[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

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Godfeast_1 wrote:

coming back to poe after a long hiatus (beta to just after maps were released) and I dont understand the builds ascendancy.

I am scion - just finished first labyrinth at level 41, and I am seeing that we only get 6 points total end game.

You state in separate areas that we get the "ranger starting area", which is going to take 4 pts itself, then you say that we go deadeye (done with that 4 pts) and occultist - which would require another 3pts.

Thats one point more than we have to use at the very end game - what am I missing please?

Very confused, but great build regardless - looking forward to mapping with it. :)

You would take projectile damage nodes in Ranger, regardless.

So you get the Ascendant passive points AND save three passives on the highway.

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Godfeast_1 wrote:

coming back to poe after a long hiatus (beta to just after maps were released) and I dont understand the builds ascendancy.

I am scion - just finished first labyrinth at level 41, and I am seeing that we only get 6 points total end game.

You state in separate areas that we get the "ranger starting area", which is going to take 4 pts itself, then you say that we go deadeye (done with that 4 pts) and occultist - which would require another 3pts.

Thats one point more than we have to use at the very end game - what am I missing please?

Very confused, but great build regardless - looking forward to mapping with it. :)

For the Ascendancy Passive points you will receive a total of eight. Two points are gained for each labyrinth (Normal, Cruel, Merciless, End-Game).

In the build we use all eight Ascendancy Passives. Five of these points will be used on the Ranger section, these will be used for the: 'Dex - Passive Point - Ranger(Deadeye) - Passive Point - Path of the Ranger(gaining two passives).' Three points will be used on the Witch section, these will be used for the 'Int - Passive Point - Witch(Occultist).'

While leveling connect the tree until you are able to reach 'Path of the Ranger' and connect all the way to the projectile damage starting node. Hope this helps with the Ascendancy situation, and how to treat the tree while leveling.

Yes. Those missing two points after ending act 10 (presumably) are what had me confused. Ty

Can someone tell me what ascendency points I should give - ranger - deadeye?
Thank You

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ajaxpl wrote:

Can someone tell me what ascendency points I should give - ranger - deadeye?
Thank You

I'd go Ricochet & Deadly Munitions.

Plodding my way through Harbinger Hardcore. Do you have a recommended MoM variant of the talent tree? I don't know whether it's worth going into acrobatics if I'm going to use MoM, along with going so far into Duelist vs. picking up other nodes in the witch/templar tree.

If enough requests pop up for it, I'll consider putting one together, but you're the first that's come here actively looking for one, so we'll see how it goes.

In the meantime, a user named Wedrax popped in and showed me his tree, which looked decent, with ~200% life, ~400% damage and MoM (will probably see roughly 1500 mana off it).

I've modified it a bit to go Trickster (he was initially a Ranger of some sort). I'd still pick up Acro, unless you were planning on more heavily investing in eva/es hybrid gear.

Thanks for the quick reply. Is queen of the forest a good idea for early grinding or should I just try to find a rare chest?

QoTF is solid, it's basically a rare chest with scaling MS as long as you have the eva to proc it on the positive side, which isn't that hard to do. Just remember that even if you plan on NOT using Grace when you pick up MoM, you'll definitely need it with QoTF.

When you can equip QoTF (59) you'll be able to use a level 14 Grace gem. With the % eva you get off that tree, you'd need to hit 4277 base eva to break even on the MS with QoTF, so if you get one that's ~2400 with 20% qual, that'll leave you with ~500 eva left to go after the chest + Grace, which is easy to hit with pure eva gear in gloves/hat/boots slots.

Anything else after that is gravy, and high MS is, in a way, its own defense.

Only thing is that it'll lack is the higher life rolls you can get from rare chests, so I leave the option up to you if you'd rather have higher eva/MS, or better life. Both are solid choices.

Dropping in once more...

On reddit there seems to be quite a lot of debate about the worth of Bisco's Collar:



I've been using this and have found that it's quite amazing - the most important stat is increased quantity from normal mobs.

If you equip this collar I think that you'll immediately notice a big difference in currency drops. I certainly did.

Also - you might want to go after extremely valuable card drops with this amulet equipped - that's probably the best use of the amulet although I haven't tried it out personally.

But I think I may try farming The Doctor with this amulet (and other increased quantity items) at some point.

Up to double increased quantity from normal mobs is - I suspect - the strongest MF in the game ATM - up to double currency, cards and 6-socket/6-links from normal mobs is hugely strong. And if you don't mind swapping out collars when facing bosses it's even better.
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Anyhow, that's my take on the amulet - I recommend that you try it out yourself to see how you like it.