[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)
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Just found a Voltaxic Bow.. how would it do on this build? Would it be any better than a +1 +2 self crafted bow?
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" This build scales the cloud damage based on gem level. Even a +1 gem bow beats out Voltaxic for CA. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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Anyone needs these pieces, to use, of course, I'm not stocking other folks shops, you're welcome to them for free, just catch me online. IGN Arischadel. I'm online a fair bit, Pacific times.
Current league IGN: Teldra_Anc_LAD Feel free to message me in game if I'm on. Last edited by grimjack68 on Mar 16, 2016, 3:07:08 AM
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Has anyone gotten any Caustic Arrow helmet enchants?... The wiki shows 35%/40% skill damage, and I'm wondering how much that actually increases our DPS, and/or if its just initial damage and not cloud damage boost... there's also a radius increase enchant and cloud duration enchant...
I haven't put much time into the Labyrinth, but have been enjoying the build in maps and other content... recently was able to drop Purity for Grace while maintaining 75% resists with double Andvarius, and feel my survivability increasing with every aura level... I think my survivability is my weakness right now... 3.7k HP, 16/213MF, 5L +2 bow, 38% evade now with Grace (Was 25% before Grace aura), lvl 85... Reading other comments here I've gotten better about using Wither Totem and Blink Arrow in addition to the usuale Flame Golem for distracting triple bosses like Museum/Arena... Most annoying thing I've tried to kill with this build is Argus, especially Merciless Argus... I pretty much drop caustic clouds and other things when he's distracted by golem and run in circles while he's berserk... takes forever and I keep dying to mistakes or lack of flask charges before kill... seems much harder than Izaro who usually kills me with the traps (altho I'm gaining confidence in weaving through trap areas there) | |
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This build is a blast. Thank you very much for the guide. By now they are really expensive and I was lucky with the deals I got, but I can highly recommend ventor's gamble for this build. I'm sitting on 4.8k life and 37/303 mf. Quite comfortably clearing Tier 9-10 maps at lvl 90 and I have the trading challenges out of the way which tend to be annoying later on in the league. Haven't tried Atziri yet but once my empower dings it shouldn't be a problem. Currently leveling out my 20% supports in offhand. My tree is pretty much the one in the op so i'll skip linking it. I haven't had any problems with mana. I haven'T leveled with this build so I don't know how it is early game but although I run Grace and Purity of fire and have only mana for three shots that is usually enough since we are running around so much.
I really like how mobile this build is as long as your survivability is high enough to run 2 run speed flasks. And compared to other builds is cheap as hell. I don't even need a linked carcass. Caustic arrow and the 4l Essence drain is more than enough for bosses up to T10. I'm gonna try for a +1 arrow corrupt on drillneck since we are overcapped by 10% anyway for that extra aoe but 2 arrows are enough for most situations. Luckily drillneck is really cheap this season. Anyway, keep up the good work.
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Last edited by horstkaracho on Mar 16, 2016, 11:05:12 AM
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I bought cheap +3 bow (sadly, no room for res/dot, and only 1.25 aps) and now have question.
Now using 5L +2 bow and, when I buy andvarius and carcass jack, I should: -try 5L this +3 (it will cost 1-1,5 ex probably) -buy +3 5L (its 2-2,5ex, but no risk) -screw bow, make money and eventually buy 6L +3 for 6-7 ex in the future -buy clean 6L (~2ex) and mastercraft it (~5-6 ex) |
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" You would be better off either linking it yourself or using Vorici rather than buying a +3 5L; since for those 2.5 ex you could buy ~300 fusings and either try for a 5L and possibly get lucky on a 6L, or just pay 150 and get your 5L for just over 1 ex worth of fusings. The other option is to just mix your 2 last options - the final link isn't required to make a lot of currency, even with a 5L and no IIR gem I'm still coming out of maps with a full 6 inventories full of rares. My suggestion is to just hold off until you acquire everything else you want from this league, and then go ahead to min/max your bow. Others may have other opinions though. Legacy SC IGN: Octora Standard SC IGN: Octyte Last edited by Nick42 on Mar 16, 2016, 1:32:39 PM
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"You betcha - my second run through the lab I got this: Tooltip Chaos DPS with this on: 12895.2 Tooltip Chaos DPS with this off: 12474.3 So, all in all, ~421 extra. Meriless Argus. I clear out everything around him, then kite him back into the labyrinth, distract him with flame golem / wither totem on corners and try to cloud him from out of sight. Current league IGN: Teldra_Anc_LAD Feel free to message me in game if I'm on. Last edited by grimjack68 on Mar 16, 2016, 4:05:44 PM
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Argus is actually quite easy because we have so many distractions to use.
Argus's AI makes him focus his attention on whatever happens to be closest to him, so between your golem and your totem you can ensure that he is always kept busy and not chasing after you. The number one thing about this fight is maintaining golems and totems - just re-summon them when they get low, don't wait until they are dead. That will leave you with plenty of time to sit back, drop a vaal lightning trap and caustic cloud, and then just babysit everything for a minute. PS: I got this helm enchant: Not ideal, but at least its "useful". Before I got this I was rolling things like "increased damage for elemental hit" and "increased crit chance for lightning tendrils" so I was happy to stop at something that at least helps me drop clouds and use blink arrow a bit quicker. Legacy SC IGN: Octora Standard SC IGN: Octyte Last edited by Nick42 on Mar 16, 2016, 4:47:50 PM
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yeah the enchants are a bitch.
is my newest useless enchant :) |
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