[3.1] DEADEYE Caustic Arrow DPS-focused 6k+ life 60k+ DoT DPS

Hi there. I played a CA build before Ascendancy and really liked it. I'd like to build another one now but I'm wavering on which class to build it with. I have an 83 Ranger, an 87 Shadow or a 70 Duelist I could use. I've looked at the recommended Ascendancy skills for each class choice but not sure which is best. I usually lean in favor of a little more survivability at the expense of some DPS but some balance between the 2 is nice.

My initial inclination is to go Ranger and choose Deadeye for Endless Munitions and Fast and Deadly but I think I read somewhere in this thread that Far Shot would not increase the damage of the poison cloud. Is that true and if so, does it negate the worthiness of spending 4 points to get to Endless Munitions?

On the other hand, there is something quite comforting at the thought of going Duelist and taking First Strike and Fortify. Perma-Fortify? Yes, please.

Anyways, guess I just gotta pick one and go with it but would definitely love to hear anyone's thoughts either way if you've used either setup.

The only other question I have with the build is how we sustain life. Is it merely a function of effective pot usage? I think the tree only provides .4% leech.

Thanks, all.

Far Shot does not increase the damage of the chaos cloud, but the Deadeye ascendancy still leaves you with the most DPS increase of all other ascendancy classes simply because of all the "increased projectile damage" ascendancy nodes, which DO increase the damage of the chaos clouds. Also 20% aoe is HUGE.

Of course, as I listed in the build guide, other ascendancies are completely viable alterantives, depending on what you want.

Leech does nothing for you, you can have 10% leech, you won't leech anything. Leech doesn't apply to the chaos cloud damage. You sustain life with not getting hit most of the time because you have huge evasion and dodge+spell dodge. When you do, there's nothing simpler than clicking a button for a life flask.

Thanks for the reply. That's pretty much what I thought about leeching and using flasks instead. I'm pretty sure I'll choose ranger as the DPS increase and the big AOE boost sound delicious. I just need to pick up a pair of Atziri's Step boots and I'm good to go.

Is this build viable with a 5-linked caustic arrows?

Absolutely.

What should I have in the 5-link?

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Satsuki09 wrote:

What should I have in the 5-link?

The first 5 gems listed under the "Skill Gems" section. I always list support gems in order of importance, for all my builds.

Hi, I've been using your build for my first character (level 90 now) and I must say, it's fantastic. Thanks for making this guide.

I was just wondering if there are any important changes for 2.3 update, maybe different ascendancy path or skill tree and if you are going to update the guide as well. Thanks!

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Koschy wrote:

Hi, I've been using your build for my first character (level 90 now) and I must say, it's fantastic. Thanks for making this guide.

I was just wondering if there are any important changes for 2.3 update, maybe different ascendancy path or skill tree and if you are going to update the guide as well. Thanks!

Thanks, glad to hear so!

No special change for 2.3. except the 2 extra ascendancy points, which I am updating right now :)

I'm curious about what would be best to go with for ascending. I'm contemplating projectile return because I believe it would create another cloud (and thus more clearspeed) if they hit anything on the return.

(1) Richochet + Endless Munitions (8 points for x2 arrows and a chain). General AoE setup that lets your arrows go everywhere. You can get attack return on a bow via Tora I believe.

(2) Endless Munitions + Powerful Precision + Fast and Deadly for x2 arrows that return to you.

(3) Richochet + Powerful Precision and Far Shot for chaining projectiles that return to you.

The reason I like PP instead of just Tora is because with Drillneck its a guaranteed 100% damage at the start of the attack, and you can instead get the DoT master mod.