[2.0.1][Tempest] Bloody Explosive Arrow Build (271% Life + 12.3% Life Regen)

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Cons:
Since we have no shield, we do not block, and our physical damage mitigation will decrease as we level up.

that is 100% wrong.

Guys, I'm having a hard time with the EA build in my 50 lvl

It's my first char in this league (Tempest), clean start and I'm stuck in Ledge (Cruel) and clearing it with struggle, because my damage is too low. I've found some chaos orbs, but it's not enough to get my life easier

Any advice? Progress is so slow. Even getting gems is difficult

My gear:




2.9k life

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mihalich wrote:

Guys, I'm having a hard time with the EA build in my 50 lvl

It's my first char in this league (Tempest), clean start and I'm stuck in Ledge (Cruel) and clearing it with struggle, because my damage is too low. I've found some chaos orbs, but it's not enough to get my life easier

Any advice? Progress is so slow. Even getting gems is difficult

My gear:

2.9k life

You have one 4 link. Your EA isn't a decent level yet, you're still to early in the passive tree progression to get the damage needed. Level as Firestorm and flame totem.

Added FAQ section.

thnak you, this way much better now.
When may I try to switch to EA? If I get 5 link? (56-59)

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mihalich wrote:

thnak you, this way much better now.
When may I try to switch to EA? If I get 5 link? (56-59)

You can switch whenever, I switched around level 50 because I preferred the EA playstyle over the aids flame totem firestorm combo.

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mihalich wrote:

thnak you, this way much better now.
When may I try to switch to EA? If I get 5 link? (56-59)

I think I started getting quite decent with EA at start of cruel and from act 2 cruel I just rushed to merciless. So its perfectly fine going EA at around 44ish. 4-linked with what xSigma recommends. Have a 4-link for your single target EA also.

Get your Blood Dance boots ASAP, they will boost your character by ALOT.

If your struggling with life regen at the start skip the life nodes at the bottom and take Shaper and/or Combat Stamina. But make sure you have enough HP for it to be effective enough.

If your struggling with Blood Magic, go for some elreon rings/amu, they helped my alot at the start and kept the EA life-cost quite low.

Bosses will always feel kinda slow, but at the same time it's quite safe fights. You just need to hit 5 arrows then reposition and make sure you take minimum damage.

I am playing HC so our tree's might be different.

thoughts on rearguard?

What do you think of Kaom's heart and doryani's invitation fire version on this build? I think those items would be fucking amazing. If you think it's really necessary to have 2x 6l EA for singletarget and for pack clearing, you could always have two quillrains and change them with the X key.

EDIT: Ok, I noticed you added a FAQ section. Nevermind what I said about Kaom's. Still, doryani's gotta be cool.

I don't understand why EE is considered. It would cause EA+GMP to do less pack damage. Is it being deliberately used to sacrifice pack dmg for boss dmg in the endgame?

Also, can you post your character sheet? I'd like to see your raw hp/sec regen and hp/sec spell costs to plan ahead a bit.

Thanks for the build!

Originally had some other questions/comments about variations, but I figure it's best to just experiment on my own when I get a chance rather than to endlessly speculate.