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Ah, you should try skeletons sometime, best meatshield in the game. I am not a summoner fan either, that's why I tossed them on a totem!

As for the shadow bloodthirst tree, from that one int node touching the 30dex and 30str node, it is 3 nodes either way until you can plunge into the shadow line of goodies. Top path with 3 int nodes touching bloodthirst tree or lower path with 2 int and 1 str node touching elemental resist. It seemed like an easy choice for me to pick top path... 75% crit vs ~15 res all if dropping 3 nodes into the respective circles. Perhaps I still underestimate defensive stats, though. I'll have to see what merciless is like. Thanks for making this thread and giving feedback!


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I added a section about bloodthirst, you may want to check that out.
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Great guide! Much easier to follow than the advice in Q&A format scattered throughout the forum
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Great guide! Much easier to follow than the advice in Q&A format scattered throughout the forum


Thanks, that is what I was hoping to achieve.
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Thanks, I used the choose the shorted path but didnt really see the forest from the trees in my path over to the shadow side.

I also missed the details on the bloodthrist, fortunately Im far away from needing to make that choice and by then I should be more educated.

Lastly, if you dont mind; the chill duration nodes next to arcane potency - they seem like for a solo player they would be good... or the % is just too small?

Edit: One thing I noticed and maybe my ignorance is getting the best of me but why take throat seaker (which is 70% crit with surrounding nodes) and not just take the 5 15% nodes west of the shadow start? 5 points both ways but +5% crit the other way.
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Lastly, if you dont mind; the chill duration nodes next to arcane potency - they seem like for a solo player they would be good... or the % is just too small?

Edit: One thing I noticed and maybe my ignorance is getting the best of me but why take throat seaker (which is 70% crit with surrounding nodes) and not just take the 5 15% nodes west of the shadow start? 5 points both ways but +5% crit the other way.


The chill duration is somewhat useless, considering the enemies should be frozen the whole time, as the build attempts to do. Extra crit chance means more freeze time, so crit chance > chill duration.

Regarding throatseeker: It is the wording of the nodes. Throatseeker says critical strike multiplier, not chance. Multiplier is damage, those node give an additional 70% damage to crits, not chance :P

P.S. I thought the same thing with Thoartseeker when I started making my witch LOL
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I heard that loot still isn't dropping from shattered monsters. Anyone know if this is true? I thought I saw GGG make some posts saying they fixed it but then some people say they didn't fix it completely.

I'm kind of concerned when it comes to creating my first character that will essentially be what builds my wealth by farming to someday make a 2nd character. If this would gimp my wealth accumulation I'm very skeptical about going forward with anything Ice.
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Just wanted to share my ghost reaver build
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Could you pls add a section about the Bandit quests
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I would recommend reading through the bloodthirst section on the guide, decide whether or not you want to keep it.

Focus more on templar tree, you went over there, might as well get the skills that will help.

You do not need as much cast speed. I myself would spec out of any cast speed. With base cast speed I can perm-freeze almost anything I came by.
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