The Easiest of the Easy Beginner Build Guides [1.1 SotV UPDATED]
" Yup, both of those build are tanky enough for hc in my opinion |
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Hi,
I just wanna say your guide is awesome. I'm lvl60 and I've been following your build. Just a question: It states in here "http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Lightning_Arrow", under changes, that the chance to shock has been removed for lighting arrow. Would it mean that "static blows" and "chance to shock" under the passive skill tree would be useless? Thanks :) |
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RIP'ed my Ranger on early act 2 Merciless on Nemesis level 59... Tried to rush to next area, played too risky and got sandwiched by 4 Rares with Vulnerability, Powerful Crits and slow aura.
Had a fully functional CWDT setup, LA with Chain and Conductivity, no 5L though... My damage was low at that point with LA and Frenzy, and I was pretty much currency starved with a net worth without Alts, Chromes and Transmutes of about 5-6 Chaos, very little compared to Ziggy's Tabula Rasa drop. What I can say is that this build got VERY tanky, with 3K life at that point with almost maxed resists, and Life Gain on Hit on the Chained LA made me feel almost invincible, beating Cruel Dominus in level 52 instead of going to farm Piety until 55-56, and outside 2 close calls against the Minigun Miscreation and the High Templar he wasn't too difficult. Now I'm leveling a generic Spectral Throw Scion, currently in act 3 Cruel, less tanky but with far more damage. " AFAIK there was a chance to shock in quality Lightning Arrow before, and it was removed (switched to shock duration), Static Blows and Chance to Shock passives definitely work. Last edited by ApocAlypsE007#2212 on Dec 14, 2013, 8:57:50 AM
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" Hey thanks! By the way, sry if I sound noob here, how do I know if the mob is shocked? And if it is shocked, how do I know how many shock charges are on it? |
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" If the mob is shocked, it is colored in a blue hue and has a sparkling effect on it. How many stacks? I honestly don't know and I think you can't determine by the graphics alone. |
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" Becomes really fun when you tri elemental a mob, or when the mob in question already has a collor(like blue from the magic, or the cinder elementals). I really like how the build progresses in general, except for the curve between 25 till blood magic where progress just grinds down to a halt. I am now 28 haven't died a single time(which is quite surprising), but there are two things that are getting to me in this build. As previously mentioned the mana is getting a drag and is slowing my clearing speed by a lot. The other point is I am noticing a gap between single target and pack clearing skills, there is no middle ground ability in the build that allows for clearing packs that aren't grouped enough for lightning arrow.(which cuts into it's cost efficiency and increases the mana problem) |
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" Indeed. You make some valid points here. Some tricks i share for free: 1. Start as marauder instead and make a beeline for the blood magic keystone. Now you won't have any mana problems or slow clearing speed. You will also pick up resolute technique much earlier. Not for first time players though as you may be missing out on some ranger only quest reward gems. 2. Just skip tough single targets or monsters that are scattered. Move on. You don't have to kill every single monster. Or herd until they become a nick thick pack like we used to do in diablo 2 then let lightning arrow do the rest. Last edited by kompaniet#2874 on Dec 14, 2013, 9:50:27 PM
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" Does this make static blows not as good for a LA ranger then? I have my ranger at level 48 and I have not played in many months and I was just curious before I drop any points in. Thanks |
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" On the contrary. It is a must unless you go for a crit variant. LA doesn't do alot of damage by itself, so you must stack it somehow with shocks, especially when you are not criting because of Resolute Technique. I saw on the other day on the forum someone using Frost Wall in conjuction with LA to hit monster multiple times, seems like a very interesting idea. |
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Is this build nemesis viable?
IGN: MaraTanker 90 lvl HC
HC Shop: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/898809 |
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