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

Thanks a lot for the reply, much appreciated. I'm looking forward to seeing the reflect vid :)

Hello Sam,

followed your advice and dropped Iron reflexes on the week-end.

My impression is, that Evasion, Acrobatics, Phase Acrobatics and Ondar's are superior to armor for a ranger.

Im currently playing this build at level 83:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAAF4EfgW1CC4M8g5ID6sVIBXwGY4ZtBn-GwEhdiP2JP0mlSzpMHEwfDH6MpQ2PTpCOlg-z0p9S3hRR1VLVvpaSF_hYeJirGegayRtbG17dEF293fXfXV_An8rg9uHGYd2iGuNfY2_lQWV6ZuNnaqhpKTCpcum4KfUqn-quK_rtUi7473mvqfAD8SixqLKqcrTzZjOcdJN037UI9UA1orWndnG3BXdDd2o3sbh2-OE51TndOpi7YPuDu967_DwQvqx_Ev8xf66_sg=

I have one more question:

I will take the final step towards your proposed build when I have farmed the next 15 regrets (spent already 36 the last days). I am a bit worried about dropping Leather and Steel. Will the improved Auras from Influence (via Grace) at least partly compensate the loss of Evasion (from Leather and Steel and the other 8% evasion node next to it) ?

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DonGod wrote:

Hello Sam,

followed your advice and dropped Iron reflexes on the week-end.

My impression is, that Evasion, Acrobatics, Phase Acrobatics and Ondar's are superior to armor for a ranger.

Im currently playing this build at level 83:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIAAF4EfgW1CC4M8g5ID6sVIBXwGY4ZtBn-GwEhdiP2JP0mlSzpMHEwfDH6MpQ2PTpCOlg-z0p9S3hRR1VLVvpaSF_hYeJirGegayRtbG17dEF293fXfXV_An8rg9uHGYd2iGuNfY2_lQWV6ZuNnaqhpKTCpcum4KfUqn-quK_rtUi7473mvqfAD8SixqLKqcrTzZjOcdJN037UI9UA1orWndnG3BXdDd2o3sbh2-OE51TndOpi7YPuDu967_DwQvqx_Ev8xf66_sg=

I have one more question:

I will take the final step towards your proposed build when I have farmed the next 15 regrets (spent already 36 the last days). I am a bit worried about dropping Leather and Steel. Will the improved Auras from Influence (via Grace) at least partly compensate the loss of Evasion (from Leather and Steel and the other 8% evasion node next to it) ?

Don't worry about Evasion nodes :) You need a ton to go up a single % whereas with Auras and very minimal investment in Evasion nodes (I think I have 3? Which are hybrid Evasion/Life nodes at the start) and I am at around 15k Evasion :)

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Kenosis wrote:

Thanks a lot for the reply, much appreciated. I'm looking forward to seeing the reflect vid :)

Probably not the best video as I accidentally ran into a phys reflect mob before I could stretch out the fight to show in better detail :P

http://www.twitch.tv/samfishersam/c/3859635

Let me know what you think :D

Damn, vulnerability on top of that, but you handled it with ease. This is what I like about ROA, you can control what to hit in situations like these. I have watched more of your vids and I really like the aggressive play style. Badass ranger.


Edit: thanks for posting the vid

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Kenosis wrote:

Damn, vulnerability on top of that, but you handled it with ease. This is what I like about ROA, you can control what to hit in situations like these. I have watched more of your vids and I really like the aggressive play style. Badass ranger.


Edit: thanks for posting the vid

Thanks for the feedback :D Yeah, I got a little bored shooting from off screen with SA/LA and decided to try a more aggressive approach. Rush to the mob, smack everything with Point Blank bonus, and survive unscathed and ready to mow down the next pack :D

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Kenosis wrote:

Damn, vulnerability on top of that, but you handled it with ease. This is what I like about ROA, you can control what to hit in situations like these. I have watched more of your vids and I really like the aggressive play style. Badass ranger.


Edit: thanks for posting the vid

Added a better clip of physical reflect in Courtyard map :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SfBvQq0CZ4

Hi Sam,

have to come back on a question, I have raised indirectly before:

Why did you invest 3 points into the Influence node ? I understand it is pushing grace and hatred, but is the effect better, than ticking 3 or 4 additional damage nodes (e.g. Throatseeker) ?

I have less critical strike multiplier on my gear than you, maybe this is, why I there is less need on your side to invest into damage nodes. But maybe you can tell me how beneficial Influence really is.

Cheers

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DonGod wrote:

Hi Sam,

have to come back on a question, I have raised indirectly before:

Why did you invest 3 points into the Influence node ? I understand it is pushing grace and hatred, but is the effect better, than ticking 3 or 4 additional damage nodes (e.g. Throatseeker) ?

I have less critical strike multiplier on my gear than you, maybe this is, why I there is less need on your side to invest into damage nodes. But maybe you can tell me how beneficial Influence really is.

Cheers

Heya! It's actually only 2 nodes spent into the Influence area as the Reduced Mana Reservation node is a must if you want to run 2 60% Auras (which Hatred and Grace ar). So I did a comparison with the 2 aura buff nodes (Influence) and taking the 2 Multi nodes before Heartseeker.


With 2 Multi Nodes :

Evasion - 13,483 (52%)
Rain of Arrows - 19,846.5
Frenzy - 43,042.8


With 2 Aura buff nodes (Influence) :

Evasion - 14,730 (54%)
Rain of Arrows - 20,293.9
Frenzy - 43,834.4


Very marginal numbers, but it is an increase nevertheless. Plus the aura buffs affect all nearby parties too, increasing total group DPS as well. And add to the fact that due to a higher % of damage dealt as Cold through a buffed Hatred you have less chance to kill yourself on physical reflect which the crit multi nodes certainly help in doing.

This was measured with 6 Frenzy charges.

Hey!

I love this build, i had a different build before the patch (CoC Build) which was fun but i wanted to change and with a free respec i had the chance! So i decided to play yours!

Im following the build for Lioneye's since i picked up a 5L.

Currently, im standing at 11.6k on frenzy and 7800 on RoA (with 5 frenzy) I need to buy regrets to change my last bandit quest since i picked the power charge because of the last build so i know the extra frenzy would boost me up around 2k but besides that, what could i change to make this even more effective?

EDIT: Im not dying or anything, just want a little more punch. I'm clearing 70,71 maps without issues at all (i do tend to avoir phys reflect mods, before i had the colors for CWDT, i used to 1shot myself quite a bit lol)


Here's my build so far in case i screwed up a little bit:




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