[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)
" Chaos gems are restricted to staves, wands and daggers. Can't get it on a bow. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" RIP, I didn't think it through. Path of Building says adding 2 gems level adds 15k dps, I can only dream. If only there was a way for ED to stack MF tho. |
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It does. IIRC for MF purposes it's the first instance of DoT inflicted upon a monster that takes the MF values (mostly critical for the IIR gem).
So you could fire an arrow and then connect with a 6L ED and still get the IIR gem benefit from the bow setup. It'd probably be unreliable, just because of the nature of the fight and constantly switching damage sources, but I mean you'll still get 20/240 regardless. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" HoWA is strong but would be somewhat hard as a starter build - you'd need to use some other weapon and/or skill since HoWA won't be available day 1 and will be very expensive throughout the league. Whispering Ice - converted to fire is very strong, end-game viable, and you can go Scorching Ray-CwC-Firestorm while waiting to get a Whispering Ice. This build is going to be meta though and uses CI-int gear just like HoWA so it'll be expensive. Fire Nova Mines - converted to chaos - is a boss killer - and is also a good starter build choice - you'll need 2 consuming darks and an Infernal Mantle - but you can level/get by on fire nova mines while waiting to purchase these items. This build will likely go meta and will be expensive, especially the Uber Lab enchant. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Mar 2, 2017, 4:51:02 PM
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Did the section for how to put your points while leveling before CA get removed since yesterday or am I blind?
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" It did. I don't have the time right now to rework it so that it functions when the 2.6 tree goes live. Basic principle is choose a spell (or level with attack bow skills and use the recipe to craft phys %), pick relevant damage nodes suitable for your decision near the finalized tree, grabbing life as you need. EDIT: I'm going to restore it until tomorrow so you can take a look. Nothing's changed for the build so the concept is the same. EDITEDIT: Done. No idea if it'll work after the 2.6 tree goes live or not. I won't be updating it in time for league-start. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018. Last edited by Serleth#4392 on Mar 2, 2017, 11:19:11 PM
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" Thanks! I really appreciate you re-adding this and taking the time to make the guide in the first place. |
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No problem, and thanks for your kind words =)
Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" wow the wispering ice build i never saw. sounds a bit strange but i have 10 wsp ice in std so i can try today if the playstyle is what i can play :-).Also i can try a class i never played templar. I think this will be the build i try. Also the guy with the guide kelvynn sounds that he know what he say. And i can do mf :-)and shaper he said. the mine thing is perhaps really save and strong but MINES. Thats a playstyle i tried one time and its the most anoying thing in game i ever played. :-((( What build will you do for the beginning hank ? as he wrote serlet will play ca first and then switch. |
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" I'm going Elementalist, Whispering Ice - I'll initially level as dual flameblast totems until I get a Whispering Ice. Zizran has a really nice starter build guide for dual flameblast totems and covers both templar and witch starts - probably this is the strongest/fastest option for leveling until you get a WI, at which point you respec. I might stick with WI for the entire league depending on how good clear speed is. It's a very strong build, very tanky and is capable of all content, and clear speed should be decent to good. But I'm going to try to push 40/40 so if HoWA has better clear speed (it almost certainly will) I'll roll HoWA as a 2nd toon. Last edited by hankinsohl#1231 on Mar 3, 2017, 3:30:04 AM
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