[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

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grimjack68 wrote:

Freezing pulse would scale *really* nicely with that setup for single target. Hell, it's got wide enough projectiles, it's damn near AOE if you use an LMP.

Yep, agreed.

If my single target requires me to be pretty close to my target while casting a lot, I might need to go CI so that I can take hits. And if I go that route, I'd need to pick up some way to replenish mana since my planned blood magic solution wouldn't work.

We'll see.

This is all up in the air atm.

For what it's worth, the successful Grand Spectrum builds I've seen (EA and Bobslop's LW/MO) seem to be prolif builds - not what I originally had in mind, but if that's what works, I'll figure out something.

Too bad "The Taming" is so expensive - I might have tried prolif Incinerate otherwise.

I present more suggestions you are welcome to use or ignore

• In the fourth question(Ranger Start) before the guide starts, Ascendancy is spelled incorrectly (Ascendency)
• In the Jewels Spoiler, of Resistance has "8 top 10" and it should be "8 to 10"
• In the Gloves Spoiler, "As you're progressing, you have a couple other options:" should be "As you're progressing, you can use:"
• In the Skill Trees & Ascendancy(?), add Uber Lab information (Last two Ascendancy points, how to use Path of Ranger, additional tree(?))
• In the FAQ(?), add gear swap/suggestion and life/damage benchmarks for Uber Lab
• In the Gems & links section, the formatting consistency was bothering me, see below(I tried to change as little wording as possible, and just worked on formatting)(its own spoiler for ease of cut/paste)

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- Gems & Links -


Primary Skill:

• Caustic Arrow - Void Manipulation - Conc Effect - Rapid Decay - Empower (5L) - IIR (6L). This is the final gem set up for the completed build in a +3 Bow

Curse Setup & Terrain Breaker:

• Frenzy - Greater Multiple Projectiles - Curse on Hit - Vulnerability. Faster Attacks or Lesser Multiple Projectiles are potential fifth link options, but neither is needed for the setup. You may also consider Enhance to benefit Curse on Hit, providing a slight boost to Vulnerability's effectiveness. I leave the decision up to you. Personally, I prefer the extra projectiles to make it easier to break barrels and spread the curse. If you decide to get a 6L chest, you can add the other one in.

Damage Boost & Utility

• Wither - Spell Totem - Faster Casting. Wither is used to help weaken bosses, and the occasional tankier blue/rare or high chaos resistance mob. Wither totem is your friend. Increased AoE could be added as the fourth link, but is not required.

• Blood Rage - Vaal Lightning Trap - Increased Duration – (Enduring/Rallying Cry). Vaal Lightning Trap is the only reliable source to create shocking ground, which provides 50% more damage, useful for bosses. Blood Rage allows us to automate our frenzy charge generation, as most monsters do not need to be cursed to melt. Enduring/Rallying cry is listed in brackets to indicate it's optional and at player discretion.

Auras

• Grace - Clarity – Enlighten. Grace and Clarity are the core auras. A level ~10 Clarity should be sufficient. The central reason we even keep Clarity in the final build is to make reduced recovery maps possible without having to reroll the map, or swap in a mana flask. Enlighten added mostly as QoL in order to provide a slightly larger mana pool in order to assist with reduced recovery maps. It is not required to have Enlighten.

Other
Any other spare gem slots should be used to fit:

• Flame Golem. This is the best damage boost golem option for the build.
• Blink Arrow. Best movement skill for bow characters.
• Portal. Quality of life! As you reach the final stages of this build, you'll see why Portal is so beneficial: it's very easy to run out of Wisdom scrolls. This 5-7 chaos gem allows you to sustain your Widsoms more reliably.

Gear Swap

• Lastly, don't forget to level other gems in your swap gear. And keep special attention to when you're leveling Empower or Enlighten: you will want a Haku Weapon for this.