The Easiest of the Easy Beginner Build Guides [1.1 SotV UPDATED]
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I would guess there are plenty of builds stronger this one, the spec throw scion I'm currently playing included(is this because of the limitation of bows, and the ease of getting high dps 2 handers?)
But this build doesn't require a person to purchase as many gems, and specific equips as some others do, and that's where the ease comes in. As far as Act3 M, I was able to defeat piety pretty comfortably, I think I was around 72-74 because I had been farming the library, and merciless vaal for gear, but yeah, I was kind of squishy compared to my other char because this build doesn't have a grace or determination aura. I haven't bothered doing scepter of God/Dominus merciless on either of my characters. I'm now back in game.
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" Something is wrong there, as my SOLO dmg and life are already half of yours at lvl40. I'd suggest waiting on sblows till end game. You are gearing wrong somehow. After flat phys increases, try to get lots of % elemental mods, I find they help quite a bit solo, and add TONS in groups with anger and wrath. Oh and the number shown for LA is not accurate at all, the damage is multiplied several times when firing into a group (*3 per arrow for la extra hits, then *3 for chain...). Sure there are stronger builds (discharge on crit builds for one, but I promise they will get nerfed as they are stupid powerful), but this one is very simple, direct, and easy to gear for, and you do not have to deal with mana management at all. Also remember your frenzy gets much higher with 4-5 charges on it, and you will eventually be able to 5-6 link it. This build gains a LOT from extra links on your attacks, which is why I chose to build like this instead of other LA builds using aura and BM gem (I party most of the time anyway and aura's are already there..). Added Fire and Weapon Elemental Damage make a huge difference. Last edited by kuromahou#7517 on Dec 20, 2013, 5:59:39 AM
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For the + %elemental Damage
Elemental Damage with Weapons will work as well ? So a Rustic Sash with 24% Physical Damage and +30% Elemental Damage with Weapons would be the way to go ? |
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Actually its great, first the phys damage gets boosted (la for example), then the conversion to lightning (and fire if using added fire, ect), then the elemental boost hits it after.
Also all aura damage applied to your attacks gets boosted by % elemental with weapons. Pure physical gives the biggest boost of course, but the elemental just adds more. Phys-> ele conversion builds scale very well, this is why I love wand builds too. Its one of the reasons *most* builds I make are always a combination of phys and elemental. Last edited by kuromahou#7517 on Dec 20, 2013, 12:12:56 PM
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Wouldn't this be a decent quiver tho ?
With much +Ele all the Fire will be boosted like the Lightning on the other side ? Just Eleresist Mobs could be a bit painy then ? |
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Eh I bought this rare one for 2co and 1alch and its way better. Ele dmg, life, tri res:
Its perfect really. No need to replace for a very long time, the stats are almost perfect, I just might be able to get higher rolls and +phys instead of fire later. Either way it was a bargain for less than 3co. Just wait till I find a tri res life or %phys belt with elemental for a decent price :D Though the belt I just bought for 1co is pretty damn good for now, my resists are already almost all merciless capped at 51 Spend some currency on a good quiver early on, you can be using it for 30+ levels. Do you guys like a frenzy or endurance charge for merciless reward? Build will have 5 frenzy 4 endures without merc bandits, do u like the 5/5 split better, or taking the xtra frenzy? Im leaning towards more frenzy as my survivability with all this life and the cast on damage taken to be more than adequate. Ive been tanking for most of my parties hehe. Oh I am also wondering how the physical projectile attack damage gem would work with lightning arrow. Last edited by kuromahou#7517 on Dec 21, 2013, 8:25:33 PM
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I would love to see the LA variant updated to reflect the recent update. It seems like that "wildcard" slot on Frenzy should be Phys damage gem, maybe?
Additionally,I would really love to see a best unique in slot for this build. Maybe a good low/reasonable cost passive point re-spec end game build for the LA variant. Possibly a build that is built around a particular unique bow? I am starting to really enjoy playing this build at level 75! Thanks for all the work you put into your guides. |
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I followed the guide closely and made it to lvl79. However, I feel that the people I party with are so much stronger and my lightning arrows+frenzy deal a measly amount of damage to even normal white-named mobs at 66+maps with a full party. My frenzy dps w/o charges is 1.6k and my LA is 900. Yes, I understand that mobs would gain hp for every party member, and in a full party, mobs would naturally be hard to kill. But I see other guys blasting the mobs up in 3-4 hits while I take about 20.
I run no auras currently and depend on my party for auras, which I often get out of range from the aura-man. Yes the aura-man. In which, my frenzy at maximum of 6 charges reaches about 4k dps. But even with the auras, my damage is much weaker compared to those around me. I acknowledge I have some gearing issues with a maximum of 4L items. This could be holding back my DPS. But I feel that even if I double my DPS, it is still way weaker than those around me with like 10-20x my dps. I hate to admit it but I feel ashamed when I join parties which says "lvl75+ only" when I deal damage of level 60s. Very much appreciate it if someone can help me with this. Thanks :) And please note that I don't mean to say this build is not good, I'm just stating what I am personally experiencing and hope I can get some help. My Gear:
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My Skill tree: http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAAF4B5wR-BS0F-QguFCAUcRXwGY4Z_hpVGtsbARvIHRQj9imlMn4ylDboNuk6UjpYQKBBqkMxSn1OKlBHVcZW-lnzWhpaSFuvXhNgS2EhZKNmnmegZ71qk3KpdEF07XfXeu982X11fwKE74cZh3aPRpBVlQWbjZuhnrmfy6bgpzCsqq_rtkG7473mvqfAD8AaxKLNmM9l0NDSTdN-1e3Zxt0N37_jau2D7g7ub-967_D3Mve--Ov5Y_rS_MX-uv7I |
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" I think your bow is in serious need of an upgrade, as it's 126 pdps, some other stuff could use an upgrade, but that seems like the main thing to me right now. Might want to try getting a 240+ dps bow. Also, you're in standard. I've only started playing since domination was introduced myself so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but standard is a very old server brimming with all kinds of items, so I would imagine a lot of the players there would be decked out I'm now back in game.
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[/quote]I think your bow is in serious need of an upgrade, as it's 126 pdps, some other stuff could use an upgrade, but that seems like the main thing to me right now. Might want to try getting a 240+ dps bow.
Also, you're in standard. I've only started playing since domination was introduced myself so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but standard is a very old server brimming with all kinds of items, so I would imagine a lot of the players there would be decked out[/quote] Okay! Will do :) |
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