[1.0.5] - Lvl 100 - Blastrophe's LA / Frenzy Life Based Crit Ranger w Video (Lioneyes or Voltaxic)

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Hello fellow Rangers, I'm currently lvl 79 (Standard) and trying to find a build that would best suit my needs.
At the moment I play Frenzy/LA using Gankstaboo's build (6L BM gem, no Keystone)

I've been brainstorming for a week trying to decide if I should buy a Lioneye or a Volt.

Yesterday I dropped Thunderfist and I'm very tempted to buy a Volt and respec into Crit though I'm not very familiar with that style and I'd like to avoid going BM.

So, I've been thinking about something like this:


then later on pick between Damages(Heartseeker, Ballistic) or Life nodes.

My plan is to use my skills through BM gem (as I'm currently doing) while running Purity, Haste, Vitality, Wrath on Mana with Alpha's Howl and Anger or Grace on Life.
And going Evade for survivability.


Would it seems viable and better than my actual non-crit build to you ?

Thanks for reading.

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sako87 wrote:

Hello fellow Rangers, I'm currently lvl 79 (Standard) and trying to find a build that would best suit my needs.
At the moment I play Frenzy/LA using Gankstaboo's build (6L BM gem, no Keystone)

I've been brainstorming for a week trying to decide if I should buy a Lioneye or a Volt.

Yesterday I dropped Thunderfist and I'm very tempted to buy a Volt and respec into Crit though I'm not very familiar with that style and I'd like to avoid going BM.

So, I've been thinking about something like this:

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAm42v6wgu7YMZjgBe037veu4OGttW-iP2-WP8xe_wveYV8Geg3Q1aSD7P51Q6WId2W6-QClFHJP3VAAR-Sn0Y2zB8qriNv-Hbhxl08X8rTZJv8qp_BbXrFKGkIWCeuTH61oo51I19DPLUI83q6NZAoHb3IXagn6XLmybvTgUtyqk2PTIBMglgS4hrshl67xnX44TPenTtwFEOSPPqcNURlqIuFr9wUn_GnaNQQofbJ6n8q4w2YeJabVVLJDwmlW17p1y1SElR

then later on pick between Damages(Heartseeker, Ballistic) or Life nodes.

My plan is to use my skills through BM gem (as I'm currently doing) while running Purity, Haste, Vitality, Wrath on Mana with Alpha's Howl and Anger or Grace on Life.
And going Evade for survivability.


Would it seems viable and better than my actual non-crit build to you ?

Thanks for reading.

I wouldn't recommend using BM gem with LA/Frenzy endgame once you get Kaom's because your frenzy will do shit for damage with BM Life Leech WED as your 4L.

I was worried about my resists without Purity but I guess with a 2/3-Res Helm and by sacrifying some DPS on rings I could go BM and actually gain DPS by replacing BM gems?

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sako87 wrote:

I was worried about my resists without Purity but I guess with a 2/3-Res Helm and by sacrifying some DPS on rings I could go BM and actually gain DPS by replacing BM gems?

Auras now with voltaxic don't give you as much dps since hatred doesn't give you much unless you are using Lioneyes. On the other hand capping resists in ele weakness maps without purity tends to be a hard thing even with endurance charges giving you some resists.

Is this build for hardcore?

Also could break it down more for a newer player I just started to play so I'm not sure what I should be aiming for as goals say at level 20 have X and Y. At level 40 have X and Y to this etc!

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IIlidan wrote:

Is this build for hardcore?

Also could break it down more for a newer player I just started to play so I'm not sure what I should be aiming for as goals say at level 20 have X and Y. At level 40 have X and Y to this etc!

Thanks for the input need more comments like these! Will add a bunch of content like such very very soon.

P.S to answer your question the build can be HC viable although I haven't played hardcore but at my current state of the game with my gear etc the only thing I see myself dying to is stupidity to be honest. Reflect is no longer an issue and im pretty tanky after the 3 endurance charges and granite flasks not to mention the fact that I run LGoH and Life Leech most the time while still sustaining an insane amount of damage.

You've convinced me. You (OP: Blastrophe) and Kayeosse both have made me drool over the crit based LA build. However, I don't feel like leveling a ranger or duelist, so I'm stuck with my marauder. And, try as I might, it is not feasible to go crit with Marauder.

So, I'm gonna stick with the more generic LA/frenzy build on a Marauder. But as the previous poster above me was debating, I am also debating between Blood magic keystone versus Purity et al auras. As you say, the advantage of blood magic keystone is that the 4L frenzy will be sufficient single target DPS, whilst 6L LA gets full potential. But, the compromise is lack of Purity and other percentage based auras such as Determination and Vitality.

I'm leaning more towards stacking Aura's. The rationale is that because I can't crit anyway (using Voltaxic rift + resolute technique + marauder starting point), I might as well beef up my survivability and sustain.

With that said, my question to you is about my gem linkage given that I will be using Aura's together with blood magic gems for LA and Frenzy. (Marauder)
I want to maximize DPS, therefore only LA will provide the sustain. Frenzy will have no leech.
6L LA = Blood magic + LA + LMP + Chain + WED + Life Leech.
4L Frenzy = Blood magic + Frenzy + Faster Attacks + WED (using thunderfist so added lightning)

Here is my gear at my disposal:

I am also running The Blood Dance boots, which provide me with significant sustain from 6 frenzy charges. That's the other rationale for dropping life leech from Frenzy in favor of more dps.

The final option is to have Voltaxic be pure DPS and Lioneye's be for sustain on weapon swap.
The downside to that is that I don't get to use dual brightbeak leap slam for mobility.

Please advise. Thanks in advance. And thank you for this wonderful thread.

how are you a shadow class, but your build starts at the ranger part of the skill tree?

im just confused

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Blastrophe wrote:

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IIlidan wrote:

Is this build for hardcore?

Also could break it down more for a newer player I just started to play so I'm not sure what I should be aiming for as goals say at level 20 have X and Y. At level 40 have X and Y to this etc!

Thanks for the input need more comments like these! Will add a bunch of content like such very very soon.

P.S to answer your question the build can be HC viable although I haven't played hardcore but at my current state of the game with my gear etc the only thing I see myself dying to is stupidity to be honest. Reflect is no longer an issue and im pretty tanky after the 3 endurance charges and granite flasks not to mention the fact that I run LGoH and Life Leech most the time while still sustaining an insane amount of damage.

No problem I think coming from a noob's perspective I'm quite curious as to what skills to start the level grind with (ex: Reave, What im using now) and then when to eventually make that change over to the Bow and LA as a shadow. Though I realize I'm posting this in your Ranger thread! I just happened to see this one before the shadow one! Also a quick question on your SHADOW passive skill tree

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYA_5MeGtIZ1tEqW7VIbXtVS4w2JpVQQqIuDkgRluOEf8aIa_DZJ6k2PRnXSTtabaXLcn4kPAzyp1wFtUlRjb9RRz7Pqri95qp_-WMa2xXw7g46WFb6I_YEfvzF7_CHGWeg3Q1aSId2W69KfRjbQ5x08Q6tLIUhYJ65KaVaGkCg704FLTIJKLVgS2CIeu9hUnTtn8tWBIZgOlLfvzqzNYadqg==

When do you start to head to the top left to get the Fitness bonus? Right after 40 or after you've made it down the passive tree?

Thank you for all your help! I honestly think the guide is great and that these small improvements will just make it better for the newer players especially with open beta coming up soon!