[0.10.4b] Bow Marauder (The Shocker (tm)) [**TO BE UPDATED SOON 1.0.0**]

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Nephalim wrote:

With the change to cruel kraitlyn giving 6% ias insteads instead of 4 would it be worthwhile to take this over the 1 skill point? At the end of most builds youre most picking up projectile dmg, 8% life nodes, or 3% ias nodes anyways.

Quality added light damage is probably one of the best choices for the 5th or 6th link because of the added chance to shock which for most builds will be only 20% without it.

I indeed did take the iAS reward; even while it was 4%. So now that it is 6%, I can only be happier about that choice.

EDIT: this is about the single target skill; so Added Lightning isn't really going to help shock stacking bosses (I rarely apply a very short shock on bosses; nearly not enough to pop in another attack). Culling Strike on the other hand would instagib them at 10%.

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Quazaar wrote:

Has anyone with Blackgleam tried getting the Lava Lash talent? I'm thinking of speccing into it but I have no idea if it would be worth it?

A simple answer would be to hover over your skills and see how much fire damage base you deal (compared to the rest of the elemental damage), then decide with that in mind.

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kulnan wrote:

Ya, I didn't wanna drudge through the 102 pages looking for it. Thanks for reposting though.

Part you missed.

Thanks for your response I have been running cruel ledge at overly high levels because I could not make up my mind.

Final skill build as follows - much to your credit



The only major change was the pathing near IR in which i chose to take celerity as well as opting for life nodes over the templar elemental damage group. I feel spending 4 points on ampily/radius effect is sub optimal due to the minor dps boost it would give. My final 20 points would likely have to go to the starting duelist 6% ias node, fury bolts, and 6% bow ias.

Yep, that is a nice build! I'm glad you were able to use all the information and come up with a nice personalized build!

My build w/the tree changes:


I chose the +ele dmg nodes instead of Amplify. Amplify only helps my LA's splash dmg, right?
if not, what else does it help?

+179% life
+40% ele resists (i might drop a diamond skin node since +30% double resist gear is easier to find near endgame.)
+121% ele dmg
20% increased Projectile Damage
8% increased Physical Damage with Bows (my bow is 173 phys dmg)
+33% attack speed

i really wish i could get that Frenzy node in the Ranger tree.

What do u think?

I'm having a hard time deciding between Duelist and Marauder for a Purity non-blood build after the changes:

Marauder
Stats


Duelist
Stats


The main difference between them is that the Marauder has 30 Str, 2.2% more life regen, and 30 + 9% more life while the Duelist has 3% atk Spd, 30% WED, and no armor movement penalty.


The life/str translates to about 170~ more HP for the Marauder.

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VenatorPoE wrote:

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kulnan wrote:

Ya, I didn't wanna drudge through the 102 pages looking for it. Thanks for reposting though.

Part you missed.

Haha, ya I didn't see that. Thanks.

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VenatorPoE wrote:

Yep, that is a nice build! I'm glad you were able to use all the information and come up with a nice personalized build!

I don't suppose you took the +1 frenzy charges from kraitlyn merciless as well?

Here's my bow marauder build since the duelist changes:

Bow marauder

I guess innerforce could be the next thing to go after if its as good as many have said.

78 and looking like this:

I agree the thicket looks way too small for mara frame.

Used this and couple other archer guides as guidelines. Elem hit + LA (with chain) and skelly totem and bear traps. Really solid character that can survive a lot and dmg is nice too.

About those "perfect flasks" few posts earlier. I think dispell frozen should be added in some of em, incase ever doing maps with added cold damage. Since it can be death sentence otherwise to get frozen by big group of monsters or boss unique.

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Nephalim wrote:

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VenatorPoE wrote:

Yep, that is a nice build! I'm glad you were able to use all the information and come up with a nice personalized build!

I don't suppose you took the +1 frenzy charges from kraitlyn merciless as well?

now here's my quandry.

with the tree changes, i'm not going for the 5th frenzy charge in the ranger tree.

if i dont use frenzy but instead spend the orbs to get EH, not only do i save a point on the tree but i get another point from the Bandits Quest.

decisions, decisions...
(i havent spent the points to get the 4th one yet.)

what are the changes/adding i need to do to the backbone build that are provided if i want to use poison arrow as my main attack skill .... am really confused at this point