DonaldF's EK DANMAKU Ranger Extremely High DPS /Jan.14 little update [Videos]

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nASTYgator wrote:

You didn't answer my question. How can we run 3 auras without Blood Magic? How much mana regen does it require?

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mooomin wrote:

Depends on which 3 aura's you want to run. I assume grace/hatred/and another 40% aura (purity for example). I can run these 3 fine and still have 201 mana leftover.

Although I can run those 3. I'm using grace/purity/clarity right now myself. Will drop purity soon (almost capped without it) and use another aura (maybe hatred..but I already do more than enough dmg without it). For the ppl wondering why I use clarity, it's because I'm using lv18 arctic armor (still lvling it but I will max it)

To answer nASTYgator's question. With lv20 reduced mana and 20% reduced mana from passives, you should be able to run 2x60% aura and 1x40% aura.

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Yes I know how you can run 3 auras but that was not my question. What I asked is how can you use cyclone properly with only 100-150 mana left after 3 auras? Don't you go out of mana immidiately? Currently I have around 100 mana regen per second and I still go out of mana alot. So how much do I need to be able to use cyclone without my mana moving at all or going low? Thanks.

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mooomin wrote:

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Yes I know how you can run 3 auras but that was not my question. What I asked is how can you use cyclone properly with only 100-150 mana left after 3 auras? Don't you go out of mana immidiately? Currently I have around 100 mana regen per second and I still go out of mana alot. So how much do I need to be able to use cyclone without my mana moving at all or going low? Thanks.

Sorry, didn't see your original question. I'm not sure how much exactly you need. But, I have around ~240 mana regen per sec with clarity and I never run out. As long as your mregen is higher than the mana cost of cyclone you should be able to sustain it..I think.

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JediHunter wrote:

1. Crit Chance + Spell Damage are the two most important modifiers you're looking for on weapons. You typically only want to focus your attention on Copper/Gold/Platinum Kris. The reason for this is the 80% Global Crit Modifier. Other daggers are fantastic, but all your damage is based off of landing a Critical Strike. If you are not doing that then you are not casting Ethereal Knives.

If you're going to look for daggers use http://poe.xyz.is. You should not be paying more than 15-30 Chaos Orbs for any dagger. If you are you're spending too much for this build. The luxury of this build is all the gear is extremely inexpensive and you are not required to go get yourself a Lionseye or Bringer of Rain. If you are unable to find a Dagger that works. Grab a whole slew of Orbs of Alteration and a plain Kris and get Crit Chance (25-30% at least) and Spell Damage (20-30% at least) on it and then use a Regal Orb to pump up the rarity. I think I've spent "maybe" 20c on both my daggers. And they are not fantastic, but I still murder monsters better than most.

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4. Doing higher lvl maps 73+. Your flasks are going to make or break you. If you check out the gear DonaldF has listed he uses a Jade Flask and a Granite Flask. Both flasks have +1 Charge per crit and +x% to Evasion/Armor. If you make the flasks 20% and pop them, you have 6 seconds of 75% damage reduction without Endurance Charges and the flasks refill 99% of the time before the 6s is up. You want and need these. And you always want 2 since there is always the chance one doesn't reload before the current buff finishes. The same goes for a Lightning Flask. And then you WILL want a Life Flask with Bleed Removal. Puncture is nasty. All of your Flasks should have +1 Charge per Crit. This will mean all of your flasks are up 95-100% of the time without downtime. If you want to have some fun, using a Diamond Flask is awesome for bosses since you will pretty much curb stomp on anything with one up.

6. Passive skills. I do not see any benefit to the 2-3 points put into increased aura skills. So I do not use them. I still use anything that gives me "Reduced Mana Reserved". I do not do much partying so that's my decision. If all you run is 5-6 player parties then keep them since you don't use much mana so you can be "that guy" with the "must have" auras.

7. DESYNC - probably our number #1 enemy. I recommend if you're having a ton of issues, do not have increased movement speed on or use anything like "Lightning Warp" or "Cyclone" to move around. Cyclone typically isn't a huge issue, but if you cyclone then immediately start running at 30-40% movement speed you will desync like crazy. Move a bit slower (I know, no one wants to hear that.) and you should be fine.