Ranger - [outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+) - Forum

Soo.. when i don't go that high lvl Empower gem. I should just use pierce? Have been using CA - Conc effect -Void mani -Rapid decay - item rarity atm. Should i just drop the item rarity gem? Or would slower projectiles be better instead of pierce? Last edited by Moksu#6517 on Mar 7, 2016, 4:51:48 AM	Posted by Moksu#6517 on Mar 7, 2016, 4:50:02 AM Quote this Post
" Moksu wrote: Soo.. when i don't go that high lvl Empower gem. I should just use pierce? Have been using CA - Conc effect -Void mani -Rapid decay - item rarity atm. Should i just drop the item rarity gem? Or would slower projectiles be better instead of pierce? The difference is neglible when you're running Empower 2, to the point where I don't think it really matters. Pierce is only better than Slower Proj if you have a Drillneck, but have not yet taken Piercing Shots. If you've taken Piercing Shots, then it doesn't matter which one you use. IIR is up to you. Some people prefer to farm slower, but get more items to drop. Others prefer to farm faster and level quicker. Your call. I personally just wait until the 6L to add IIR. I'd rather be clearing maps faster, and with the addition of Perandus Coins this league (for those of you playing in Perandus), it's more important to find those chests (ie, by rolling more maps) imho. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.	Posted by Serleth#4392 on Mar 7, 2016, 4:59:43 AM Quote this Post
Spoiler " Serleth wrote: The difference is neglible when you're running Empower 2, to the point where I don't think it really matters. Pierce is only better than Slower Proj if you have a Drillneck, but have not yet taken Piercing Shots. If you've taken Piercing Shots, then it doesn't matter which one you use. IIR is up to you. Some people prefer to farm slower, but get more items to drop. Others prefer to farm faster and level quicker. Your call. I personally just wait until the 6L to add IIR. I'd rather be clearing maps faster, and with the addition of Perandus Coins this league (for those of you playing in Perandus), it's more important to find those chests (ie, by rolling more maps) imho. Thanks for fast respond. I don't even got lvl 2 Empower. So i might just respec out of the 3 pierce points and run with Pierce gem, untill i find Empower 2+. And you might be right about only using IIR gem on link 6. Last edited by Moksu#6517 on Mar 7, 2016, 6:50:10 AM	Posted by Moksu#6517 on Mar 7, 2016, 5:14:02 AM Quote this Post
" There's a difference between the way Ranger's Far Shot, and Scion's Far Shot (which is part of the Deadeye Scion) is worded: Ranger: Projectile attacks (aka, "projectile attack damage", which does NOT scale CA ground damage) Scion: Projectiles (any projectile, aka "projectile damage," which scales CA ground damage). This means that Ranger is inefficient because to get to Endless Munitions, you need to go through Far Shot, which does not scale the CA cloud damage in the Ranger version of Deadeye. Hence, Scion. -15% chaos res to cursed enemies = multiplicative damage boost, AoE from +arrow, 30% increased damage, etc. Ranger only gives you +arrow and 30% increased damage. This is huge. Are you sure it works like this? If so I need to remake my character... good thing I'm only in the mid 50's Last edited by anone#5619 on Mar 7, 2016, 5:39:53 AM	Posted by anone#5619 on Mar 7, 2016, 5:39:12 AM Quote this Post
" anone wrote: Spoiler " There's a difference between the way Ranger's Far Shot, and Scion's Far Shot (which is part of the Deadeye Scion) is worded: Ranger: Projectile attacks (aka, "projectile attack damage", which does NOT scale CA ground damage) Scion: Projectiles (any projectile, aka "projectile damage," which scales CA ground damage). This means that Ranger is inefficient because to get to Endless Munitions, you need to go through Far Shot, which does not scale the CA cloud damage in the Ranger version of Deadeye. Hence, Scion. -15% chaos res to cursed enemies = multiplicative damage boost, AoE from +arrow, 30% increased damage, etc. Ranger only gives you +arrow and 30% increased damage. This is huge. Are you sure it works like this? If so I need to remake my character... good thing I'm only in the mid 50's Spoiler Yes. When it says "projectile attacks" it refers only to the actual arrow itself and when it makes impact with an enemy - it does not scale the cloud. Jul 27, 2011 - Sept 30, 2018.	Posted by Serleth#4392 on Mar 7, 2016, 5:41:50 AM Quote this Post
I have one more problem with Gems section: is Blood Rage really good for this build? Since we don't use Armour, we don't have any physical mitigation. We'll be getting 4% max life as phys damage with no way to mitigate other than life regen and flasks. All that for just 20% attack speed bonus. Is it worth it? I sustain my Frenzy Charges purely from Frenzy, which I'm already using to proc curse. IGN: LeszczuTheSlayer	Posted by Leszczu#3850 on Mar 7, 2016, 7:20:28 AM Quote this Post
Hi! Thank you for the build. I have a few questions: 1) At what point (lvl, hp) should I run maps? What should I do before maps? Dried lake 24\7? 2) Could you take a look at my tree? I don't know whether I got the needed nodes for my lvl or currently useless ones. Spoiler https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAABAABeAO4FLQW1CC4OSBEvE20UCRR1FSAWvxjbGY4ZtBvII_YmiCaVKk0qWyzpLYMuIzB8NZI2PT8nQzFDNkd-SshNklFHUuxVS1pSW69h4mKsZU1sjG6qdO11y3aCefZ7bnvDfXWGs4cHjX2Nfo2_k5mXIZtdnaqjiqiatMW00bVItfK3MLe2u5674702vqfBfMLsxKLIDMu9037UI9i92sHdDeKt44Tmgepi62Ptg-4O73ryl_aj_ro=?accountName=DSJkaa&characterName=Dribdok 3) How can I boost my CA damage without big investments and a big lose of survivability? My current dps is not very comfortable in the way of dealing with rare\unique mobs, although white\blue ones die pretty quickly. 4) What do you think about Divination Distillate? Lvl 65 Deadeye, 3.1k hp. My gear Spoiler	Posted by DSJkaa#7275 on Mar 7, 2016, 9:56:01 AM Quote this Post
Dropping by to tell you I had a blast doing this build so far in perandus. This is by far the best feeling magic find build i've EVER played. The playstyle does not feel clunky at all, and for solo play clears just as fast as other non-MF builds. Here's my gear! Spoiler What do you think I should improve on next? Last edited by asddsa106#2486 on Mar 7, 2016, 11:54:16 AM	Posted by asddsa106#2486 on Mar 7, 2016, 10:30:49 AM Quote this Post
I just hit level 63 in HC Perandus and switched to CA, it's working well but I rolled shadow and I'm regretting it due to the fact that I can't hit 100% pierce chance without pierce gem. I think I'm going to reroll Scion...	Posted by chup_#0420 on Mar 7, 2016, 10:53:32 AM Quote this Post
Although this might not be a big deal, you don't mention the order to take the ascendancy nodes. I've found it extremely helpful to split the nodes in normal (so I take the 40 dex from ranger start and 40 int from witch start). This gives a huge boost to int which lets us continue to level our gems without needing too much int on gear. This has made gearing incredibly easy this time around compared to my previous league with this build. Then in cruel, you use your two points to get to deadeye, and then merciless for occultist. Legacy SC IGN: Octora Standard SC IGN: Octyte	Posted by Nick42#4121 on Mar 7, 2016, 12:53:50 PM Quote this Post