Ranger - [1.xx] Islidox's Build tips/critique section for Rangers - Forum

" Islidox wrote: Decent starter bow. Glad to hear it! I have a new Ranger build in the works (more expensive than this one), but once it's set up (@lvl 83), I'll post it. I may also use the new skill Barrage for it. Phoenix rises! good to hear, looking forward for it. atm i'm at lvl 79 with a decent gear, and man i just see crit all over the screen, very fun build to play with. think i need only to change my bow, wich is not bad due to the fact that i reach 11.5k dps with 7 frenzy(frenzy skill obv); and my crit is around 36%. Using gift from above(recenty got from race) and le heup of all ring, they are a great boost to te dps and a bit of rarity find wich is not bad. Have to try higher level map(72+) and see what i can do, before that i think i have to increase my life(3.4k) IGN: Mad_Brululul Last edited by valerio07#4990 on Dec 9, 2013, 6:31:44 PM	Posted by valerio07#4990 on Dec 9, 2013, 6:30:24 PM Quote this Post
Hi, First of all I would like to thank you for this post. I decided to make my first serious character as a ROA ranger and I'm enjoying it a lot, following your build. I would like to ask something that occured to me; lets see if it is viable. Instead of linking increased crit chance gem to ROA or Frenzy, why not power charge on crit? with just 3 charges (and a 4th we got near mind drinker) we are getting more crit and other skills are getting benefit from it. I'm testing it with frenzy now and it's pretty crap due to no Q gem and low level... but as soon as I can get a 2 blue link 2Green 1 red Link i'll link it to ROA, and I'm pretty sure i'll get power charges like crazy. Well, thanks again! Cya :==) IGN: Dakeria Last edited by redxiep#2514 on Dec 9, 2013, 9:05:09 PM	Posted by redxiep#2514 on Dec 9, 2013, 8:55:21 PM Banned Quote this Post
Mate what do you think having crit over damage in a bow i.e. instead of lioneyes glare use something like this with lower base dps (280) but massive crit chance (with it at level 80 with 55% crit chance atm without having touched the Deadly/Heavy Draw yet):	Posted by Primefunka#3878 on Dec 10, 2013, 5:03:38 AM Quote this Post
@valerio07: 11.7k DPS isn't bad at all. May be more than some people will ever get actually, depending on how good your gear is. (Mine is pretty good.) And yes, moar life. 3.4k is too little. @redxiep: PCoC is something that relies on high attack speed to continuously generate crit chance. Personally I don't want to rely on that, and using ICS is a consistent measure of DPS when looking at your tooltip. But hey, if it works out for you, more power to you. Give it a shot, and let me know how it works out for you. @Primefunka: KEEP IT! That is a sick bow! I need to get myself a new bow... the new Harbingers crap all over my own bow :P. And yea, LG isn't required for this build whatsover - all about the crits! For Ranger build tips, tactics, and critiques, visit this thread: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/69224	Posted by Islidox#7754 on Dec 10, 2013, 10:07:24 AM Quote this Post
I leveled my ranger to 66 (almost 67) but i didnt help Oak in either normal or cruel. I did help Kraitlyn in merciless though for the frenzy charge. Does not helping Oak in normal/cruel make a big enough difference that i should remake my ranger?	Posted by iHellbender#6495 on Dec 11, 2013, 12:28:33 AM Quote this Post
" iHellbender wrote: I leveled my ranger to 66 (almost 67) but i didnt help Oak in either normal or cruel. I did help Kraitlyn in merciless though for the frenzy charge. Does not helping Oak in normal/cruel make a big enough difference that i should remake my ranger? Not particularly. It helps to choose Oak for Normal for the +40 base hp, which is better than what you could get with a passive point, but if you have good gear, it becomes sorta irrelevant. Same with Cruel Oak. However, if you have tons of regrets lying around, then you can respec the bandit rewards. The Merc Kraityn is key though as you get your 7th Frenzy charge that adds a lot of damage. _________________ Regarding 1.0.3 - I think