I Cast Magic Missile! - Cantrip's Guide to Ethereal Knives

Clarity shouldn't be too big of a hit on Life if you wanna run Tempest on Mana.

BTW, doesn't E. Equilibrium reduce the damage of EK unless you have a Totem up, after the first shot?

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CantripN wrote:

Clarity shouldn't be too big of a hit on Life if you wanna run Tempest on Mana.

BTW, doesn't E. Equilibrium reduce the damage of EK unless you have a Totem up, after the first shot?

I don't know if first hit already counts :P

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Yagamai wrote:

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CantripN wrote:

Clarity shouldn't be too big of a hit on Life if you wanna run Tempest on Mana.

BTW, doesn't E. Equilibrium reduce the damage of EK unless you have a Totem up, after the first shot?

I don't know if first hit already counts :P

Of course not, but what I mean is, if you use JUST Ethereal Knives, and don't have the Totem up, you LOSE damage (since they get Resist Cold + Resist Fire after the first shot).

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CantripN wrote:

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Yagamai wrote:

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CantripN wrote:

Clarity shouldn't be too big of a hit on Life if you wanna run Tempest on Mana.

BTW, doesn't E. Equilibrium reduce the damage of EK unless you have a Totem up, after the first shot?

I don't know if first hit already counts :P

Of course not, but what I mean is, if you use JUST Ethereal Knives, and don't have the Totem up, you LOSE damage (since they get Resist Cold + Resist Fire after the first shot).

Yes but I only need to attack once so I dont see the problem :P I use it on blue/yellow packs and on stronger monsters like rocks and bears

bumpy!

What are your thoughts on the CoDT change/nerf?

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CephalicKarnage wrote:

What are your thoughts on the CoDT change/nerf?

Good riddance of an abusive mechanic, but not enough. It's still overpowered with some gems like Frost Wall, Enduring Cry (for free) and yes, even Immortal Call.

As for this build, I'm looking into options as we speak. Luckily, I've been leveling one of mine, so I can still use the higher level gems if I need.

I started leveling one of my secondary CwDT I had, and it still works amazingly well with Molten and Enduring, it might need more of a nerf tbh. I'm sure that once I put devouring totem back on it that'll still be amazing as well. Leeching through all of the HP you lose, especially against reflect lets you trigger it regularly while still being at little risk.

For now, I'm using a leveled CoDT with: Devouring Totem / Summon Skeleton. Other options are Decoy Totem, Rejuvenating Totem (not as good in my opinion), Molten Shell, Summon Zombie, Immortal Call (wasted on me), Lightning Warp (works well, but don't use it with Dominus or Piety).

Normal CoDT: Enduring Cry (low-level), Enfeeble / Temporal Chains (low-level) - not sure curses are worth it anymore, Frost Wall (not for EK, but CRAZY for FP / ST)...

Not nearly as good at level 1 except for Enduring Cry, IMO. But leveled is still useful, if not as OP.

I'm using CoDT like so for now:


Levelling one so I can do a 4L: Cast on Stun - Cast on Damage Taken (leveled) - Devouring Totem - Summon Skeleton. If I can ever get it be RRRB, I'll replace one of the blue gems with Immortal Call (leveled).