BUILD OUT OF COMMISSION....NO LONGER VIABLE DUE TO IDIOTIC CHANGE TO IRON REFLEXES

Sick build. Tried MartinCreek's LA build before with a Ranger and I totally agree with you now that Duelist does way more damage than starting with Ranger. Here's my gear so far:



and i got this baby stashed up to use soon: however my question is that would a high triple ele dmg on a thicket bow give more DPS overall than a high phys thicket bow considering the "increased % ele dmg with weapons" or will the higher phys just outshine the ele dmg? thanks man!

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uez wrote:

Sick build. Tried MartinCreek's LA build before with a Ranger and I totally agree with you now that Duelist does way more damage than starting with Ranger. Here's my gear so far:

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and i got this baby stashed up to use soon:

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however my question is that would a high triple ele dmg on a thicket bow give more DPS overall than a high phys thicket bow considering the "increased % ele dmg with weapons" or will the higher phys just outshine the ele dmg? thanks man!

No prob glad you are enjoying the build :) it's also a lot more fun to play over the ranger. In terms of the best weapon, a perfect rolled Tri-Ele bow will shine light years ahead of lionseyes or high physical thickets. If you have a mirror i would recommend contacting petrov, hes got the best bow on server 6 linked. His thread is in the ranger forums.

But a lionseye is your second best option and one I'm using. It's worth the currency investment as for only a few exalts you will have almost perfect setup :)

I really don't get why you're going from blood magic straight to the marauder aura in the endgame lioneye's glare build. Why not just go from Iron grip to the marauder area? It's the same numbe of strength nodes required to get there ( 6 ) , but you gain access to extra life nodes, making you able to drop the 30 strength + 2 x 6% life nodes you took between ranger and duel starting area.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQBAnEEswUtDH0OrRB_FE0WbxcdGNsZLhm0GjgaVR0UIWAkqiftKU8ppSzpMgkyfjKJNug26TpSOuE8LUCgQ5xKfU3jUFBUSVXGVvpX4lhjWK9Z81uvXz9gS2EhY6dko2aeZ6BnvW6qdO108XfleA16uHrvgpuE74d2iPGMz41-j0aQVZstm6GeuaIAplenCKeEqW6sWayqrpO18rc-t7a4k7ndvqfAGsT2xp7GrsbYytPMt82Yz2XQ0NSP1XXdDd1G3sbfv-Nq51LnY-pi7Djub-8O707wH_Iv8kXyzvPd9kj6sfrS_E78xf4K_o8=

So , the only things that actually changed is , you changed a 30 strength node into a 6% life node. I'd say that's worth it though. And if you did actually value 30 strength over 6% life , you skipped a 30 strength node at iron grip so either way the build could be improved slightly

I'm trying this build in Anarchy, currently level 64

Some notes worth mentioning:

- Wrath can reach an intelligence requirement too high before you get to the intelligence passives of the templar tree. You can solve that by speccing into the "Wisdom of the Glade" passive (30 int bonus). You can always respec out of it later when you're reaching the templar tree. Or just don't overlevel Wrath.

- I also am a bit short on dex to carry my thicket bow, I think the easiest way to cope with this is by using a quiver that adds dexterity by default.

- I was short on gems because I started fresh in this league. For me it was useful to rush a marauder through act 1 quickly before I started on my duelist. Their rewards include several gems you need for this build. (bear trap x2, anger,..)

Overall a very nice build.

Hi, following your build after falling in love with lightning and giving up on a 57 ES shadow version, because I hate perma stun from ES builds.

I have a question: Whats the reasoning for choosing both LMP AND chain? Isnt that a huge hit to the LA damage? On my other char I was doing just fine with LMP, packs would melt from the damage, Is chain necessary?

Thanks for the cool build!

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Wunju wrote:

Hi, following your build after falling in love with lightning and giving up on a 57 ES shadow version, because I hate perma stun from ES builds.

I have a question: Whats the reasoning for choosing both LMP AND chain? Isnt that a huge hit to the LA damage? On my other char I was doing just fine with LMP, packs would melt from the damage, Is chain necessary?

Thanks for the cool build!

Keep in mind that chain makes your life gain on hit recover MUCH more

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Wunju wrote:

Hi, following your build after falling in love with lightning and giving up on a 57 ES shadow version, because I hate perma stun from ES builds.

I have a question: Whats the reasoning for choosing both LMP AND chain? Isnt that a huge hit to the LA damage? On my other char I was doing just fine with LMP, packs would melt from the damage, Is chain necessary?

Thanks for the cool build!

Sheet DPS is not the same as ACTUAL DPS. When it comes to this build and LA, the number on your tooltip means jackshit.

Chain multiplies your DPS exponentially....

3 arrows, each chaining 2 times,

1000 DPS tooltip
X 3 (LMP)= 3000
Each chain twice at 50% less damage
= 500 x 6
= 3000 damage
3000 + 3000
= 6000 DPS

Assuming you have an LA Chain LMP tooltip of 1000 DPS, your actually doing 6000 DPS with 1 attack.

Those who are not using chain on my build (there are a couple) are plain stupid and are gimping the spec huge, and you would be kicked out of my map group for being useless if I still played the game lol. People get to caught up on sheet DPS. I can promise you that you would never clear a map anywhere near as fast as me with no chain.

Hey there, currently following this build on Anarchy, enjoying it way more than my previous LA Ranger, so thanks for that. I was just wondering, how come you don't spec into Catalyse through Athleticism like so:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQBAecFLQ6tFx0Y2xkuGbQaOBpVIWAn7SmlLOkyCTJ-Mok26DpSQKBDnEZpSn1N41BQVElVtVb6Vw1X4lhjWK9Z81uvXz9gS2EhY6dko2aeZ6BqHm6qdO108XfleA1674Tvh3aMz41-kFWbLZ65ns2nMKeEqBipbqxZrKq18re2ud2-p8AaxtjK082Y0iHZYd0N3Ubext-_51LqYuw47w7vTvIv8932SPqx_E78xf6P

It might be a stupid question, I'm not by any means a very serious gamer, so I wouldn't know. Just wondering, cause to me it seems like alot of damage/health for very few points.

Hi athene, could you post passive tree only for hc? :)

And i would like to ask about early game. Which skill is best for leveling fast with bow users? Raining arrow? Or it would be good enough with lighting arrow?

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APCY wrote:

Hi athene, could you post passive tree only for hc? :)

And i would like to ask about early game. Which skill is best for leveling fast with bow users? Raining arrow? Or it would be good enough with lighting arrow?

Bow specs shown are amazing for Softcore AND Hardcore. THe difference is the order and priority of passive selection which is common sense. Obviously on hardcore you want survival first over damage.

Secondly the best skill to use for leveling for me was split arrow. It was cheap on mana and did good damage. I didn't switch to LA until mid 40s. Make sure u have those gems equipped throughout the leveling so once u make the transition they are leveled to your level.