Ranger - [2.6] Flash Freeze Ice Shot Ranger - Forum

" Polrayne wrote: Thank you for the guide! I'm looking for advice on the leveling process - it was a fast process through normal, but dragging a bit in Cruel. I'm assuming that crit chance and crit modifier is the key (along with a decent bow) but I'm looking for advice on what can be changed/altered to speed up the process? Right now i'm using Ice Shot/GMP/Chain/FA as my main "screen clear" and Blast Rain as my single target. BR takes a bit too long to kill and it's a bit of a dance with single target, but Ice Shot is either fantastically brilliant or ridiculously slow. Also doing this on SC Self Found and I have no 5 links as of yet. Also maybe the Ascendancy direction I went in was the wrong move? Thanks in advance for any thoughts on maybe a different skill to use while leveling, different support gems or is the answer just moar crit? :) Your characters are private. If you change your settings we should be able to see what you've got going on. " badgerx wrote: What about adding reach of the council spine bow instead of deaths opus? especially with the foil version being out in legacy mode? I think Reach is only better than Death's Opus if you're using the legacy version with the extra 4 arrows. I've been playing the build so far this league as I'll be crafting my atlas and just want to grind out Shaped Strands which I believe this will be able to do very efficiently especially once I get a 6L. I went Raider with Rigwald's Quills and Slivertongue. My single target damage is still lacking, but a few more levels and my last ascendancy points should help.	Posted by Jolo0213#1661 on Mar 13, 2017, 5:24:36 PM Quote this Post
" Jolo0213 wrote: Your characters are private. If you change your settings we should be able to see what you've got going on. Updated - sorry about that :)	Posted by Polrayne#0481 on Mar 13, 2017, 5:41:37 PM Quote this Post
Being SSF is gonna make it harder for you to get stuff since you can't really pick out what you get. If you can somehow get the Death's Opus that would be good. I would've gone with the other ascendancy points first so that after Cruel Lab I would have the plus one chain from the ascendancy point and that way I could just run Weapon Elemental Damage instead of chain as my fourth link.	Posted by Jolo0213#1661 on Mar 13, 2017, 8:41:50 PM Quote this Post
" Jolo0213 wrote: Being SSF is gonna make it harder for you to get stuff since you can't really pick out what you get. If you can somehow get the Death's Opus that would be good. I would've gone with the other ascendancy points first so that after Cruel Lab I would have the plus one chain from the ascendancy point and that way I could just run Weapon Elemental Damage instead of chain as my fourth link. I'm hoping that a five link isn't too hard to get in this League with SSF :) I'm assuming that drop rates are a tad more in the favor of the SSF since, you know, we have to find it ourselves. ;) I worried about the Ascendancy choice, because that second chain looked promising, but I figured more damage early on was a better idea. Thanks for the advice and I will start saving coins to hopefully get that prophecy!!	Posted by Polrayne#0481 on Mar 13, 2017, 10:34:48 PM Quote this Post
hi I just got this. Is this a good enough Opus? https://i.imgur.com/u3TrTav.png	Posted by natuutan#7203 on Mar 13, 2017, 10:53:45 PM Quote this Post
" Polrayne wrote: " Jolo0213 wrote: Your characters are private. If you change your settings we should be able to see what you've got going on. Updated - sorry about that :) Self found is a whole different ballgame especially Hardcore. You will not be able to follow the guide exactly you are going to have to make adjustments as you go yet it's a rush. Last edited by NewbieDOTcom#6239 on Mar 14, 2017, 12:44:31 AM	Posted by NewbieDOTcom#6239 on Mar 14, 2017, 12:42:55 AM Quote this Post
Hello, I was wondering how you would rate Lioneye's Glare as a budget bow in comparison with Chin Sol? Is the 100% more bow damage in close range significantly better than Lioneye's Glare's overall better stats, which scales better with modifiers, and with the never miss mod, it saves a few points for accuracy in the tree. Also when using Slivertongue + Rigwald's Quill, if I get the phys to cold conversion in the tree to get 100% cold ice shot, then the bleed portion of Slivertongue is basically nonexistant right? Last edited by 12naruto#1486 on Mar 14, 2017, 4:12:57 AM	Posted by 12naruto#1486 on Mar 14, 2017, 2:57:05 AM Quote this Post
hi thanks for this detailed build, for beginners is the deaths harp a good bow for leveling with this build ??? Scu	Posted by Scu#1798 on Mar 14, 2017, 5:02:06 AM Quote this Post
" Scu wrote: hi thanks for this detailed build, for beginners is the deaths harp a good bow for leveling with this build ??? Scu Yeah! I found one around level 49 or so and I used it all the way up to Merciless dried lake. As soon as you can equip it'll make wonders for Ice shot. I think I tried using a 5 link I found around level 60 but didn't find it substantially better than the death's harp so I switched back.. Also if you plan on upgrading it to Death's Opus via prophecy later on, make sure the iLVL of death's harp is atleast 50+ or you won't be able to 6 socket it without vorici level 6 :P	Posted by torokfremen#1780 on Mar 14, 2017, 8:43:54 AM Quote this Post
Can anyone have a look at my character and explain why my CoH + Assassin Mark isn't working? HoI says that it will apply the curse but nothing is ever cursed regardless of what skill I use. Also i'm finding Iceshot fairly underwhelming even with my current 5L bow, can anyone see what exactly i'm missing that would make a big difference with Iceshot's damage?	Posted by CreationsAU#7473 on Mar 14, 2017, 4:59:54 PM Quote this Post