...::: [1.1.0] TK's ST CoC Shadow aka THE WELDER :::...

Decided to go for EB + MoM approach - after all this will block elemental damage.

Right now have 1050 mana, and still need to take 3 mana nodes which will add + 32% mana. Don't need Clarity any more.

With both Haste + Grace active, and some better gear, this should give more than 400 mana in reserve with high lvl mana reduction gem, or much more if I drop either Grace or Haste. Instant mana flasks to replenish it after taking hits.

I will maybe swith back to Evasion later, but right now I have around 2200 life at lvl 68, too little to be tanking phys hits with just life.

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Thorns indeed deal damage each time you hit, so for example 5 hits agains 5 enemies - 25 Thorns to you.

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For Cyclone this tree is no good - you need charges to use Discharge, plus you should use Blood Rage to gain frenzy charges, for which going CI/VP is superior.

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Decided to go for EB + MoM approach - after all this will block elemental damage.

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For Cyclone this tree is no good - you need charges to use Discharge, plus you should use Blood Rage to gain frenzy charges, for which going CI/VP is superior.

Why do you think MoM will block ele damage? It will reduce all damage taken by 30% until you have mana to spare - which can be god and bad. I think MoM could be viable with this build but you need modified tree and few different gear pieces.

Personally I think that going MoM you should do less auras and have hefty mana pool + mana regen. I never tried it but somehow it seems logical.

You really should have more life on lvl 68. Did you modify tree or you have really crappy gear?

Cyclone you say - This build evolved from cyclone COC build (search DANMAKU) and it's really not true that cyclone builds need discharge, who told you so? :) Same thing for blood rage - you don't need frenzy charges but even if you want them there are other ways of getting them beside BR.

I missed quite a few life nodes, plus jewelry is not that good.

On maps with lots of elemental damage, as I said before, just dropping one aura will more the double the unreserved mana.

Discharge is simply the most powerful skill right now, so if you use Cyclone, not using Discharge is a waste. Sure, before you could run 3 * EK instead, but now it doesn't work.
Blood Rage is the most effective way to get Frenzy charges. Other ways to get them mean using uniques with almost no useful properties on them and/or with severe drawbacks.

Im running biiiig probls on 4/5 parties. Just get one shoted by reflects. The dmg reflect is overwelming!!

So Im thinkin about getting life leech gem in the 6 link, droping EK or FP.

What do u say? U tried it out?

Or should I use FP also and I would leech more because of more cold dmg (bere's)?

And thats because i dont like to "ask questions first"... With this build I feel a monster hurge to "fire at will" :/

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Thorien_Kell wrote:

Oh ofc, LMP out much less hits.
I prefer not to swap my gems mid game because I'm lazy but it's viable.
Grab any spell instead that has single missile (not EK) if you have tabula.
If not - added cold can work but faster attacks would probably be better.

It seems like Added Cold is improving FP's ability to freeze, or is that just my imagination?

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Smoker wrote:

It seems like Added Cold is improving FP's ability to freeze, or is that just my imagination?

Freeze is based on damage, so if you took out LMP and put in Added Cold, that increases how much you hit for by quite a bit. That's probably why you noticed more freeze.

I played a pure 2h ST physical dmg character, and loved it.

I haven't played since about a week or two after scion dropped....

I want to get back into this game having some more free time, and the mini xpac.


I have plenty of currency.


I love the fact that this is a proc build.

Reminds me of Median XL in which there was hundreds of procs on various items.

RIP Brother Laz.

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Barrabaz wrote:

Im running biiiig probls on 4/5 parties. Just get one shoted by reflects. The dmg reflect is overwelming!!

So Im thinkin about getting life leech gem in the 6 link, droping EK or FP.

What do u say? U tried it out?

Or should I use FP also and I would leech more because of more cold dmg (bere's)?

And thats because i dont like to "ask questions first"... With this build I feel a monster hurge to "fire at will" :/

Sorry dude, but you will 1-shot to reflect if you "Fire at will", even with Q20 life leech. Unless you have lots of life and use Vaal Pact, you'll have to be extra careful. (I hated using Vaal Pact, but as another poster wrote, you can use Devouring Totem to give you some life when you're low and everything's dead - now I use it with CwDT).

@Berry117: yeah, I'm a sucker for procs - just love the special effects!

In order to not get one-shotted by reflect you need either:
1) VP + lifeleech, works unless the damage is so high that you kill yourself with just one hit
2) Overcap resists to 90+, only viable with the Phoenix shield I think and only for fire
3) Play carefully

Since first 2 options are out, that leaves number 3)

Berry117
How much currency?

If you truly have plenty, buy 6L Shavs and Crown of Eyes) They are used in many builds which produce insane damage, like Flubby's ST or Flay' Flicker Finder
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Recently bough 2 daggers with 8.9 base crit chance, one 57% spell dmg, 1.75 APS and the other 63% spell dmg 1.5 APS.
Unfortunately both are only 40% global crit, but still the improvement is HUGE compared to using 1.2 APS daggers, now I can finally kill Piety the first time she goes into Fire form and before she comes out of it.

why dual wield? does it attack twice as fast as with 1 hand and shield? or are there others benefits?