Lightning Buzzsaw CoC

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Poerger wrote:

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Mathil wrote:

I believe my Arc sits at around 2.2k on my rampage char and 2.8k on my standard one. That's more or less what I measure my dps by when looking at the sheets and such.

Wow... Mine is just around 1.3k. But my gems aren't high-level yet, just around lvl 15-16.
I hope the dps rises as I get the gems to higher lvls?!

Beside the pure numbers: running lvl71 maps (don't have any higher left to test) and this build just rips the mobs apart.
I've got to get used to the creating of power charges with the second spectral throw and maybe cursing in between :D

Oh yea it's almost entirely levels and passive allocations to get the dps higher. My standard char has a lvl 21 arc while rampage is lvl 19. I also have 40-50 extra spell damage on my shield on standard.

Would you mind posting an Sacrifice kill video on this toon at some point when you have time. Or is this mainly a map farm toon, and you do Altri with your ranger?

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Warranx wrote:

Would you mind posting an Sacrifice kill video on this toon at some point when you have time. Or is this mainly a map farm toon, and you do Altri with your ranger?

My rampage CoC character isn't geared enough for an Aztiri run I wouldn't think and given how damn effective puncture and that whole ranger spec is for Atziri, yea I've been killing her with that char a few times.

I have done Atziri on my standard CoC char and it wasn't all too bad. Maybe if I wrangle together a sacrifice set on standard I'll record and post a kill.

Hey Mathil, have you given though to LMP vs GMP specifically when using ball lightning?

When you used to run dual arc, I can see why GMP was a no brainer because it was just free damage. But, in the case of ball lightning (specifically considering the balance between aoe vs single target dps), I'm inclined to think that LMP might turn out better.

Much like the old elebuzzsaw build (yes, I'm one of the cult followers), you discussed a long time ago that GMP just wasn't necessary and single target dps suffered way too much if you used it, so the build used LMP. Again, I'm asking specifically to when using ball lightning, since (theoretically) if you were face tanking a boss (which you probably would be if dps was actually a concern), GMP would be a dps increase over LMP for freeze pulse and arc just ignores that gem altogether. But, ball lightning doesn't benefit from multiple projectiles because it's considered a non-shotgunning. For details, look Here: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/960086/page/2

Just food for thought. :)


General feedback:
The build is going pretty well. I rocked FP (Those of you leveling this build, get yourself an Added Chaos damage gem to put in with freeze pulse and LMP, it's insane) until 75 and just switched over. It took a little getting used to, but I'm blazing through maps now that I've got it figured out. I still need to get a better dagger.

How hard is it to kill Atziri with this build compared to other builds like the Ice Shot Puncture etc and your other cheap arrow build?

I am currently using the 6l setup st-gmp-coc-pcoc because I'm lazy to keep the charges up with a second st combo. I found that the "classic" arc-ball lightning combo from you is really great for killing packs of mobs but when it comes to killing bosses (without adds) I fee that arc-freeze pulse is far ahead. So overall, the ability to kill packs is still super good with arc-freeze pulse so I decided to stick with that combo. My problem now is that I'm not sure if I should buy a doryani's with cold or with lightning, as I am not quite sure which element is more of a problem when dealing with reflect. This would also imply the choice of aura (purity of lightning/cold) and the three talent points at the shadow start area (Shock or Freeze).

Any thoughts on this? Or can anyone confirm that single target dps is no problem with arc-ball lightning when the gems are higher lvl (mine are lvl 18 now, close to 19)

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renroval wrote:

How hard is it to kill Atziri with this build compared to other builds like the Ice Shot Puncture etc and your other cheap arrow build?

Not all that easy, at least when I tried it back before 1.2. It's manageable and you have to find the right spell setup but it's far easier on the puncture char, for sure.

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Morael wrote:

Hey Mathil, have you given though to LMP vs GMP specifically when using ball lightning?

I used LMP for a while on this char and swapped to GMP when I found one. Honestly, I don't think it's a big deal either way. The dps didn't feel any better/worse, it was just easier to proc and hit things with GMP due to having a wider range. I may be wrong and you may have better results so go for what feels good.

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maxwel wrote:

I am currently using the 6l setup st-gmp-coc-pcoc because I'm lazy to keep the charges up with a second st combo. I found that the "classic" arc-ball lightning combo from you is really great for killing packs of mobs but when it comes to killing bosses (without adds) I fee that arc-freeze pulse is far ahead. So overall, the ability to kill packs is still super good with arc-freeze pulse so I decided to stick with that combo. My problem now is that I'm not sure if I should buy a doryani's with cold or with lightning, as I am not quite sure which element is more of a problem when dealing with reflect. This would also imply the choice of aura (purity of lightning/cold) and the three talent points at the shadow start area (Shock or Freeze).

Any thoughts on this? Or can anyone confirm that single target dps is no problem with arc-ball lightning when the gems are higher lvl (mine are lvl 18 now, close to 19)

I am doing BL and Freezing pulse atm and i am not sure what belt to take either, cold or lightning so i like to have some suggestion also. Shall i swap the lightning penetration for cold penetration is something i wonder also. I simple love the combo of ball lightning and freezing pulse it's so much fun.

Can you do an update video of your gear and passive tree as you've switched over for Rampage. Curious how it's going.