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janmariaawaria wrote:

what about bandit rewards?

Original posts says 118 build because of 12% phy dmg and power charge taken, so that leaves 1 talent point xD

where are u getting your life leech of 6% from.

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Tonyg87 wrote:

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TheDarkKnight wrote:

phy dmg life leech - 6%
Why i can't see any life leech stats in your gear?

Life leech is from Blood Rage gem.

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Are totem-skeletons and lightning warp necessary for this build? or just optionnal?

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Daedry wrote:

Are totem-skeletons and lightning warp necessary for this build? or just optionnal?

I only use lightning warp to get up and down cliffs, skelly totem for a distraction when needed.

I never felt that the knockback on crit was worth it, especially with such high dps.

I would also seriously consider replacing Additional Accuracy with Chain. This is especially true if you can roll a little bit more accuracy on gear. Overall, Chain will give you more effective dps, as long as you can sustain the mana cost.

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Pastromy wrote:

I never felt that the knockback on crit was worth it, especially with such high dps.

I would also seriously consider replacing Additional Accuracy with Chain. This is especially true if you can roll a little bit more accuracy on gear. Overall, Chain will give you more effective dps, as long as you can sustain the mana cost.

KB is 100% worth it, its 1 talent point to make sure i never get hit by melee bosses EVER.
Accuracy is my highest dps support gem, I would never replace that..and chain nerfs dps and makes mana costs unbearable. I appreciate your comments but I have been playing this build before closed, I have mastered and perfected it. This thread is to show others the build and help them with it, not to teach me anything :)
Besides I remember when you used to follow me around in Maelstrom of chaos because it was the only viable way for you to gain xp :P

I am trying this build, I don't have any good gear, I will take more ES bubbles over DPS bubbles(How many more nodes will I need to take?), how does this build fare soloing? Will I have to party on higher difficulties until I get enough nodes? My other witch was a summoner, that just annoyed the hell out of me trying to level it up.

You can solo the entire game with this build, skelly totem is amazing for taking on bosses/super rare mobs with lesser gear, based on your gear you take more es nodes, only you would know how much more survival you need to feel comfortable, its based on your play-style and gear.

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Tonyg87 wrote:

KB is 100% worth it, its 1 talent point to make sure i never get hit by melee bosses EVER.
Accuracy is my highest dps support gem, I would never replace that..and chain nerfs dps and makes mana costs unbearable. I appreciate your comments but I have been playing this build before closed, I have mastered and perfected it. This thread is to show others the build and help them with it, not to teach me anything :)
Besides I remember when you used to follow me around in Maelstrom of chaos because it was the only viable way for you to gain xp :P

Not trying to teach you anything, just suggest viable alternatives. All I mean to suggest is that, with enough accuracy on gear, the additional accuracy gem becomes unnecessary. If that becomes the case (ie, 85%+ chance to hit a level 79 mob seems sufficient to me), wouldn't it be worth it to replace Additional Accuracy? Rather than using it, you could perhaps try crit chance.

And, I also remember the Maelstrom days--that was my first character, and I am extremely grateful that I got the chance to pick your brain at that time. But I've also played a lot since then and am much more knowledgeable than I was before. Also, I played a very similar build near the end of closed beta as well.

Yes, chain nerfs your damage, but it also generates more shock stacks per attack. With the type of dps you have, you should be able to triple shock stack a whole pack with a couple shots max. If you can find a way to cope with the huge multiplier of chain, I really recommend at least giving it a try, you might be surprised!