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

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Faendris wrote:

wtf

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renroval wrote:

Holy crap the dps of this build is low. O_O How the heck do people claim clearing maps quickly??

The point of this build is you can clear maps solo even in merciless, although it probably will be at a slower pace. If you are a burn through the map as fast as possible type of guy, then this build isn't for you. With this build you have an amazing crowd control ability that most do not have. Point in case: My ranger friend and i did some merc zones last night and while he could out dps me and clear quicker, I could sit back and just freeze everything coming while he knocked it down. He would retreat often as he couldn't lock them down and keep them from chewing his face off. I never had that problem. On mini bosses, they would target my ranger buddy and with me, they would target my totems which allowed me to throw traps on it and burn him down very quickly.

Also, something worth mentioning which are probably an over looked benefit. With the 2 permanent curses, they are persistent through death and even better is in dark zones, those curses really light up how many enemies you have. Next time you are in a cave and can't see and you are thinking there is only a couple, then throw a curse or two in that area and now all of a sudden you have 15 mobs.

Remember, this is more of a utility build and not an all out dps beast.

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firgoe wrote:

i leveled a ranger to lvl 20 and her LA has more written dps than my lvl 50 icespear totem (92 dps). something wrong with my witch?

Yes you are playing the wrong class. This build is more of a solo utility build and not all out DPS beast.

Hi,

this is a very interesting build. I read many posts in this thread, but I dont find the information why you dont use the crit mods. When the icespear is in the second form it gets + 600% means 42% crit without modifier. Is this really enough or does the support gem (increase critical strike chance) double it again?


€: Ah i just noticed you got 19 points left in the es-build.

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Creest wrote:

Hi,

this is a very interesting build. I read many posts in this thread, but I dont find the information why you dont use the crit mods. When the icespear is in the second form it gets + 600% means 42% crit without modifier. Is this really enough or does the support gem (increase critical strike chance) double it again?


€: Ah i just noticed you got 19 points left in the es-build.

all critical chance bonuses are additive (gear + skill tree + spell itself + support gems) , means
7 * (600% + 100%) = 49%

I found a 5L chest the other night, do you think it's worth it to spend Chaos orb to get a good roll? Is it possible to get a good roll on this chest? The item level is 63.

Also I got a 16% quality ice spear gem for 3 GCP not sure if it's worth it and I can barely tell the projectile speed.

Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

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clon8888 wrote:

I found a 5L chest the other night, do you think it's worth it to spend Chaos orb to get a good roll? Is it possible to get a good roll on this chest? The item level is 63.

Also I got a 16% quality ice spear gem for 3 GCP not sure if it's worth it and I can barely tell the projectile speed.

Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

ice spear projectile speed is not visible to ur eyes after a while. dont try to track it. only check if clear time is faster. but i would not pay 3gcp for it, even if it is worht that much.


i would not roll that chest because its an armor/ES hybrid and ilvl too low. get a better pure ES chest ilvl around lvl 70 go roll it all u want.

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nyash wrote:

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Creest wrote:

Hi,

this is a very interesting build. I read many posts in this thread, but I dont find the information why you dont use the crit mods. When the icespear is in the second form it gets + 600% means 42% crit without modifier. Is this really enough or does the support gem (increase critical strike chance) double it again?


€: Ah i just noticed you got 19 points left in the es-build.

all critical chance bonuses are additive (gear + skill tree + spell itself + support gems) , means
7 * (600% + 100%) = 49%

Thanks!

Why everyone comparing LMP and GMP attack speed per quality? It same in game, wiki just not updated. And for Ice Spear it says 2% per point but in reality its 3%.

im intersted in trying this though i have 0 spell totem support gems, whats the going rate for them ?