[2.0] SAM's 48K RoA/Split Arrow + Puncture/Evasion + Herald of Ash

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mual12345 wrote:

Hi. I'm wondering, is there any way to farm for more rare or so? I find it hard to find better equipment with links to build up the character. I'm still using some old equipment that are way lower than my current lvl.

Unfortunately, the randomness of gear farming makes it so that there is no such thing as a best method of farming. We either trade up from Orbs, or we sell what we get and go from there. If you're on Standard, I might have some gear for you :)

What skills did you use while leveling up? I've been using RoA/Frenzy/Burning and when running Hatred I not only run into mana issues, but my RoA only does about 450 DPS at lv. 49.

I'm wondering if this is because I've basically only taken defensive nodes (Beyond league), or because it has no links, or because I should be leveling with another skill? The friend I'm playing with is using a Duelist dual strike build and, at the same level, is doing about 2k DPS.

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sircuddles wrote:

What skills did you use while leveling up? I've been using RoA/Frenzy/Burning and when running Hatred I not only run into mana issues, but my RoA only does about 450 DPS at lv. 49.

I'm wondering if this is because I've basically only taken defensive nodes (Beyond league), or because it has no links, or because I should be leveling with another skill? The friend I'm playing with is using a Duelist dual strike build and, at the same level, is doing about 2k DPS.

When lvling I switch between Split Arrow and Rain of Arrows. Split Arrows is really cheap on mana so for the early levels it's the easiest to use :)

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linkstatic wrote:

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sircuddles wrote:

What skills did you use while leveling up? I've been using RoA/Frenzy/Burning and when running Hatred I not only run into mana issues, but my RoA only does about 450 DPS at lv. 49.

I'm wondering if this is because I've basically only taken defensive nodes (Beyond league), or because it has no links, or because I should be leveling with another skill? The friend I'm playing with is using a Duelist dual strike build and, at the same level, is doing about 2k DPS.

When lvling I switch between Split Arrow and Rain of Arrows. Split Arrows is really cheap on mana so for the early levels it's the easiest to use :)

Hi! Currently I playing at Merciless difiiculty which I cannot play cause I keep dying. And I was wondering how do I cast aura and at the same time have enough mana to use? If I'm suing aura I can't even use much skill cause I need to keep using Mana Flask. And they will run out. Need some help, thanks.

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mual12345 wrote:

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linkstatic wrote:

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sircuddles wrote:

What skills did you use while leveling up? I've been using RoA/Frenzy/Burning and when running Hatred I not only run into mana issues, but my RoA only does about 450 DPS at lv. 49.

I'm wondering if this is because I've basically only taken defensive nodes (Beyond league), or because it has no links, or because I should be leveling with another skill? The friend I'm playing with is using a Duelist dual strike build and, at the same level, is doing about 2k DPS.

When lvling I switch between Split Arrow and Rain of Arrows. Split Arrows is really cheap on mana so for the early levels it's the easiest to use :)

Hi! Currently I playing at Merciless difiiculty which I cannot play cause I keep dying. And I was wondering how do I cast aura and at the same time have enough mana to use? If I'm suing aura I can't even use much skill cause I need to keep using Mana Flask. And they will run out. Need some help, thanks.

Time to stack Life and go Blood Magic! Bow skills are notoriously mana hogs ):

hello

for ur cwdt configuration

increased duration and increase area effect.your gems is lev 19
i suppose it doesnt work with ur cwdt???

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skyhinano wrote:

hello

for ur cwdt configuration

increased duration and increase area effect.your gems is lev 19
i suppose it doesnt work with ur cwdt???

CWDT works by triggering the gem. As Inc Dura and Inc AoE does not trigger anything, it works perfectly fine. In general, support gems are not bound by CWDT gem level :D

how is this build for hardcore? would you change anything? im trying hardcore for the first time and im interested in your build but i was wondering if running evasion is good for modes like hardcore since its damage reduction based on chance

also, how does the cwdt immortal call and enduring cry work? sometimes you mightnot have enduring cry charges to immortal call right?

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K1ngKwan wrote:

how is this build for hardcore? would you change anything? im trying hardcore for the first time and im interested in your build but i was wondering if running evasion is good for modes like hardcore since its damage reduction based on chance

also, how does the cwdt immortal call and enduring cry work? sometimes you mightnot have enduring cry charges to immortal call right?

Hi! With the recent changes to the tree, the build has much less Life to play with. Pre-patch I had 5.6K Life which was more than good enough to survive almost everything up to and including 78 maps. With the current 1.2 patch I have dropped to 4.6K Life but have gained quite a bit of DPS as a result.

From 255% Life to 147% Life, that gave me a 1K drop. For HC, I would drop a couple of DPS wheels and head for the Scion Wheel of Life. That would make it MUCH more comfortable to play in HC.

As for Imm Call and End Cry, evne with 0 End charges, it will still trigger for a very brief amount of time. The time is extended per Endurance charge :) If you are also using a Lioneye's Glare, you will almost always have some Endurance Charges on you since your shots ALWAYS hit, and therefore will ALWAYS reflect damage back to you, triggering CWDT and Enduring Cry.

When not going against a reflect pack, how I play can be seen as very aggressive. I rush into packs of mobs, I take hits but I never die as having a high Life pool is essential for Evasion. You need to be able to survive a couple of hits whenever Evasion and Dodge fails, and when it does it almost always guarantees an Enduring Cry trigger cos you are mitigating almost nothing from incoming hits.

Hope I answered your questions :D

Can I ask what the benefit of using blood dance and blood rage are without going low-life? I assume it's just life leech but then why bother linking life leech with RoA?