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

Just wanted to leave some feedback on my experiences so far lvling my witch (Currently lvl42 act2 Cruel)

For the first 15 lvls it was kind of slow, but manageable.

Altho the guide says its very difficult to lvl till 40, I really didnt have many issues at all soloing anything. I have yet to need a group to take down any bosses. And this was prior to getting totems.

I do find myself clearing maps slowly, not lvling as fast as other jobs. But its not that big of an issue.

The only mobs that have given me any hard times are the stupid flicker stick mobs. They tend to kill me rather quickly.

Overall ive had good experiences with this build. Thanks for the time and effort in making it.

variation of cap crit build without curses node

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Bmxant wrote:

Thanks for joining me last night, Hypershatter.

I'm sort of puzzled by this;

"DO NOT LEVEL YOUR CURSES GUYS! Sorry I just tested and found out its definitely not worth the extra mana to use leveled curses. Instead link the curses with an increased AOE blue support gem. You will be out of mana less often now."

While it does seem like a good idea, I'd lose a good amount of negative resistance on mobs.

44% to 32% on both Frostbite and Elemental Weakness

Which is 24% resist between the two.

Thoughts?

Edit: Increased AOE really ups the mana cost, jeez.


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IGN: Obsii

ya you have to link the both with increased AOE. although you have to cast more in terms of mana, the mana cost per cast decreased. This makes a huge difference because with a much smaller mana cost (about more than half), your regen will pick up whereas ur mana regen cannot respond to two simultaneous cast of 100 mana curses. This also means that you are not OOM when you cast two totems + 2 curses + traps.

of course if you have tons of mana and never go OOM go lvl ur curses. out of mana is one of the key killers of this build, much more so than lack of defences.

p.s. i also picked up this tip from invalesco's shadow guide. same idea.

think with me guys on solving power siphon issue:

basically, power siphon cannot do dmg, yet it doesnt need to do dmg to get power charges as long as you touch the mob seconds before they are killed (short time frame). this makes power siphon unreliable because now you have to time it and cannot rely on culling strike ability.

Way i countered is this:

-LMP, increase chance of mobs/more mobs get hit
-chain, make it bounce around to touch things longer.

what do you guys think easy way to maintain this?

Considering the amount of streamers, is an explanatory/showoff-movie still needed?

Hyper,

Been using your classic build and at 47 with ABSOLUTE CRAP GEAR and still clearing with relative ease. (and I mean crap, I was carried through normal and cruel act 1) and a light really goes on when you get LMP+crit strike mult+totem+Ice spear going...then stack the fire/bear traps under anything that isn't dead already . The most challenging thing is getting the right combo of sockets/links with the right stats you want...

I noticed you said that you don't recommend lvling curses or using GMP until later. I've been using Frostbite exclusively (since I haven't gotten any of the others to drop) and have been lvling it all along... Is it better to use as is or combine it with increased AOE? (the mana cost will skyrocket with AOE) or just start fresh with a lvl 1 frostbite instead.

Also when would you consider switching to GMP (i don't have it yet, so not an issue...yet)?

I'm going to continue farming act 2 until i get all the curses I need.. But you were right...upgraded traps are the shiz... You wouldn't think so but stack them under anyone tough and sometimes they drop before the last one is active.

Keep on doing your thang. As I get higher i might try your other suggestions.

Idk why ya took me off the stremaing list? :x but im streaming right now


Act 3 Cruel

Level 52 witch

twitch.tv/wugzz

Leveling up my 2nd ice spear almost got it ready for totem+ ice spear / ice spear totem spec. come check it out :D

i have been using this build for a while now and i am currently level 72, for levling try to get lmp asap and use it with freeze puls, the dps is actually really good and i had no problems what so ever with levling, just dont forget to also have ice spear on your gear so you stil level it.

once you get dual totems it takes a little getting used to not using attacks yourself but after a little practice its really easy and you get to focus more on using curses while also having both totems up.

i would also suggest keep levling freeze puls after you start using frost spear totems because it does much higher dps than ice spear and it can "shotgun" stuff easier so once you start grinding for xp and doing areas you feel safe in you can swap ice spear with freeze pulse for much higher dps and lower mana cost on totems but this does have its downsides like much shorter range and lower survivability since not everything is frozen but its good to mix it up depending on what area you are doing,it is also good in small areas like caves and stuff like that where ice spear wont get to travel and hit mobs ofscreen as often.


i cant really compare this build to others since its my first character but i can only assume that its great since a scrub like me can play it and faceroll pretty much everything so a big thx for making this guide and for those who complain about this build it must be user error because i have had no problems whatsoever and even found the part he said would be hard (before totems) to be no problem

With this build do we still get CI after it was nerfed?

After you take Ancestral Bond for double totems, are your traps useless?

Also, why CI? As far as I see, all it does is just take away your hp