3.17 TOXIC RAIN CHAMPION - Fast, Tanky, Deadly! - League-Start to End-Game

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smasked wrote:

Searching what to play and this seems pretty damn good. Want a build that is good at start and can be upgraded on and on since i dont like switching

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pijanapanda wrote:

I wana play SSF but now geting "hunter" items look like something impossible for average player. And what now? Without hunter modifier this build will do half damage.

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pijanapanda wrote:

Conquerors arent in Maine content now like it wos in 3.16. Even in trade league this items will be hard to get as league starter.

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Aeres wrote:

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pijanapanda wrote:

Conquerors arent in Maine content now like it wos in 3.16. Even in trade league this items will be hard to get as league starter.

I don't think it will be that bad. You should get them just like you get shaper/elder items.

Might need someone who is better at crafting to figure out how to craft the bow now :D

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11Kobar11 wrote:

OK that was a fun build for scourge league, ty all for help/guidance, especially grimjack. I finished by going down two different routes, Farrels Fur (aspect of cat = perma frenzy with great armor and evasion and a bit of extra phasing/stealth) and glorious vanity (for corrupted soul keystone, 15% of life as energy shield. also can get withered buff). i did try a good rare armour so getting 25% of life as energy shield (was over 2000 for Ghost shield) but didn't seem to add that much extra tankyness)

For those of u interested my build is at

https://pastebin.com/PJreM6Tz

For the glorious vanity (doesn't show in pastebin properly) the two Vaal Notable Nodes are:

Exquisite Pain: 31% Dot and 9% increased skill effect duration
Ritual of shadows: 30% increased Chaos damage, 25% chance of inflicting withered

(other passives add up to 9% extra life, 9%extra armr and 9% extra evasion)

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grimjack68 wrote:

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brunowa wrote:

238 Base Chaos Damage per second is roughly the same as a current Level 18 Toxic Rain gem.

So you can swap in a level 18 gem to get a feel for what it would be like.

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Xandharba wrote:

I tried this build in Standard, it requires very expensive stuff to get enough dps for killing Sirus AL8 at a decent speed, I was hyped to start with this build next league but this toxic rain nerf and bread crumbs drops from maps just give me the feeling to skip it :( Other builds have too low dps or defences or requires mirrors to be efficient. What is the way to save this build dps ?

If this is the only nerf we face, it's actually a buff overall. I put together a quick spreadsheet, this is equal to losing 1.66 gem levels. However, when you pair it up with a new quiver, we actually end up with 2% MORE damage.

So:
TR nerf: -13% dps

New quiver with:
50% increased damage affix: +5% dps
New Broadhead quiver, 10% attack speed implicit: +10% dps

5 + 10 - 13 = 2% increased overall. So... win?