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

Kitty is right. I tried the cold snap with CWDT setup and it works actually very well in like City of Sarn, < 71~ maps.. But once you reach higher level maps, the mobs do not get frozen and plus there is a 4 second cooldown I believe. Much rather have IC's proc'ing immune's instead.

Edit: And Mine is the same level (43 or lower gem). CS = 11.

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KuteKitteh wrote:

Hey guys, sorry about the delay. I've been moving back into my dorm so there's been a bit of hassle and time drain there. I won't be able to respond as promptly with schoolwork but I'll try my best.

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deadman29 wrote:

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Hey, I've been running the same build and I'm enjoying it however, I do think my sheet dps is low too. You say that it should be 9-10kish, is that sheet dps or after the ele weakness etc?

Im still level 73, still yet to get the last two block nodes (2% and 4%) and the remaining hp/unwavering. I also understand that my gems arent max level nor is empower level 1 or 2; yet my sheet dps is like 4.7k:

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Here is a list of my gear

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I was doing some 70 maps and my dps just felt.. weak. Clearly my gear set etc is a work in progress, but am I really half your suggested dps? What can I do to become more pr0 at pew pewing.

Do let me know if im missing anything in the post you might need to further investigate etc.

One, use dual-curse. Please use it.

Two, it's all in the gem levels and gem quality. Also in the fact that my gear is decent enough for me to take additional damage nodes.

Mind telling which nodes you dropped off / went for, for damage?

Please Critique my character. but know i have a Doriyani's Catalyst in the bank ready to go!

Also, Did you list Ele Prolif before added lightning(if we have 20Q arc) on purpose or should I be using added lightning over ele prolif?

Thanks~

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KuteKitteh wrote:

I would drop the prismatic for a doedre's. That prismatic isn't doing much for you, and you can get the res from your boots which have a lot of room for improvement.

I'm not running curse on hit with ball lightning/arc atm or I'd consider it. It's a bit situational since there's so many hexproof enemies. If I find some better boots that I want to turn 4L blue I'll consider it. It would be nice if I could afford quad blue on Windscream or Aurseize. At the moment I'm happy with raise zombies for extra meat shields to defend my arc totem and to stop pesky necromancers and detonate dead.

I just swapped to a new ring with life and mana regen and am able to nearly sustain level 18 AA while spamming Arc. Overcap resistances help with curses and whatnot. Kind of poor in the new league. This is my first character I've ever done maps on, and I've just barely hit 70s.

I know that the 2x curse is very important in this build, but what could/should I go for if I don't want to run 2x curse? Can I boost my dps in another way without sacrificing the survivability of the build?

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deadman29 wrote:

Mind telling which nodes you dropped off / went for, for damage?

1. Mental Rapidity
2. Herald of Ash, Frost, and Storm
3. The cast speed nodes at witch base

Those are your sources of additional dps.

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Madget wrote:

Please Critique my character. but know i have a Doriyani's Catalyst in the bank ready to go!

Also, Did you list Ele Prolif before added lightning(if we have 20Q arc) on purpose or should I be using added lightning over ele prolif?

Thanks~

I don't see your build or setup.

The order of the list of gems was arbitrary. Ele prolif is definitely better than ALD in many situations though it's weak in single-target situations, I recommend you try it out and see.

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Zugas wrote:

I know that the 2x curse is very important in this build, but what could/should I go for if I don't want to run 2x curse? Can I boost my dps in another way without sacrificing the survivability of the build?

If you don't want dual-curse, you can use a prolif arc totem. Kinda situational but it's a DPS boost nevertheless.

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monkuar wrote:

Kitty is right. I tried the cold snap with CWDT setup and it works actually very well in like City of Sarn, < 71~ maps.. But once you reach higher level maps, the mobs do not get frozen and plus there is a 4 second cooldown I believe. Much rather have IC's proc'ing immune's instead.

Edit: And Mine is the same level (43 or lower gem). CS = 11.

Point taken, I switched back to IC. :)

I'm giving this build a shot (my first witch and/or caster aswell) and I'm curious about what do I need to run AA. I'm only at level 49 and my gear is self found trash mixed with levelling uniques, so I'm not asking why can't I sustain it yet, just genuine noob curiousity about approximate gear requirements.

Thank you for the answer Kitteh. I got some more questions for you.

I started out with the BM version, and it's been really good so far. I enjoy not having to worry about mana! But now I'm 84 and it's kinda slow, tanky but slow.

My question is this. With my BM gear I've really don't have a lot of mana and ES. Plus I'm wearing a Tabula Rasa which doesn't have any stats/ES. I found two rings with mana-regen, will I have trouble switching to the main mana-build with low/no mana/ES gear?



Edit: added gear for convenience

made a few changes since my last post



Put arc in a 5 link, just need that empower to hit level 3 :D dropped the flame totem for dual curse and holy shiz it makes a huge difference in clear speeds. If anyone is on the fence about it, do it.



since my gloves are meh and i haven't switched vertex to a different helm and I can't seem to get more dex without switching around most of my gear, I took the mana reduced half of the sovereignty circle. It gives my level 11 (+1 from helm) haste a bit more cast speed and clarity/discipline a bit more regen/mana.

with clarity/haste/ts i'm at 860 unreserved mana (257.1 regen) and with discipline in place of haste i'm at 1124 (293.1 regen)

To hold me over till I can get a better pair of gloves, I plan to add armor/es + mana to my current gloves with master crafting, and possibly add ES to my rings since it's my only option. Just waiting on level 7's to get max bracket.