it out to see what the dmg differences are... I use the standard Conc eff gem on my 6link and it's retarded dps. I shred through 70+ rare maps with all different rolls in my mf gear, which severely kills my stats. Only trouble that I run into in my mf gear is monsters that use either flicker strike, whirling blades, and sometimes leap slam. BTW which league do you play in dude?

I've got a 65 EA mara in harcore, and a 63 in anarchy (which I play now). I have no end game experience at all (learning the game using ONLY hardcore characters has it's downsides).

Really fun build. Stepped into docks merc' today on my lunch for the first time ever and was rewarded with an exalted orb off the second pack.

Going to polish off the rest of act 3 merc' tonight, Peity doesn't stand a chance. muaha

20 q flammability gives you extra duration O_O

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enemymigs wrote:

20 q flammability gives you extra duration O_O

Each percentage of quality adds : Burns on Cursed Enemies have +1% increased Duration. I got my hands on an 18% quality flammability for very cheap early in the season so I have been using that. At 20% it increases the burn duration from 4 seconds to 4.8. I haven't done all the math but I would assume it's basically an increase of 20% damage after and on top of all passives gear etc.

For me, it seems to work well with the rotation as well.

I killed Piety merc' for the first time ever last night at level 64. Which I think is pretty incredible considering the area is level 68, making her a level 70 (6 levels higher then me).

I can't wait to try a 5 or 6 link, still limited to a 4 link.

Guess i wont follow the CI hype then and go Life based. By the way, what are the most important gems to get quality on ? Since I dont have that much currency yet in anarchy.

Correct me if i'm wrong, anyone.

For Quality Priorities, depends on if you're levelling (not facing reflect) or in the end game.

1. EA
2. Chance to ignite
3. Ele Prolif
4. Increased Burn Damage
5. Flammability
6/7/8: the rest



For Link Priorities
4L
EA - Ele Prolif - Chance to Ignite - Fire Pen

5L
EA - Ele Prolif - Chance to Ignite - Fire Pen - Incr Burn Dmg

6L
EA - Ele Prolif - Chance to Ignite - Fire Pen - Incr Burn Dmg - conc effect/incr AOE

is Tabula Rasa good for this build ? I want to buy but i think hp/resist are more important.

Yo!
I've rerolled this char in Onslaught after dying in HC at lv 83. I'm currently lv 78 doing pretty ok and finally used the majority of my currency on this rapist:

I will most likely burn the rest of my currency trying to link this motherfucker :) Without Kaoms available, this should be my endgame chest anyways.

Kinda a bad timing that kripp started this whole discharge thing, making it super expensive to get high quality Chance to Ignite and Ele Proliferation ._.

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Geoxide wrote:

is Tabula Rasa good for this build ? I want to buy but i think hp/resist are more important.

You will want to have a lot of hp/res with this build. 5L is more than sufficiant to deal loads of dmg. 6L on the chest is kinda luxury and not worth losing survivabilty.