[2.0] Full Elem Wild strike SC + Tempest Templar + leveling

@Werynn : Thank you

@Teyo : I would not recommand it for HC right now.

The final build with 5k+ HP, 78%+ light res with lightning coil should be ok for hardcore (you still need to skip some bosses and map mods).

But I have some doubt about leveling. In merciless you might get one shot if you go dodge/evasion and you don't have a lightning coil to mitigate physical damages.


@Teyo @Nathonas :
I just rerolled and old character in standard. I can't really tell if armor based passive tree would work in HC/Tempest.

I put a passive tree in my original post using Iron Reflexes. You don't get that much evasion/armor boost (+54% evasion, +48% eva & armor, +20% armor), but you still can pick less damage nodes and pick up more HP/evasion (Revenge of the Hunted, Faith and Steel, Barbarism, Unrelenting).


You may also need to find a way to keep fortify up against bosses/high physical damage monsters (vigilant strike ?)

@Teyo : Maybe later for leveling guide. I need to reroll, I need to test it before post :/

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About your tree Teyo, I've never played block based build so I don't if it will work :D. But I guess that's not bad if you can grab some spell block within your stuff maybe ? Idk, let me know :p

Personnaly, i play with AA (with blood magic) and it work well, easier to kite with the chill. Dunno if its the greatest way to take less physical damage (enlighten needed to reduce the life reserved)

Ok so i made a new Tempest character last night and I thought I would give this a go so i'll try to keep u posted on progress if i don't RIP :D

So I went with the evasion version cause I really like Acro/Phase Acro.

Did 1-50 yesterday and here is my current passives and gear:

Passive:


Gear:


Gunna be doing some testing as I head for the reduced mana reserve nodes next but I am thinking of maybe dropping anger for Grace to maximize my evasion.

Current Stats:

2574 Health

2170 DPS Wild Strike (Just Wrath/HoT)

123/97/92/57 <-- Resists in Cruel
60% Evasion
40% Dodge
30% Spell Dodge

Will keep you posted but so far its leveling fast and safe, facetanking most bosses along the way.

Thanks for feedback. I'm more afraid of one shot when you play acro/phase acro w/o lightning coil. Rest should be ok.

I'm trying to go for a Templar/IR Tempest character (lvl40 so far). I think I swapped for BM Wild Strike a bit too early. I prey I don't die like a noob :D

Edit : Finished normal solo self found (except wild strike and wrath that I had to buy). With boss nerfs it was more than ok. 2k HP 75/75/75 1k3 dps

Hi Eolf! I've trying some new things which works well! I'm running a lv10 CWDT setup with : Immortal call+Enfeeble+Phase run, and a Cast whrn stunned setup (increase duration +lv20 immortal call). I've remove AA with blood magic (too much life reserved). It seems that i've found a well offense/defense balance, because i dont have any problem, facetanking a rogue+ a 75lv map boss ! The clear speed is very good too (near to 4attacks per seconds)

Hey ! I didn't think of Phase run but why not.

Atm I'm leveling a templar in tempest. I'm going to play endurance charges w/ CWDT+Increased Duration + Immortal Call. I may keep going for self cast enfeeble.

I found a nice claw which is a huge boost. +21 life per hit, since I'm only using a 4L w/o life leech it's pretty nice. I think I'll pick up Iron Reflex in late merciless.

Oh, and i have forgotten something! Im using the Atziri promise flask (increase damage and life leech), and a Jade flask with +% évasion ration, those two flasks grants a lot of tankiness and are pretty cheap !

When wild strike came out i started thinking the same idea. The elemtnal buzzsaw with wildstrike.

At first i also thought the foil since i have a couple in my standard stash. But lately have been thinking claws to go mana with lgoh/mana implicits.

I wish i had more time to really test it out (wife/child are deteimental to gaming time)

I will eventually use a respec to test it out do to my time constraints. I have a couple ideas i will toss into testing and if/when will come back here. I think this could be a cool fun build

With mana on hit claw(s) you should be able to reach higher dps removing BM on your main skill. But I don't have the weapon(s) to test it out.

I'm curious why you decided not to take Sniper and Ballistic Mastery? They are both only a few points away for some amazing projectile nodes. I would think the Projectile is the best part of the gem. (I haven't used Wild Strike yet to see how it works)

Build looks interesting, I am going to give it a whirl soon.