[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

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ichbinwerichbi wrote:

@hank

Hi Hank THANKYOU so much for your hint for the build

Spoiler

I had never such a smooth lvl experience like with your icestorm build
Its extrem strong AND i can lvl with es from 39 on. I was NEVER such fust in lvl
and made yesterday a full key run in normal lab with lvl 48 and did not die. thats
never happend bevor. And an know know why some "shitty uniques" was created. I love
ictomb and shavronnes pace now really much. will see how it works in merciless but
til now i am verry impressed. Thanks. I never had tried such a build myself. Awesome

I'm glad it's working out so well for you.

I have to say this is by far the cheapest +3 bow I ever got in a league



Bought the relic for 4c and the prophecy for 2c

I got one too. Think it's ok to lvl with caustic arrow from 36 with it?

I'd wait until about level 50, but with a +3 that early you could definitely give it a try if you wanted to.

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Serleth wrote:

I'd wait until about level 50, but with a +3 that early you could definitely give it a try if you wanted to.

I leveled from level 4 as caustic arrow and I found it actually very smooth in legacy league. Maybe it was the AoE change, or perhaps something else, but this is the most powerful I've ever felt as a low level caustic arrow user.

It was definitely slower going than a dedicated leveling build, but once I got into my 30s it was a very nice play style that started to resemble endgame (2 quicksilver flasks, drop a cloud on the run and let it do its thing. No waiting around).

It was pretty safe too, as I would either kite bosses and packs in a circle around a cloud, or I would just stay on the run to avoid them altogether. My only deaths were due to me falling asleep mid-strongbox after being awake for so long at league start :P

I can see the issue with trying to do this in HC, as I pumped every passive point into damage nodes for my first 60 levels just to help me level quicker (race style). Only in my 60/70s have I now started to take the life clusters to help start with mapping.

Playing in legacy, just 6l a silver bow. I hope its good.

Yep =)

Doesn't matter, as long as it's +3.

Guys, how much u think it's worth on Legacy?

Serleth,

I just (finally) watched your loot/mapping video and I have a couple questions:

1. You don't carry any currency. How do you handle finding a white carto strongbox in a mid to high map? Hit it as is? Return to hideout to grab orbs to roll the box? Or remember where it is and revisit it at the end of the map?
(I'm asking because I'm interested in clearing all of the stagnant currency out of my inventory in favour of more loot room each trip)


2. I'm finding in legacy league that I fill up with loot ridiculously quickly while mapping.
If you find yourself with a full 6 bags and you haven't even gotten to the map boss yet, do you still make a special trip to the boss? Do you bother clearing the rest of the map just in case there are some map drops to sustain your pool?


Thanks!

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Nick42 wrote:

Serleth,

I just (finally) watched your loot/mapping video and I have a couple questions:

1. You don't carry any currency. How do you handle finding a white carto strongbox in a mid to high map? Hit it as is? Return to hideout to grab orbs to roll the box? Or remember where it is and revisit it at the end of the map?
(I'm asking because I'm interested in clearing all of the stagnant currency out of my inventory in favour of more loot room each trip)


2. I'm finding in legacy league that I fill up with loot ridiculously quickly while mapping.
If you find yourself with a full 6 bags and you haven't even gotten to the map boss yet, do you still make a special trip to the boss? Do you bother clearing the rest of the map just in case there are some map drops to sustain your pool?


Thanks!

1. I'm already porting a fair amount so if I find a carto I just fill up with the nearest pile of rares then port for currency to roll.

2. If you find you're getting a lot of loot in any map, reduce the amount of 2h'ers you pick up and try to grab more 1x3s instead of 2x3s. Regardless, the boss dies. Best chance for good drops, outside of exiles/invaders etc.

2b. Once I've generated a decent pool of T4s & T5s, I only full clear T6+. Otherwise I just boss-and-out. As the league progresses and I start to get a good pool of T8s going, I boss-and-out up to T6, only full-clearing T7+