Barrage Wonder Wanderer – how to DEMOLISH maps (1.3.X)

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ObscureBalrog wrote:

Hi! I'm leveling a Ranger following this thread more or less (with the ranger passive tree) with some minor variations .. but there's one big thing, which is REFLECT, and i'd like to plan with some advices.

First of all, atm i DONT have problem with reflect.. EK is level 18, and im using a 5L, so maybe my dps is still low.. but I would like to try to avoid Vaal Pact .

Why? I think VP could solve some problems with reflects, but would make 50% regen maps and chaos damage tricky at least. how do you guys deal with those problems?

Anyway, my possible alternative solution is EB+MOM+AA ... what do you think? anyone trying this root too? feedback, advices?

thanks!

I skipped VP. I do GMP + Chain so you get more, smaller hits and permanently run Arctic Armour.

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ObscureBalrog wrote:

Hi! I'm leveling a Ranger following this thread more or less (with the ranger passive tree)
with some minor variations .. but there's one big thing, which is REFLECT, and i'd like to plan with some advices.

First of all, atm i DONT have problem with reflect.. EK is level 18, and im using a 5L, so maybe my dps is still low.. but I would like to try to avoid Vaal Pact .

Why? I think VP could solve some problems with reflects, but would make 50% regen maps and chaos damage tricky at least. how do you guys deal with those problems?

Anyway, my possible alternative solution is EB+MOM+AA ... what do you think? anyone trying this root too? feedback, advices?

thanks!

50% regen maps are nothing, I gain so much hp back when I crit and my spells spray out it doesn't matter at all. I will run out of mana on these maps if I spam barrage for too long, but it takes 2-3 seconds for my mana to get to full if I stop so it's not a big deal.

I did a cells map (lvl73) the other day with chaos damage and it was kind of a pain, but I got through the map fine. I couldn't stop and stand around though, it was move, move, kill, kill. I need to be hitting to get my life back. If I had to run far before finding a new pack I might be at half life when I got there, but one crit and I'm full again. I cleared the whole map and didn't die so it's definitely doable. It was actually a little fun because you don't generally just charge through a map wands blazing like that, well I don't at least. I wouldn't want to have to do that every map, but yea it was a fun change of pace.

Edit: Also when I say you can't stand around of course you can loot and all that, you just can't stand around messing with your inventory, or chatting, or anything like that.

If anyone was looking to craft an endgame wand for this build, you might be interested in buying this ilvl 79 base with the very rare glyphic roll.



I was trying to roll tyrranical but hit this instead lol. This is in domination but will be in standard soon, let me know if interested.

just curious, how much would you be looking to get for that wand in standard (assuming you don't sell it in domination) ?

that hp must be nice if you are hiding it in your videos

Would it be possible to play this as a CI build?

Edit: tldr version - I asked why not try a slight modification of the build for spectral throw dagger, then tried it myself with some respec points and it still rapes packs but the single target damage is abysmal.

Hey, i havnt played in a while and i want to try this build out ? but i dont really understand the CoC changes you wrote down. Is EK still valid or do you suggest a different skill ?

Hey guys

I've followed this build up to level 63 so far. I'm looking to change into EK now but my Int is way too low to pick up a high level wand. What am I missing?

[The full passive tree shown only provides for 133 Int, and then where the OP shows his equipped gear there's an amulet that gives +18 all attributes (i.e. 151 Int total) but the wands have min requirement of 188 Int?]



Edit: Shared my experience with Romira's Banquet unique diamond ring

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juice777 wrote:

Hey guys

I've followed this build up to level 63 so far. I'm looking to change into EK now but my Int is way too low to pick up a high level wand. What am I missing?

[The full passive tree shown only provides for 133 Int, and then where the OP shows his equipped gear there's an amulet that gives +18 all attributes (i.e. 151 Int total) but the wands have min requirement of 188 Int?]

Romira's Banquet

PS. Got a lucky drop yesterday that seems to be working well with ST:

No more mana problems and its adding about 4-5% effective chance to crit on my current gear

Edit: Shared my experience with Romira's Banquet unique diamond ring

I'm leveling the same build. I have some bonus intelligence from gear so I can use serpent wands (158 int required). The thing is, wand damage doesn't matter so you can use a lower level wand without problems. When I swithed to CoC, I bought two serpent wands from the vendor and hit them with alterations until I got ~10% critical chance on both. You just need to roll the improved crit chance bonus, nothing else is essential. I burned about 60 alterations (equal to about 4 chaos orbs), but I was impatient and it got the job done.

edit: man, barrage with gmp is AMAZING. It deals exactly twice as much single target damage as barrage with chain!