[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

Ok i followed your advice and had even MORE luck with drops, now my hp is 4335 and i think i could bring to 4500.

You were right it was not matter of acro vs IR, i had just too low hp.

I will stay acro cause survivability is good now, the irony is now that i have a proper mf gear i have less good drops but those are the ways of RNG.

Ty for tips, good luck and happy gaming.

Really enjoying this build, level 88 and climbing.

Tooltip DPS says 21,030 cloud
20/300 with gem
3900 hp (I need more life nodes, will be grabbing as I level higher)

I was really hoping to incorp another jewel... but I think I need the life more.

BTW, I love brinerot whalers! 38 proj dmg OP

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Gryphyn wrote:

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Really enjoying this build, level 88 and climbing.

Tooltip DPS says 21,030 cloud
20/300 with gem
3900 hp (I need more life nodes, will be grabbing as I level higher)

I was really hoping to incorp another jewel... but I think I need the life more.

I don't mean to be harsh on your setup, but some advice:

The Brinerot Whalers aren't a terribly great decision. You're already lacking life off the chestpiece in order to get quantity and I'm assuming with the 20 quantity you've mentioned you're using Perandus Blazon, which eats into your life even more. And res balance. The projectile damage isn't worth the sacrifice in life.

Unless you plan on using both Goldwyrm and Greed's Embrace, I highly advise that you switch to the recommended gear. You'll get the same ratio of Q/R in a finished build and have a boatload more life behind it. Alternately, Goldwyrm + Greed's + a rare leather belt with good resistance. At the very least.

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Serleth wrote:

I don't mean to be harsh on your setup, but some advice:

The Brinerot Whalers aren't a terribly great decision. You're already lacking life off the chestpiece in order to get quantity and I'm assuming with the 20 quantity you've mentioned you're using Perandus Blazon, which eats into your life even more. And res balance. The projectile damage isn't worth the sacrifice in life.

Unless you plan on using both Goldwyrm and Greed's Embrace, I highly advise that you switch to the recommended gear. You'll get the same ratio of Q/R in a finished build and have a boatload more life behind it. Alternately, Goldwyrm + Greed's + a rare leather belt with good resistance. At the very least.

I'm already overcapped on my resistance since I use gold rings instead of andarv.


I have this belt and saving for 6 link right now on bow + a well rolled



RIP all my divines

So I just upgraded to a Drillneck and my dps seems to have dropped considerably. I used to be able to clear lvl 70-71 maps with ease and now I'm struggling a bit. Is there any reason I'm not seeing?

My Gear:

And here's the Quiver I upgraded from:

Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but my clear speed has definitely slowed for some reason.

That aside, any thoughts on which piece I should upgrade next? I know a lvl 3 bow is needed, but it's going to cost SO much at the rate I'm clearing maps.

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McQuacks wrote:

So I just upgraded to a Drillneck and my dps seems to have dropped considerably. I used to be able to clear lvl 70-71 maps with ease and now I'm struggling a bit. Is there any reason I'm not seeing?

My Gear:

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And here's the Quiver I upgraded from:

Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but my clear speed has definitely slowed for some reason.

That aside, any thoughts on which piece I should upgrade next? I know a lvl 3 bow is needed, but it's going to cost SO much at the rate I'm clearing maps.

There's absolutely no reason for your clear speed to have slowed. It's psychological only. Precisely 0 other quivers exist that scale the PA cloud damage.

The only reason your clear speed would have slowed is if you're playing more carefully because of the change in your net life, or if you suddenly forgot to keep frenzy charges up.

If anything, you should've seen a massive increase in your clear speed.

Judging by "I'm struggling a little bit", it's probably because you haven't yet adjusted to having less life so you're facerolling less. You've taken an accuracy / crit node heading to depth perception. Remove that and invest it in the last life node next to golem's blood.

Your flasks are also a big issue. There's no reason (ever) to use a hybrid flask in this game. If you roll two Seething Hallowed Life flasks (check FAQ for why Hallowed), you'll be able to double or triple tap your way out of burst damage quite quickly and reliably, which will allow you to be more reckless. Aka, improve your clear speed since you won't be running around waiting 10 years for your life to refill.

You should only have one longer duration life flask.



Empower level 2 in that bow.

Also, scour that bow and re-roll it with alterations to +2 bow gems or +1 all gems. Then regal and see if you get lucky, unless you have a Catarina 8 in which case you should go to the FAQ and check out the detailed guide about how to roll your own +3 bow. Recent discovery in the community.

If you don't have an Empower 2, use Iron Grip. Increased duration's a wasted gem slot.

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McQuacks wrote:

Is there any reason I'm not seeing?

Clear speed should be much better with Drillneck.

Some possibilities:

1) You have two Poison Arrow gems. Might you be using the one in your boots by mistake?
2) Are your resists still capped?
3) Drillneck works by increasing damage via arrow pierce chance. Is your pierce chance reasonably high (e.g. did you take the pierce wheel in the passive tree)?

As for the bow:
There's a technique to mastercraft a +3 bow. Look at the FAQ in the first post in this thread for details. It's not at all expensive (2 or 3 exalts plus some other currency) but requires Catarina level 8 (if you don't have Catarina level 8 I"m sure someone on this thread can help).

Good luck.

Edit: Serleth's post beat mine by mere seconds :-)

Thanks for the guide. it's super helpful.

I read your reddit post on IIR/IIQ in 2.0, but I wasn't clear on your gloves choice. Are IIR rare gloves always better than sadima's or is it more about the defensive capabilities?

Also, what belt do you use?

I read your post on ventor's vs andvarius. Would your opinion change for a HC league where the potential defensive stats on a ventor's would be more valuable or is the drop in MF stats simply not worth it (assuming neither the ventor's nor the andvarius have perfect rolls)?

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Phalm wrote:

Thanks for the guide. it's super helpful.

I read your reddit post on IIR/IIQ in 2.0, but I wasn't clear on your gloves choice. Are IIR rare gloves always better than sadima's or is it more about the defensive capabilities?

Also, what belt do you use?

I read your post on ventor's vs andvarius. Would your opinion change for a HC league where the potential defensive stats on a ventor's would be more valuable or is the drop in MF stats simply not worth it (assuming neither the ventor's nor the andvarius have perfect rolls)?

a) Defensive capabilities. Especially since it seems like you're rolling HC.
b) Gear spoiler in OP. It's a rare tri-res leather belt.
c) I would go with one Ventor's in HC, but only if it was 5/30 or higher. Otherwise I'd stick with Andvarius. The life roll on Ventor's is slightly helpful but not significant enough to really make it a game-breaking choice. If you think you can survive well without the additional life or you're finding you have easy res balance, a high roll Andvarius (65%+) is still better than a high-rolled Ventor's (7/37ish) strictly from an MF standpoint. It comes down to expense, too. Andvarius is cheap by comparison to a well-rolled Ventor's. The extra 2+ ex you'd have to spend to get equivalent MF potency, when currency is still at a premium for you, imho isn't worth the stretch. It's much easier to swap later, than earlier. In my opinion.

Hello,
if i got a +3 bow but without DoT, how much this will hurt the build?

btw, which skill tree to use.. the one on forum or in the video? thnx :D <3

Edit: will get DoT on the bow ... Just wanna know what other mods can be useful beside the DoT and +3? (no resists found on poe.trade or MgoK or atk sp :'( :D )