Saint Vitus: Physical crit ranger guide[Always Updated]

After seeing the last posts I noticed I should really upgrade my bow. Im closing in on 60 now and currently have a bow with 45-108 dmg + 30% phys and 10-20 phys dmg or so and stuff is getting hard to kill, but no bows will ever drop for me : \

Is upgrading a bow with alchemy orb viable? and if so is there any particular bow i should be on the look out for?

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ozten wrote:

After seeing the last posts I noticed I should really upgrade my bow. Im closing in on 60 now and currently have a bow with 45-108 dmg + 30% phys and 10-20 phys dmg or so and stuff is getting hard to kill, but no bows will ever drop for me : \

Is upgrading a bow with alchemy orb viable? and if so is there any particular bow i should be on the look out for?

Here you can see the bows that are available:http://www.pathofexile.com/item-data/weapon

I personally like a slow bow wit high base physical damage like the Harbinger Bow, but some people prefer the fast ones, lower physical but more shots per second like the Imperial bow.

And here are the mods that improve your damage:http://www.pathofexile.com/item-data/prefixmod

Unless you are doing 75 maps(no one is at the moment i think) just aim for Cruel mod that adds from 130-149% physical damage, Tempered mod that adds a large flat amount and if youre lucky and also get a hybrid physical/acc % mod like Conquerors, well youll have a pretty awesome bow.

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Ultimateh2s wrote:

Noob question here:
i was wondering if Iron Grip would be a cool idea for this build. but since im a noob i have no idea if the scaling is any good.

i edited your skill tree a bit so it has Iron Grip but i took the points form a few life nodes.
with the edit you get 144 strenght from passives. i have no idea if this will have a noticeable
impact on your damage.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBAdEEfgWEBbUF-QzyDkgOrREvEZYUdRUgFfAZtCQ8JKUk_SU_J6kppSpNLIUs6TB8MfoyfjKUNYY2PTnUOlg6sz7PPydJUUp9TZJRR1b6WhpabVs9Z6Bqh2qTbmluqm_ycFJw1XRBdPF293fXfwJ_K3_GhxmHQYd2iGuNfY2_ks2VBZuNnaOdqp65oJ-iQKXLpuCnNKdcp9Sqf6q4q9KsR6_rtBq2Qbb3t-K95sAPwFHB2MSixLjKqdUA1fjZxtqN3BXdDd7G4oDiy-OE51TqYvPq9Pj5Y_qx_Kv8xf7I

also, i didnt read all the comments so i dont know if this has been asked before.

I like this build, i think i'll give it try since, for the moment, i spent points in passive that you take too.
Any other feedback that you would like to share pls?
But is Iron grip really worth it? In the end you don't take many +str nodes...

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Keeper171 wrote:

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Ultimateh2s wrote:

Noob question here:
i was wondering if Iron Grip would be a cool idea for this build. but since im a noob i have no idea if the scaling is any good.

i edited your skill tree a bit so it has Iron Grip but i took the points form a few life nodes.
with the edit you get 144 strenght from passives. i have no idea if this will have a noticeable
impact on your damage.

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBAdEEfgWEBbUF-QzyDkgOrREvEZYUdRUgFfAZtCQ8JKUk_SU_J6kppSpNLIUs6TB8MfoyfjKUNYY2PTnUOlg6sz7PPydJUUp9TZJRR1b6WhpabVs9Z6Bqh2qTbmluqm_ycFJw1XRBdPF293fXfwJ_K3_GhxmHQYd2iGuNfY2_ks2VBZuNnaOdqp65oJ-iQKXLpuCnNKdcp9Sqf6q4q9KsR6_rtBq2Qbb3t-K95sAPwFHB2MSixLjKqdUA1fjZxtqN3BXdDd7G4oDiy-OE51TqYvPq9Pj5Y_qx_Kv8xf7I

also, i didnt read all the comments so i dont know if this has been asked before.

I like this build, i think i'll give it try since, for the moment, i spent points in passive that you take too.
Any other feedback that you would like to share pls?
But is Iron grip really worth it? In the end you don't take many +str nodes...

I did respond to that, it is not worth it with the crit build, you can get more damage with the points you spend to get there, but if you do intend on getting a lot of strength on gear it could be worth it, if you are lucky and reach a lot of it by just having str mods it could possibly be worth it.

I do not think that sacrificing 30% life for ~30% phys dmg is good a trade off, the build doesnt have too much invested in life already, youd be left with only 134% increased life in passives.

i tried this build

and it worked like a charm !!!

im at lvl 55 now, i run XP in "the dock" - cruel, and everything melts

this build just get DPS, HP, and no mana problem, thanks alot bro

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LIAO wrote:

i tried this build

and it worked like a charm !!!

im at lvl 55 now, i run XP in "the dock" - cruel, and everything melts

this build just get DPS, HP, and no mana problem, thanks alot bro

Glad to hear it! as i said, cruel is the worst difficulty, then it becomes easier after you find some more decent gear/links, looking forward to more reports on the build!

I'm also looking to hear on the HC one, havent heard from anyone doing it yet, how is it currently going, any problems lategame, or any suggestion for improvement on it.

(I have not tested the HC version, i only planned that build, did not do have time to do it yet, so any feedback/suggestions are appriciated)

Victor: I think Iron Grip is very possible by:

-Removing Celerity. You will move at lightning speed already with Haste + movespeed boots.
-Drop the resistance nodes. It's not difficult to hit 75 across the board with just gear.
-Can drop a Bow Damage or Bow Accuracy node if you want, but I think the other options are better.

It's only 4 points away and it definitely seems worth the tradeoff when you have capped resistances anyway to get that ~30% bonus physical damage.

EDIT: Love the build, this is my next Ranger :P

How exactly can I get mana leech and such on rings? I've tried using orbs of alch on white name rings but I don't like to do it too often seeing as how I usually only get max life and mana increases. Should I be using other orbs to tweak it around? Feels like I would be wasting them then.

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Laufern wrote:

How exactly can I get mana leech and such on rings? I've tried using orbs of alch on white name rings but I don't like to do it too often seeing as how I usually only get max life and mana increases. Should I be using other orbs to tweak it around? Feels like I would be wasting them then.

You can probably buy some with your orbs, or if you have a lot alterations you can give it a shot, but i bet you'll just find some on your own or for sale, should be cheaper, until then just spam mana flasks.

Great topic.