Dominion's Hardcore Dual-Spark CI Witch - UPDATED for 1.0.1

right now trying to play HC and copy your build to a T with one of my buddies, but trying to find out exactly which Gems you got in which order. Also, how the hell did you find such good equipment. Did you play with a partner or mostly alone? How do we get bear traps in the beginning of act 1? There are no Bear traps offered to shadow character, idk if there used to be but there aren't anymore. This is going to be really fun otherwise I can feel it. My first HC character! Thanks for the sick build dude

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IamWisdom wrote:

right now trying to play HC and copy your build to a T with one of my buddies, but trying to find out exactly which Gems you got in which order. Also, how the hell did you find such good equipment. Did you play with a partner or mostly alone? How do we get bear traps in the beginning of act 1? There are no Bear traps offered to shadow character, idk if there used to be but there aren't anymore. This is going to be really fun otherwise I can feel it. My first HC character! Thanks for the sick build dude

Look there, shadow, mara and ranger get bear trap for breaking some eggs.

Two quick things:

I noticed that power siphon still applies the debuff even though you do no damage with the skill so you do get power charges when you sparks kill the mob. This is only if you're really trying to maximize your dps, though, and usually I am just repositioning my totems with my spare animations.

I'd like to join the discussion about LMP. I would contest that it theoretically does more damage than the alternative (faster casting). At level 20, LMP actually adds a net 8% dmg. You say that faster casting increases dps but it essentially the same mechanic as LMP. More sparks in the same amount of time. That all being said, I prefer faster casting because the mana multiplier is 120% vs 150% and it also effects totem placement speed. The damage increase from LMP isn't worth losing those benefits imo.

So, I heard on another topic that someone with similar build was using Projectile Weakness instead of Elemental Weakness for the second curse...

Which one is better ?

Ive been running FP Crit/Cold witch since day one, but as im a MF whore its not very safe so i wanted to respec into a dual totem build, my question is, how fast and safe is the clear speed on maps with this build? I saw a thread about EK Double totem build and now i dont really know whats best and i already got my 20% spark, faster casting, fork etc, ive tried to use a single spark totem until i dont respec but it doesnt seem to do much damage, now i would like to know if its different with those shock chance nodes and 2 totems because im aiming for reasonable clear times.



Just got my baby yesterday, sadly exalted it and rolled stun recovery or it could turn into a beast mode chest, gotta reroll it =S

Do you eventually get to a point where you can put all 3 bear traps on 1 hotkey? because right now I'm a lvl 31 with this build in HC and I have 3 different bear traps on 3 different hotkeys, and I don't know where I'll be able to put my totems, auras and freezing pulse. What is your key layout?

Auras don't need a hotkey. You turn them on, then make that hotkey something else.

Dom has posted his exact hotkey setup earlier in this thread. The following will be the setup for pretty much everyone in the endgame:
- Curse
- Curse
- Totem
- Trap
- Trap
- Trap
- Move
- Summons / Utility

Before you get double totem, you will need at least one more hotkey for an attack skill. Drop either a curse, a trap or the summon button to make that work. I personally played with only 2 traps until double totem.

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Found this pretty from merc Mervail. I am level 63 and things are going very smoothly with this build indeed.

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Elerion_ wrote:

Auras don't need a hotkey. You turn them on, then make that hotkey something else.

Dom has posted his exact hotkey setup earlier in this thread. The following will be the setup for pretty much everyone in the endgame:
- Curse
- Curse
- Totem
- Trap
- Trap
- Trap
- Move
- Summons / Utility

Before you get double totem, you will need at least one more hotkey for an attack skill. Drop either a curse, a trap or the summon button to make that work. I personally played with only 2 traps until double totem.

So I'm supposed to have a strong attack skill with the build? because it only said get freeze pulse and that's definitely not going to cut it. I keep trying to fight the act II boss on normal by myself and I literally can't, I almost die every time I try going alone. I really don't know what to do other than get a friend to play with me.