[Version 0.10.7] gh0un´s Point Blank, Rain of Arrows Bowrauder

Thanks a lot for that, very detailed and helpful post. Exactly what I was looking for.

same here thanks

What gems in the chest if you do not have a 6L?

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ewaste wrote:

What gems in the chest if you do not have a 6L?

I did the same question and i haven't got any answer yet.

For me the best with 4L configuration is RoA + WED + Concen. Effect + Blood Magic
and with 5L i think that will use RoA + WED + Conc. Effect + IAoE + Blood Magic but i dont test yet.

Maybe Ghoun can clear us this question

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aaresmi wrote:

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ewaste wrote:

What gems in the chest if you do not have a 6L?

I did the same question and i haven't got any answer yet.

For me the best with 4L configuration is RoA + WED + Concen. Effect + Blood Magic
and with 5L i think that will use RoA + WED + Conc. Effect + IAoE + Blood Magic but i dont test yet.

Maybe Ghoun can clear us this question

I wouldn´t run conc on the 4L. The AoE becomes so small that your farming efficiency goes to shit.
Run RoA + WED + Added Fire + Blood magic instead.

First at all great job with this build and guide and thanks for all the advices.

I tried that configuration first but my bow was (and is) pure shit and dps was too low. I change recenly to Concen Effect. gain a lot of dps and now "only" have 3% reduction AoE. I know that is not the better configuration but until change the bow and have an armor 5L i think is the less bad option.

Another question i've Pure EV 5L chest of one of my crafting proyects and i'd like to know what do you think about a pure EV chest with this build?.

The Chest

I've been playing this build for almost 2 weeks and I'm already lvl 70.

Here's a couple of suggestions due to the fact that this build is hard as shit and not recommended to fresh players.

First, this is not a must, but it will help a lot in the speed you level; get quill rain short bow for lvl 5 to 30, then death's harp death bow for 32 to 53 and then infractem decimation for 53 to 58, after that get or craft a Citadel bow with haste, more than 40% physical dmg and elemental dmg.

Second, don't, and hear me out, don't use concentrated effect and increased area of effect until you have a 6 slot, which will happen far in endgame. Try to buy a cheap 5L after lvl 32 and use inc weapon dmg, added fire dmg, BM, rain of arrows AND reduced mana/faster attacks, deppending on your HP progression. You need the base radius of your RoA, and I even recommend not to invest into point blank until your tank is fair enough to allow enemies to get closer.

Third, auras, I found very hard to stay alive having 3 fixed cost auras sustained by my hp, so its maybe a good idea to get those 3 auras (anger, wrath and grace) with a reduced mana support gem, at least until you reach for 2k+ hp and a pretty decent life regen (90 per second or more).

Fourth, combine your mana destined auras in different ways. For example, vitality + determination + hatred / purity + haste + hatred, etc. Don't be afraid to variate, it really depends on the map you're playing and your gear.

Fifth, get elemental dmg and hp enchants, that's a must, the base hp will escalate a lot with the % nodes; and find gloves with attack speed bonus asap.

mmmm oh, find some cheap unique gear to start off, like lochtonian caress iron gauntlets and ezomyte peak rusted casque, they're almost 1 chaos each, and will boost your dps in early levels.

And use blues with alteration orbs, don't be ashamed of, you'll probably see that some hp+elemental dmg ring-neck-belt will prolly get you more dps and hp than a useless rare.

Ok, that's all, good luck playing this build, im with a bid freaking hangover and its around 11 am, so im sorry if some of this doesn't make too much sense.

Cheers,

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aaresmi wrote:

First at all great job with this build and guide and thanks for all the advices.

I tried that configuration first but my bow was (and is) pure shit and dps was too low. I change recenly to Concen Effect. gain a lot of dps and now "only" have 3% reduction AoE. I know that is not the better configuration but until change the bow and have an armor 5L i think is the less bad option.

Another question i've Pure EV 5L chest of one of my crafting proyects and i'd like to know what do you think about a pure EV chest with this build?.

The Chest

Spoiler

Pure evasion will give more armor than pure armor on gear, due to how iron reflexes works.
If you can, get only evasion on your gear, but most likely you wont be able to, because getting so many red slots on pure evasion gear is a pain in the ass.
I am trying to slowly switch to pure evasion with my end-endgame gear, because investing 200-300 chromatics into that gear (per itemslot) wont be as wasteful as wasting it on mid-endgame gear (which i can stil replace rather easily).
Alternatively you can try to slowly switch to hybrid gear first (thats what i did with my boots for example), because there you can get the desired colours rather easily.

hey ghoun,

i heard that the point blank gem stacks with the passive, would this be a better choice than concentrated effect? since this wont reduce ur AOE, and increased the dmg by a comparable amount? u lose atk speed, but it is gained back after u level point blank and with % u get the dmg increase also, using this with increase aoe, u get a huge range

Is my bow viable for RoA?