Saint Vitus: Physical crit ranger guide[Always Updated]

For those that were looking at a physical NON-crit build I think this is a decent place to start.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBr-sB0fT4okDEotwVq9Kn1P7Im41W-mqHdEF315UFMpR_AtnGBYSm4PzF3Q0s6cS41fhuaRm0-rHqYt7GapNnoId2Sn22QVoaLIV08Z65IWBAoAUtYEt673TtvqfAD_ljveY-z1FHMHxNkqq4qn-HGRXwjb8FtQzypcs2PYhr44QOSKc0tMULkZrxCImTJdpkX-GV6QX5fysUUmVNR34VICpNPyduqjJ-hNk6s83qrpNs9qZXOuGI8ed0YeKrxQ-rks3igKxHRZaS87Qa4sslPxR1Dq0ppbEw6xTKj2sk


150% life
2.5% life regen/sec
same or thereabouts of evasion/armor
big bonus is that this build has around +180-200 strength netting an extra 40% phys dmg or so


You can tweak it for your gear/preference. Need less Hp, drop a few nodes and pick up more str/bow dmg nodes. Need less evasion/armor, drop a few nodes. Don't need the hp regen, done. Don't need the accuracy...trade to str for more hp/dmg.


You can even do something more like this if you want even more survivability with around the same dmg output.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBAdEM8iyFLOk-z0p9UUdW-loaZ6Bqk25pdPGHdp65okCly6_rtBq2Qb3mxKLEuNX43Q30-PzFBbW-p97G6mLN6jqzjb8UUqvFR36E2W6qMn6uk2z2m41313RBGbT6sTY9lQUylH8C2cYFhKbgPycqTRUgeri3PsauPC0ZLtlhVw3SIZ7N1I-nMMT2J-253e8O977yL5LN4oCsR0z_r2zFivAfogAwfH8rFfD5Y9wVq9Kn1Kq4qn-HGaGkGwEZ_v7IYeLndEWWkAqmVzrhiPHAD-LLJT8UdQ6tFCBQRyml

So many options of slight tweaking based on your preferences/what you find you need more of based on gear.


I like the non crit versions because you don't have to worry about oops reflect mob crits. Your base dmg being so much higher evens out pretty close to overall the same dps as the crit build. The only big difference is the blue crit support gems. Which means you can run this with only 4 socket links or find a different 2 support gems you like.

So for a physical Ranger we should only get equipment that provides +physical damage or HP/mana bonuses? We should stay away from equipment that adds cold/lightning/fire damage and that kind of stuff? I've been following the passive point build so far. I'm using puncture, split arrow, frenzy, and poison arrow gems. Some of my equipment adds cold/fire/lightning damage so I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing for this build.

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silentm wrote:

So for a physical Ranger we should only get equipment that provides +physical damage or HP/mana bonuses? We should stay away from equipment that adds cold/lightning/fire damage and that kind of stuff? I've been following the passive point build so far. I'm using puncture, split arrow, frenzy, and poison arrow gems. Some of my equipment adds cold/fire/lightning damage so I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing for this build.

It won't exactly hurt it but towards end game you should optimize your gear for life/mana leech, health, phys damage, crit, etc etc

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Mrflibbles wrote:

For those that were looking at a physical NON-crit build I think this is a decent place to start.

I have posted a HC vrsion of the build some time ago, which is Non crit.
Its at the bottom of the page, some people are trying it out now.

And you DO have to worry about reflect mobs crits even without nodes invested in it, because you still crit, thats why i have taken RT in the HC version, so you eliminate that 5% chance to die.


sometimes i think people dont even bother to read the thing...I have now put everything in spoilers so people can see clearly what they are reading.

I have finally gotten my first 5L armor, it was even in the right socket coulours (RBGGG) and type-evasion.

I have right away used it to test impact on my Frenzy supported by: Added Fire damage, Increased Critical Strikes, Mana Leech and Faster Attacks (5L only). My dps went up by 400 due to using Faster Attacks.

The increase in DPS was nice but not as much as I hoped. I experimented a bit with various supports. I have replaced Increased Critical Strikes with Increased Critical Damage to suddenly see Frenzy DPS increased by 120 on top of what Increased Critical Strikes provided.

I find that strange and it also confuses me as to what is the game telling me by this...Do I already have enough critical chance and now critical damage brings more value for my dps? Is the calculation on the character sheet correctly considering critical chance? Would it be best to have both Increased Critical Strikes and Increased Critical Damage in my 5L?

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Baron01 wrote:

I have finally gotten my first 5L armor, it was even in the right socket coulours (RBGGG) and type-evasion.

I have right away used it to test impact on my Frenzy supported by: Added Fire damage, Increased Critical Strikes, Mana Leech and Faster Attacks (5L only). My dps went up by 400 due to using Faster Attacks.

The increase in DPS was nice but not as much as I hoped. I experimented a bit with various supports. I have replaced Increased Critical Strikes with Increased Critical Damage to suddenly see Frenzy DPS increased by 120 on top of what Increased Critical Strikes provided.

I find that strange and it also confuses me as to what is the game telling me by this...Do I already have enough critical chance and now critical damage brings more value for my dps? Is the calculation on the character sheet correctly considering critical chance? Would it be best to have both Increased Critical Strikes and Increased Critical Damage in my 5L?

it would be best to have both as i have posted in the suggested links, that way you crit more often and you do bigger damage too!

Hey Victor ,just gone back to the first page and the clean up you have done makes it so much easier to find exactly what your looking for, great job, thank you again.

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Raggan wrote:

Hey Victor ,just gone back to the first page and the clean up you have done makes it so much easier to find exactly what your looking for, great job, thank you again.

yeah i had to do because it was messy and people would ask questions that are answered in the post, should be easier to read this thing now.

Still looking forward on some feedback for the HC version, havent heard from many people who tried it, im kinda curious on how the dps/survivability is in the lategame.

Just arrived in cruel difficulty on HC and I would say your build works very sweet so far. I've been running solo all the time, mostly because that way I can play at my own pace.

Currently I'm trying to get a bow upgrade since the dps starts to drop of.
I will post my progress and see how far I will get, hopefully I wont die anytime soon.
Also note that this is my first HC character.

Hey,

I've been following your build and it's working out pretty nice.
I'm currently lvl70. My current DPS seems fine, i can solo Docks/Magic Maps pretty easily.
My only concern is trying to buff the damage even more, i guess getting more crit and critdmg will be that one thing im looking for.

P.S i think the Lioneye's Glare unique bow is best for this build, as it's pretty hard to find 200+dmg and 1.50+ speed bow.. But damn, that shit is expensive;p

One question tho, Would we benefit anything from Phys + some Ele dmg bow? Or Pure Phys dmg is the way to go? I'm asking that because im currently checking forum everyday + spamming in-game but i can't seem to find 200+ phys dmg 1.30+ atkspeed bow in-game at all. Can they roll that high or it's about 200phys + ele dmg?