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

If you CoC on a monster across the screen from barrage attack, will EK be cast on that monster, or will it be cast from the player?

Also, does EK Chain?
for the 2 last comments :
- bringer of rain wont be good because u waste the stats of melee phys, u wont be melee
- EK go from u so if u hit away from screen u wont hit
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
Two questions from the guy who has only been playing a couple of weeks....

1. Added projectile damage passives apply to both barrage and ethereal knives, don't they? Wouldn't it make sense to try to bring the total from that to a higher figure?

2. Is over 500% increased critical completely neccessary? By dropping the total down to about 455% increased critical chance it's easy to pick up 98% increased wand physical damage. Wouldn't that & the increased projectile damage from the first question go a long ways towards making barrage a decent shotgun skill for single target when dealing with a lone boss mob?

I've been theory crafting a 120 point build (yes, I know, not really achievable. But the build is modular enough to pick and choose from it as you level) based on that idea. Any thoughts?

Spoiler
http://poebuilder.com/#character/AAAAAgYAAAYEfgW1BfkOSBGWFfAV9ha_F9gZhhmKGo8a2x4aIJwi6iP2JP0mlSpbLYMvbzBxNJM6QjpYSn1KjEt4TDJMsU4qUUxTNVVLVvpXh1pIW69e-mHiYnlirGNwZ6BoDm1sbXtvnnBScLtw1XRBd9d9W38rf8aAroMJhxOHGYd2h9uMNpLzk_yXBpu1nKSdo52qoSKiBKJAoqOnNKxHrs-1SLZBvqfAD8BRwfPDOsSixqLKSs3q0DnQ7tIZ0k3UI9UA1orWndbR2RPdDd2o4oDjhOdU6Nbrju4O7-Pv8PPq9Pj22vej-WP67_sJ_Kv8xf-T
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cjdevito wrote:
Two questions from the guy who has only been playing a couple of weeks....

1. Added projectile damage passives apply to both barrage and ethereal knives, don't they? Wouldn't it make sense to try to bring the total from that to a higher figure?

2. Is over 500% increased critical completely neccessary? By dropping the total down to about 455% increased critical chance it's easy to pick up 98% increased wand physical damage. Wouldn't that & the increased projectile damage from the first question go a long ways towards making barrage a decent shotgun skill for single target when dealing with a lone boss mob?

I've been theory crafting a 120 point build (yes, I know, not really achievable. But the build is modular enough to pick and choose from it as you level) based on that idea. Any thoughts?

Spoiler
http://poebuilder.com/#character/AAAAAgYAAAYEfgW1BfkOSBGWFfAV9ha_F9gZhhmKGo8a2x4aIJwi6iP2JP0mlSpbLYMvbzBxNJM6QjpYSn1KjEt4TDJMsU4qUUxTNVVLVvpXh1pIW69e-mHiYnlirGNwZ6BoDm1sbXtvnnBScLtw1XRBd9d9W38rf8aAroMJhxOHGYd2h9uMNpLzk_yXBpu1nKSdo52qoSKiBKJAoqOnNKxHrs-1SLZBvqfAD8BRwfPDOsSixqLKSs3q0DnQ7tIZ0k3UI9UA1orWndbR2RPdDd2o4oDjhOdU6Nbrju4O7-Pv8PPq9Pj22vej-WP67_sJ_Kv8xf-T


1. it would but there isnt anything near the path, and that not worth to go far for (also already great dmg as it is)
2. crit is the most important thing here, and wand phys dmg wont apply to EK...

about your build.. is nice but u should get more accuracy , and as i said before the top part for phys wand is worthless
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
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Last edited by lioncage on Dec 22, 2013, 1:50:15 AM
the problem with what u stated (and the reason vall pact is a must here) is that u can oneshoot yourself with this build... especcialy with much moe dmg + more crit multi...
also, u have much lower crit chance / lower attack speed = u will shoot much less often = slower...
and u didnt have more life than the origin build ... the only thing better here is the evasion....
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
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and u didnt have more life than the origin build ... the only thing better here is the evasion....


how about calculating the whole skill tree using poebuilder site?
decode his link and my link and compare the stats set level at 90 before you even say

"you didn't have more life than the original build"

you probably did not count how much Life Regen % that re-worked skill tree has .
even with so much life on the original build, his isn't gonna tank anything but just treat this build like a tri-elemental trapper build where you have to kite all long just to attack .
Hi,
Thanks for all posts. I will try to start answering questions within few days but now I have a totally new character level 1 just born in my real life :)
The one question seems most important is single target damage. It is in the middle between spectral throw and double strike. Barrage shots 4 projectiles so we have fair chance to trigger EK. Bosses from maps < 70 are for 1-10 hits so the damage is really not bad :)
About curses: We can use critical weakness or projectile weakness. What is better? For mob packs the best is to not using curse! We can press attack button or curse button. In first options in most cases all monsters are dead. In second case all monsters are cursed but closer and it can be dangerous. But for bosses use skele totem and curse is a good option. But I can't judge witch one is better.
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