Spark-N-Arc Build ( a 3 Totem Build) Updated for v1.0.0 (update starts p6 of thread)

Hi, I've taken a hiatus from the game at the moment (since shortly after the SotV release)
Between the time of my last post on Oct 25, 2013, up to my hiatus, I was trying out different classes. So I'd really have to give her a run about to be able to address the posts after that date.

My hope is that Act4 will bring higher level static maps to run on. It's kind of difficult to gauge how viable a build is when your running "dropped maps" that you MOD to make the lvl 70-75 monsters tougher and harder hitting. I mean you see guys on HC lvl 90+ running lvl 75 maps and then BAM! dead...lvl 75 monsters, 15 lvls lower than him just nuked his butt.

So I'm basically at the point of waiting and watching for the Act 4 release, and hoping static maps, not dropped maps, become the core of the game. Don't get me wrong, putting MOD's on maps to run is fun...to an extent...regardless, I will eventually pull her out again.

Thanks again for the interest in this build...it is a fun one and at lower lvls very viable...

Take care and have fun!

Well...I was board outa my skull...so I went ahead and patched up to the current patch. Took me a few minutes to get back into the swing of it with her.

So I ran a couple lvl 70 maps solo, alch'ed both, wasn't too bad, one map was Curse Immune and 50% Reduced Regen, so it was a little slower than the other. She seemed to be doing ok, so I joined a few public runs, maps lvl 73+. She died on one map due to me being on fire and not noticing till my ES was almost gone...then I forgot which potion had Dispels Burning...other than that it was good. I ended up with a 15% Exp increase. So I guess I will have to run her a bit more and see what happens.

@rookie91; No, the Support Gems in the Robe only support the gems linked. The gloves have
my Arc setup. The Ele Prolif there is the important thing. As soon as the Ele
Prolif on my swap side reaches lvl 20 (its 18 now), I'll sell it at the vendor
to get a 20 Quality lvl1 Ele Prolif, then I'll have to lvl it to make it 20/20.
That's what my weapon swap side is for ;-) The item and skill setup seemed to
be pretty good. The Rare items are always up for a swap out if I find something
better. And if I find better versions of the Unique items I'd swap those as well.
I have two of the Soul Mantle Robes, a 5 socket 5L and a 4 socket 4L. The 4L
will hopefully become a 6S 6L whenever I decide to get off the jewelers and
fusing's.

@PaganDK; Clarity is really important for your Mana Regen, casting 3 totems is costly in
terms of Mana, and many times you need to spam Skellies because some monsters
just walk right on past the Totems and zero in on you. Also if your in-party
many times people blast past a mob to get that Boss over there and now you need
to deal with what's swarming towards you. I'd like to be able to get Haste up
because that gives you faster cast speed.

When you said "There are 2 clusters with multiplier and chance to crit, which
could be taken on this route." I'm assuming your referring to the cluster with
the Throatseeker Notable as one of the clusters, is that correct? And where were
you speaking about for the other?

I checked out the Tree you posted; Looks interesting, but I noticed there was
no investment in Reduced Mana Reserved Nodes. On my Tree I took 2 clusters for
that, the 2nd ate up 9 points, but I may be able to spec out of that set if
3 auras are doable with only one cluster. And that would be a "game changer" for
the build (I'll look at that over the weekend). I'm not sure about Power Charges.

Well, I guess it looks like I'll be doing a bit of running with this gal sooner than I expected. Thanks again for the interest. I continue updating again and we will see how far I get!

Take Care Everyone!!!