Barrage is a ~~garbage~~ mediocre skill, and even worse for AoE. That said, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and lvling it up to see what I can do with it. It won't have any impact on the Physical/crit/evade/dodge build. On that note, the new ranged support is sick. In fact, I may use it and substitute out Added Fire Damage in both my Frenzy and RoA setup. I'll let you guys know how it goes and if it's worth using. For Ranger build tips, tactics, and critiques, visit this thread: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/69224 Last edited by Islidox#7754 on Dec 11, 2013, 10:07:32 AM	Posted by Islidox#7754 on Dec 11, 2013, 9:12:00 AM Quote this Post
Islidox, what do you think of this build? Spoiler http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAm40ILu2DGY4AXtN-fXX-urvjxKLcFafU_sjveu4OI_bv8FpIVvp0QXfXlQXZxjKUfwKm4PzFZ6CHdkp93Q1br04qKaUs6RUgytMZtPqx6mLexs2YvqfSTcAPKk0_J0rIbqq18qlubEZybDIJNZL-j03jplcxnqxZiPHnY_4Ktz7GrjwtxPYn7fPdrKpyqXzZWfPAGpBVp4QaOOw4V-J35TKJBLMUTQJxogBmnvrSNunjah0Uj0bQ0M9lVcaboWe97m8= Is it enough damage/defense? Are there better life nodes I could take?	Posted by maha099#5724 on Dec 11, 2013, 2:24:17 PM Quote this Post
" Islidox wrote: " iHellbender wrote: I leveled my ranger to 66 (almost 67) but i didnt help Oak in either normal or cruel. I did help Kraitlyn in merciless though for the frenzy charge. Does not helping Oak in normal/cruel make a big enough difference that i should remake my ranger? Not particularly. It helps to choose Oak for Normal for the +40 base hp, which is better than what you could get with a passive point, but if you have good gear, it becomes sorta irrelevant. Same with Cruel Oak. However, if you have tons of regrets lying around, then you can respec the bandit rewards. The Merc Kraityn is key though as you get your 7th Frenzy charge that adds a lot of damage. _________________ I did not know i could respec quests! Thanks for the info!	Posted by iHellbender#6495 on Dec 11, 2013, 3:42:22 PM Quote this Post
" Islidox wrote: " iHellbender wrote: I leveled my ranger to 66 (almost 67) but i didnt help Oak in either normal or cruel. I did help Kraitlyn in merciless though for the frenzy charge. Does not helping Oak in normal/cruel make a big enough difference that i should remake my ranger? Not particularly. It helps to choose Oak for Normal for the +40 base hp, which is better than what you could get with a passive point, but if you have good gear, it becomes sorta irrelevant. Same with Cruel Oak. However, if you have tons of regrets lying around, then you can respec the bandit rewards. The Merc Kraityn is key though as you get your 7th Frenzy charge that adds a lot of damage. _________________ Regarding 1.0.3 - I think Barrage is a ~~garbage~~ mediocre skill, and even worse for AoE. That said, I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and lvling it up to see what I can do with it. It won't have any impact on the Physical/crit/evade/dodge build. On that note, the new ranged support is sick. In fact, I may use it and substitute out Added Fire Damage in both my Frenzy and RoA setup. I'll let you guys know how it goes and if it's worth using. I looked up how to respec a quest but it was said that i couldnt. How can you?	Posted by iHellbender#6495 on Dec 11, 2013, 3:51:35 PM Quote this Post
" iHellbender wrote: I looked up how to respec a quest but it was said that i couldnt. How can you? http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Vendor_recipes#Bandit_quest_reward_change "To change your bandit quest reward, use the book that you receive from the recipe in the appropriate difficulty. If you had Eramir's reward, you will need a skill point available to change away from it." ____________ @maha099: It looks fine to me. Question is, how are you going to sustain your attacks? I assume 2 5Ls with a BM gem. For Ranger build tips, tactics, and critiques, visit this thread: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/69224 Last edited by Islidox#7754 on Dec 11, 2013, 3:58:37 PM	Posted by Islidox#7754 on Dec 11, 2013, 3:58:20 PM Quote this Post