[1.2] KuteKitteh’s Tanky Arcer, 20k+ Effective DPS, Atziri/HC-viable. Poor-man’s BM Arc included

Just got myself this for 5ex. That was around all of my currency ! Lets hope its worth the deal :p

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arteqt wrote:

Just got myself this for 5ex. That was around all of my currency ! Lets hope its worth the deal :p

Oh dang, that's a really nice roll, and dang that was expensive. Trust me, you will feel a ton stronger + tankier versus spell damage with the rathpith.

Hey KuteKitteh!

Just stopped by to say your build rocks! I'm currently running with this setup:



Jungle Valley spider, Shrine Piety, Residence Dominus, Torture Chamber Shock/Horror are all very enjoyable with the tankiness that this build brings. I'm currently halfway to lvl 87.

I also got a question, since you seem to know a lot about theorycrafting and all. As you can see i'm running a Lazhwar with Mana gained on damage taken and also Cloak of Defiance. Can I update this build (mainly the passive tree) in a way to incorporate my mana pool as an extended hp pool, since I've also found this cute little thing:



I would be able to transfer 45% of damage taken into mana. If i could boost my mana pool and mana regen further, this would be very decent. For now, i'm not using that corrupted Geofri's since its only 3L but when I find someone with lvl8 master Vorici, i'll be able to craft a 4S 4L through the corruption and use it.

My current tree:



If this could potentially work, i'd further go into the Dreamer node cluster, just right from the shield bridge in the middle of tree. What are your thoughts about this?

Thanks again, your build is making my mapping a breeze.

Looks like there is an issue with HoI not chaining after shattering using arc.

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1006345/page/1

I'd stop using HoI until this is fixed, maybe? Not sure but just a heads up!!

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snquadrigis wrote:

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Hey KuteKitteh!

Just stopped by to say your build rocks! I'm currently running with this setup:

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Jungle Valley spider, Shrine Piety, Residence Dominus, Torture Chamber Shock/Horror are all very enjoyable with the tankiness that this build brings. I'm currently halfway to lvl 87.

I also got a question, since you seem to know a lot about theorycrafting and all. As you can see i'm running a Lazhwar with Mana gained on damage taken and also Cloak of Defiance. Can I update this build (mainly the passive tree) in a way to incorporate my mana pool as an extended hp pool, since I've also found this cute little thing:

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I would be able to transfer 45% of damage taken into mana. If i could boost my mana pool and mana regen further, this would be very decent. For now, i'm not using that corrupted Geofri's since its only 3L but when I find someone with lvl8 master Vorici, i'll be able to craft a 4S 4L through the corruption and use it.

My current tree:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMBBAcFLQY5BukLYQ18DjwQWBEPFLAWbxpVGmwfAiSqJy8nYSj6LJwyNDWSNsU26DbpOlI6WEGHRKtFnUwtTeNPfVFgU1JVrlXGV8lYr14TXypfP2BLYSFko3TtdhF4DXloecB6736vfuKAVoGvghCCHoLHg9uE740Zj6aa4J2un8ugtKZXpwipbqmVrJisr7EFtfK3PriTuNC8n8EEw4bYJNi92V_aOtrd2wvcHd2M37DgEuNq45_k7OcL55Hquuvk6-7u2e8O8wbzvvno-tL-Cv6P

If this could potentially work, i'd further go into the Dreamer node cluster, just right from the shield bridge in the middle of tree. What are your thoughts about this?

Thanks again, your build is making my mapping a breeze.

Hey, thanks for the positive feedback and glad you're having fun with it!

First things first, do you have this node?


As for the Geofri's, that's a very interesting corruption. Having 45% damage soaked into mana is a fascinating idea, but the insane mana drain will be problematic, of course. I do have to say that your rings are quite decent, your cloak roll is good, and the Lazhwar corruption has perfect synergy with the Geofri corruption so you can definitely support the drain with the synergy you've got set up.

The problem with Dreamer is that, if you consider the 7 points necessary to get it, you collect a total of 26% ES, +20 ES, 36% mana, and 15% mana regen. That's not as efficient as any combination of the following options:

3 points into Battle Rouse gives 28% mana and refunds 3% of damage taken as mana, giving it great synergy with your Geofri and your Lazhwar corruption. That means that, with your Lazhwar, you would gain 9% back of the 45%, so each hit would only drain 55% of your health and 36% of your mana.

4 points into the Scion mana/regen nodes gives 24% mana and 20% regen.

4 points into the mana nodes on the right side of witch start after the 40% regen node gives 20% mana, 12% es, and 20% regen.

9 points into Deep Wisdom up to Heart and Soul and its health/mana nodes after the 40% regen node gives 48% mana, 12% es, 20% mana regen, and 20% life as well as some decent base ES and mana. Keep in mind that this option lets you refund points out of the Scion life wheel so the technical cost would be 5 points given that it provides 4 points of life.

I won't tell you what you should do with your tree since only you know how your mana pool fluctuates, but I'll say that if I had my hands on that Geofri and a good CoD, I would do:

Suggestion: Change your bandits suggestions to Alira or passive since ppl could get that 4% at any time from the start of the Witch tree. I saw somebody mentioned it earlier and you agreed, so i figured this suggestion was warranted :)

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Meisen wrote:

Suggestion: Change your bandits suggestions to Alira or passive since ppl could get that 4% at any time from the start of the Witch tree. I saw somebody mentioned it earlier and you agreed, so i figured this suggestion was warranted :)

It forces people to maintain a certain level of DPS since it can be easy to prioritize defense and forget about beefing up offense. Technically speaking tree-wise, Alira is always better than or equal to the passive option.

I only gave an option for Oak vs passive since, due to the 1.2 update, an HP node can possibly give more HP than 40 base health especially if the gear used has top tier life rolls. For my setup, a 5% life node at scion wheel actually gives 8 more health as opposed to my current passives with Oak's 40 base health, but I doubt that the average player has the gear and the levels to really make that pay off.

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arteqt wrote:

Just got myself this for 5ex. That was around all of my currency ! Lets hope its worth the deal :p

Its only worth it if you have to beat highest lvl content now, in rampage. Otherwise a rip off.

for example i bought this for 1ex last season. Still can buy them fo 1ex in std. but ppl all crazy with price in rampage, or any league first few week

So I see you updated the thread over here but I'd still like some guidance on the tree at early levels if you wouldn't mind?

Here's my post from that thread:

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Is there a chance you could update the Skill Tree/Baby Steps?

I just started playing over the weekend and tried a ZiggyD/Foxtactics build. Apparently the tree hadn't been updated because of the 1.2 update was so recent, so I followed a completely old path and now at level 53 I'm getting 1 shot constantly.

Since I can't respec, I thought it might be more forgiving to try this build and start over. I like the Arc mechanic but I'd like to not die in less than a second without being able to respond and I have no idea, since I'm so new, about what I should be picking at each level so the Baby Steps was very appealing.

Thank you very much!

My passives currently. I don't know if I should head straight for BM ASAP or stop along the way and improve blocking, etc... there's a few branches when looking at the 81-point leveling tree and I'm confused if I should get those first.

In my subjective opinion i go for hp/hp regen nodes first, since at low levels isn't so hard to stay alive in normal/cruel/early merciless, so in my eyes overboosted block / spellblock doesn't seems very very important.. Later ill rush to BM, planning to take it in about 48-52 level, then taking all the shield nodes, because it will be approx merciless act2-3, where we are starting to take some nasty dmg from game :)
My currently level 43 witch tree:

Facetanked yesterday, previously must go with public parties, friends :)( Still some early fun)
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