Explosive Arrow Marauder (Updated for Release)

Ok :) I playing on softcore so keep this build or change something ?

Hi,

im currently at lvl 52 and having to hard time to decide to go or not to go to iron reflexes. Is it worth it? Or should i just go life/liferegen/resistances on middle of the grid. Here is my current build.



There is more easy health nodes at mid 6*6% and 3*10% and even 3 0.4% regen nodes. Also 18% resistances are easy to get. I got currently very poor armor (about 20% reduction) and decent evade (with grace about 30%). Can i survive in late game just to stack health and resistances?

At the moment i don´t really have any troubles to clear the content. Even those side areas with lvl 58 mobs.

This is the build that i had in mind

almost 80% more health 1.2% more health regen and 18% to all resistances. If more damage is needed it can be acquired from fire nodes down the left side. Theres that 30% ignite duration which i will probably get in some point anyway.

If i would go to iron reflexes i will only get 3*6% more health and 2.3% liferegen. Ofc i will get some str nodes and more dex but if i would need more dex i can get that from those 30dex nodes easily with only 2-3 points (agility at top left and expertise at mid left). Can´t really see that all that armor i will get from grace or evasion gear is worth it.

This is what I think is best. The 1.2% regen nodes are nice but not really worth it since you can use your life on hit split arrow to regen. Also, more health nodes = more health and more regen anyways. Those nodes in the center just aren't that efficient.

If you want you can also ditch the health nodes above iron reflexes in favor of the dualist start:

EDIT: I also would like to add that at low armor levels, the armor from IR is insanely efficient. You need enough armor to mostly mitigate the small hits and enough life to survive the big hits.

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I got currently very poor armor (about 20% reduction) and decent evade (with grace about 30%). Can i survive in late game just to stack health and resistances?

Yep. I have only 974 armour and 701 eva, but with 6500 life I'm doing superb in piety and maps up to level 73. I use three quicksilver to physically dodge (and usually keep moving ahead) the most dangerous mobs and to optimize damage (with fasteratt) by fast shooting 1-2 volleys from 2 different spots to get the shoots more deeply into the center of big groups at the same, and I keep moving .

If you really need the 18% resistances I think 1.2% regen is great if you have a big life pool.

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EDIT: I also would like to add that at low armor levels, the armor from IR is insanely efficient. You need enough armor to mostly mitigate the small hits and enough life to survive the big hits.

I don't see the need for armor/eva at all for small hits if you have a 400 life/sec + perma quicksilver + LoH/split/chain/fasteratt, even surrounded by normal enemies (even splitter are no problem), and quicksilver for the dangerous ones. You only need not to be oneshooted.

I almost have no armor, and I levelled from 80 to 87 not dying once but three times testing with a low life high rarity/quantity setting.


My build is (3 unspent points):


My next build will be:


And my final build would be:



The extra area nodes serves two purposes:
- I use fasteratts instead of Increased Area, so an increased area with passives will have a bigger impact.
- The area nodes are not far and the int nodes in between come great for me to aliviate the need for Int (curses), so I can drop some equipment with stats. It's a win/win for me.
In the final build I'd try to shock, so, instead of 2 volleys + split, use 1 volley + split. It should be a good general zone clearing bonus If it works properly.

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This is what I think is best. The 1.2% regen nodes are nice but not really worth it since you can use your life on hit split arrow to regen. Also, more health nodes = more health and more regen anyways. Those nodes in the center just aren't that efficient.

If you have about 230-250% max life, a bit more max life doesn't add much life regen, not near a 0.4% regen with a big pool.

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EDIT: I also would like to add that at low armor levels, the armor from IR is insanely efficient. You need enough armor to mostly mitigate the small hits and enough life to survive the big hits.

I think IR maybe is usefull to small hits, but if you're not going to have a really big total armour, It will do no difference to big hits.

The only reason I'd consider IR would be If I got a really great not light-quiver, to replace the dex with the inbetween dex nodes. But now for me It's be a waste, and I like a lot more the area nodes.

I don't even use granite flasks to reduce damage. I use 2 life (mostly for the remove curse effect) + 3 quicksilver with extra speed & charges. Quicksilver + fasteratts works awesome.

In my experience the most dangerous kind of damage is not physical but elemental, and maybe chaos sometimes.

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

I think Tabula Rasa is great to level until you get a good armor (at least in SC). I leveled from 1 to 68 with it no problem. A 6L from beginning, even if you can't afford the mana/life, is awesome. You can use a 4L+2L at first, and later, when you can afford the mana/life cost, use a 6L. Lots of flexibility until things get serious at higher levels (again, in SC).

Also, I want to craft a 6L Carcass Jack for fun, to use when recently levelled.

i never have enought dex and int??ß how do you guys fix that problem?`

shouldnt i lvl up the gems ???

pls help me.. iam lvl 24 and cant use elemental prof cause i dont have the int..

Can anyone tell me what a fair price would be for a 14-17% quality explosive arrow ?

And what about using lmp ice shot instead of split arrow ?

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ghousty2 wrote:

i never have enought dex and int??ß how do you guys fix that problem?`

shouldnt i lvl up the gems ???

pls help me.. iam lvl 24 and cant use elemental prof cause i dont have the int..

It is probably best to wait until you are a higher level to switch over to EA, I know I didn't change from ground slam until about level 42. A high rolled Turquoise Amulet and a light quiver should get you most of the way to your requirements. I also picked up a couple 30 dex nodes and int nodes along the way. Just my 2c.

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MajorMudfish wrote:

Can anyone tell me what a fair price would be for a 14-17% quality explosive arrow ?

And what about using lmp ice shot instead of split arrow ?

I would say a 14% would cost 2-3 gcp and a 17% would cost 5-6. Any Q higher then that add 1 gcp. Only problem with ice shot and LMP is it doesn't hit as many targets to apply leech/blind/culling.

Ice shot isn't a bad skill. It is just the worst skill for FPS lag in the game. I'd stay away from even experimenting with it.

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Gryphyn wrote:

Only problem with ice shot and LMP is it doesn't hit as many targets to apply leech/blind/culling.

How about LA then to proc EE ? I just really dislike the sound, look and feel that split arrow has :P. Just such a boring skill imo.

I originally started using split arrow over lightning arrow because my machine struggled with LA spam causing fps drops (this was earlier in OB before they optimized LA's animation a bit). I decided to stick with split arrow over LA because you get one extra gem slot (because you don't need GMP)...

LA is a viable option, if you run the numbers, you get a decent more life gain per attack due to the LA aoe portion... But, like I said, you lose out on using blind in a 4L (and I wouldn't ever put it in more than a 4L).