Zorro's DANMAKU-Discharge - Absolutely INSANE DPS (Updated 4/22/14)
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I've been running ORO's build as SCION and only just discovered this alternate RANGER build. Discharge is as addicting as crack cocaine, once you get used to nuking mobs and the insanely fast clear speed, any thought of returning to another build becomes impossible.
The biggest complaint of ORO's build is survivability. It's precariously squishy. Reflect is guaranteed killer. Life is too low. Mana is low (low regen). Single target DPS is very bad. Can't kill bosses. I'm looking for the ultimate discharge build that fixes these issues. A few quick thoughts, hope to get your reaction: Cyclone vs Spectral Throw
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Spectral Throw all day every day.
I'm not convinced cyclone is better. Spectral Throw is superior, in my mind. It goes through enemies and hits multiple times, thus procing multiple times. True it's not perfect, you must stand still as you cast, and it's slow. I usually throw a few into a mob then walk toward it/manuver around it, the ST that's active in front of you 'walks' with you as you move, so you can push through mobs in that way. Doesn't always work as intended. Another advantage of ST, at least to me, is its simplicity. Just spam ST in the 'general direction of the mob'... and that's all you do. This is far less fatiguing for the player than manually maneuvering cyclone in my opinion. Much easier. And discharge is all about easy mode, right? I imagine cyclone to require more button pressing because it must be manually maneuvered. And I've never used cyclone, so... I could be wrong. I'd like to hear more on this. Arctic Armor
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Because discharge build is so squishy, I wonder if there's a way to get AA permanently running. This would be huge for the build.
Volls Armor?
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You're not using Volls armor? How do you keep up charges and proc often?
Volls armor synergises so well with this build but it cuts your knees off with mana. It's fairly crippling, actually. Ditching Volls opens up more possibilities for defense/survivability but is non-volls advisable? When I unequip volls it feels like the build is broken. Last edited by S0_L337_1T_HURTS#4304 on Jun 6, 2014, 10:51:25 AM
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I had followed this build when I realized I had all the items in the "absolutely necessary" section.
It was a fun and rocky ride up to A2M, the I started dying. I will agree with "S0_L337_1T_HURTS" that Cyclone/Coc/Discharge is purely exhilarating. "Squishy", I don't know, I rahter felt brittle. The dying combined with starter problems due to lag made my heartrate go sky-high. At first I started going for the life nodes. That helped a little. But still, maps in party were a no-no. Then I looked at Spectral Throw. Still wearing Tabula Rasa made it easy for me to switch around. Long story short: Spectral Throw - CoC - GMP - Arc - Ice Spear - Mana Leech That and some Aura nodes now have me doing maps like I wanted to in the first place. Ok, I have to be wary of Elemental Reflect Auras on monsters, but that's manageable. Full Gear:
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Tree: Addon: I partied with ranger and a sorc, both of whom dealt Lightning damage. Just swapped in a fireball for arc and off we went... Last edited by Schnoerpf#6023 on Jun 9, 2014, 4:13:15 PM
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Hello, i am running Donalds build, but i am interested in changing it
here is my gear - Skill tree for lvl 86 http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAAAYB0QR-BX0F-Q5IEZYVIBXwFfYZihqPGtsj9iQ8JP0mlSepKaUs6S2DL282ezpYOrNHfkk7SVFKfUxgTipQQlM1VUtW6lb6WkhabVuvXfJe-mJ5YqxlTWegapNsFm1sbXtuaXBScFZwu3DVcsN_xoPbhNmHGYd2iEKMNo_6kAqQG5cGmhObtZ2jnaqhIqIuokCnXKsLr-u0o7VItkG-p8APwcXEoswGznHQ7tJN1QDV7dad2RPb1N0N51TuDu_w8h30-Pba96P7CfxL_Kv8xQ== My plans for future: Change fireball for Discharge in the 6link belly then get Romira's Banquet(for power charge gain) + Voll's Devotion (for endurance charge gain) Change maligaros for atziri gloves. Trying to get better spell daggers,, but haven't find better in trade chat or in poe.xyz Anyways i am not really sure about dps boost,, will i have higher with 6link combination with discharge or with fireball, because fireball is a projectile too + i am planing to invest my skill points in to projectile damage nodes, or if changing to discharge i would try to test out vall pact,, but i don't think its necessary because of the atziri gloves. Any thoughts, sugestions? |
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