[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)
" Yeah, it's getting the hammer for sure, LOL. It turns out that a lot of the new skills are just stupidly OP. Essence Drain, Bladefall, and Blade Vortex (low life or Fakener) are all just ridiculous. Not to mention they've left Vaal Spark super OP too. ========== Just for total OP silliness, I may run Righteous Fire, Dual Totem IW Bladefall with Repentance gloves in a Soul Mantle. That's one extra link (free IW) from Repentance, another extra link (free spell totem) from Soul Mantle, 50% more damage from an additional totem from Soul Mantle, 60% more damage from Righteous Fire... all this on an effective 8-link. The support gem selection for Bladefall is such that most of those gems are more multipliers. With this build, you'll turn all monsters you face into a red mist. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Jan 8, 2016, 6:51:05 AM
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" Vaal Spark is confirmed to be getting adjusted, they're just trying to figure out a way to do it that keeps it interesting and worthwhile to play. It's weird though for sure, normally they err on the side of caution with skill balance. UP first, buff later. This league's an abberation, and then they have to balance around Ascendency classes, too. I'm just hoping the inevitable nerfs aren't debilitating, and that (as Chrono pointed out) CA doesn't get a second hit to compensate for the Ascendency classes. Otherwise, like he said, we'll have to look for a new skill. (I already have one planned, by the way, but we'll have to see what happens with chaos damage in general for 2.2). Edit to your edit: how would you go about dealing with the curse business from Soul Mantle? Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018. Last edited by Serleth#4392 on Jan 8, 2016, 6:49:46 AM
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" Couple of choices... 1) Remove them (get a bunch of "of Warding" flasks); or 2) Turn them into another DPS boost, using Self-Flagellation and Thieve's Torment or dual Kikazaru (mana regen on these will help a lot due to the 8-link) - for this option you'd still want to remove particularly dangerous combinations of curses if you are taking damage. Not sure which route I'll go... and this will probably be another month or so to come to fruition since I want to 6-link my Astral Plate and complete the Challenges. |
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Can you give me tips why I feel so squishy still and my damage is not that high or doesnt feel that high...when i do t7+ maps, it takes a lot of time for my CA to drop bosses and some yellows.
I also feel like im always about to die....i got 4k life right now and capped resists. Some stuff including lightning and chaos damage just destroys me so fast its not funny. I can usually barely susrvive by spamming pots. How do I link my gear? Also, I dont get the point of vaal lightning trap? Was there a hidden purpose to it that I am missing? Ill usually drop some on boxes before clicking them but it seems to do very little Last edited by Kezz123#5086 on Jan 8, 2016, 7:31:01 AM
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" Hi Kezz: Can you set your profile to public or post your gear, flasks and tree? Without more details it's going to be hard to help out. RE Vaal Lightnign Trap - it creates shocked ground, causing affected mobs to take a lot more damage from your poison. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Jan 8, 2016, 7:55:44 AM
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" How do I post my gear? scratch this question look at next reply Last edited by Kezz123#5086 on Jan 8, 2016, 7:58:18 AM
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" Can you post your tree and flasks also? Instructions on how to link your tree (just in case) and gear are provided in this post. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Jan 8, 2016, 8:28:06 AM
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" I followed the tree from the OP...hopefully not outdated but here goes with flasks gear and tree Jewels being used so far are as follow: Poacher's aim unique (pierce + proj damage) 1 +chaos + area damage jewel (IAS to wand wasted) 1 +chaos + area +reduced mana cost of spells thats it for now...working on 2 more within next 5 levels or so. https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwIAAO4B0QMeBS0FtQzyDkgRLxNtFAkUdRUgFr8Y2xm0Go0byB9BI_YmiCaVKk0qWyzpLYMuIzB8NZI2PTfUPs8_J0MxQzZHfkrITZJRR1LsVUtaGlsmW69h4mJaYqxlTWyMbqp07XXLdoJ59n11f_uE2YazjX2Nfo2_kAqTmZ2qoSKiQKOKpcuv67TFtNG1SLXytzC3trueu-O9Nr3mvqfC7MMzxKLIDMu9037UI9i92sHdDd-Y44Tmgepi62PtP-4O73r0-Paj_o_-ug== Last edited by Kezz123#5086 on Jan 8, 2016, 9:23:56 AM
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Hi Kezz:
I haven't played CA this league so my advice won't be as good as Chrono's or Serleths... But, here's my take. Your tree and gear looks OK to me. Your flasks could be improved a lot. You'll want at least 2 Seething Hallowed Flasks of Staunching (I usually run 3) - Seething is really great as you'll instantly heal through most damage. Check the opening post where Serleth lists his gear and just copy his flasks. Don't try to roll Seething of Staunching - you'll just burn through a ton of alts. Instead, buy them via poe.trade and then dump baubles onto them to get 20 quality. I don't know what level maps you're trying to run... but, if you feel that you're taking too much damage, focus on evasion (a higher evasion chest piece will help quite a bit) and life (more life nodes from trees). Ultimately, though, it may be play style. As a CA ranger, your main defenses are 1) avoiding damage; 2) evasion and 3) life. You cannot expect to facetank anything at all - instead, stay at range, stay constantly in motion and focus on avoiding damage. Constant motion - e.g., circling around enemies is incredibly helpful. Monsters will target where you were, not where you are. By staying in motion - circle bosses - you'll avoid a ton of damage. In terms of DPS, everything looks basically OK in terms of gear/tree to me. Perhaps, you're not keeping frenzy charges up. Frenzy charges are a huge boost to damage. Either make sure that blood rage is going (I don't like blood rage, personally though Serleth does) - or that you're keeping frenzy charges up via the Frenzy skill. For bosses, make sure to use the Frenzy skill (for frenzy charges); make sure to use your Wither Totem (a small improvement to your totem links is to incorporate Increased Duration) once you can afford to do so; and toss a Vaal Lighting Trap when possible (keep in mind that certain boss skills can destroy your traps, so, if possible, throw the trap right at the boss so it immediately explodes, and save up the trap charges - don't throw all three traps at once, rather, throw one, wait till it expires, and then throw another, etc.) Use of Blink Arrow can help too - mobs will often focus on your blink clone instead of you, thus providing another mechanism for damage avoidance. Finally, keep in mind that you're running a level 20 CA in a 5-link. Your damage will go up quite a bit with a level 21 CA. ---------------- TL/DR - fix your flasks, insure that frenzy charges are always up, adopt a defensive play style where you're always on the move and at range, and if you still feel you're taking too much damage grab life nodes from the tree (or drop the frenzy nodes and pick up life instead) and try to build up more evasion. It's normal to take moderate damage from time-to-time and, very occasionally a lot of damage from unforeseen circumstances (especially if you're aggressive)- but with Seething flasks, you can tap-tap-tap your way though any of this and get out of harm's way. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Jan 8, 2016, 11:14:29 AM
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