[3.2]Blink & Mirror Arrow Necromancer * Shaper down * Build of the Week * Deadeye version added*

Yeah, looking at his character on his profile it looks like he's gone a different direction than the original post. Looks like a hybrid between the two. On his bow he's got two faster attack supports though. Do they stack?

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Yuckmouth wrote:

Just a little confused on the above build and the OP build.

I looked at the OP's char profile and his gem links don't match on his char vs what is posted in this thread.

For the build above, did you try the OP's build at all to compare? I still don't know how the trap supports work but I'll check the links in the 1st post.

One last question, you suggest the piercing quiver...is that still needed even with the curse?

He just probably try something else with mine gameplay. Just follow the guide blink arrow and mirror arrow have the same gems on the OP build.


I didn't try the OP's build and I probably won't cause I need to buy other stuff for that. But there are thing than I can compare:

- With trap build you can play Eldritch battery earlier because of the unique Tinkerskin you don't need to reach 2k energy shield for nice Qol. I played with 500 Es as my mana until I got my helmet and that was enough.

- The cons of trap build is the fact that you need to throw traps on the ennemies so you are not really safe on hard map. Mirror arrow help a lot against that. (Maybe with a 6link I can try to put a mirror arrow with my blink arrow instead of 6L my trap)

-The OP build is more tankier than the trap build. I can't play with MoM as Trapper or you need a god stuff but that became really expensive and still behind the op build with equivalent stuff.


The piercing quiver is a nice Qol. Blink/Mirror Arrow offscreen alot you can't reach everyone with your curse. You are able to run hexproof map. You can swap for temporal chains if necessary.
Drillneck is probably the best quiver for boss kill like Shaper.

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theFoffo wrote:

Hey, I did some research but let me know if I got it right: to craft a penetrating arrow quiver with the deafening essence of misery I just slam it and hope for the best? Is there any other way to make the other affixes what I want? Is there any difference if I start from a white or rare quiver?

You need to start from a white quiver (ilvl84 if you can found one). Basically it's slam with deafening essence of misery yeah. The thing you hope to get is : T1 Elemental damage attack with weapon, T1 Life, One T1 Resistance, Flat cold is cool too, and then craft attack speed with tora
You can still use the new anulment orb in some case but it's gamble.

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I looked at the OP's char profile and his gem links don't match on his char vs what is posted in this thread.

Hey,

I'm sorry for any confusion this might be causing you.

I switch around my gem supports very frequently to test things. On top of that, it is very difficult to get proper colors on my bow (it's much easier to get Green colored sockets on there) vs my body armour (it's much easier to get Blue colored sockets on there).

The gems I've listed in the main post are the ideal setup with the best combination of damage / smoothness of play. However, my own character varies from that setup, simply because the cost of getting 3 blue + 1 red socket on Lioneye's Glare is really expensive, as is getting 2 green + 1 red on the body armour.

As for why there's a Remote Mine + Minefield setup you see in my character right now.. I was just testing it, as someone else suggested. But I dislike the playstyle, I think it makes the character much clunkier to use, so I'll be switching back.

I will try to update my initial post with clearer information about support gems.

And thank you Thailesk for all of your input!

Hey, under the "gem links" paragraph, you list the gems used for blink and mirror arrow, but going over your lioneye I noticed that you are not using added lighting damage and are instead using slower projectiles support.

How comes? Is slower projectiles better? I'm in the process of using a lot of chromatics to get the right sockets on my bow and body armor (5 linked them for now, good enough to start mapping anyway) so I want to know if I should be looking for a 5 link with 3G 1B 1R or 2G 2B 1R, ty!

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you are not using added lighting damage and are instead using slower projectiles support.

How comes? Is slower projectiles better?

No, it is worse. However, since Lioneye's Glare is an item with high Dexterity, it is very hard to get multiple blue & red colored sockets on there. The ideal setup is the one I listed in my guide, but if you are unable to acquire 3 blue and 1 red socket, then you can swap in a Slower Proj gem as I have done.

There is a similar issue with my chest; I was unable to get a red socket for Elemental Damage with Attacks, so I swapped in Slower Proj there as well.

You did point out an error in my bow, though - you should prioritize Added Lightning over Elemental Focus. I will go back and fix that :]

Allright, got it, thank you!

I just got the Mirror Arrow CDR enchant on a Rat's Nest, is it worth using instead of a Bone Helmet?

EDIT: Also is it worth using the new Harbinger Belt for another 20% CDR?

Personally I wouldn't for 2 reasons,

1) having CDR for just one skill makes it more difficult to have 100% uptime of clones - it's way easier when both clones come off cooldown at the same time

2) Rat's nest has no life or resists :(

Bone helm will give about 5-7% more damage. If you craft Essence of Delirium on your helm you can get another 10% more damage.

Now compare it to the helm enchant - If you have 30% more of just one type of clone, then overall you've boosted your total dps by about 15% more (since each clone is responsible for half of your dps). So you don't really beat the perfect bone helmet, and you lose the chance to have some more life.

The harbinger belt is a great dmg & clearspeed boost, but I'm not sure if losing 140 life from a leather belt is worth it. Worth experimenting with.

hey dariidar what do you think about using one Blood of the Karui flask? :)

I'm using Rearguard as a quiver right now, would like to go for the penetrating arrow quiver rare with the essence but I have 140c left right now and slamming 20c per try is kinda expensive...would drillneck be a viable alternative for now? Or should I just stick with Rearguard?