[0.11.0] Etup's EK Build

Are you thinking of respeccing your build because of the new 20% proj speed node in the ranger tree? It's a long way but 20% proj is a lot.

I'm confused about this and it's messed me up quite a bit.
In the level 1-25 page, there's a point put in Expertise, then in the next link, there's no point in Expertise, then if you keep going down, there's a point in Blood Magic, but in the final build there's no point in it. It keeps doing this throughout the build and it confuses me.

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belac9001 wrote:

I'm confused about this and it's messed me up quite a bit.
In the level 1-25 page, there's a point put in Expertise, then in the next link, there's no point in Expertise, then if you keep going down, there's a point in Blood Magic, but in the final build there's no point in it. It keeps doing this throughout the build and it confuses me.

Okay - I can address the second part of your post.

EK users use the Keystone, Bloodmagic when they are using a 3L or 4L.
EK users use the Support Gem, Bloodmagic when they are using a 5L or 6L.

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I found a use for the additional 2 5% reduced mana reserved nodes.
the build suggests 4 40% auras but only shows how to run 3 + Hatred a 30%

if you have Vitality, Haste, Determination and reduced mana in a 4 Link, that is 3x 40% with a .72 mana reduction, or 28% reduction, add the 20% from build, and you have 48% reduction,
120 x .52 = 62.4 so 63% mana reserved,

place Hatred and Purity and REduced mana in a 3 link and you get 30 +40 70%
30 * 0.52 = 15.6 (16%)
40 *0.52 = 20.8 (21%)
37% mana reservation

63% + 37% = 100% mana reserved with 5 auras, free helm choice and only a 3 link and 4 link taken up, gloves and wand perhaps

made this in onslaught

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DeedsOfValor wrote:

made this in onslaught

Nice craft. You don't need to run LL?

Is this build still viable and would you recommend it for HC?

hmm this build is not updated anymore?

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belac9001 wrote:

I'm confused about this and it's messed me up quite a bit.
In the level 1-25 page, there's a point put in Expertise, then in the next link, there's no point in Expertise, then if you keep going down, there's a point in Blood Magic, but in the final build there's no point in it. It keeps doing this throughout the build and it confuses me.

Expertise provides 30 dexterity and is used to level up bear traps and ethereal knives. However when you get down to iron reflexes there are a lot of dexterity nodes you pick up on the way. this allows you to remove the Expertise node and spend it somewhere else.