[outdated] King of the Forest (Crit version)

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Yumih wrote:

Loving this build so far. I'm level 86 but need some tips on which items to prio to replace/upgrade.

This is my current gear setup

any ideas what I should prio to upgrade or replace for most beneficial result?

From my experience, +1 drillneck, then Dying Sun will have the best bang for the buck. Drillneck you can craft yourself, chance to get +1 arrow is 3% (and you can sell corrupted drillnecks back to people for cheap) - though gamble is gamble of course.

I have question regarding chest.
Is it worth to invest fuses in that rare chest and 6-link it for this build?


Or should I buy queen 6-linked chest for ~7 EX?

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danteafk wrote:

love this build, just did xophs domain in BHC with level 80 and my gear is not even good, just have 5k hp but the dmg is fucking insane.


I have only 3 nodes left to take in the HP wheel, how is this build supposed to get 6k hp?

Spoiler

next shopping will be a reach of the council which costs 200c, but I need to farm that first. have only 40c left :d

Have you got %increased maximum life on your jewels? With the damage this build offers you really have the room to prioritize defenses.

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_kerber_ wrote:

I have question regarding chest.
Is it worth to invest fuses in that rare chest and 6-link it for this build?

Or should I buy queen 6-linked chest for ~7 EX?

I would say Queen is better (for this build). This chest just has a bit more of resists than queen and that is all. Movement speed is much more than 30 resists you can get almost everywhere.

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Tizid wrote:

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KasperBN wrote:

Can someone help me, where my next big upgrade might be? Have a few exalts to throw around :)

6-link your QotF for Barrage and upgrade your jewellery are the cheaper options I believe so could be your next steps.

I could try and 6-link QotF, but upgrading jewellery, we are still talking about 1-2 ex, for the right rolls with added chaos, etc. Is that worth it? If so, that will be my next ugprades.


I did buy this ring:


But still have these two, which one should be a priority?

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KasperBN wrote:

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Tizid wrote:

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KasperBN wrote:

Can someone help me, where my next big upgrade might be? Have a few exalts to throw around :)

6-link your QotF for Barrage and upgrade your jewellery are the cheaper options I believe so could be your next steps.

I could try and 6-link QotF, but upgrading jewellery, we are still talking about 1-2 ex, for the right rolls with added chaos, etc. Is that worth it? If so, that will be my next ugprades.


I did buy this ring:

But still have these two, which one should be a priority?

%chaos + flat chaos jewellery is definetely worth it. I really started to like this build only after I got those jewellery. Each piece will give you about 10% of DPS (so 30% combined). You need a ring\amulet with open prefix so you can master-craft flat chaos (also important). If you cannot find decent accessories for reasonable price - you can try to craft yourself (I persinally crafted all 3 myself). Buy Screaming Envy essence for no more than 4c and start with rings (rings are much easier to craft than amulet). Use high ilvl Two-Stone or Prismatic rings since they already have resists. Accuracy rating is nice to have but is not really required (you can get missing from jewels with %accuracy among other things). So you just need to craft decent life and maybe some more resists.

I'm running with these rings just fine:



And these amulets (not sure which one to choose yet):

I've been playing this King of the Forest build and the standard old Blade Flurry meta throughout this league and here are my thoughts.

This build works.. I guess. It can do everything that OP states it can do.

Its fun, fast, enjoyable. This build is probably one of my favorites.

I recommend it if you want to steer clear of the Blade Flurry meta.

Is it as good as the Blade Flurry meta? Not really (unfortunately).

Personally I don't like the Blade Flurry build but it just out-shines everything else.


One thing I do have to mention is the survivability - Evasion is just a gamble in any form. Everything that cannot be evaded and doesn't get evaded WILL oneshot you later on unlike high ES CI builds.

Once you hit higher tier maps you are probably best off to dump all of the life nodes into DPS, and keeping your fingers crossed while holding down Barrage/LA.

Builds tried so far so you know I'm not comparing this to nothing..

- Essence Drain
- Firestorm
- Flameblast
- Ancestral Warchief
- Blade Flurry
- This build.

NEXT UP - Hand of Wisdom and Action.

you are not comparing it to BF meta, you are comparing it to ES/CI meta.

and everyone knoes es/ci > life builds.

I'm playing this build and this is the gear I have come up with so far.


Now I'm wondering what upgrade to get next.
I'm thinkink Dying Sun or Reach of the Coincil, but can't decide which one to get first or if I should focus on something entirely different first.
Could you give me any tips?

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Vaech wrote:

I'm playing this build and this is the gear I have come up with so far.

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Now I'm wondering what upgrade to get next.
I'm thinkink Dying Sun or Reach of the Coincil, but can't decide which one to get first or if I should focus on something entirely different first.
Could you give me any tips?

I would get %chaos jewellery first. But if you don't want - I would get Dying Sun before Reach. They both help with trash clear speed, but Dying Sun will also boost your dps at bosses, while Reach not so (compared to Opus).

Also, because yout belt is already with 2 resists - Id suggest to get one with Reduced Flask Charges. That is unless you plan to get chaos jewellery, because then you might need a belt with 3 resists.