[1.2.0] Ice Pierce Crit Ranger

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O4epegb wrote:

So, mana atm seems like real problem for at lvl 37. Cant sustain it at all. Dont know waht to do, cause its very sad to sustain mana only through potions :c

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I'd like to try this build in Hardcore, would it be wise?

I'm thinking dropping all the crit for more health/evasion nodes and picking up Acrobatics/Phase and the WED nodes. Whatcha think?

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crafteri wrote:

I dont see why not.

It's a bit meh to level untill you get Lesser Multiple Projectiles, the Pierce support-gem and the piercing arrows node but once you get those it becomes a breeze to level.

I'm currently leveling with this build (non-crit variation) on HC and I'm having a blast. Most mob packs only need 1 volley of ice arrows to kill, it's pretty amazing. Only level 33 so far, though... Kinda scared to go for Normal Dominus as he'll most likely kill me off just like he did to my massively over-leveled Templar on Cruel :(

Here's the gems and weapon im currently rolling with:

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Kirielis wrote:

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I'd like to try this build in Hardcore, would it be wise?

I'm thinking dropping all the crit for more health/evasion nodes and picking up Acrobatics/Phase and the WED nodes. Whatcha think?

See the second post in the thread - ckay27 has done a lovely HC variant on ice pierce, without the crit, and taken it all the way through maps. That might be what you're looking for.