Tyr's **0.11.1** Pure Elemental Bow Spec

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BYK wrote:

Is

a viable bow to use?

Also what is the main reason for doing shadow instead of ranger?

Ye its good one. Not perfect,but good. ( i can wtt for my + orbs )

Guyz, can you tell me is this rings good or i should look for %eledamage ?



got epic q today xD

So I was able to get 2k HP and 700 ES.. it seems like my survivability has gone WAY up. I mean, obviously I have more health, but I seem to take way less damage (per hit). I didn't increase my armor/evasion, just my HP.

Is it just my imagination or is there a hidden mechanic at work here?

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SabreWolf wrote:

So I was able to get 2k HP and 700 ES.. it seems like my survivability has gone WAY up. I mean, obviously I have more health, but I seem to take way less damage (per hit). I didn't increase my armor/evasion, just my HP.

Is it just my imagination or is there a hidden mechanic at work here?

You are keying in on another aspect I have been talking about but is just now being realized. HP > all. When I say not many defenses, what I really mean is no wasting resources to get super high DR from armor or evade from high evasion numbers. Helpful, yes. Critical? No.

Again, in order of importance:

1. HP
2. Resists (have rings/ammy available to swap out per map/zone depending on ele resist needed)
3. Energy Shield
4. Armor
5. Evasion if its there.

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DarkRay wrote:

Guyz, can you tell me is this rings good or i should look for %eledamage ?

got epic q today xD

This is the kind of ring I go after. ele dmg + mf + res = $$$ (cost to make endgame & its final worth)

Quivers are....odd. They report latent dps as being YER STRONG. But, if its crit dmg cranking dps up, it will be a false report if you never crit. This is why I like dps I KNOW is always available. WPN ele % + Light/Cold Crit Chance Stun Duration Projectile Speed

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Tyranthal wrote:

As the numbers attest, this build cranks up the Lightning Damage. Multiply the increased ele dps by 2 with a Death's Harp. I've said all along, rely on LA undiluted from supports as your main attack. The increased aoe affects Lightning Arrow and makes a huge difference.

When you say LA undiluted by supports, do you mean a lightning arrow gem without any support gems attached, or am I misinterpreting?
Also, what gems do you recommend for a low level (currently ~35)? At the moment I'm using Ice Shot with LMP and Faster Projectiles for AoE, and poison for single target. I have a 8% Regen totem I found and plan on using, and bear trap for snare.

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PurplePudding wrote:

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Tyranthal wrote:

As the numbers attest, this build cranks up the Lightning Damage. Multiply the increased ele dps by 2 with a Death's Harp. I've said all along, rely on LA undiluted from supports as your main attack. The increased aoe affects Lightning Arrow and makes a huge difference.

When you say LA undiluted by supports, do you mean a lightning arrow gem without any support gems attached, or am I misinterpreting?
Also, what gems do you recommend for a low level (currently ~35)? At the moment I'm using Ice Shot with LMP and Faster Projectiles for AoE, and poison for single target. I have a 8% Regen totem I found and plan on using, and bear trap for snare.

I mean not using any support that will lower its damage. This is an effective way to 5l LA.

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Tyranthal wrote:

101 Points & ALOT Stronger Static Blows, Divine Toughness, More Crit.

looking good, but isnt it better to get the crit nodes above shadow area? (2x skills - 15+45% crit chance).
the difference is the 1 point in "+10% crit multiplier".

also, i have been wondering about elemental equilibrium. its just 2 points away and looks really interesting, any idea if its useful?

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Tyranthal wrote:

Get Static Blows & the additional 10% chance to shock bringing the chance to shock 20%. Im gonna post about this much more in depth later, but I believe there is a tweaked mechanic when shooting 2 LA & when they pierce. I think when one shocks, the other hits and hits again with the amplified shock damage. Im lvl 57 and am WRECKING The Cave, level 61. Static Blows has made all the difference. It works with any applied light dmg. So.,...ice shot totem bot is chaining everydamned thing, shocking them and then i whallop it all with LA.

Must have DH to test this. Almost certain the pierce is giving more hits than is intended. Test this, Ill post vids and comment on this much much more.

Again, get static blows. Everybody! Ill work up a build tweak as soon as I can.

what about +chance to freeze/ignite? would they work the same way? ;) at the begining of shadow nodes you have +5% chance to freeze, shock and ignite.

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Taubo wrote:

also, i have been wondering about elemental equilibrium. its just 2 points away and looks really interesting, any idea if its useful?

I've been wondering the same thing- but it reads that the enemy gets 25% resist to what element hits them first- that's going to be Lightning, sooooooooo...

I'm guessing no, it sucks- Tyr can you confirm?

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Rules wrote:

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Taubo wrote:

also, i have been wondering about elemental equilibrium. its just 2 points away and looks really interesting, any idea if its useful?

I've been wondering the same thing- but it reads that the enemy gets 25% resist to what element hits them first- that's going to be Lightning, sooooooooo...

I'm guessing no, it sucks- Tyr can you confirm?

Ele Equi is an oddly powerful Keystone. The kicker is that you have to manage what elemental damage is on your gear for it to work. If Lightning/Fire/Ice hit everytime, nothing happens. Now, if you can tailor your gear a specific way and establish a rotation of attacks EE can be unleashed.

I havent tested this since the introduction of the elemental penetration supports & the Flammability/Conductivity/Frostbite curses. The right combination would give around -80% or so (rough estimate) to a specific element. This would be very strong.

Here is the kicker tho.. if you stack Lightning Damage from gear, your main attacks would now need to be Fire/Ice. Or Fire from gear then Light/Ice etc. You would want a full coverage aoe attack like Ice Shot + Chain + DH to hit the mobs. EE would reduce the Fire and Lightning resists of the mobs hit with Ice Shot to -50 each. Your Lightning Arrow and next fire based attack would hit very hard. However, the dps of LA would obviously be much less from the lack of any added Lightning damage. Which is better? Does your brain hurt yet?

This might be a good choice for a templar/mara with gear issues. I ran with EE & the 92 point shadow build but my gear wasnt optimal. The results were intriguing but I have yet to revisit it.

And since I wrote this much that means Im theorycrafting as I type & Ill probably try EE soon :P

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textik wrote:

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Tyranthal wrote:

Get Static Blows & the additional 10% chance to shock bringing the chance to shock 20%. Im gonna post about this much more in depth later, but I believe there is a tweaked mechanic when shooting 2 LA & when they pierce. I think when one shocks, the other hits and hits again with the amplified shock damage. Im lvl 57 and am WRECKING The Cave, level 61. Static Blows has made all the difference. It works with any applied light dmg. So.,...ice shot totem bot is chaining everydamned thing, shocking them and then i whallop it all with LA.

Must have DH to test this. Almost certain the pierce is giving more hits than is intended. Test this, Ill post vids and comment on this much much more.

Again, get static blows. Everybody! Ill work up a build tweak as soon as I can.

can you make post with new passive tree that includes static blows, I dont now how I will take the nodes. Thanks

Done!