[1.3] Sidra's Necromancing Ranger of Chaos (Poison Arrow) Videos/Atziri capable

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outerworld wrote:

Alright, I got to 81, got a +2/+1 4L bow.

My gear atm

Spoiler

I dropped Atziri's amulet for some rarity - still can sustain AA.

Tooltip dps is 3.4k, should be a good bit more not showing. However when I run 68-70 maps with other people I feel like my dps is lacking compared to almost any other player. They all obliterate mobs in 2 secs while my poison arrow takes much more time to kill even white mobs. I don't have drillneck yet, will this make any noticeable difference or does this build has overall weaker dps potential than the most popular tornado shots and whatnots? I still like the relaxed playstyle this build brings, but I can't see much space for improvement here. I've done some 72 maps, in most I was fine - in Jungle Vallet died about 5 times in boss fight cause the dps was just not enough to keep them from swarming me.

Why are you leveling your empower in your 4 link? Put that in an offhand and use something that'll up your dps in the active 4 link. You might have to reroll the colors or you can use an increased duration if necessary, really, anything is better than using a level 1 empower there.

The +1 to all gem levels in the bow gives a level to Empower. There is nothing better he can put there.

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Asidra wrote:

The +1 to all gem levels in the bow gives a level to Empower. There is nothing better he can put there.

haha this is helpful. I now feel ashamed for not getting it and not putting my empower in the poison arrow setup.

Hey Asidra,

I've been looking for a solid bow build and this looks great so far. I really like Poison Arrow as a skill so I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes at higher levels!

I'd just like to suggest one tiny change - it's really, really minor but it might just give new players a slight edge... instead of taking the +10 Dex node which is two nodes above Ondars Guile, I instead took the +10 Dex node to the right of the Weapon Artistry cluster. By doing that you get access to the Herbalism node one level earlier, which has a better life % increase and improves flask effectiveness. That could be a difference maker for the Merveil fight, as players should be around that level when they reach it.

Again, thanks for sharing the build. I'm a relatively new player and haven't made it past cruel yet, mainly because I've never really found a character I enjoyed (or because I messed up the skill tree!). Hopefully this build will see me through to maps!

How do you deal with shock and horror boss? I really dislike his totems. Just keep running?

Good point KingTen - I specced into the whole tree for 1.2, but leveling I would agree you may wanna do it your way for an earlier Herbalism.

Destructor666 - yes I just keep moving. Not worth the hassle to fire trap as they just come back anyway. They are pretty easy to avoid even staying in close proximity to a pole.

Hi Asidra,

what do you think? Is Chin Sol + puncture + trap + point blank + physical projectile dmg, good choice for rising up single target dmg? The cloud remains even you switch weapons so it will be maybe interesting.

Just wanted to thank you for making this build. I'm still leveling my gems and my gear is mostly crap, but I'd enjoyed every second and will definitely keep playing it into maps. Can't sustain arctic armor yet, but I'll get there.)) Seriously, thanks for coming up with this build, I'm having a real blast playing it.

My current gear:

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kipsonecek wrote:

Hi Asidra,

what do you think? Is Chin Sol + puncture + trap + point blank + physical projectile dmg, good choice for rising up single target dmg? The cloud remains even you switch weapons so it will be maybe interesting.

I don't like using a weapon swap for anything because I am always leveling gems in my off slot for income. That being said, I don't think the tactic would be too successful because the build doesn't get any physical damage or crit on the tree that really amps up that puncture. I guess it wouldn't slow you down, though, either. It would just be more damage.

What items are better to prioritize?

5-6 link and roll alts till you get +1 to gems, or +2 to bows

A +1 gems, +2 bow gem bow

or drillneck?