[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)
" You're looking in the wrong spot.  See where it says 15,482.3 chaos damage per second? That's where you need to look. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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Thanks - i didn't notice that.
However, it still says 656 chaos per second. Could this be a skill points issue? I just leveled to 64 using spark and got rid of the ele nodes. Should I get rid of some health nodes to get the DPS nodes? 656 dmg is just nothing in merc. Edit: My CA is level 9+2 (11) right now. Should I reassess once the gem is a little higher? Last edited by Nromeo on Apr 9, 2016, 11:08:24 PM
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"Buy a level 20 CA. They are on the market for 2 chaos. If you were SC, I'd *give* you one. The level 20 will be corrupted and without quality, so put yours in your off hand weapons and keep leveling it. Current league IGN: Teldra_Anc_LAD Feel free to message me in game if I'm on. Last edited by grimjack68 on Apr 9, 2016, 11:30:44 PM
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Thank you - I just purchased a level 18 one (since im level 67).
Even with this...my dps is at 2k chaos damage. Should I get rid of health nodes and respec into more damage even though I'm HC? | |
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" IIR is the 6L gem. Use Rapid Decay instead, that'll help a bit. Also looks like you're not factoring in frenzy charges to your dps. Just keep doing what you're doing for HC. More important to survive than to worry about damage. It'll be slow going though it'll be worth it to survive. You're missing two key damage clusters, between Dirty Techniques and finishing off Growth & Decay. Make the gem swap (RD instead of IIR) and grab those two clusters and you'll start to feel more comfortable with the damage (~8-11k ish with charges up). Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.
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" I don't see a source for piercing in your tree or gem links, so you're missing 90% increased damage from Drillneck. You'd need to grab the pierce cluster in your tree and drop Inc AoE or Conc Effect for pierce support gem, giving you 100% pierce. You'd also then need to swap out Chain in your chest piece for something with utility like Blind or LGoH. | |
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That, too. Thanks, gas.
But dropping Conc is not worth it. It should either be done via the tree, or sacrificing the AoE gem. The multiplicative damage from CE is too potent to drop. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018. Last edited by Serleth on Apr 10, 2016, 12:59:29 AM
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Thanks for the responses.
Just to make sure I understand (I am a noob) 1) Get Piercing shots ASAP in skill tree followed by growth and decay 2) Drop IIR in 5-L and add rapid decay -- or do I add pierce? Does pierce get added to the bow or to the chest piece? 3) Why do I swap out chain in chest? | |
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You add pierce to the bow, so your 5L would be:
Caustic Arrow - Void Manipulation - Rapid Decay - Pierce - Concentrated Effect You lose coverage area without Inc. AoE and no way to get double arrow as Shadow without an expensive Drillneck corruption, so you'll have to adjust your aim accordingly. But with 100% pierce, you can line up your shot and drop clouds along an entire column of mobs. Piercing takes priority over chaining, and with 100% pierce you never chain. So you swap out the Chain in your chest Frenzy setup for something else. |
