==Overview ==
This is a high dps min-max build designed for diabolically efficient farming. It in no way is intended for HC. If you like playing rogues & top dps classes where you sacrifice defense for more offense, this method is for you.
Passive Skills
90 Points taken. This would be considered a final build. This is identical to the build I used for months and months in CB. Updated & taken a few skills further for OB. Not gonna lie, it looks very strong.
Passive Skills while levelling
29 points taken.
59 points in. At this point we are close to linking the build in a circle. Once this happens we can refund 6 points.
Now only 60 points used.
Skills & Support Gems
Ice ShotAttack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (130-174)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-174)% Projectile Speed: 3260 AoE Radius: 23 / 10Fires an arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in a cone behind that target.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Base radius is 2.4 metres Chills Enemies as though dealing (100-195)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (4-80)% increased Area of Effect anglePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (130-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-154)% Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 12Fires a charged arrow which damages enemies by causing them to be struck by a bolt of lightning, which also damages a number of surrounding enemies.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-290)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Hits up to (0.1-2) additional enemies near the targetPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Items
Weapons
Gear
Gameplay Tips
- Kill all the Bandits. Killemall. You will flog yourself at lvl 75 as penance to atone for your failure if you let one live.
- You don't have to use CI if you are a witch/shadow/templar. High ES & 65% recovery gets annoyingly expensive.
- Stack HP from gear & passives. Interestingly, that lil 12% HP node just south of the shadow start makes HP shadow/ranger an attractive option.
- Max your resistances (or 60%+) to overcome not investing in any defensive nodes.
- You don't have to invest in many defensive nodes.
- Have a specific ring for each resistance with 60%+ for heavy +% elemental dmg map mods.
- 2k hp 1500 es 10% dr 75/75/75 & an overwhelmingly destructive offensive barrage gets it done.
- 20% MAX (in this order) Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAttack, Support
Icon: W Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports attack skills.Supported Attack Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Culling Strike SupportSupport Icon: X Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.Kill Enemies that have 10% Life or lower when Hit by Supported Skills Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Recover (0.1-2)% of Life when Supported Skills Cull an EnemyThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Chain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile Icon: c Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
- High % Ice ShotAttack, Projectile, AoE, Cold, Bow
Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (130-174)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-174)% Projectile Speed: 3260 AoE Radius: 23 / 10Fires an arrow that converts some physical damage to cold on its target and converts all physical damage to cold in a cone behind that target.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Base radius is 2.4 metres Chills Enemies as though dealing (100-195)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (4-80)% increased Area of Effect anglePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will annoy the hell out of anyone in pvp not immune to chilled.
- Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow
Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (130-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-154)% Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 12Fires a charged arrow which damages enemies by causing them to be struck by a bolt of lightning, which also damages a number of surrounding enemies.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-290)% more Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Hits up to (0.1-2) additional enemies near the targetPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. & Ice Shot are swappable in any linked combination with this build.
- Farm lower lvl maps & content with Ice Shot & Chain & Faster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: j Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Projectile SpeedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. & a Quiver with Projectile Speed %
- Rely on Soul Siphon & + mana on kill gear. (I go into detail on how to do this low lvl above
- Buy Wake of Destruction boots asap.
- +Lightning will increase dps more than any other element.
- Use VulnerabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex
Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies take (15-30)% increased Physical Damage Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Duration of Bleeding on Cursed EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. + Caustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (55-64)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (55-64)% Projectile Speed: 3260 AoE Radius: 20Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Deals (8.8-1927.1) Base Chaos Damage per second Base duration is 2.00 seconds Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect +(0-0.6) metres to radius 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. to clear out pesky high ES Necros. & anyone without CI in pvp.
- High rarity = more rares= chance for rares with mf = Alch Shards = Alchs.
- You are either levelling or you are farming. Never do both & expect people to feel sympathetic when you die.
- Much grief will be avoided by remembering this.
- People who complain about never getting uniques & say they have good mf are either grossly inefficient when clearing content & need to kill more mobs faster or are complaining too much instead of killing more mobs that drop uniques.
- Chain currently has a 100% hit rate.
- Anyone can strike it rich at any time.
- Don't use orbs with names one would use to describe an angel.
- Exalted Orbs are a rich player's plaything. Sell em for Gemcutters Prisms.
- For the love of pete use your GCP on supports like weapon elemental damage/culling strike/chain if they arent 20%
- Weapon elemental damage quality % is the single highest dps boost from a support for this spec.
- Ranged Attack Totems linked with ice shot & you cursing with elemental weakness makes for a kitable boss with reflect elemental damage.
- Find or make a 10%+ Rejuvenation Totem. Name it. This is your meatshield & best friend. This is your companion cube.
- You do not get your IIR/IIQ bonus when Poison Arrow's cloud kills an enemy.
- Ranged Attack Totem + Death's Harp = an extra arrow.
- Ranged Attack Totem + Death's Harp + GMP = 7 Arrows
Build submitted by Tyranthal
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