[2.3] Explosive Arrow Build - Uber viable - 100 hc/sc proof - Scion, Witch, Duelist, Mara versions

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IamPeyter wrote:

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Fathervic wrote:

Thanks for sharing the build, it looks interesting, but my main concern is damage mitigation.
We dont really have high EV or AR, woudnt it be good to run like AA or maybe use lightning coil.

Can we really survive only with high life pool?



Thanks

short: yes


6k+ Armour & high block mitigates pretty well and the high life pool goes perfectly with the regen and life leech, it benefits us alot more then a coil or AA ever could.

Thanks for the feedback, ill carry on and see how it goes at endgame :)

I'm wondering if Soul of Steel (the 4% phys dmg reduction) would help with the survivability / is it worth it?

@lawwy I'm using a 5l Belly of the Beast until I get a Kaoms/ 6l Quill set up

my build, i changed a bit some things. Buts can clear tier 14 maps easy!! Ty for the guide!

Pd: the bow.. i have BAAALLSS

So am I the only one having problems with single target? Or am I doing something wrong?

Im personally not a huge fan of the single target damage, theres different things you can do, try to put a spell echo frost wall behind the targt. I personally do a weapons swap with a +3 bow in standard but thats only an option if your rich or have the bow. I have been contemplating a ranged attack totem with ice shot and knockback so the targets against a wall (perhaps somewhat chilled or frozen) someone had success with that in another ea thread i was reading.

By and large build works great. Killing bosses kinda sucks but I'm usually in a group so my group members make up for my lack of single target. Haven't quite figured out how to hit the 9k+ hp mark but at 7.6 im good enough for now.

A jewel with 25% increased attack damage is just the same with another with 25% increased fire damage?

Is vaal pact really not necessary on Hardcore?

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Fell_MTK wrote:

Is vaal pact really not necessary on Hardcore?

No because of all the regen you already have. Not needed.


My small tweak to the thread here is forgoing the lifeleach gem (esp if you only have 5L) and just using warlords mark. I run two cast on damage taken setups - a level 1 cwdt setup with increased aoe and warlords mark, the another max cwdt + warlords mark + molten shell. That way, once you take damage by default all units are curse with warlords mark, innately granting lifeleech + end charge generation.

Was 19th player to hit 100 on talisc with a variation of this EA build. Pm me if anyone has any questions about EA.