[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

Is there any way of converting this into a trap build? But still achieving the same objectives as the original?

Id love to see this as a trap build, and just use split arrow for barrels ect.

Iv tried to make an attempt at a tree, using the skills caustic arrow, and desecrate while using traps prioritizing DoT damage, also used the idea as a hybrid life/ES build.

I had achieved a similar build as a crit fire trap build and ended up with about 4k energy shield and 3.5k life with the gear I had at the time.


The skill tree I came up with

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Infiltrator wrote:

Would you still take the initial ranger nodes if a scion was chosen for your build?

Yes, though not all the way to the 16% starting node. Just the first three 10%.

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mezmery wrote:

basically it have to be reduced to two words
nights hold

Eh, it's not really any better than Searing Bond + CA as far as Night's Hold + Flame Totem.

Night's Hold + Fire Nova Mine, however. Looks amazing.

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Is there any way of converting this into a trap build? But still achieving the same objectives as the original?

It could work, though desecrate doesn't do enough damage to warrant using. You're better off perhaps working in Bladefall as a secondary trap option.

There's a lot of changes that need to happen here though, the first of which is that trappers pretty much REQUIRE Eldritch Battery, otherwise you're going to run out of mana after your second trap throw, every time.

Meaning hybrid won't work for you. Meaning 3.5k life is nowhere near enough.

Hybrid BF/CA Trapper Tree

I'd do something like that.

Bladefall + Trap + Multitrap + Trap & Mine Damage + Poison (Chest).

Also, with the trap cooldown nodes now, you may not even need a second trap. Not sure.

Anyway the short answer is you can make it work but resistances are going to be much trickier. You're only getting 8% off the tree and two jewel sockets, so you'll almost definitely need to run Ventor + Andy instead of dual Andy.

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It could work, though desecrate doesn't do enough damage to warrant using. You're better off perhaps working in Bladefall as a secondary trap option.

There's a lot of changes that need to happen here though, the first of which is that trappers pretty much REQUIRE Eldritch Battery, otherwise you're going to run out of mana after your second trap throw, every time.

Meaning hybrid won't work for you. Meaning 3.5k life is nowhere near enough.

Hybrid BF/CA Trapper Tree

I'd do something like that.

Bladefall + Trap + Multitrap + Trap & Mine Damage + Poison (Chest).

Also, with the trap cooldown nodes now, you may not even need a second trap. Not sure.

Anyway the short answer is you can make it work but resistances are going to be much trickier. You're only getting 8% off the tree and two jewel sockets, so you'll almost definitely need to run Ventor + Andy instead of dual Andy.

Thanks for the input! I really appreciate it.

No problem, best of luck.

Anyone try the IR variant? I decided to give it a go, spent the regrets to reshaping tree... and suddenly found myself struggling in places I never struggled before. Felt very rippy to me. I sold some gear and specced right back.


... but... I just HAD to try. *g*

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SpidaFly wrote:

Anyone try the IR variant? I decided to give it a go, spent the regrets to reshaping tree... and suddenly found myself struggling in places I never struggled before. Felt very rippy to me. I sold some gear and specced right back.


... but... I just HAD to try. *g*

playing hc talisman, 86 ir shadow.
feels ok. there are rippy moments, but nothing too close.
PS
like every two days you get like WTF

could u possibly make a leveling guide with the 2.1 version please

Have you done atziri yet? Would you recommend just the spell totem/wither and CA, or would you try and fit essence drain as well?

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demonkiller12 wrote:

could u possibly make a leveling guide with the 2.1 version please

Searing Bond + EK + Flame Totem

Once you get a +2 bow you can drop EK + FT and switch to CA + SB with Essence Drain for single target til your gem levels get higher.

Go up to Shadow first, through Entropy up into Growth and Decay, then down to Dirty Techniques. Once you have those three DoT clusters Searing Bond will do most of the legwork for you.

Add life as necessary.

That's about it.

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Have you done atziri yet? Would you recommend just the spell totem/wither and CA, or would you try and fit essence drain as well?

Keep Essence Drain for Atziri if you're going to be doing it with CA 19 + Empower 1 or worse. Once you're at CA 20 / Empower 2 you can probably afford to drop Essence Drain but it's just a really long run without ED for single target support while CA gems are lower.