[outdated] King of the Forest (Crit version)

@emaster I've corrupted already 5 added chaos damage and no luck, leveling 6 more in offhand set. And ofc, char is not done, and I'll keep crafting amulets and rings till finding something definitve. Got this amulet also, which boost my dmg (but not % chaos, so I think It's worst once I have my 21/20 acd)

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Chepserino wrote:

So, excuse the potentially stupid/obvious question..but:

This build has a lot of active skills ...

That takes up 7/8 active skill slots with walking being bound to left click.
Cheers.

You can use Ice Golem on left click and still walk around and cast it when you hold down shift+leftclick, this way you have 8/8 skills.

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netwarriorbg wrote:

This guide is not viable in 2.5. End of story!

I spent a LOT of currency gearing it up, got it to lvl 83, it literally can't kill any T13 map end boss without Reach (not paying 5 exalts for one item)

Anyone who still hasn't decided if they want to go with it - DONT. Waste of currency and time.

I 100% disagree, and so do many others. Sure, you have to actually apply some skill to do well, but this build works very well with only budget gear and then goes through the roof with some currency invested.

The build and the guide are both very well done and this is the most entertaining build I've played in a long time,

Btw, this build with a 5L Opus is more than capable of handling T13 bosses. I would second the above recommendation to read the guide, or check the wiki to learn about some of the game mechanics if things are not clear.

first off thumbs up for this awesome build!
I have a question about some other uniques to fit in this build. i want to play this build with Atziris Acuilty and a belly of the beast/Kintsugi since i dont need the extremly high movespeed... why? because i feel like i have already enough without queen of the forest. What u guys think.. would it be better? and yes i know that i need atleast 1 6l.

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netwarriorbg wrote:

This guide is not viable in 2.5. End of story!

I spent a LOT of currency gearing it up, got it to lvl 83, it literally can't kill any T13 map end boss without Reach (not paying 5 exalts for one item)

Anyone who still hasn't decided if they want to go with it - DONT. Waste of currency and time.

I've missed out on several leagues because of real life circumstances, seen this build and decided to make it. I started off with nothing and almost no memory of the game and I can say that the build does very well even as a first character which this was.

I can do all t15/t16 maps.

I struggle with bosses that need to me physically dodge as Ive never played an evasion build before and if I get hit its seems to be mostly one shot or close.

Core is probably my hardest map I simply suck at physically dodging all of the abilities of the boss.

I haven't done Uber Atziri as I'm just not interested.

I've killed all of the Breach lords including Chayula which was deathless.

I've killed the guardians.

I've had one Shaper attempt with a friend that was a failure, but again the damage was there, but I sucked at physically dodging some of the mechanics and bad orb placements, but he would have died fast enough.

I've worked up the tree slowly getting upgrades. 5link Lioneye's Glare, Death's Opus, then to a 5link Reach, which i eventually 6linked as more currency dropped. Same with King of the Forest, except I just bought a 5link and then a 6link wasn't feeling the RNG(I use Item Rarity for the 6link because the aoe damage is already enough).

Current Gear.



Random self-crafted jewels.






All farmed for with this build as it is my only character.

Once I got a Reach of the Council my damage jumped by a lot.

No +2 Barrage on my helmet, and I haven't bought a Dying Sun yet, even though I can afford it.

I've dumped 2+ Exalted orbs into corrupting jewels for the challenges and its holding me back. RNG gonna RNG.

One thing I don't understand is how people survive with that one healing flask, I am not good enough. I have a Witchfire Brew, and an Atziri's Promise but I don't use them because as I mentioned earlier, I'm bad at the game.

At any rate saying its not viable is wrong.

That said, I am thinking about starting a new character as it does feel kind of weak to me, but as the same time I've missed out on a lot of content with nerfs/buffs So I don't know what else is really out there.

Again 95% sure I am just a bad player in general.

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netwarriorbg wrote:

This guide is not viable in 2.5. End of story!

I spent a LOT of currency gearing it up, got it to lvl 83, it literally can't kill any T13 map end boss without Reach (not paying 5 exalts for one item)

Anyone who still hasn't decided if they want to go with it - DONT. Waste of currency and time.

I did Shaper for the first time using this build, and it was deathless and very easy. Way easier than I thought it would be, I was expecting a hard fight, but it was over before I knew it.

So I think you've missed something essential with this build if you're struggling with T13 maps.

Hi,

Do you guys think it is possible to run this build in HC , or du you suggest any changes to the build that makes it more save for HC?

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xFL0W wrote:

first off thumbs up for this awesome build!
I have a question about some other uniques to fit in this build. i want to play this build with Atziris Acuilty and a belly of the beast/Kintsugi since i dont need the extremly high movespeed... why? because i feel like i have already enough without queen of the forest. What u guys think.. would it be better? and yes i know that i need atleast 1 6l.

OP mentioned that you can use any armour of your choice, just that highly recommend QotF for high MS (clear speed & survivability).

As for glove, snakebite is essential for poison using frenzy charge. There is alternative of cospri will or poison gem.

In my opinion (and also my personal interest to do so), using cospri will & atziri acuity will let you have very relax and forgiving style for playing this build, at the cost of lower DPS (acceptable) and stricter resist requirement on rare/build/jewel.

i could run blasphemy with enfeeble so the poison gem will not be needed.

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xFL0W wrote:

i could run blasphemy with enfeeble so the poison gem will not be needed.

Yeah, sorry for the ambiguous English, what I meant is to use cospri will curse setup with acuity.
I would recommend to use curse setup of temporal chain & vulnerability/assassin mark. In my opinion, using this setup will essentially make you slower than QotF, so make enemy slow instead ! Its also double as offensive measure, slow and lengthen the poison.

Vulnerability & assassin mark is both a good offensive choice, vulnerability being straight out DoT tremendous increase, assassin mark boost crit dmg and chances, which increase crit output.

*Assassin mark require tree changes so that it sits at 95% with silver flask, use those crit chance node and frenzy node for curse effectiveness, multiplier, etc. Too much hassle though.