[1.0.0] Dodge/evasion Lightning Arrow Frenzy Ranger with video by boxsalesman, UPDATED FOR RELEASE

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phoenixone wrote:

I'm liking this build so far.

Has there been any changes recently that require an update to the current patch?

And not paying close attention to the tooltip for LA DPS is important, it's much higher when you hit a pack due to the extra damage in clusters.

The last change to the ranger tree was 0.11.2 , this build is updated since then.

Thanks for the reply Magier!

I'm still working on the build, but really liking it, now I just need to find more equipment!

Just started testing BM gem on a 6l tabusa robe. it's costing me ~230 hp per LA shot.. I have just over 1k hp. using life on hit gem in the 6l. still have to suck lots of pots if i am not shooting into a large crowd.

how do you sustain a 6L LA with a BM gem? I'm level 50.

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Just started testing BM gem on a 6l tabusa robe. it's costing me ~230 hp per LA shot.. I have just over 1k hp. using life on hit gem in the 6l. still have to suck lots of pots if i am not shooting into a large crowd.

how do you sustain a 6L LA with a BM gem? I'm level 50.

First off, I'd say that using a BM gem is the biggest part of the problem, are you following the skill tree properly? You need the BM keystone, not the gem. That will lower your life usage by more than half per LA shot and free up a gem slot. Second, you are level 50, and a 5 link chest (or even a 4 link) with decent life and resists is going to be a whole lot better than a 6 link with no stats (tabula rasa). Remember, life is crucial to this build you need it on as much of your gear as possible. Third, assuming you are using the gems listed in the build, what level is your LA, LoH, LMP and chain gems? Can't remember at level 50 exactly what they should be, but probably around level 14 or 15. If you are still using too much life per shot after these changes then use fork gem instead of chain for a little while until you can support chain, and don't be tempted to use GMP instead of LMP (if you are doing that), at level 50 you will be using too much life per shot to run it safely, if you only have 1k HP.

I`ll give a try with muy marauder. I`m tired of 2h and I`m near this tree

Currently following this build at the moment (level 62) and im definitely more excited about this than my endgame cold crit witch. Although my damage isn't as high (probably due to the awful, awful gear I'm sporting), it just seems a little more entertaining and you can definitely see the potential for big damage in the endgame.

Obviously, I have just been getting Armour and Life nodes of late before I move up the tree (closer to the top left) but I was wondering what your views are on using Burning Arrow instead of Lightning arrow as there is a nice little 30% fire damage node near the bottom left of the tree (where you said you would go through to the Marauder tree if you had Lioneye's). Just a thought really, as its all ele damage anyway.

Thanks for the build idea pal, playing really well at the moment.

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iLeno wrote:

Currently following this build at the moment (level 62) and im definitely more excited about this than my endgame cold crit witch. Although my damage isn't as high (probably due to the awful, awful gear I'm sporting), it just seems a little more entertaining and you can definitely see the potential for big damage in the endgame.

Obviously, I have just been getting Armour and Life nodes of late before I move up the tree (closer to the top left) but I was wondering what your views are on using Burning Arrow instead of Lightning arrow as there is a nice little 30% fire damage node near the bottom left of the tree (where you said you would go through to the Marauder tree if you had Lioneye's). Just a thought really, as its all ele damage anyway.

Thanks for the build idea pal, playing really well at the moment.

Lightning arrow has the built in extra chaining though , hitting 3 times more than burning arrow. The main reason the build becomes so insanely tanky is from having a huge amount of small hits combined with life gain on hit. Burning arrow would in theory work but you'll die much easier to reflect and recover much less life per hit. You'd also almost never shock as your lighting damage would be too low. And without burning passives, burning is pretty weak.

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what's your DPS with frenzy? (all charges active)

Hi, i'm liking this build so far, but i'm at act 2 Cruel, and i'm wondering why taking 6% aspd over the 12% p-dmg, or even the skill point ?

Thanks