[1.0.3] Vaine's Blood Magic & Critical Frenzy/LA Build

So with mortal conviction getting a minor buff, the new reservation cost per aura with that node and a reduced mana gem would be 25% instead of 30%. Still too high, still redicilous. Just saying.

Also I will be casting skeletotem manually from now on due to CWDT being rendered utterly useless.

I'm thinking of getting the 12% all res node since I have very bad gear, is this a bad choice?

Rgs
Beast

Hey Beast

Considering how you get 12 to all res affecting your effective defense, it's worth it if you have trouble gearing up for res and crit / life / eva.

I myself got it skilled, takes nothing to remove if I get ubergear suddenly :)

I cast skeletotem manually too, need it for the damn fast dogs at docks if they have the worst combo of mods on it, e.g. faster / multiple projectiles / +dmg :-) --> get range, throw the totem, a good poison arrow and spam the frenzy / LA depending on pack size.

As I offered u beast, I'll show you ingame :)

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BeastCC wrote:

I'm thinking of getting the 12% all res node since I have very bad gear, is this a bad choice?

Rgs
Beast

Maxing your resistances is never a bad choice. :)

Is it an idea to use Alpha's Howl to buff your aura's and add purity in it to compensate for the lost resistance? You probably gonna need a 20/20 reduced mana gem. This gives you extra dmg, extra evasion, +3 max resist (if maxed). The downside is that you loose some life and you only have 8-10% mana left (maybee compensate this with a -5% mana reserved node next to bloodthirst.

It's an idea, but purity got nerfed in 1.0.1, it no longer boosts your max resistances, and you lose resistances by switching to alphas howl, atleast I do, not to mention about 300 hp.

For Crit's sake.

Either go with Stankonja's or invest in a good roll'ed Rat's Nest.

The critchance and life(Stankonja's) are an essential part of my dps atm.

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vaiNe_ wrote:

It's an idea, but purity got nerfed in 1.0.1, it no longer boosts your max resistances, and you lose resistances by switching to alphas howl, atleast I do, not to mention about 300 hp.

There still is a +3 max resistance for lvl 22 (maxed +2 from Alpha's) but I must admit it's not great but compensates a little for the 300 hp lost. 3% extra on 75% resistance still calculates to a reduction of 12% on all elemental dmg. If the life loss is less then 10-12% you still get better defensively (excluding psys dmg). The damage added with Alpha's howl is around +16% for both aura's.

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Chronodroid wrote:

For Crit's sake.

Either go with Stankonja's or invest in a good roll'ed Rat's Nest.

The critchance and life(Stankonja's) are an essential part of my dps atm.

what is stankonjas