[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

So any changes for 2.4? Also, still scion over anything else? Was thinking pathfinder just because of the flask efficiency, but I read your descriptions etc, and you mentioned Scion. So just wondering. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, a tree when possible would be porn..ehm..great! :D

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Serleth wrote:

Update re: Essence crafting for our bow:

According to the datamined information on the wiki, there is no +2 to bow gems Essence.

=(

BUT! The same essence gives +3 to melee range :O

I think this is a fault. there a 3 essence for +1 bow. that is strange

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ichbinwerichbi wrote:

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Serleth wrote:

Update re: Essence crafting for our bow:

According to the datamined information on the wiki, there is no +2 to bow gems Essence.

=(

BUT! The same essence gives +3 to melee range :O

I think this is a fault. there a 3 essence for +1 bow. that is strange

I'm not sure, because the other mods for that Essence type increase. I.e., the lowest tier is +1 melee range.

I just think they deliberately avoided having +2.

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So any changes for 2.4? Also, still scion over anything else? Was thinking pathfinder just because of the flask efficiency, but I read your descriptions etc, and you mentioned Scion. So just wondering. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, a tree when possible would be porn..ehm..great! :D

No changes.

Pathfinder gives us nothing other than flasks. Scion Occultist/Deadeye is still the way to do it.

This might be a dumb question, but what ascendancy skills are you supposed to take exactly? I'm so confused and can't find them on the website's skill tree.

If you open up the tree and click the little arrow at the bottom of the Scion start, it'll open up the Ascendancy tree.

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Serleth wrote:

If you open up the tree and click the little arrow at the bottom of the Scion start, it'll open up the Ascendancy tree.

Got it! Thank you a bunch. :)

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Serleth wrote:

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ichbinwerichbi wrote:

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Serleth wrote:

Update re: Essence crafting for our bow:

According to the datamined information on the wiki, there is no +2 to bow gems Essence.

=(

BUT! The same essence gives +3 to melee range :O

I think this is a fault. there a 3 essence for +1 bow. that is strange

I'm not sure, because the other mods for that Essence type increase. I.e., the lowest tier is +1 melee range.

I just think they deliberately avoided having +2.

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So any changes for 2.4? Also, still scion over anything else? Was thinking pathfinder just because of the flask efficiency, but I read your descriptions etc, and you mentioned Scion. So just wondering. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, a tree when possible would be porn..ehm..great! :D

No changes.

Pathfinder gives us nothing other than flasks. Scion Occultist/Deadeye is still the way to do it.

Alright, thanks a lot :) gl hf in this league, and stay safe :)

Just might drop a life flask for this.

As much as I love this build, there's not a single build in this game that I hate leveling as much as this one. It makes me feel like a total casual chipping away at mobs health while BV users just run past me and kill everything. This is my third CA character in a new league. Spark damage with orb of storms is terrible and lightning tendrils has like 0 range so I switched to flameblast, which isn't all that great either considering it doesn't benefit from projectile damage. The other skills aren't really available as I just started a new league. And it's only going to get worse from now, speccing to CA in the 50's and having no other option than a crappy unique bow with +1 gems on it. The build really only comes to life after getting at least a 5l with +2 gems.. which seems so far away :( Anyone got some tips to make the leveling process less tedious? Because after 3 times, it gets really frustrating and I don't feel like continuing.

Gear:



Tree:

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAAAAADuBS0IZxUgGbQhwyP2Kk0s6S2DNZI_J0MxR35KyFfhWlJbr2VNbmluqnTtdct9dY1-kAqQ1ptdo4qomrXyt7a9Nr6n037V-Ni92sHdDepi7g7vevKX9qP5Zf66?accountName=DarkKaine&characterName=SunakoKirishiki

Hey DarkKaine, this is my first CA Build from the start. I tryed the recommend leveling Option A and B and both are bad in my opinion. I switched realy fast to shrapnel shot as my first skill and bought a Lightning Arrow Gem for 1 alt at lvl 13. I linked this to lmp and lightning damage and im doing fine atm. Packs going down very fast.
But you need a better single target setup, fire arrow isnt that bad at the beginning (im lvl 22). I think bow skills are a good choice because we skill so much projectile damage.

Edit: switched to roth reach bow and a 4 link chest. With free chain i almost one shot packs.
(LA - LMP - WED - FA)

Edit: singel target problems are gone after the quest "Sever the Right Hand". Put Blast Rain in a 4 link (BR - WED - FA - CE).

Thats my experience so far.