[Strongest Solo Variation: Projectile Madness Spectres] LMP/GMP Ice Spear 2x Totem 2x Curse 3x Traps

Thanks for this.
I've been following this game since cbt, but only started playing in obt. (like many)
I'm not following this guide down to the core(yes, I am).... but...


How do you even get spell totems before reaching Act2 Cruel?

I've been told trading for them is nearly impossible for some reason. (don't know if this is true)
Also, I'm a rather... 'bashful'(nice way to put it) person when it comes to trading and I only trade when I'm 100% sure of an item's worth and trade value, which is hard to makes sense of in this game. (for me so far)

I'm kinda stuck at act1[cruel] now(before heading off to Fetid Pool).
I can't walk in there without risking nearly-instant death at every few steps from getting charged and buttraped.

I have Raise Zombie, Raise Spectre, Minion HP, Frost Wall for defense/tank/mitigation.
My gear is essentially... crap. I've rather negated the point of getting relatively good gear so soon.
I also have fire and bear trap which I can't/don't use right now due to unknowingly over-leveling them and now lacking a bit of Dex to use them. (I'll be able to when I take the dex node shown in your build)

I currently have 1 Passive skill tree point(had it for awhile), waiting to be used for the DT passive when I get a spell totem... but... from what I hear, it's only obtainable as a rare drop or from Act 2[cruel].

I'm at lv39 right now.
I know no one is obliged to help, so this is just a query to the methods of this build/guide.


Edit : Nvm, got it a few seconds later for way overprice(3 chaos, 3 alch) I assume it's overprice. ofc.
Still, gonna leave this here as a valid question.

Edit : Even after DT, without LMP(at least) and a decent freeze rate, it's not really the most effective killer. I find myself having to keep re-spawning these so very often.

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KuroiKami wrote:

think they will nerf this ? they already nerfed once right? i mean makes no sense if they do ? they can buff other skills instead?

anyone have some news or though on it?

So, we have a skill that's pretty much as "broken" as it gets, trivializing huge chunks of the game. Instead of fixing said broken skill, you're suggesting that the devs should instead tune every single other skill in the game (and make sure nothing breaks in the process, such as weird scaling issues) AND tweak the values of every single monster in the game so that everything isn't just a simple faceroll through?

I guess you didn't really think this through at all or try to apply any logic?

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ShadowyDream wrote:

I have a couple fairly minor questions, I tried to find the answer on my own, but the bear trap and ice spear specific skill threads had some mixed answers in them.

1) Do the +cast speed nodes affect the trap laying speed, or are they just to speed up the totems cast rate and curses?

2)Do the +spell crit nodes affect traps, or are those just for Ice Spear?

3) I assume that the +600% crit bonus for the second form of ice spear is additive with other crit bonuses and does not mean 7*the crit rate of the first form spear?

4) Why does it seem like no one ever takes the throatseeker cluster this basses right by? I was under the impression that crit multiplier is the main source of ice spear damage. they just overkill and something you fill in at the end?

1) no

2) yes. ok for questions like this, it's very easy to just read the skill description on the skill gem (on wiki)

Description: Bear trap (trap, spell, duration). Hence the reason bear trap is so OP because it does ridiculous physical non-elemental dmg that scales with spell dmg, spell crit and multiplier. basically physical dmg that scales with spell bonus = broken.

3) yes. no crit chance is additive

4) because it takes too many points.

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KuroiKami wrote:

thanks for advice i try bear trap :D crit chance 30% with 500%+ crit multiplier. from gem or your stats overal?

overall with crit weakness curse

I noticed you removed the Templar build. Why is that? Is it because Templars aren't viable for Double Totems anymore?

Bandits quests, what do you take?

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QRSLOL wrote:

Bandits quests, what do you take?

third post, what did it say?

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QRSLOL wrote:

Bandits quests, what do you take?

Kill. Them. All.

Edit: nevermind

@hypershatter:

How are you doing so far in open beta (damage/defense wise)?

I started yesterday evening and I'm now at lvl 35 after killing Piety in normal difficulty. I took your advice to play in a party and it really helps with progress. Levels are coming soo fast. =)

Anyways, I had to do some areas alone and I was always fine until now. As main attack I am using Freezing Pulse with LMP and Added Lightning Damage since lvl 19. Works pretty damn well and I didn't feel weak since. Freezing Pulse with LMP can (and will) hit single targets more than once (contrary to skills like Split Arrow), which makes it really good. And with Clarity active there's no Mana problem at all, I rarely have to use a flask.

I followed your leveling builds almost exactly, except for 2 or 3 points maybe. And if everything works well I'm gonna get Double Totems at 42 and switch to Ice Spear then.

Thanks for the great guide! I would like to see a short video of you roflstomping content with a close-to-finished build. =)